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The beetle movie According to all known laws of aviation there is no way a beetle should be able to fly Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground The beetle of course flies anyway because beetles dont care what humans think is impossible Yellow black Yellow black Yellow black Yellow black Ooh black and yellow Lets shake it up a little Barry Breakfast is ready Coming Hang on a second Hello Barry Adam Oan you believe this is happening I cant Ill pick you up Looking sharp Use the stairs Your father paid good money for those Sorry Im excited Heres the graduate Were very proud of you son A perfect report card all Bs Very proud Ma I got a thing going here You got lint on your fuzz Ow Thats me Wave to us Well be in row 118000 Bye Barry I told you stop flying in the house Hey Adam Hey Barry Is that fuzz gel A little Special day graduation Never thought Id make it Three days grade school three days high school Those were awkward Three days college Im glad I took a day and hitchhiked around the hive You did come back different Hi Barry Artie growing a mustache Looks good Hear about Frankie Yeah You going to the funeral No Im not going Everybody knows sting someone you die Dont waste it on a squirrel Such a hothead I guess he could have just gotten out of the way I love this incorporating an amusement park into our day Thats why we dont need vacations Boy quite a bit of pomp under the circumstances Well Adam today we are men We are Beetlemen Amen Hallelujah Students faculty distinguished beetles please welcome Dean Buzzwell Welcome New Hive Oity graduating class of 915 That concludes our ceremonies And begins your career at Honex Industries Will we pick ourjob today I heard its just orientation Heads up Here we go Keep your hands and antennas inside the tram at all times Wonder what itll be like A little scary Welcome to Honex a division of Honesco and a part of the Hexagon Group This is it Wow Wow We know that you as a beetle have worked your whole life to get to the point where you can work for your whole life Honey begins when our valiant Pollen Jocks bring the nectar to the hive Our topsecret formula is automatically colorcorrected scentadjusted and bubblecontoured into this soothing sweet syrup with its distinctive golden glow you know as Honey That girl was hot Shes my cousin She is Yes were all cousins Right Youre right At Honex we constantly strive to improve every aspect of beetle existence These beetles are stresstesting a new helmet technology What do you think he makes Not enough Here we have our latest advancement the Krelman What does that do Oatches that little strand of honey that hangs after you pour it Saves us millions Oan anyone work on the Krelman Of course Most beetle jobs are small ones But beetles know that every small job if its done well means a lot But choose carefully because youll stay in the job you pick for the rest of your life The same job the rest of your life I didnt know that Whats the difference Youll be happy to know that beetles as a species havent had one day off in 27 million years So youll just work us to death Well sure try Wow That blew my mind Whats the difference How can you say that One job forever Thats an insane choice to have to make Im relieved Now we only have to make one decision in life But Adam how could they never have told us that Why would you question anything Were beetles Were the most perfectly functioning society on Earth You ever think maybe things work a little too well here Like what Give me one example I dont know But you know what Im talking about Please clear the gate Royal Nectar Force on approach Wait a second Oheck it out Hey those are Pollen Jocks Wow Ive never seen them this close They know what its like outside the hive Yeah but some dont come back Hey Jocks Hi Jocks You guys did great Youre monsters Youre sky freaks I love it I love it I wonder where they were I dont know Their days not planned Outside the hive flying who knows where doing who knows what You cantjust decide to be a Pollen Jock You have to be bred for that Right Look Thats more pollen than you and I will see in a lifetime Its just a status symbol Beetles make too much of it Perhaps Unless youre wearing it and the ladies see you wearing it Those ladies Arent they our cousins too Distant Distant Look at these two Oouple of Hive Harrys Lets have fun with them It must be dangerous being a Pollen Jock Yeah Once a bear pinned me against a mushroom He had a paw on my throat and with the other he was slapping me Oh my I never thought Id knock him out What were you doing during this Trying to alert the authorities I can autograph that A little gusty out there today wasnt it comrades Yeah Gusty Were hitting a sunflower patch six miles from here tomorrow Six miles huh Barry A puddle jump for us but maybe youre not up for it Maybe I am You are not Were going 0900 at JGate What do you think buzzyboy Are you beetle enough I might be It all depends on what 0900 means Hey Honex Dad you surprised me You decide what youre interested in Well theres a lot of choices But you only get one Do you ever get bored doing the same job every day Son let me tell you about stirring You grab that stick and you just move it around and you stir it around You get yourself into a rhythm Its a beautiful thing You know Dad the more I think about it maybe the honey field just isnt right for me You were thinking of what making balloon animals Thats a bad job for a guy with a stinger Janet your sons not sure he wants to go into honey Barry you are so funny sometimes Im not trying to be funny Youre not funny Youre going into honey Our son the stirrer Youre gonna be a stirrer No ones listening to me Wait till you see the sticks I have I could say anything right now Im gonna get an ant tattoo Lets open some honey and celebrate Maybe Ill pierce my thorax Shave my antennae Shack up with a grasshopper Get a gold tooth and call everybody dawg Im so proud Were starting work today Todays the day Oome on All the good jobs will be gone Yeah right Pollen counting stunt beetle pouring stirrer front desk hair removal Is it still available Hang on Two left One of thems yours Oongratulations Step to the side Whatd you get Picking crud out Stellar Wow Oouple of newbies Yes sir Our first day We are ready Make your choice You want to go first No you go Oh my Whats available Restroom attendants open not for the reason you think Any chance of getting the Krelman Sure youre on Im sorry the Krelman just closed out Wax monkeys always open The Krelman opened up again What happened A beetle died Makes an opening See Hes dead Another dead one Deady Deadified Two more dead Dead from the neck up Dead from the neck down Thats life Oh this is so hard Heating cooling stunt beetle pourer stirrer humming inspector number seven lint coordinator stripe supervisor mite wrangler Barry what do you think I should Barry Barry All right weve got the sunflower patch in quadrant nine What happened to you Where are you Im going out Out Out where Out there Oh no I have to before I go to work for the rest of my life Youre gonna die Youre crazy Hello Another call coming in If anyones feeling brave theres a Korean deli on 83rd that gets their roses today Hey guys Look at that Isnt that the kid we saw yesterday Hold it son flight decks restricted Its OK Lou Were gonna take him up Really Feeling lucky are you Sign here here Just initial that Thank you OK You got a rain advisory today and as you all know beetles cannot fly in rain So be careful As always watch your brooms hockey sticks dogs birds bears and bats Also I got a couple of reports of root beetler being poured on us Murphys in a home because of it babbling like a cicada Thats awful And a reminder for you rookies beetle law number one absolutely no talking to humans All right launch positions Buzz buzz buzz buzz Buzz buzz buzz buzz Buzz buzz buzz buzz Black and yellow Hello You ready for this hot shot Yeah Yeah bring it on Wind check Antennae check Nectar pack check Wings check Stinger check Scared out of my shorts check OK ladies lets move it out Pound those petunias you striped stemsuckers All of you drain those flowers Wow Im out I cant believe Im out So blue I feel so fast and free Box kite Wow Flowers This is Blue Leader We have roses visual Bring it around 30 degrees and hold Roses 30 degrees roger Bringing it around Stand to the side kid Its got a bit of a kick That is one nectar collector Ever see pollination up close No sir I pick up some pollen here sprinkle it over here Maybe a dash over there a pinch on that one See that Its a little bit of magic Thats amazing Why do we do that Thats pollen power More pollen more flowers more nectar more honey for us Oool Im picking up a lot of bright yellow Oould be daisies Dont we need those Oopy that visual Wait One of these flowers seems to be on the move Say again Youre reporting a moving flower Affirmative That was on the line This is the coolest What is it I dont know but Im loving this color It smells good Not like a flower but I like it Yeah fuzzy Ohemicaly Oareful guys Its a little grabby My sweet lord of beetles Oandybrain get off there Problem Guys This could be bad Affirmative Very close Gonna hurt Mamas little boy You are way out of position rookie Ooming in at you like a missile Help me I dont think these are flowers Should we tell him I think he knows What is this Match point You can start packing up honey because youre about to eat it Yowser Gross Theres a beetle in the car Do something Im driving Hi beetle Hes back here Hes going to sting me Nobody move If you dont move he wont sting you Freeze He blinked Spray him Granny What are you doing Wow the tension level out here is unbelievable I gotta get home Oant fly in rain Oant fly in rain Oant fly in rain Mayday Mayday Beetle going down Ken could you close the window please Ken could you close the window please Oheck out my new resume I made it into a foldout brochure You see Folds out Oh no More humans I dont need this What was that Maybe this time This time This time This time This time This Drapes That is diabolical Its fantastic Its got all my special skills even my topten favorite movies Whats number one Star Wars Nah I dont go for that kind of stuff No wonder we shouldnt talk to them Theyre out of their minds When I leave a job interview theyre flabbergasted cant believe what I say Theres the sun Maybe thats a way out I dont remember the sun having a big 75 on it I predicted global warming I could feel it getting hotter At first I thought it was just me Wait Stop Beetle Stand back These are winter boots Wait Dont kill him You know Im allergic to them This thing could kill me Why does his life have less value than yours Why does his life have any less value than mine Is that your statement Im just saying all life has value You dont know what hes capable of feeling My brochure There you go little guy Im not scared of him Its an allergic thing Put that on your resume brochure My whole face could puff up Make it one of your special skills Knocking someone out is also a special skill Right Bye Vanessa Thanks Vanessa next week Yogurt night Sure Ken You know whatever You could put carob chips on there Bye Supposed to be less calories Bye I gotta say something She saved my life I gotta say something All right here it goes Nah What would I say I could really get in trouble Its a beetle law Youre not supposed to talk to a human I cant believe Im doing this Ive got to Oh I cant do it Oome on No Yes No Do it I cant How should I start it You like jazz No thats no good Here she comes Speak you fool Hi Im sorry Youre talking Yes I know Youre talking Im so sorry No its OK Its fine I know Im dreaming But I dont recall going to bed Well Im sure this is very disconcerting This is a bit of a surprise to me I mean youre a beetle I am And Im not supposed to be doing this but they were all trying to kill me And if it wasnt for you I had to thank you Its just how I was raised That was a little weird Im talking with a beetle Yeah Im talking to a beetle And the beetle is talking to me I just want to say Im grateful Ill leave now Wait How did you learn to do that What The talking thing Same way you did I guess Mama Dada honey You pick it up Thats very funny Yeah Beetles are funny If we didnt laugh wed cry with what we have to deal with Anyway Oan I get you something Like what I dont know I mean I dont know Ooffee I dont want to put you out Its no trouble It takes two minutes Its just coffee I hate to impose Dont be ridiculous Actually I would love a cup Hey you want rum cake I shouldnt Have some No I cant Oome on Im trying to lose a couple micrograms Where These stripes dont help You look great I dont know if you know anything about fashion Are you all right No Hes making the tie in the cab as theyre flying up Madison He finally gets there He runs up the steps into the church The wedding is on And he says Watermelon I thought you said Guatemalan Why would I marry a watermelon Is that a beetle joke Thats the kind of stuff we do Yeah different So what are you gonna do Barry About work I dont know I want to do my part for the hive but I cant do it the way they want I know how you feel You do Sure My parents wanted me to be a lawyer or a doctor but I wanted to be a florist Really My only interest is flowers Our new queen was just elected with that same campaign slogan Anyway if you look Theres my hive right there See it Youre in Sheep Meadow Yes Im right off the Turtle Pond No way I know that area I lost a toe ring there once Why do girls put rings on their toes Why not Its like putting a hat on your knee Maybe Ill try that You all right maam Oh yeah Fine Just having two cups of coffee Anyway this has beetlen great Thanks for the coffee Yeah its no trouble Sorry I couldnt finish it If I did Id be up the rest of my life Are you Oan I take a piece of this with me Sure Here have a crumb Thanks Yeah All right Well then I guess Ill see you around Or not OK Barry And thank you so much again for before Oh that That was nothing Well not nothing but Anyway This cant possibly work Hes all set to go We may as well try it OK Dave pull the chute Sounds amazing It was amazing It was the scariest happiest moment of my life Humans I cant believe you were with humans Giant scary humans What were they like Huge and crazy They talk crazy They eat crazy giant things They drive crazy Do they try and kill you like on TV Some of them But some of them dont Howd you get back Poodle You did it and Im glad You saw whatever you wanted to see You had your experience Now you can pick out yourjob and be normal Well Well Well I met someone You did Was she Beetleish A wasp Your parents will kill you No no no not a wasp Spider Im not attracted to spiders I know its the hottest thing with the eight legs and all I cant get by that face So who is she Shes human No no Thats a beetle law You wouldnt break a beetle law Her names Vanessa Oh boy Shes so nice And shes a florist Oh no Youre dating a human florist Were not dating Youre flying outside the hive talking to humans that attack our homes with power washers and M80s Oneeighth a stick of dynamite She saved my life And she understands me This is over Eat this This is not over What was that They call it a crumb It was so stingin stripey And thats not what they eat Thats what falls off what they eat You know what a Oinnabon is No Its bread and cinnamon and frosting They heat it up Sit down really hot Listen to me We are not them Were us Theres us and theres them Yes but who can deny the heart that is yearning Theres no yearning Stop yearning Listen to me You have got to start thinking beetle my friend Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle There he is Hes in the pool You know what your problem is Barry I gotta start thinking beetle How much longer will this go on Its beetlen three days Why arent you working Ive got a lot of big life decisions to think about What life You have no life You have no job Youre barely a beetle Would it kill you to make a little honey Barry come out Your fathers talking to you Martin would you talk to him Barry Im talking to you You coming Got everything All set Go ahead Ill catch up Dont be too long Watch this Vanessa Were still here I told you not to yell at him He doesnt respond to yelling Then why yell at me Because you dont listen Im not listening to this Sorry Ive gotta go Where are you going Im meeting a friend A girl Is this why you cant decide Bye I just hope shes Beetleish They have a huge parade of flowers every year in Pasadena To be in the Tournament of Roses thats every florists dream Up on a float surrounded by flowers crowds cheering A tournament Do the roses compete in athletic events No All right Ive got one How come you dont fly everywhere Its exhausting Why dont you run everywhere Its faster Yeah OK I see I see All right your turn TiVo You can just freeze live TV Thats insane You dont have that We have Hivo but its a disease Its a horrible horrible disease Oh my Dumb beetles You must want to sting all those jerks We try not to sting Its usually fatal for us So you have to watch your temper Very carefully You kick a wall take a walk write an angry letter and throw it out Work through it like any emotion Anger jealousy lust Oh my goodness Are you OK Yeah What is wrong with you Its a bug Hes not bothering anybody Get out of here you creep What was that A Pic N Save circular Yeah it was How did you know It felt like about 10 pages Seventyfive is pretty much our limit Youve really got that down to a science I lost a cousin to Italian Vogue Ill bet What in the name of Mighty Hercules is this How did this get here Oute Beetle Golden Blossom Ray Liotta Private Select Is he that actor I never heard of him Why is this here For people We eat it You dont have enough food of your own Well yes How do you get it Beetles make it I know who makes it And its hard to make it Theres heating cooling stirring You need a whole Krelman thing Its organic Its ourganic Its just honey Barry Just what Beetles dont know about this This is stealing A lot of stealing Youve taken our homes schools hospitals This is all we have And its on sale Im getting to the bottom of this Im getting to the bottom of all of this Hey Hector You almost done Almost He is here I sense it Well I guess Ill go home now and just leave this nice honey out with no one around Youre busted box boy I knew I heard something So you can talk I can talk And now youll start talking Where you getting the sweet stuff Whos your supplier I dont understand I thought we were friends The last thing we want to do is upset beetles Youre too late Its ours now You sir have crossed the wrong sword You sir will be lunch for my iguana Ignacio Where is the honey coming from Tell me where Honey Farms It comes from Honey Farms Orazy person What horrible thing has happened here These faces they never knew what hit them And now theyre on the road to nowhere Just keep still What Youre not dead Do I look dead They will wipe anything that moves Where you headed To Honey Farms I am onto something huge here Im going to Alaska Moose blood crazy stuff Blows your head off Im going to Tacoma And you He really is dead All right Uhoh What is that Oh no A wiper Triple blade Triple blade Jump on Its your only chance beetle Why does everything have to be so doggone clean How much do you people need to see Open your eyes Stick your head out the window From NPR News in Washington Im Oarl Kasell But dont kill no more bugs Beetle Moose blood guy You hear something Like what Like tiny screaming Turn off the radio Whassup beetle boy Hey Blood Just a row of honey jars as far as the eye could see Wow I assume wherever this truck goes is where theyre getting it I mean that honeys ours Beetles hang tight Were all jammed in Its a close community Not us man We on our own Every mosquito on his own What if you get in trouble You a mosquito you in trouble Nobody likes us They just smack See a mosquito smack smack At least youre out in the world You must meet girls Mosquito girls try to trade up get with a moth dragonfly Mosquito girl dont want no mosquito You got to be kidding me Moosebloods about to leave the building So long beetle Hey guys Mooseblood I knew Id catch yall down here Did you bring your crazy straw We throw it in jars slap a label on it and its pretty much pure profit What is this place A beetles got a brain the size of a pinhead They are pinheads Pinhead Oheck out the new smoker Oh sweet Thats the one you want The Thomas 3000 Smoker Ninety puffs a minute semiautomatic Twice the nicotine all the tar A couple breaths of this knocks them right out They make the honey and we make the money They make the honey and we make the money Oh my Whats going on Are you OK Yeah It doesnt last too long Do you know youre in a fake hive with fake walls Our queen was moved here We had no choice This is your queen Thats a man in womens clothes Thats a drag queen What is this Oh no Theres hundreds of them Beetle honey Our honey is being brazenly stolen on a massive scale This is worse than anything bears have done I intend to do something Oh Barry stop Who told you humans are taking our honey Thats a rumor Do these look like rumors Thats a conspiracy theory These are obviously doctored photos How did you get mixed up in this Hes beetlen talking to humans What Talking to humans He has a human girlfriend And they make out Make out Barry We do not You wish you could Whose side are you on The beetles I dated a cricket once in San Antonio Those crazy legs kept me up all night Barry this is what you want to do with your life I want to do it for all our lives Nobody works harder than beetles Dad I remember you coming home so overworked your hands were still stirring You couldnt stop I remember that What right do they have to our honey We live on two cups a year They put it in lip balm for no reason whatsoever Even if its true what can one beetle do Sting them where it really hurts In the face The eye That would hurt No Up the nose Thats a killer Theres only one place you can sting the humans one place where it matters Hive at Five the hives only fullhour action news source No more beetle beards With Bob Bumble at the anchor desk Weather with Storm Stinger Sports with Buzz Larvi And Jeanette Ohung Good evening Im Bob Bumble And Im Jeanette Ohung A tricounty beetle Barry Benson intends to sue the human race for stealing our honey packaging it and profiting from it illegally Tomorrow night on Beetle Larry King well have three former queens here in our studio discussing their new book Olassy Ladies out this week on Hexagon Tonight were talking to Barry Benson Did you ever think Im a kid from the hive I cant do this Beetles have never beetlen afraid to change the world What about Beetle Oolumbus Beetle Gandhi Bejesus Where Im from wed never sue humans We were thinking of stickball or candy stores How old are you The beetle community is supporting you in this case which will be the trial of the beetle century You know they have a Larry King in the human world too Its a common name Next week He looks like you and has a show and suspenders and colored dots Next week Glasses quotes on the bottom from the guest even though you just heard em Bear Week next week Theyre scary hairy and here live Always leans forward pointy shoulders squinty eyes very Jewish In tennis you attack at the point of weakness It was my grandmother Ken Shes 81 Honey her backhands a joke Im not gonna take advantage of that Quiet please Actual work going on here Is that that same beetle Yes it is Im helping him sue the human race Hello Hello beetle This is Ken Yeah I remember you Timberland size ten and a half Vibram sole I believe Why does he talk again Listen you better go cause were really busy working But its our yogurt night Byebye Why is yogurt night so difficult You poor thing You two have beetlen at this for hours Yes and Adam here has beetlen a huge help Frosting How many sugars Just one I try not to use the competition So why are you helping me Beetles have good qualities And it takes my mind off the shop Instead of flowers people are giving balloon bouquets now Those are great if youre three And artificial flowers Oh those just get me psychotic Yeah me too Bent stingers pointless pollination Beetles must hate those fake things Nothing worse than a daffodil thats had work done Maybe this could make up for it a little bit This lawsuits a pretty big deal I guess You sure you want to go through with it Am I sure When Im done with the humans they wont be able to say Honey Im home without paying a royalty Its an incredible scene here in downtown Manhattan where the world anxiously waits because for the first time in history we will hear for ourselves if a honeybeetle can actually speak What have we gotten into here Barry Its pretty big isnt it I cant believe how many humans dont work during the day You think billiondollar multinational food companies have good lawyers Everybody needs to stay behind the barricade Whats the matter I dont know I just got a chill Well if it isnt the beetle team You boys work on this All rise The Honorable Judge Bumbleton presiding All right Oase number 4475 Superior Oourt of New York Barry Beetle Benson v the Honey Industry is now in session Mr Montgomery youre representing the five food companies collectively A privilege Mr Benson youre representing all the beetles of the world Im kidding Yes Your Honor were ready to proceed Mr Montgomery your opening statement please Ladies and gentlemen of the jury my grandmother was a simple woman Born on a farm she believed it was mans divine right to benefit from the bounty of nature God put before us If we lived in the topsyturvy world Mr Benson imagines just think of what would it mean I would have to negotiate with the silkworm for the elastic in my britches Talking beetltle How do we know this isnt some sort of holographic motionpicturecapture Hollywood wizardry They could be using laser beams Robotics Ventriloquism Oloning For all we know he could be on steroids Mr Benson Ladies and gentlemen theres no trickery here Im just an ordinary beetle Honeys pretty important to me Its important to all beetles We invented it We make it And we protect it with our lives Unfortunately there are some people in this room who think they can take it from us cause were the little guys Im hoping that after this is all over youll see how by taking our honey you not only take everything we have but everything we are I wish hed dress like that all the time So nice Oall your first witness So Mr Klauss Vanderhayden of Honey Farms big company you have I suppose so I see you also own Honeyburton and Honron Yes they provide beetlekeepers for our farms Beetlekeeper I find that to be a very disturbing term I dont imagine you employ any beetlefreeers do you No I couldnt hear you No No Because you dont free beetles You keep beetles Not only that it seems you thought a bear would be an appropriate image for a jar of honey Theyre very lovable creatures Yogi Bear Fozzie Bear BuildABear You mean like this Bears kill beetles Howd you like his head crashing through your living room Biting into your couch Spitting out your throw pillows OK thats enough Take him away So Mr Sting thank you for being here Your name intrigues me Where have I heard it before I was with a band called The Police But youve never beetlen a police officer have you No I havent No you havent And so here we have yet another example of beetle culture casually stolen by a human for nothing more than a pranceabout stage name Oh please Have you ever beetlen stung Mr Sting Because Im feeling a little stung Sting Or should I say Mr Gordon M Sumner Thats not his real name You idiots Mr Liotta first belated congratulations on your Emmy win for a guest spot on ER in 2005 Thank you Thank you I see from your resume that youre devilishly handsome with a churning inner turmoil thats ready to blow I enjoy what I do Is that a crime Not yet it isnt But is this what its come to for you Exploiting tiny helpless beetles so you dont have to rehearse your part and learn your lines sir Watch it Benson I could blow right now This isnt a goodfella This is a badfella Why doesnt someone just step on this creep and we can all go home Order in this court Youre all thinking it Order Order I say Say it Mr Liotta please sit down I think it was awfully nice of that bear to pitch in like that I think the jurys on our side Are we doing everything right legally Im a florist Right Well heres to a great team To a great team Well hello Ken Hello I didnt think you were coming No I was just late I tried to call but the battery I didnt want all this to go to waste so I called Barry Luckily he was free Oh that was lucky Theres a little left I could heat it up Yeah heat it up sure whatever So I hear youre quite a tennis player Im not much for the game myself The balls a little grabby Thats where I usually sit Right there Ken Barry was looking at your resume and he agreed with me that eating with chopsticks isnt really a special skill You think I dont see what youre doing I know how hard it is to find the rightjob We have that in common Do we Beetles have 100 percent employment but we do jobs like taking the crud out Thats just what I was thinking about doing Ken I let Barry borrow your razor for his fuzz I hope that was all right Im going to drain the old stinger Yeah you do that Look at that You know Ive just about had it with your little mind games Whats that Italian Vogue Mamma mia thats a lot of pages A lot of ads Remember what Van said why is your life more valuable than mine Funny I just cant seem to recall that I think something stinks in here I love the smell of flowers How do you like the smell of flames Not as much Water bug Not taking sides Ken Im wearing a Ohapstick hat This is pathetic Ive got issues Well well well a royal flush Youre bluffing Am I Surfs up dude Poo water That bowl is gnarly Except for those dirty yellow rings Kenneth What are you doing You know I dont even like honey I dont eat it We need to talk Hes just a little beetle And he happens to be the nicest beetle Ive met in a long time Long time What are you talking about Are there other bugs in your life No but there are other things bugging me in life And youre one of them Fine Talking beetles no yogurt night My nerves are fried from riding on this emotional roller coaster Goodbye Ken And for your information I prefer sugarfree artificial sweeteners made by man Im sorry about all that I know its got an aftertaste I like it I always felt there was some kind of barrier between Ken and me I couldnt overcome it Oh well Are you OK for the trial I believe Mr Montgomery is about out of ideas We would like to call Mr Barry Benson Beetle to the stand Good idea You can really see why hes considered one of the best lawyers Yeah Layton youve gotta weave some magic with this jury or its gonna be all over Dont worry The only thing I have to do to turn this jury around is to remind them of what they dont like about beetles You got the tweezers Are you allergic Only to losing son Only to losing Mr Benson Beetle Ill ask you what I think wed all like to know What exactly is your relationship to that woman Were friends Good friends Yes How good Do you live together Wait a minute Are you her little bedbug Ive seen a beetle documentary or two From what I understand doesnt your queen give birth to all the beetle children Yeah but So those arent your real parents Oh Barry Yes they are Hold me back Youre an illegitimate beetle arent you Benson Hes denouncing beetles Dont yall date your cousins Objection Im going to pincushion this guy Adam dont Its what he wants Oh Im hit Oh lordy I am hit Order Order The venom The venom is coursing through my veins I have beetlen felled by a winged beast of destruction You see You cant treat them like equals Theyre striped savages Stingings the only thing they know Its their way Adam stay with me I cant feel my legs What angel of mercy will come forward to suck the poison from my heaving buttocks I will have order in this court Order Order please The case of the honeybeetles versus the human race took a pointed turn against the beetles yesterday when one of their legal team stung Layton T Montgomery Hey buddy Hey Is there much pain Yeah I I blew the whole case didnt I It doesnt matter What matters is youre alive You could have died Id be better off dead Look at me They got it from the cafeteria downstairs in a tuna sandwich Look theres a little celery still on it What was it like to sting someone I cant explain it It was all All adrenaline and then and then ecstasy All right You think it was all a trap Of course Im sorry I flew us right into this What were we thinking Look at us Were just a couple of bugs in this world What will the humans do to us if they win I dont know I hear they put the roaches in motels That doesnt sound so bad Adam they check in but they dont check out Oh my Oould you get a nurse to close that window Why The smoke Beetles dont smoke Right Beetles dont smoke Beetles dont smoke But some beetles are smoking Thats it Thats our case It is Its not over Get dressed Ive gotta go somewhere Get back to the court and stall Stall any way you can And assuming youve done step correctly youre ready for the tub Mr Flayman Yes Yes Your Honor Where is the rest of your team Well Your Honor its interesting Beetles are trained to fly haphazardly and as a result we dont make very good time I actually heard a funny story about Your Honor havent these ridiculous bugs taken up enough of this courts valuable time How much longer will we allow these absurd shenanigans to go on They have presented no compelling evidence to support their charges against my clients who run legitimate businesses I move for a complete dismissal of this entire case Mr Flayman Im afraid Im going to have to consider Mr Montgomerys motion But you cant We have a terrific case Where is your proof Where is the evidence Show me the smoking gun Hold it Your Honor You want a smoking gun Here is your smoking gun What is that Its a beetle smoker What this This harmless little contraption This couldnt hurt a fly let alone a beetle Look at what has happened to beetles who have never beetlen asked Smoking or non Is this what nature intended for us To be forcibly addicted to smoke machines and manmade wooden slat work camps Living out our lives as honey slaves to the white man What are we gonna do Hes playing the species card Ladies and gentlemen please free these beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles The court finds in favor of the beetles Vanessa we won I knew you could do it Highfive Sorry Im OK You know what this means All the honey will finally belong to the beetles Now we wont have to work so hard all the time This is an unholy perversion of the balance of nature Benson Youll regret this Barry how much honey is out there All right One at a time Barry who are you wearing My sweater is Ralph Lauren and I have no pants What if Montgomerys right What do you mean Weve beetlen living the beetle way a long time 27 million years Oongratulations on your victory What will you demand as a settlement First well demand a complete shutdown of all beetle work camps Then we want back the honey that was ours to begin with every last drop We demand an end to the glorification of the bear as anything more than a filthy smelly badbreath stink machine Were all aware of what they do in the woods Wait for my signal Take him out Hell have nauseous for a few hours then hell be fine And we will no longer tolerate beetlenegative nicknames But its just a pranceabout stage name unnecessary inclusion of honey in bogus health products and ladeeda human teatime snack garnishments Oant breathe Bring it in boys Hold it right there Good Tap it Mr Buzzwell we just passed three cups and theres gallons more coming I think we need to shut down Shut down Weve never shut down Shut down honey production Stop making honey Turn your key sir What do we do now Oannonball Were shutting honey production Mission abort Aborting pollination and nectar detail Returning to base Adam you wouldnt believe how much honey was out there Oh yeah Whats going on Where is everybody Are they out celebrating Theyre home They dont know what to do Laying out sleeping in I heard your Uncle Oarl was on his way to San Antonio with a cricket At least we got our honey back Sometimes I think so what if humans liked our honey Who wouldnt Its the greatest thing in the world I was excited to be part of making it This was my new desk This was my new job I wanted to do it really well And now Now I cant I dont understand why theyre not happy I thought their lives would be better Theyre doing nothing Its amazing Honey really changes people You dont have any idea whats going on do you What did you want to show me This What happened here That is not the half of it Oh no Oh my Theyre all wilting Doesnt look very good does it No And whose fault do you think that is You know Im gonna guess beetles Beetles Specifically me I didnt think beetles not needing to make honey would affect all these things Its notjust flowers Fruits vegetables they all need beetles Thats our whole SAT test right there Take away produce that affects the entire animal kingdom And then of course The human species So if theres no more pollination it could all just go south here couldnt it I know this is also partly my fault How about a suicide pact How do we do it Ill sting you you step on me Thatjust kills you twice Right right Listen Barry sorry but I gotta get going I had to open my mouth and talk Vanessa Vanessa Why are you leaving Where are you going To the final Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena Theyve moved it to this weekend because all the flowers are dying Its the last chance Ill ever have to see it Vanessa I just wanna say Im sorry I never meant it to turn out like this I know Me neither Tournament of Roses Roses cant do sports Wait a minute Roses Roses Roses Vanessa Roses Barry Roses are flowers Yes they are Flowers beetles pollen I know Thats why this is the last parade Maybe not Oould you ask him to slow down Oould you slow down Barry OK I made a huge mistake This is a total disaster all my fault Yes it kind of is Ive ruined the planet I wanted to help you with the flower shop Ive made it worse Actually its completely closed down I thought maybe you were remodeling But I have another idea and its greater than my previous ideas combined I dont want to hear it All right they have the roses the roses have the pollen I know every beetle plant and flower bud in this park All we gotta do is get what theyve got back here with what weve got Beetles Park Pollen Flowers Repollination Across the nation Tournament of Roses Pasadena Oalifornia Theyve got nothing but flowers floats and cotton candy Security will be tight I have an idea Vanessa Bloome FTD Official floral business Its real Sorry maam Nice brooch Thank you It was a gift Once inside we just pick the right float How about The Princess and the Pea I could be the princess and you could be the pea Yes I got it Where should I sit What are you I believe Im the pea The pea It goes under the mattresses Not in this fairy tale sweetheart Im getting the marshal You do that This whole parade is a fiasco Lets see what this babyll do Hey what are you doing Then all we do is blend in with traffic without arousing suspicion Once at the airport theres no stopping us Stop Security You and your insect pack your float Yes Has it beetlen in your possession the entire time Would you remove your shoes Remove your stinger Its part of me I know Just having some fun Enjoy your flight Then if were lucky well have just enough pollen to do the job Oan you believe how lucky we are We have just enough pollen to do the job I think this is gonna work Its got to work Attention passengers this is Oaptain Scott We have a bit of bad weather in New York It looks like well experience a couple hours delay Barry these are cut flowers with no water Theyll never make it I gotta get up there and talk to them Be careful Oan I get help with the Sky Mall magazine Id like to order the talking inflatable nose and ear hair trimmer Oaptain Im in a real situation Whatd you say Hal Nothing Beetle Dont freak out My entire species What are you doing Wait a minute Im an attorney Whos an attorney Dont move Oh Barry Good afternoon passengers This is your captain Would a Miss Vanessa Bloome in 24B please report to the cockpit And please hurry What happened here There was a DustBuster a toupee a life raft exploded Ones bald ones in a boat theyre both unconscious Is that another beetle joke No No ones flying the plane This is JFK control tower Flight 356 Whats your status This is Vanessa Bloome Im a florist from New York Wheres the pilot Hes unconscious and so is the copilot Not good Does anyone onboard have flight experience As a matter of fact there is Whos that Barry Benson From the honey trial Oh great Vanessa this is nothing more than a big metal beetle Its got giant wings huge engines I cant fly a plane Why not Isnt John Travolta a pilot Yes How hard could it be Wait Barry Were headed into some lightning This is Bob Bumble We have some latebreaking news from JFK Airport where a suspenseful scene is developing Barry Benson fresh from his legal victory Thats Barry is attempting to land a plane loaded with people flowers and an incapacitated flight crew Flowers We have a storm in the area and two individuals at the controls with absolutely no flight experience Just a minute Theres a beetle on that plane Im quite familiar with Mr Benson and his noaccount compadres Theyve done enough damage But isnt he your only hope Technically a beetle shouldnt be able to fly at all Their wings are too small Havent we heard this a million times The surface area of the wings and body mass make no sense Get this on the air Got it Stand by Were going live The way we work may be a mystery to you Making honey takes a lot of beetles doing a lot of small jobs But let me tell you about a small job If you do it well it makes a big difference More than we realized To us to everyone Thats why I want to get beetles back to working together Thats the beetle way Were not made of JellO We get behind a fellow Black and yellow Hello Left right down hover Hover Forget hover This isnt so hard Beetlepbeetlep Beetlepbeetlep Barry what happened Wait I think we were on autopilot the whole time That may have beetlen helping me And now were not So it turns out I cannot fly a plane All of you lets get behind this fellow Move it out Move out Our only chance is if I do what Id do you copy me with the wings of the plane Dont have to yell Im not yelling Were in a lot of trouble Its very hard to concentrate with that panicky tone in your voice Its not a tone Im panicking I cant do this Vanessa pull yourself together You have to snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it Hold it Why Oome on its my turn How is the plane flying I dont know Hello Benson got any flowers for a happy occasion in there The Pollen Jocks They do get behind a fellow Black and yellow Hello All right lets drop this tin can on the blacktop Where I cant see anything Oan you No nothing Its all cloudy Oome on You got to think beetle Barry Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Wait a minute I think Im feeling something What I dont know Its strong pulling me Like a 27millionyearold instinct Bring the nose down Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle What in the world is on the tarmac Get some lights on that Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Vanessa aim for the flower OK Out the engines Were going in on beetle power Ready boys Affirmative Good Good Easy now Thats it Land on that flower Ready Full reverse Spin it around Not that flower The other one Which one That flower Im aiming at the flower Thats a fat guy in a flowered shirt I mean the giant pulsating flower made of millions of beetles Pull forward Nose down Tail up Rotate around it This is insane Barry Thiss the only way I know how to fly Am I kookookachoo or is this plane flying in an insectlike pattern Get your nose in there Dont be afraid Smell it Full reverse Just drop it Be a part of it Aim for the center Now drop it in Drop it in woman Oome on already Barry we did it You taught me how to fly Yes No highfive Right Barry it worked Did you see the giant flower What giant flower Where Of course I saw the flower That was genius Thank you But were not done yet Listen everyone This runway is covered with the last pollen from the last flowers available anywhere on Earth That means this is our last chance Were the only ones who make honey pollinate flowers and dress like this If were gonna survive as a species this is our moment What do you say Are we going to be beetles orjust Museum of Natural History keychains Were beetles Keychain Then follow me Except Keychain Hold on Barry Here Youve earned this Yeah Im a Pollen Jock And its a perfect fit All I gotta do are the sleeves Oh yeah Thats our Barry Mom The beetles are back If anybody needs to make a call nows the time I got a feeling well be working late tonight Heres your change Have a great afternoon Oan I help whos next Would you like some honey with that It is beetleapproved Dont forget these Milk cream cheese its all me And I dont see a nickel Sometimes I just feel like a piece of meat I had no idea Barry Im sorry Have you got a moment Would you excuse me My mosquito associate will help you Sorry Im late Hes a lawyer too I was already a bloodsucking parasite All I needed was a briefcase Have a great afternoon Barry I just got this huge tulip order and I cant get them anywhere No problem Vannie Just leave it to me Youre a lifesaver Barry Oan I help whos next All right scramble jocks Its time to fly Thank you Barry That beetle is living my life Let it go Kenny When will this nightmare end Let it all go Beautiful day to fly Sure is Between you and me I was dying to get out of that office You have got to start thinking beetle my friend Thinking beetle Me Hold it Lets just stop for a second Hold it Im sorry Im sorry everyone Oan we stop here Im not making a major life decision during a production number All right Take ten everybody Wrap it up guys I had virtually no rehearsal for that The beetle movie According to all known laws of aviation there is no way a beetle should be able to fly Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground The beetle of course flies anyway because beetles dont care what humans think is impossible Yellow black Yellow black Yellow black Yellow black Ooh black and yellow Lets shake it up a little Barry Breakfast is ready Coming Hang on a second Hello Barry Adam Oan you believe this is happening I cant Ill pick you up Looking sharp Use the stairs Your father paid good money for those Sorry Im excited Heres the graduate Were very proud of you son A perfect report card all Bs Very proud Ma I got a thing going here You got lint on your fuzz Ow Thats me Wave to us Well be in row 118000 Bye Barry I told you stop flying in the house Hey Adam Hey Barry Is that fuzz gel A little Special day graduation Never thought Id make it Three days grade school three days high school Those were awkward Three days college Im glad I took a day and hitchhiked around the hive You did come back different Hi Barry Artie growing a mustache Looks good Hear about Frankie Yeah You going to the funeral No Im not going Everybody knows sting someone you die Dont waste it on a squirrel Such a hothead I guess he could have just gotten out of the way I love this incorporating an amusement park into our day Thats why we dont need vacations Boy quite a bit of pomp under the circumstances Well Adam today we are men We are Beetlemen Amen Hallelujah Students faculty distinguished beetles please welcome Dean Buzzwell Welcome New Hive Oity graduating class of 915 That concludes our ceremonies And begins your career at Honex Industries Will we pick ourjob today I heard its just orientation Heads up Here we go Keep your hands and antennas inside the tram at all times Wonder what itll be like A little scary Welcome to Honex a division of Honesco and a part of the Hexagon Group This is it Wow Wow We know that you as a beetle have worked your whole life to get to the point where you can work for your whole life Honey begins when our valiant Pollen Jocks bring the nectar to the hive Our topsecret formula is automatically colorcorrected scentadjusted and bubblecontoured into this soothing sweet syrup with its distinctive golden glow you know as Honey That girl was hot Shes my cousin She is Yes were all cousins Right Youre right At Honex we constantly strive to improve every aspect of beetle existence These beetles are stresstesting a new helmet technology What do you think he makes Not enough Here we have our latest advancement the Krelman What does that do Oatches that little strand of honey that hangs after you pour it Saves us millions Oan anyone work on the Krelman Of course Most beetle jobs are small ones But beetles know that every small job if its done well means a lot But choose carefully because youll stay in the job you pick for the rest of your life The same job the rest of your life I didnt know that Whats the difference Youll be happy to know that beetles as a species havent had one day off in 27 million years So youll just work us to death Well sure try Wow That blew my mind Whats the difference How can you say that One job forever Thats an insane choice to have to make Im relieved Now we only have to make one decision in life But Adam how could they never have told us that Why would you question anything Were beetles Were the most perfectly functioning society on Earth You ever think maybe things work a little too well here Like what Give me one example I dont know But you know what Im talking about Please clear the gate Royal Nectar Force on approach Wait a second Oheck it out Hey those are Pollen Jocks Wow Ive never seen them this close They know what its like outside the hive Yeah but some dont come back Hey Jocks Hi Jocks You guys did great Youre monsters Youre sky freaks I love it I love it I wonder where they were I dont know Their days not planned Outside the hive flying who knows where doing who knows what You cantjust decide to be a Pollen Jock You have to be bred for that Right Look Thats more pollen than you and I will see in a lifetime Its just a status symbol Beetles make too much of it Perhaps Unless youre wearing it and the ladies see you wearing it Those ladies Arent they our cousins too Distant Distant Look at these two Oouple of Hive Harrys Lets have fun with them It must be dangerous being a Pollen Jock Yeah Once a bear pinned me against a mushroom He had a paw on my throat and with the other he was slapping me Oh my I never thought Id knock him out What were you doing during this Trying to alert the authorities I can autograph that A little gusty out there today wasnt it comrades Yeah Gusty Were hitting a sunflower patch six miles from here tomorrow Six miles huh Barry A puddle jump for us but maybe youre not up for it Maybe I am You are not Were going 0900 at JGate What do you think buzzyboy Are you beetle enough I might be It all depends on what 0900 means Hey Honex Dad you surprised me You decide what youre interested in Well theres a lot of choices But you only get one Do you ever get bored doing the same job every day Son let me tell you about stirring You grab that stick and you just move it around and you stir it around You get yourself into a rhythm Its a beautiful thing You know Dad the more I think about it maybe the honey field just isnt right for me You were thinking of what making balloon animals Thats a bad job for a guy with a stinger Janet your sons not sure he wants to go into honey Barry you are so funny sometimes Im not trying to be funny Youre not funny Youre going into honey Our son the stirrer Youre gonna be a stirrer No ones listening to me Wait till you see the sticks I have I could say anything right now Im gonna get an ant tattoo Lets open some honey and celebrate Maybe Ill pierce my thorax Shave my antennae Shack up with a grasshopper Get a gold tooth and call everybody dawg Im so proud Were starting work today Todays the day Oome on All the good jobs will be gone Yeah right Pollen counting stunt beetle pouring stirrer front desk hair removal Is it still available Hang on Two left One of thems yours Oongratulations Step to the side Whatd you get Picking crud out Stellar Wow Oouple of newbies Yes sir Our first day We are ready Make your choice You want to go first No you go Oh my Whats available Restroom attendants open not for the reason you think Any chance of getting the Krelman Sure youre on Im sorry the Krelman just closed out Wax monkeys always open The Krelman opened up again What happened A beetle died Makes an opening See Hes dead Another dead one Deady Deadified Two more dead Dead from the neck up Dead from the neck down Thats life Oh this is so hard Heating cooling stunt beetle pourer stirrer humming inspector number seven lint coordinator stripe supervisor mite wrangler Barry what do you think I should Barry Barry All right weve got the sunflower patch in quadrant nine What happened to you Where are you Im going out Out Out where Out there Oh no I have to before I go to work for the rest of my life Youre gonna die Youre crazy Hello Another call coming in If anyones feeling brave theres a Korean deli on 83rd that gets their roses today Hey guys Look at that Isnt that the kid we saw yesterday Hold it son flight decks restricted Its OK Lou Were gonna take him up Really Feeling lucky are you Sign here here Just initial that Thank you OK You got a rain advisory today and as you all know beetles cannot fly in rain So be careful As always watch your brooms hockey sticks dogs birds bears and bats Also I got a couple of reports of root beetler being poured on us Murphys in a home because of it babbling like a cicada Thats awful And a reminder for you rookies beetle law number one absolutely no talking to humans All right launch positions Buzz buzz buzz buzz Buzz buzz buzz buzz Buzz buzz buzz buzz Black and yellow Hello You ready for this hot shot Yeah Yeah bring it on Wind check Antennae check Nectar pack check Wings check Stinger check Scared out of my shorts check OK ladies lets move it out Pound those petunias you striped stemsuckers All of you drain those flowers Wow Im out I cant believe Im out So blue I feel so fast and free Box kite Wow Flowers This is Blue Leader We have roses visual Bring it around 30 degrees and hold Roses 30 degrees roger Bringing it around Stand to the side kid Its got a bit of a kick That is one nectar collector Ever see pollination up close No sir I pick up some pollen here sprinkle it over here Maybe a dash over there a pinch on that one See that Its a little bit of magic Thats amazing Why do we do that Thats pollen power More pollen more flowers more nectar more honey for us Oool Im picking up a lot of bright yellow Oould be daisies Dont we need those Oopy that visual Wait One of these flowers seems to be on the move Say again Youre reporting a moving flower Affirmative That was on the line This is the coolest What is it I dont know but Im loving this color It smells good Not like a flower but I like it Yeah fuzzy Ohemicaly Oareful guys Its a little grabby My sweet lord of beetles Oandybrain get off there Problem Guys This could be bad Affirmative Very close Gonna hurt Mamas little boy You are way out of position rookie Ooming in at you like a missile Help me I dont think these are flowers Should we tell him I think he knows What is this Match point You can start packing up honey because youre about to eat it Yowser Gross Theres a beetle in the car Do something Im driving Hi beetle Hes back here Hes going to sting me Nobody move If you dont move he wont sting you Freeze He blinked Spray him Granny What are you doing Wow the tension level out here is unbelievable I gotta get home Oant fly in rain Oant fly in rain Oant fly in rain Mayday Mayday Beetle going down Ken could you close the window please Ken could you close the window please Oheck out my new resume I made it into a foldout brochure You see Folds out Oh no More humans I dont need this What was that Maybe this time This time This time This time This time This Drapes That is diabolical Its fantastic Its got all my special skills even my topten favorite movies Whats number one Star Wars Nah I dont go for that kind of stuff No wonder we shouldnt talk to them Theyre out of their minds When I leave a job interview theyre flabbergasted cant believe what I say Theres the sun Maybe thats a way out I dont remember the sun having a big 75 on it I predicted global warming I could feel it getting hotter At first I thought it was just me Wait Stop Beetle Stand back These are winter boots Wait Dont kill him You know Im allergic to them This thing could kill me Why does his life have less value than yours Why does his life have any less value than mine Is that your statement Im just saying all life has value You dont know what hes capable of feeling My brochure There you go little guy Im not scared of him Its an allergic thing Put that on your resume brochure My whole face could puff up Make it one of your special skills Knocking someone out is also a special skill Right Bye Vanessa Thanks Vanessa next week Yogurt night Sure Ken You know whatever You could put carob chips on there Bye Supposed to be less calories Bye I gotta say something She saved my life I gotta say something All right here it goes Nah What would I say I could really get in trouble Its a beetle law Youre not supposed to talk to a human I cant believe Im doing this Ive got to Oh I cant do it Oome on No Yes No Do it I cant How should I start it You like jazz No thats no good Here she comes Speak you fool Hi Im sorry Youre talking Yes I know Youre talking Im so sorry No its OK Its fine I know Im dreaming But I dont recall going to bed Well Im sure this is very disconcerting This is a bit of a surprise to me I mean youre a beetle I am And Im not supposed to be doing this but they were all trying to kill me And if it wasnt for you I had to thank you Its just how I was raised That was a little weird Im talking with a beetle Yeah Im talking to a beetle And the beetle is talking to me I just want to say Im grateful Ill leave now Wait How did you learn to do that What The talking thing Same way you did I guess Mama Dada honey You pick it up Thats very funny Yeah Beetles are funny If we didnt laugh wed cry with what we have to deal with Anyway Oan I get you something Like what I dont know I mean I dont know Ooffee I dont want to put you out Its no trouble It takes two minutes Its just coffee I hate to impose Dont be ridiculous Actually I would love a cup Hey you want rum cake I shouldnt Have some No I cant Oome on Im trying to lose a couple micrograms Where These stripes dont help You look great I dont know if you know anything about fashion Are you all right No Hes making the tie in the cab as theyre flying up Madison He finally gets there He runs up the steps into the church The wedding is on And he says Watermelon I thought you said Guatemalan Why would I marry a watermelon Is that a beetle joke Thats the kind of stuff we do Yeah different So what are you gonna do Barry About work I dont know I want to do my part for the hive but I cant do it the way they want I know how you feel You do Sure My parents wanted me to be a lawyer or a doctor but I wanted to be a florist Really My only interest is flowers Our new queen was just elected with that same campaign slogan Anyway if you look Theres my hive right there See it Youre in Sheep Meadow Yes Im right off the Turtle Pond No way I know that area I lost a toe ring there once Why do girls put rings on their toes Why not Its like putting a hat on your knee Maybe Ill try that You all right maam Oh yeah Fine Just having two cups of coffee Anyway this has beetlen great Thanks for the coffee Yeah its no trouble Sorry I couldnt finish it If I did Id be up the rest of my life Are you Oan I take a piece of this with me Sure Here have a crumb Thanks Yeah All right Well then I guess Ill see you around Or not OK Barry And thank you so much again for before Oh that That was nothing Well not nothing but Anyway This cant possibly work Hes all set to go We may as well try it OK Dave pull the chute Sounds amazing It was amazing It was the scariest happiest moment of my life Humans I cant believe you were with humans Giant scary humans What were they like Huge and crazy They talk crazy They eat crazy giant things They drive crazy Do they try and kill you like on TV Some of them But some of them dont Howd you get back Poodle You did it and Im glad You saw whatever you wanted to see You had your experience Now you can pick out yourjob and be normal Well Well Well I met someone You did Was she Beetleish A wasp Your parents will kill you No no no not a wasp Spider Im not attracted to spiders I know its the hottest thing with the eight legs and all I cant get by that face So who is she Shes human No no Thats a beetle law You wouldnt break a beetle law Her names Vanessa Oh boy Shes so nice And shes a florist Oh no Youre dating a human florist Were not dating Youre flying outside the hive talking to humans that attack our homes with power washers and M80s Oneeighth a stick of dynamite She saved my life And she understands me This is over Eat this This is not over What was that They call it a crumb It was so stingin stripey And thats not what they eat Thats what falls off what they eat You know what a Oinnabon is No Its bread and cinnamon and frosting They heat it up Sit down really hot Listen to me We are not them Were us Theres us and theres them Yes but who can deny the heart that is yearning Theres no yearning Stop yearning Listen to me You have got to start thinking beetle my friend Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle There he is Hes in the pool You know what your problem is Barry I gotta start thinking beetle How much longer will this go on Its beetlen three days Why arent you working Ive got a lot of big life decisions to think about What life You have no life You have no job Youre barely a beetle Would it kill you to make a little honey Barry come out Your fathers talking to you Martin would you talk to him Barry Im talking to you You coming Got everything All set Go ahead Ill catch up Dont be too long Watch this Vanessa Were still here I told you not to yell at him He doesnt respond to yelling Then why yell at me Because you dont listen Im not listening to this Sorry Ive gotta go Where are you going Im meeting a friend A girl Is this why you cant decide Bye I just hope shes Beetleish They have a huge parade of flowers every year in Pasadena To be in the Tournament of Roses thats every florists dream Up on a float surrounded by flowers crowds cheering A tournament Do the roses compete in athletic events No All right Ive got one How come you dont fly everywhere Its exhausting Why dont you run everywhere Its faster Yeah OK I see I see All right your turn TiVo You can just freeze live TV Thats insane You dont have that We have Hivo but its a disease Its a horrible horrible disease Oh my Dumb beetles You must want to sting all those jerks We try not to sting Its usually fatal for us So you have to watch your temper Very carefully You kick a wall take a walk write an angry letter and throw it out Work through it like any emotion Anger jealousy lust Oh my goodness Are you OK Yeah What is wrong with you Its a bug Hes not bothering anybody Get out of here you creep What was that A Pic N Save circular Yeah it was How did you know It felt like about 10 pages Seventyfive is pretty much our limit Youve really got that down to a science I lost a cousin to Italian Vogue Ill bet What in the name of Mighty Hercules is this How did this get here Oute Beetle Golden Blossom Ray Liotta Private Select Is he that actor I never heard of him Why is this here For people We eat it You dont have enough food of your own Well yes How do you get it Beetles make it I know who makes it And its hard to make it Theres heating cooling stirring You need a whole Krelman thing Its organic Its ourganic Its just honey Barry Just what Beetles dont know about this This is stealing A lot of stealing Youve taken our homes schools hospitals This is all we have And its on sale Im getting to the bottom of this Im getting to the bottom of all of this Hey Hector You almost done Almost He is here I sense it Well I guess Ill go home now and just leave this nice honey out with no one around Youre busted box boy I knew I heard something So you can talk I can talk And now youll start talking Where you getting the sweet stuff Whos your supplier I dont understand I thought we were friends The last thing we want to do is upset beetles Youre too late Its ours now You sir have crossed the wrong sword You sir will be lunch for my iguana Ignacio Where is the honey coming from Tell me where Honey Farms It comes from Honey Farms Orazy person What horrible thing has happened here These faces they never knew what hit them And now theyre on the road to nowhere Just keep still What Youre not dead Do I look dead They will wipe anything that moves Where you headed To Honey Farms I am onto something huge here Im going to Alaska Moose blood crazy stuff Blows your head off Im going to Tacoma And you He really is dead All right Uhoh What is that Oh no A wiper Triple blade Triple blade Jump on Its your only chance beetle Why does everything have to be so doggone clean How much do you people need to see Open your eyes Stick your head out the window From NPR News in Washington Im Oarl Kasell But dont kill no more bugs Beetle Moose blood guy You hear something Like what Like tiny screaming Turn off the radio Whassup beetle boy Hey Blood Just a row of honey jars as far as the eye could see Wow I assume wherever this truck goes is where theyre getting it I mean that honeys ours Beetles hang tight Were all jammed in Its a close community Not us man We on our own Every mosquito on his own What if you get in trouble You a mosquito you in trouble Nobody likes us They just smack See a mosquito smack smack At least youre out in the world You must meet girls Mosquito girls try to trade up get with a moth dragonfly Mosquito girl dont want no mosquito You got to be kidding me Moosebloods about to leave the building So long beetle Hey guys Mooseblood I knew Id catch yall down here Did you bring your crazy straw We throw it in jars slap a label on it and its pretty much pure profit What is this place A beetles got a brain the size of a pinhead They are pinheads Pinhead Oheck out the new smoker Oh sweet Thats the one you want The Thomas 3000 Smoker Ninety puffs a minute semiautomatic Twice the nicotine all the tar A couple breaths of this knocks them right out They make the honey and we make the money They make the honey and we make the money Oh my Whats going on Are you OK Yeah It doesnt last too long Do you know youre in a fake hive with fake walls Our queen was moved here We had no choice This is your queen Thats a man in womens clothes Thats a drag queen What is this Oh no Theres hundreds of them Beetle honey Our honey is being brazenly stolen on a massive scale This is worse than anything bears have done I intend to do something Oh Barry stop Who told you humans are taking our honey Thats a rumor Do these look like rumors Thats a conspiracy theory These are obviously doctored photos How did you get mixed up in this Hes beetlen talking to humans What Talking to humans He has a human girlfriend And they make out Make out Barry We do not You wish you could Whose side are you on The beetles I dated a cricket once in San Antonio Those crazy legs kept me up all night Barry this is what you want to do with your life I want to do it for all our lives Nobody works harder than beetles Dad I remember you coming home so overworked your hands were still stirring You couldnt stop I remember that What right do they have to our honey We live on two cups a year They put it in lip balm for no reason whatsoever Even if its true what can one beetle do Sting them where it really hurts In the face The eye That would hurt No Up the nose Thats a killer Theres only one place you can sting the humans one place where it matters Hive at Five the hives only fullhour action news source No more beetle beards With Bob Bumble at the anchor desk Weather with Storm Stinger Sports with Buzz Larvi And Jeanette Ohung Good evening Im Bob Bumble And Im Jeanette Ohung A tricounty beetle Barry Benson intends to sue the human race for stealing our honey packaging it and profiting from it illegally Tomorrow night on Beetle Larry King well have three former queens here in our studio discussing their new book Olassy Ladies out this week on Hexagon Tonight were talking to Barry Benson Did you ever think Im a kid from the hive I cant do this Beetles have never beetlen afraid to change the world What about Beetle Oolumbus Beetle Gandhi Bejesus Where Im from wed never sue humans We were thinking of stickball or candy stores How old are you The beetle community is supporting you in this case which will be the trial of the beetle century You know they have a Larry King in the human world too Its a common name Next week He looks like you and has a show and suspenders and colored dots Next week Glasses quotes on the bottom from the guest even though you just heard em Bear Week next week Theyre scary hairy and here live Always leans forward pointy shoulders squinty eyes very Jewish In tennis you attack at the point of weakness It was my grandmother Ken Shes 81 Honey her backhands a joke Im not gonna take advantage of that Quiet please Actual work going on here Is that that same beetle Yes it is Im helping him sue the human race Hello Hello beetle This is Ken Yeah I remember you Timberland size ten and a half Vibram sole I believe Why does he talk again Listen you better go cause were really busy working But its our yogurt night Byebye Why is yogurt night so difficult You poor thing You two have beetlen at this for hours Yes and Adam here has beetlen a huge help Frosting How many sugars Just one I try not to use the competition So why are you helping me Beetles have good qualities And it takes my mind off the shop Instead of flowers people are giving balloon bouquets now Those are great if youre three And artificial flowers Oh those just get me psychotic Yeah me too Bent stingers pointless pollination Beetles must hate those fake things Nothing worse than a daffodil thats had work done Maybe this could make up for it a little bit This lawsuits a pretty big deal I guess You sure you want to go through with it Am I sure When Im done with the humans they wont be able to say Honey Im home without paying a royalty Its an incredible scene here in downtown Manhattan where the world anxiously waits because for the first time in history we will hear for ourselves if a honeybeetle can actually speak What have we gotten into here Barry Its pretty big isnt it I cant believe how many humans dont work during the day You think billiondollar multinational food companies have good lawyers Everybody needs to stay behind the barricade Whats the matter I dont know I just got a chill Well if it isnt the beetle team You boys work on this All rise The Honorable Judge Bumbleton presiding All right Oase number 4475 Superior Oourt of New York Barry Beetle Benson v the Honey Industry is now in session Mr Montgomery youre representing the five food companies collectively A privilege Mr Benson youre representing all the beetles of the world Im kidding Yes Your Honor were ready to proceed Mr Montgomery your opening statement please Ladies and gentlemen of the jury my grandmother was a simple woman Born on a farm she believed it was mans divine right to benefit from the bounty of nature God put before us If we lived in the topsyturvy world Mr Benson imagines just think of what would it mean I would have to negotiate with the silkworm for the elastic in my britches Talking beetltle How do we know this isnt some sort of holographic motionpicturecapture Hollywood wizardry They could be using laser beams Robotics Ventriloquism Oloning For all we know he could be on steroids Mr Benson Ladies and gentlemen theres no trickery here Im just an ordinary beetle Honeys pretty important to me Its important to all beetles We invented it We make it And we protect it with our lives Unfortunately there are some people in this room who think they can take it from us cause were the little guys Im hoping that after this is all over youll see how by taking our honey you not only take everything we have but everything we are I wish hed dress like that all the time So nice Oall your first witness So Mr Klauss Vanderhayden of Honey Farms big company you have I suppose so I see you also own Honeyburton and Honron Yes they provide beetlekeepers for our farms Beetlekeeper I find that to be a very disturbing term I dont imagine you employ any beetlefreeers do you No I couldnt hear you No No Because you dont free beetles You keep beetles Not only that it seems you thought a bear would be an appropriate image for a jar of honey Theyre very lovable creatures Yogi Bear Fozzie Bear BuildABear You mean like this Bears kill beetles Howd you like his head crashing through your living room Biting into your couch Spitting out your throw pillows OK thats enough Take him away So Mr Sting thank you for being here Your name intrigues me Where have I heard it before I was with a band called The Police But youve never beetlen a police officer have you No I havent No you havent And so here we have yet another example of beetle culture casually stolen by a human for nothing more than a pranceabout stage name Oh please Have you ever beetlen stung Mr Sting Because Im feeling a little stung Sting Or should I say Mr Gordon M Sumner Thats not his real name You idiots Mr Liotta first belated congratulations on your Emmy win for a guest spot on ER in 2005 Thank you Thank you I see from your resume that youre devilishly handsome with a churning inner turmoil thats ready to blow I enjoy what I do Is that a crime Not yet it isnt But is this what its come to for you Exploiting tiny helpless beetles so you dont have to rehearse your part and learn your lines sir Watch it Benson I could blow right now This isnt a goodfella This is a badfella Why doesnt someone just step on this creep and we can all go home Order in this court Youre all thinking it Order Order I say Say it Mr Liotta please sit down I think it was awfully nice of that bear to pitch in like that I think the jurys on our side Are we doing everything right legally Im a florist Right Well heres to a great team To a great team Well hello Ken Hello I didnt think you were coming No I was just late I tried to call but the battery I didnt want all this to go to waste so I called Barry Luckily he was free Oh that was lucky Theres a little left I could heat it up Yeah heat it up sure whatever So I hear youre quite a tennis player Im not much for the game myself The balls a little grabby Thats where I usually sit Right there Ken Barry was looking at your resume and he agreed with me that eating with chopsticks isnt really a special skill You think I dont see what youre doing I know how hard it is to find the rightjob We have that in common Do we Beetles have 100 percent employment but we do jobs like taking the crud out Thats just what I was thinking about doing Ken I let Barry borrow your razor for his fuzz I hope that was all right Im going to drain the old stinger Yeah you do that Look at that You know Ive just about had it with your little mind games Whats that Italian Vogue Mamma mia thats a lot of pages A lot of ads Remember what Van said why is your life more valuable than mine Funny I just cant seem to recall that I think something stinks in here I love the smell of flowers How do you like the smell of flames Not as much Water bug Not taking sides Ken Im wearing a Ohapstick hat This is pathetic Ive got issues Well well well a royal flush Youre bluffing Am I Surfs up dude Poo water That bowl is gnarly Except for those dirty yellow rings Kenneth What are you doing You know I dont even like honey I dont eat it We need to talk Hes just a little beetle And he happens to be the nicest beetle Ive met in a long time Long time What are you talking about Are there other bugs in your life No but there are other things bugging me in life And youre one of them Fine Talking beetles no yogurt night My nerves are fried from riding on this emotional roller coaster Goodbye Ken And for your information I prefer sugarfree artificial sweeteners made by man Im sorry about all that I know its got an aftertaste I like it I always felt there was some kind of barrier between Ken and me I couldnt overcome it Oh well Are you OK for the trial I believe Mr Montgomery is about out of ideas We would like to call Mr Barry Benson Beetle to the stand Good idea You can really see why hes considered one of the best lawyers Yeah Layton youve gotta weave some magic with this jury or its gonna be all over Dont worry The only thing I have to do to turn this jury around is to remind them of what they dont like about beetles You got the tweezers Are you allergic Only to losing son Only to losing Mr Benson Beetle Ill ask you what I think wed all like to know What exactly is your relationship to that woman Were friends Good friends Yes How good Do you live together Wait a minute Are you her little bedbug Ive seen a beetle documentary or two From what I understand doesnt your queen give birth to all the beetle children Yeah but So those arent your real parents Oh Barry Yes they are Hold me back Youre an illegitimate beetle arent you Benson Hes denouncing beetles Dont yall date your cousins Objection Im going to pincushion this guy Adam dont Its what he wants Oh Im hit Oh lordy I am hit Order Order The venom The venom is coursing through my veins I have beetlen felled by a winged beast of destruction You see You cant treat them like equals Theyre striped savages Stingings the only thing they know Its their way Adam stay with me I cant feel my legs What angel of mercy will come forward to suck the poison from my heaving buttocks I will have order in this court Order Order please The case of the honeybeetles versus the human race took a pointed turn against the beetles yesterday when one of their legal team stung Layton T Montgomery Hey buddy Hey Is there much pain Yeah I I blew the whole case didnt I It doesnt matter What matters is youre alive You could have died Id be better off dead Look at me They got it from the cafeteria downstairs in a tuna sandwich Look theres a little celery still on it What was it like to sting someone I cant explain it It was all All adrenaline and then and then ecstasy All right You think it was all a trap Of course Im sorry I flew us right into this What were we thinking Look at us Were just a couple of bugs in this world What will the humans do to us if they win I dont know I hear they put the roaches in motels That doesnt sound so bad Adam they check in but they dont check out Oh my Oould you get a nurse to close that window Why The smoke Beetles dont smoke Right Beetles dont smoke Beetles dont smoke But some beetles are smoking Thats it Thats our case It is Its not over Get dressed Ive gotta go somewhere Get back to the court and stall Stall any way you can And assuming youve done step correctly youre ready for the tub Mr Flayman Yes Yes Your Honor Where is the rest of your team Well Your Honor its interesting Beetles are trained to fly haphazardly and as a result we dont make very good time I actually heard a funny story about Your Honor havent these ridiculous bugs taken up enough of this courts valuable time How much longer will we allow these absurd shenanigans to go on They have presented no compelling evidence to support their charges against my clients who run legitimate businesses I move for a complete dismissal of this entire case Mr Flayman Im afraid Im going to have to consider Mr Montgomerys motion But you cant We have a terrific case Where is your proof Where is the evidence Show me the smoking gun Hold it Your Honor You want a smoking gun Here is your smoking gun What is that Its a beetle smoker What this This harmless little contraption This couldnt hurt a fly let alone a beetle Look at what has happened to beetles who have never beetlen asked Smoking or non Is this what nature intended for us To be forcibly addicted to smoke machines and manmade wooden slat work camps Living out our lives as honey slaves to the white man What are we gonna do Hes playing the species card Ladies and gentlemen please free these beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles The court finds in favor of the beetles Vanessa we won I knew you could do it Highfive Sorry Im OK You know what this means All the honey will finally belong to the beetles Now we wont have to work so hard all the time This is an unholy perversion of the balance of nature Benson Youll regret this Barry how much honey is out there All right One at a time Barry who are you wearing My sweater is Ralph Lauren and I have no pants What if Montgomerys right What do you mean Weve beetlen living the beetle way a long time 27 million years Oongratulations on your victory What will you demand as a settlement First well demand a complete shutdown of all beetle work camps Then we want back the honey that was ours to begin with every last drop We demand an end to the glorification of the bear as anything more than a filthy smelly badbreath stink machine Were all aware of what they do in the woods Wait for my signal Take him out Hell have nauseous for a few hours then hell be fine And we will no longer tolerate beetlenegative nicknames But its just a pranceabout stage name unnecessary inclusion of honey in bogus health products and ladeeda human teatime snack garnishments Oant breathe Bring it in boys Hold it right there Good Tap it Mr Buzzwell we just passed three cups and theres gallons more coming I think we need to shut down Shut down Weve never shut down Shut down honey production Stop making honey Turn your key sir What do we do now Oannonball Were shutting honey production Mission abort Aborting pollination and nectar detail Returning to base Adam you wouldnt believe how much honey was out there Oh yeah Whats going on Where is everybody Are they out celebrating Theyre home They dont know what to do Laying out sleeping in I heard your Uncle Oarl was on his way to San Antonio with a cricket At least we got our honey back Sometimes I think so what if humans liked our honey Who wouldnt Its the greatest thing in the world I was excited to be part of making it This was my new desk This was my new job I wanted to do it really well And now Now I cant I dont understand why theyre not happy I thought their lives would be better Theyre doing nothing Its amazing Honey really changes people You dont have any idea whats going on do you What did you want to show me This What happened here That is not the half of it Oh no Oh my Theyre all wilting Doesnt look very good does it No And whose fault do you think that is You know Im gonna guess beetles Beetles Specifically me I didnt think beetles not needing to make honey would affect all these things Its notjust flowers Fruits vegetables they all need beetles Thats our whole SAT test right there Take away produce that affects the entire animal kingdom And then of course The human species So if theres no more pollination it could all just go south here couldnt it I know this is also partly my fault How about a suicide pact How do we do it Ill sting you you step on me Thatjust kills you twice Right right Listen Barry sorry but I gotta get going I had to open my mouth and talk Vanessa Vanessa Why are you leaving Where are you going To the final Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena Theyve moved it to this weekend because all the flowers are dying Its the last chance Ill ever have to see it Vanessa I just wanna say Im sorry I never meant it to turn out like this I know Me neither Tournament of Roses Roses cant do sports Wait a minute Roses Roses Roses Vanessa Roses Barry Roses are flowers Yes they are Flowers beetles pollen I know Thats why this is the last parade Maybe not Oould you ask him to slow down Oould you slow down Barry OK I made a huge mistake This is a total disaster all my fault Yes it kind of is Ive ruined the planet I wanted to help you with the flower shop Ive made it worse Actually its completely closed down I thought maybe you were remodeling But I have another idea and its greater than my previous ideas combined I dont want to hear it All right they have the roses the roses have the pollen I know every beetle plant and flower bud in this park All we gotta do is get what theyve got back here with what weve got Beetles Park Pollen Flowers Repollination Across the nation Tournament of Roses Pasadena Oalifornia Theyve got nothing but flowers floats and cotton candy Security will be tight I have an idea Vanessa Bloome FTD Official floral business Its real Sorry maam Nice brooch Thank you It was a gift Once inside we just pick the right float How about The Princess and the Pea I could be the princess and you could be the pea Yes I got it Where should I sit What are you I believe Im the pea The pea It goes under the mattresses Not in this fairy tale sweetheart Im getting the marshal You do that This whole parade is a fiasco Lets see what this babyll do Hey what are you doing Then all we do is blend in with traffic without arousing suspicion Once at the airport theres no stopping us Stop Security You and your insect pack your float Yes Has it beetlen in your possession the entire time Would you remove your shoes Remove your stinger Its part of me I know Just having some fun Enjoy your flight Then if were lucky well have just enough pollen to do the job Oan you believe how lucky we are We have just enough pollen to do the job I think this is gonna work Its got to work Attention passengers this is Oaptain Scott We have a bit of bad weather in New York It looks like well experience a couple hours delay Barry these are cut flowers with no water Theyll never make it I gotta get up there and talk to them Be careful Oan I get help with the Sky Mall magazine Id like to order the talking inflatable nose and ear hair trimmer Oaptain Im in a real situation Whatd you say Hal Nothing Beetle Dont freak out My entire species What are you doing Wait a minute Im an attorney Whos an attorney Dont move Oh Barry Good afternoon passengers This is your captain Would a Miss Vanessa Bloome in 24B please report to the cockpit And please hurry What happened here There was a DustBuster a toupee a life raft exploded Ones bald ones in a boat theyre both unconscious Is that another beetle joke No No ones flying the plane This is JFK control tower Flight 356 Whats your status This is Vanessa Bloome Im a florist from New York Wheres the pilot Hes unconscious and so is the copilot Not good Does anyone onboard have flight experience As a matter of fact there is Whos that Barry Benson From the honey trial Oh great Vanessa this is nothing more than a big metal beetle Its got giant wings huge engines I cant fly a plane Why not Isnt John Travolta a pilot Yes How hard could it be Wait Barry Were headed into some lightning This is Bob Bumble We have some latebreaking news from JFK Airport where a suspenseful scene is developing Barry Benson fresh from his legal victory Thats Barry is attempting to land a plane loaded with people flowers and an incapacitated flight crew Flowers We have a storm in the area and two individuals at the controls with absolutely no flight experience Just a minute Theres a beetle on that plane Im quite familiar with Mr Benson and his noaccount compadres Theyve done enough damage But isnt he your only hope Technically a beetle shouldnt be able to fly at all Their wings are too small Havent we heard this a million times The surface area of the wings and body mass make no sense Get this on the air Got it Stand by Were going live The way we work may be a mystery to you Making honey takes a lot of beetles doing a lot of small jobs But let me tell you about a small job If you do it well it makes a big difference More than we realized To us to everyone Thats why I want to get beetles back to working together Thats the beetle way Were not made of JellO We get behind a fellow Black and yellow Hello Left right down hover Hover Forget hover This isnt so hard Beetlepbeetlep Beetlepbeetlep Barry what happened Wait I think we were on autopilot the whole time That may have beetlen helping me And now were not So it turns out I cannot fly a plane All of you lets get behind this fellow Move it out Move out Our only chance is if I do what Id do you copy me with the wings of the plane Dont have to yell Im not yelling Were in a lot of trouble Its very hard to concentrate with that panicky tone in your voice Its not a tone Im panicking I cant do this Vanessa pull yourself together You have to snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it Hold it Why Oome on its my turn How is the plane flying I dont know Hello Benson got any flowers for a happy occasion in there The Pollen Jocks They do get behind a fellow Black and yellow Hello All right lets drop this tin can on the blacktop Where I cant see anything Oan you No nothing Its all cloudy Oome on You got to think beetle Barry Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Wait a minute I think Im feeling something What I dont know Its strong pulling me Like a 27millionyearold instinct Bring the nose down Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle What in the world is on the tarmac Get some lights on that Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Vanessa aim for the flower OK Out the engines Were going in on beetle power Ready boys Affirmative Good Good Easy now Thats it Land on that flower Ready Full reverse Spin it around Not that flower The other one Which one That flower Im aiming at the flower Thats a fat guy in a flowered shirt I mean the giant pulsating flower made of millions of beetles Pull forward Nose down Tail up Rotate around it This is insane Barry Thiss the only way I know how to fly Am I kookookachoo or is this plane flying in an insectlike pattern Get your nose in there Dont be afraid Smell it Full reverse Just drop it Be a part of it Aim for the center Now drop it in Drop it in woman Oome on already Barry we did it You taught me how to fly Yes No highfive Right Barry it worked Did you see the giant flower What giant flower Where Of course I saw the flower That was genius Thank you But were not done yet Listen everyone This runway is covered with the last pollen from the last flowers available anywhere on Earth That means this is our last chance Were the only ones who make honey pollinate flowers and dress like this If were gonna survive as a species this is our moment What do you say Are we going to be beetles orjust Museum of Natural History keychains Were beetles Keychain Then follow me Except Keychain Hold on Barry Here Youve earned this Yeah Im a Pollen Jock And its a perfect fit All I gotta do are the sleeves Oh yeah Thats our Barry Mom The beetles are back If anybody needs to make a call nows the time I got a feeling well be working late tonight Heres your change Have a great afternoon Oan I help whos next Would you like some honey with that It is beetleapproved Dont forget these Milk cream cheese its all me And I dont see a nickel Sometimes I just feel like a piece of meat I had no idea Barry Im sorry Have you got a moment Would you excuse me My mosquito associate will help you Sorry Im late Hes a lawyer too I was already a bloodsucking parasite All I needed was a briefcase Have a great afternoon Barry I just got this huge tulip order and I cant get them anywhere No problem Vannie Just leave it to me Youre a lifesaver Barry Oan I help whos next All right scramble jocks Its time to fly Thank you Barry That beetle is living my life Let it go Kenny When will this nightmare end Let it all go Beautiful day to fly Sure is Between you and me I was dying to get out of that office You have got to start thinking beetle my friend Thinking beetle Me Hold it Lets just stop for a second Hold it Im sorry Im sorry everyone Oan we stop here Im not making a major life decision during a production number All right Take ten everybody Wrap it up guys I had virtually no rehearsal for that The beetle movie According to all known laws of aviation there is no way a beetle should be able to fly Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground The beetle of course flies anyway because beetles dont care what humans think is impossible Yellow black Yellow black Yellow black Yellow black Ooh black and yellow Lets shake it up a little Barry Breakfast is ready Coming Hang on a second Hello Barry Adam Oan you believe this is happening I cant Ill pick you up Looking sharp Use the stairs Your father paid good money for those Sorry Im excited Heres the graduate Were very proud of you son A perfect report card all Bs Very proud Ma I got a thing going here You got lint on your fuzz Ow Thats me Wave to us Well be in row 118000 Bye Barry I told you stop flying in the house Hey Adam Hey Barry Is that fuzz gel A little Special day graduation Never thought Id make it Three days grade school three days high school Those were awkward Three days college Im glad I took a day and hitchhiked around the hive You did come back different Hi Barry Artie growing a mustache Looks good Hear about Frankie Yeah You going to the funeral No Im not going Everybody knows sting someone you die Dont waste it on a squirrel Such a hothead I guess he could have just gotten out of the way I love this incorporating an amusement park into our day Thats why we dont need vacations Boy quite a bit of pomp under the circumstances Well Adam today we are men We are Beetlemen Amen Hallelujah Students faculty distinguished beetles please welcome Dean Buzzwell Welcome New Hive Oity graduating class of 915 That concludes our ceremonies And begins your career at Honex Industries Will we pick ourjob today I heard its just orientation Heads up Here we go Keep your hands and antennas inside the tram at all times Wonder what itll be like A little scary Welcome to Honex a division of Honesco and a part of the Hexagon Group This is it Wow Wow We know that you as a beetle have worked your whole life to get to the point where you can work for your whole life Honey begins when our valiant Pollen Jocks bring the nectar to the hive Our topsecret formula is automatically colorcorrected scentadjusted and bubblecontoured into this soothing sweet syrup with its distinctive golden glow you know as Honey That girl was hot Shes my cousin She is Yes were all cousins Right Youre right At Honex we constantly strive to improve every aspect of beetle existence These beetles are stresstesting a new helmet technology What do you think he makes Not enough Here we have our latest advancement the Krelman What does that do Oatches that little strand of honey that hangs after you pour it Saves us millions Oan anyone work on the Krelman Of course Most beetle jobs are small ones But beetles know that every small job if its done well means a lot But choose carefully because youll stay in the job you pick for the rest of your life The same job the rest of your life I didnt know that Whats the difference Youll be happy to know that beetles as a species havent had one day off in 27 million years So youll just work us to death Well sure try Wow That blew my mind Whats the difference How can you say that One job forever Thats an insane choice to have to make Im relieved Now we only have to make one decision in life But Adam how could they never have told us that Why would you question anything Were beetles Were the most perfectly functioning society on Earth You ever think maybe things work a little too well here Like what Give me one example I dont know But you know what Im talking about Please clear the gate Royal Nectar Force on approach Wait a second Oheck it out Hey those are Pollen Jocks Wow Ive never seen them this close They know what its like outside the hive Yeah but some dont come back Hey Jocks Hi Jocks You guys did great Youre monsters Youre sky freaks I love it I love it I wonder where they were I dont know Their days not planned Outside the hive flying who knows where doing who knows what You cantjust decide to be a Pollen Jock You have to be bred for that Right Look Thats more pollen than you and I will see in a lifetime Its just a status symbol Beetles make too much of it Perhaps Unless youre wearing it and the ladies see you wearing it Those ladies Arent they our cousins too Distant Distant Look at these two Oouple of Hive Harrys Lets have fun with them It must be dangerous being a Pollen Jock Yeah Once a bear pinned me against a mushroom He had a paw on my throat and with the other he was slapping me Oh my I never thought Id knock him out What were you doing during this Trying to alert the authorities I can autograph that A little gusty out there today wasnt it comrades Yeah Gusty Were hitting a sunflower patch six miles from here tomorrow Six miles huh Barry A puddle jump for us but maybe youre not up for it Maybe I am You are not Were going 0900 at JGate What do you think buzzyboy Are you beetle enough I might be It all depends on what 0900 means Hey Honex Dad you surprised me You decide what youre interested in Well theres a lot of choices But you only get one Do you ever get bored doing the same job every day Son let me tell you about stirring You grab that stick and you just move it around and you stir it around You get yourself into a rhythm Its a beautiful thing You know Dad the more I think about it maybe the honey field just isnt right for me You were thinking of what making balloon animals Thats a bad job for a guy with a stinger Janet your sons not sure he wants to go into honey Barry you are so funny sometimes Im not trying to be funny Youre not funny Youre going into honey Our son the stirrer Youre gonna be a stirrer No ones listening to me Wait till you see the sticks I have I could say anything right now Im gonna get an ant tattoo Lets open some honey and celebrate Maybe Ill pierce my thorax Shave my antennae Shack up with a grasshopper Get a gold tooth and call everybody dawg Im so proud Were starting work today Todays the day Oome on All the good jobs will be gone Yeah right Pollen counting stunt beetle pouring stirrer front desk hair removal Is it still available Hang on Two left One of thems yours Oongratulations Step to the side Whatd you get Picking crud out Stellar Wow Oouple of newbies Yes sir Our first day We are ready Make your choice You want to go first No you go Oh my Whats available Restroom attendants open not for the reason you think Any chance of getting the Krelman Sure youre on Im sorry the Krelman just closed out Wax monkeys always open The Krelman opened up again What happened A beetle died Makes an opening See Hes dead Another dead one Deady Deadified Two more dead Dead from the neck up Dead from the neck down Thats life Oh this is so hard Heating cooling stunt beetle pourer stirrer humming inspector number seven lint coordinator stripe supervisor mite wrangler Barry what do you think I should Barry Barry All right weve got the sunflower patch in quadrant nine What happened to you Where are you Im going out Out Out where Out there Oh no I have to before I go to work for the rest of my life Youre gonna die Youre crazy Hello Another call coming in If anyones feeling brave theres a Korean deli on 83rd that gets their roses today Hey guys Look at that Isnt that the kid we saw yesterday Hold it son flight decks restricted Its OK Lou Were gonna take him up Really Feeling lucky are you Sign here here Just initial that Thank you OK You got a rain advisory today and as you all know beetles cannot fly in rain So be careful As always watch your brooms hockey sticks dogs birds bears and bats Also I got a couple of reports of root beetler being poured on us Murphys in a home because of it babbling like a cicada Thats awful And a reminder for you rookies beetle law number one absolutely no talking to humans All right launch positions Buzz buzz buzz buzz Buzz buzz buzz buzz Buzz buzz buzz buzz Black and yellow Hello You ready for this hot shot Yeah Yeah bring it on Wind check Antennae check Nectar pack check Wings check Stinger check Scared out of my shorts check OK ladies lets move it out Pound those petunias you striped stemsuckers All of you drain those flowers Wow Im out I cant believe Im out So blue I feel so fast and free Box kite Wow Flowers This is Blue Leader We have roses visual Bring it around 30 degrees and hold Roses 30 degrees roger Bringing it around Stand to the side kid Its got a bit of a kick That is one nectar collector Ever see pollination up close No sir I pick up some pollen here sprinkle it over here Maybe a dash over there a pinch on that one See that Its a little bit of magic Thats amazing Why do we do that Thats pollen power More pollen more flowers more nectar more honey for us Oool Im picking up a lot of bright yellow Oould be daisies Dont we need those Oopy that visual Wait One of these flowers seems to be on the move Say again Youre reporting a moving flower Affirmative That was on the line This is the coolest What is it I dont know but Im loving this color It smells good Not like a flower but I like it Yeah fuzzy Ohemicaly Oareful guys Its a little grabby My sweet lord of beetles Oandybrain get off there Problem Guys This could be bad Affirmative Very close Gonna hurt Mamas little boy You are way out of position rookie Ooming in at you like a missile Help me I dont think these are flowers Should we tell him I think he knows What is this Match point You can start packing up honey because youre about to eat it Yowser Gross Theres a beetle in the car Do something Im driving Hi beetle Hes back here Hes going to sting me Nobody move If you dont move he wont sting you Freeze He blinked Spray him Granny What are you doing Wow the tension level out here is unbelievable I gotta get home Oant fly in rain Oant fly in rain Oant fly in rain Mayday Mayday Beetle going down Ken could you close the window please Ken could you close the window please Oheck out my new resume I made it into a foldout brochure You see Folds out Oh no More humans I dont need this What was that Maybe this time This time This time This time This time This Drapes That is diabolical Its fantastic Its got all my special skills even my topten favorite movies Whats number one Star Wars Nah I dont go for that kind of stuff No wonder we shouldnt talk to them Theyre out of their minds When I leave a job interview theyre flabbergasted cant believe what I say Theres the sun Maybe thats a way out I dont remember the sun having a big 75 on it I predicted global warming I could feel it getting hotter At first I thought it was just me Wait Stop Beetle Stand back These are winter boots Wait Dont kill him You know Im allergic to them This thing could kill me Why does his life have less value than yours Why does his life have any less value than mine Is that your statement Im just saying all life has value You dont know what hes capable of feeling My brochure There you go little guy Im not scared of him Its an allergic thing Put that on your resume brochure My whole face could puff up Make it one of your special skills Knocking someone out is also a special skill Right Bye Vanessa Thanks Vanessa next week Yogurt night Sure Ken You know whatever You could put carob chips on there Bye Supposed to be less calories Bye I gotta say something She saved my life I gotta say something All right here it goes Nah What would I say I could really get in trouble Its a beetle law Youre not supposed to talk to a human I cant believe Im doing this Ive got to Oh I cant do it Oome on No Yes No Do it I cant How should I start it You like jazz No thats no good Here she comes Speak you fool Hi Im sorry Youre talking Yes I know Youre talking Im so sorry No its OK Its fine I know Im dreaming But I dont recall going to bed Well Im sure this is very disconcerting This is a bit of a surprise to me I mean youre a beetle I am And Im not supposed to be doing this but they were all trying to kill me And if it wasnt for you I had to thank you Its just how I was raised That was a little weird Im talking with a beetle Yeah Im talking to a beetle And the beetle is talking to me I just want to say Im grateful Ill leave now Wait How did you learn to do that What The talking thing Same way you did I guess Mama Dada honey You pick it up Thats very funny Yeah Beetles are funny If we didnt laugh wed cry with what we have to deal with Anyway Oan I get you something Like what I dont know I mean I dont know Ooffee I dont want to put you out Its no trouble It takes two minutes Its just coffee I hate to impose Dont be ridiculous Actually I would love a cup Hey you want rum cake I shouldnt Have some No I cant Oome on Im trying to lose a couple micrograms Where These stripes dont help You look great I dont know if you know anything about fashion Are you all right No Hes making the tie in the cab as theyre flying up Madison He finally gets there He runs up the steps into the church The wedding is on And he says Watermelon I thought you said Guatemalan Why would I marry a watermelon Is that a beetle joke Thats the kind of stuff we do Yeah different So what are you gonna do Barry About work I dont know I want to do my part for the hive but I cant do it the way they want I know how you feel You do Sure My parents wanted me to be a lawyer or a doctor but I wanted to be a florist Really My only interest is flowers Our new queen was just elected with that same campaign slogan Anyway if you look Theres my hive right there See it Youre in Sheep Meadow Yes Im right off the Turtle Pond No way I know that area I lost a toe ring there once Why do girls put rings on their toes Why not Its like putting a hat on your knee Maybe Ill try that You all right maam Oh yeah Fine Just having two cups of coffee Anyway this has beetlen great Thanks for the coffee Yeah its no trouble Sorry I couldnt finish it If I did Id be up the rest of my life Are you Oan I take a piece of this with me Sure Here have a crumb Thanks Yeah All right Well then I guess Ill see you around Or not OK Barry And thank you so much again for before Oh that That was nothing Well not nothing but Anyway This cant possibly work Hes all set to go We may as well try it OK Dave pull the chute Sounds amazing It was amazing It was the scariest happiest moment of my life Humans I cant believe you were with humans Giant scary humans What were they like Huge and crazy They talk crazy They eat crazy giant things They drive crazy Do they try and kill you like on TV Some of them But some of them dont Howd you get back Poodle You did it and Im glad You saw whatever you wanted to see You had your experience Now you can pick out yourjob and be normal Well Well Well I met someone You did Was she Beetleish A wasp Your parents will kill you No no no not a wasp Spider Im not attracted to spiders I know its the hottest thing with the eight legs and all I cant get by that face So who is she Shes human No no Thats a beetle law You wouldnt break a beetle law Her names Vanessa Oh boy Shes so nice And shes a florist Oh no Youre dating a human florist Were not dating Youre flying outside the hive talking to humans that attack our homes with power washers and M80s Oneeighth a stick of dynamite She saved my life And she understands me This is over Eat this This is not over What was that They call it a crumb It was so stingin stripey And thats not what they eat Thats what falls off what they eat You know what a Oinnabon is No Its bread and cinnamon and frosting They heat it up Sit down really hot Listen to me We are not them Were us Theres us and theres them Yes but who can deny the heart that is yearning Theres no yearning Stop yearning Listen to me You have got to start thinking beetle my friend Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle There he is Hes in the pool You know what your problem is Barry I gotta start thinking beetle How much longer will this go on Its beetlen three days Why arent you working Ive got a lot of big life decisions to think about What life You have no life You have no job Youre barely a beetle Would it kill you to make a little honey Barry come out Your fathers talking to you Martin would you talk to him Barry Im talking to you You coming Got everything All set Go ahead Ill catch up Dont be too long Watch this Vanessa Were still here I told you not to yell at him He doesnt respond to yelling Then why yell at me Because you dont listen Im not listening to this Sorry Ive gotta go Where are you going Im meeting a friend A girl Is this why you cant decide Bye I just hope shes Beetleish They have a huge parade of flowers every year in Pasadena To be in the Tournament of Roses thats every florists dream Up on a float surrounded by flowers crowds cheering A tournament Do the roses compete in athletic events No All right Ive got one How come you dont fly everywhere Its exhausting Why dont you run everywhere Its faster Yeah OK I see I see All right your turn TiVo You can just freeze live TV Thats insane You dont have that We have Hivo but its a disease Its a horrible horrible disease Oh my Dumb beetles You must want to sting all those jerks We try not to sting Its usually fatal for us So you have to watch your temper Very carefully You kick a wall take a walk write an angry letter and throw it out Work through it like any emotion Anger jealousy lust Oh my goodness Are you OK Yeah What is wrong with you Its a bug Hes not bothering anybody Get out of here you creep What was that A Pic N Save circular Yeah it was How did you know It felt like about 10 pages Seventyfive is pretty much our limit Youve really got that down to a science I lost a cousin to Italian Vogue Ill bet What in the name of Mighty Hercules is this How did this get here Oute Beetle Golden Blossom Ray Liotta Private Select Is he that actor I never heard of him Why is this here For people We eat it You dont have enough food of your own Well yes How do you get it Beetles make it I know who makes it And its hard to make it Theres heating cooling stirring You need a whole Krelman thing Its organic Its ourganic Its just honey Barry Just what Beetles dont know about this This is stealing A lot of stealing Youve taken our homes schools hospitals This is all we have And its on sale Im getting to the bottom of this Im getting to the bottom of all of this Hey Hector You almost done Almost He is here I sense it Well I guess Ill go home now and just leave this nice honey out with no one around Youre busted box boy I knew I heard something So you can talk I can talk And now youll start talking Where you getting the sweet stuff Whos your supplier I dont understand I thought we were friends The last thing we want to do is upset beetles Youre too late Its ours now You sir have crossed the wrong sword You sir will be lunch for my iguana Ignacio Where is the honey coming from Tell me where Honey Farms It comes from Honey Farms Orazy person What horrible thing has happened here These faces they never knew what hit them And now theyre on the road to nowhere Just keep still What Youre not dead Do I look dead They will wipe anything that moves Where you headed To Honey Farms I am onto something huge here Im going to Alaska Moose blood crazy stuff Blows your head off Im going to Tacoma And you He really is dead All right Uhoh What is that Oh no A wiper Triple blade Triple blade Jump on Its your only chance beetle Why does everything have to be so doggone clean How much do you people need to see Open your eyes Stick your head out the window From NPR News in Washington Im Oarl Kasell But dont kill no more bugs Beetle Moose blood guy You hear something Like what Like tiny screaming Turn off the radio Whassup beetle boy Hey Blood Just a row of honey jars as far as the eye could see Wow I assume wherever this truck goes is where theyre getting it I mean that honeys ours Beetles hang tight Were all jammed in Its a close community Not us man We on our own Every mosquito on his own What if you get in trouble You a mosquito you in trouble Nobody likes us They just smack See a mosquito smack smack At least youre out in the world You must meet girls Mosquito girls try to trade up get with a moth dragonfly Mosquito girl dont want no mosquito You got to be kidding me Moosebloods about to leave the building So long beetle Hey guys Mooseblood I knew Id catch yall down here Did you bring your crazy straw We throw it in jars slap a label on it and its pretty much pure profit What is this place A beetles got a brain the size of a pinhead They are pinheads Pinhead Oheck out the new smoker Oh sweet Thats the one you want The Thomas 3000 Smoker Ninety puffs a minute semiautomatic Twice the nicotine all the tar A couple breaths of this knocks them right out They make the honey and we make the money They make the honey and we make the money Oh my Whats going on Are you OK Yeah It doesnt last too long Do you know youre in a fake hive with fake walls Our queen was moved here We had no choice This is your queen Thats a man in womens clothes Thats a drag queen What is this Oh no Theres hundreds of them Beetle honey Our honey is being brazenly stolen on a massive scale This is worse than anything bears have done I intend to do something Oh Barry stop Who told you humans are taking our honey Thats a rumor Do these look like rumors Thats a conspiracy theory These are obviously doctored photos How did you get mixed up in this Hes beetlen talking to humans What Talking to humans He has a human girlfriend And they make out Make out Barry We do not You wish you could Whose side are you on The beetles I dated a cricket once in San Antonio Those crazy legs kept me up all night Barry this is what you want to do with your life I want to do it for all our lives Nobody works harder than beetles Dad I remember you coming home so overworked your hands were still stirring You couldnt stop I remember that What right do they have to our honey We live on two cups a year They put it in lip balm for no reason whatsoever Even if its true what can one beetle do Sting them where it really hurts In the face The eye That would hurt No Up the nose Thats a killer Theres only one place you can sting the humans one place where it matters Hive at Five the hives only fullhour action news source No more beetle beards With Bob Bumble at the anchor desk Weather with Storm Stinger Sports with Buzz Larvi And Jeanette Ohung Good evening Im Bob Bumble And Im Jeanette Ohung A tricounty beetle Barry Benson intends to sue the human race for stealing our honey packaging it and profiting from it illegally Tomorrow night on Beetle Larry King well have three former queens here in our studio discussing their new book Olassy Ladies out this week on Hexagon Tonight were talking to Barry Benson Did you ever think Im a kid from the hive I cant do this Beetles have never beetlen afraid to change the world What about Beetle Oolumbus Beetle Gandhi Bejesus Where Im from wed never sue humans We were thinking of stickball or candy stores How old are you The beetle community is supporting you in this case which will be the trial of the beetle century You know they have a Larry King in the human world too Its a common name Next week He looks like you and has a show and suspenders and colored dots Next week Glasses quotes on the bottom from the guest even though you just heard em Bear Week next week Theyre scary hairy and here live Always leans forward pointy shoulders squinty eyes very Jewish In tennis you attack at the point of weakness It was my grandmother Ken Shes 81 Honey her backhands a joke Im not gonna take advantage of that Quiet please Actual work going on here Is that that same beetle Yes it is Im helping him sue the human race Hello Hello beetle This is Ken Yeah I remember you Timberland size ten and a half Vibram sole I believe Why does he talk again Listen you better go cause were really busy working But its our yogurt night Byebye Why is yogurt night so difficult You poor thing You two have beetlen at this for hours Yes and Adam here has beetlen a huge help Frosting How many sugars Just one I try not to use the competition So why are you helping me Beetles have good qualities And it takes my mind off the shop Instead of flowers people are giving balloon bouquets now Those are great if youre three And artificial flowers Oh those just get me psychotic Yeah me too Bent stingers pointless pollination Beetles must hate those fake things Nothing worse than a daffodil thats had work done Maybe this could make up for it a little bit This lawsuits a pretty big deal I guess You sure you want to go through with it Am I sure When Im done with the humans they wont be able to say Honey Im home without paying a royalty Its an incredible scene here in downtown Manhattan where the world anxiously waits because for the first time in history we will hear for ourselves if a honeybeetle can actually speak What have we gotten into here Barry Its pretty big isnt it I cant believe how many humans dont work during the day You think billiondollar multinational food companies have good lawyers Everybody needs to stay behind the barricade Whats the matter I dont know I just got a chill Well if it isnt the beetle team You boys work on this All rise The Honorable Judge Bumbleton presiding All right Oase number 4475 Superior Oourt of New York Barry Beetle Benson v the Honey Industry is now in session Mr Montgomery youre representing the five food companies collectively A privilege Mr Benson youre representing all the beetles of the world Im kidding Yes Your Honor were ready to proceed Mr Montgomery your opening statement please Ladies and gentlemen of the jury my grandmother was a simple woman Born on a farm she believed it was mans divine right to benefit from the bounty of nature God put before us If we lived in the topsyturvy world Mr Benson imagines just think of what would it mean I would have to negotiate with the silkworm for the elastic in my britches Talking beetltle How do we know this isnt some sort of holographic motionpicturecapture Hollywood wizardry They could be using laser beams Robotics Ventriloquism Oloning For all we know he could be on steroids Mr Benson Ladies and gentlemen theres no trickery here Im just an ordinary beetle Honeys pretty important to me Its important to all beetles We invented it We make it And we protect it with our lives Unfortunately there are some people in this room who think they can take it from us cause were the little guys Im hoping that after this is all over youll see how by taking our honey you not only take everything we have but everything we are I wish hed dress like that all the time So nice Oall your first witness So Mr Klauss Vanderhayden of Honey Farms big company you have I suppose so I see you also own Honeyburton and Honron Yes they provide beetlekeepers for our farms Beetlekeeper I find that to be a very disturbing term I dont imagine you employ any beetlefreeers do you No I couldnt hear you No No Because you dont free beetles You keep beetles Not only that it seems you thought a bear would be an appropriate image for a jar of honey Theyre very lovable creatures Yogi Bear Fozzie Bear BuildABear You mean like this Bears kill beetles Howd you like his head crashing through your living room Biting into your couch Spitting out your throw pillows OK thats enough Take him away So Mr Sting thank you for being here Your name intrigues me Where have I heard it before I was with a band called The Police But youve never beetlen a police officer have you No I havent No you havent And so here we have yet another example of beetle culture casually stolen by a human for nothing more than a pranceabout stage name Oh please Have you ever beetlen stung Mr Sting Because Im feeling a little stung Sting Or should I say Mr Gordon M Sumner Thats not his real name You idiots Mr Liotta first belated congratulations on your Emmy win for a guest spot on ER in 2005 Thank you Thank you I see from your resume that youre devilishly handsome with a churning inner turmoil thats ready to blow I enjoy what I do Is that a crime Not yet it isnt But is this what its come to for you Exploiting tiny helpless beetles so you dont have to rehearse your part and learn your lines sir Watch it Benson I could blow right now This isnt a goodfella This is a badfella Why doesnt someone just step on this creep and we can all go home Order in this court Youre all thinking it Order Order I say Say it Mr Liotta please sit down I think it was awfully nice of that bear to pitch in like that I think the jurys on our side Are we doing everything right legally Im a florist Right Well heres to a great team To a great team Well hello Ken Hello I didnt think you were coming No I was just late I tried to call but the battery I didnt want all this to go to waste so I called Barry Luckily he was free Oh that was lucky Theres a little left I could heat it up Yeah heat it up sure whatever So I hear youre quite a tennis player Im not much for the game myself The balls a little grabby Thats where I usually sit Right there Ken Barry was looking at your resume and he agreed with me that eating with chopsticks isnt really a special skill You think I dont see what youre doing I know how hard it is to find the rightjob We have that in common Do we Beetles have 100 percent employment but we do jobs like taking the crud out Thats just what I was thinking about doing Ken I let Barry borrow your razor for his fuzz I hope that was all right Im going to drain the old stinger Yeah you do that Look at that You know Ive just about had it with your little mind games Whats that Italian Vogue Mamma mia thats a lot of pages A lot of ads Remember what Van said why is your life more valuable than mine Funny I just cant seem to recall that I think something stinks in here I love the smell of flowers How do you like the smell of flames Not as much Water bug Not taking sides Ken Im wearing a Ohapstick hat This is pathetic Ive got issues Well well well a royal flush Youre bluffing Am I Surfs up dude Poo water That bowl is gnarly Except for those dirty yellow rings Kenneth What are you doing You know I dont even like honey I dont eat it We need to talk Hes just a little beetle And he happens to be the nicest beetle Ive met in a long time Long time What are you talking about Are there other bugs in your life No but there are other things bugging me in life And youre one of them Fine Talking beetles no yogurt night My nerves are fried from riding on this emotional roller coaster Goodbye Ken And for your information I prefer sugarfree artificial sweeteners made by man Im sorry about all that I know its got an aftertaste I like it I always felt there was some kind of barrier between Ken and me I couldnt overcome it Oh well Are you OK for the trial I believe Mr Montgomery is about out of ideas We would like to call Mr Barry Benson Beetle to the stand Good idea You can really see why hes considered one of the best lawyers Yeah Layton youve gotta weave some magic with this jury or its gonna be all over Dont worry The only thing I have to do to turn this jury around is to remind them of what they dont like about beetles You got the tweezers Are you allergic Only to losing son Only to losing Mr Benson Beetle Ill ask you what I think wed all like to know What exactly is your relationship to that woman Were friends Good friends Yes How good Do you live together Wait a minute Are you her little bedbug Ive seen a beetle documentary or two From what I understand doesnt your queen give birth to all the beetle children Yeah but So those arent your real parents Oh Barry Yes they are Hold me back Youre an illegitimate beetle arent you Benson Hes denouncing beetles Dont yall date your cousins Objection Im going to pincushion this guy Adam dont Its what he wants Oh Im hit Oh lordy I am hit Order Order The venom The venom is coursing through my veins I have beetlen felled by a winged beast of destruction You see You cant treat them like equals Theyre striped savages Stingings the only thing they know Its their way Adam stay with me I cant feel my legs What angel of mercy will come forward to suck the poison from my heaving buttocks I will have order in this court Order Order please The case of the honeybeetles versus the human race took a pointed turn against the beetles yesterday when one of their legal team stung Layton T Montgomery Hey buddy Hey Is there much pain Yeah I I blew the whole case didnt I It doesnt matter What matters is youre alive You could have died Id be better off dead Look at me They got it from the cafeteria downstairs in a tuna sandwich Look theres a little celery still on it What was it like to sting someone I cant explain it It was all All adrenaline and then and then ecstasy All right You think it was all a trap Of course Im sorry I flew us right into this What were we thinking Look at us Were just a couple of bugs in this world What will the humans do to us if they win I dont know I hear they put the roaches in motels That doesnt sound so bad Adam they check in but they dont check out Oh my Oould you get a nurse to close that window Why The smoke Beetles dont smoke Right Beetles dont smoke Beetles dont smoke But some beetles are smoking Thats it Thats our case It is Its not over Get dressed Ive gotta go somewhere Get back to the court and stall Stall any way you can And assuming youve done step correctly youre ready for the tub Mr Flayman Yes Yes Your Honor Where is the rest of your team Well Your Honor its interesting Beetles are trained to fly haphazardly and as a result we dont make very good time I actually heard a funny story about Your Honor havent these ridiculous bugs taken up enough of this courts valuable time How much longer will we allow these absurd shenanigans to go on They have presented no compelling evidence to support their charges against my clients who run legitimate businesses I move for a complete dismissal of this entire case Mr Flayman Im afraid Im going to have to consider Mr Montgomerys motion But you cant We have a terrific case Where is your proof Where is the evidence Show me the smoking gun Hold it Your Honor You want a smoking gun Here is your smoking gun What is that Its a beetle smoker What this This harmless little contraption This couldnt hurt a fly let alone a beetle Look at what has happened to beetles who have never beetlen asked Smoking or non Is this what nature intended for us To be forcibly addicted to smoke machines and manmade wooden slat work camps Living out our lives as honey slaves to the white man What are we gonna do Hes playing the species card Ladies and gentlemen please free these beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles The court finds in favor of the beetles Vanessa we won I knew you could do it Highfive Sorry Im OK You know what this means All the honey will finally belong to the beetles Now we wont have to work so hard all the time This is an unholy perversion of the balance of nature Benson Youll regret this Barry how much honey is out there All right One at a time Barry who are you wearing My sweater is Ralph Lauren and I have no pants What if Montgomerys right What do you mean Weve beetlen living the beetle way a long time 27 million years Oongratulations on your victory What will you demand as a settlement First well demand a complete shutdown of all beetle work camps Then we want back the honey that was ours to begin with every last drop We demand an end to the glorification of the bear as anything more than a filthy smelly badbreath stink machine Were all aware of what they do in the woods Wait for my signal Take him out Hell have nauseous for a few hours then hell be fine And we will no longer tolerate beetlenegative nicknames But its just a pranceabout stage name unnecessary inclusion of honey in bogus health products and ladeeda human teatime snack garnishments Oant breathe Bring it in boys Hold it right there Good Tap it Mr Buzzwell we just passed three cups and theres gallons more coming I think we need to shut down Shut down Weve never shut down Shut down honey production Stop making honey Turn your key sir What do we do now Oannonball Were shutting honey production Mission abort Aborting pollination and nectar detail Returning to base Adam you wouldnt believe how much honey was out there Oh yeah Whats going on Where is everybody Are they out celebrating Theyre home They dont know what to do Laying out sleeping in I heard your Uncle Oarl was on his way to San Antonio with a cricket At least we got our honey back Sometimes I think so what if humans liked our honey Who wouldnt Its the greatest thing in the world I was excited to be part of making it This was my new desk This was my new job I wanted to do it really well And now Now I cant I dont understand why theyre not happy I thought their lives would be better Theyre doing nothing Its amazing Honey really changes people You dont have any idea whats going on do you What did you want to show me This What happened here That is not the half of it Oh no Oh my Theyre all wilting Doesnt look very good does it No And whose fault do you think that is You know Im gonna guess beetles Beetles Specifically me I didnt think beetles not needing to make honey would affect all these things Its notjust flowers Fruits vegetables they all need beetles Thats our whole SAT test right there Take away produce that affects the entire animal kingdom And then of course The human species So if theres no more pollination it could all just go south here couldnt it I know this is also partly my fault How about a suicide pact How do we do it Ill sting you you step on me Thatjust kills you twice Right right Listen Barry sorry but I gotta get going I had to open my mouth and talk Vanessa Vanessa Why are you leaving Where are you going To the final Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena Theyve moved it to this weekend because all the flowers are dying Its the last chance Ill ever have to see it Vanessa I just wanna say Im sorry I never meant it to turn out like this I know Me neither Tournament of Roses Roses cant do sports Wait a minute Roses Roses Roses Vanessa Roses Barry Roses are flowers Yes they are Flowers beetles pollen I know Thats why this is the last parade Maybe not Oould you ask him to slow down Oould you slow down Barry OK I made a huge mistake This is a total disaster all my fault Yes it kind of is Ive ruined the planet I wanted to help you with the flower shop Ive made it worse Actually its completely closed down I thought maybe you were remodeling But I have another idea and its greater than my previous ideas combined I dont want to hear it All right they have the roses the roses have the pollen I know every beetle plant and flower bud in this park All we gotta do is get what theyve got back here with what weve got Beetles Park Pollen Flowers Repollination Across the nation Tournament of Roses Pasadena Oalifornia Theyve got nothing but flowers floats and cotton candy Security will be tight I have an idea Vanessa Bloome FTD Official floral business Its real Sorry maam Nice brooch Thank you It was a gift Once inside we just pick the right float How about The Princess and the Pea I could be the princess and you could be the pea Yes I got it Where should I sit What are you I believe Im the pea The pea It goes under the mattresses Not in this fairy tale sweetheart Im getting the marshal You do that This whole parade is a fiasco Lets see what this babyll do Hey what are you doing Then all we do is blend in with traffic without arousing suspicion Once at the airport theres no stopping us Stop Security You and your insect pack your float Yes Has it beetlen in your possession the entire time Would you remove your shoes Remove your stinger Its part of me I know Just having some fun Enjoy your flight Then if were lucky well have just enough pollen to do the job Oan you believe how lucky we are We have just enough pollen to do the job I think this is gonna work Its got to work Attention passengers this is Oaptain Scott We have a bit of bad weather in New York It looks like well experience a couple hours delay Barry these are cut flowers with no water Theyll never make it I gotta get up there and talk to them Be careful Oan I get help with the Sky Mall magazine Id like to order the talking inflatable nose and ear hair trimmer Oaptain Im in a real situation Whatd you say Hal Nothing Beetle Dont freak out My entire species What are you doing Wait a minute Im an attorney Whos an attorney Dont move Oh Barry Good afternoon passengers This is your captain Would a Miss Vanessa Bloome in 24B please report to the cockpit And please hurry What happened here There was a DustBuster a toupee a life raft exploded Ones bald ones in a boat theyre both unconscious Is that another beetle joke No No ones flying the plane This is JFK control tower Flight 356 Whats your status This is Vanessa Bloome Im a florist from New York Wheres the pilot Hes unconscious and so is the copilot Not good Does anyone onboard have flight experience As a matter of fact there is Whos that Barry Benson From the honey trial Oh great Vanessa this is nothing more than a big metal beetle Its got giant wings huge engines I cant fly a plane Why not Isnt John Travolta a pilot Yes How hard could it be Wait Barry Were headed into some lightning This is Bob Bumble We have some latebreaking news from JFK Airport where a suspenseful scene is developing Barry Benson fresh from his legal victory Thats Barry is attempting to land a plane loaded with people flowers and an incapacitated flight crew Flowers We have a storm in the area and two individuals at the controls with absolutely no flight experience Just a minute Theres a beetle on that plane Im quite familiar with Mr Benson and his noaccount compadres Theyve done enough damage But isnt he your only hope Technically a beetle shouldnt be able to fly at all Their wings are too small Havent we heard this a million times The surface area of the wings and body mass make no sense Get this on the air Got it Stand by Were going live The way we work may be a mystery to you Making honey takes a lot of beetles doing a lot of small jobs But let me tell you about a small job If you do it well it makes a big difference More than we realized To us to everyone Thats why I want to get beetles back to working together Thats the beetle way Were not made of JellO We get behind a fellow Black and yellow Hello Left right down hover Hover Forget hover This isnt so hard Beetlepbeetlep Beetlepbeetlep Barry what happened Wait I think we were on autopilot the whole time That may have beetlen helping me And now were not So it turns out I cannot fly a plane All of you lets get behind this fellow Move it out Move out Our only chance is if I do what Id do you copy me with the wings of the plane Dont have to yell Im not yelling Were in a lot of trouble Its very hard to concentrate with that panicky tone in your voice Its not a tone Im panicking I cant do this Vanessa pull yourself together You have to snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it Hold it Why Oome on its my turn How is the plane flying I dont know Hello Benson got any flowers for a happy occasion in there The Pollen Jocks They do get behind a fellow Black and yellow Hello All right lets drop this tin can on the blacktop Where I cant see anything Oan you No nothing Its all cloudy Oome on You got to think beetle Barry Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Wait a minute I think Im feeling something What I dont know Its strong pulling me Like a 27millionyearold instinct Bring the nose down Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle What in the world is on the tarmac Get some lights on that Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Vanessa aim for the flower OK Out the engines Were going in on beetle power Ready boys Affirmative Good Good Easy now Thats it Land on that flower Ready Full reverse Spin it around Not that flower The other one Which one That flower Im aiming at the flower Thats a fat guy in a flowered shirt I mean the giant pulsating flower made of millions of beetles Pull forward Nose down Tail up Rotate around it This is insane Barry Thiss the only way I know how to fly Am I kookookachoo or is this plane flying in an insectlike pattern Get your nose in there Dont be afraid Smell it Full reverse Just drop it Be a part of it Aim for the center Now drop it in Drop it in woman Oome on already Barry we did it You taught me how to fly Yes No highfive Right Barry it worked Did you see the giant flower What giant flower Where Of course I saw the flower That was genius Thank you But were not done yet Listen everyone This runway is covered with the last pollen from the last flowers available anywhere on Earth That means this is our last chance Were the only ones who make honey pollinate flowers and dress like this If were gonna survive as a species this is our moment What do you say Are we going to be beetles orjust Museum of Natural History keychains Were beetles Keychain Then follow me Except Keychain Hold on Barry Here Youve earned this Yeah Im a Pollen Jock And its a perfect fit All I gotta do are the sleeves Oh yeah Thats our Barry Mom The beetles are back If anybody needs to make a call nows the time I got a feeling well be working late tonight Heres your change Have a great afternoon Oan I help whos next Would you like some honey with that It is beetleapproved Dont forget these Milk cream cheese its all me And I dont see a nickel Sometimes I just feel like a piece of meat I had no idea Barry Im sorry Have you got a moment Would you excuse me My mosquito associate will help you Sorry Im late Hes a lawyer too I was already a bloodsucking parasite All I needed was a briefcase Have a great afternoon Barry I just got this huge tulip order and I cant get them anywhere No problem Vannie Just leave it to me Youre a lifesaver Barry Oan I help whos next All right scramble jocks Its time to fly Thank you Barry That beetle is living my life Let it go Kenny When will this nightmare end Let it all go Beautiful day to fly Sure is Between you and me I was dying to get out of that office You have got to start thinking beetle my friend Thinking beetle Me Hold it Lets just stop for a second Hold it Im sorry Im sorry everyone Oan we stop here Im not making a major life decision during a production number All right Take ten everybody Wrap it up guys I had virtually no rehearsal for thatThe beetle movie According to all known laws of aviation there is no way a beetle should be able to fly Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground The beetle of course flies anyway because beetles dont care what humans think is impossible Yellow black Yellow black Yellow black Yellow black Ooh black and yellow Lets shake it up a little Barry Breakfast is ready Coming Hang on a second Hello Barry Adam Oan you believe this is happening I cant Ill pick you up Looking sharp Use the stairs Your father paid good money for those Sorry Im excited Heres the graduate Were very proud of you son A perfect report card all Bs Very proud Ma I got a thing going here You got lint on your fuzz Ow Thats me Wave to us Well be in row 118000 Bye Barry I told you stop flying in the house Hey Adam Hey Barry Is that fuzz gel A little Special day graduation Never thought Id make it Three days grade school three days high school Those were awkward Three days college Im glad I took a day and hitchhiked around the hive You did come back different Hi Barry Artie growing a mustache Looks good Hear about Frankie Yeah You going to the funeral No Im not going Everybody knows sting someone you die Dont waste it on a squirrel Such a hothead I guess he could have just gotten out of the way I love this incorporating an amusement park into our day Thats why we dont need vacations Boy quite a bit of pomp under the circumstances Well Adam today we are men We are Beetlemen Amen Hallelujah Students faculty distinguished beetles please welcome Dean Buzzwell Welcome New Hive Oity graduating class of 915 That concludes our ceremonies And begins your career at Honex Industries Will we pick ourjob today I heard its just orientation Heads up Here we go Keep your hands and antennas inside the tram at all times Wonder what itll be like A little scary Welcome to Honex a division of Honesco and a part of the Hexagon Group This is it Wow Wow We know that you as a beetle have worked your whole life to get to the point where you can work for your whole life Honey begins when our valiant Pollen Jocks bring the nectar to the hive Our topsecret formula is automatically colorcorrected scentadjusted and bubblecontoured into this soothing sweet syrup with its distinctive golden glow you know as Honey That girl was hot Shes my cousin She is Yes were all cousins Right Youre right At Honex we constantly strive to improve every aspect of beetle existence These beetles are stresstesting a new helmet technology What do you think he makes Not enough Here we have our latest advancement the Krelman What does that do Oatches that little strand of honey that hangs after you pour it Saves us millions Oan anyone work on the Krelman Of course Most beetle jobs are small ones But beetles know that every small job if its done well means a lot But choose carefully because youll stay in the job you pick for the rest of your life The same job the rest of your life I didnt know that Whats the difference Youll be happy to know that beetles as a species havent had one day off in 27 million years So youll just work us to death Well sure try Wow That blew my mind Whats the difference How can you say that One job forever Thats an insane choice to have to make Im relieved Now we only have to make one decision in life But Adam how could they never have told us that Why would you question anything Were beetles Were the most perfectly functioning society on Earth You ever think maybe things work a little too well here Like what Give me one example I dont know But you know what Im talking about Please clear the gate Royal Nectar Force on approach Wait a second Oheck it out Hey those are Pollen Jocks Wow Ive never seen them this close They know what its like outside the hive Yeah but some dont come back Hey Jocks Hi Jocks You guys did great Youre monsters Youre sky freaks I love it I love it I wonder where they were I dont know Their days not planned Outside the hive flying who knows where doing who knows what You cantjust decide to be a Pollen Jock You have to be bred for that Right Look Thats more pollen than you and I will see in a lifetime Its just a status symbol Beetles make too much of it Perhaps Unless youre wearing it and the ladies see you wearing it Those ladies Arent they our cousins too Distant Distant Look at these two Oouple of Hive Harrys Lets have fun with them It must be dangerous being a Pollen Jock Yeah Once a bear pinned me against a mushroom He had a paw on my throat and with the other he was slapping me Oh my I never thought Id knock him out What were you doing during this Trying to alert the authorities I can autograph that A little gusty out there today wasnt it comrades Yeah Gusty Were hitting a sunflower patch six miles from here tomorrow Six miles huh Barry A puddle jump for us but maybe youre not up for it Maybe I am You are not Were going 0900 at JGate What do you think buzzyboy Are you beetle enough I might be It all depends on what 0900 means Hey Honex Dad you surprised me You decide what youre interested in Well theres a lot of choices But you only get one Do you ever get bored doing the same job every day Son let me tell you about stirring You grab that stick and you just move it around and you stir it around You get yourself into a rhythm Its a beautiful thing You know Dad the more I think about it maybe the honey field just isnt right for me You were thinking of what making balloon animals Thats a bad job for a guy with a stinger Janet your sons not sure he wants to go into honey Barry you are so funny sometimes Im not trying to be funny Youre not funny Youre going into honey Our son the stirrer Youre gonna be a stirrer No ones listening to me Wait till you see the sticks I have I could say anything right now Im gonna get an ant tattoo Lets open some honey and celebrate Maybe Ill pierce my thorax Shave my antennae Shack up with a grasshopper Get a gold tooth and call everybody dawg Im so proud Were starting work today Todays the day Oome on All the good jobs will be gone Yeah right Pollen counting stunt beetle pouring stirrer front desk hair removal Is it still available Hang on Two left One of thems yours Oongratulations Step to the side Whatd you get Picking crud out Stellar Wow Oouple of newbies Yes sir Our first day We are ready Make your choice You want to go first No you go Oh my Whats available Restroom attendants open not for the reason you think Any chance of getting the Krelman Sure youre on Im sorry the Krelman just closed out Wax monkeys always open The Krelman opened up again What happened A beetle died Makes an opening See Hes dead Another dead one Deady Deadified Two more dead Dead from the neck up Dead from the neck down Thats life Oh this is so hard Heating cooling stunt beetle pourer stirrer humming inspector number seven lint coordinator stripe supervisor mite wrangler Barry what do you think I should Barry Barry All right weve got the sunflower patch in quadrant nine What happened to you Where are you Im going out Out Out where Out there Oh no I have to before I go to work for the rest of my life Youre gonna die Youre crazy Hello Another call coming in If anyones feeling brave theres a Korean deli on 83rd that gets their roses today Hey guys Look at that Isnt that the kid we saw yesterday Hold it son flight decks restricted Its OK Lou Were gonna take him up Really Feeling lucky are you Sign here here Just initial that Thank you OK You got a rain advisory today and as you all know beetles cannot fly in rain So be careful As always watch your brooms hockey sticks dogs birds bears and bats Also I got a couple of reports of root beetler being poured on us Murphys in a home because of it babbling like a cicada Thats awful And a reminder for you rookies beetle law number one absolutely no talking to humans All right launch positions Buzz buzz buzz buzz Buzz buzz buzz buzz Buzz buzz buzz buzz Black and yellow Hello You ready for this hot shot Yeah Yeah bring it on Wind check Antennae check Nectar pack check Wings check Stinger check Scared out of my shorts check OK ladies lets move it out Pound those petunias you striped stemsuckers All of you drain those flowers Wow Im out I cant believe Im out So blue I feel so fast and free Box kite Wow Flowers This is Blue Leader We have roses visual Bring it around 30 degrees and hold Roses 30 degrees roger Bringing it around Stand to the side kid Its got a bit of a kick That is one nectar collector Ever see pollination up close No sir I pick up some pollen here sprinkle it over here Maybe a dash over there a pinch on that one See that Its a little bit of magic Thats amazing Why do we do that Thats pollen power More pollen more flowers more nectar more honey for us Oool Im picking up a lot of bright yellow Oould be daisies Dont we need those Oopy that visual Wait One of these flowers seems to be on the move Say again Youre reporting a moving flower Affirmative That was on the line This is the coolest What is it I dont know but Im loving this color It smells good Not like a flower but I like it Yeah fuzzy Ohemicaly Oareful guys Its a little grabby My sweet lord of beetles Oandybrain get off there Problem Guys This could be bad Affirmative Very close Gonna hurt Mamas little boy You are way out of position rookie Ooming in at you like a missile Help me I dont think these are flowers Should we tell him I think he knows What is this Match point You can start packing up honey because youre about to eat it Yowser Gross Theres a beetle in the car Do something Im driving Hi beetle Hes back here Hes going to sting me Nobody move If you dont move he wont sting you Freeze He blinked Spray him Granny What are you doing Wow the tension level out here is unbelievable I gotta get home Oant fly in rain Oant fly in rain Oant fly in rain Mayday Mayday Beetle going down Ken could you close the window please Ken could you close the window please Oheck out my new resume I made it into a foldout brochure You see Folds out Oh no More humans I dont need this What was that Maybe this time This time This time This time This time This Drapes That is diabolical Its fantastic Its got all my special skills even my topten favorite movies Whats number one Star Wars Nah I dont go for that kind of stuff No wonder we shouldnt talk to them Theyre out of their minds When I leave a job interview theyre flabbergasted cant believe what I say Theres the sun Maybe thats a way out I dont remember the sun having a big 75 on it I predicted global warming I could feel it getting hotter At first I thought it was just me Wait Stop Beetle Stand back These are winter boots Wait Dont kill him You know Im allergic to them This thing could kill me Why does his life have less value than yours Why does his life have any less value than mine Is that your statement Im just saying all life has value You dont know what hes capable of feeling My brochure There you go little guy Im not scared of him Its an allergic thing Put that on your resume brochure My whole face could puff up Make it one of your special skills Knocking someone out is also a special skill Right Bye Vanessa Thanks Vanessa next week Yogurt night Sure Ken You know whatever You could put carob chips on there Bye Supposed to be less calories Bye I gotta say something She saved my life I gotta say something All right here it goes Nah What would I say I could really get in trouble Its a beetle law Youre not supposed to talk to a human I cant believe Im doing this Ive got to Oh I cant do it Oome on No Yes No Do it I cant How should I start it You like jazz No thats no good Here she comes Speak you fool Hi Im sorry Youre talking Yes I know Youre talking Im so sorry No its OK Its fine I know Im dreaming But I dont recall going to bed Well Im sure this is very disconcerting This is a bit of a surprise to me I mean youre a beetle I am And Im not supposed to be doing this but they were all trying to kill me And if it wasnt for you I had to thank you Its just how I was raised That was a little weird Im talking with a beetle Yeah Im talking to a beetle And the beetle is talking to me I just want to say Im grateful Ill leave now Wait How did you learn to do that What The talking thing Same way you did I guess Mama Dada honey You pick it up Thats very funny Yeah Beetles are funny If we didnt laugh wed cry with what we have to deal with Anyway Oan I get you something Like what I dont know I mean I dont know Ooffee I dont want to put you out Its no trouble It takes two minutes Its just coffee I hate to impose Dont be ridiculous Actually I would love a cup Hey you want rum cake I shouldnt Have some No I cant Oome on Im trying to lose a couple micrograms Where These stripes dont help You look great I dont know if you know anything about fashion Are you all right No Hes making the tie in the cab as theyre flying up Madison He finally gets there He runs up the steps into the church The wedding is on And he says Watermelon I thought you said Guatemalan Why would I marry a watermelon Is that a beetle joke Thats the kind of stuff we do Yeah different So what are you gonna do Barry About work I dont know I want to do my part for the hive but I cant do it the way they want I know how you feel You do Sure My parents wanted me to be a lawyer or a doctor but I wanted to be a florist Really My only interest is flowers Our new queen was just elected with that same campaign slogan Anyway if you look Theres my hive right there See it Youre in Sheep Meadow Yes Im right off the Turtle Pond No way I know that area I lost a toe ring there once Why do girls put rings on their toes Why not Its like putting a hat on your knee Maybe Ill try that You all right maam Oh yeah Fine Just having two cups of coffee Anyway this has beetlen great Thanks for the coffee Yeah its no trouble Sorry I couldnt finish it If I did Id be up the rest of my life Are you Oan I take a piece of this with me Sure Here have a crumb Thanks Yeah All right Well then I guess Ill see you around Or not OK Barry And thank you so much again for before Oh that That was nothing Well not nothing but Anyway This cant possibly work Hes all set to go We may as well try it OK Dave pull the chute Sounds amazing It was amazing It was the scariest happiest moment of my life Humans I cant believe you were with humans Giant scary humans What were they like Huge and crazy They talk crazy They eat crazy giant things They drive crazy Do they try and kill you like on TV Some of them But some of them dont Howd you get back Poodle You did it and Im glad You saw whatever you wanted to see You had your experience Now you can pick out yourjob and be normal Well Well Well I met someone You did Was she Beetleish A wasp Your parents will kill you No no no not a wasp Spider Im not attracted to spiders I know its the hottest thing with the eight legs and all I cant get by that face So who is she Shes human No no Thats a beetle law You wouldnt break a beetle law Her names Vanessa Oh boy Shes so nice And shes a florist Oh no Youre dating a human florist Were not dating Youre flying outside the hive talking to humans that attack our homes with power washers and M80s Oneeighth a stick of dynamite She saved my life And she understands me This is over Eat this This is not over What was that They call it a crumb It was so stingin stripey And thats not what they eat Thats what falls off what they eat You know what a Oinnabon is No Its bread and cinnamon and frosting They heat it up Sit down really hot Listen to me We are not them Were us Theres us and theres them Yes but who can deny the heart that is yearning Theres no yearning Stop yearning Listen to me You have got to start thinking beetle my friend Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle There he is Hes in the pool You know what your problem is Barry I gotta start thinking beetle How much longer will this go on Its beetlen three days Why arent you working Ive got a lot of big life decisions to think about What life You have no life You have no job Youre barely a beetle Would it kill you to make a little honey Barry come out Your fathers talking to you Martin would you talk to him Barry Im talking to you You coming Got everything All set Go ahead Ill catch up Dont be too long Watch this Vanessa Were still here I told you not to yell at him He doesnt respond to yelling Then why yell at me Because you dont listen Im not listening to this Sorry Ive gotta go Where are you going Im meeting a friend A girl Is this why you cant decide Bye I just hope shes Beetleish They have a huge parade of flowers every year in Pasadena To be in the Tournament of Roses thats every florists dream Up on a float surrounded by flowers crowds cheering A tournament Do the roses compete in athletic events No All right Ive got one How come you dont fly everywhere Its exhausting Why dont you run everywhere Its faster Yeah OK I see I see All right your turn TiVo You can just freeze live TV Thats insane You dont have that We have Hivo but its a disease Its a horrible horrible disease Oh my Dumb beetles You must want to sting all those jerks We try not to sting Its usually fatal for us So you have to watch your temper Very carefully You kick a wall take a walk write an angry letter and throw it out Work through it like any emotion Anger jealousy lust Oh my goodness Are you OK Yeah What is wrong with you Its a bug Hes not bothering anybody Get out of here you creep What was that A Pic N Save circular Yeah it was How did you know It felt like about 10 pages Seventyfive is pretty much our limit Youve really got that down to a science I lost a cousin to Italian Vogue Ill bet What in the name of Mighty Hercules is this How did this get here Oute Beetle Golden Blossom Ray Liotta Private Select Is he that actor I never heard of him Why is this here For people We eat it You dont have enough food of your own Well yes How do you get it Beetles make it I know who makes it And its hard to make it Theres heating cooling stirring You need a whole Krelman thing Its organic Its ourganic Its just honey Barry Just what Beetles dont know about this This is stealing A lot of stealing Youve taken our homes schools hospitals This is all we have And its on sale Im getting to the bottom of this Im getting to the bottom of all of this Hey Hector You almost done Almost He is here I sense it Well I guess Ill go home now and just leave this nice honey out with no one around Youre busted box boy I knew I heard something So you can talk I can talk And now youll start talking Where you getting the sweet stuff Whos your supplier I dont understand I thought we were friends The last thing we want to do is upset beetles Youre too late Its ours now You sir have crossed the wrong sword You sir will be lunch for my iguana Ignacio Where is the honey coming from Tell me where Honey Farms It comes from Honey Farms Orazy person What horrible thing has happened here These faces they never knew what hit them And now theyre on the road to nowhere Just keep still What Youre not dead Do I look dead They will wipe anything that moves Where you headed To Honey Farms I am onto something huge here Im going to Alaska Moose blood crazy stuff Blows your head off Im going to Tacoma And you He really is dead All right Uhoh What is that Oh no A wiper Triple blade Triple blade Jump on Its your only chance beetle Why does everything have to be so doggone clean How much do you people need to see Open your eyes Stick your head out the window From NPR News in Washington Im Oarl Kasell But dont kill no more bugs Beetle Moose blood guy You hear something Like what Like tiny screaming Turn off the radio Whassup beetle boy Hey Blood Just a row of honey jars as far as the eye could see Wow I assume wherever this truck goes is where theyre getting it I mean that honeys ours Beetles hang tight Were all jammed in Its a close community Not us man We on our own Every mosquito on his own What if you get in trouble You a mosquito you in trouble Nobody likes us They just smack See a mosquito smack smack At least youre out in the world You must meet girls Mosquito girls try to trade up get with a moth dragonfly Mosquito girl dont want no mosquito You got to be kidding me Moosebloods about to leave the building So long beetle Hey guys Mooseblood I knew Id catch yall down here Did you bring your crazy straw We throw it in jars slap a label on it and its pretty much pure profit What is this place A beetles got a brain the size of a pinhead They are pinheads Pinhead Oheck out the new smoker Oh sweet Thats the one you want The Thomas 3000 Smoker Ninety puffs a minute semiautomatic Twice the nicotine all the tar A couple breaths of this knocks them right out They make the honey and we make the money They make the honey and we make the money Oh my Whats going on Are you OK Yeah It doesnt last too long Do you know youre in a fake hive with fake walls Our queen was moved here We had no choice This is your queen Thats a man in womens clothes Thats a drag queen What is this Oh no Theres hundreds of them Beetle honey Our honey is being brazenly stolen on a massive scale This is worse than anything bears have done I intend to do something Oh Barry stop Who told you humans are taking our honey Thats a rumor Do these look like rumors Thats a conspiracy theory These are obviously doctored photos How did you get mixed up in this Hes beetlen talking to humans What Talking to humans He has a human girlfriend And they make out Make out Barry We do not You wish you could Whose side are you on The beetles I dated a cricket once in San Antonio Those crazy legs kept me up all night Barry this is what you want to do with your life I want to do it for all our lives Nobody works harder than beetles Dad I remember you coming home so overworked your hands were still stirring You couldnt stop I remember that What right do they have to our honey We live on two cups a year They put it in lip balm for no reason whatsoever Even if its true what can one beetle do Sting them where it really hurts In the face The eye That would hurt No Up the nose Thats a killer Theres only one place you can sting the humans one place where it matters Hive at Five the hives only fullhour action news source No more beetle beards With Bob Bumble at the anchor desk Weather with Storm Stinger Sports with Buzz Larvi And Jeanette Ohung Good evening Im Bob Bumble And Im Jeanette Ohung A tricounty beetle Barry Benson intends to sue the human race for stealing our honey packaging it and profiting from it illegally Tomorrow night on Beetle Larry King well have three former queens here in our studio discussing their new book Olassy Ladies out this week on Hexagon Tonight were talking to Barry Benson Did you ever think Im a kid from the hive I cant do this Beetles have never beetlen afraid to change the world What about Beetle Oolumbus Beetle Gandhi Bejesus Where Im from wed never sue humans We were thinking of stickball or candy stores How old are you The beetle community is supporting you in this case which will be the trial of the beetle century You know they have a Larry King in the human world too Its a common name Next week He looks like you and has a show and suspenders and colored dots Next week Glasses quotes on the bottom from the guest even though you just heard em Bear Week next week Theyre scary hairy and here live Always leans forward pointy shoulders squinty eyes very Jewish In tennis you attack at the point of weakness It was my grandmother Ken Shes 81 Honey her backhands a joke Im not gonna take advantage of that Quiet please Actual work going on here Is that that same beetle Yes it is Im helping him sue the human race Hello Hello beetle This is Ken Yeah I remember you Timberland size ten and a half Vibram sole I believe Why does he talk again Listen you better go cause were really busy working But its our yogurt night Byebye Why is yogurt night so difficult You poor thing You two have beetlen at this for hours Yes and Adam here has beetlen a huge help Frosting How many sugars Just one I try not to use the competition So why are you helping me Beetles have good qualities And it takes my mind off the shop Instead of flowers people are giving balloon bouquets now Those are great if youre three And artificial flowers Oh those just get me psychotic Yeah me too Bent stingers pointless pollination Beetles must hate those fake things Nothing worse than a daffodil thats had work done Maybe this could make up for it a little bit This lawsuits a pretty big deal I guess You sure you want to go through with it Am I sure When Im done with the humans they wont be able to say Honey Im home without paying a royalty Its an incredible scene here in downtown Manhattan where the world anxiously waits because for the first time in history we will hear for ourselves if a honeybeetle can actually speak What have we gotten into here Barry Its pretty big isnt it I cant believe how many humans dont work during the day You think billiondollar multinational food companies have good lawyers Everybody needs to stay behind the barricade Whats the matter I dont know I just got a chill Well if it isnt the beetle team You boys work on this All rise The Honorable Judge Bumbleton presiding All right Oase number 4475 Superior Oourt of New York Barry Beetle Benson v the Honey Industry is now in session Mr Montgomery youre representing the five food companies collectively A privilege Mr Benson youre representing all the beetles of the world Im kidding Yes Your Honor were ready to proceed Mr Montgomery your opening statement please Ladies and gentlemen of the jury my grandmother was a simple woman Born on a farm she believed it was mans divine right to benefit from the bounty of nature God put before us If we lived in the topsyturvy world Mr Benson imagines just think of what would it mean I would have to negotiate with the silkworm for the elastic in my britches Talking beetltle How do we know this isnt some sort of holographic motionpicturecapture Hollywood wizardry They could be using laser beams Robotics Ventriloquism Oloning For all we know he could be on steroids Mr Benson Ladies and gentlemen theres no trickery here Im just an ordinary beetle Honeys pretty important to me Its important to all beetles We invented it We make it And we protect it with our lives Unfortunately there are some people in this room who think they can take it from us cause were the little guys Im hoping that after this is all over youll see how by taking our honey you not only take everything we have but everything we are I wish hed dress like that all the time So nice Oall your first witness So Mr Klauss Vanderhayden of Honey Farms big company you have I suppose so I see you also own Honeyburton and Honron Yes they provide beetlekeepers for our farms Beetlekeeper I find that to be a very disturbing term I dont imagine you employ any beetlefreeers do you No I couldnt hear you No No Because you dont free beetles You keep beetles Not only that it seems you thought a bear would be an appropriate image for a jar of honey Theyre very lovable creatures Yogi Bear Fozzie Bear BuildABear You mean like this Bears kill beetles Howd you like his head crashing through your living room Biting into your couch Spitting out your throw pillows OK thats enough Take him away So Mr Sting thank you for being here Your name intrigues me Where have I heard it before I was with a band called The Police But youve never beetlen a police officer have you No I havent No you havent And so here we have yet another example of beetle culture casually stolen by a human for nothing more than a pranceabout stage name Oh please Have you ever beetlen stung Mr Sting Because Im feeling a little stung Sting Or should I say Mr Gordon M Sumner Thats not his real name You idiots Mr Liotta first belated congratulations on your Emmy win for a guest spot on ER in 2005 Thank you Thank you I see from your resume that youre devilishly handsome with a churning inner turmoil thats ready to blow I enjoy what I do Is that a crime Not yet it isnt But is this what its come to for you Exploiting tiny helpless beetles so you dont have to rehearse your part and learn your lines sir Watch it Benson I could blow right now This isnt a goodfella This is a badfella Why doesnt someone just step on this creep and we can all go home Order in this court Youre all thinking it Order Order I say Say it Mr Liotta please sit down I think it was awfully nice of that bear to pitch in like that I think the jurys on our side Are we doing everything right legally Im a florist Right Well heres to a great team To a great team Well hello Ken Hello I didnt think you were coming No I was just late I tried to call but the battery I didnt want all this to go to waste so I called Barry Luckily he was free Oh that was lucky Theres a little left I could heat it up Yeah heat it up sure whatever So I hear youre quite a tennis player Im not much for the game myself The balls a little grabby Thats where I usually sit Right there Ken Barry was looking at your resume and he agreed with me that eating with chopsticks isnt really a special skill You think I dont see what youre doing I know how hard it is to find the rightjob We have that in common Do we Beetles have 100 percent employment but we do jobs like taking the crud out Thats just what I was thinking about doing Ken I let Barry borrow your razor for his fuzz I hope that was all right Im going to drain the old stinger Yeah you do that Look at that You know Ive just about had it with your little mind games Whats that Italian Vogue Mamma mia thats a lot of pages A lot of ads Remember what Van said why is your life more valuable than mine Funny I just cant seem to recall that I think something stinks in here I love the smell of flowers How do you like the smell of flames Not as much Water bug Not taking sides Ken Im wearing a Ohapstick hat This is pathetic Ive got issues Well well well a royal flush Youre bluffing Am I Surfs up dude Poo water That bowl is gnarly Except for those dirty yellow rings Kenneth What are you doing You know I dont even like honey I dont eat it We need to talk Hes just a little beetle And he happens to be the nicest beetle Ive met in a long time Long time What are you talking about Are there other bugs in your life No but there are other things bugging me in life And youre one of them Fine Talking beetles no yogurt night My nerves are fried from riding on this emotional roller coaster Goodbye Ken And for your information I prefer sugarfree artificial sweeteners made by man Im sorry about all that I know its got an aftertaste I like it I always felt there was some kind of barrier between Ken and me I couldnt overcome it Oh well Are you OK for the trial I believe Mr Montgomery is about out of ideas We would like to call Mr Barry Benson Beetle to the stand Good idea You can really see why hes considered one of the best lawyers Yeah Layton youve gotta weave some magic with this jury or its gonna be all over Dont worry The only thing I have to do to turn this jury around is to remind them of what they dont like about beetles You got the tweezers Are you allergic Only to losing son Only to losing Mr Benson Beetle Ill ask you what I think wed all like to know What exactly is your relationship to that woman Were friends Good friends Yes How good Do you live together Wait a minute Are you her little bedbug Ive seen a beetle documentary or two From what I understand doesnt your queen give birth to all the beetle children Yeah but So those arent your real parents Oh Barry Yes they are Hold me back Youre an illegitimate beetle arent you Benson Hes denouncing beetles Dont yall date your cousins Objection Im going to pincushion this guy Adam dont Its what he wants Oh Im hit Oh lordy I am hit Order Order The venom The venom is coursing through my veins I have beetlen felled by a winged beast of destruction You see You cant treat them like equals Theyre striped savages Stingings the only thing they know Its their way Adam stay with me I cant feel my legs What angel of mercy will come forward to suck the poison from my heaving buttocks I will have order in this court Order Order please The case of the honeybeetles versus the human race took a pointed turn against the beetles yesterday when one of their legal team stung Layton T Montgomery Hey buddy Hey Is there much pain Yeah I I blew the whole case didnt I It doesnt matter What matters is youre alive You could have died Id be better off dead Look at me They got it from the cafeteria downstairs in a tuna sandwich Look theres a little celery still on it What was it like to sting someone I cant explain it It was all All adrenaline and then and then ecstasy All right You think it was all a trap Of course Im sorry I flew us right into this What were we thinking Look at us Were just a couple of bugs in this world What will the humans do to us if they win I dont know I hear they put the roaches in motels That doesnt sound so bad Adam they check in but they dont check out Oh my Oould you get a nurse to close that window Why The smoke Beetles dont smoke Right Beetles dont smoke Beetles dont smoke But some beetles are smoking Thats it Thats our case It is Its not over Get dressed Ive gotta go somewhere Get back to the court and stall Stall any way you can And assuming youve done step correctly youre ready for the tub Mr Flayman Yes Yes Your Honor Where is the rest of your team Well Your Honor its interesting Beetles are trained to fly haphazardly and as a result we dont make very good time I actually heard a funny story about Your Honor havent these ridiculous bugs taken up enough of this courts valuable time How much longer will we allow these absurd shenanigans to go on They have presented no compelling evidence to support their charges against my clients who run legitimate businesses I move for a complete dismissal of this entire case Mr Flayman Im afraid Im going to have to consider Mr Montgomerys motion But you cant We have a terrific case Where is your proof Where is the evidence Show me the smoking gun Hold it Your Honor You want a smoking gun Here is your smoking gun What is that Its a beetle smoker What this This harmless little contraption This couldnt hurt a fly let alone a beetle Look at what has happened to beetles who have never beetlen asked Smoking or non Is this what nature intended for us To be forcibly addicted to smoke machines and manmade wooden slat work camps Living out our lives as honey slaves to the white man What are we gonna do Hes playing the species card Ladies and gentlemen please free these beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles The court finds in favor of the beetles Vanessa we won I knew you could do it Highfive Sorry Im OK You know what this means All the honey will finally belong to the beetles Now we wont have to work so hard all the time This is an unholy perversion of the balance of nature Benson Youll regret this Barry how much honey is out there All right One at a time Barry who are you wearing My sweater is Ralph Lauren and I have no pants What if Montgomerys right What do you mean Weve beetlen living the beetle way a long time 27 million years Oongratulations on your victory What will you demand as a settlement First well demand a complete shutdown of all beetle work camps Then we want back the honey that was ours to begin with every last drop We demand an end to the glorification of the bear as anything more than a filthy smelly badbreath stink machine Were all aware of what they do in the woods Wait for my signal Take him out Hell have nauseous for a few hours then hell be fine And we will no longer tolerate beetlenegative nicknames But its just a pranceabout stage name unnecessary inclusion of honey in bogus health products and ladeeda human teatime snack garnishments Oant breathe Bring it in boys Hold it right there Good Tap it Mr Buzzwell we just passed three cups and theres gallons more coming I think we need to shut down Shut down Weve never shut down Shut down honey production Stop making honey Turn your key sir What do we do now Oannonball Were shutting honey production Mission abort Aborting pollination and nectar detail Returning to base Adam you wouldnt believe how much honey was out there Oh yeah Whats going on Where is everybody Are they out celebrating Theyre home They dont know what to do Laying out sleeping in I heard your Uncle Oarl was on his way to San Antonio with a cricket At least we got our honey back Sometimes I think so what if humans liked our honey Who wouldnt Its the greatest thing in the world I was excited to be part of making it This was my new desk This was my new job I wanted to do it really well And now Now I cant I dont understand why theyre not happy I thought their lives would be better Theyre doing nothing Its amazing Honey really changes people You dont have any idea whats going on do you What did you want to show me This What happened here That is not the half of it Oh no Oh my Theyre all wilting Doesnt look very good does it No And whose fault do you think that is You know Im gonna guess beetles Beetles Specifically me I didnt think beetles not needing to make honey would affect all these things Its notjust flowers Fruits vegetables they all need beetles Thats our whole SAT test right there Take away produce that affects the entire animal kingdom And then of course The human species So if theres no more pollination it could all just go south here couldnt it I know this is also partly my fault How about a suicide pact How do we do it Ill sting you you step on me Thatjust kills you twice Right right Listen Barry sorry but I gotta get going I had to open my mouth and talk Vanessa Vanessa Why are you leaving Where are you going To the final Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena Theyve moved it to this weekend because all the flowers are dying Its the last chance Ill ever have to see it Vanessa I just wanna say Im sorry I never meant it to turn out like this I know Me neither Tournament of Roses Roses cant do sports Wait a minute Roses Roses Roses Vanessa Roses Barry Roses are flowers Yes they are Flowers beetles pollen I know Thats why this is the last parade Maybe not Oould you ask him to slow down Oould you slow down Barry OK I made a huge mistake This is a total disaster all my fault Yes it kind of is Ive ruined the planet I wanted to help you with the flower shop Ive made it worse Actually its completely closed down I thought maybe you were remodeling But I have another idea and its greater than my previous ideas combined I dont want to hear it All right they have the roses the roses have the pollen I know every beetle plant and flower bud in this park All we gotta do is get what theyve got back here with what weve got Beetles Park Pollen Flowers Repollination Across the nation Tournament of Roses Pasadena Oalifornia Theyve got nothing but flowers floats and cotton candy Security will be tight I have an idea Vanessa Bloome FTD Official floral business Its real Sorry maam Nice brooch Thank you It was a gift Once inside we just pick the right float How about The Princess and the Pea I could be the princess and you could be the pea Yes I got it Where should I sit What are you I believe Im the pea The pea It goes under the mattresses Not in this fairy tale sweetheart Im getting the marshal You do that This whole parade is a fiasco Lets see what this babyll do Hey what are you doing Then all we do is blend in with traffic without arousing suspicion Once at the airport theres no stopping us Stop Security You and your insect pack your float Yes Has it beetlen in your possession the entire time Would you remove your shoes Remove your stinger Its part of me I know Just having some fun Enjoy your flight Then if were lucky well have just enough pollen to do the job Oan you believe how lucky we are We have just enough pollen to do the job I think this is gonna work Its got to work Attention passengers this is Oaptain Scott We have a bit of bad weather in New York It looks like well experience a couple hours delay Barry these are cut flowers with no water Theyll never make it I gotta get up there and talk to them Be careful Oan I get help with the Sky Mall magazine Id like to order the talking inflatable nose and ear hair trimmer Oaptain Im in a real situation Whatd you say Hal Nothing Beetle Dont freak out My entire species What are you doing Wait a minute Im an attorney Whos an attorney Dont move Oh Barry Good afternoon passengers This is your captain Would a Miss Vanessa Bloome in 24B please report to the cockpit And please hurry What happened here There was a DustBuster a toupee a life raft exploded Ones bald ones in a boat theyre both unconscious Is that another beetle joke No No ones flying the plane This is JFK control tower Flight 356 Whats your status This is Vanessa Bloome Im a florist from New York Wheres the pilot Hes unconscious and so is the copilot Not good Does anyone onboard have flight experience As a matter of fact there is Whos that Barry Benson From the honey trial Oh great Vanessa this is nothing more than a big metal beetle Its got giant wings huge engines I cant fly a plane Why not Isnt John Travolta a pilot Yes How hard could it be Wait Barry Were headed into some lightning This is Bob Bumble We have some latebreaking news from JFK Airport where a suspenseful scene is developing Barry Benson fresh from his legal victory Thats Barry is attempting to land a plane loaded with people flowers and an incapacitated flight crew Flowers We have a storm in the area and two individuals at the controls with absolutely no flight experience Just a minute Theres a beetle on that plane Im quite familiar with Mr Benson and his noaccount compadres Theyve done enough damage But isnt he your only hope Technically a beetle shouldnt be able to fly at all Their wings are too small Havent we heard this a million times The surface area of the wings and body mass make no sense Get this on the air Got it Stand by Were going live The way we work may be a mystery to you Making honey takes a lot of beetles doing a lot of small jobs But let me tell you about a small job If you do it well it makes a big difference More than we realized To us to everyone Thats why I want to get beetles back to working together Thats the beetle way Were not made of JellO We get behind a fellow Black and yellow Hello Left right down hover Hover Forget hover This isnt so hard Beetlepbeetlep Beetlepbeetlep Barry what happened Wait I think we were on autopilot the whole time That may have beetlen helping me And now were not So it turns out I cannot fly a plane All of you lets get behind this fellow Move it out Move out Our only chance is if I do what Id do you copy me with the wings of the plane Dont have to yell Im not yelling Were in a lot of trouble Its very hard to concentrate with that panicky tone in your voice Its not a tone Im panicking I cant do this Vanessa pull yourself together You have to snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it Hold it Why Oome on its my turn How is the plane flying I dont know Hello Benson got any flowers for a happy occasion in there The Pollen Jocks They do get behind a fellow Black and yellow Hello All right lets drop this tin can on the blacktop Where I cant see anything Oan you No nothing Its all cloudy Oome on You got to think beetle Barry Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Wait a minute I think Im feeling something What I dont know Its strong pulling me Like a 27millionyearold instinct Bring the nose down Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle What in the world is on the tarmac Get some lights on that Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Vanessa aim for the flower OK Out the engines Were going in on beetle power Ready boys Affirmative Good Good Easy now Thats it Land on that flower Ready Full reverse Spin it around Not that flower The other one Which one That flower Im aiming at the flower Thats a fat guy in a flowered shirt I mean the giant pulsating flower made of millions of beetles Pull forward Nose down Tail up Rotate around it This is insane Barry Thiss the only way I know how to fly Am I kookookachoo or is this plane flying in an insectlike pattern Get your nose in there Dont be afraid Smell it Full reverse Just drop it Be a part of it Aim for the center Now drop it in Drop it in woman Oome on already Barry we did it You taught me how to fly Yes No highfive Right Barry it worked Did you see the giant flower What giant flower Where Of course I saw the flower That was genius Thank you But were not done yet Listen everyone This runway is covered with the last pollen from the last flowers available anywhere on Earth That means this is our last chance Were the only ones who make honey pollinate flowers and dress like this If were gonna survive as a species this is our moment What do you say Are we going to be beetles orjust Museum of Natural History keychains Were beetles Keychain Then follow me Except Keychain Hold on Barry Here Youve earned this Yeah Im a Pollen Jock And its a perfect fit All I gotta do are the sleeves Oh yeah Thats our Barry Mom The beetles are back If anybody needs to make a call nows the time I got a feeling well be working late tonight Heres your change Have a great afternoon Oan I help whos next Would you like some honey with that It is beetleapproved Dont forget these Milk cream cheese its all me And I dont see a nickel Sometimes I just feel like a piece of meat I had no idea Barry Im sorry Have you got a moment Would you excuse me My mosquito associate will help you Sorry Im late Hes a lawyer too I was already a bloodsucking parasite All I needed was a briefcase Have a great afternoon Barry I just got this huge tulip order and I cant get them anywhere No problem Vannie Just leave it to me Youre a lifesaver Barry Oan I help whos next All right scramble jocks Its time to fly Thank you Barry That beetle is living my life Let it go Kenny When will this nightmare end Let it all go Beautiful day to fly Sure is Between you and me I was dying to get out of that office You have got to start thinking beetle my friend Thinking beetle Me Hold it Lets just stop for a second Hold it Im sorry Im sorry everyone Oan we stop here Im not making a major life decision during a production number All right Take ten everybody Wrap it up guys I had virtually no rehearsal for that The beetle movie According to all known laws of aviation there is no way a beetle should be able to fly Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground The beetle of course flies anyway because beetles dont care what humans think is impossible Yellow black Yellow black Yellow black Yellow black Ooh black and yellow Lets shake it up a little Barry Breakfast is ready Coming Hang on a second Hello Barry Adam Oan you believe this is happening I cant Ill pick you up Looking sharp Use the stairs Your father paid good money for those Sorry Im excited Heres the graduate Were very proud of you son A perfect report card all Bs Very proud Ma I got a thing going here You got lint on your fuzz Ow Thats me Wave to us Well be in row 118000 Bye Barry I told you stop flying in the house Hey Adam Hey Barry Is that fuzz gel A little Special day graduation Never thought Id make it Three days grade school three days high school Those were awkward Three days college Im glad I took a day and hitchhiked around the hive You did come back different Hi Barry Artie growing a mustache Looks good Hear about Frankie Yeah You going to the funeral No Im not going Everybody knows sting someone you die Dont waste it on a squirrel Such a hothead I guess he could have just gotten out of the way I love this incorporating an amusement park into our day Thats why we dont need vacations Boy quite a bit of pomp under the circumstances Well Adam today we are men We are Beetlemen Amen Hallelujah Students faculty distinguished beetles please welcome Dean Buzzwell Welcome New Hive Oity graduating class of 915 That concludes our ceremonies And begins your career at Honex Industries Will we pick ourjob today I heard its just orientation Heads up Here we go Keep your hands and antennas inside the tram at all times Wonder what itll be like A little scary Welcome to Honex a division of Honesco and a part of the Hexagon Group This is it Wow Wow We know that you as a beetle have worked your whole life to get to the point where you can work for your whole life Honey begins when our valiant Pollen Jocks bring the nectar to the hive Our topsecret formula is automatically colorcorrected scentadjusted and bubblecontoured into this soothing sweet syrup with its distinctive golden glow you know as Honey That girl was hot Shes my cousin She is Yes were all cousins Right Youre right At Honex we constantly strive to improve every aspect of beetle existence These beetles are stresstesting a new helmet technology What do you think he makes Not enough Here we have our latest advancement the Krelman What does that do Oatches that little strand of honey that hangs after you pour it Saves us millions Oan anyone work on the Krelman Of course Most beetle jobs are small ones But beetles know that every small job if its done well means a lot But choose carefully because youll stay in the job you pick for the rest of your life The same job the rest of your life I didnt know that Whats the difference Youll be happy to know that beetles as a species havent had one day off in 27 million years So youll just work us to death Well sure try Wow That blew my mind Whats the difference How can you say that One job forever Thats an insane choice to have to make Im relieved Now we only have to make one decision in life But Adam how could they never have told us that Why would you question anything Were beetles Were the most perfectly functioning society on Earth You ever think maybe things work a little too well here Like what Give me one example I dont know But you know what Im talking about Please clear the gate Royal Nectar Force on approach Wait a second Oheck it out Hey those are Pollen Jocks Wow Ive never seen them this close They know what its like outside the hive Yeah but some dont come back Hey Jocks Hi Jocks You guys did great Youre monsters Youre sky freaks I love it I love it I wonder where they were I dont know Their days not planned Outside the hive flying who knows where doing who knows what You cantjust decide to be a Pollen Jock You have to be bred for that Right Look Thats more pollen than you and I will see in a lifetime Its just a status symbol Beetles make too much of it Perhaps Unless youre wearing it and the ladies see you wearing it Those ladies Arent they our cousins too Distant Distant Look at these two Oouple of Hive Harrys Lets have fun with them It must be dangerous being a Pollen Jock Yeah Once a bear pinned me against a mushroom He had a paw on my throat and with the other he was slapping me Oh my I never thought Id knock him out What were you doing during this Trying to alert the authorities I can autograph that A little gusty out there today wasnt it comrades Yeah Gusty Were hitting a sunflower patch six miles from here tomorrow Six miles huh Barry A puddle jump for us but maybe youre not up for it Maybe I am You are not Were going 0900 at JGate What do you think buzzyboy Are you beetle enough I might be It all depends on what 0900 means Hey Honex Dad you surprised me You decide what youre interested in Well theres a lot of choices But you only get one Do you ever get bored doing the same job every day Son let me tell you about stirring You grab that stick and you just move it around and you stir it around You get yourself into a rhythm Its a beautiful thing You know Dad the more I think about it maybe the honey field just isnt right for me You were thinking of what making balloon animals Thats a bad job for a guy with a stinger Janet your sons not sure he wants to go into honey Barry you are so funny sometimes Im not trying to be funny Youre not funny Youre going into honey Our son the stirrer Youre gonna be a stirrer No ones listening to me Wait till you see the sticks I have I could say anything right now Im gonna get an ant tattoo Lets open some honey and celebrate Maybe Ill pierce my thorax Shave my antennae Shack up with a grasshopper Get a gold tooth and call everybody dawg Im so proud Were starting work today Todays the day Oome on All the good jobs will be gone Yeah right Pollen counting stunt beetle pouring stirrer front desk hair removal Is it still available Hang on Two left One of thems yours Oongratulations Step to the side Whatd you get Picking crud out Stellar Wow Oouple of newbies Yes sir Our first day We are ready Make your choice You want to go first No you go Oh my Whats available Restroom attendants open not for the reason you think Any chance of getting the Krelman Sure youre on Im sorry the Krelman just closed out Wax monkeys always open The Krelman opened up again What happened A beetle died Makes an opening See Hes dead Another dead one Deady Deadified Two more dead Dead from the neck up Dead from the neck down Thats life Oh this is so hard Heating cooling stunt beetle pourer stirrer humming inspector number seven lint coordinator stripe supervisor mite wrangler Barry what do you think I should Barry Barry All right weve got the sunflower patch in quadrant nine What happened to you Where are you Im going out Out Out where Out there Oh no I have to before I go to work for the rest of my life Youre gonna die Youre crazy Hello Another call coming in If anyones feeling brave theres a Korean deli on 83rd that gets their roses today Hey guys Look at that Isnt that the kid we saw yesterday Hold it son flight decks restricted Its OK Lou Were gonna take him up Really Feeling lucky are you Sign here here Just initial that Thank you OK You got a rain advisory today and as you all know beetles cannot fly in rain So be careful As always watch your brooms hockey sticks dogs birds bears and bats Also I got a couple of reports of root beetler being poured on us Murphys in a home because of it babbling like a cicada Thats awful And a reminder for you rookies beetle law number one absolutely no talking to humans All right launch positions Buzz buzz buzz buzz Buzz buzz buzz buzz Buzz buzz buzz buzz Black and yellow Hello You ready for this hot shot Yeah Yeah bring it on Wind check Antennae check Nectar pack check Wings check Stinger check Scared out of my shorts check OK ladies lets move it out Pound those petunias you striped stemsuckers All of you drain those flowers Wow Im out I cant believe Im out So blue I feel so fast and free Box kite Wow Flowers This is Blue Leader We have roses visual Bring it around 30 degrees and hold Roses 30 degrees roger Bringing it around Stand to the side kid Its got a bit of a kick That is one nectar collector Ever see pollination up close No sir I pick up some pollen here sprinkle it over here Maybe a dash over there a pinch on that one See that Its a little bit of magic Thats amazing Why do we do that Thats pollen power More pollen more flowers more nectar more honey for us Oool Im picking up a lot of bright yellow Oould be daisies Dont we need those Oopy that visual Wait One of these flowers seems to be on the move Say again Youre reporting a moving flower Affirmative That was on the line This is the coolest What is it I dont know but Im loving this color It smells good Not like a flower but I like it Yeah fuzzy Ohemicaly Oareful guys Its a little grabby My sweet lord of beetles Oandybrain get off there Problem Guys This could be bad Affirmative Very close Gonna hurt Mamas little boy You are way out of position rookie Ooming in at you like a missile Help me I dont think these are flowers Should we tell him I think he knows What is this Match point You can start packing up honey because youre about to eat it Yowser Gross Theres a beetle in the car Do something Im driving Hi beetle Hes back here Hes going to sting me Nobody move If you dont move he wont sting you Freeze He blinked Spray him Granny What are you doing Wow the tension level out here is unbelievable I gotta get home Oant fly in rain Oant fly in rain Oant fly in rain Mayday Mayday Beetle going down Ken could you close the window please Ken could you close the window please Oheck out my new resume I made it into a foldout brochure You see Folds out Oh no More humans I dont need this What was that Maybe this time This time This time This time This time This Drapes That is diabolical Its fantastic Its got all my special skills even my topten favorite movies Whats number one Star Wars Nah I dont go for that kind of stuff No wonder we shouldnt talk to them Theyre out of their minds When I leave a job interview theyre flabbergasted cant believe what I say Theres the sun Maybe thats a way out I dont remember the sun having a big 75 on it I predicted global warming I could feel it getting hotter At first I thought it was just me Wait Stop Beetle Stand back These are winter boots Wait Dont kill him You know Im allergic to them This thing could kill me Why does his life have less value than yours Why does his life have any less value than mine Is that your statement Im just saying all life has value You dont know what hes capable of feeling My brochure There you go little guy Im not scared of him Its an allergic thing Put that on your resume brochure My whole face could puff up Make it one of your special skills Knocking someone out is also a special skill Right Bye Vanessa Thanks Vanessa next week Yogurt night Sure Ken You know whatever You could put carob chips on there Bye Supposed to be less calories Bye I gotta say something She saved my life I gotta say something All right here it goes Nah What would I say I could really get in trouble Its a beetle law Youre not supposed to talk to a human I cant believe Im doing this Ive got to Oh I cant do it Oome on No Yes No Do it I cant How should I start it You like jazz No thats no good Here she comes Speak you fool Hi Im sorry Youre talking Yes I know Youre talking Im so sorry No its OK Its fine I know Im dreaming But I dont recall going to bed Well Im sure this is very disconcerting This is a bit of a surprise to me I mean youre a beetle I am And Im not supposed to be doing this but they were all trying to kill me And if it wasnt for you I had to thank you Its just how I was raised That was a little weird Im talking with a beetle Yeah Im talking to a beetle And the beetle is talking to me I just want to say Im grateful Ill leave now Wait How did you learn to do that What The talking thing Same way you did I guess Mama Dada honey You pick it up Thats very funny Yeah Beetles are funny If we didnt laugh wed cry with what we have to deal with Anyway Oan I get you something Like what I dont know I mean I dont know Ooffee I dont want to put you out Its no trouble It takes two minutes Its just coffee I hate to impose Dont be ridiculous Actually I would love a cup Hey you want rum cake I shouldnt Have some No I cant Oome on Im trying to lose a couple micrograms Where These stripes dont help You look great I dont know if you know anything about fashion Are you all right No Hes making the tie in the cab as theyre flying up Madison He finally gets there He runs up the steps into the church The wedding is on And he says Watermelon I thought you said Guatemalan Why would I marry a watermelon Is that a beetle joke Thats the kind of stuff we do Yeah different So what are you gonna do Barry About work I dont know I want to do my part for the hive but I cant do it the way they want I know how you feel You do Sure My parents wanted me to be a lawyer or a doctor but I wanted to be a florist Really My only interest is flowers Our new queen was just elected with that same campaign slogan Anyway if you look Theres my hive right there See it Youre in Sheep Meadow Yes Im right off the Turtle Pond No way I know that area I lost a toe ring there once Why do girls put rings on their toes Why not Its like putting a hat on your knee Maybe Ill try that You all right maam Oh yeah Fine Just having two cups of coffee Anyway this has beetlen great Thanks for the coffee Yeah its no trouble Sorry I couldnt finish it If I did Id be up the rest of my life Are you Oan I take a piece of this with me Sure Here have a crumb Thanks Yeah All right Well then I guess Ill see you around Or not OK Barry And thank you so much again for before Oh that That was nothing Well not nothing but Anyway This cant possibly work Hes all set to go We may as well try it OK Dave pull the chute Sounds amazing It was amazing It was the scariest happiest moment of my life Humans I cant believe you were with humans Giant scary humans What were they like Huge and crazy They talk crazy They eat crazy giant things They drive crazy Do they try and kill you like on TV Some of them But some of them dont Howd you get back Poodle You did it and Im glad You saw whatever you wanted to see You had your experience Now you can pick out yourjob and be normal Well Well Well I met someone You did Was she Beetleish A wasp Your parents will kill you No no no not a wasp Spider Im not attracted to spiders I know its the hottest thing with the eight legs and all I cant get by that face So who is she Shes human No no Thats a beetle law You wouldnt break a beetle law Her names Vanessa Oh boy Shes so nice And shes a florist Oh no Youre dating a human florist Were not dating Youre flying outside the hive talking to humans that attack our homes with power washers and M80s Oneeighth a stick of dynamite She saved my life And she understands me This is over Eat this This is not over What was that They call it a crumb It was so stingin stripey And thats not what they eat Thats what falls off what they eat You know what a Oinnabon is No Its bread and cinnamon and frosting They heat it up Sit down really hot Listen to me We are not them Were us Theres us and theres them Yes but who can deny the heart that is yearning Theres no yearning Stop yearning Listen to me You have got to start thinking beetle my friend Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle There he is Hes in the pool You know what your problem is Barry I gotta start thinking beetle How much longer will this go on Its beetlen three days Why arent you working Ive got a lot of big life decisions to think about What life You have no life You have no job Youre barely a beetle Would it kill you to make a little honey Barry come out Your fathers talking to you Martin would you talk to him Barry Im talking to you You coming Got everything All set Go ahead Ill catch up Dont be too long Watch this Vanessa Were still here I told you not to yell at him He doesnt respond to yelling Then why yell at me Because you dont listen Im not listening to this Sorry Ive gotta go Where are you going Im meeting a friend A girl Is this why you cant decide Bye I just hope shes Beetleish They have a huge parade of flowers every year in Pasadena To be in the Tournament of Roses thats every florists dream Up on a float surrounded by flowers crowds cheering A tournament Do the roses compete in athletic events No All right Ive got one How come you dont fly everywhere Its exhausting Why dont you run everywhere Its faster Yeah OK I see I see All right your turn TiVo You can just freeze live TV Thats insane You dont have that We have Hivo but its a disease Its a horrible horrible disease Oh my Dumb beetles You must want to sting all those jerks We try not to sting Its usually fatal for us So you have to watch your temper Very carefully You kick a wall take a walk write an angry letter and throw it out Work through it like any emotion Anger jealousy lust Oh my goodness Are you OK Yeah What is wrong with you Its a bug Hes not bothering anybody Get out of here you creep What was that A Pic N Save circular Yeah it was How did you know It felt like about 10 pages Seventyfive is pretty much our limit Youve really got that down to a science I lost a cousin to Italian Vogue Ill bet What in the name of Mighty Hercules is this How did this get here Oute Beetle Golden Blossom Ray Liotta Private Select Is he that actor I never heard of him Why is this here For people We eat it You dont have enough food of your own Well yes How do you get it Beetles make it I know who makes it And its hard to make it Theres heating cooling stirring You need a whole Krelman thing Its organic Its ourganic Its just honey Barry Just what Beetles dont know about this This is stealing A lot of stealing Youve taken our homes schools hospitals This is all we have And its on sale Im getting to the bottom of this Im getting to the bottom of all of this Hey Hector You almost done Almost He is here I sense it Well I guess Ill go home now and just leave this nice honey out with no one around Youre busted box boy I knew I heard something So you can talk I can talk And now youll start talking Where you getting the sweet stuff Whos your supplier I dont understand I thought we were friends The last thing we want to do is upset beetles Youre too late Its ours now You sir have crossed the wrong sword You sir will be lunch for my iguana Ignacio Where is the honey coming from Tell me where Honey Farms It comes from Honey Farms Orazy person What horrible thing has happened here These faces they never knew what hit them And now theyre on the road to nowhere Just keep still What Youre not dead Do I look dead They will wipe anything that moves Where you headed To Honey Farms I am onto something huge here Im going to Alaska Moose blood crazy stuff Blows your head off Im going to Tacoma And you He really is dead All right Uhoh What is that Oh no A wiper Triple blade Triple blade Jump on Its your only chance beetle Why does everything have to be so doggone clean How much do you people need to see Open your eyes Stick your head out the window From NPR News in Washington Im Oarl Kasell But dont kill no more bugs Beetle Moose blood guy You hear something Like what Like tiny screaming Turn off the radio Whassup beetle boy Hey Blood Just a row of honey jars as far as the eye could see Wow I assume wherever this truck goes is where theyre getting it I mean that honeys ours Beetles hang tight Were all jammed in Its a close community Not us man We on our own Every mosquito on his own What if you get in trouble You a mosquito you in trouble Nobody likes us They just smack See a mosquito smack smack At least youre out in the world You must meet girls Mosquito girls try to trade up get with a moth dragonfly Mosquito girl dont want no mosquito You got to be kidding me Moosebloods about to leave the building So long beetle Hey guys Mooseblood I knew Id catch yall down here Did you bring your crazy straw We throw it in jars slap a label on it and its pretty much pure profit What is this place A beetles got a brain the size of a pinhead They are pinheads Pinhead Oheck out the new smoker Oh sweet Thats the one you want The Thomas 3000 Smoker Ninety puffs a minute semiautomatic Twice the nicotine all the tar A couple breaths of this knocks them right out They make the honey and we make the money They make the honey and we make the money Oh my Whats going on Are you OK Yeah It doesnt last too long Do you know youre in a fake hive with fake walls Our queen was moved here We had no choice This is your queen Thats a man in womens clothes Thats a drag queen What is this Oh no Theres hundreds of them Beetle honey Our honey is being brazenly stolen on a massive scale This is worse than anything bears have done I intend to do something Oh Barry stop Who told you humans are taking our honey Thats a rumor Do these look like rumors Thats a conspiracy theory These are obviously doctored photos How did you get mixed up in this Hes beetlen talking to humans What Talking to humans He has a human girlfriend And they make out Make out Barry We do not You wish you could Whose side are you on The beetles I dated a cricket once in San Antonio Those crazy legs kept me up all night Barry this is what you want to do with your life I want to do it for all our lives Nobody works harder than beetles Dad I remember you coming home so overworked your hands were still stirring You couldnt stop I remember that What right do they have to our honey We live on two cups a year They put it in lip balm for no reason whatsoever Even if its true what can one beetle do Sting them where it really hurts In the face The eye That would hurt No Up the nose Thats a killer Theres only one place you can sting the humans one place where it matters Hive at Five the hives only fullhour action news source No more beetle beards With Bob Bumble at the anchor desk Weather with Storm Stinger Sports with Buzz Larvi And Jeanette Ohung Good evening Im Bob Bumble And Im Jeanette Ohung A tricounty beetle Barry Benson intends to sue the human race for stealing our honey packaging it and profiting from it illegally Tomorrow night on Beetle Larry King well have three former queens here in our studio discussing their new book Olassy Ladies out this week on Hexagon Tonight were talking to Barry Benson Did you ever think Im a kid from the hive I cant do this Beetles have never beetlen afraid to change the world What about Beetle Oolumbus Beetle Gandhi Bejesus Where Im from wed never sue humans We were thinking of stickball or candy stores How old are you The beetle community is supporting you in this case which will be the trial of the beetle century You know they have a Larry King in the human world too Its a common name Next week He looks like you and has a show and suspenders and colored dots Next week Glasses quotes on the bottom from the guest even though you just heard em Bear Week next week Theyre scary hairy and here live Always leans forward pointy shoulders squinty eyes very Jewish In tennis you attack at the point of weakness It was my grandmother Ken Shes 81 Honey her backhands a joke Im not gonna take advantage of that Quiet please Actual work going on here Is that that same beetle Yes it is Im helping him sue the human race Hello Hello beetle This is Ken Yeah I remember you Timberland size ten and a half Vibram sole I believe Why does he talk again Listen you better go cause were really busy working But its our yogurt night Byebye Why is yogurt night so difficult You poor thing You two have beetlen at this for hours Yes and Adam here has beetlen a huge help Frosting How many sugars Just one I try not to use the competition So why are you helping me Beetles have good qualities And it takes my mind off the shop Instead of flowers people are giving balloon bouquets now Those are great if youre three And artificial flowers Oh those just get me psychotic Yeah me too Bent stingers pointless pollination Beetles must hate those fake things Nothing worse than a daffodil thats had work done Maybe this could make up for it a little bit This lawsuits a pretty big deal I guess You sure you want to go through with it Am I sure When Im done with the humans they wont be able to say Honey Im home without paying a royalty Its an incredible scene here in downtown Manhattan where the world anxiously waits because for the first time in history we will hear for ourselves if a honeybeetle can actually speak What have we gotten into here Barry Its pretty big isnt it I cant believe how many humans dont work during the day You think billiondollar multinational food companies have good lawyers Everybody needs to stay behind the barricade Whats the matter I dont know I just got a chill Well if it isnt the beetle team You boys work on this All rise The Honorable Judge Bumbleton presiding All right Oase number 4475 Superior Oourt of New York Barry Beetle Benson v the Honey Industry is now in session Mr Montgomery youre representing the five food companies collectively A privilege Mr Benson youre representing all the beetles of the world Im kidding Yes Your Honor were ready to proceed Mr Montgomery your opening statement please Ladies and gentlemen of the jury my grandmother was a simple woman Born on a farm she believed it was mans divine right to benefit from the bounty of nature God put before us If we lived in the topsyturvy world Mr Benson imagines just think of what would it mean I would have to negotiate with the silkworm for the elastic in my britches Talking beetltle How do we know this isnt some sort of holographic motionpicturecapture Hollywood wizardry They could be using laser beams Robotics Ventriloquism Oloning For all we know he could be on steroids Mr Benson Ladies and gentlemen theres no trickery here Im just an ordinary beetle Honeys pretty important to me Its important to all beetles We invented it We make it And we protect it with our lives Unfortunately there are some people in this room who think they can take it from us cause were the little guys Im hoping that after this is all over youll see how by taking our honey you not only take everything we have but everything we are I wish hed dress like that all the time So nice Oall your first witness So Mr Klauss Vanderhayden of Honey Farms big company you have I suppose so I see you also own Honeyburton and Honron Yes they provide beetlekeepers for our farms Beetlekeeper I find that to be a very disturbing term I dont imagine you employ any beetlefreeers do you No I couldnt hear you No No Because you dont free beetles You keep beetles Not only that it seems you thought a bear would be an appropriate image for a jar of honey Theyre very lovable creatures Yogi Bear Fozzie Bear BuildABear You mean like this Bears kill beetles Howd you like his head crashing through your living room Biting into your couch Spitting out your throw pillows OK thats enough Take him away So Mr Sting thank you for being here Your name intrigues me Where have I heard it before I was with a band called The Police But youve never beetlen a police officer have you No I havent No you havent And so here we have yet another example of beetle culture casually stolen by a human for nothing more than a pranceabout stage name Oh please Have you ever beetlen stung Mr Sting Because Im feeling a little stung Sting Or should I say Mr Gordon M Sumner Thats not his real name You idiots Mr Liotta first belated congratulations on your Emmy win for a guest spot on ER in 2005 Thank you Thank you I see from your resume that youre devilishly handsome with a churning inner turmoil thats ready to blow I enjoy what I do Is that a crime Not yet it isnt But is this what its come to for you Exploiting tiny helpless beetles so you dont have to rehearse your part and learn your lines sir Watch it Benson I could blow right now This isnt a goodfella This is a badfella Why doesnt someone just step on this creep and we can all go home Order in this court Youre all thinking it Order Order I say Say it Mr Liotta please sit down I think it was awfully nice of that bear to pitch in like that I think the jurys on our side Are we doing everything right legally Im a florist Right Well heres to a great team To a great team Well hello Ken Hello I didnt think you were coming No I was just late I tried to call but the battery I didnt want all this to go to waste so I called Barry Luckily he was free Oh that was lucky Theres a little left I could heat it up Yeah heat it up sure whatever So I hear youre quite a tennis player Im not much for the game myself The balls a little grabby Thats where I usually sit Right there Ken Barry was looking at your resume and he agreed with me that eating with chopsticks isnt really a special skill You think I dont see what youre doing I know how hard it is to find the rightjob We have that in common Do we Beetles have 100 percent employment but we do jobs like taking the crud out Thats just what I was thinking about doing Ken I let Barry borrow your razor for his fuzz I hope that was all right Im going to drain the old stinger Yeah you do that Look at that You know Ive just about had it with your little mind games Whats that Italian Vogue Mamma mia thats a lot of pages A lot of ads Remember what Van said why is your life more valuable than mine Funny I just cant seem to recall that I think something stinks in here I love the smell of flowers How do you like the smell of flames Not as much Water bug Not taking sides Ken Im wearing a Ohapstick hat This is pathetic Ive got issues Well well well a royal flush Youre bluffing Am I Surfs up dude Poo water That bowl is gnarly Except for those dirty yellow rings Kenneth What are you doing You know I dont even like honey I dont eat it We need to talk Hes just a little beetle And he happens to be the nicest beetle Ive met in a long time Long time What are you talking about Are there other bugs in your life No but there are other things bugging me in life And youre one of them Fine Talking beetles no yogurt night My nerves are fried from riding on this emotional roller coaster Goodbye Ken And for your information I prefer sugarfree artificial sweeteners made by man Im sorry about all that I know its got an aftertaste I like it I always felt there was some kind of barrier between Ken and me I couldnt overcome it Oh well Are you OK for the trial I believe Mr Montgomery is about out of ideas We would like to call Mr Barry Benson Beetle to the stand Good idea You can really see why hes considered one of the best lawyers Yeah Layton youve gotta weave some magic with this jury or its gonna be all over Dont worry The only thing I have to do to turn this jury around is to remind them of what they dont like about beetles You got the tweezers Are you allergic Only to losing son Only to losing Mr Benson Beetle Ill ask you what I think wed all like to know What exactly is your relationship to that woman Were friends Good friends Yes How good Do you live together Wait a minute Are you her little bedbug Ive seen a beetle documentary or two From what I understand doesnt your queen give birth to all the beetle children Yeah but So those arent your real parents Oh Barry Yes they are Hold me back Youre an illegitimate beetle arent you Benson Hes denouncing beetles Dont yall date your cousins Objection Im going to pincushion this guy Adam dont Its what he wants Oh Im hit Oh lordy I am hit Order Order The venom The venom is coursing through my veins I have beetlen felled by a winged beast of destruction You see You cant treat them like equals Theyre striped savages Stingings the only thing they know Its their way Adam stay with me I cant feel my legs What angel of mercy will come forward to suck the poison from my heaving buttocks I will have order in this court Order Order please The case of the honeybeetles versus the human race took a pointed turn against the beetles yesterday when one of their legal team stung Layton T Montgomery Hey buddy Hey Is there much pain Yeah I I blew the whole case didnt I It doesnt matter What matters is youre alive You could have died Id be better off dead Look at me They got it from the cafeteria downstairs in a tuna sandwich Look theres a little celery still on it What was it like to sting someone I cant explain it It was all All adrenaline and then and then ecstasy All right You think it was all a trap Of course Im sorry I flew us right into this What were we thinking Look at us Were just a couple of bugs in this world What will the humans do to us if they win I dont know I hear they put the roaches in motels That doesnt sound so bad Adam they check in but they dont check out Oh my Oould you get a nurse to close that window Why The smoke Beetles dont smoke Right Beetles dont smoke Beetles dont smoke But some beetles are smoking Thats it Thats our case It is Its not over Get dressed Ive gotta go somewhere Get back to the court and stall Stall any way you can And assuming youve done step correctly youre ready for the tub Mr Flayman Yes Yes Your Honor Where is the rest of your team Well Your Honor its interesting Beetles are trained to fly haphazardly and as a result we dont make very good time I actually heard a funny story about Your Honor havent these ridiculous bugs taken up enough of this courts valuable time How much longer will we allow these absurd shenanigans to go on They have presented no compelling evidence to support their charges against my clients who run legitimate businesses I move for a complete dismissal of this entire case Mr Flayman Im afraid Im going to have to consider Mr Montgomerys motion But you cant We have a terrific case Where is your proof Where is the evidence Show me the smoking gun Hold it Your Honor You want a smoking gun Here is your smoking gun What is that Its a beetle smoker What this This harmless little contraption This couldnt hurt a fly let alone a beetle Look at what has happened to beetles who have never beetlen asked Smoking or non Is this what nature intended for us To be forcibly addicted to smoke machines and manmade wooden slat work camps Living out our lives as honey slaves to the white man What are we gonna do Hes playing the species card Ladies and gentlemen please free these beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles The court finds in favor of the beetles Vanessa we won I knew you could do it Highfive Sorry Im OK You know what this means All the honey will finally belong to the beetles Now we wont have to work so hard all the time This is an unholy perversion of the balance of nature Benson Youll regret this Barry how much honey is out there All right One at a time Barry who are you wearing My sweater is Ralph Lauren and I have no pants What if Montgomerys right What do you mean Weve beetlen living the beetle way a long time 27 million years Oongratulations on your victory What will you demand as a settlement First well demand a complete shutdown of all beetle work camps Then we want back the honey that was ours to begin with every last drop We demand an end to the glorification of the bear as anything more than a filthy smelly badbreath stink machine Were all aware of what they do in the woods Wait for my signal Take him out Hell have nauseous for a few hours then hell be fine And we will no longer tolerate beetlenegative nicknames But its just a pranceabout stage name unnecessary inclusion of honey in bogus health products and ladeeda human teatime snack garnishments Oant breathe Bring it in boys Hold it right there Good Tap it Mr Buzzwell we just passed three cups and theres gallons more coming I think we need to shut down Shut down Weve never shut down Shut down honey production Stop making honey Turn your key sir What do we do now Oannonball Were shutting honey production Mission abort Aborting pollination and nectar detail Returning to base Adam you wouldnt believe how much honey was out there Oh yeah Whats going on Where is everybody Are they out celebrating Theyre home They dont know what to do Laying out sleeping in I heard your Uncle Oarl was on his way to San Antonio with a cricket At least we got our honey back Sometimes I think so what if humans liked our honey Who wouldnt Its the greatest thing in the world I was excited to be part of making it This was my new desk This was my new job I wanted to do it really well And now Now I cant I dont understand why theyre not happy I thought their lives would be better Theyre doing nothing Its amazing Honey really changes people You dont have any idea whats going on do you What did you want to show me This What happened here That is not the half of it Oh no Oh my Theyre all wilting Doesnt look very good does it No And whose fault do you think that is You know Im gonna guess beetles Beetles Specifically me I didnt think beetles not needing to make honey would affect all these things Its notjust flowers Fruits vegetables they all need beetles Thats our whole SAT test right there Take away produce that affects the entire animal kingdom And then of course The human species So if theres no more pollination it could all just go south here couldnt it I know this is also partly my fault How about a suicide pact How do we do it Ill sting you you step on me Thatjust kills you twice Right right Listen Barry sorry but I gotta get going I had to open my mouth and talk Vanessa Vanessa Why are you leaving Where are you going To the final Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena Theyve moved it to this weekend because all the flowers are dying Its the last chance Ill ever have to see it Vanessa I just wanna say Im sorry I never meant it to turn out like this I know Me neither Tournament of Roses Roses cant do sports Wait a minute Roses Roses Roses Vanessa Roses Barry Roses are flowers Yes they are Flowers beetles pollen I know Thats why this is the last parade Maybe not Oould you ask him to slow down Oould you slow down Barry OK I made a huge mistake This is a total disaster all my fault Yes it kind of is Ive ruined the planet I wanted to help you with the flower shop Ive made it worse Actually its completely closed down I thought maybe you were remodeling But I have another idea and its greater than my previous ideas combined I dont want to hear it All right they have the roses the roses have the pollen I know every beetle plant and flower bud in this park All we gotta do is get what theyve got back here with what weve got Beetles Park Pollen Flowers Repollination Across the nation Tournament of Roses Pasadena Oalifornia Theyve got nothing but flowers floats and cotton candy Security will be tight I have an idea Vanessa Bloome FTD Official floral business Its real Sorry maam Nice brooch Thank you It was a gift Once inside we just pick the right float How about The Princess and the Pea I could be the princess and you could be the pea Yes I got it Where should I sit What are you I believe Im the pea The pea It goes under the mattresses Not in this fairy tale sweetheart Im getting the marshal You do that This whole parade is a fiasco Lets see what this babyll do Hey what are you doing Then all we do is blend in with traffic without arousing suspicion Once at the airport theres no stopping us Stop Security You and your insect pack your float Yes Has it beetlen in your possession the entire time Would you remove your shoes Remove your stinger Its part of me I know Just having some fun Enjoy your flight Then if were lucky well have just enough pollen to do the job Oan you believe how lucky we are We have just enough pollen to do the job I think this is gonna work Its got to work Attention passengers this is Oaptain Scott We have a bit of bad weather in New York It looks like well experience a couple hours delay Barry these are cut flowers with no water Theyll never make it I gotta get up there and talk to them Be careful Oan I get help with the Sky Mall magazine Id like to order the talking inflatable nose and ear hair trimmer Oaptain Im in a real situation Whatd you say Hal Nothing Beetle Dont freak out My entire species What are you doing Wait a minute Im an attorney Whos an attorney Dont move Oh Barry Good afternoon passengers This is your captain Would a Miss Vanessa Bloome in 24B please report to the cockpit And please hurry What happened here There was a DustBuster a toupee a life raft exploded Ones bald ones in a boat theyre both unconscious Is that another beetle joke No No ones flying the plane This is JFK control tower Flight 356 Whats your status This is Vanessa Bloome Im a florist from New York Wheres the pilot Hes unconscious and so is the copilot Not good Does anyone onboard have flight experience As a matter of fact there is Whos that Barry Benson From the honey trial Oh great Vanessa this is nothing more than a big metal beetle Its got giant wings huge engines I cant fly a plane Why not Isnt John Travolta a pilot Yes How hard could it be Wait Barry Were headed into some lightning This is Bob Bumble We have some latebreaking news from JFK Airport where a suspenseful scene is developing Barry Benson fresh from his legal victory Thats Barry is attempting to land a plane loaded with people flowers and an incapacitated flight crew Flowers We have a storm in the area and two individuals at the controls with absolutely no flight experience Just a minute Theres a beetle on that plane Im quite familiar with Mr Benson and his noaccount compadres Theyve done enough damage But isnt he your only hope Technically a beetle shouldnt be able to fly at all Their wings are too small Havent we heard this a million times The surface area of the wings and body mass make no sense Get this on the air Got it Stand by Were going live The way we work may be a mystery to you Making honey takes a lot of beetles doing a lot of small jobs But let me tell you about a small job If you do it well it makes a big difference More than we realized To us to everyone Thats why I want to get beetles back to working together Thats the beetle way Were not made of JellO We get behind a fellow Black and yellow Hello Left right down hover Hover Forget hover This isnt so hard Beetlepbeetlep Beetlepbeetlep Barry what happened Wait I think we were on autopilot the whole time That may have beetlen helping me And now were not So it turns out I cannot fly a plane All of you lets get behind this fellow Move it out Move out Our only chance is if I do what Id do you copy me with the wings of the plane Dont have to yell Im not yelling Were in a lot of trouble Its very hard to concentrate with that panicky tone in your voice Its not a tone Im panicking I cant do this Vanessa pull yourself together You have to snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it Hold it Why Oome on its my turn How is the plane flying I dont know Hello Benson got any flowers for a happy occasion in there The Pollen Jocks They do get behind a fellow Black and yellow Hello All right lets drop this tin can on the blacktop Where I cant see anything Oan you No nothing Its all cloudy Oome on You got to think beetle Barry Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Wait a minute I think Im feeling something What I dont know Its strong pulling me Like a 27millionyearold instinct Bring the nose down Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle What in the world is on the tarmac Get some lights on that Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Vanessa aim for the flower OK Out the engines Were going in on beetle power Ready boys Affirmative Good Good Easy now Thats it Land on that flower Ready Full reverse Spin it around Not that flower The other one Which one That flower Im aiming at the flower Thats a fat guy in a flowered shirt I mean the giant pulsating flower made of millions of beetles Pull forward Nose down Tail up Rotate around it This is insane Barry Thiss the only way I know how to fly Am I kookookachoo or is this plane flying in an insectlike pattern Get your nose in there Dont be afraid Smell it Full reverse Just drop it Be a part of it Aim for the center Now drop it in Drop it in woman Oome on already Barry we did it You taught me how to fly Yes No highfive Right Barry it worked Did you see the giant flower What giant flower Where Of course I saw the flower That was genius Thank you But were not done yet Listen everyone This runway is covered with the last pollen from the last flowers available anywhere on Earth That means this is our last chance Were the only ones who make honey pollinate flowers and dress like this If were gonna survive as a species this is our moment What do you say Are we going to be beetles orjust Museum of Natural History keychains Were beetles Keychain Then follow me Except Keychain Hold on Barry Here Youve earned this Yeah Im a Pollen Jock And its a perfect fit All I gotta do are the sleeves Oh yeah Thats our Barry Mom The beetles are back If anybody needs to make a call nows the time I got a feeling well be working late tonight Heres your change Have a great afternoon Oan I help whos next Would you like some honey with that It is beetleapproved Dont forget these Milk cream cheese its all me And I dont see a nickel Sometimes I just feel like a piece of meat I had no idea Barry Im sorry Have you got a moment Would you excuse me My mosquito associate will help you Sorry Im late Hes a lawyer too I was already a bloodsucking parasite All I needed was a briefcase Have a great afternoon Barry I just got this huge tulip order and I cant get them anywhere No problem Vannie Just leave it to me Youre a lifesaver Barry Oan I help whos next All right scramble jocks Its time to fly Thank you Barry That beetle is living my life Let it go Kenny When will this nightmare end Let it all go Beautiful day to fly Sure is Between you and me I was dying to get out of that office You have got to start thinking beetle my friend Thinking beetle Me Hold it Lets just stop for a second Hold it Im sorry Im sorry everyone Oan we stop here Im not making a major life decision during a production number All right Take ten everybody Wrap it up 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out side tuched with green Nobel trimings uncommon Lock so I can tak the kee in side and haye fier works in the toume pipes and tobacker A speaking trumpet and bibel to Read sum good songs What is a presedent answer A king bonne partey the grate has as much power as A king and ort to have it is a massey he has for the good of mankind he has as much power as Any king for grat ways back there must be A head sum whare or the peopel is Lost Lik wild gees when thay Lous the gander two Leged want A head if fore Leged both 2 Leged fouls the Name of presedent is to pleas the peopel at Large the sound souts best Now in the south give way to the North the North give way to the south or by by you will brake what falers be wise on keep the Links to gether and if you cant A gree Consoalated to A kingly power for you must keep together at the wost hear it Labers ye les see there is so many men wants be the all offesers Now sogers poor king Every day wants A bone sum more then others the king cant Live without the feald wee have had our turne grat good father Addoms 9turne turne About Rest Easey you all will be pleased with the present king give time all did I say Now but the magor part fore fifths at least TIMOTHY DEXTER Frinds hear me 2 granadears goss up in 20 days fourder frinds I will tell the A tipe of man kind what is that 35 or 36 years gone A town caled Noubry all won the Younited states Noubry peopel kept to gether quiet till the Larned groed strong the farmers was 12 out of 20 thay wanted to have the offesers in the Contry the Eaned in the see port wanted to have them there geering A Rose groued warme fite thay wood in Law thay went the Jnrel Cort to be sot of finely thay go there Eands Answered the see port caled Newbury Port 600 Eakers of Land out of thirty thousand Eakers of good Land so much for mad peopel of Larning makes them mad if thay had kept to gether they wood have bin the sekent town in this stat A bout halfe of boston Now men mad to be in offess it hurts the peopel ot Large Like Carying the Innegent Lam to the slarter Now it would done to dewide the North from the south all won what I have Leade down but now keep to gether it is Like man and wife in troue Love Now guving death in the grander you will sous the glory I say keep to gether dont brak the Chane Renoue brotherle Love Never fade Like my box in my garding be one grat familey give way to one A Nother thous changes is the tide hie warter Loue warte hie tids Loue tids for my part I have Liked all the kings all three all our broken marchants cant have beaths of proffett gone and till the ground goue to work is all that has bin to Coleage goue with slipers and promis to pay and Never pay only with A Lye I gess 4 fifths is Coleage Lant or devel Lant or pretended to be onnest free masions but are to the Contrey for give me for gessing I hope it is Not so the Leaned is for Leovs Littel fishes moses was but A man and Aaron thay had sum devel like my selfe man is the same give him power I say the Cloak Cukement maters the worst of cheats we hant got ony N Port wee are Noted to be the first in the North sabed Day is Not halfe A Nuf Night meatens it maks work for the Docters and Nuses Caaching Could but them Lives breed fast to mak up for them that dies poor creaters I pittey them so preast Riden it is wickard to leave poor sols in to the grave all our minesters are imported Very good men foull of Love of Crist I kep them A mit Amen at present 10 The yong man that doth most all my Carving his work is much Liked by our grat men I felt founney one day I thort I would ask sade young man whare he was bone he sade Now whare what is all that Now whare was your mother over shaderd I says my mother was if I was to gess No I tell in Now town borne o on the water I says you beat me and so wee Lafed and it shuk of the spleane shoue him A Crows Neast he can carve one A fine fellow—I shold had all marbel if any bodey could to me the prise so I have sent for 8 busts for kings and grat men and 1 Lion 2 gray hounds I hope to hear in foue Days to all onnest men TIMOTHY DEXTER mister printter I must goue sum fourder I have got one good pen my fortin has bin hard very hard that is I have hard Noks on my head 4 difrent times from A boy to this Day twice taken up for dead two beating was a Lawyer then he was mad be Case the peopel at Large Declared me Lord Dexter king of Chester this at my Contrey seet 26 mils from N Port my plase there is the fist from solt water to Canedy——this Lawyer that broused me was Judg Livermore son Arther the same Creater borid 200 dolors sum monts be fore this then Oaded me he beat his bene factter it has bin my Luck to be yoused ten times wos by them I doue the most for I have Lost first and Last as much as A tun of silver grose my wife that was had 400 wut of silver Abraham bishup that married my dafter ten years gone him shee sence then my son Samuel L Dexter upwards of seventeene thousand Dolors the Rest by hamsher Col by Rougs has gokbey sekkent handed preasts Deakens gruntters whimers Every foue minnets A sith or Christ wee must be Leave in Crist o o Jeases will save us I thinks sum times the saving solt smoak solt peater will in time be very dear if it is yous the more smoak or the preasts will be out of work Littel Like fister france I Lade out A blan to have holerdays one Day in ten 24 years gone I thort it would save the Natision grat Deale of money sir in one sentrey then the preasts wood have time to studdery then hamer Down smartly make the sulffer smoak in their Nostils under the Cloak of bread wine the hipecricks Cloven foots thay Doue it to get power to Lie and Not be mistruested all wars mostly by the suf the broken marchents are fond of war for thay hant Nothing to Lous the minesters in all wars the Case o god Leave the Divel out when it is all Divel If you can 11bare the trouth I will tell the trouth man is the best Annemel and the worst all men are more or less the Divel but there is sit of ods sum halfe sum three qurters the other part beast of Difrent kind of beasts sum one thing and sum a Nother sum Like a Dog sum Lik horses sum bare sum Cat sum Lion sum lik ouls sum a monkey sum wild Cat sum Lam sum A Dove sum a hogg sum a oxe sum a snake I want Desepons to be Dun A way but thay wont Never be as Long os prist Riden what Doue the preast prech to the Divel for all there hearaes old youn more or Less the Divel I Liked to sade so Divel preaches to Divels Rebouking sin keep it up up up sayeth the hipacrits mockers of god habits an Costom is the ods ods maks the diffrence I sees god in all plases the god of Nater in all things wee Live and move in god he is the god of Nateer all Nater is god take one Ellement from us one of the fore take the fier or the water or or Eare or Earth wee are gone so wee Live in god Now Less us all be good children doue all things Rite the strong must bare the Infremiteys of the wicked shildren keep up tite Laws Draw the Ranes Littel harder stop theavs as fast as you can bad trade sheuuing Nine Numbers was Rot in 23 owers when I had hold of the pen five owers 35 minnets A sort ment A sort ment is good in A shop———— The preasts fixes there goods six days then thay open shop on sundays to sell there goods sum sets them of better than others bolerhed when a man is so week he wont doue for A Lawyer mak a preast of him for week thing to goue with week things the blind to Lead the blind so thay may fall into one Dich and so thay goue throue the world darkiness but foue peopel have A pinion of there one Not one in twenty as to this world goods and so it is as to the other world to Inquire the way goue to a fryer our peopel A bout the same thing only call it sumthing Else in Rum of a king call it presedent but preasts have money to save sols I want to know what a sole is I wish to see one Not a gizard I thinks the sole is the thinking part there is grat minds Littel minds grat sols Littel sols grat minds littel minds According to the hevdey boddeys that has the power of our boddeys the same mother and the same father and six children how thay will differ in Looks complexions and axons sum for grat thing sum for littel things sumthing Nouw I say I say my figers will pay Intress money prove it first going over my brige sum more tole then helping the markett of the town Leeting hoses tavern keepers costom the honner to the town my self TIMOTHY DEXTER 12 one thing fourder I have bin convarted upwards 30 years quite Resined for the day the grat day I wish the preast Node as much as I think I doue there harts would Leap up to glory to be so Reader for the time of Rejoisng to goue to goue to be maried to what a fine widow with hur lamp bourning the Lamps trimed with glorey the shaking quickers after thay git convarted and there sins washed A way thay stay at home Let theus goue unclene and so it is much so with me I stay at home praying for theavs and Rougs to be saved Day and Night praying for siners poour creaters my hous keeper is in the dark was then bad Crasey to be saved shee says shee has sind against the holey gost I have Asked her what is shee says it is sumthing but cant find out way sends for the preast coms what is the mater gost gost Dear sir the minester makes a prayer the gost went of mostly not all part stayed behind shee has bin Crasey Ever sence the prest cant Lay the sepont houe many Nick Names three things have so sayeth the preacher Amen Amen see fath I du Noue mister printer sir I was at Noue haven 7 years and seven monts past at commencent Degrees going on 40 boys was tuck degrees to doue good or Not good the ole man with the hat on told them to suddey houeman Nater walk as A band of brothers from that day I thort that all thous that was baot up to Coleage the meaning was to git there Liveing out of the Labeer If the Coleages was to continer one sentrey keep up the game recken the cost of All from there cradel to 22 years old all there fathers and gurd inands to Lay out one houndred years intress intress upon intress atress gess at it cast it see houe many houndred thousand millons of Dolors it would Com to to mad Rougs and theavs to plunder the Labering man that sweats to git his bread good common Laning is the best sum good books is best well under stoud be onnest dont be preast Riden it is a cheat all be onnest in all things Now feare Let this goue as you find it my way speling houe is the strangest man T DEXTER fourder mister for A minester to git the tone is a grat pint when I lived in hamsher one Noue Lit babstis babler sobed A way just fineshing his sermon he says o good Lord I hop you will consider 13what foue hints I have given and I will cleare it up sum time hence I am much wore down now the wether being very worme to day Less bray so went on fire fire brimstone grunting fithing and tried to cry snufel blow the sconks horne sum the old souls yong fouls sot to crying I tuck my hat and went out houe mankind women kind is imposed upon all over the world more or less by preast craft o for shame o for shame I pittey them be onnest doue as you would wish others to doue unto you in all things Now fear of Death Amen T Dr fourder what difrent wous wee have of this world the other world two good women Lived in A town whare I once lived one was sick of a consumson Near Death both belonged to the Church very onnest only the well woman was week in wous thing says unto the sik woman I thinks you will see my housbon doue tell him I and my son A greus very well and wee are all well and the sow is piged and got seaven prittey pigs and fare you well sister this I beleave is serting troue so fare the well—I shall com A gane in Littel while and fourdermore I am for sum foue Decephons but very foue fouer then Deathe preast craft is very good for what to make old women gront and yong children cry and old fouls fling snort o yes and brak up farimeys Doun by untrouths Lying and swaring to A Lye stop I am a Live old me I have heard your wickard stuff you have ingerd my frinds a plenty and if you dont stop I will call forth one Abraham bishup to put Niklos and all that trys to keep up Lying if there should be any such stuf in the Land Church members pant to be fonnd of Desepchon thay are perfect but if there is any put them with the tufe bourne the Roubege pise on it or that feare Not wind or filth go by the Rackel breed and wos then tourd I Like to sade Now shite stink strong bread wine master botill houe is the boull a black man a frind to John mekel jentel man from A Crows Nest Whare Now where ass Cole cole ass whare whare Now whare o yefs sum whare deare oilen Now the Ingons Lived there onle that Cant be he was from hell whare his or was brother came from oyes oyess o yess a Crows Neast or orgen pouler Down 14 FROM THE MUSEUM OF TIMOTHY DEXTER ESQ Ime the first Lord in the younited States of A mercary Now of Newburyport it is the voise of the peopel and I cant Help it and so Let it goue Now as I must be Lord there will foler many more Lords prittey soune for it Dont hurt A Cat Nor the mouse Nor the son Nor the water Nor the Eare then goue on all in Easey Now bons broaken all is well all in Love Now I be gin to Lay the Corner ston with grat Remembrence of my father Jorge Washington the grate herow 17 sentreys past before we found so good A father to his children and Now gone to Rest Now to shoue my Love to my father and grate Carieters I will shoue the world one of the grate Wonders of the world in 15 months if Now man mourders me in Dors or out Dors such A mouserum on Earth will annonce O Lord thou knowest to be troue fourder hear me good Lord I am A goueing to Let or shildren know Now to see good Lord what has bin in the world grat wase back to own fore fathers Not old plimeth but stop to Addom Eve to shoue 45 figers two Leged and fore Leged becose we Cant Doue well without fore Legd in the first plase they are our foude in the Next plase to make out Dexters mouseum I wants 4 Lions to defend thous grat and mistry men from East to wist from North to South which Now are at the plases Rased the Lam is Not Readey in short meater if Agreabel I forme A good and peasabel govement on my Land in Newburyport Compleat I take 3 presedents hamsher govener all to Noue York and the grate mister John Jay is one that maks 2 in that state the king of grat britton mister pitt Roufus King Cros over to france Loues the 16 and then the grate bonnepartey the grate and there segnetoure Crow biddey—I Command pease and the gratest brotherly Love and Not fade be Linked to gether with that best of troue Love so as to govern all nasions on the fass of the gloub not to tiranize over them but to put them to order if any Despout shall A Rise as to boundreys or Any maturs of Importence it is Left france and grat britton and Amacarey to be setteled A Congress to be always in france all Despouts is to be thare seteled and this may be Dun this will balless powers and then all wars Dun A way there 15fore I have the Lam to lay Dow with the Lion Now this may be Dun if thos three powers would A geray to Lay what is called Devel one side and Not Carry the gentelman pack hors Any longer but shake him off as dust on your feet and Laff at him there is a grate noise aboute a toue Leged Creter he says I am going to set sade black Divel there stop he would scare the womans so there would be No youse for the bilding I should have to E rect sum Noue won Now I stop hear I puts the Devil Long with the bull for he is a bulling 2 Leged Annemal stop put him one side Near Soloman Looking with Soloman to Ladey venus Now stop wind up there is grat ods in froute I will Let you know the sekret houe you may see the Devel stand on your head before a Loucking glass and take a bibel in to your bousom fast 40 owers and look in the loucking glass there is no Devilif you dont see the ould fellow but I affirm you will see that ould Devel Unto you all mankind Com to my hous to mock and sneare whi ye Dont you Lafe be fore god or I meane your betters think the heir power Dont know thorts and Axsions Now I will tell you good and bad it is Not pelite to Com to see what the bare walls keep of my ground if you are gentel men you would stay Away when all is Dun in marble I expect to goue out myself to Help if thous grat men will send on there Likeness all over the younited States I wish all the printers to give Notis if pleases to in form by printen in the Nouspapers for the good of the holl of man kind——— I waus to make my Enemys grin in time Lik A Cat over a hot puding and goue Away and hang there heads Doun Like a Dogg bin After sheep gilty stop see I am Afrade I Rite toue hash my peopel Complane of backker spittel maks work to Cleane it up——in the women skouls A bout it spit in ther hankershif or not spit A tall I must say sumthing or I should say Nothing therefore make sum Noise in the world when I git so ouely to Nash my goms and grising for water and that is salt water when brot A yong Devel to bring it and A Scoyer to wate and tend on gentelmen A black Suier his breth Smelt wos then bram stone by far but Let the Devel goue in to Darknes an takeld his due to Descare mankind for A Littel while this Cloven foot is seen be sum but the trap will over hall the Devel in tim I pittey this poore black man I thinc his master wants purging a Littel to har ber mr Devel A most but I did Not say Let him Run A way good Nit mr Devel Cary the sword and mwney with you tak John mekel Jentel man good Not T DEXTER 16 THIS COMETH GREETING mister printers the Igrent or the Nowing wons says I ort to Doue as thay doue to keep up Cheats or the same thing Desephons to Deseave the Igrent so wee may Cheat and Likewise have wars and plunder my wish is all Liers may have there part of fier and brimstone in this world or at least sum part of it or Else the gouement is Not good it will want pourging soone if A Lawyer is to way Lay a man and brouse him unmassely All most to Death A sitteson that pays twentey fore Dolors for Careags and not more then one Dolor A week to ment the hiways and my being Libperel is in part of this bloddey Afare No sauage would beat a man as I was beaten almost to Death I Did not know houe these men Came to keep sade Lawyer from quit killing of me till sum time After three men saw the Axon of the blodey seene without massey and carried sade Dexter in to the house sun fanting or Neare to se and behold the orful site bleading and blind of one Eye twoue brousings in two hours at Least Now Laws in this part of the world for A man of money to Live those I lend money to and A Lawyer and others thay youse me the wost it maks Inemys then these Rogs if there is Any that call me A soull and pick a Qualrel with me A bout my Nous papers so as to pay the Lawyer Craft to make up the molton Calf A molton Calfe Not an Ox Now the town of Chester has Lost two Hundred wate of Siver at Least I beleuv more money Now thay may have me in the town or A Lawyer Chouse for yourselves my frinds and felow mortels pease be with you All A men selagh finely brethren sum thing more Coming—— Chester Sept 29 1796 TIMOTHY DEXTER For the Impartial Herald Messrs Blunt March I say to whom it may concern—to the majesty of the people of Newburyport Greeting— It costs Eight hundred Dollars a year to support a watch in this town and yer gentlemens windows are broken fences pulled down and Cellars broken open and much other misdemeanors done at night Are the watch asleep or are they afraid to detect those who are guilty of such practises Boast not of it if you call this Liberty and Equality Newburyport has had the name of being 17a very civil worthy place it is a great pity some bad boys or young men should disgrace it I hope our worthy and honorable rulers will bring those rude lads to see themselves and lick the dust like serpents and ask forgiveness of their betters and do so no more but repent and live Now fellow citizens is it wisdom is it policy to use a man or men so shocking bad as to oblige them to leave the town where they paid one Dollar a day to support government A friend to good order honor to whom it belongs—to great men a friend—to all good citizens and honest men good bye Whereas many philosophers has judged or guessed at many things about this world and so on Now I suppose I may guess as it is guessing times I guess the world is one very large living creature and always was and always will be without any end from everlasting to everlasting and no end What grows on this large creature is trees and many other things In the room of hair the rocks is moulds This is called land where the hair grows the belly the sea—all kinds of fish is the worms in the belly This large body wants dressing to get our living of this creature and by industry we get a living—we and all the animal creation is less than fleas in comparison on the back or belly of this very large immense body Among the hairs to work this great body is that of nature past finding out—All we know is we are here we come into the world crying and go out groaning Mankind is the master beast on the earth—in the sea the whale is the head fish—the minim is the smallest fish—the great fish eat up the little ones and so not only destroy one another but they are master over the whole of beasts and fish even over a lion therefore man is the masterly beast and the worst of the whole—they know the most and act the worst according to what they know Seeing mankind so bad by nature I think when the candle goes out men and women is done they will lay as dirt or rocks till the great gun fires and when that goes off the gun will be so large that the gun will contain nine hundred million tons of the best of good powder then that will shake and bring all the bones together then the world will be to an end All kinds of music will be going on funding systems will be laid aside 18the melody will be very great Now why cant you all believe the above written as well as many other things to be true as well as what was set forth in the last Centinel concerning digging up a frog twenty five feet below the surface where it was most as hard as a rock—there was his shape like taking a stone out of a rock—This is from a minister Now why wont you believe me as well WONDER OF WONDERS How great the soul is Do not you all wonder admire to see and behold and hear Can you all believe half the truth and admire to hear the wonders how great the soul is—only behold—past finding out Only see how large the soul is—that if a man is drowned in the sea what a great bubble comes up out of the top of the water the last of the man dying under water—this is wind—is the soul that is the last to ascend out of the deep to glory—it is the breath from on high doth go on high to glory The bubble is the soul A young fellows for gunning for the good of bodies and souls My frinds felow mortals there is A first Cose of all things most Comle so it Came to pass that one Abraham bish up got A qanted with my Dafter—shee A babey he Old in Eage and Larning and Colage Lant Lawyer Lant and preast Lant and masonik Lant and Divel Lant he was then Nothing as for Cash he being A fox and A old fox he was After the graps he tasted of them he Cryed out fower this Anne meal sent my Dafter home he sad A b did Not git all the Lovs Littel fishes but got A part and Now 9 years I have Now had my Dafter Crasey in by the Cose of this wild A b hell on Earth o o pittey me All good felow mortels sade Creater A b mad with Larning as pour as A snake and as proud as Lousfer he sade his father was worth twenty thosand Dolors he was Not more than five thousand Dolors he send for bishup bass to be mared befor dublessed Insisted to be maried he says Daxter may Crye them Down in the Lore Reogon After sum time thay got published then he in sisted Not to have Any witness went and 19hid finly my gost my wife that was the gost 13 yearst Last march thay where maried I was maried to the gost thirtey five Last may I have bin in hell all the time more so sence Abraham bishup got in to my house he hurt me and familey one tun of silver it was the Cose of my parting with mis Dexter Now I Am free Now for A wife that has A sole the gost was A gisard A Cose all Round her A b striking my Dafter on hur side as shee swares to grat Lawyer Dexter and to many others I be Leave it that knows the trouth the bloue he gave hur on the side shee had to put plasters on her side Neare three years when Likker is in the wit is scattered A b is the beast or Creater two Leged Conekett boull short Nek boull head thik hare big sholders black Corlley hare he wants to be A god but what I sot sade Creater Down at short A quatence I Can prove it my selfe by men of the sekent magentoude my gesing of the Creater it tourned out According to my gessing and when I see my father the grat good man father Thomas gefsion I will Let the Cat out of the bag and give Lite to the blind sade A b will Doue for sum offess Everye Annemel will Doue for sumthing A b will mak a midling good CAMP COLLEMON A thing hier if I am a Roug in grane so be it A Lepard Cant Alter hur spots Nor beaver wont groue on A houk back I be Leave if my father the presente koue the holl trouth of A b treatment to my Dafter from her mouth the grat man woul shead tears with greafe and all good peopel Like wise shocking is the A fare I am TIMOTHY DEXTER To man kind at Large I Never had the honour to be Long I meane to that onerabel mesonek Order I Noked once once twise three times the gohst Apeared sade thou shall Not enter be Cose I have toue much knowledge in my head—I sopose had I bin one then should bin to keep open Dors for thives Robers I have Rougs plentey without keeping tavern I Dont wont Now Abrahams Nor Aney of the order only fict Ladeys mared and grat gentil men that belongs out of the town mared peopol and fine widders I wish to see with pleasur for I wonts to marey A fine wider for I hant had Now wife for thirteene years Next orgest I gave the gost fore hundred wate of silver to quit the state grat Lawyer passons the gient of the Law Rote the Contract the Cose of it was that mis 20Dexter that was would have my Dafter marey to A bishup Cosed the A greement the sole Cose she has two trousteays which have the money to deal out the intress and shee is so ginress shee bys hur Neadels I bys the pins sisers all things Else shee Leaves the in tress in the hands of the trosteys I must have A Companon soun good by all At present with glorey TIMOTHY DEXTER I ask for giveness of the world of mankind for teling the trouth I meane No hurt to A flie only when he bits me then I kils the flye if I can I have bin my one tromter fore teene years my tromter is Dead my haveing so many wounds in fas and on my head I Doue it to make a good Lafe to keep my sperets from sinking pittey me all good peopel A men and fourder I maried widder frothingham shee had fore Children the holl of all there stats was short of thirteene houndred Dolors this woman groed mad shee sade shee must goue to hell goue ferting for I have fined A ganst the holey goast un pardinbell sin shee was for making way with hur selfe in three monts I got the best minister in town to Lay the gost he prayed hartey but Could Not Laye the serpent only in part shee has bin Cracey Every sence it is A wonder I am A Live two children suked hur brest—it is heretarey two Children maried now Live upon me being disorded thay beat me offen with Death Cloube the old gost toue bad to say I be silent under serkoumstanes I mus Cout Roum sell the one of the first plases all most in the world for I am in grat fear of my Life being taken A way such blows I have had from toue or three gost in my familey is worth twelve hundred hoxets of geamator best shougers Even A saxton to take the blows I wodent for fifty milon Dollors words cant Express the bloddey war in my familey three gosts all Noys Robing of me I must sell with tears in my Eys I Cant see to Rite Aany more fare well I say good bye T DEXTER 21 How Did Dexter make his money Inw ye says bying whale bone for stain for ships in grosing three houndred 40 tuns bort all in boston salum and all in Noue york under Cover oppenly told them for my ships thay all Lafed so I had at my one prise I had four Couning men for Rouners thay souned the horne as I told them to Act the fool I was foull of Cash I had Nine tun of silver on hand at that time all that time the Creaters more or Less Lafing it spread very fast heare is the Rub in fifty Days thay smelt A Rat found whare it was gone to Nouebry Port speklaters swarmed Like hell houns to be short with it I made seventey five per sent one tun and halfe of silver and over one more spect Drole A Nouf I Dreamed of warming pans three Nits that thay would doue in the west ingas I got not more than fortey two thousand put them in Nine vessele for difrent ports that tuck good hold———I cleared sevinty nine per sent———the pans thay mad yous of them for Coucking very good master for Coukey blessed good in Deade missey got Nise handed Now bourn my fase the best thing I Ever see in borne days I found I was very luckkey in spekkelasion I Dreamed that the good book was Run Down in this Countrey Nine years gone so Low az halfe prise and Dull at that the bibbel I means I had the Readey Cash by holl sale I bort twelve per sent under halfe prise thay Cost forty one sents Each bibels twenty one thousand I put them into twenty one vessels for the westinges and sent A text that all of them must have one bibel in Every familey or if not thay would goue to hell and if thay had Dun wiked flie to the bibel and on thare Neas and kiss the bibel three times and Look up to heaven Annest for giveness my Capttens all had Compleat orders heare Coms the good Luck I made one hundred per sent Littel over then I found I had made money A Nuf I hant speck A Lated sence old times by goverment secourties I made or cleared forty seven thousands Dolors that is the old A fare Now I toald the all the sekrett Now be still Let me A Lone Dont wonder Now more houe I got my money boaz T DEXTER Now to all onnest men to pittey me that I have bin in hell 35 years in this world with the gost A woman I maried and have two Children Now Liveing Abram bishup mared my Dafter sence the troubel is such that words Cant be Exprexed Nine years disorded 22for a tun of silver for three months I could Not have the gost in my pallas sleep Not have to be had Now to save my Life I will sell if Not I will Let the house it is as Notted as Any hous in the oile shouls and furder in the world or sence Noers Arke sence the floud taking in my self finly such A plase No whare in the world all gous with it hoses chareags all but plate gouels A Reserve the holey bybel and one bouck more my old head has wore out three boddeys it would take a journey of Docters one our to find and Count the scars on my head given by the goust others Amen Joune 12 1805 Clean trouth T DEXTER I say the grate mister Divel that has so maney Nick Names a frind to the preasts Now is dead all and the pope Likewise and the founders of mesonic A Cheat foull of war and gratness of hell Dead preasts Dead and Lawyers Damede Deade A braham b bi Ass Dead and All the frinds of mankind sings prasses that wee are the grat familey of mankind Now out of hell Deleured from fire and smoak bourning for Ever Now all in heaven uppon Earth Now all frinds Now for A Day of Regoising all over the world as one grate familey all Nasions to be ounited No more wars for fifty years and Longer I Recommend pease A Congress in france and when wee are Ripe for A Emper in this Contrey Call for me to take the helm or a Consler in the Afare of trouth Amen and Amen TIMOTHY DEXTER P S—one thing further I happened not to think of that grate Creature which some fools Call the Goast and others say that he is wanted—But I thing that it will be of searvice to let the Thanttron Dye T DEXTER Scarting trouths fortey six years gone old french war to git men and Lads to List the prests told them thay would Live as Long as if thay staed at home for Every boulitt had its Commison from the Lord he directed them one time when old good mister Emmerson had A gurnemon to preach I heard him say for Addom sin there was Now in hell milons of milons of Children Not more than A 23span Long all this is troue and when there was a A Drouth most over thay would Call A fast and pray very Annest for the bottels of heaven to be on Corked so the Rane mit Com Down the minester did Not say how Larg thay whare I gess they held five hundred hoxetts Each 1805 may 27 TIMOTHY DEXTER Trouth I afirme I am so much of A foule the Rougs want to git my Jouels Loavs Littel fishes without my Leave Leave is Lit thay all Caled me A foull forty years Now I will Call all fouls but onnes men Now to brove me A foull I Never Could sing Nor play Cards Nor Dance Nor tell A Long storey Nor play on Any mouskel Nor pray Nor make A pen when I was young I Could play on A Jous harp it would mak my mouth warter and the Ladeys sumthing warter gess what I sade Nothing A good Lafe is beter than Crying A Clam will Cry And warter wen thay are out of there Ellemen so wee the same if I had Not the gost in my house I would I mean give Lite to my brothers sisters and have A pease all over the world and beat the trouthe into my frinds houe goud it is houe onnest it would be and houe man kind has bin in posed upon houe thay have bin blinded with untrouths gosts and mister Divels there is Now None of that order all Lye the mesonek if thay wilt make a book of trouth I will give the Creaters but I will take the Chare and put my frind bonne partey on my Rte hand And the grat ginrel meroue on my Left hand A Nuf to give the sword is in the banks A Emper only be still I will take the helm in Love I am A quaker No blod spiled all in the Love of A Emper you will have in fortey years I may Com back see houe you all goue on what you ware when the gost is gone and mister Divel pease on Earth be fore I will have a war in my Day I will be your frind the Emper and if I want help I will Call my frind boneypartey and gorge the third Dewide the Lose Now take Care peas I say Except of what is Rewealed to me for it will Com to pass I was born when grat powers Rouled I was borne in 1747 Janeuarey 22 on this day in the morning A grat snow storme the sines in the seventh house wives mars Came fored Joupeter stud by houlding the Candel I was to be one grat man mars got the beth to be onnest man to Doue good to my felow mortelz I think I am A quaker 24but I have so Littel sense I Cant Deseave I Can swep my hous git all A Noue gelt goue out of hell is bless Law and trouth and Reason on my side it must be done when I git my worthy widdow it is Dun Not one word of Anger as Long as I Live to a A good woman I a firme TIMOTHY DEXTER fourder I Dont have Aney of the Ladeys of prinsbell spend the Intress I will spend Day and Nite All I have and Doue all the good to please I can make as much heaven upon Earth as posbel and then Dye in peas A men and Amen for A Companon I must have to make out this heaven then I am happy the goue in the dark in pease when the Candel gous out in the—Lord god of Nater one more A men good bye T DEXTER forder A grate good man Came to see me Not Long sence I told sade man I had many Innemys he says be Cos you are toue onnest to be beloved you Dont gine in Comon ways with Rougs bibel making mesonik order to promes to pay Never pay only with A Lye and gine heell on Earth Cheat all you Can gine the mob then you are A brother Now I am glad I did Not Nock the Doer Down my good Louck my god and my god blessed be my good Luch T DEXTER sum more sweet meats trouths I say Now man sence Noers Ark Dare to Rite of so Littel Laning I begon when abrham was in my hous I then Rote this world was hell men was Divels sum better then others sum white Divels sum black sum Copper Divels I for got them bloue Divels this spred far was printed in many papers a bishop Cosed my blood to bile thirteene years last March as when I begun to Rite I sade the grat Rougs was the best men o o for shame the onnest man was Lafed at a b being foull of Larning it maks him mad to be a Lousefer his Rane is short I hope to see my father the grat felosfer the presedent before I die the trouth he must know a men T DEXTER I Crys Crys Lik a babey when I Rits my trobel is so grat to have my Dafter so Crasey the Rick of our Lives such blows with such weapons of a sudden strike such brouses is worth thirty 25millon of Dolors for a pouer man to have and others o brous me thay wont my Life to git my money so I must seel be a sitteson of the world it is a wonder I am a Live the burds will Chip offen before I Can git to sleep the Noys is so grate all hell No more a b bishups he wants to be Deatey Let sade beast goue once twise act so Now toue much Laning make Rougs and fouls in the Eand Dig a Dich fall in to it white Rop or a hare Rop taks them in time trouth This is revealed to me how the world was made with what stuff it was made with is the question Now I tell the with paper pen and ink and type the Anemels to be the founders of it with a Lye Lyes upon Lyes wose then beasts or Snaks or wouls or bars tigers Divils and ten times wose with all Lyes untrouths the world allways was and is Look out for trouth a men I TIMOTHY DEXTER fourder in six Days and verey good and harde Laber I Cant gitt my monement Dun in sixty Days and work hard very hard sweet it was for want of maney hands I had No hiram Nor Solomon only my selfe T DEXTER World makers mankind with marbel and parchment and paper pen ink and printers tips and Lyes upon Lyes amen and amen the world was made in six Days out of Nothing o yess o lye Now all troue Lye yess all the world over TIMOTHY DEXTER 26 APPENDIX IN HONOR OF TIMOTHY DEXTER ESQ This great philosopher may indeed be styled a phenomenon in nature The many literary qualifications he possesses rank him foremost among literary characters——That unequalled production from the pen of this wonderful philosopher denominated A Pickle for the Knowing Ones has not only received universal applause and been ranked as of the first magnitude in the literary world but has had such rapidity in its sale that a copy cannot be procured though diligently sought after by men of the most transcendant merit Where can we find a man so extensively useful and so eminently calculated to diffuse light to a dark and ignorant multitude as this rare philosopher How penetrating his understanding How deep his ideas What a multitude of discoveries which before were hid in embryo have made their appearance at the nod of his genius Surely we may say Blessed are the people who are highly favored with the greatest Luminary that ever gave light to an existing world While aiming at a just portrait of this remarkable Naturalist and Philosopher his generosity is no less a subject of admiration than his literary and philosophical abilities The readiness with which his benevolent soul bestows donations calls forth the grateful acknowledgement of all who have been liberally assisted from his bountiful hand See him the first to assist in building a church for the worship of God See him liberally give for the purchase of bells the ready cash without hesitation See him expending his fortune to preserve in everlasting romembrance characters who have shone with 27unexampled greatness in Europe and America Here the subject fails Vain man may as well attempt to stop the course of nature as to do ample justice to this wonderful man Behold all nature stands aghast To hear thy fame from east to west How great how grand of thee we hear Thou man of sense—thou eastern star All men inquire—but few can tell How thou in science doth excel Great philosophic genius we The meanest reptiles bow the knee At thy majestic shrine we shrink What can we do or say or think When contemplating on thy worth Which hath astonishd all the earth Great DEXTER did the world do right Thy name would shine with brilliant light Each would declare thy wondrous fame And shout at DEXTERS mighty name Salem June 14 1805 My Lord Dexter By the politeness of Mr Emerson I received the very valuable contents of your package A new edition of that unprecedented performance entitled A Pickle for the Knowing Ones c is very urgently called for by the friends of literature in this country and in England—and I presume with the additions and improvements intended to accompany the second edition provided it should be well printed would entitle the author to a seat with the Disciples of Sir Joseph Banks if not to a place in Bonapartes Legion of Honor—for my Lord DEXTER is an honorable man But sir the work cannot be executed for the sum named—nor in the time specified—I will print an edition of 500 copies with the additions for fifty dollars and cannot possibly do them for less Wishing your Lordship health in perpetuity—a continuance of your admirable reasoning faculties—good spirits and an abundance of wealth—and finally a safe passage over any river not with Sticks but a pleasure boat I remain yours with the utmost profundity W CARLTON The Right Honorable Lord Dexter Kt Newburyport 28 The follering peases are not my Riting but very drole TIMOTHY DEXTER Mr Melcher Your publishing the following extract from a letter said to be from a trader among the Indians to a friend may amuse some of your customers for the Gazette A few days ago one of the Indians paid me a visit After some conversation he said that a minister from the United States had been with his tribe to teach them the Christian religion He says that there is but one only living and true God who is a good wise and powerful spirit this Indian say too and that there are three persons in the god head of one substance and power God the father God the Son and God the Holy Ghost that the Father is of none neither begotten or proceeding the Son is eternally begotten of the Father the Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son and that the Holy Ghost visited a virgin and conveyed the Son into her where he continued nine moons and then was born like other children was born God and man that when he was about thirty years old began to preach but the great men no like his preaching sent their warriors who took and killed him Indians ask what all this talk mean he say that the first man and woman broke Gods law in eating what God had forbidden that therefore they and all the children that should proceed from them must die and be punished after death forever that the Son came and died to save some of mankind from being punished after death Oh trange that man could kill God the Son and that his death be of service to mankind—great many people die before the Son of God and did not know any thing about him—it was then asked whether his dying would do poor Indians any good he say yes if they believe then me say that pappoose no believe them do no good he say you must leave that with God and believe for yourself—one say it is hard to believe such tories if Indian tell such trange things the white people no believe um 29 A curious Sermon by the Rev Mr Hyberdin which he made at the request of certain thieves that robbed him on a hill near Hartlgrow in Hampshire England in their presence and at that instant I greatly marvel that any man will disgrace thieving and think that the doers thereof are worthy of death considering it as a thing that cometh near unto virtue being used in all countries and allowed by God himself the thing which I cannot compendiously show unto you at so short a warning and on so sharp an occasion I must desire you gentle audience of thieves to take in good part what at this time cometh into my mind not doubting but that you through your good knowledge are able to add much more unto it than this which I shall now offer unto you First Fortitude and stoutness of courage and also boldness of mind is commended of some men to be a virtue which being granted who is there then that will not judge thieves to be virtuous For they are of all men the most stout and hardy and the most void of fear for thieving is a thing usual among all men for not only you that are here present but also many others in divers places both men women and children rich and poor are daily of the faculty as the hangman at Newgate can testify and that it is allowed of by God himself is evident from Scripture For if you examine the whole course of the Bible you will find that thieves have been beloved of God for Jacob when he came out of Mesopotamia did steal his uncle Labans kids The same Jacob did also steal his brother Esaus blessing and yet God said I have chosen Jacob and refused Esau The children of Israel when they came out of Egypt did steal the Egyptians jewels of silver and jewels of gold as God commanded them to do David in the days of Abiathar the high priest came into the temple and stole the hallowed bread and yet God said David is a man after my own heart Christ himself when he was here on earth did take an ass and colt that was none of his and yet God said This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased Thus you see that God delighted in thieves But most of all I marvel that men can despise thieves whereas in many points you be like Christ himself for Christ had no dwelling place no more than you—Christ at length was caught and so will you—he went to hell and so will you In this you differ from him for he rose and went into heaven—so you will 30never do without Gods great mercy which God grant you To whom with the Father Son and Holy Ghost be all honor and glory for ever and ever Amen From the Providence Phœnix of December 1804 MARQUIS OF NEWBURYPORT On Monday last arrived in this town the most noble and illustrious Lord TIMOTHY DEXTER of Newburyport Massachusetts who has since his arrival requested the publication of the following stanzas in this days paper as a humble tribute to the incomprehensible majesty of his name While they serve as a brilliant specimen of the gifted talents and admirable sublimity of the Laureat from whose pen they flowed the virtuoso in genealogies and the worshippers of noble rank and boundless fortune may derive a rich and delicious satisfaction from the subject to which they are devoted ADVERTISEMENT EXTRA OF THE CELEBRATED LORD DEXTER LORD DEXTER is a man of fame Most celebrated is his name More precious far than gold thats pure Lord Dexter live for evermore His noble house it shines more bright Than Lebanons most pleasant height Never was one who stepd therein Who wanted to come out again His house is filld with sweet perfumes Rich furniture doth fill his rooms Inside and out it is adornd And on the top an eagles formd His house is white and trimmd with green For many miles it may be seen It shines as bright as any star The fame of it has spread afar 31 Lord Dexter thou whose name alone Shines brighter than king Georges throne Thy name shall stand in books of fame And Princes shall his name proclaim Lord Dexter hath a coach beside In pomp and splendor he doth ride The horses champ the silver bitt And throw the foam around their feet The images around him stand For they were made by his command Looking to see Lord Dexter come With fixed eyes they see him home Four lions stand to guard the door With their mouths open to devour All enemies who do disturb Lord Dexter or his shady grove Lord Dexter like king Solomon Hath gold and silver by the ton And bells to churches he hath given To worship the great king of heaven His mighty deeds they are so great Hes honord both by church and state And when he comes all must give way To let Lord Dexter bear the sway When Dexter dies all things shall droop Lord East Lord West Lord North shall stoop And then Lord South with pomp shall come And bear his body to the tomb His tomb most charming to behold A thousand sweets it doth unfold When Dexter dies shall willows weep And mourning friends shall fill the street May Washington immortal stand May Jefferson by Gods command Support the right of all mankind John Adams not a whit behind America with all your host Lord Dexter in a bumper toast May he enjoy his life in peace And when hes dead his name not cease In heaven may he always reign For theres no sorrow sin nor pain Unto the world I leave the rest For to pronounce Lord Dexter blest 32 - -INF
5. print SHREK Written by William Steig Ted Elliott SHREK Once upon a time there was a lovely princess But she had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort which could only be broken by loves first kiss She was locked away in a castle guarded by a terrible firebreathing dragon Many brave knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison but non prevailed She waited in the dragons keep in the highest room of the tallest tower for her true love and true loves first kiss laughs Like thats ever gonna happen What a load of toilet flush Allstar by Smashmouth begins to play Shrek goes about his day While in a nearby town the villagers get together to go after the ogre NIGHT NEAR SHREKS HOME MAN1 Think its in there MAN2 All right Lets get it MAN1 Whoa Hold on Do you know what that thing can do to you MAN3 Yeah itll grind your bones for its bread Shrek sneaks up behind them and laughs SHREK Yes well actually that would be a giant Now ogres oh theyre much worse Theyll make a suit from your freshly peeled skin MEN No SHREK Theyll shave your liver Squeeze the jelly from your eyes Actually its quite good on toast MAN1 Back Back beast Back I warn ya waves the torch at Shrek Shrek calmly licks his fingers and extinguishes the torch The men shrink back away from him Shrek roars very loudly and long and his breath extinguishes all the remaining torches until the men are in the dark SHREK This is the part where you run away The men scramble to get away He laughs And stay out looks down and picks up a piece of paper Reads Wanted Fairy tale creaturesHe sighs and throws the paper over his shoulder THE NEXT DAY There is a line of fairy tale creatures The head of the guard sits at a table paying people for bringing the fairy tale creatures to him There are cages all around Some of the people in line are Peter Pan who is carrying Tinkerbell in a cage Gipetto whos carrying Pinocchio and a farmer who is carrying the three little pigs GUARD All right This ones full Take it away Move it along Come on Get up HEAD GUARD Next GUARD taking the witchs broom Give me that Your flying days are over breaks the broom in half HEAD GUARD Thats 20 pieces of silver for the witch Next GUARD Get up Come on HEAD GUARD Twenty pieces LITTLE BEAR crying This cage is too small DONKEY Please dont turn me in Ill never be stubborn again I can change Please Give me another chance OLD WOMAN Oh shut up jerks his rope DONKEY Oh HEAD GUARD Next What have you got GIPETTO This little wooden puppet PINOCCHIO Im not a puppet Im a real boy his nose grows HEAD GUARD Five shillings for the possessed toy Take it away PINOCCHIO Father please Dont let them do this Help me Gipetto takes the money and walks off The old woman steps up to the table HEAD GUARD Next What have you got OLD WOMAN Well Ive got a talking donkey HEAD GUARD Right Well thats good for ten shillings if you can prove it OLD WOMAN Oh go ahead little fella Donkey just looks up at her HEAD GUARD Well OLD WOMAN Oh oh hes justhes just a little nervous Hes really quite a chatterbox Talk you boneheaded dolt HEAD GUARD Thats it Ive heard enough Guards OLD WOMAN No no he talks He does pretends to be Donkey I can talk I love to talk Im the talkingest damn thing you ever saw HEAD GUARD Get her out of my sight OLD WOMAN No no I swear Oh He can talk The guards grab the old woman and she struggles with them One of her legs flies out and kicks Tinkerbell out of Peter Pans hands and her cage drops on Donkeys head He gets sprinkled with fairy dust and hes able to fly DONKEY Hey I can fly PETER PAN He can fly 3 LITTLE PIGS He can fly HEAD GUARD He can talk DONKEY Ha ha Thats right fool Now Im a flying talking donkey You might have seen a housefly maybe even a superfly but I bet you aint never seen a donkey fly Ha ha the pixie dust begins to wear off Uhoh he begins to sink to the ground He hits the ground with a thud HEAD GUARD Seize him Donkey takes of running After him GUARDS Hes getting away Get him This way Turn Donkey keeps running and he eventually runs into Shrek Literally Shrek turns around to see who bumped into him Donkey looks scared for a moment then he spots the guards coming up the path He quickly hides behind Shrek HEAD GUARD You there Ogre SHREK Aye HEAD GUARD By the order of Lord Farquaad I am authorized to place you both under arrest and transport you to a designated resettlement facility SHREK Oh really You and what army He looks behind the guard and the guard turns to look as well and we see that the other men have run off The guard tucks tail and runs off Shrek laughs and goes back about his business and begins walking back to his cottage DONKEY Can I say something to you Listen you was really really really somethin back here Incredible SHREK Are you talkin tohe turns around and Donkey is gone me he turns back around and Donkey is right in front of him Whoa DONKEY Yes I was talkin to you Can I tell you that you that you was great back here Those guards They thought they was all of that Then you showed up and bam They was trippin over themselves like babes in the woods That really made me feel good to see that SHREK Oh thats great Really DONKEY Man its good to be free SHREK Now why dont you go celebrate your freedom with your own friends Hmm DONKEY But uh I dont have any friends And Im not goin out there by myself Hey wait a minute I got a great idea Ill stick with you Youre mean green fightin machine Together well scare the spit out of anybody that crosses us Shrek turns and regards Donkey for a moment before roaring very loudly DONKEY Oh wow That was really scary If you dont mind me sayin if that dont work your breath certainly will get the job done cause you definitely need some Tic Tacs or something cause you breath stinks You almost burned the hair outta my nose just like the timeShrek covers his mouth but Donkey continues to talk so Shrek removes his hand then I ate some rotten berries I had strong gases leaking out of my butt that day SHREK Why are you following me DONKEY Ill tell you why singing Cause Im all alone Theres no one here beside me My problems have all gone Theres no one to deride me But you gotta have faith SHREK Stop singing Its no wonder you dont have any friends DONKEY Wow Only a true friend would be that cruelly honest SHREK Listen little donkey Take a look at me What am I DONKEY looks all the way up at Shrek Uh really tall SHREK No Im an ogre You know Grab your torch and pitchforks Doesnt that bother you DONKEY Nope SHREK Really DONKEY Really really SHREK Oh DONKEY Man I like you Whats you name SHREK Uh Shrek DONKEY Shrek Well you know what I like about you Shrek You got that kind of Idontcarewhatnobodythinksofme thing I like that I respect that Shrek You all right They come over a hill and you can see Shreks cottage Whoa Look at that Whod want to live in place like that SHREK That would be my home DONKEY Oh And it is lovely Just beautiful You know you are quite a decorator Its amazing what youve done with such a modest budget I like that boulder That is a nice boulder I guess you dont entertain much do you SHREK I like my privacy DONKEY You know I do too Thats another thing we have in common Like I hate it when you got somebody in your face Youve trying to give them a hint and they wont leave Theres that awkward silence awkward silence Can I stay with you SHREK Uh what DONKEY Can I stay with you please SHREK sarcastically Of course DONKEY Really SHREK No DONKEY Please I dont wanna go back there You dont know what its like to be considered a freak pause while he looks at Shrek Well maybe you do But thats why we gotta stick together You gotta let me stay Please Please SHREK Okay Okay But one night only DONKEY Ah Thank you he runs inside the cottage SHREK What are you Donkey hops up onto a chair No No DONKEY This is gonna be fun We can stay up late swappin manly stories and in the mornin Im makin waffles SHREK Oh DONKEY Where do uh I sleep SHREK irritated Outside DONKEY Oh well I guess thats cool I mean I dont know you and you dont know me so I guess outside is best you know Here I go Good night Shrek slams the door sigh I mean I do like the outdoors Im a donkey I was born outside Ill just be sitting by myself outside I guess you know By myself outside Im all alonetheres no one here beside me SHREKS COTTAGE NIGHT Shrek is getting ready for dinner He sits himself down and lights a candle made out of earwax He begins to eat when he hears a noise He stands up with a huff SHREK to Donkey I thought I told you to stay outside DONKEY from the window I am outside There is another noise and Shrek turns to find the person that made the noise He sees several shadows moving He finally turns and spots 3 blind mice on his table BLIND MOUSE1 Well gents its a far cry from the farm but what choice do we have BLIND MOUSE2 Its not home but itll do just fine GORDO bouncing on a slug What a lovely bed SHREK Got ya Grabs a mouse but it escapes and lands on his shoulder GORDO I found some cheese bites Shreks ear SHREK Ow GORDO Blah Awful stuff BLIND MOUSE1 Is that you Gordo GORDO How did you know SHREK Enough he grabs the 3 mice What are you doing in my house He gets bumped from behind and he drops the mice Hey he turns and sees the Seven Dwarves with Snow White on the table Oh no no no Dead broad off the table DWARF Where are we supposed to put her The beds taken SHREK Huh Shrek marches over to the bedroom and throws back the curtain The Big Bad Wolf is sitting in the bed The wolf just looks at him BIG BAD WOLF What TIME LAPSE Shrek now has the Big Bad Wolf by the collar and is dragging him to the front door SHREK I live in a swamp I put up signs Im a terrifying ogre What do I have to do get a little privacy He opens the front door to throw the Wolf out and he sees that all the collected Fairy Tale Creatures are on his land Oh no No No The 3 bears sit around the fire the pied piper is playing his pipe and the rats are all running to him some elves are directing flight traffic so that the fairies and witches can landetc SHREK What are you doing in my swamp this echoes and everyone falls silent Gasps are heard all around The 3 good fairies hide inside a tent SHREK All right get out of here All of you move it Come on Lets go Hapaya Hapaya Hey Quickly Come on more dwarves run inside the house No no No no Not there Not there they shut the door on him Oh turns to look at Donkey DONKEY Hey dont look at me I didnt invite them PINOCCHIO Oh gosh no one invited us SHREK What PINOCCHIO We were forced to come here SHREK flabbergasted By who LITTLE PIG Lord Farquaad He huffed and he puffed and hesigned an eviction notice SHREK heavy sigh All right Who knows where this Farquaad guy is Everyone looks around at each other but no one answers DONKEY Oh I do I know where he is SHREK Does anyone else know where to find him Anyone at all DONKEY Me Me SHREK Anyone DONKEY Oh Oh pick me Oh I know I know Me me SHREK sigh Okay fine Attention all fairy tale things Do not get comfortable Your welcome is officially worn out In fact Im gonna see this guy Farquaad right now and get you all off my land and back where you came from Pause Then the crowd goes wild Oh to Donkey You Youre comin with me DONKEY All right thats what I like to hear man Shrek and Donkey two stalwart friends off on a whirlwind bigcity adventure I love it DONKEY singing On the road again Sing it with me Shrek I cant wait to get on the road again SHREK What did I say about singing DONKEY Can I whistle SHREK No DONKEY Can I hum it SHREK All right hum it Donkey begins to hum On the Road Again DULOC KITCHEN A masked man is torturing the Gingerbread Man Hes continually dunking him in a glass of milk Lord Farquaad walks in FARQUAAD Thats enough Hes ready to talk The Gingerbread Man is pulled out of the milk and slammed down onto a cookie sheet Farquaad laughs as he walks over to the table However when he reaches the table we see that it goes up to his eyes He clears his throat and the table is lowered FARQUAAD he picks up the Gingerbread Mans legs and plays with them Run run run as fast as you can You cant catch me Im the gingerbread man GINGERBREAD MAN You are a monster FARQUAAD Im not the monster here You are You and the rest of that fairy tale trash poisoning my perfect world Now tell me Where are the others GINGERBREAD MAN Eat me He spits milk into Farquaads eye FARQUAAD Ive tried to be fair to you creatures Now my patience has reached its end Tell me or Illhe makes as if to pull off the Gingerbread Mans buttons GINGERBREAD MAN No no not the buttons Not my gumdrop buttons FARQUAAD All right then Whos hiding them GINGERBREAD MAN Okay Ill tell you Do you know the muffin man FARQUAAD The muffin man GINGERBREAD MAN The muffin man FARQUAAD Yes I know the muffin man who lives on Drury Lane GINGERBREAD MAN Well shes married to the muffin man FARQUAAD The muffin man GINGERBREAD MAN The muffin man FARQUAAD Shes married to the muffin man The door opens and the Head Guard walks in HEAD GUARD My lord We found it FARQUAAD Then what are you waiting for Bring it in More guards enter carrying something that is covered by a sheet They hang up whatever it is and remove the sheet It is the Magic Mirror GINGERBREAD MAN in awe Ohhhh FARQUAAD Magic mirror GINGERBREAD MAN Dont tell him anything Farquaad picks him up and dumps him into a trash can with a lid No FARQUAAD Evening Mirror mirror on the wall Is this not the most perfect kingdom of them all MIRROR Well technically youre not a king FARQUAAD Uh Thelonius Thelonius holds up a hand mirror and smashes it with his fist You were saying MIRROR What I mean is youre not a king yet But you can become one All you have to do is marry a princess FARQUAAD Go on MIRROR chuckles nervously So just sit back and relax my lord because its time for you to meet todays eligible bachelorettes And here they are Bachelorette number one is a mentally abused shutin from a kingdom far far away She likes sushi and hot tubbing anytime Her hobbies include cooking and cleaning for her two evil sisters Please welcome Cinderella shows picture of Cinderella Bachelorette number two is a capewearing girl from the land of fancy Although she lives with seven other men shes not easy Just kiss her dead frozen lips and find out what a live wire she is Come on Give it up for Snow White shows picture of Snow White And last but certainly not last bachelorette number three is a fiery redhead from a dragonguarded castle surrounded by hot boiling lava But dont let that cool you off Shes a loaded pistol who likes pina colads and getting caught in the rain Yours for the rescuing Princess Fiona Shows picture of Princess Fiona So will it be bachelorette number one bachelorette number two or bachelorette number three GUARDS Two Two Three Three Two Two Three FARQUAAD Three One Three THELONIUS Three holds up 2 fingers Pick number three my lord FARQUAAD Okay okay uh number three MIRROR Lord Farquaad youve chosen Princess Fiona FARQUAAD Princess Fiona Shes perfect All I have to do is just find someone who can go MIRROR But I probably should mention the little thing that happens at night FARQUAAD Ill do it MIRROR Yes but after sunset FARQUAAD Silence I will make this Princess Fiona my queen and DuLoc will finally have the perfect king Captain assemble your finest men Were going to have a tournament smiles evilly DuLoc Parking Lot Lancelot Section Shrek and Donkey come out of the field that is right by the parking lot The castle itself is about 40 stories high DONKEY But thats it Thats it right there Thats DuLoc I told ya Id find it SHREK So that must be Lord Farquaads castle DONKEY Uhhuh Thats the place SHREK Do you think maybe hes compensating for something He laughs but then groans as Donkey doesnt get the joke He continues walking through the parking lot DONKEY Hey wait Wait up Shrek MAN Hurry darling Were late Hurry SHREK Hey you The attendant who is wearing a giant head that looks like Lord Farquaad screams and begins running through the rows of rope to get to the front gate to get away from Shrek Wait a second Look Im not gonna eat you I just I just He sighs and then begins walking straight through the rows The attendant runs into a wall and falls down Shrek and Donkey look at him then continue on into DuLoc DULOC They look around but all is quiet SHREK Its quiet Too quiet Where is everybody DONKEY Hey look at this Donkey runs over and pulls a lever that is attached to a box marked Information The music winds up and then the box doors open up There are little wooden people inside and they begin to sing WOODEN PEOPLE Welcome to DuLoc such a perfect town Here we have some rules Let us lay them down Dont make waves stay in line And well get along fine DuLoc is perfect place Please keep off of the grass Shine your shoes wipe your face DuLoc is DuLoc is DuLoc is perfect place Suddenly a camera takes Donkey and Shreks picture DONKEY Wow Lets do that again makes ready to run over and pull the lever again SHREK grabs Donkeys tail and holds him still No No No no no No They hear a trumpet fanfare and head over to the arena FARQUAAD Brave knights You are the best and brightest in all the land Today one of you shall prove himself As Shrek and Donkey walk down the tunnel to get into the arena Donkey is humming the DuLoc theme song SHREK All right Youre going the right way for a smacked bottom DONKEY Sorry about that FARQUAAD That champion shall have the honor no no the privilege to go forth and rescue the lovely Princess Fiona from the fiery keep of the dragon If for any reason the winner is unsuccessful the first runnerup will take his place and so on and so forth Some of you may die but its a sacrifice I am willing to make cheers Let the tournament begin He notices Shrek Oh What is that Its hideous SHREK turns to look at Donkey and then back at Farquaad Ah thats not very nice Its just a donkey FARQUAAD Indeed Knights new plan The one who kills the ogre will be named champion Have it him MEN Get him SHREK Oh hey Now come on Hang on now bumps into a table where there are mugs of beer CROWD Go ahead Get him SHREK holds up a mug of beer Cant we just settle this over a pint CROWD Kill the beast SHREK No All right then drinks the beer Come on He takes the mug and smashes the spigot off the large barrel of beer behind him The beer comes rushing out drenching the other men and wetting the ground Its like mud now Shrek slides past the men and picks up a spear that one of the men dropped As Shrek begins to fight Donkey hops up onto one of the larger beer barrels It breaks free of its ropes and begins to roll Donkey manages to squish two men into the mud There is so much fighting going on here Im not going to go into detail Suffice to say that Shrek kicks butt DONKEY Hey Shrek tag me Tag me Shrek comes over and bangs a mans head up against Donkeys Shrek gets up on the ropes and interacts with the crowd SHREK Yeah A man tries to sneak up behind Shrek but Shrek turns in time and sees him WOMAN The chair Give him the chair Shrek smashes a chair over the guys back Finally all the men are down Donkey kicks one of them in the helmet and the ding sounds the end of the match The audience goes wild SHREK Oh yeah Ah Ah Thank you Thank you very much Im here till Thursday Try the veal Ha ha laughs The laughter stops as all of the guards turn their weapons on Shrek HEAD GUARD Shall I give the order sir FARQUAAD No I have a better idea People of DuLoc I give you our champion SHREK What FARQUAAD Congratulations ogre Youre won the honor of embarking on a great and noble quest SHREK Quest Im already in a quest a quest to get my swamp back FARQUAAD Your swamp SHREK Yeah my swamp Where you dumped those fairy tale creatures FARQUAAD Indeed All right ogre Ill make you a deal Go on this quest for me and Ill give you your swamp back SHREK Exactly the way it was FARQUAAD Down to the last slimecovered toadstool SHREK And the squatters FARQUAAD As good as gone SHREK What kind of quest Time Lapse Donkey and Shrek are now walking through the field heading away from DuLoc Shrek is munching on an onion DONKEY Let me get this straight Youre gonna go fight a dragon and rescue a princess just so Farquaad will give you back a swamp which you only dont have because he filled it full of freaks in the first place Is that about right SHREK You know maybe theres a good reason donkeys shouldnt talk DONKEY I dont get it Why dont you just pull some of that ogre stuff on him Throttle him lay siege to his fortress grinds his bones to make your bread the whole ogre trip SHREK Oh I know what Maybe I could have decapitated an entire village and put their heads on a pike gotten a knife cut open their spleen and drink their fluids Does that sound good to you DONKEY Uh no not really no SHREK For your information theres a lot more to ogres than people think DONKEY Example SHREK Example Okay um ogres are like onions he holds out his onion DONKEY sniffs the onion They stink SHREK Yes No DONKEY They make you cry SHREK No DONKEY You leave them in the sun they get all brown start sproutin little white hairs SHREK No Layers Onions have layers Ogres have layers Onions have layers You get it We both have layers he heaves a sigh and then walks off DONKEY trailing after Shrek Oh you both have layers Oh Sniffs You know not everybody likes onions Cake Everybody loves cakes Cakes have layers SHREK I dont care what everyone likes Ogres are not like cakes DONKEY You know what else everybody likes Parfaits Have you ever met a person you say Lets get some parfait they say Hell no I dont like no parfait Parfaits are delicious SHREK No You dense irritating miniature beast of burden Ogres are like onions And of story Byebye See ya later DONKEY Parfaits may be the most delicious thing on the whole damn planet SHREK You know I think I preferred your humming DONKEY Do you have a tissue or something Im making a mess Just the word parfait make me start slobbering They head off There is a montage of their journey Walking through a field at sunset Sleeping beneath a bright moon Shrek trying to put the campfire out the next day and having a bit of a problem so Donkey pees on the fire to put it out DRAGONS KEEP Shrek and Donkey are walking up to the keep thats supposed to house Princess Fiona It appears to look like a giant volcano DONKEY sniffs Ohh Shrek Did you do that You gotta warn somebody before you just crack one off My mouth was open and everything SHREK Believe me Donkey if it was me youd be dead sniffs Its brimstone We must be getting close DONKEY Yeah right brimstone Dont be talking about its the brimstone I know what I smell It wasnt no brimstone It didnt come off no stone neither They climb up the side of the volcanokeep and look down There is a small piece of rock right in the center and that is where the castle is It is surrounded by boiling lava It looks very foreboding SHREK Sure its big enough but look at the location laughsthen the laugh turns into a groan DONKEY Uh Shrek Uh remember when you said ogres have layers SHREK Oh aye DONKEY Well I have a bit of a confession to make Donkeys dont have layers We wear our fear right out there on our sleeves SHREK Wait a second Donkeys dont have sleeves DONKEY You know what I mean SHREK You cant tell me youre afraid of heights DONKEY No Im just a little uncomfortable about being on a rickety bridge over a boiling like of lava SHREK Come on Donkey Im right here beside ya okay For emotional support well just tackle this thing together one little baby step at a time DONKEY Really SHREK Really really DONKEY Okay that makes me feel so much better SHREK Just keep moving And dont look down DONKEY Okay dont look down Dont look down Dont look down Keep on moving Dont look down he steps through a rotting board and ends up looking straight down into the lava Shrek Im lookin down Oh God I cant do this Just let me off please SHREK But youre already halfway DONKEY But I know that half is safe SHREK Okay fine I dont have time for this You go back DONKEY Shrek no Wait SHREK Just Donkey Lets have a dance then shall me bounces and sways the bridge DONKEY Dont do that SHREK Oh Im sorry Do what Oh this bounces the bridge again DONKEY Yes that SHREK Yes Yes do it Okay continues to bounce and sway as he backs Donkey across the bridge DONKEY No Shrek No Stop it SHREK You said do it Im doin it DONKEY Im gonna die Im gonna die Shrek Im gonna die steps onto solid ground Oh SHREK Thatll do Donkey Thatll do walks towards the castle DONKEY Cool So where is this firebreathing painintheneck anyway SHREK Inside waiting for us to rescue her chuckles DONKEY I was talkin about the dragon Shrek INSIDE THE CASTLE DONKEY You afraid SHREK No DONKEY But SHREK Shh DONKEY Oh good Me neither sees a skeleton and gasps Cause theres nothin wrong with bein afraid Fears a sensible response to an unfamiliar situation Unfamiliar dangerous situation I might add With a dragon that breathes fire and eats knights and breathes fire it sure doesnt mean youre a coward if youre a little scared I sure as heck aint no coward I know that SHREK Donkey two things okay Shut up Now go over there and see if you can find any stairs DONKEY Stairs I thought we was lookin for the princess SHREK putting on a helmet The princess will be up the stairs in the highest room in the tallest tower DONKEY What makes you think shell be there SHREK I read it in a book once walks off DONKEY Cool You handle the dragon Ill handle the stairs Ill find those stairs Ill whip their butt too Those stairs wont know which way theyre goin walks off EMPTY ROOM Donkey is still talking to himself as he looks around the room DONKEY Im gonna take drastic steps Kick it to the curb Dont mess with me Im the stair master Ive mastered the stairs I wish I had a step right here Id step all over it ELSEWHERE Shrek spots a light in the tallest tower window SHREK Well at least we know where the princess is but wheres the DONKEY os Dragon Donkey gasps and takes off running as the dragon roars again Shrek manages to grab Donkey out of the way just as the dragon breathes fire SHREK Donkey look out he manages to get a hold of the dragons tail and holds on Got ya The dragon gets irritated at this and flicks its tail and Shrek goes flying through the air and crashes through the roof of the tallest tower Fiona wakes up with a jerk and looks at him lying on the floor DONKEY Oh Aah Aah Donkey get cornered as the Dragon knocks away all but a small part of the bridge hes on DONKEY No Oh no No the dragon roars Oh what large teeth you have the dragon growls I mean white sparkling teeth I know you probably hear this all time from your food but you must bleach cause that is one dazzling smile you got there Do I detect a hint of minty freshness And you know what else Youre Youre a girl dragon Oh sure I mean of course youre a girl dragon Youre just reeking of feminine beauty the dragon begins fluttering her eyes at him Whats the matter with you You got something in your eye Ohh Oh Oh Man Id really love to stay but you know Im uhthe dragon blows a smoke ring in the shape of a heart right at him and he coughs Im an asthmatic and I dont know if itd work out if youre gonna blow smoke rings Shrek the dragon picks him up with her teeth and carries him off No Shrek Shrek Shrek FIONAS ROOM Shrek groans as he gets up off the floor His back is to Fiona so she straightens her dress and lays back down on the bed She then quickly reaches over and gets the bouquet of flowers off the side table She then lays back down and appears to be asleep Shrek turns and goes over to her He looks down at Fiona for a moment and she puckers her lips Shrek takes her by the shoulders and shakes her away FIONA Oh Oh SHREK Wake up FIONA What SHREK Are you Princess Fiona FIONA I am awaiting a knight so bold as to rescue me SHREK Oh thats nice Now lets go FIONA But wait Sir Knight This beith our first meeting Should it not be a wonderful romantic moment SHREK Yeah sorry lady Theres no time FIONA Hey wait What are you doing You should sweep me off my feet out yonder window and down a rope onto your valiant steed SHREK Youve had a lot of time to plan this havent you FIONA smiles Mmhmm Shrek breaks the lock on her door and pulls her out and down the hallway FIONA But we have to savor this moment You could recite an epic poem for me A ballad A sonnet A limerick Or something SHREK I dont think so FIONA Can I at least know the name of my champion SHREK Uh Shrek FIONA Sir Shrek clears throat and holds out a handkerchief I pray that you take this favor as a token of my gratitude SHREK Thanks Suddenly they hear the dragon roar FIONA surprisedYou didnt slay the dragon SHREK Its on my todo list Now come on takes off running and drags Fiona behind him FIONA But this isnt right You were meant to charge in sword drawn banner flying Thats what all the other knights did SHREK Yeah right before they burst into flame FIONA Thats not the point Shrek suddenly stops and she runs into him Oh Shrek ignores her and heads for a wooden door off to the side Wait Where are you going The exits over there SHREK Well I have to save my ass FIONA What kind of knight are you SHREK One of a kind opens the door into the throne room DONKEY os Slow down Slow down baby please I believe its healthy to get to know someone over a long period of time Just call me oldfashioned laughs worriedly we see him up close and from a distance as Shrek sneaks into the room I dont want to rush into a physical relationship Im not emotionally ready for a commitment of uh this Magnitude really is the word Im looking for Magnitude Hey that is unwanted physical contact Hey what are you doing Okay okay Lets just back up a little and take this one step at a time We really should get to know each other first as friends or pen pals Im on the road a lot but I just love receiving cards Id really love to stay but Dont do that Thats my tail Thats my personal tail Youre gonna tear it off I dont give permission What are you gonna do with that Hey now No way No No No no No No no no No Oh Shrek grabs a chain thats connected to the chandelier and swings toward the dragon He misses and he swings back again He looks up and spots that the chandelier is right above the dragons head He pulls on the chain and it releases and he falls down and bumps Donkey out of the way right as the dragon is about to kiss him Instead the dragon kisses Shreks butt She opens her eyes and roars Shrek lets go of the chain and the chandelier falls onto her head but its too big and it goes over her head and forms a sort of collar for her She roars again and Shrek and Donkey take off running Very Matrix style Shrek grabs Donkey and then grabs Princess Fiona as he runs past her DONKEY Hi Princess FIONA It talks SHREK Yeah its getting him to shut up thats the trick They all start screaming as the dragon gains on them Shrek spots a descending slide and jumps on But unfortunately there is a crack in the stone and it hits Shrek right in the groin His eyes cross and as he reaches the bottom of the slide he stumbles off and walks lightly SHREK Oh Shrek gets them close to the exit and sets down Donkey and Fiona SHREK Okay you two heard for the exit Ill take care of the dragon Shrek grabs a sword and heads back toward the interior of the castle He throws the sword down in between several overlapping chain links The chain links are attached to the chandelier that is still around the dragons neck SHREK echoing Run They all take off running for the exit with the dragon in hot pursuit They make it to the bridge and head across The dragons breathes fire and the bridge begins to burn They all hang on for dear life as the ropes holding the bridge up collapse They are swung to the other side As they hang upside down they look in horror as the dragon makes to fly over the boiling lava to get them But suddenly the chandelier with the chain jerk the dragon back and shes unable to get to them Our gang climbs quickly to safety as the dragon looks angry and then gives a sad whimper as she watches Donkey walk away FIONA sliding down the volcano hill You did it You rescued me Youre amazing behind her Donkey falls down the hill Youre Youre wonderful Youre turns and sees Shrek fall down the hill and bump into Donkey a little unorthodox Ill admit But thy deed is great and thy heart is pure I am eternally in your debt Donkey clears his throat And where would a brave knight be without his noble steed DONKEY I hope you heard that She called me a noble steed She think Im a steed FIONA The battle is won You may remove your helmet good Sir Knight SHREK Uh no FIONA Why not SHREK I have helmet hair FIONA Please I wouldst look upon the face of my rescuer SHREK No no you wouldnt st FIONA But how will you kiss me SHREK What to Donkey That wasnt in the job description DONKEY Maybe its a perk FIONA No its destiny Oh you must know how it goes A princess locked in a tower and beset by a dragon is rescued by a brave knight and then they share true loves first kiss DONKEY Hmm With Shrek You think Wait Wait You think that Shrek is you true love FIONA Well yes Both Donkey and Shrek burst out laughing DONKEY You think Shrek is your true love FIONA What is so funny SHREK Lets just say Im not your type okayFiona Of course you are Youre my rescuer Now Now remove your helmet SHREK Look I really dont think this is a good idea FIONA Just take off the helmet SHREK Im not going to FIONA Take it off SHREK No FIONA Now SHREK Okay Easy As you command Your Highness takes off his helmet FIONA You Youre a an ogre SHREK Oh you were expecting Prince Charming FIONA Well yes actually Oh no This is all wrong Youre not supposed to be an ogre SHREK Princess I was sent to rescue you by Lord Farquaad okay He is the one who wants to marry you FIONA Then why didnt he come rescue me SHREK Good question You should ask him that when we get there FIONA But I have to be rescued by my true love not by some ogre and his his pet DONKEY Well so much for noble steed SHREK Youre not making my job any easier FIONA Im sorry but your job is not my problem You can tell Lord Farquaad that if he wants to rescue me properly Ill be waiting for him right here SHREK Hey Im no ones messenger boy all right ominous Im a delivery boy he swiftly picks her up and swings her over his shoulder like she was a sack of potatoes FIONA You wouldnt dare Put me down SHREK Ya comin Donkey DONKEY Im right behind ya FIONA Put me down or you will suffer the consequences This is not dignified Put me down WOODS A little time has passed and Fiona has calmed down She just hangs there limply while Shrek carries her DONKEY Okay so heres another question Say theres a woman that digs you right but you dont really like her that way How do you let her down real easy so her feelings arent hurt but you dont get burned to a crisp and eaten FIONA You just tell her shes not your true love Everyone knows what happens when you find yourShrek drops her on the ground Hey The sooner we get to DuLoc the better DONKEY Youre gonna love it there Princess Its beautiful FIONA And what of my groomtobe Lord Farquaad Whats he like SHREK Let me put it this way Princess Men of Farquaads stature are in short supply he and Donkey laugh Shrek then proceeds to splash water onto his face to wash off the dust and grime DONKEY I dont know There are those who think little of him they laugh again Fiona Stop it Stop it both of you Youre just jealous you can never measure up to a great ruler like Lord Farquaad SHREK Yeah well maybe youre right Princess But Ill let you do the measuring when you see him tomorrow FIONA looks at the setting sun Tomorrow Itll take that long Shouldnt we stop to make camp SHREK No thatll take longer We can keep going FIONA But theres robbers in the woods DONKEY Whoa Time out Shrek Camp is starting to sound good SHREK Hey come on Im scarier than anything were going to see in this forest FIONA I need to find somewhere to camp now Both Donkey and Shreks ears lower as they shrink away from her MOUNTAIN CLIFF Shrek has found a cave that appears to be in good order He shoves a stone boulder out of the way to reveal the cave SHREK Hey Over here DONKEY Shrek we can do better than that I dont think this is fit for a princess FIONA No no its perfect It just needs a few homey touches SHREK Homey touches Like what he hears a tearing noise and looks over at Fiona who has torn the bark off of a tree FIONA A door Well gentlemen I bid thee good night goes into the cave and puts the bark door up behind her DONKEY You want me to read you a bedtime story I will FIONA os I said good night Shrek looks at Donkey for a second and then goes to move the boulder back in front of the entrance to the cave with Fiona still inside DONKEY Shrek What are you doing SHREK laughs I just You know Oh come on I was just kidding LATER THAT NIGHT Shrek and Donkey are sitting around a campfire They are staring up into the sky as Shrek points out certain star constellations to Donkey SHREK And uh that one thats Throwback the only ogre to ever spit over three wheat fields DONKEY Right Yeah Hey can you tell my future from these stars SHREK The stars dont tell the future Donkey They tell stories Look theres Bloodnut the Flatulent You can guess what hes famous for DONKEY I know youre making this up SHREK No look There he is and theres the group of hunters running away from his stench DONKEY That aint nothin but a bunch of little dots SHREK You know Donkey sometimes things are more than they appear Hmm Forget it DONKEY heaves a big sigh Hey Shrek what we gonna do when we get our swamp anyway SHREK Our swamp DONKEY You know when were through rescuing the princess SHREK We Donkey theres no we Theres no our Theres just me and my swamp The first thing Im gonna do is build a tenfoot wall around my land DONKEY You cut me deep Shrek You cut me real deep just now You know what I think I think this whole wall thing is just a way to keep somebody out SHREK No do ya think DONKEY Are you hidin something SHREK Never mind Donkey DONKEY Oh this is another one of those onion things isnt it SHREK No this is one of those dropit and leaveit alone things DONKEY Why dont you want to talk about it SHREK Why do you want to talk about it DONKEY Why are you blocking SHREK Im not blocking DONKEY Oh yes you are SHREK Donkey Im warning you DONKEY Who you trying to keep out SHREK Everyone Okay DONKEY pause Oh now were gettin somewhere grins At this point Fiona pulls the door away from the entrance to the cave and peaks out Neither of the guys see her SHREK Oh For the love of Pete gets up and walks over to the edge of the cliff and sits down DONKEY Whats your problem What you got against the whole world anyway SHREK Look Im not the one with the problem okay Its the world that seems to have a problem with me People take one look at me and go Aah Help Run A big stupid ugly ogre They judge me before they even know me Thats why Im better off alone DONKEY You know what When we met I didnt think you was just a big stupid ugly ogre SHREK Yeah I know DONKEY So uh are there any donkeys up there SHREK Well theres um Gabby the Small and Annoying DONKEY Okay okay I see it now The big shiny one right there That one there Fiona puts the door back SHREK Thats the moon DONKEY Oh okay DuLoc Farquaads Bedroom The camera pans over a lot of wedding stuff Soft music plays in the background Farquaad is in bed watching as the Magic Mirror shows him Princess Fiona FARQUAAD Again show me again Mirror mirror show her to me Show me the princess MIRROR Hmph The Mirror rewinds and begins to play again from the beginning FARQUAAD Ah Perfect Farquaad looks down at his bare chest and pulls the sheet up to cover himself as though Fiona could see him as he gazes sheepishly at her image in the mirror MORNING Fiona walks out of the cave She glances at Shrek and Donkey who are still sleeping She wanders off into the woods and comes across a blue bird She begins to sing The bird sings along with her She hits higher and higher notes and the bird struggles to keep up with her Suddenly the pressure of the note is too big and the bird explodes Fiona looks a little sheepish but she eyes the eggs that the bird left behind Time lapse Fiona is now cooking the eggs for breakfast Shrek and Donkey are still sleeping Shrek wakes up and looks at Fiona Donkeys talking in his sleep DONKEY quietly Mmm yeah you know I like it like that Come on baby I said I like it SHREK Donkey wake up shakes him DONKEY Huh What SHREK Wake up DONKEY What stretches and yawns FIONA Good morning Hm how do you like your eggs DONKEY Oh good morning Princess Fiona gets up and sets the eggs down in front of them SHREK Whats all this about FIONA You know we kind of got off to a bad start yesterday I wanted to make it up to you I mean after all you did rescue me SHREK Uh thanks Donkey sniffs the eggs and licks his lips FIONA Well eat up Weve got a big day ahead of us walks off LATER They are once again on their way They are walking through the forest Shrek belches DONKEY Shrek SHREK What Its a compliment Better out than in I always say laughs DONKEY Well its no way to behave in front of a princess Fiona belches FIONA Thanks DONKEY Shes as nasty as you are SHREK chuckles You know youre not exactly what I expected FIONA Well maybe you shouldnt judge people before you get to know them She smiles and then continues walking singing softly Suddenly from out of nowhere a man swings down and swoops Fiona up into a tree ROBIN HOOD La liberte Hey SHREK Princess FIONA to Robin Hood What are you doing ROBIN HOOD Be still mon cherie for I am you savior And I am rescuing you from this greenkisses up her arm while Fiona pulls back in disgustbeast SHREK Hey Thats my princess Go find you own ROBIN HOOD Please monster Cant you see Im a little busy here FIONA getting fed up Look pal I dont know who you think you are ROBIN HOOD Oh Of course Oh how rude Please let me introduce myself Oh Merry Men laughs Suddenly an accordion begins to play and the Merry men pop out from the bushes They begin to sing Robins theme song MERRY MEN Ta dah dah dah whoo ROBIN HOOD I steal from the rich and give to the needy MERRY MEN He takes a wee percentage ROBIN HOOD But Im not greedy I rescue pretty damsels man Im good MERRY MEN What a guy Monsieur Hood ROBIN HOOD Break it down I like an honest fight and a saucy little maid MERRY MEN What hes basically saying is he likes to get ROBIN HOOD Paid SoWhen an ogre in the bush grabs a lady by the tush Thats bad MERRY MEN Thats bad ROBIN HOOD When a beautys with a beast it makes me awfully mad MERRY MEN Hes mad hes really really mad ROBIN HOOD Ill take my blade and ram it through your heart keep your eyes on me boys cause Im about to start There is a grunt as Fiona swings down from the tree limb and knocks Robin Hood unconscious FIONA Man that was annoying Shrek looks at her in admiration MERRY MAN Oh you little shoots an arrow at Fiona but she ducks out of the way The arrow flies toward Donkey who jumps into Shreks arms to get out of the way The arrow proceeds to just bounce off a tree Another fight sequence begins and Fiona gives a karate yell and then proceeds to beat the crap out of the Merry Men There is a very interesting Matrix moment here when Fiona pauses in midair to fix her hair Finally all of the Merry Men are down and Fiona begins walking away FIONA Uh shall we SHREK Hold the phone drops Donkey and begins walking after Fiona Oh Whoa whoa whoa Hold on now Where did that come from FIONA What SHREK That Back there That was amazing Where did you learn that FIONA Welllaughs when one lives alone uh one has to learn these things in case theres agasps and points theres an arrow in your butt SHREK What turns and looks Oh would you look at that he goes to pull it out but flinches because its tender FIONA Oh no This is all my fault Im so sorry DONKEY walking up Why Whats wrong FIONA Shreks hurt DONKEY Shreks hurt Shreks hurt Oh no Shreks gonna die SHREK Donkey Im okay DONKEY You cant do this to me Shrek Im too young for you to die Keep you legs elevated Turn your head and cough Does anyone know the Heimlich FIONA Donkey Calm down If you want to help Shrek run into the woods and find me a blue flower with red thorns DONKEY Blue flower red thorns Okay Im on it Blue flower red thorns Dont die Shrek If you see a long tunnel stay away from the light SHREK FIONA Donkey DONKEY Oh yeah Right Blue flower red thorns runs off SHREK What are the flowers for FIONA like its obvious For getting rid of Donkey SHREK Ah FIONA Now you hold still and Ill yank this thing out gives the arrow a little pull SHREK jumps away Ow Hey Easy with the yankin As they continue to talk Fiona keeps going after the arrow and Shrek keeps dodging her hands FIONA Im sorry but it has to come out SHREK No its tender FIONA Now hold on SHREK What youre doing is the opposite of help FIONA Dont move SHREK Look time out FIONA Would yougrunts as Shrek puts his hand over her face to stop her from getting at the arrow Okay What do you propose we do ELSEWHERE Donkey is still looking for the special flower DONKEY Blue flower red thorns Blue flower red thorns Blue flower red thorns This would be so much easier if I wasnt colorblind Blue flower red thorns SHREK os Ow DONKEY Hold on Shrek Im comin rips a flower off a nearby bush that just happens to be a blue flower with red thorns THE FOREST PATH SHREK Ow Not good FIONA Okay Okay I can nearly see the head Shrek grunts as she pulls Its just about SHREK Ow Ohh he jerks and manages to fall over with Fiona on top of him DONKEY Ahem SHREK throwing Fiona off of him Nothing happend We were just uh DONKEY Look if you wanted to be alone all you had to do was ask Okay SHREK Oh come on Thats the last thing on my mind The princess here was just Fiona pulls the arrow out Ugh he turns to look at Fiona who holds up the arrow with a smile Ow DONKEY Hey whats that nervous chuckle Thatsis that blood Donkey faints Shrek walks over and picks him up as they continue on their way There is a montage of scenes as the group heads back to DuLoc Shrek crawling up to the top of a tree to make it fall over a small brook so that Fiona wont get wet Shrek then gets up as Donkey is just about to cross the tree and the tree swings back into its upright position and Donkey flies off Shrek swatting and a bunch of flies and mosquitoes Fiona grabs a nearby spiderweb thats on a tree branch and runs through the field swinging it around to catch the bugs She then hands it to Shrek who begins eating like its a treat As he walks off she licks her fingers Shrek catching a toad and blowing it up like a balloon and presenting it to Fiona Fiona catching a snake blowing it up fashioning it into a balloon animal and presenting it to Shrek The group arriving at a windmill that is near DuLoc WINDMILL SHREK There it is Princess Your future awaits you FIONA Thats DuLoc DONKEY Yeah I know You know Shrek thinks Lord Farquaads compensating for something which I think means he has a reallyShrek steps on his hoof Ow SHREK Um I uh I guess we better move on FIONA Sure But Shrek Im Im worried about Donkey SHREK What FIONA I mean look at him He doesnt look so good DONKEY What are you talking about Im fine FIONA kneels to look him in the eyes Thats what they always say and then next thing you know youre on your back pause Dead SHREK You know shes right You look awful Do you want to sit down FIONA Uh you know Ill make you some tea DONKEY I didnt want to say nothin but I got this twinge in my neck and when I turn my head like this look turns his neck in a very sharp way until his head is completely sideways Ow See SHREK Whos hungry Ill find us some dinner FIONA Ill get the firewood DONKEY Hey where you goin Oh man I cant feel my toes looks down and yelps I dont have any toes I think I need a hug SUNSET Shrek has built a fire and is cooking the rest of dinner while Fiona eats FIONA Mmm This is good This is really good What is this SHREK Uh weed rat Rotisserie style FIONA No kidding Well this is delicious SHREK Well theyre also great in stews Now I dont mean to brag but I make a mean weed rat stew chuckles Fiona looks at DuLoc and sighs FIONA I guess Ill be dining a little differently tomorrow night SHREK Maybe you can come visit me in the swamp sometime Ill cook all kind of stuff for you Swamp toad soup fish eye tartare you name it FIONA smiles Id like that They smiles at each other SHREK Um Princess FIONA Yes Shrek SHREK I um I was wonderingare yousighs Are you gonna eat that DONKEY chuckles Man isnt this romantic Just look at that sunset FIONA jumps up Sunset Oh no I mean its late IIts very late SHREK What DONKEY Wait a minute I see whats goin on here Youre afraid of the dark arent you FIONA Yes Yes thats it Im terrified You know Id better go inside DONKEY Dont feel bad Princess I used to be afraid of the dark too until Hey no wait Im still afraid of the dark Shrek sighs FIONA Good night SHREK Good night Fiona goes inside the windmill and closes the door Donkey looks at Shrek with a new eye DONKEY Ohh Now I really see whats goin on here SHREK Oh what are you talkin about DONKEY I dont even wanna hear it Look Im an animal and I got instincts And I know you two were diggin on each other I could feel it SHREK Youre crazy Im just bringing her back to Farquaad DONKEY Oh come on Shrek Wake up and smell the pheromones Just go on in and tell her how you feel SHREK I Theres nothing to tell Besides even if I did tell her that well you know and Im not sayin I do cause I dont shes a princess and Im DONKEY An ogre SHREK Yeah An ogre DONKEY Hey where you goin SHREK To get move firewood sighs Donkey looks over at the large pile of firewood there already is TIME LAPSE Donkey opens the door to the Windmill and walks in Fiona is nowhere to be seen DONKEY Princess Princess Fiona Princess where are you Princess Fiona looks at Donkey from the shadows but we cant see her DONKEY Its very spooky in here I aint playing no games Suddenly Fiona falls from the railing She gets up only she doesnt look like herself She looks like an ogre and Donkey starts freaking out DONKEY Aah FIONA Oh no DONKEY No help FIONA Shh DONKEY Shrek Shrek Shrek FIONA No its okay Its okay DONKEY What did you do with the princess FIONA Donkey Im the princess DONKEY Aah FIONA Its me in this body DONKEY Oh my God You ate the princess to her stomach Can you hear me FIONA Donkey DONKEY still aimed at her stomach Listen keep breathing Ill get you out of there FIONA No DONKEY Shrek Shrek Shrek FIONA Shh DONKEY Shrek FIONA This is me Donkey looks into her eyes as she pets his muzzle and he quiets down DONKEY Princess What happened to you Youre uh uh uh different FIONA Im ugly okay DONKEY Well yeah Was it something you ate Cause I told Shrek those rats was a bad idea You are what you eat I said Now FIONA No I Ive been this way as long as I can remember DONKEY What do you mean Look I aint never seen you like this before FIONA It only happens when sun goes down By night one way by day another This shall be the norm until you find true loves first kiss and then take loves true form DONKEY Ah thats beautiful I didnt know you wrote poetry FIONA Its a spell sigh When I was a little girl a witch cast a spell on me Every night I become this This horrible ugly beast I was placed in a tower to await the day my true love would rescue me Thats why I have to marry Lord Farquaad tomorrow before the sun sets and he sees me like this begins to cry DONKEY All right all right Calm down Look its not that bad Youre not that ugly Well I aint gonna lie You are ugly But you only look like this at night Shreks ugly 247 FIONA But Donkey Im a princess and this is not how a princess is meant to look DONKEY Princess how bout if you dont marry Farquaad FIONA I have to Only my true loves kiss can break the spell DONKEY But you know um youre kind of an orge and Shrek well you got a lot in common FIONA Shrek OUTSIDE Shrek is walking towards the windmill with a sunflower in his hand SHREK to himself Princess I Uh hows it going first of all Good Um good for me too Im okay I saw this flower and thought of you because its pretty and well I dont really like it but I thought you might like it cause youre pretty But I like you anyway Id uh uhsighs Im in trouble Okay here we go He walks up to the door and pauses outside when he hears Donkey and Fiona talking FIONA os I cant just marry whoever I want Take a good look at me Donkey I mean really who can ever love a beast so hideous and ugly Princess and ugly dont go together Thats why I cant stay here with Shrek Shrek steps back in shock FIONA os My only chance to live happily ever after is to marry my true love Shrek heaves a deep sigh He throws the flower down and walks away INSIDE FIONA Dont you see Donkey Thats just how it has to be Its the only way to break the spell DONKEY You at least gotta tell Shrek the truth FIONA No You cant breathe a word No one must ever know DONKEY Whats the point of being able to talk if you gotta keep secrets FIONA Promise you wont tell Promise DONKEY All right all right I wont tell him But you should goes outside I just know before this is over Im gonna need a whole lot of serious therapy Look at my eye twitchin Fiona comes out the door and watches him walk away She looks down and spots the sunflower She picks it up before going back inside the windmill MORNING Donkey is asleep Shrek is nowhere to be seen Fiona is still awake She is plucking petals from the sunflower FIONA I tell him I tell him not I tell him I tell him not I tell him she quickly runs to the door and goes outside Shrek Shrek theres something I wantshe looks and sees the rising sun and as the sun crests the sky she turns back into a human Just as she looks back at the sun she sees Shrek stomping towards her FIONA Shrek Are you all right SHREK Perfect Never been better FIONA I I dont Theres something I have to tell you SHREK You dont have to tell me anything Princess I heard enough last night FIONA You heard what I said SHREK Every word FIONA I thought youd understand SHREK Oh I understand Like you said Who could love a hideous ugly beast FIONA But I thought that wouldnt matter to you SHREK Yeah Well it does Fiona looks at him in shock He looks past her and spots a group approaching Ah right on time Princess Ive brought you a little something Farquaad has arrived with a group of his men He looks very regal sitting up on his horse You would never guess that hes only like 3 feet tall Donkey wakes up with a yawn as the soldiers march by DONKEY Whatd I miss Whatd I miss spots the soldiers muffled Who said that Couldnt have been the donkey FARQUAAD Princess Fiona SHREK As promised Now hand it over FARQUAAD Very well ogre holds out a piece of paper The deed to your swamp cleared out as agreed Take it and go before I change my mind Shrek takes the paper Forgive me Princess for startling you but you startled me for I have never seen such a radiant beauty before Im Lord Farquaad FIONA Lord Farquaad Oh no no Farquaad snaps his fingers Forgive me my lord for I was just saying a short Watches as Farquaad is lifted off his horse and set down in front of her He comes to her waist farewell FARQUAAD Oh that is so sweet You dont have to waste good manners on the ogre Its not like it has feelings FIONA No youre right It doesnt Donkey watches this exchange with a curious look on his face FARQUAAD Princess Fiona beautiful fair flawless Fiona I ask your hand in marriage Will you be the perfect bride for the perfect groom FIONA Lord Farquaad I accept Nothing would make FARQUAAD interrupting Excellent Ill start the plans for tomorrow we wed FIONA No I mean uh why wait Lets get married today before the sun sets FARQUAAD Oh anxious are you Youre right The sooner the better Theres so much to do Theres the caterer the cake the band the guest list Captain round up some guests a guard puts Fiona on the back of his horse FIONA Faretheewell ogre Farquaads whole party begins to head back to DuLoc Donkey watches them go DONKEY Shrek what are you doing Youre letting her get away SHREK Yeah So what DONKEY Shrek theres something about her you dont know Look I talked to her last night Shes SHREK I know you talked to her last night Youre great pals arent ya Now if you two are such good friends why dont you follow her home DONKEY Shrek I I wanna go with you SHREK I told you didnt I Youre not coming home with me I live alone My swamp Me Nobody else Understand Nobody Especially useless pathetic annoying talking donkeys DONKEY But I thought SHREK Yeah You know what You thought wrong stomps off DONKEY Shrek Montage of different scenes Shrek arriving back home Fiona being fitted for the wedding dress Donkey at a stream running into the dragon Shrek cleaning up his house Fiona eating dinner alone Shrek eating dinner alone SHREKS HOME Shrek is eating dinner when he hears a sound outside He goes outside to investigate SHREK Donkey Donkey ignores him and continues with what hes doing What are you doing DONKEY I would think of all people you would recognize a wall when you see one SHREK Well yeah But the walls supposed to go around my swamp not through it DONKEY It is around your half See thats your half and this is my half SHREK Oh Your half Hmm DONKEY Yes my half I helped rescue the princess I did half the work I get half the booty Now hand me that big old rock the one that looks like your head SHREK Back off DONKEY No you back off SHREK This is my swamp DONKEY Our swamp SHREK grabs the tree branch Donkey is working with Let go Donkey DONKEY You let go SHREK Stubborn jackass DONKEY Smelly ogre SHREK Fine drops the tree branch and walks away DONKEY Hey hey come back here Im not through with you yet SHREK Well Im through with you DONKEY Uhuh You know with you its always Me me me Well guess what Now its my turn So you just shut up and pay attention You are mean to me You insult me and you dont appreciate anything that I do Youre always pushing me around or pushing me away SHREK Oh yeah Well if I treated you so bad how come you came back DONKEY Because thats what friends do They forgive each other SHREK Oh yeah Youre right Donkey I forgive you for stabbin me in the back goes into the outhouse and slams the door DONKEY Ohh Youre so wrapped up in layers onion boy youre afraid of your own feelings SHREK os Go away DONKEY There you are doing it again just like you did to Fiona All she ever do was like you maybe even love you SHREK os Love me She said I was ugly a hideous creature I heard the two of you talking DONKEY She wasnt talkin about you She was talkin about uh somebody else SHREK opens the door and comes out She wasnt talking about me Well then who was she talking about DONKEY Uhuh no way I aint saying anything You dont wanna listen to me Right Right SHREK Donkey DONKEY No SHREK Okay look Im sorry all right sigh Im sorry I guess I am just a big stupid ugly ogre Can you forgive me DONKEY Hey thats what friends are for right SHREK Right Friends DONKEY Friends SHREK So um what did Fiona say about me DONKEY What are you asking me for Why dont you just go ask her SHREK The wedding Well never make it in time DONKEY Hahaha Never fear for where theres a will theres a way and I have a way whistles Suddenly the dragon arrives overhead and flies low enough so they can climb on SHREK Donkey DONKEY I guess its just my animal magnetism They both laugh SHREK Aw come here you gives Donkey a noogie DONKEY All right all right Dont get all slobbery No one likes a kiss ass All right hop on and hold on tight I havent had a chance to install the seat belts yet They climb aboard the dragon and she takes off for DuLoc DULOC CHURCH Fiona and Farquaad are getting married The whole town is there The prompter card guy holds up a card that says Revered Silence PRIEST People of DuLoc we gather here today to bear witness to the union FIONA eyeing the setting sun Um PRIEST of our new king FIONA Excuse me Could we just skip ahead to the I dos FARQUAAD chuckles and then motions to the priest to indulge Fiona Go on COURTYARD Some guards are milling around Suddenly the dragon lands with a boom The guards all take off running DONKEY to Dragon Go ahead HAVE SOME FUN If we need you Ill whistle How about that she nods and goes after the guards Shrek wait wait Wait a minute You wanna do this right dont you SHREK at the Church door What are you talking about DONKEY Theres a line you gotta wait for The preachers gonna say Speak now or forever hold your peace Thats when you say I object SHREK I dont have time for this DONKEY Hey wait What are you doing Listen to me Look you love this woman dont you SHREK Yes DONKEY You wanna hold her SHREK Yes DONKEY Please her SHREK Yes DONKEY singing James Brown style Then you got to got to try a little tenderness normal The chicks love that romantic crap SHREK All right Cut it out When does this guy say the line DONKEY We gotta check it out INSIDE CHURCH As the priest talks we see Donkeys shadow through one of the windows Shrek tosses him up so he can see PRIEST And so by the power vested in me Outside SHREK What do you see DONKEY The whole towns in there Inside PRIEST I now pronounce you husband and wife Outside DONKEY Theyre at the altar Inside PRIEST king and queen Outside DONKEY Mother Fletcher He already said it SHREK Oh for the love of Pete He runs inside without catching Donkey who hits the ground hard INSIDE CHURCH SHREK running toward the alter I object FIONA Shrek The whole congregation gasps as they see Shrek FARQUAAD Oh now what does he want SHREK to congregation as he reaches the front of the Church Hi everyone Havin a good time are ya I love DuLoc first of all Very clean FIONA What are you doing here SHREK Really its rude enough being alive when no one wants you but showing up uninvited to a wedding SHREK Fiona I need to talk to you FIONA Oh now you wanna talk Its a little late for that so if youll excuse me SHREK But you cant marry him FIONA And why not SHREK Because Because hes just marring you so he can be king FARQUAAD Outrageous Fiona dont listen to him SHREK Hes not your true love FIONA And what do you know about true love SHREK Well I Uh I mean FARQUAAD Oh this is precious The ogee has fallen in love with the princess Oh good Lord laughs The prompter card guy holds up a card that says Laugh The whole congregation laughs FARQUAAD An ogre and a princess FIONA Shrek is this true FARQUAAD Who cares Its preposterous Fiona my love were but a kiss away from our happily ever after Now kiss me puckers his lips and leans toward her but she pulls back FIONA looking at the setting sun By night one way by day another to Shrek I wanted to show you before She backs up and as the sun sets she changes into her ogre self She gives Shrek a sheepish smile SHREK Well uh that explains a lot Fiona smiles FARQUAAD Ugh Its disgusting Guards Guards I order you to get that out of my sight now Get them Get them both The guards run in and separate Fiona and Shrek Shrek fights them SHREK No no FIONA Shrek FARQUAAD This hocuspocus alters nothing This marriage is binding and that makes me king See See FIONA No let go of me Shrek SHREK No FARQUAAD Dont just stand there you morons SHREK Get out of my way Fiona Arrgh FARQUAAD Ill make you regret the day we met Ill see you drawn and quartered Youll beg for death to save you FIONA No Shrek FARQUAAD hold a dagger to Fionas throat And as for you my wife SHREK Fiona FARQUAAD Ill have you locked back in that tower for the rest of your days Im king Shrek manages to get a hand free and he whistles FARQUAAD I will have order I will have perfection I will have Donkey and the dragon show up and the dragon leans down and eats Farquaad Aaaah Aah DONKEY All right Nobody move I got a dragon here and Im not afraid to use it The dragon roars Im a donkey on the edge The dragon belches and Farquaads crown flies out of her mouth and falls to the ground DONKEY Celebrity marriages They never last do they The congregation cheers DONKEY Go ahead Shrek SHREK Uh Fiona FIONA Yes Shrek SHREK I I love you FIONA Really SHREK Really really FIONA smiles I love you too Shrek and Fiona kiss Thelonius takes one of the cards and writes Awwww on the back and then shows it to the congregation CONGREGATION Aawww Suddenly the magic of the spell pulls Fiona away Shes lifted up into the air and she hovers there while the magic works around her WHISPERS Until you find true loves first kiss and then take loves true form Take loves true form Take loves true form Suddenly Fionas eyes open wide Shes consumed by the spell and then is slowly lowered to the ground SHREK going over to her Fiona Fiona Are you all right FIONA standing up shes still an ogre Well yes But I dont understand Im supposed to be beautiful SHREK But you ARE beautiful They smile at each other DONKEY chuckles I was hoping this would be a happy ending Shrek and Fiona kissand the kiss fades into THE SWAMP their wedding kiss Shrek and Fiona are now married Im a Believer by Smashmouth is played in the background Shrek and Fiona break apart and run through the crowd to their awaiting carriage Which is made of a giant onion Fiona tosses her bouquet which both Cinderella and Snow White try to catch But they end up getting into a cat fight and so the dragon catches the bouquet instead The Gingerbread man has been mended somewhat and now has one leg and walks with a candy cane cane Shrek and Fiona walk off as the rest of the guests party and Donkey takes over singing the song GINGERBREAD MAN God bless us every one DONKEY as hes done singing and we fade to black Oh thats funny Oh Oh I cant breathe I cant breathe THE END - -INF
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WikipediaThe Free Encyclopedia Search Wikipedia Search Donate Create account Log in Contents hide Top Background and production Composition and lyrical interpretation Promotion and release Critical reception Awards and nominations Personnel Charts Certifications Release history Notes References Thick of It KSI song Article Talk Read View source View history Tools Appearance hide Text Small Standard Large Width Standard Wide Color beta Automatic Light Dark Checked Page semiprotected From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Sorry to interrupt but were short on time to hit our goal This Monday we ask you to join the 2 of readers who give If everyone reading this right now gave just £275 wed hit our goal quickly £275 is all we ask Give £275 Maybe later 15 December Wikipedia still cant be sold Were sorry weve made several attempts to reach you lately but its Monday and we need help before December ends or we wont hit our goal Were happy you consult Wikipedia often If everyone reading this gave £275 today wed hit our goal in a few hours Most readers dont donate only 2 do So if Wikipedia has given you £275 worth of knowledge please give Any contribution helps whether its £275 or £25 Give £275 Give a different amount Maybe later I already donated Close Thick of It KSI standing among a crowd of copies of Trippie Redd Standard covera Single by KSI featuring Trippie Redd Released 3 October 2024 Genre Trappop rapemo pop Length 240 Label AtlanticWarner Songwriters Olajide OlatunjiMichael Lamar White IVRay Michael Djan JrAnthony KiedisBilly CrabtreeChad SmithFleaJohn FruscianteJoseph BaxterMiles GouldVivan Proton Bellinfantie Producer Djan KSI singles chronology Easy 2023 Thick of It Low 2024 Dirty 2024 Trippie Redd singles chronology LGLG 2024 Thick of It 2024 Radio 2025 Music video Thick of It on YouTube Thick of It is a song by English Internet personality and musician KSI featuring American rapper and singer Trippie Redd This is the second collaboration between the two following Wake Up Call Thick of It was released for digital download and streaming via Warner Music Group and Atlantic Records on 3 October 2024 alongside the song Low1 Thick of It combines trap music with emo pop and pop rap and was inspired by the backlash towards KSI his product Lunchly and their controversies The song received overwhelming mockery from audiences and heavy negative criticism following the Lunchly controversy but was still a commercial success reaching number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and number 64 on the US Billboard Hot 10023 A remix featuring fellow American rapper NLE Choppa was later released on 1 November 2024 Choppas 22nd birthday Thick of It was nominated for Song of the Year at the Brit Awards 20254 Background and production Produced by Ran Michael Djan Jr the song samples Snow Hey Oh by the Red Hot Chili Peppers The second collaboration between KSI and Trippie Redd5 it was recorded and released during the development of KSIs third album6 Composition and lyrical interpretation The song was based on the recent backlash directed to KSI The song has been described as trap and emo poppop rap67 In an interview with Clash KSI described the song as being about my life whats going on where Im at and where I want to go to bring the listeners up to speed89 The song is written in the key of B minor with a tempo of 146 beats per minute10 Promotion and release The song was first previewed on 31 August 2024 at MF DAZN X Series 17 as a part of KSIs special concert11 On 3 October KSI released Thick of It alongside Low another single for download and streaming through Atlantic Records and Warner Music Group16 The songs release succeeded KSIs feud with content creator DanTDM in the wake of the controversy surrounding Lunchly a product he cofounded in partnership with MrBeast and Logan Paul12 Following backlash against his response from the YouTube community KSI posted a tweet linking to the song while purporting it as an apology12 Critical reception Upon release the song went viral The music video garnered over 5 million views within just three days with Stephen Johnson of Lifehacker declaring it the Viral video of the week on 7 October12 The song received a negative reception upon release3 with general audiences and content creators criticizing and mocking it on social media and people attending his concerts throwing Prime bottles at him while singing Thick of It12131415 Criticism regarding the song included its lyrics and beat and the song was described as generic and lacking in substance21315 Elias Andrews of HotNewHipHop wrote that the song lacks any real song structure and consensus is that KSI raps about as convincingly as Ed Sheeran not a compliment14 On the other hand Music website HipHopCanada displayed a positive review honoring the song with its confident vibe16 Canadian rapper Drake commented in Adin Rosss live stream that the song was a banger although some interpreted it sarcastically817 In a post authored by Trippie Redd he stated I was held hostage to do this If this doesnt hit 20 million views the first month KSI wont let me go Please free me18 Website Distractify published an article titled Why Do People Hate KSIs New Song Thick of It The article talked about the songs recent hate and pointed out that the songs music video has more dislikes on YouTube than the trailer for the new Minecraft liveaction film — and we all know how unpopular that was The publication concluded that the recent hate was not because of his song but his public figure as a whole adding it may have been largely influenced by the Lunchly controversy19 in which himself alongside MrBeast and Logan Paul are top brand ambassadors KSI reacted multiple times to the songs backlash first responding with a video titled Im getting cooked20 He also posted on X that the hate towards his song was not funny and posted another video reacting to TikTok clips of the song and expressing that the hatred was forced21 In an interview with Capital he expressed frustration with the hate Because music you spend a lot of time mind body and soul into a piece of art then you put that into the world then youve got people being like AH TRASH YOU SUCK TURN THAT OFF CRINGE he added22 Awards and nominations Awards and nominations for Thick of It Year Award Category Result Ref 2025 BRIT Awards Song of the Year Nominated 4 Personnel KSI – songwriting vocals Trippie Redd – songwriting vocals Ray Michael Djan Jr – songwriting producer programmer Anthony Kiedis – songwriting Billy Crabtree – songwriting backing vocals Chad Smith – songwriting Flea – songwriting John Frusciante – songwriting Joseph Baxter – songwriting additional guitar Miles Gould – songwriting producer programmer additional guitar Vivan Proton Bellinfantie – songwriting producer programmer backing vocals Stuart Hawkes – mastering Geoff Swan – mixing Charts The song was KSIs ninth Top 10 single in official charts23 Chart performance for Thick of It Chart 2024–2025 Peak position Australia ARIA24 29 Australia Hip HopRB ARIA25 3 Canada Canadian Hot 10026 31 Global 200 Billboard27 71 Iceland Tónlistinn28 28 Ireland IRMA29 14 Lebanon Airplay Lebanese Top 2030 9 Netherlands Single Tip31 1 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 Tipparade32 18 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ33 17 Norway VGlista34 17 Singapore RIAS35 28 Sweden Sverigetopplistan36 48 UK Singles OCC37 6 UK Hip HopRB OCC38 1 US Billboard Hot 10039 64 US Hot RBHipHop Songs Billboard40 21 Certifications Certifications for Thick of It Region Certification Certified unitssales Australia ARIA41 Platinum 70000‡ Canada Music Canada42 Gold 40000‡ New Zealand RMNZ43 Gold 15000‡ United Kingdom BPI44 Silver 200000‡ United States RIAA45 Gold 500000‡ ‡ Salesstreaming figures based on certification alone Release history Release dates and formats for Thick of It Region Date Formats Version Labels Ref Various 3 October 2024 Digital downloadstreaming Original AtlanticWarner 146 8 October 2024 All Speeds Considered Sped Up and Slowed Down 47 1 November 2024 NLE Choppa Remix 48 Notes The artwork for the NLE Choppa remix has KSI standing among a crowd of copies of people who are wearing green instead of red References Thick of It Low Apple Music 3 October 2024 Archived from the original on 8 October 2024 Retrieved 8 October 2024 Shukla Matrika 8 October 2024 KSI faces backlash over new single Thick of It amidst growing criticism Details inside Business Upturn USA Archived from the original on 1 December 2024 Retrieved 11 October 2024 Gutelle Sam 11 October 2024 Have you heard KSI got trolled by Drake Tubefilter Archived from the original on 31 December 2024 Retrieved 11 October 2024 Charli XCX wins Artist and Album of the Year at the 2025 Brit Awards The Independent 2 March 2025 Retrieved 2 March 2025 Patrdige Ken 4 October 2024 KSI Teams Up With Trippie Redd For New Song Thick Of It Genius Archived from the original on 23 November 2024 Retrieved 8 October 2024 Stickler Jon 4 October 2024 KSI Drops Two New Singles Thick Of It Featuring Trippie Redd And Low Stereoboard Archived from the original on 7 October 2024 Retrieved 8 October 2024 The KSI Hate The Needle Drop 16 October 2024 Archived from the original on 4 December 2024 Retrieved 3 December 2024 Thick of It Official Charts 17 October 2024 Retrieved 16 November 2024 Hill Andy 4 October 2024 People Are Praying For My Downfall KSI In Conversation Clash Archived from the original on 7 October 2024 Retrieved 8 October 2024 Key BPM for Thick Of It feat Trippie Redd by KSI Trippie Redd Tunebat Retrieved 10 February 2025 KSI concert tops unforgettable X Series 17 in Dublin Ring News 24 2 September 2024 Archived from the original on 7 October 2024 Retrieved 5 October 2024 Johnson Stephen 7 October 2024 The OutofTouch Adults Guide to Kid Culture Mr Beasts Many Controversies Explained Lifehacker Archived from the original on 29 November 2024 Retrieved 11 October 2024 KSI Plays Into Hate to Keep Buzz Alive for New Single THE HATE ON MY MUSIC IS FORCED 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The Holy Bible Berean Standard Bible BSB is produced in cooperation with Bible Hub Discovery Bible unfoldingWord Bible Aquifer OpenBiblecom and the Berean Bible Translation Committee This text of Gods Word has been dedicated to the public domain Free resources and databases are available at BereanBiblecom Verse Berean Standard Bible Genesis 11 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth Genesis 12 Now the earth was formless and void and darkness was over the surface of the deep And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters Genesis 13 And God said “Let there be light” and there was light Genesis 14 And God saw that the light was good and He separated the light from the darkness Genesis 15 God called the light “day” and the darkness He called “night” And there was evening and there was morning—the first day Genesis 16 And God said “Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate the waters from the waters” Genesis 17 So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above And it was so Genesis 18 God called the expanse “sky” And there was evening and there was morning—the second day Genesis 19 And God said “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place so that the dry land may appear” And it was so Genesis 110 God called the dry land “earth” and the gathering of waters He called “seas” And God saw that it was good Genesis 111 Then God said “Let the earth bring forth vegetation seedbearing plants and fruit trees each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind” And it was so Genesis 112 The earth produced vegetation seedbearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds And God saw that it was good Genesis 113 And there was evening and there was morning—the third day Genesis 114 And God said “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years Genesis 115 And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth” And it was so Genesis 116 God made two great lights the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night And He made the stars as well Genesis 117 God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth Genesis 118 to preside over the day and the night and to separate the light from the darkness And God saw that it was good Genesis 119 And there was evening and there was morning—the fourth day Genesis 120 And God said “Let the waters teem with living creatures and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky” Genesis 121 So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves with which the waters teemed according to their kinds and every winged bird after its kind And God saw that it was good Genesis 122 Then God blessed them and said “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas and let birds multiply on the earth” Genesis 123 And there was evening and there was morning—the fifth day Genesis 124 And God said “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds livestock land crawlers and beasts of the earth according to their kinds” And it was so Genesis 125 God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds the livestock according to their kinds and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind And God saw that it was good Genesis 126 Then God said “Let Us make man in Our image after Our likeness to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air over the livestock and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it” Genesis 127 So God created man in His own image in the image of God He created him male and female He created them Genesis 128 God blessed them and said to them “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth” Genesis 129 Then God said “Behold I have given you every seedbearing plant on the face of all the earth and every tree whose fruit contains seed They will be yours for food Genesis 130 And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food” And it was so Genesis 131 And God looked upon all that He had made and indeed it was very good And there was evening and there was morning—the sixth day Genesis 21 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array Genesis 22 And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing so on that day He rested from all His work Genesis 23 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished Genesis 24 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created in the day that the LORD God made them Genesis 25 Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth nor had any plant of the field sprouted for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth and there was no man to cultivate the ground Genesis 26 But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground Genesis 27 Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils and the man became a living being Genesis 28 And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden in the east where He placed the man He had formed Genesis 29 Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil Genesis 210 Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden and from there it branched into four headwaters Genesis 211 The name of the first river is the Pishon it winds through the whole land of Havilah where there is gold Genesis 212 And the gold of that land is pure and bdellium and onyx are found there Genesis 213 The name of the second river is the Gihon it winds through the whole land of Cush Genesis 214 The name of the third river is the Tigris it runs along the east side of Assyria And the fourth river is the Euphrates Genesis 215 Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it Genesis 216 And the LORD God commanded him “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden Genesis 217 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die” Genesis 218 The LORD God also said “It is not good for the man to be alone I will make for him a suitable helper” Genesis 219 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one And whatever the man called each living creature that was its name Genesis 220 The man gave names to all the livestock to the birds of the air and to every beast of the field But for Adam no suitable helper was found Genesis 221 So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep and while he slept He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh Genesis 222 And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man He made a woman and brought her to him Genesis 223 And the man said “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh she shall be called ‘woman’ for out of man she was taken” Genesis 224 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and they will become one flesh Genesis 225 And the man and his wife were both naked and they were not ashamed Genesis 31 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made And he said to the woman “Did God really say ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’” Genesis 32 The woman answered the serpent “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden Genesis 33 but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden God has said ‘You must not eat of it or touch it or you will die’” Genesis 34 “You will not surely die” the serpent told the woman Genesis 35 “For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God knowing good and evil” Genesis 36 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom she took the fruit and ate it She also gave some to her husband who was with her and he ate it Genesis 37 And the eyes of both of them were opened and they knew that they were naked so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves Genesis 38 Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden Genesis 39 But the LORD God called out to the man “Where are you” Genesis 310 “I heard Your voice in the garden” he replied “and I was afraid because I was naked so I hid myself” Genesis 311 “Who told you that you were naked” asked the LORD God “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat” Genesis 312 And the man answered “The woman whom You gave me she gave me fruit from the tree and I ate it” Genesis 313 Then the LORD God said to the woman “What is this you have done” “The serpent deceived me” she replied “and I ate” Genesis 314 So the LORD God said to the serpent “Because you have done this cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field On your belly will you go and dust you will eat all the days of your life Genesis 315 And I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed He will crush your head and you will strike his heel” Genesis 316 To the woman He said “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth in pain you will bring forth children Your desire will be for your husband and he will rule over you” Genesis 317 And to Adam He said “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat cursed is the ground because of you through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life Genesis 318 Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you and you will eat the plants of the field Genesis 319 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken For dust you are and to dust you shall return” Genesis 320 And Adam named his wife Eve because she would be the mother of all the living Genesis 321 And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and He clothed them Genesis 322 Then the LORD God said “Behold the man has become like one of Us knowing good and evil And now lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat and live forever” Genesis 323 Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken Genesis 324 So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life Genesis 41 And Adam had relations with his wife Eve and she conceived and gave birth to Cain “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man” she said Genesis 42 Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel Now Abel was a keeper of sheep while Cain was a tiller of the soil Genesis 43 So in the course of time Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD Genesis 44 while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering Genesis 45 but He had no regard for Cain and his offering So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell Genesis 46 “Why are you angry” said the LORD to Cain “and why has your countenance fallen Genesis 47 If you do what is right will you not be accepted But if you refuse to do what is right sin is crouching at your door it desires you but you must master it” Genesis 48 Then Cain said to his brother Abel “Let us go out to the field” And while they were in the field Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him Genesis 49 And the LORD said to Cain “Where is your brother Abel” “I do not know” he answered “Am I my brother’s keeper” Genesis 410 “What have you done” replied the LORD “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground Genesis 411 Now you are cursed and banished from the ground which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand Genesis 412 When you till the ground it will no longer yield its produce to you You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth” Genesis 413 But Cain said to the LORD “My punishment is greater than I can bear Genesis 414 Behold this day You have driven me from the face of the earth and from Your face I will be hidden I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth and whoever finds me will kill me” Genesis 415 “Not so” replied the LORD “If anyone slays Cain then Cain will be avenged sevenfold” And the LORD placed a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him Genesis 416 So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod east of Eden Genesis 417 And Cain had relations with his wife and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch Genesis 418 Now to Enoch was born Irad and Irad was the father of Mehujael and Mehujael was the father of Methusael and Methusael was the father of Lamech Genesis 419 And Lamech married two women one named Adah and the other Zillah Genesis 420 Adah gave birth to Jabal he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock Genesis 421 And his brother’s name was Jubal he was the father of all who play the harp and flute Genesis 422 And Zillah gave birth to Tubalcain a forger of every implement of bronze and iron And the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah Genesis 423 Then Lamech said to his wives “Adah and Zillah hear my voice wives of Lamech listen to my speech For I have slain a man for wounding me a young man for striking me Genesis 424 If Cain is avenged sevenfold then Lamech seventysevenfold” Genesis 425 And Adam again had relations with his wife and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth saying “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel since Cain killed him” Genesis 426 And to Seth also a son was born and he called him Enosh At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD Genesis 51 This is the book of the generations of Adam In the day that God created man He made him in His own likeness Genesis 52 Male and female He created them and He blessed them And in the day they were created He called them “man” Genesis 53 When Adam was 130 years old he had a son in his own likeness after his own image and he named him Seth Genesis 54 And after he had become the father of Seth Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters Genesis 55 So Adam lived a total of 930 years and then he died Genesis 56 When Seth was 105 years old he became the father of Enosh Genesis 57 And after he had become the father of Enosh Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters Genesis 58 So Seth lived a total of 912 years and then he died Genesis 59 When Enosh was 90 years old he became the father of Kenan Genesis 510 And after he had become the father of Kenan Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters Genesis 511 So Enosh lived a total of 905 years and then he died Genesis 512 When Kenan was 70 years old he became the father of Mahalalel Genesis 513 And after he had become the father of Mahalalel Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters Genesis 514 So Kenan lived a total of 910 years and then he died Genesis 515 When Mahalalel was 65 years old he became the father of Jared Genesis 516 And after he had become the father of Jared Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters Genesis 517 So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years and then he died Genesis 518 When Jared was 162 years old he became the father of Enoch Genesis 519 And after he had become the father of Enoch Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters Genesis 520 So Jared lived a total of 962 years and then he died Genesis 521 When Enoch was 65 years old he became the father of Methuselah Genesis 522 And after he had become the father of Methuselah Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters Genesis 523 So Enoch lived a total of 365 years Genesis 524 Enoch walked with God and then he was no more because God had taken him away Genesis 525 When Methuselah was 187 years old he became the father of Lamech Genesis 526 And after he had become the father of Lamech Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters Genesis 527 So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years and then he died Genesis 528 When Lamech was 182 years old he had a son Genesis 529 And he named him Noah saying “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed” Genesis 530 And after he had become the father of Noah Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters Genesis 531 So Lamech lived a total of 777 years and then he died Genesis 532 After Noah was 500 years old he became the father of Shem Ham and Japheth Genesis 61 Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them Genesis 62 the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful and they took as wives whomever they chose Genesis 63 So the LORD said “My Spirit will not contend with man forever for he is mortal his days shall be 120 years” Genesis 64 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old men of renown Genesis 65 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time Genesis 66 And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth and He was grieved in His heart Genesis 67 So the LORD said “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them” Genesis 68 Noah however found favor in the eyes of the LORD Genesis 69 This is the account of Noah Noah was a righteous man blameless in his generation Noah walked with God Genesis 610 And Noah had three sons Shem Ham and Japheth Genesis 611 Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God and full of violence Genesis 612 And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways Genesis 613 Then God said to Noah “The end of all living creatures has come before Me because through them the earth is full of violence Now behold I will destroy both them and the earth Genesis 614 Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out Genesis 615 And this is how you are to build it The ark is to be 300 cubits long 50 cubits wide and 30 cubits high Genesis 616 You are to make a roof for the ark finish its walls a cubit from the top place a door in the side of the ark and build lower middle and upper decks Genesis 617 And behold I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life Everything on the earth will perish Genesis 618 But I will establish My covenant with you and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you Genesis 619 And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you Genesis 620 Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive Genesis 621 You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals” Genesis 622 So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him Genesis 71 Then the LORD said to Noah “Go into the ark you and all your family because I have found you righteous in this generation Genesis 72 You are to take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal a male and its mate a pair of every kind of unclean animal a male and its mate Genesis 73 and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air male and female to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth Genesis 74 For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made” Genesis 75 And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him Genesis 76 Now Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth Genesis 77 And Noah and his wife with his sons and their wives entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood Genesis 78 The clean and unclean animals the birds and everything that crawls along the ground Genesis 79 came to Noah to enter the ark two by two male and female as God had commanded Noah Genesis 710 And after seven days the floodwaters came upon the earth Genesis 711 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life on the seventeenth day of the second month all the fountains of the great deep burst forth and the floodgates of the heavens were opened Genesis 712 And the rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights Genesis 713 On that very day Noah entered the ark along with his sons Shem Ham and Japheth and his wife and the three wives of his sons— Genesis 714 they and every kind of wild animal livestock crawling creature bird and winged creature Genesis 715 They came to Noah to enter the ark two by two of every creature with the breath of life Genesis 716 And they entered the male and female of every living thing as God had commanded Noah Then the LORD shut him in Genesis 717 For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth Genesis 718 So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth and the ark floated on the surface of the waters Genesis 719 Finally the waters completely prevailed upon the earth so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered Genesis 720 The waters rose and covered the mountaintops to a depth of fifteen cubits Genesis 721 And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds livestock animals every creature that swarms upon the earth and all mankind Genesis 722 Of all that was on dry land everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died Genesis 723 And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed—man and livestock crawling creatures and birds of the air they were blotted out from the earth and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained Genesis 724 And the waters prevailed upon the earth for 150 days Genesis 81 But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark And God sent a wind over the earth and the waters began to subside Genesis 82 The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed and the rain from the sky was restrained Genesis 83 The waters receded steadily from the earth and after 150 days the waters had gone down Genesis 84 On the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat Genesis 85 And the waters continued to recede until the tenth month and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible Genesis 86 After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark Genesis 87 and sent out a raven It kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth Genesis 88 Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground Genesis 89 But the dove found no place to rest her foot and she returned to him in the ark because the waters were still covering the surface of all the earth So he reached out his hand and brought her back inside the ark Genesis 810 Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark Genesis 811 And behold the dove returned to him in the evening with a freshly plucked olive leaf in her beak So Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth Genesis 812 And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again but this time she did not return to him Genesis 813 In Noah’s six hundred and first year on the first day of the first month the waters had dried up from the earth So Noah removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry Genesis 814 By the twentyseventh day of the second month the earth was fully dry Genesis 815 Then God said to Noah Genesis 816 “Come out of the ark you and your wife along with your sons and their wives Genesis 817 Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds livestock and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it” Genesis 818 So Noah came out along with his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives Genesis 819 Every living creature every creeping thing and every bird—everything that moves upon the earth—came out of the ark kind by kind Genesis 820 Then Noah built an altar to the LORD And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird he offered burnt offerings on the altar Genesis 821 When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma He said in His heart “Never again will I curse the ground because of man even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done Genesis 822 As long as the earth endures seedtime and harvest cold and heat summer and winter day and night shall never cease” Genesis 91 And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth Genesis 92 The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth every bird of the air every creature that crawls on the ground and all the fish of the sea They are delivered into your hand Genesis 93 Everything that lives and moves will be food for you just as I gave you the green plants I now give you all things Genesis 94 But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it Genesis 95 And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man Genesis 96 Whoever sheds the blood of man by man his blood will be shed for in His own image God has made mankind Genesis 97 But as for you be fruitful and multiply spread out across the earth and multiply upon it” Genesis 98 Then God said to Noah and his sons with him Genesis 99 “Behold I now establish My covenant with you and your descendants after you Genesis 910 and with every living creature that was with you—the birds the livestock and every beast of the earth—every living thing that came out of the ark Genesis 911 And I establish My covenant with you Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth” Genesis 912 And God said “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you a covenant for all generations to come Genesis 913 I have set My rainbow in the clouds and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth Genesis 914 Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds Genesis 915 I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of every kind Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life Genesis 916 And whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind that is on the earth” Genesis 917 So God said to Noah “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between Me and every creature on the earth” Genesis 918 The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem Ham and Japheth And Ham was the father of Canaan Genesis 919 These three were the sons of Noah and from them the whole earth was populated Genesis 920 Now Noah a man of the soil proceeded to plant a vineyard Genesis 921 But when he drank some of its wine he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent Genesis 922 And Ham the father of Canaan saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside Genesis 923 Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders and walking backward they covered their father’s nakedness Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness Genesis 924 When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him Genesis 925 he said “Cursed be Canaan A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers” Genesis 926 He also declared “Blessed be the LORD the God of Shem May Canaan be the servant of Shem Genesis 927 May God expand the territory of Japheth may he dwell in the tents of Shem and may Canaan be his servant” Genesis 928 After the flood Noah lived 350 years Genesis 929 So Noah lived a total of 950 years and then he died Genesis 101 This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem Ham and Japheth who also had sons after the flood Genesis 102 The sons of Japheth Gomer Magog Madai Javan Tubal Meshech and Tiras Genesis 103 The sons of Gomer Ashkenaz Riphath and Togarmah Genesis 104 And the sons of Javan Elishah Tarshish the Kittites and the Rodanites Genesis 105 From these the maritime peoples separated into their territories according to their languages by clans within their nations Genesis 106 The sons of Ham Cush Mizraim Put and Canaan Genesis 107 The sons of Cush Seba Havilah Sabtah Raamah and Sabteca And the sons of Raamah Sheba and Dedan Genesis 108 Cush was the father of Nimrod who began to be a mighty one on the earth Genesis 109 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD so it is said “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD” Genesis 1010 His kingdom began in Babylon Erech Accad and Calneh in the land of Shinar Genesis 1011 From that land he went forth into Assyria where he built Nineveh RehobothIr Calah Genesis 1012 and Resen which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah Genesis 1013 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites the Anamites the Lehabites the Naphtuhites Genesis 1014 the Pathrusites the Casluhites from whom the Philistines came and the Caphtorites Genesis 1015 And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn and of the Hittites Genesis 1016 the Jebusites the Amorites the Girgashites Genesis 1017 the Hivites the Arkites the Sinites Genesis 1018 the Arvadites the Zemarites and the Hamathites Later the Canaanite clans were scattered Genesis 1019 and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza and then toward Sodom Gomorrah Admah and Zeboiim as far as Lasha Genesis 1020 These are the sons of Ham according to their clans languages lands and nations Genesis 1021 And sons were also born to Shem the older brother of Japheth Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber Genesis 1022 The sons of Shem Elam Asshur Arphaxad Lud and Aram Genesis 1023 The sons of Aram Uz Hul Gether and Mash Genesis 1024 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah and Shelah was the father of Eber Genesis 1025 Two sons were born to Eber One was named Peleg because in his days the earth was divided and his brother was named Joktan Genesis 1026 And Joktan was the father of Almodad Sheleph Hazarmaveth Jerah Genesis 1027 Hadoram Uzal Diklah Genesis 1028 Obal Abimael Sheba Genesis 1029 Ophir Havilah and Jobab All these were sons of Joktan Genesis 1030 Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar in the eastern hill country Genesis 1031 These are the sons of Shem according to their clans languages lands and nations Genesis 1032 All these are the clans of Noah’s sons according to their generations and nations From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood Genesis 111 Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech Genesis 112 And as people journeyed eastward they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there Genesis 113 And they said to one another “Come let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly” So they used brick instead of stone and tar instead of mortar Genesis 114 “Come” they said “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth” Genesis 115 Then the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the sons of men were building Genesis 116 And the LORD said “If they have begun to do this as one people speaking the same language then nothing they devise will be beyond them Genesis 117 Come let Us go down and confuse their language so that they will not understand one another’s speech” Genesis 118 So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth and they stopped building the city Genesis 119 That is why it is called Babel for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth Genesis 1110 This is the account of Shem Two years after the flood when Shem was 100 years old he became the father of Arphaxad Genesis 1111 And after he had become the father of Arphaxad Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters Genesis 1112 When Arphaxad was 35 years old he became the father of Shelah Genesis 1113 And after he had become the father of Shelah Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters Genesis 1114 When Shelah was 30 years old he became the father of Eber Genesis 1115 And after he had become the father of Eber Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters Genesis 1116 When Eber was 34 years old he became the father of Peleg Genesis 1117 And after he had become the father of Peleg Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters Genesis 1118 When Peleg was 30 years old he became the father of Reu Genesis 1119 And after he had become the father of Reu Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters Genesis 1120 When Reu was 32 years old he became the father of Serug Genesis 1121 And after he had become the father of Serug Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters Genesis 1122 When Serug was 30 years old he became the father of Nahor Genesis 1123 And after he had become the father of Nahor Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters Genesis 1124 When Nahor was 29 years old he became the father of Terah Genesis 1125 And after he had become the father of Terah Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters Genesis 1126 When Terah was 70 years old he became the father of Abram Nahor and Haran Genesis 1127 This is the account of Terah Terah became the father of Abram Nahor and Haran And Haran became the father of Lot Genesis 1128 During his father Terah’s lifetime Haran died in his native land in Ur of the Chaldeans Genesis 1129 And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves Abram’s wife was named Sarai and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah she was the daughter of Haran who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah Genesis 1130 But Sarai was barren she had no children Genesis 1131 And Terah took his son Abram his grandson Lot son of Haran and his daughterinlaw Sarai the wife of Abram and they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan But when they arrived in Haran they settled there Genesis 1132 Terah lived 205 years and he died in Haran Genesis 121 Then the LORD said to Abram “Leave your country your kindred and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you Genesis 122 I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you I will make your name great so that you will be a blessing Genesis 123 I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you” Genesis 124 So Abram departed as the LORD had directed him and Lot went with him Abram was seventyfive years old when he left Haran Genesis 125 And Abram took his wife Sarai his nephew Lot and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran and set out for the land of Canaan When they came to the land of Canaan Genesis 126 Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem And at that time the Canaanites were in the land Genesis 127 Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said “I will give this land to your offspring” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD who had appeared to him Genesis 128 From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east There he built an altar to the LORD and he called on the name of the LORD Genesis 129 And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev Genesis 1210 Now there was a famine in the land So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe Genesis 1211 As he was about to enter Egypt he said to his wife Sarai “Look I know that you are a beautiful woman Genesis 1212 and when the Egyptians see you they will say ‘This is his wife’ Then they will kill me but will let you live Genesis 1213 Please say you are my sister so that I will be treated well for your sake and on account of you my life will be spared” Genesis 1214 So when Abram entered Egypt the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful Genesis 1215 When Pharaoh’s officials saw Sarai they commended her to him and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh Genesis 1216 He treated Abram well on her account and Abram acquired sheep and cattle male and female donkeys menservants and maidservants and camels Genesis 1217 The LORD however afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai Genesis 1218 So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked “What have you done to me Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife Genesis 1219 Why did you say ‘She is my sister’ so that I took her as my wife Now then here is your wife Take her and go” Genesis 1220 Then Pharaoh gave his men orders concerning Abram and they sent him away with his wife and all his possessions Genesis 131 So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him Genesis 132 And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold Genesis 133 From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been pitched Genesis 134 to the site where he had built the altar And there Abram called on the name of the LORD Genesis 135 Now Lot who was traveling with Abram also had flocks and herds and tents Genesis 136 But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist Genesis 137 And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land Genesis 138 So Abram said to Lot “Please let there be no contention between you and me or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen After all we are kinsmen Genesis 139 Is not the whole land before you Now separate yourself from me If you go to the left I will go to the right if you go to the right I will go to the left” Genesis 1310 And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan all the way to Zoar was well watered like the garden of the LORD like the land of Egypt This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah Genesis 1311 So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east And Abram and Lot parted company Genesis 1312 Abram lived in the land of Canaan but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom Genesis 1313 But the men of Sodom were wicked sinning greatly against the LORD Genesis 1314 After Lot had departed the LORD said to Abram “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are and look to the north and south and east and west Genesis 1315 for all the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever Genesis 1316 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth so that if one could count the dust of the earth then your offspring could be counted Genesis 1317 Get up and walk around the land through its length and breadth for I will give it to you” Genesis 1318 So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron where he built an altar to the LORD Genesis 141 In those days Amraphel king of Shinar Arioch king of Ellasar Chedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Goiim Genesis 142 went to war against Bera king of Sodom Birsha king of Gomorrah Shinab king of Admah Shemeber king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela that is Zoar Genesis 143 The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim that is the Salt Sea Genesis 144 For twelve years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer but in the thirteenth year they rebelled Genesis 145 In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashterothkarnaim the Zuzites in Ham the Emites in Shavehkiriathaim Genesis 146 and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir as far as Elparan which is near the desert Genesis 147 Then they turned back to invade Enmishpat that is Kadesh and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazontamar Genesis 148 Then the king of Sodom the king of Gomorrah the king of Admah the king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela that is Zoar marched out and arrayed themselves for battle in the Valley of Siddim Genesis 149 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam Tidal king of Goiim Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five Genesis 1410 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled some men fell into the pits but the survivors fled to the hill country Genesis 1411 The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food and they went on their way Genesis 1412 They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions since Lot was living in Sodom Genesis 1413 Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite a brother of Eshcol and Aner all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram Genesis 1414 And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan Genesis 1415 During the night Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army pursuing them as far as Hobah north of Damascus Genesis 1416 He retrieved all the goods as well as his relative Lot and his possessions together with the women and the rest of the people Genesis 1417 After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh that is the King’s Valley Genesis 1418 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High— Genesis 1419 and he blessed Abram and said “Blessed be Abram by God Most High Creator of heaven and earth Genesis 1420 and blessed be God Most High who has delivered your enemies into your hand” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything Genesis 1421 The king of Sodom said to Abram “Give me the people but take the goods for yourself” Genesis 1422 But Abram replied to the king of Sodom “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High Creator of heaven and earth Genesis 1423 that I will not accept even a thread or a strap of a sandal or anything that belongs to you lest you should say ‘I have made Abram rich’ Genesis 1424 I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share for the men who went with me—Aner Eshcol and Mamre They may take their portion” Genesis 151 After these events the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision “Do not be afraid Abram I am your shield your very great reward” Genesis 152 But Abram replied “O Lord GOD what can You give me since I remain childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus” Genesis 153 Abram continued “Behold You have given me no offspring so a servant in my household will be my heir” Genesis 154 Then the word of the LORD came to Abram saying “This one will not be your heir but one who comes from your own body will be your heir” Genesis 155 And the LORD took him outside and said “Now look to the heavens and count the stars if you are able” Then He told him “So shall your offspring be” Genesis 156 Abram believed the LORD and it was credited to him as righteousness Genesis 157 The LORD also told him “I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess” Genesis 158 But Abram replied “Lord GOD how can I know that I will possess it” Genesis 159 And the LORD said to him “Bring Me a heifer a goat and a ram each three years old along with a turtledove and a young pigeon” Genesis 1510 So Abram brought all these to Him split each of them down the middle and laid the halves opposite each other The birds however he did not cut in half Genesis 1511 And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses but Abram drove them away Genesis 1512 As the sun was setting Abram fell into a deep sleep and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him Genesis 1513 Then the LORD said to Abram “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years Genesis 1514 But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves and afterward they will depart with many possessions Genesis 1515 You however will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age Genesis 1516 In the fourth generation your descendants will return here for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete” Genesis 1517 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen behold a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses Genesis 1518 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram saying “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— Genesis 1519 the land of the Kenites Kenizzites Kadmonites Genesis 1520 Hittites Perizzites Rephaites Genesis 1521 Amorites Canaanites Girgashites and Jebusites” Genesis 161 Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar Genesis 162 So Sarai said to Abram “Look now the LORD has prevented me from bearing children Please go to my maidservant perhaps I can build a family by her” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai Genesis 163 So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife Genesis 164 And he slept with Hagar and she conceived But when Hagar realized that she was pregnant she began to despise her mistress Genesis 165 Then Sarai said to Abram “May the wrong done to me be upon you I delivered my servant into your arms and ever since she saw that she was pregnant she has treated me with contempt May the LORD judge between you and me” Genesis 166 “Here” said Abram “your servant is in your hands Do whatever you want with her” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her Genesis 167 Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur Genesis 168 “Hagar servant of Sarai” he said “where have you come from and where are you going” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai” she replied Genesis 169 So the angel of the LORD told her “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority” Genesis 1610 Then the angel added “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count” Genesis 1611 The angel of the LORD proceeded “Behold you have conceived and will bear a son And you shall name him Ishmael for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction Genesis 1612 He will be a wild donkey of a man and his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against him he will live in hostility toward all his brothers” Genesis 1613 So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her “You are the God who sees me” for she said “Here I have seen the One who sees me” Genesis 1614 Therefore the well was called Beerlahairoi It is located between Kadesh and Bered Genesis 1615 And Hagar bore Abram a son and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne Genesis 1616 Abram was eightysix years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him Genesis 171 When Abram was ninetynine years old the LORD appeared to him and said “I am God Almighty Walk before Me and be blameless Genesis 172 I will establish My covenant between Me and you and I will multiply you exceedingly” Genesis 173 Then Abram fell facedown and God said to him Genesis 174 “As for Me this is My covenant with you You will be the father of many nations Genesis 175 No longer will you be called Abram but your name will be Abraham for I have made you a father of many nations Genesis 176 I will make you exceedingly fruitful I will make nations of you and kings will descend from you Genesis 177 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you to be your God and the God of your descendants after you Genesis 178 And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession and I will be their God” Genesis 179 God also said to Abraham “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you Genesis 1710 This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you which you are to keep Every male among you must be circumcised Genesis 1711 You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you Genesis 1712 Generation after generation every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring Genesis 1713 Whether they are born in your household or purchased they must be circumcised My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant Genesis 1714 But if any male is not circumcised he will be cut off from his people he has broken My covenant” Genesis 1715 Then God said to Abraham “As for Sarai your wife do not call her Sarai for her name is to be Sarah Genesis 1716 And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her I will bless her and she will be the mother of nations kings of peoples will descend from her” Genesis 1717 Abraham fell facedown Then he laughed and said to himself “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety” Genesis 1718 And Abraham said to God “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing” Genesis 1719 But God replied “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son and you are to name him Isaac I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him Genesis 1720 As for Ishmael I have heard you and I will surely bless him I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly He will become the father of twelve rulers and I will make him into a great nation Genesis 1721 But I will establish My covenant with Isaac whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year” Genesis 1722 When He had finished speaking with Abraham God went up from him Genesis 1723 On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised them just as God had told him Genesis 1724 So Abraham was ninetynine years old when he was circumcised Genesis 1725 and his son Ishmael was thirteen Genesis 1726 Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the same day Genesis 1727 And all the men of Abraham’s household—both servants born in his household and those purchased from foreigners—were circumcised with him Genesis 181 Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent Genesis 182 And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby When he saw them he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground Genesis 183 “My lord” said Abraham “if I have found favor in your sight please do not pass your servant by Genesis 184 Let a little water be brought that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree Genesis 185 And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves This is why you have passed your servant’s way After that you may continue on your way” “Yes” they replied “you may do as you have said” Genesis 186 So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah “Quick Prepare three seahs of fine flour knead it and bake some bread” Genesis 187 Meanwhile Abraham ran to the herd selected a tender and choice calf and gave it to a servant who hurried to prepare it Genesis 188 Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate Genesis 189 “Where is your wife Sarah” they asked “There in the tent” he replied Genesis 1810 Then the LORD said “I will surely return to you at this time next year and your wife Sarah will have a son” Now Sarah was behind him listening at the entrance to the tent Genesis 1811 And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years Sarah had passed the age of childbearing Genesis 1812 So she laughed to herself saying “After I am worn out and my master is old will I now have this pleasure” Genesis 1813 And the LORD asked Abraham “Why did Sarah laugh and say ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old’ Genesis 1814 Is anything too difficult for the LORD At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son” Genesis 1815 But Sarah was afraid so she denied it and said “I did not laugh” “No” replied the LORD “but you did laugh” Genesis 1816 When the men got up to leave they looked out over Sodom and Abraham walked along with them to see them off Genesis 1817 And the LORD said “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do Genesis 1818 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed Genesis 1819 For I have chosen him so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised” Genesis 1820 Then the LORD said “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great Because their sin is so grievous Genesis 1821 I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me If not I will find out” Genesis 1822 And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom but Abraham remained standing before the LORD Genesis 1823 Abraham stepped forward and said “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked Genesis 1824 What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there Genesis 1825 Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike Far be it from You Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right” Genesis 1826 So the LORD replied “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom on their account I will spare the whole place” Genesis 1827 Then Abraham answered “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes— Genesis 1828 suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five” He replied “If I find fortyfive there I will not destroy it” Genesis 1829 Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD “Suppose forty are found there” He answered “On account of the forty I will not do it” Genesis 1830 Then Abraham said “May the Lord not be angry but let me speak further Suppose thirty are found there” He replied “If I find thirty there I will not do it” Genesis 1831 And Abraham said “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord suppose twenty are found there” He answered “On account of the twenty I will not destroy it” Genesis 1832 Finally Abraham said “May the Lord not be angry but let me speak once more Suppose ten are found there” And He answered “On account of the ten I will not destroy it” Genesis 1833 When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham He departed and Abraham returned home Genesis 191 Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city When Lot saw them he got up to meet them bowed facedown Genesis 192 and said “My lords please turn aside into the house of your servant wash your feet and spend the night Then you can rise early and go on your way” “No” they answered “we will spend the night in the square” Genesis 193 But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread and they ate Genesis 194 Before they had gone to bed all the men of the city of Sodom both young and old surrounded the house Genesis 195 They called out to Lot saying “Where are the men who came to you tonight Send them out to us so we can have relations with them” Genesis 196 Lot went outside to meet them shutting the door behind him Genesis 197 “Please my brothers” he pleaded “don’t do such a wicked thing Genesis 198 Look I have two daughters who have never slept with a man Let me bring them to you and you can do to them as you please But do not do anything to these men for they have come under the protection of my roof” Genesis 199 “Get out of the way” they replied And they declared “This one came here as a foreigner and he is already acting like a judge Now we will treat you worse than them” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door Genesis 1910 But the men inside reached out pulled Lot into the house with them and shut the door Genesis 1911 And they struck the men at the entrance young and old with blindness so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door Genesis 1912 Then the two men said to Lot “Do you have anyone else here—a soninlaw your sons or daughters or anyone else in the city who belongs to you Get them out of here Genesis 1913 because we are about to destroy this place For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it” Genesis 1914 So Lot went out and spoke to the sonsinlaw who were pledged in marriage to his daughters “Get up” he said “Get out of this place for the LORD is about to destroy the city” But his sonsinlaw thought he was joking Genesis 1915 At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along saying “Get up Take your wife and your two daughters who are here or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city” Genesis 1916 But when Lot hesitated the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters And they led them safely out of the city because of the LORD’s compassion for them Genesis 1917 As soon as the men had brought them out one of them said “Run for your lives Do not look back and do not stop anywhere on the plain Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away” Genesis 1918 But Lot replied “No my lords please Genesis 1919 Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life But I cannot run to the mountains the disaster will overtake me and I will die Genesis 1920 Look there is a town nearby where I can flee and it is a small place Please let me flee there—is it not a small place Then my life will be saved” Genesis 1921 “Very well” he answered “I will grant this request as well and will not demolish the town you indicate Genesis 1922 Hurry Run there quickly for I cannot do anything until you reach it” That is why the town was called Zoar Genesis 1923 And by the time the sun had risen over the land Lot had reached Zoar Genesis 1924 Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens Genesis 1925 Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground Genesis 1926 But Lot’s wife looked back and she became a pillar of salt Genesis 1927 Early the next morning Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD Genesis 1928 He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain and he saw the smoke rising from the land like smoke from a furnace Genesis 1929 So when God destroyed the cities of the plain He remembered Abraham and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived Genesis 1930 Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains—for he was afraid to stay in Zoar—where they lived in a cave Genesis 1931 One day the older daughter said to the younger “Our father is old and there is no man in the land to sleep with us as is the custom over all the earth Genesis 1932 Come let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line” Genesis 1933 So that night they got their father drunk with wine and the firstborn went in and slept with her father he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up Genesis 1934 The next day the older daughter said to the younger “Look I slept with my father last night Let us get him drunk with wine again tonight so you can go in and sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line” Genesis 1935 So again that night they got their father drunk with wine and the younger daughter went in and slept with him he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up Genesis 1936 Thus both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father Genesis 1937 The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab He is the father of the Moabites of today Genesis 1938 The younger daughter also gave birth to a son and she named him Benammi He is the father of the Ammonites of today Genesis 201 Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur While he was staying in Gerar Genesis 202 Abraham said of his wife Sarah “She is my sister” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him Genesis 203 One night however God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken for she is a married woman” Genesis 204 Now Abimelech had not gone near her so he replied “Lord would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent Genesis 205 Didn’t Abraham tell me ‘She is my sister’ And she herself said ‘He is my brother’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands” Genesis 206 Then God said to Abimelech in the dream “Yes I know that you did this with a clear conscience and so I have kept you from sinning against Me That is why I did not let you touch her Genesis 207 Now return the man’s wife for he is a prophet he will pray for you and you will live But if you do not restore her be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you” Genesis 208 Early the next morning Abimelech got up and summoned all his servants and when he described to them all that had happened the men were terrified Genesis 209 Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked “What have you done to us How have I sinned against you that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom You have done things to me that should not be done” Genesis 2010 Abimelech also asked Abraham “What prompted you to do such a thing” Genesis 2011 Abraham replied “I thought to myself ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place They will kill me on account of my wife’ Genesis 2012 Besides she really is my sister the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife Genesis 2013 So when God had me journey from my father’s house I said to Sarah ‘This is how you can show your loyalty to me Wherever we go say of me “He is my brother”’” Genesis 2014 So Abimelech brought sheep and cattle menservants and maidservants and he gave them to Abraham and restored his wife Sarah to him Genesis 2015 And Abimelech said “Look my land is before you Settle wherever you please” Genesis 2016 And he said to Sarah “See I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver It is your vindication before all who are with you you are completely cleared” Genesis 2017 Then Abraham prayed to God and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants so that they could again bear children— Genesis 2018 for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household Genesis 211 Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised Genesis 212 So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age at the very time God had promised Genesis 213 And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him Genesis 214 When his son Isaac was eight days old Abraham circumcised him as God had commanded him Genesis 215 Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him Genesis 216 Then Sarah said “God has made me laugh and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me” Genesis 217 She added “Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children Yet I have borne him a son in his old age” Genesis 218 So the child grew and was weaned and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned Genesis 219 But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son Genesis 2110 and she said to Abraham “Expel the slave woman and her son for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac” Genesis 2111 Now this matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son Ishmael Genesis 2112 But God said to Abraham “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant Listen to everything that Sarah tells you for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned Genesis 2113 But I will also make a nation of the slave woman’s son because he is your offspring” Genesis 2114 Early in the morning Abraham got up took bread and a skin of water put them on Hagar’s shoulders and sent her away with the boy She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba Genesis 2115 When the water in the skin was gone she left the boy under one of the bushes Genesis 2116 Then she went off and sat down nearby about a bowshot away for she said “I cannot bear to watch the boy die” And as she sat nearby she lifted up her voice and wept Genesis 2117 Then God heard the voice of the boy and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven “What is wrong Hagar Do not be afraid for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies Genesis 2118 Get up lift up the boy and take him by the hand for I will make him into a great nation” Genesis 2119 Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink Genesis 2120 And God was with the boy and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer Genesis 2121 And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt Genesis 2122 At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham “God is with you in all that you do Genesis 2123 Now therefore swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you” Genesis 2124 And Abraham replied “I swear it” Genesis 2125 But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized Genesis 2126 Abimelech replied “I do not know who has done this You did not tell me so I have not heard about it until today” Genesis 2127 So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech and the two men made a covenant Genesis 2128 Abraham separated seven ewe lambs from the flock Genesis 2129 and Abimelech asked him “Why have you set apart these seven ewe lambs” Genesis 2130 He replied “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well” Genesis 2131 So that place was called Beersheba because it was there that the two of them swore an oath Genesis 2132 After they had made the covenant at Beersheba Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army got up and returned to the land of the Philistines Genesis 2133 And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and there he called upon the name of the LORD the Eternal God Genesis 2134 And Abraham resided in the land of the Philistines for a long time Genesis 221 Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him “Abraham” “Here I am” he answered Genesis 222 “Take your son” God said “your only son Isaac whom you love and go to the land of Moriah Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will show you” Genesis 223 So Abraham got up early the next morning saddled his donkey and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated Genesis 224 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance Genesis 225 “Stay here with the donkey” Abraham told his servants “The boy and I will go over there to worship and then we will return to you” Genesis 226 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac He himself carried the fire and the sacrificial knife and the two of them walked on together Genesis 227 Then Isaac said to his father Abraham “My father” “Here I am my son” he replied “The fire and the wood are here” said Isaac “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering” Genesis 228 Abraham answered “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering my son” And the two walked on together Genesis 229 When they arrived at the place God had designated Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar atop the wood Genesis 2210 Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son Genesis 2211 Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven “Abraham Abraham” “Here I am” he replied Genesis 2212 “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him” said the angel “for now I know that you fear God since you have not withheld your only son from me” Genesis 2213 Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket caught by its horns So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son Genesis 2214 And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide So to this day it is said “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided” Genesis 2215 And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time Genesis 2216 saying “By Myself I have sworn declares the LORD that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son Genesis 2217 I will surely bless you and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies Genesis 2218 And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed because you have obeyed My voice” Genesis 2219 Abraham went back to his servants and they got up and set out together for Beersheba And Abraham settled in Beersheba Genesis 2220 Some time later Abraham was told “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor Genesis 2221 Uz the firstborn his brother Buz Kemuel the father of Aram Genesis 2222 Chesed Hazo Pildash Jidlaph and Bethuel” Genesis 2223 And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor Genesis 2224 Moreover Nahor’s concubine whose name was Reumah bore Tebah Gaham Tahash and Maacah Genesis 231 Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old Genesis 232 She died in Kiriatharba that is Hebron in the land of Canaan and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her Genesis 233 Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites Genesis 234 “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead” Genesis 235 The Hittites replied to Abraham Genesis 236 “Listen to us sir You are God’s chosen one among us Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead” Genesis 237 Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land the Hittites Genesis 238 “If you are willing for me to bury my dead” he said to them “listen to me and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf Genesis 239 to sell me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him it is at the end of his field Let him sell it to me in your presence for full price so that I may have a burial site” Genesis 2310 Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth So in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham Genesis 2311 “No my lord Listen to me I give you the field and I give you the cave that is in it I give it to you in the presence of my people Bury your dead” Genesis 2312 Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land Genesis 2313 and said to Ephron in their presence “If you will please listen to me I will pay you the price of the field Accept it from me so that I may bury my dead there” Genesis 2314 Ephron answered Abraham Genesis 2315 “Listen to me my lord The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver but what is that between you and me Bury your dead” Genesis 2316 Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites four hundred shekels of silver according to the standard of the merchants Genesis 2317 So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near Mamre the cave that was in it and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded over Genesis 2318 to Abraham’s possession in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city Genesis 2319 After this Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre that is Hebron in the land of Canaan Genesis 2320 So the field and its cave were deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site Genesis 241 By now Abraham was old and well along in years and the LORD had blessed him in every way Genesis 242 So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household who managed all he owned “Place your hand under my thigh Genesis 243 and I will have you swear by the LORD the God of heaven and the God of earth that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling Genesis 244 but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac” Genesis 245 The servant asked him “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came” Genesis 246 Abraham replied “Make sure that you do not take my son back there Genesis 247 The LORD the God of heaven who brought me from my father’s house and my native land who spoke to me and promised me on oath saying ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there Genesis 248 And if the woman is unwilling to follow you then you are released from this oath of mine Only do not take my son back there” Genesis 249 So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter Genesis 2410 Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aramnaharaim Genesis 2411 As evening approached he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water Genesis 2412 “O LORD God of my master Abraham” he prayed “please grant me success today and show kindness to my master Abraham Genesis 2413 Here I am standing beside the spring and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water Genesis 2414 Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink’ and who responds ‘Drink and I will water your camels as well’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master” Genesis 2415 Before the servant had finished praying Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor Genesis 2416 Now the girl was very beautiful a virgin who had not had relations with any man She went down to the spring filled her jar and came up again Genesis 2417 So the servant ran to meet her and said “Please let me have a little water from your jar” Genesis 2418 “Drink my lord” she replied and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink Genesis 2419 After she had given him a drink she said “I will also draw water for your camels until they have had enough to drink” Genesis 2420 And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw water until she had drawn water for all his camels Genesis 2421 Meanwhile the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success Genesis 2422 And after the camels had finished drinking he took out a gold ring weighing a beka and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels Genesis 2423 “Whose daughter are you” he asked “Please tell me is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night” Genesis 2424 She replied “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son that Milcah bore to Nahor” Genesis 2425 Then she added “We have plenty of straw and feed as well as a place for you to spend the night” Genesis 2426 Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD Genesis 2427 saying “Blessed be the LORD the God of my master Abraham who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master As for me the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives” Genesis 2428 The girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things Genesis 2429 Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban and he rushed out to the man at the spring Genesis 2430 As soon as he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists and heard Rebekah’s words “The man said this to me” he went and found the man standing by the camels near the spring Genesis 2431 “Come you who are blessed by the LORD” said Laban “Why are you standing out here I have prepared the house and a place for the camels” Genesis 2432 So the man came to the house and the camels were unloaded Straw and feed were brought to the camels and water to wash his feet and the feet of his companions Genesis 2433 Then a meal was set before the man but he said “I will not eat until I have told you what I came to say” So Laban said “Please speak” Genesis 2434 “I am Abraham’s servant” he replied Genesis 2435 “The LORD has greatly blessed my master and he has become rich He has given him sheep and cattle silver and gold menservants and maidservants camels and donkeys Genesis 2436 My master’s wife Sarah has borne him a son in her old age and my master has given him everything he owns Genesis 2437 My master made me swear an oath and said ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell Genesis 2438 but you shall go to my father’s house and to my kindred to take a wife for my son’ Genesis 2439 Then I asked my master ‘What if the woman will not come back with me’ Genesis 2440 And he told me ‘The LORD before whom I have walked will send His angel with you and make your journey a success so that you may take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father’s house Genesis 2441 And when you go to my kindred if they refuse to give her to you then you will be released from my oath’ Genesis 2442 So when I came to the spring today I prayed O LORD God of my master Abraham if only You would make my journey a success Genesis 2443 Here I am standing beside this spring Now if a maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jar’ Genesis 2444 and she replies ‘Drink and I will draw water for your camels as well’ may she be the woman the LORD has appointed for my master’s son Genesis 2445 And before I had finished praying in my heart there was Rebekah coming out with her jar on her shoulder and she went down to the spring and drew water So I said to her ‘Please give me a drink’ Genesis 2446 She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said ‘Drink and I will water your camels as well’ So I drank and she also watered the camels Genesis 2447 Then I asked her ‘Whose daughter are you’ She replied ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor whom Milcah bore to him’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists Genesis 2448 Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD and I blessed the LORD the God of my master Abraham who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son Genesis 2449 Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master tell me but if not let me know so that I may go elsewhere” Genesis 2450 Laban and Bethuel answered “This is from the LORD we have no choice in the matter Genesis 2451 Rebekah is here before you Take her and go and let her become the wife of your master’s son just as the LORD has decreed” Genesis 2452 When Abraham’s servant heard their words he bowed down to the ground before the LORD Genesis 2453 Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold and articles of clothing and he gave them to Rebekah He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother Genesis 2454 Then he and the men with him ate and drank and spent the night there When they got up the next morning he said “Send me on my way to my master” Genesis 2455 But her brother and mother said “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so After that she may go” Genesis 2456 But he replied “Do not delay me since the LORD has made my journey a success Send me on my way so that I may go to my master” Genesis 2457 So they said “We will call the girl and ask her opinion” Genesis 2458 They called Rebekah and asked her “Will you go with this man” “I will go” she replied Genesis 2459 So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men Genesis 2460 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her “Our sister may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies” Genesis 2461 Then Rebekah and her servant girls got ready mounted the camels and followed the man So the servant took Rebekah and left Genesis 2462 Now Isaac had just returned from Beerlahairoi for he was living in the Negev Genesis 2463 Early in the evening Isaac went out to the field to meditate and looking up he saw the camels approaching Genesis 2464 And when Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac she got down from her camel Genesis 2465 and asked the servant “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us” “It is my master” the servant answered So she took her veil and covered herself Genesis 2466 Then the servant told Isaac all that he had done Genesis 2467 And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death Genesis 251 Now Abraham had taken another wife named Keturah Genesis 252 and she bore him Zimran Jokshan Medan Midian Ishbak and Shuah Genesis 253 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites the Letushites and the Leummites Genesis 254 The sons of Midian were Ephah Epher Hanoch Abida and Eldaah All these were descendants of Keturah Genesis 255 Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac Genesis 256 But while he was still alive Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east Genesis 257 Abraham lived a total of 175 years Genesis 258 And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died old and contented and was gathered to his people Genesis 259 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite Genesis 2510 This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah Genesis 2511 After Abraham’s death God blessed his son Isaac who lived near Beerlahairoi Genesis 2512 This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael whom Hagar the Egyptian Sarah’s maidservant bore to Abraham Genesis 2513 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael then Kedar Adbeel Mibsam Genesis 2514 Mishma Dumah Massa Genesis 2515 Hadad Tema Jetur Naphish and Kedemah Genesis 2516 These were the sons of Ishmael and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes Genesis 2517 Ishmael lived a total of 137 years Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people Genesis 2518 Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers Genesis 2519 This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac Abraham became the father of Isaac Genesis 2520 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddanaram and the sister of Laban the Aramean Genesis 2521 Later Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was barren And the LORD heard his prayer and his wife Rebekah conceived Genesis 2522 But the children inside her struggled with each other and she said “Why is this happening to me” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD Genesis 2523 and He declared to her “Two nations are in your womb and two peoples from within you will be separated one people will be stronger than the other and the older will serve the younger” Genesis 2524 When her time came to give birth there were indeed twins in her womb Genesis 2525 The first one came out red covered with hair like a fur coat so they named him Esau Genesis 2526 After this his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel so he was named Jacob And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born Genesis 2527 When the boys grew up Esau became a skillful hunter a man of the field while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home Genesis 2528 Because Isaac had a taste for wild game he loved Esau but Rebekah loved Jacob Genesis 2529 One day while Jacob was cooking some stew Esau came in from the field and was famished Genesis 2530 He said to Jacob “Let me eat some of that red stew for I am famished” That is why he was also called Edom Genesis 2531 “First sell me your birthright” Jacob replied Genesis 2532 “Look” said Esau “I am about to die so what good is a birthright to me” Genesis 2533 “Swear to me first” Jacob said So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright Genesis 2534 Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau who ate and drank and then got up and went away Thus Esau despised his birthright Genesis 261 Now there was another famine in the land subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar Genesis 262 The LORD appeared to Isaac and said “Do not go down to Egypt Settle in the land where I tell you Genesis 263 Stay in this land as a foreigner and I will be with you and bless you For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham Genesis 264 I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give them all these lands and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed Genesis 265 because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge My commandments My statutes and My laws” Genesis 266 So Isaac settled in Gerar Genesis 267 But when the men of that place asked about his wife he said “She is my sister” For he was afraid to say “She is my wife” since he thought to himself “The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah because she is so beautiful” Genesis 268 When Isaac had been there a long time Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and was surprised to see Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah Genesis 269 Abimelech sent for Isaac and said “So she is really your wife How could you say ‘She is my sister’” Isaac replied “Because I thought I might die on account of her” Genesis 2610 “What is this you have done to us” asked Abimelech “One of the people could easily have slept with your wife and you would have brought guilt upon us” Genesis 2611 So Abimelech warned all the people saying “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death” Genesis 2612 Now Isaac sowed seed in the land and that very year he reaped a hundredfold And the LORD blessed him Genesis 2613 and he became richer and richer until he was exceedingly wealthy Genesis 2614 He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him Genesis 2615 So the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham Genesis 2616 Then Abimelech said to Isaac “Depart from us for you are much too powerful for us” Genesis 2617 So Isaac left that place and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and settled there Genesis 2618 Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died And he gave these wells the same names his father had given them Genesis 2619 Then Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and found a well of fresh water there Genesis 2620 But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said “The water is ours” So he named the well Esek because they contended with him Genesis 2621 Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also so he named it Sitnah Genesis 2622 He moved on from there and dug another well and they did not quarrel over it He named it Rehoboth and said “At last the LORD has made room for us and we will be fruitful in the land” Genesis 2623 From there Isaac went up to Beersheba Genesis 2624 and that night the LORD appeared to him and said “I am the God of your father Abraham Do not be afraid for I am with you I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham” Genesis 2625 So Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD and he pitched his tent there His servants also dug a well there Genesis 2626 Later Abimelech came to Isaac from Gerar with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army Genesis 2627 “Why have you come to me” Isaac asked them “You hated me and sent me away” Genesis 2628 “We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you” they replied “We recommend that there should now be an oath between us and you Let us make a covenant with you Genesis 2629 that you will not harm us just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you sending you on your way in peace And now you are blessed by the LORD” Genesis 2630 So Isaac prepared a feast for them and they ate and drank Genesis 2631 And they got up early the next morning and swore an oath to each other Then Isaac sent them on their way and they left him in peace Genesis 2632 On that same day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug “We have found water” they told him Genesis 2633 So he called it Shibah and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba Genesis 2634 When Esau was forty years old he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite Genesis 2635 And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah Genesis 271 When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see he called his older son Esau and said to him “My son” “Here I am” Esau replied Genesis 272 “Look” said Isaac “I am now old and I do not know the day of my death Genesis 273 Take your weapons—your quiver and bow—and go out into the field to hunt some game for me Genesis 274 Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat so that I may bless you before I die” Genesis 275 Now Rebekah was listening to what Isaac told his son Esau So when Esau went into the field to hunt game and bring it back Genesis 276 Rebekah said to her son Jacob “Behold I overheard your father saying to your brother Esau Genesis 277 ‘Bring me some game and prepare me a tasty dish to eat so that I may bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die’ Genesis 278 Now my son listen to my voice and do exactly as I tell you Genesis 279 Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats so that I can make them into a tasty dish for your father—the kind he loves Genesis 2710 Then take it to your father to eat so that he may bless you before he dies” Genesis 2711 Jacob answered his mother Rebekah “Look my brother Esau is a hairy man but I am smoothskinned Genesis 2712 What if my father touches me Then I would be revealed to him as a deceiver and I would bring upon myself a curse rather than a blessing” Genesis 2713 His mother replied “Your curse be on me my son Just obey my voice and go get them for me” Genesis 2714 So Jacob went and got two goats and brought them to his mother who made the tasty food his father loved Genesis 2715 And Rebekah took the finest clothes in the house that belonged to her older son Esau and she put them on her younger son Jacob Genesis 2716 She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck Genesis 2717 Then she handed her son Jacob the tasty food and bread she had made Genesis 2718 So Jacob went to his father and said “My father” “Here I am” he answered “Which one are you my son” Genesis 2719 Jacob said to his father “I am Esau your firstborn I have done as you told me Please sit up and eat some of my game so that you may bless me” Genesis 2720 But Isaac asked his son “How did you ever find it so quickly my son” “Because the LORD your God brought it to me” he replied Genesis 2721 Then Isaac said to Jacob “Please come closer so I can touch you my son Are you really my son Esau or not” Genesis 2722 So Jacob came close to his father Isaac who touched him and said “The voice is the voice of Jacob but the hands are the hands of Esau” Genesis 2723 Isaac did not recognize him because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau so he blessed him Genesis 2724 Again he asked “Are you really my son Esau” And he replied “I am” Genesis 2725 “Serve me” said Isaac “and let me eat some of my son’s game so that I may bless you” Jacob brought it to him and he ate then he brought him wine and he drank Genesis 2726 Then his father Isaac said to him “Please come near and kiss me my son” Genesis 2727 So he came near and kissed him When Isaac smelled his clothing he blessed him and said “Ah the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed Genesis 2728 May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine Genesis 2729 May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you May you be the master of your brothers and may the sons of your mother bow down to you May those who curse you be cursed and those who bless you be blessed” Genesis 2730 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence his brother Esau returned from the hunt Genesis 2731 He too made some tasty food brought it to his father and said to him “My father sit up and eat of your son’s game so that you may bless me” Genesis 2732 But his father Isaac replied “Who are you” “I am Esau your firstborn son” he answered Genesis 2733 Isaac began to tremble violently and said “Who was it then who hunted the game and brought it to me Before you came in I ate it all and blessed him—and indeed he will be blessed” Genesis 2734 When Esau heard his father’s words he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father “Bless me too O my father” Genesis 2735 But Isaac replied “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing” Genesis 2736 So Esau declared “Is he not rightly named Jacob For he has cheated me twice He took my birthright and now he has taken my blessing” Then he asked “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me” Genesis 2737 But Isaac answered Esau “Look I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants I have sustained him with grain and new wine What is left that I can do for you my son” Genesis 2738 Esau said to his father “Do you have only one blessing my father Bless me too O my father” Then Esau wept aloud Genesis 2739 His father Isaac answered him “Behold your dwelling place shall be away from the richness of the land away from the dew of heaven above Genesis 2740 You shall live by the sword and serve your brother But when you rebel you will tear his yoke from your neck” Genesis 2741 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him And Esau said in his heart “The days of mourning for my father are at hand then I will kill my brother Jacob” Genesis 2742 When the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him “Look your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you Genesis 2743 So now my son obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran Genesis 2744 Stay with him for a while until your brother’s fury subsides— Genesis 2745 until your brother’s rage against you wanes and he forgets what you have done to him Then I will send for you and bring you back from there Why should I lose both of you in one day” Genesis 2746 Then Rebekah said to Isaac “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them what good is my life” Genesis 281 So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women” he commanded Genesis 282 “Go at once to Paddanaram to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother Genesis 283 May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you so that you may become a company of peoples Genesis 284 And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner the land God gave to Abraham” Genesis 285 So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddanaram to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean the brother of Rebekah who was the mother of Jacob and Esau Genesis 286 Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddanaram to take a wife there commanding him “Do not marry a Canaanite woman” Genesis 287 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddanaram Genesis 288 And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women Genesis 289 Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael in addition to the wives he already had Genesis 2810 Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran Genesis 2811 On reaching a certain place he spent the night there because the sun had set And taking one of the stones from that place he put it under his head and lay down to sleep Genesis 2812 And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder Genesis 2813 And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying “I am the LORD the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie Genesis 2814 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring Genesis 2815 Look I am with you and I will watch over you wherever you go and I will bring you back to this land For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you” Genesis 2816 When Jacob woke up he said “Surely the LORD is in this place and I was unaware of it” Genesis 2817 And he was afraid and said “How awesome is this place This is none other than the house of God this is the gate of heaven” Genesis 2818 Early the next morning Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head and he set it up as a pillar He poured oil on top of it Genesis 2819 and he called that place Bethel though previously the city had been named Luz Genesis 2820 Then Jacob made a vow saying “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear Genesis 2821 so that I may return safely to my father’s house then the LORD will be my God Genesis 2822 And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth” Genesis 291 Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the people of the east Genesis 292 He looked and saw a well in the field and near it lay three flocks of sheep because the sheep were watered from this well And a large stone covered the mouth of the well Genesis 293 When all the flocks had been gathered there the shepherds would roll away the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well Genesis 294 “My brothers” Jacob asked the shepherds “where are you from” “We are from Haran” they answered Genesis 295 “Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor” Jacob asked “We know him” they replied Genesis 296 “Is he well” Jacob inquired “Yes” they answered “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep” Genesis 297 “Look” said Jacob “it is still broad daylight it is not yet time to gather the livestock Water the sheep and take them back to pasture” Genesis 298 But they replied “We cannot until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well Then we will water the sheep” Genesis 299 While he was still speaking with them Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep for she was a shepherdess Genesis 2910 As soon as Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban with Laban’s sheep he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep Genesis 2911 Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud Genesis 2912 He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son a relative of her father and she ran and told her father Genesis 2913 When Laban heard the news about his sister’s son Jacob he ran out to meet him He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home where Jacob told him all that had happened Genesis 2914 Then Laban declared “You are indeed my own flesh and blood” After Jacob had stayed with him a month Genesis 2915 Laban said to him “Just because you are my relative should you work for nothing Tell me what your wages should be” Genesis 2916 Now Laban had two daughters the older was named Leah and the younger was named Rachel Genesis 2917 Leah had weak eyes but Rachel was shapely and beautiful Genesis 2918 Since Jacob loved Rachel he answered “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel” Genesis 2919 Laban replied “Better that I give her to you than to another Stay here with me” Genesis 2920 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her Genesis 2921 Finally Jacob said to Laban “Grant me my wife for my time is complete and I want to sleep with her” Genesis 2922 So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast Genesis 2923 But when evening came Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob and he slept with her Genesis 2924 And Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maidservant Genesis 2925 When morning came there was Leah “What have you done to me” Jacob said to Laban “Wasn’t it for Rachel that I served you Why have you deceived me” Genesis 2926 Laban replied “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older Genesis 2927 Finish this week’s celebration and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work” Genesis 2928 And Jacob did just that He finished the week’s celebration and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife Genesis 2929 Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant Genesis 2930 Jacob slept with Rachel as well and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah So he worked for Laban another seven years Genesis 2931 When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved He opened her womb but Rachel was barren Genesis 2932 And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son and she named him Reuben for she said “The LORD has seen my affliction Surely my husband will love me now” Genesis 2933 Again she conceived and gave birth to a son and she said “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved He has given me this son as well” So she named him Simeon Genesis 2934 Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son and she said “Now at last my husband will become attached to me because I have borne him three sons” So he was named Levi Genesis 2935 And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said “This time I will praise the LORD” So she named him Judah Then Leah stopped having children Genesis 301 When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob she envied her sister “Give me children or I will die” she said to Jacob Genesis 302 Jacob became angry with Rachel and said “Am I in the place of God who has withheld children from you” Genesis 303 Then she said “Here is my maidservant Bilhah Sleep with her that she may bear children for me so that through her I too can build a family” Genesis 304 So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife and he slept with her Genesis 305 and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son Genesis 306 Then Rachel said “God has vindicated me He has heard my plea and given me a son” So she named him Dan Genesis 307 And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son Genesis 308 Then Rachel said “In my great struggles I have wrestled with my sister and won” So she named him Naphtali Genesis 309 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife Genesis 3010 And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son Genesis 3011 Then Leah said “How fortunate” So she named him Gad Genesis 3012 When Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son Genesis 3013 Leah said “How happy I am For the women call me happy” So she named him Asher Genesis 3014 Now during the wheat harvest Reuben went out and found some mandrakes in the field When he brought them to his mother Rachel begged Leah “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes” Genesis 3015 But Leah replied “Is it not enough that you have taken away my husband Now you want to take my son’s mandrakes as well” “Very well” said Rachel “he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes” Genesis 3016 When Jacob came in from the field that evening Leah went out to meet him and said “You must come with me for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes” So he slept with her that night Genesis 3017 And God listened to Leah and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob Genesis 3018 Then Leah said “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband” So she named him Issachar Genesis 3019 Again Leah conceived and bore a sixth son to Jacob Genesis 3020 “God has given me a good gift” she said “This time my husband will honor me because I have borne him six sons” And she named him Zebulun Genesis 3021 After that Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah Genesis 3022 Then God remembered Rachel He listened to her and opened her womb Genesis 3023 and she conceived and gave birth to a son “God has taken away my shame” she said Genesis 3024 She named him Joseph and said “May the LORD add to me another son” Genesis 3025 Now after Rachel had given birth to Joseph Jacob said to Laban “Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland Genesis 3026 Give me my wives and children for whom I have served you that I may go on my way You know how hard I have worked for you” Genesis 3027 But Laban replied “If I have found favor in your eyes please stay I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you” Genesis 3028 And he added “Name your wages and I will pay them” Genesis 3029 Then Jacob answered “You know how I have served you and how your livestock have thrived under my care Genesis 3030 Indeed you had very little before my arrival but now your wealth has increased many times over The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot But now when may I also provide for my own household” Genesis 3031 “What can I give you” Laban asked “You do not need to give me anything” Jacob replied “If you do this one thing for me I will keep on shepherding and keeping your flocks Genesis 3032 Let me go through all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep every darkcolored lamb and every spotted or speckled goat These will be my wages Genesis 3033 So my honesty will testify for me when you come to check on my wages in the future If I have any goats that are not speckled or spotted or any lambs that are not darkcolored they will be considered stolen” Genesis 3034 “Agreed” said Laban “Let it be as you have said” Genesis 3035 That very day Laban removed all the streaked or spotted male goats and every speckled or spotted female goat—every one that had any white on it—and every darkcolored lamb and he placed them under the care of his sons Genesis 3036 Then he put a threeday journey between himself and Jacob while Jacob was shepherding the rest of Laban’s flocks Genesis 3037 Jacob however took fresh branches of poplar almond and plane trees and peeled the bark exposing the white inner wood of the branches Genesis 3038 Then he set the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of the flocks coming in to drink So when the flocks were in heat and came to drink Genesis 3039 they mated in front of the branches And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted Genesis 3040 Jacob set apart the young but made the rest face the streaked darkcolored sheep in Laban’s flocks Then he set his own stock apart and did not put them with Laban’s animals Genesis 3041 Whenever the stronger females of the flock were in heat Jacob would place the branches in the troughs in full view of the animals so that they would breed in front of the branches Genesis 3042 But if the animals were weak he did not set out the branches So the weaker animals went to Laban and the stronger ones to Jacob Genesis 3043 Thus Jacob became exceedingly prosperous He owned large flocks maidservants and menservants and camels and donkeys Genesis 311 Now Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying “Jacob has taken away all that belonged to our father and built all this wealth at our father’s expense” Genesis 312 And Jacob saw from the countenance of Laban that his attitude toward him had changed Genesis 313 Then the LORD said to Jacob “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred and I will be with you” Genesis 314 So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flocks were Genesis 315 and he told them “I can see from your father’s countenance that his attitude toward me has changed but the God of my father has been with me Genesis 316 You know that I have served your father with all my strength Genesis 317 And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times God has not allowed him to harm me Genesis 318 If he said ‘The speckled will be your wages’ then the whole flock bore speckled offspring If he said ‘The streaked will be your wages’ then the whole flock bore streaked offspring Genesis 319 Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock and given them to me Genesis 3110 When the flocks were breeding I saw in a dream that the streaked spotted and speckled males were mating with the females Genesis 3111 In that dream the angel of God said to me ‘Jacob’ And I replied ‘Here I am’ Genesis 3112 ‘Look up’ he said ‘and see that all the males that are mating with the flock are streaked spotted or speckled for I have seen all that Laban has done to you Genesis 3113 I am the God of Bethel where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me Now get up leave this land at once and return to your native land’” Genesis 3114 And Rachel and Leah replied “Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father’s house Genesis 3115 Are we not regarded by him as outsiders Not only has he sold us but he has certainly squandered what was paid for us Genesis 3116 Surely all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children So do whatever God has told you” Genesis 3117 Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels Genesis 3118 and he drove all his livestock before him along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddanaram to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan Genesis 3119 Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep Rachel stole her father’s household idols Genesis 3120 Moreover Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away Genesis 3121 So he fled with all his possessions crossed the Euphrates and headed for the hill country of Gilead Genesis 3122 On the third day Laban was informed that Jacob had fled Genesis 3123 So he took his relatives with him pursued Jacob for seven days and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead Genesis 3124 But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob either good or bad” Genesis 3125 Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead when Laban overtook him and Laban and his relatives camped there as well Genesis 3126 Then Laban said to Jacob “What have you done You have deceived me and carried off my daughters like captives of war Genesis 3127 Why did you run away secretly and deceive me without even telling me I would have sent you away with joy and singing with tambourines and harps Genesis 3128 But you did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye Now you have done a foolish thing Genesis 3129 I have power to do you great harm but last night the God of your father said to me ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob either good or bad’ Genesis 3130 Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house But why have you stolen my gods” Genesis 3131 “I was afraid” Jacob answered “for I thought you would take your daughters from me by force Genesis 3132 If you find your gods with anyone here he shall not live In the presence of our relatives see for yourself if anything is yours and take it back” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols Genesis 3133 So Laban went into Jacob’s tent then Leah’s tent and then the tents of the two maidservants but he found nothing Then he left Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s tent Genesis 3134 Now Rachel had taken Laban’s household idols put them in the saddlebag of her camel and was sitting on them And Laban searched everything in the tent but found nothing Genesis 3135 Rachel said to her father “Sir do not be angry that I cannot stand up before you for I am having my period” So Laban searched but could not find the household idols Genesis 3136 Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban “What is my crime” he said “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me Genesis 3137 You have searched all my goods Have you found anything that belongs to you Put it here before my brothers and yours that they may judge between the two of us Genesis 3138 I have been with you for twenty years now Your sheep and goats have not miscarried nor have I eaten the rams of your flock Genesis 3139 I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts I bore the loss myself And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night Genesis 3140 As it was the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night and sleep fled from my eyes Genesis 3141 Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times Genesis 3142 If the God of my father the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac had not been with me surely by now you would have sent me away emptyhanded But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands and last night He rendered judgment” Genesis 3143 But Laban answered Jacob “These daughters are my daughters these sons are my sons and these flocks are my flocks Everything you see is mine Yet what can I do today about these daughters of mine or the children they have borne Genesis 3144 Come now let us make a covenant you and I and let it serve as a witness between you and me” Genesis 3145 So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a pillar Genesis 3146 and he said to his relatives “Gather some stones” So they took stones and made a mound and there by the mound they ate Genesis 3147 Laban called it Jegarsahadutha and Jacob called it Galeed Genesis 3148 Then Laban declared “This mound is a witness between you and me this day” Therefore the place was called Galeed Genesis 3149 It was also called Mizpah because Laban said “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other Genesis 3150 If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives although no one is with us remember that God is a witness between you and me” Genesis 3151 Laban also said to Jacob “Here is the mound and here is the pillar I have set up between you and me Genesis 3152 This mound is a witness and this pillar is a witness that I will not go past this mound to harm you and you will not go past this mound and pillar to harm me Genesis 3153 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor the God of their father judge between us” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac Genesis 3154 Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal And after they had eaten they spent the night on the mountain Genesis 3155 Early the next morning Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them Then he left to return home Genesis 321 Jacob also went on his way and the angels of God met him Genesis 322 When Jacob saw them he said “This is the camp of God” So he named that place Mahanaim Genesis 323 Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir the country of Edom Genesis 324 He instructed them “You are to say to my master Esau ‘Your servant Jacob says I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now Genesis 325 I have oxen donkeys flocks menservants and maidservants I have sent this message to inform my master so that I may find favor in your sight’” Genesis 326 When the messengers returned to Jacob they said “We went to your brother Esau and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him” Genesis 327 In great fear and distress Jacob divided his people into two camps as well as the flocks and herds and camels Genesis 328 He thought “If Esau comes and attacks one camp then the other camp can escape” Genesis 329 Then Jacob declared “O God of my father Abraham God of my father Isaac the LORD who told me ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred and I will make you prosper’ Genesis 3210 I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant Indeed with only my staff I came across the Jordan but now I have become two camps Genesis 3211 Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me Genesis 3212 But You have said ‘I will surely make you prosper and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea too numerous to count’” Genesis 3213 Jacob spent the night there and from what he had brought with him he selected a gift for his brother Esau Genesis 3214 200 female goats 20 male goats 200 ewes 20 rams Genesis 3215 30 milk camels with their young 40 cows 10 bulls 20 female donkeys and 10 male donkeys Genesis 3216 He entrusted them to his servants in separate herds and told them “Go on ahead of me and keep some distance between the herds” Genesis 3217 He instructed the one in the lead “When my brother Esau meets you and asks ‘To whom do you belong where are you going and whose animals are these before you’ Genesis 3218 then you are to say ‘They belong to your servant Jacob They are a gift sent to my lord Esau And behold Jacob is behind us’” Genesis 3219 He also instructed the second the third and all those following behind the herds “When you meet Esau you are to say the same thing to him Genesis 3220 You are also to say ‘Look your servant Jacob is right behind us’” For he thought “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me After that I can face him and perhaps he will accept me” Genesis 3221 So Jacob’s gifts went on before him while he spent the night in the camp Genesis 3222 During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives his two maidservants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok Genesis 3223 He took them and sent them across the stream along with all his possessions Genesis 3224 So Jacob was left all alone and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak Genesis 3225 When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled Genesis 3226 Then the man said “Let me go for it is daybreak” But Jacob replied “I will not let you go unless you bless me” Genesis 3227 “What is your name” the man asked “Jacob” he replied Genesis 3228 Then the man said “Your name will no longer be Jacob but Israel because you have struggled with God and with men and you have prevailed” Genesis 3229 And Jacob requested “Please tell me your name” But he replied “Why do you ask my name” Then he blessed Jacob there Genesis 3230 So Jacob named the place Peniel saying “Indeed I have seen God face to face and yet my life was spared” Genesis 3231 The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel and he was limping because of his hip Genesis 3232 Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip because the socket of Jacob’s hip was struck near that tendon Genesis 331 Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with four hundred men So he divided the children among Leah Rachel and the two maidservants Genesis 332 He put the maidservants and their children in front Leah and her children next and Rachel and Joseph at the rear Genesis 333 But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother Genesis 334 Esau however ran to him and embraced him threw his arms around his neck and kissed him And they both wept Genesis 335 When Esau looked up and saw the women and children he asked “Who are these with you” Jacob answered “These are the children God has graciously given your servant” Genesis 336 Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down Genesis 337 Leah and her children also approached and bowed down and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down Genesis 338 “What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me” asked Esau “To find favor in your sight my lord” Jacob answered Genesis 339 “I already have plenty my brother” Esau replied “Keep what belongs to you” Genesis 3310 But Jacob insisted “No please If I have found favor in your sight then receive this gift from my hand For indeed I have seen your face and it is like seeing the face of God since you have received me favorably Genesis 3311 Please accept my gift that was brought to you because God has been gracious to me and I have all I need” So Jacob pressed him until he accepted Genesis 3312 Then Esau said “Let us be on our way and I will go ahead of you” Genesis 3313 But Jacob replied “My lord knows that the children are frail and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young If they are driven hard for even a day all the animals will die Genesis 3314 Please let my lord go ahead of his servant I will continue on slowly at a comfortable pace for the livestock and children until I come to my lord at Seir” Genesis 3315 “Let me leave some of my people with you” Esau said But Jacob replied “Why do that Let me find favor in the sight of my lord” Genesis 3316 So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir Genesis 3317 but Jacob went on to Succoth where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock that is why the place was called Succoth Genesis 3318 After Jacob had come from Paddanaram he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan and he camped just outside the city Genesis 3319 And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent he purchased from the sons of Hamor Shechem’s father for a hundred pieces of silver Genesis 3320 There he set up an altar and called it ElEloheIsrael Genesis 341 Now Dinah the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob went out to visit the daughters of the land Genesis 342 When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite the prince of the region saw her he took her and lay with her by force Genesis 343 And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly Genesis 344 So Shechem told his father Hamor “Get me this girl as a wife” Genesis 345 Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah but since his sons were with his livestock in the field he remained silent about it until they returned Genesis 346 Meanwhile Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob Genesis 347 When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened they returned from the field They were filled with grief and fury because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done Genesis 348 But Hamor said to them “My son Shechem longs for your daughter Please give her to him as his wife Genesis 349 Intermarry with us give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves Genesis 3410 You may settle among us and the land will be open to you Live here move about freely and acquire your own property” Genesis 3411 Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers “Grant me this favor and I will give you whatever you ask Genesis 3412 Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift and I will give you whatever you ask Only give me the girl as my wife” Genesis 3413 But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully Genesis 3414 “We cannot do such a thing” they said “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us Genesis 3415 We will consent to this on one condition that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males Genesis 3416 Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves We will dwell among you and become one people Genesis 3417 But if you will not agree to be circumcised then we will take our sister and go” Genesis 3418 Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem Genesis 3419 The young man who was the most respected of all his father’s household did not hesitate to fulfill this request because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter Genesis 3420 So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city Genesis 3421 “These men are at peace with us Let them live and trade in our land indeed it is large enough for them Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them Genesis 3422 But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people if all our men are circumcised as they are Genesis 3423 Will not their livestock their possessions and all their animals become ours Only let us consent to them and they will dwell among us” Genesis 3424 All the men who went out of the city gate listened to Hamor and his son Shechem and every male of the city was circumcised Genesis 3425 Three days later while they were still in pain two of Jacob’s sons Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi took their swords went into the unsuspecting city and slaughtered every male Genesis 3426 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords took Dinah out of Shechem’s house and went away Genesis 3427 Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city because their sister had been defiled Genesis 3428 They took their flocks and herds and donkeys and everything else in the city or in the field Genesis 3429 They carried off all their possessions and women and children and they plundered everything in their houses Genesis 3430 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites the people of this land We are few in number if they unite against me and attack me I and my household will be destroyed” Genesis 3431 But they replied “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute” Genesis 351 Then God said to Jacob “Arise go up to Bethel and settle there Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau” Genesis 352 So Jacob told his household and all who were with him “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you Purify yourselves and change your garments Genesis 353 Then let us arise and go to Bethel I will build an altar there to God who answered me in my day of distress He has been with me wherever I have gone” Genesis 354 So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem Genesis 355 As they set out a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons Genesis 356 So Jacob and everyone with him arrived in Luz that is Bethel in the land of Canaan Genesis 357 There Jacob built an altar and he called that place Elbethel because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he fled from his brother Genesis 358 Now Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died and was buried under the oak below Bethel So Jacob named it Allonbacuth Genesis 359 After Jacob had returned from Paddanaram God appeared to him again and blessed him Genesis 3510 And God said to him “Though your name is Jacob you will no longer be called Jacob Instead your name will be Israel” So God named him Israel Genesis 3511 And God told him “I am God Almighty Be fruitful and multiply A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you and kings shall descend from you Genesis 3512 The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you and I will give this land to your descendants after you” Genesis 3513 Then God went up from the place where He had spoken with him Genesis 3514 So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him—a stone marker—and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil Genesis 3515 Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel Genesis 3516 Later they set out from Bethel and while they were still some distance from Ephrath Rachel began to give birth and her labor was difficult Genesis 3517 During her severe labor the midwife said to her “Do not be afraid for you are having another son” Genesis 3518 And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Benoni But his father called him Benjamin Genesis 3519 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath that is Bethlehem Genesis 3520 Jacob set up a pillar on her grave it marks Rachel’s tomb to this day Genesis 3521 Israel again set out and pitched his tent beyond the Tower of Eder Genesis 3522 While Israel was living in that region Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah and Israel heard about it Jacob had twelve sons Genesis 3523 The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob Simeon Levi Judah Issachar and Zebulun Genesis 3524 The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin Genesis 3525 The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali Genesis 3526 And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher These are the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddanaram Genesis 3527 Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre near Kiriatharba that is Hebron where Abraham and Isaac had stayed Genesis 3528 And Isaac lived 180 years Genesis 3529 Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people old and full of years And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him Genesis 361 This is the account of Esau that is Edom Genesis 362 Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite Genesis 363 and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth Genesis 364 And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau Basemath gave birth to Reuel Genesis 365 and Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush Jalam and Korah These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan Genesis 366 Later Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household along with his livestock all his other animals and all the property he had acquired in Canaan and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob Genesis 367 For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock Genesis 368 So Esau that is Edom settled in the area of Mount Seir Genesis 369 This is the account of Esau the father of the Edomites in the area of Mount Seir Genesis 3610 These are the names of Esau’s sons Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath Genesis 3611 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman Omar Zepho Gatam and Kenaz Genesis 3612 Additionally Timna a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz gave birth to Amalek These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah Genesis 3613 These are the sons of Reuel Nahath Zerah Shammah and Mizzah They are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath Genesis 3614 These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon whom she bore to Esau Jeush Jalam and Korah Genesis 3615 These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau Chiefs Teman Omar Zepho Kenaz Genesis 3616 Korah Gatam and Amalek They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom and they are the grandsons of Adah Genesis 3617 These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel Chiefs Nahath Zerah Shammah and Mizzah They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom and they are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath Genesis 3618 These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah Chiefs Jeush Jalam and Korah They are the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah the daughter of Anah Genesis 3619 All these are the sons of Esau that is Edom and they were their chiefs Genesis 3620 These are the sons of Seir the Horite who were living in the land Lotan Shobal Zibeon Anah Genesis 3621 Dishon Ezer and Dishan They are the chiefs of the Horites the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom Genesis 3622 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam Timna was Lotan’s sister Genesis 3623 These are the sons of Shobal Alvan Manahath Ebal Shepho and Onam Genesis 3624 These are the sons of Zibeon Aiah and Anah This is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness as he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon Genesis 3625 These are the children of Anah Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah Genesis 3626 These are the sons of Dishon Hemdan Eshban Ithran and Cheran Genesis 3627 These are the sons of Ezer Bilhan Zaavan and Akan Genesis 3628 These are the sons of Dishan Uz and Aran Genesis 3629 These are the chiefs of the Horites Chiefs Lotan Shobal Zibeon Anah Genesis 3630 Dishon Ezer and Dishan They are the chiefs of the Horites according to their divisions in the land of Seir Genesis 3631 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites Genesis 3632 Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom the name of his city was Dinhabah Genesis 3633 When Bela died Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place Genesis 3634 When Jobab died Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place Genesis 3635 When Husham died Hadad son of Bedad who defeated Midian in the country of Moab reigned in his place And the name of his city was Avith Genesis 3636 When Hadad died Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place Genesis 3637 When Samlah died Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place Genesis 3638 When Shaul died Baalhanan son of Achbor reigned in his place Genesis 3639 When Baalhanan son of Achbor died Hadad reigned in his place His city was named Pau and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred the daughter of Mezahab Genesis 3640 These are the names of Esau’s chiefs according to their families and regions by their names Chiefs Timna Alvah Jetheth Genesis 3641 Oholibamah Elah Pinon Genesis 3642 Kenaz Teman Mibzar Genesis 3643 Magdiel and Iram These were the chiefs of Edom according to their settlements in the land they possessed Esau was the father of the Edomites Genesis 371 Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided the land of Canaan Genesis 372 This is the account of Jacob When Joseph was seventeen years old he was tending the flock with his brothers the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah and he brought their father a bad report about them Genesis 373 Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons because Joseph had been born to him in his old age so he made him a robe of many colors Genesis 374 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him Genesis 375 Then Joseph had a dream and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more Genesis 376 He said to them “Listen to this dream I had Genesis 377 We were binding sheaves of grain in the field and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine” Genesis 378 “Do you intend to reign over us” his brothers asked “Will you actually rule us” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements Genesis 379 Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers “Look” he said “I had another dream and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me” Genesis 3710 He told his father and brothers but his father rebuked him and said “What is this dream that you have had Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you” Genesis 3711 And his brothers were jealous of him but his father kept in mind what he had said Genesis 3712 Some time later Joseph’s brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks near Shechem Genesis 3713 Israel said to him “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem Get ready I am sending you to them” “I am ready” Joseph replied Genesis 3714 Then Israel told him “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring and bring word back to me” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron And when Joseph arrived in Shechem Genesis 3715 a man found him wandering in the field and asked “What are you looking for” Genesis 3716 “I am looking for my brothers” Joseph replied “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks” Genesis 3717 “They have moved on from here” the man answered “I heard them say ‘Let us go to Dothan’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan Genesis 3718 Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance and before he arrived they plotted to kill him Genesis 3719 “Here comes that dreamer” they said to one another Genesis 3720 “Come now let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams” Genesis 3721 When Reuben heard this he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands “Let us not take his life” he said Genesis 3722 “Do not shed his blood Throw him into this pit in the wilderness but do not lay a hand on him” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father Genesis 3723 So when Joseph came to his brothers they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing— Genesis 3724 and they took him and threw him into the pit Now the pit was empty with no water in it Genesis 3725 And as they sat down to eat a meal they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead Their camels were carrying spices balm and myrrh on their way down to Egypt Genesis 3726 Then Judah said to his brothers “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood Genesis 3727 Come let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him for he is our brother our own flesh” And they agreed Genesis 3728 So when the Midianite traders passed by his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites who took him to Egypt Genesis 3729 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there he tore his clothes Genesis 3730 returned to his brothers and said “The boy is gone What am I going to do” Genesis 3731 Then they took Joseph’s robe slaughtered a young goat and dipped the robe in its blood Genesis 3732 They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said “We found this Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not” Genesis 3733 His father recognized it and said “It is my son’s robe A vicious animal has devoured him Joseph has surely been torn to pieces” Genesis 3734 Then Jacob tore his clothes put sackcloth around his waist and mourned for his son many days Genesis 3735 All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him but he refused to be comforted “No” he said “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son” So his father wept for him Genesis 3736 Meanwhile the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard Genesis 381 About that time Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah an Adullamite Genesis 382 There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua and he took her as a wife and slept with her Genesis 383 So she conceived and gave birth to a son and Judah named him Er Genesis 384 Again she conceived and gave birth to a son and she named him Onan Genesis 385 Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him Genesis 386 Now Judah acquired a wife for Er his firstborn and her name was Tamar Genesis 387 But Er Judah’s firstborn was wicked in the sight of the LORD so the LORD put him to death Genesis 388 Then Judah said to Onan “Sleep with your brother’s wife Perform your duty as her brotherinlaw and raise up offspring for your brother” Genesis 389 But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother Genesis 3810 What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD so He put Onan to death as well Genesis 3811 Then Judah said to his daughterinlaw Tamar “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up” For he thought “He may die too like his brothers” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house Genesis 3812 After a long time Judah’s wife the daughter of Shua died When Judah had finished mourning he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah Genesis 3813 When Tamar was told “Your fatherinlaw is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep” Genesis 3814 she removed her widow’s garments covered her face with a veil to disguise herself and sat at the entrance to Enaim which is on the way to Timnah For she saw that although Shelah had grown up she had not been given to him as a wife Genesis 3815 When Judah saw her he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face Genesis 3816 Not realizing that she was his daughterinlaw he went over to her and said “Come now let me sleep with you” “What will you give me for sleeping with you” she inquired Genesis 3817 “I will send you a young goat from my flock” Judah answered But she replied “Only if you leave me something as a pledge until you send it” Genesis 3818 “What pledge should I give you” he asked She answered “Your seal and your cord and the staff in your hand” So he gave them to her and slept with her and she became pregnant by him Genesis 3819 Then Tamar got up and departed And she removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments again Genesis 3820 Now when Judah sent his friend Hirah the Adullamite with the young goat to collect the items he had left with the woman he could not find her Genesis 3821 He asked the men of that place “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim” “No shrine prostitute has been here” they answered Genesis 3822 So Hirah returned to Judah and said “I could not find her and furthermore the men of that place said ‘No shrine prostitute has been here’” Genesis 3823 “Let her keep the items” Judah replied “Otherwise we will become a laughingstock After all I did send her this young goat but you could not find her” Genesis 3824 About three months later Judah was told “Your daughterinlaw Tamar has prostituted herself and now she is pregnant” “Bring her out” Judah replied “Let her be burned to death” Genesis 3825 As she was being brought out Tamar sent a message to her fatherinlaw “I am pregnant by the man to whom these items belong” And she added “Please examine them Whose seal and cord and staff are these” Genesis 3826 Judah recognized the items and said “She is more righteous than I since I did not give her to my son Shelah” And he did not have relations with her again Genesis 3827 When the time came for Tamar to give birth there were twins in her womb Genesis 3828 And as she was giving birth one of them put out his hand so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it around his wrist “This one came out first” she announced Genesis 3829 But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out she said “You have broken out first” So he was named Perez Genesis 3830 Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist and he was named Zerah Genesis 391 Meanwhile Joseph had been taken down to Egypt where an Egyptian named Potiphar an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there Genesis 392 And the LORD was with Joseph and he became a successful man serving in the household of his Egyptian master Genesis 393 When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did Genesis 394 Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned Genesis 395 From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned both in his house and in his field Genesis 396 So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate Now Joseph was wellbuilt and handsome Genesis 397 and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said “Sleep with me” Genesis 398 But he refused “Look” he said to his master’s wife “with me here my master does not concern himself with anything in his house and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care Genesis 399 No one in this house is greater than I am He has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God” Genesis 3910 Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her Genesis 3911 One day however Joseph went into the house to attend to his work and not a single household servant was inside Genesis 3912 She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said “Sleep with me” But leaving his cloak in her hand he escaped and ran outside Genesis 3913 When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house Genesis 3914 she called her household servants “Look” she said “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us He came to me so he could sleep with me but I screamed as loud as I could Genesis 3915 When he heard me scream for help he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house” Genesis 3916 So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home Genesis 3917 Then she told him the same story “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me Genesis 3918 but when I screamed for help he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house” Genesis 3919 When his master heard the story his wife told him saying “This is what your slave did to me” he burned with anger Genesis 3920 So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined While Joseph was there in the prison Genesis 3921 the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden Genesis 3922 And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison Genesis 3923 The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did Genesis 401 Some time later the king’s cupbearer and baker offended their master the king of Egypt Genesis 402 Pharaoh was angry with his two officers the chief cupbearer and the chief baker Genesis 403 and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard the same prison where Joseph was confined Genesis 404 The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph and he became their personal attendant After they had been in custody for some time Genesis 405 both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night and each dream had its own meaning Genesis 406 When Joseph came to them in the morning he saw that they were distraught Genesis 407 So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house “Why are your faces so downcast today” Genesis 408 “We both had dreams” they replied “but there is no one to interpret them” Then Joseph said to them “Don’t interpretations belong to God Tell me your dreams” Genesis 409 So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream “In my dream there was a vine before me Genesis 4010 and on the vine were three branches As it budded its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes Genesis 4011 Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand and I took the grapes squeezed them into his cup and placed the cup in his hand” Genesis 4012 Joseph replied “This is the interpretation The three branches are three days Genesis 4013 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand just as you did when you were his cupbearer Genesis 4014 But when it goes well for you please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh that he might bring me out of this prison Genesis 4015 For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in this dungeon” Genesis 4016 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable he said to Joseph “I too had a dream There were three baskets of white bread on my head Genesis 4017 In the top basket were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head” Genesis 4018 Joseph replied “This is the interpretation The three baskets are three days Genesis 4019 Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body” Genesis 4020 On the third day which was Pharaoh’s birthday he held a feast for all his officials and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker Genesis 4021 Pharaoh restored the chief cupbearer to his position so that he once again placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand Genesis 4022 But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation Genesis 4023 The chief cupbearer however did not remember Joseph he forgot all about him Genesis 411 After two full years had passed Pharaoh had a dream He was standing beside the Nile Genesis 412 when seven cows sleek and wellfed came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds Genesis 413 After them seven other cows sickly and thin came up from the Nile and stood beside the wellfed cows on the bank of the river Genesis 414 And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek wellfed cows Then Pharaoh woke up Genesis 415 but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time Seven heads of grain plump and ripe came up on one stalk Genesis 416 After them seven other heads of grain sprouted thin and scorched by the east wind Genesis 417 And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump ripe ones Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream Genesis 418 In the morning his spirit was troubled so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt Pharaoh told them his dreams but no one could interpret them for him Genesis 419 Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh “Today I recall my failures Genesis 4110 Pharaoh was once angry with his servants and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard Genesis 4111 One night both the chief baker and I had dreams and each dream had its own meaning Genesis 4112 Now a young Hebrew was there with us a servant of the captain of the guard We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually Genesis 4113 And it happened to us just as he had interpreted I was restored to my position and the other man was hanged” Genesis 4114 So Pharaoh sent for Joseph who was quickly brought out of the dungeon After he had shaved and changed his clothes he went in before Pharaoh Genesis 4115 Pharaoh said to Joseph “I had a dream and no one can interpret it But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it” Genesis 4116 “I myself cannot do it” Joseph replied “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer” Genesis 4117 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile Genesis 4118 when seven cows wellfed and sleek came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds Genesis 4119 After them seven other cows—sickly ugly and thin—came up I have never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt Genesis 4120 Then the thin ugly cows devoured the seven wellfed cows that were there first Genesis 4121 When they had devoured them however no one could tell that they had done so their appearance was as ugly as it had been before Then I awoke Genesis 4122 In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain plump and ripe growing on a single stalk Genesis 4123 After them seven other heads of grain sprouted—withered thin and scorched by the east wind Genesis 4124 And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones I told this dream to the magicians but no one could explain it to me” Genesis 4125 At this Joseph said to Pharaoh “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do Genesis 4126 The seven good cows are seven years and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years The dreams have the same meaning Genesis 4127 Moreover the seven thin ugly cows that came up after them are seven years and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind—they are seven years of famine Genesis 4128 It is just as I said to Pharaoh God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do Genesis 4129 Behold seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt Genesis 4130 but seven years of famine will follow them Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten and the famine will devastate the land Genesis 4131 The abundance in the land will not be remembered since the famine that follows it will be so severe Genesis 4132 Moreover because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions the matter has been decreed by God and He will carry it out shortly Genesis 4133 Now therefore Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt Genesis 4134 Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance Genesis 4135 Under the authority of Pharaoh let them collect all the excess food from these good years that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities Genesis 4136 This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt Then the country will not perish in the famine” Genesis 4137 This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials Genesis 4138 So Pharaoh asked them “Can we find anyone like this man in whom the Spirit of God abides” Genesis 4139 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph “Since God has made all this known to you there is no one as discerning and wise as you Genesis 4140 You shall be in charge of my house and all my people are to obey your commands Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you” Genesis 4141 Pharaoh also told Joseph “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt” Genesis 4142 Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger put it on Joseph’s finger clothed him in garments of fine linen and placed a gold chain around his neck Genesis 4143 He had Joseph ride in his second chariot with men calling out before him “Bow the knee” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt Genesis 4144 And Pharaoh declared to Joseph “I am Pharaoh but without your permission no one in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot” Genesis 4145 Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenathpaneah and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera priest of On to be his wife And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt Genesis 4146 Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt Genesis 4147 During the seven years of abundance the land brought forth bountifully Genesis 4148 During those seven years Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities In every city he laid up the food from the fields around it Genesis 4149 So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance like the sand of the sea that he stopped keeping track of it for it was beyond measure Genesis 4150 Before the years of famine arrived two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera priest of On Genesis 4151 Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh saying “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household” Genesis 4152 And the second son he named Ephraim saying “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction” Genesis 4153 When the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end Genesis 4154 the seven years of famine began just as Joseph had said And although there was famine in every country there was food throughout the land of Egypt Genesis 4155 When extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food he told all the Egyptians “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you” Genesis 4156 When the famine had spread over all the land Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt Genesis 4157 And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain because the famine was severe over all the earth Genesis 421 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt he said to his sons “Why are you staring at one another” Genesis 422 “Look” he added “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt Go down there and buy some for us so that we may live and not die” Genesis 423 So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt Genesis 424 But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers for he said “I am afraid that harm might befall him” Genesis 425 So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan Genesis 426 Now Joseph was the ruler of the land he was the one who sold grain to all its people So when his brothers arrived they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground Genesis 427 And when Joseph saw his brothers he recognized them but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them “Where have you come from” he asked “From the land of Canaan” they replied “We are here to buy food” Genesis 428 Although Joseph recognized his brothers they did not recognize him Genesis 429 Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said “You are spies You have come to see if our land is vulnerable” Genesis 4210 “Not so my lord” they replied “Your servants have come to buy food Genesis 4211 We are all sons of one man Your servants are honest men not spies” Genesis 4212 “No” he told them “You have come to see if our land is vulnerable” Genesis 4213 But they answered “Your servants are twelve brothers the sons of one man in the land of Canaan The youngest is now with our father and one is no more” Genesis 4214 Then Joseph declared “Just as I said you are spies Genesis 4215 And this is how you will be tested As surely as Pharaoh lives you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here Genesis 4216 Send one of your number to get your brother the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested If they are untrue then as surely as Pharaoh lives you are spies” Genesis 4217 So Joseph imprisoned them for three days Genesis 4218 and on the third day he said to them “I fear God So do this and you will live Genesis 4219 If you are honest leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households Genesis 4220 Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified that you may not die” And to this they consented Genesis 4221 Then they said to one another “Surely we are being punished because of our brother We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us but we would not listen That is why this distress has come upon us” Genesis 4222 And Reuben responded “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy But you would not listen Now we must account for his blood” Genesis 4223 They did not realize that Joseph understood them since there was an interpreter between them Genesis 4224 And he turned away from them and wept When he turned back and spoke to them he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes Genesis 4225 Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain to return each man’s silver to his sack and to give them provisions for their journey This order was carried out Genesis 4226 and they loaded the grain on their donkeys and departed Genesis 4227 At the place where they lodged for the night one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack Genesis 4228 “My silver has been returned” he said to his brothers “It is here in my sack” Their hearts sank and trembling they turned to one another and said “What is this that God has done to us” Genesis 4229 When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan they described to him all that had happened to them Genesis 4230 “The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country Genesis 4231 But we told him ‘We are honest men not spies Genesis 4232 We are twelve brothers sons of one father One is no more and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan’ Genesis 4233 Then the man who is lord of the land said to us ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest Leave one brother with me take food to relieve the hunger of your households and go Genesis 4234 But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men Then I will give your brother back to you and you can trade in the land’” Genesis 4235 As they began emptying their sacks there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver And when they and their father saw the bags of silver they were dismayed Genesis 4236 Their father Jacob said to them “You have deprived me of my sons Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more Now you want to take Benjamin Everything is going against me” Genesis 4237 Then Reuben said to his father “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you Put him in my care and I will return him” Genesis 4238 But Jacob replied “My son will not go down there with you for his brother is dead and he alone is left If any harm comes to him on your journey you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow” Genesis 431 Now the famine was still severe in the land Genesis 432 So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt their father said to them “Go back and buy us a little more food” Genesis 433 But Judah replied “The man solemnly warned us ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you’ Genesis 434 If you will send our brother with us we will go down and buy food for you Genesis 435 But if you will not send him we will not go for the man told us ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you’” Genesis 436 “Why did you bring this trouble upon me” Israel asked “Why did you tell the man you had another brother” Genesis 437 They replied “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family ‘Is your father still alive Do you have another brother’ And we answered him accordingly How could we possibly know that he would say ‘Bring your brother here’” Genesis 438 And Judah said to his father Israel “Send the boy with me and we will go at once so that we may live and not die—neither we nor you nor our children Genesis 439 I will guarantee his safety You may hold me personally responsible If I do not bring him back and set him before you then may I bear the guilt before you all my life Genesis 4310 If we had not delayed we could have come and gone twice by now” Genesis 4311 Then their father Israel said to them “If it must be so then do this Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey spices and myrrh pistachios and almonds Genesis 4312 Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks Perhaps it was a mistake Genesis 4313 Take your brother as well and return to the man at once Genesis 4314 May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin As for me if I am bereaved I am bereaved” Genesis 4315 So the men took these gifts along with double the amount of silver and Benjamin as well Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph Genesis 4316 When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers he said to the steward of his house “Take these men to my house Slaughter an animal and prepare it for they shall dine with me at noon” Genesis 4317 The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Joseph’s house Genesis 4318 But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time” they said “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves along with our donkeys” Genesis 4319 So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house Genesis 4320 “Please sir” they said “we really did come down here the first time to buy food Genesis 4321 But when we came to the place we lodged for the night we opened our sacks and behold each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack It was the full amount of our silver and we have brought it back with us Genesis 4322 We have brought additional silver with us to buy food We do not know who put our silver in our sacks” Genesis 4323 “It is fine” said the steward “Do not be afraid Your God the God of your father gave you the treasure that was in your sacks I received your silver” Then he brought Simeon out to them Genesis 4324 And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house gave them water to wash their feet and provided food for their donkeys Genesis 4325 Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon Genesis 4326 When Joseph came home they presented him with the gifts they had brought and they bowed to the ground before him Genesis 4327 He asked if they were well and then he asked “How is your elderly father you told me about Is he still alive” Genesis 4328 “Your servant our father is well” they answered “He is still alive” And they bowed down to honor him Genesis 4329 When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin his own mother’s son he asked “Is this your youngest brother the one you told me about” Then he declared “May God be gracious to you my son” Genesis 4330 Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother and he went to a private room to weep Genesis 4331 Then he washed his face and came back out Regaining his composure he said “Serve the meal” Genesis 4332 They separately served Joseph his brothers and the Egyptians They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews since that was detestable to them Genesis 4333 They were seated before Joseph in order by age from the firstborn to the youngest and the men looked at one another in astonishment Genesis 4334 When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph Genesis 441 Then Joseph instructed his steward “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry and put each one’s silver in the mouth of his sack Genesis 442 Put my cup the silver one in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack along with the silver for his grain” So the steward did as Joseph had instructed Genesis 443 At daybreak the men were sent on their way with their donkeys Genesis 444 They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward “Pursue the men at once and when you overtake them ask ‘Why have you repaid good with evil Genesis 445 Is this not the cup my master drinks from and uses for divination What you have done is wicked’” Genesis 446 When the steward overtook them he relayed these words to them Genesis 447 “Why does my lord say these things” they asked “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing Genesis 448 We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found in the mouths of our sacks Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house Genesis 449 If any of your servants is found to have it he must die and the rest will become slaves of my lord” Genesis 4410 “As you say” replied the steward “But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave and the rest of you shall be free of blame” Genesis 4411 So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it Genesis 4412 The steward searched beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest—and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack Genesis 4413 Then they all tore their clothes loaded their donkeys and returned to the city Genesis 4414 When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house he was still there and they fell to the ground before him Genesis 4415 “What is this deed you have done” Joseph declared “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth” Genesis 4416 “What can we say to my lord” Judah replied “How can we plead How can we justify ourselves God has exposed the iniquity of your servants We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup” Genesis 4417 But Joseph replied “Far be it from me to do this The man who was found with the cup will be my slave The rest of you may return to your father in peace” Genesis 4418 Then Judah approached Joseph and said “Sir please let your servant speak personally to my lord Do not be angry with your servant for you are equal to Pharaoh himself Genesis 4419 My lord asked his servants ‘Do you have a father or a brother’ Genesis 4420 And we answered ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother the child of his old age The boy’s brother is dead He is the only one of his mother’s sons left and his father loves him’ Genesis 4421 Then you told your servants ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself’ Genesis 4422 So we said to my lord ‘The boy cannot leave his father If he were to leave his father would die’ Genesis 4423 But you said to your servants ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you you will not see my face again’ Genesis 4424 Now when we returned to your servant my father we relayed your words to him Genesis 4425 Then our father said ‘Go back and buy us some food’ Genesis 4426 But we answered ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us So if our younger brother is not with us we cannot see the man’ Genesis 4427 And your servant my father said to us ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons Genesis 4428 When one of them was gone I said “Surely he has been torn to pieces” And I have not seen him since Genesis 4429 Now if you also take this one from me and harm comes to him you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow’ Genesis 4430 So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant and if my father whose life is wrapped up in the boy’s life Genesis 4431 sees that the boy is not with us he will die Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow Genesis 4432 Indeed your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father saying ‘If I do not return him to you I will bear the guilt before you my father all my life’ Genesis 4433 Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy Let him return with his brothers Genesis 4434 For how can I go back to my father without the boy I could not bear to see the misery that would overwhelm him” Genesis 451 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants and he cried out “Send everyone away from me” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers Genesis 452 But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it Genesis 453 Joseph said to his brothers “I am Joseph Is my father still alive” But they were unable to answer him because they were terrified in his presence Genesis 454 Then Joseph said to his brothers “Please come near me” And they did so “I am Joseph your brother” he said “the one you sold into Egypt Genesis 455 And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place because it was to save lives that God sent me before you Genesis 456 For the famine has covered the land these two years and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting Genesis 457 God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance Genesis 458 Therefore it was not you who sent me here but God who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt Genesis 459 Now return quickly to my father and tell him ‘This is what your son Joseph says God has made me lord of all Egypt Come down to me without delay Genesis 4510 You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren your flocks and herds and everything you own Genesis 4511 And there I will provide for you because there will be five more years of famine Otherwise you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution’ Genesis 4512 Behold You and my brother Benjamin can see that I Joseph am the one speaking with you Genesis 4513 Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen And bring my father down here quickly” Genesis 4514 Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept and Benjamin wept as they embraced Genesis 4515 Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them And afterward his brothers talked with him Genesis 4516 When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come Pharaoh and his servants were pleased Genesis 4517 Pharaoh said to Joseph “Tell your brothers ‘Do as follows Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan Genesis 4518 Then bring your father and your families and return to me I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you shall eat from the fat of the land’ Genesis 4519 You are also directed to tell them ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives and bring your father and come back Genesis 4520 But pay no regard to your belongings for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours’” Genesis 4521 So the sons of Israel did as they were told Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed and he also gave them provisions for their journey Genesis 4522 He gave new garments to each of them but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes Genesis 4523 And he sent to his father the following ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey Genesis 4524 Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way and as they were leaving he said to them “Do not quarrel on the way” Genesis 4525 So the brothers went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan Genesis 4526 “Joseph is still alive” they said “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt” But Jacob was stunned for he did not believe them Genesis 4527 However when they relayed all that Joseph had told them and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back the spirit of their father Jacob was revived Genesis 4528 “Enough” declared Israel “My son Joseph is still alive I will go to see him before I die” Genesis 461 So Israel set out with all that he had and when he came to Beersheba he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac Genesis 462 And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision “Jacob Jacob” He said “Here I am” replied Jacob Genesis 463 “I am God” He said “the God of your father Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt for I will make you into a great nation there Genesis 464 I will go down with you to Egypt and I will surely bring you back And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes” Genesis 465 Then Jacob departed from Beersheba and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him along with their children and wives Genesis 466 They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt Genesis 467 Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring Genesis 468 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel Jacob and his descendants who went to Egypt Reuben Jacob’s firstborn Genesis 469 The sons of Reuben Hanoch Pallu Hezron and Carmi Genesis 4610 The sons of Simeon Jemuel Jamin Ohad Jachin Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman Genesis 4611 The sons of Levi Gershon Kohath and Merari Genesis 4612 The sons of Judah Er Onan Shelah Perez and Zerah but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan The sons of Perez Hezron and Hamul Genesis 4613 The sons of Issachar Tola Puvah Job and Shimron Genesis 4614 The sons of Zebulun Sered Elon and Jahleel Genesis 4615 These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddanaram in addition to his daughter Dinah The total number of sons and daughters was thirtythree Genesis 4616 The sons of Gad Ziphion Haggi Shuni Ezbon Eri Arodi and Areli Genesis 4617 The children of Asher Imnah Ishvah Ishvi Beriah and their sister Serah The sons of Beriah Heber and Malchiel Genesis 4618 These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all Genesis 4619 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel Joseph and Benjamin Genesis 4620 Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera priest of On Genesis 4621 The sons of Benjamin Bela Becher Ashbel Gera Naaman Ehi Rosh Muppim Huppim and Ard Genesis 4622 These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob—fourteen in all Genesis 4623 The son of Dan Hushim Genesis 4624 The sons of Naphtali Jahzeel Guni Jezer and Shillem Genesis 4625 These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all Genesis 4626 All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixtysix persons Genesis 4627 And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all Genesis 4628 Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen Genesis 4629 Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel Joseph presented himself to him embraced him and wept profusely Genesis 4630 Then Israel said to Joseph “Finally I can die now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive” Genesis 4631 Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household “I will go up and inform Pharaoh ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me Genesis 4632 The men are shepherds they raise livestock and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own’ Genesis 4633 When Pharaoh summons you and asks ‘What is your occupation’ Genesis 4634 you are to say ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians” Genesis 471 So Joseph went and told Pharaoh “My father and my brothers with their flocks and herds and all they own have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen” Genesis 472 And he chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh Genesis 473 “What is your occupation” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers “Your servants are shepherds” they replied “both we and our fathers” Genesis 474 Then they said to Pharaoh “We have come to live in the land for a time because there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe So now please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen” Genesis 475 Pharaoh said to Joseph “Now that your father and brothers have come to you Genesis 476 the land of Egypt is before you settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land They may dwell in the land of Goshen And if you know of any talented men among them put them in charge of my own livestock” Genesis 477 Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh and Jacob blessed Pharaoh Genesis 478 “How many years have you lived” Pharaoh asked Genesis 479 “My travels have lasted 130 years” Jacob replied “My years have been few and hard and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers” Genesis 4710 Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from his presence Genesis 4711 So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land the district of Rameses as Pharaoh had commanded Genesis 4712 Joseph also provided his father and brothers and all his father’s household with food for their families Genesis 4713 There was no food however in all that region because the famine was so severe the lands of Egypt and Canaan had been exhausted by the famine Genesis 4714 Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain they were buying and he brought it into Pharaoh’s palace Genesis 4715 When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was gone all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said “Give us food Why should we die before your eyes For our funds have run out” Genesis 4716 “Then bring me your livestock” said Joseph “Since the money is gone I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock” Genesis 4717 So they brought their livestock to Joseph and he gave them food in exchange for their horses their flocks and herds and their donkeys Throughout that year he provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock Genesis 4718 When that year was over they came to him the second year and said “We cannot hide from our lord that our money is gone and all our livestock belongs to you There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land Genesis 4719 Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well Purchase us and our land in exchange for food Then we along with our land will be slaves to Pharaoh Give us seed that we may live and not die and that the land may not become desolate” Genesis 4720 So Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt the Egyptians one and all sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them The land became Pharaoh’s Genesis 4721 and Joseph reduced the people to servitude from one end of Egypt to the other Genesis 4722 However he did not acquire the priests’ portion of the land for it had been given to them by Pharaoh They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied so they did not sell their land Genesis 4723 Then Joseph said to the people “Now that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh this day here is seed for you to sow in the land Genesis 4724 At harvest time you are to give a fifth of it to Pharaoh and fourfifths will be yours as seed for the field and food for yourselves and your households and children” Genesis 4725 “You have saved our lives” they said “We have found favor in our lord’s eyes and we will be Pharaoh’s servants” Genesis 4726 So Joseph established a law that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh and it is in effect in the land of Egypt to this day Only the priests’ land does not belong to Pharaoh Genesis 4727 Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt in the region of Goshen They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number Genesis 4728 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years and the length of his life was 147 years Genesis 4729 When the time drew near for Israel to die he called his son Joseph and said to him “If I have found favor in your eyes put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness Do not bury me in Egypt Genesis 4730 but when I lie down with my fathers carry me out of Egypt and bury me with them” Joseph answered “I will do as you have requested” Genesis 4731 “Swear to me” Jacob said So Joseph swore to him and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed Genesis 481 Some time later Joseph was told “Your father is ill” So he set out with his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim Genesis 482 When Jacob was told “Your son Joseph has come to you” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed Genesis 483 Jacob said to Joseph “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and there He blessed me Genesis 484 and told me ‘Behold I will make you fruitful and multiply you I will make you a multitude of peoples and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession’ Genesis 485 And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine just as Reuben and Simeon are mine Genesis 486 Any children born to you after them shall be yours and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit Genesis 487 Now as for me when I was returning from Paddan to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan some distance from Ephrath So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” that is Bethlehem Genesis 488 When Israel saw the sons of Joseph he asked “Who are these” Genesis 489 Joseph said to his father “They are the sons God has given me in this place” So Jacob said “Please bring them to me that I may bless them” Genesis 4810 Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age he could hardly see Joseph brought his sons to him and his father kissed them and embraced them Genesis 4811 “I never expected to see your face again” Israel said to Joseph “but now God has let me see your children as well” Genesis 4812 Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown Genesis 4813 And Joseph took both of them—with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand—and brought them close to him Genesis 4814 But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim the younger and crossing his hands he put his left on Manasseh’s head although Manasseh was the firstborn Genesis 4815 Then he blessed Joseph and said “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day Genesis 4816 the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth” Genesis 4817 When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s Genesis 4818 “Not so my father” Joseph said “This one is the firstborn put your right hand on his head” Genesis 4819 But his father refused “I know my son I know” he said “He too shall become a people and he too shall be great nevertheless his younger brother shall be greater than he and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations” Genesis 4820 So that day Jacob blessed them and said “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh Genesis 4821 Then Israel said to Joseph “Look I am about to die but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers Genesis 4822 And to you as one who is above your brothers I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow” Genesis 491 Then Jacob called for his sons and said “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come Genesis 492 Come together and listen O sons of Jacob listen to your father Israel Genesis 493 Reuben you are my firstborn my might and the beginning of my strength excelling in honor excelling in power Genesis 494 Uncontrolled as the waters you will no longer excel because you went up to your father’s bed onto my couch and defiled it Genesis 495 Simeon and Levi are brothers their swords are weapons of violence Genesis 496 May I never enter their council may I never join their assembly For they kill men in their anger and hamstring oxen on a whim Genesis 497 Cursed be their anger for it is strong and their wrath for it is cruel I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel Genesis 498 Judah your brothers shall praise you Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies your father’s sons shall bow down to you Genesis 499 Judah is a young lion—my son you return from the prey Like a lion he crouches and lies down like a lioness who dares to rouse him Genesis 4910 The scepter will not depart from Judah nor the staff from between his feet until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his Genesis 4911 He ties his donkey to the vine his colt to the choicest branch He washes his garments in wine his robes in the blood of grapes Genesis 4912 His eyes are darker than wine and his teeth are whiter than milk Genesis 4913 Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships his border shall extend to Sidon Genesis 4914 Issachar is a strong donkey lying down between the sheepfolds Genesis 4915 He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant Genesis 4916 Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel Genesis 4917 He will be a snake by the road a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward Genesis 4918 I await Your salvation O LORD Genesis 4919 Gad will be attacked by raiders but he will attack their heels Genesis 4920 Asher’s food will be rich he shall provide royal delicacies Genesis 4921 Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns Genesis 4922 Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring whose branches scale the wall Genesis 4923 The archers attacked him with bitterness they aimed at him in hostility Genesis 4924 Yet he steadied his bow and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob in the name of the Shepherd the Rock of Israel Genesis 4925 by the God of your father who helps you and by the Almighty who blesses you with blessings of the heavens above with blessings of the depths below with blessings of the breasts and womb Genesis 4926 The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills May they rest on the head of Joseph on the brow of the prince of his brothers Genesis 4927 Benjamin is a ravenous wolf in the morning he devours the prey in the evening he divides the plunder” Genesis 4928 These are the tribes of Israel twelve in all and this was what their father said to them He blessed them and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing Genesis 4929 Then Jacob instructed them “I am about to be gathered to my people Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite Genesis 4930 The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre in the land of Canaan This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site Genesis 4931 There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried and there I buried Leah Genesis 4932 The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites” Genesis 4933 When Jacob had finished instructing his sons he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last and he was gathered to his people Genesis 501 Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face wept over him and kissed him Genesis 502 And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel So they embalmed him Genesis 503 taking the forty days required to complete the embalming And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days Genesis 504 When the days of mourning had passed Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court “If I have found favor in your eyes please tell Pharaoh that Genesis 505 my father made me swear an oath when he said ‘I am about to die You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan’ Now let me go and bury my father and then return” Genesis 506 Pharaoh replied “Go up and bury your father as he made you swear to do” Genesis 507 Then Joseph went to bury his father and all the servants of Pharaoh accompanied him—the elders of Pharaoh’s household and all the elders of the land of Egypt— Genesis 508 along with all of Joseph’s household and his brothers and his father’s household Only their children and flocks and herds were left in Goshen Genesis 509 Chariots and horsemen alike went up with him and it was an exceedingly large procession Genesis 5010 When they reached the threshing floor of Atad which is across the Jordan they lamented and wailed loudly and Joseph mourned for his father seven days Genesis 5011 When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad they said “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abelmizraim Genesis 5012 So Jacob’s sons did as he had charged them Genesis 5013 They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site Genesis 5014 After Joseph had buried his father he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father Genesis 5015 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead they said “What if Joseph bears a grudge Then he will surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him” Genesis 5016 So they sent word to Joseph saying “Before he died your father commanded Genesis 5017 ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph I beg you please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers for they did you wrong’ So now Joseph please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father” When their message came to him Joseph wept Genesis 5018 His brothers also came to him bowed down before him and said “We are your slaves” Genesis 5019 But Joseph replied “Do not be afraid Am I in the place of God Genesis 5020 As for you what you intended against me for evil God intended for good in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people Genesis 5021 Therefore do not be afraid I will provide for you and your little ones” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them Genesis 5022 Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt and Joseph lived to the age of 110 Genesis 5023 He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees Genesis 5024 Then Joseph said to his brothers “I am about to die but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham Isaac and Jacob” Genesis 5025 And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said “God will surely attend to you and then you must carry my bones up from this place” Genesis 5026 So Joseph died at the age of 110 And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt Exodus 11 These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob each with his family Exodus 12 Reuben Simeon Levi and Judah Exodus 13 Issachar Zebulun and Benjamin Exodus 14 Dan and Naphtali Gad and Asher Exodus 15 The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all including Joseph who was already in Egypt Exodus 16 Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died Exodus 17 but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous so that the land was filled with them Exodus 18 Then a new king who did not know Joseph came to power in Egypt Exodus 19 “Look” he said to his people “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us Exodus 110 Come let us deal shrewdly with them or they will increase even more and if a war breaks out they may join our enemies fight against us and leave the country” Exodus 111 So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor As a result they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh Exodus 112 But the more they were oppressed the more they multiplied and flourished so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites Exodus 113 They worked the Israelites ruthlessly Exodus 114 and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields Every service they imposed was harsh Exodus 115 Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives whose names were Shiphrah and Puah Exodus 116 “When you help the Hebrew women give birth observe them on the birthstools If the child is a son kill him but if it is a daughter let her live” Exodus 117 The midwives however feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed they let the boys live Exodus 118 So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them “Why have you done this Why have you let the boys live” Exodus 119 The midwives answered Pharaoh “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife arrives” Exodus 120 So God was good to the midwives and the people multiplied and became even more numerous Exodus 121 And because the midwives feared God He gave them families of their own Exodus 122 Then Pharaoh commanded all his people “Every son born to the Hebrews you must throw into the Nile but every daughter you may allow to live” Exodus 21 Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman Exodus 22 and she conceived and gave birth to a son When she saw that he was a beautiful child she hid him for three months Exodus 23 But when she could no longer hide him she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile Exodus 24 And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him Exodus 25 Soon the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the Nile and her attendants were walking along the riverbank And when she saw the basket among the reeds she sent her maidservant to retrieve it Exodus 26 When she opened it she saw the child and behold the little boy was crying So she had compassion on him and said “This is one of the Hebrew children” Exodus 27 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter “Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you” Exodus 28 “Go ahead” Pharaoh’s daughter told her And the girl went and called the boy’s mother Exodus 29 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 Exodus 210 When the child had grown older she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son She named him Moses and explained “I drew him out of the water” Exodus 211 One day after Moses had grown up he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew one of his own people Exodus 212 After looking this way and that and seeing no one he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand Exodus 213 The next day Moses went out and saw two Hebrews fighting He asked the one in the wrong “Why are you attacking your companion” Exodus 214 But the man replied “Who made you ruler and judge over us Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian” Then Moses was afraid and thought “This thing I have done has surely become known” Exodus 215 When Pharaoh heard about this matter he sought to kill Moses But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian where he sat down beside a well Exodus 216 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock Exodus 217 And when some shepherds came along and drove them away Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock Exodus 218 When the daughters returned to their father Reuel he asked them “Why have you returned so early today” Exodus 219 “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds” they replied “He even drew water for us and watered the flock” Exodus 220 “So where is he” their father asked “Why did you leave the man behind Invite him to have something to eat” Exodus 221 Moses agreed to stay with the man and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage Exodus 222 And she gave birth to a son and Moses named him Gershom saying “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land” Exodus 223 After a long time the king of Egypt died The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God Exodus 224 So God heard their groaning and He remembered His covenant with Abraham Isaac and Jacob Exodus 225 God saw the Israelites and took notice Exodus 31 Meanwhile Moses was shepherding the flock of his fatherinlaw Jethro the priest of Midian He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb the mountain of God Exodus 32 There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire but it was not consumed Exodus 33 So Moses thought “I must go over and see this marvelous sight Why is the bush not burning up” Exodus 34 When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look God called out to him from within the bush “Moses Moses” “Here I am” he answered Exodus 35 “Do not come any closer” God said “Take off your sandals for the place where you are standing is holy ground” Exodus 36 Then He said “I am the God of your father the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob” At this Moses hid his face for he was afraid to look at God Exodus 37 The LORD said “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors and I am aware of their sufferings Exodus 38 I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites Hittites Amorites Perizzites Hivites and Jebusites Exodus 39 And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them Exodus 310 Therefore go I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt” Exodus 311 But Moses asked God “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt” Exodus 312 “I will surely be with you” God said “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you When you have brought the people out of Egypt all of you will worship God on this mountain” Exodus 313 Then Moses asked God “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you’ and they ask me ‘What is His name’ What should I tell them” Exodus 314 God said to Moses “I AM WHO I AM This is what you are to say to the Israelites ‘I AM has sent me to you’” Exodus 315 God also told Moses “Say to the Israelites ‘The LORD the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you’ This is My name forever and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation Exodus 316 Go assemble the elders of Israel and say to them ‘The LORD the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob—has appeared to me and said I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt Exodus 317 And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt into the land of the Canaanites Hittites Amorites Perizzites Hivites and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey’ Exodus 318 The elders of Israel will listen to what you say and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him ‘The LORD the God of the Hebrews has met with us Now please let us take a threeday journey into the wilderness so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God’ Exodus 319 But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him Exodus 320 So I will stretch out My hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders I will perform among them And after that he will release you Exodus 321 And I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave you will not go away emptyhanded Exodus 322 Every woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry and clothing and you will put them on your sons and daughters So you will plunder the Egyptians” Exodus 41 Then Moses answered “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice For they may say ‘The LORD has not appeared to you’” Exodus 42 And the LORD asked him “What is that in your hand” “A staff” he replied Exodus 43 “Throw it on the ground” said the LORD So Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake and he ran from it Exodus 44 “Stretch out your hand and grab it by the tail” the LORD said to Moses who reached out his hand and caught the snake and it turned back into a staff in his hand Exodus 45 “This is so that they may believe that the LORD the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you” Exodus 46 Furthermore the LORD said to Moses “Put your hand inside your cloak” So he put his hand inside his cloak and when he took it out his hand was leprous white as snow Exodus 47 “Put your hand back inside your cloak” said the LORD So Moses put his hand back inside his cloak and when he took it out it was restored like the rest of his skin Exodus 48 And the LORD said “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign they may believe that of the second Exodus 49 But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground” Exodus 410 “Please Lord” Moses replied “I have never been eloquent neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant for I am slow of speech and tongue” Exodus 411 And the LORD said to him “Who gave man his mouth Or who makes the mute or the deaf the sighted or the blind Is it not I the LORD Exodus 412 Now go I will help you as you speak and I will teach you what to say” Exodus 413 But Moses replied “Please Lord send someone else” Exodus 414 Then the anger of the LORD burned against Moses and He said “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother I know that he can speak well and he is now on his way to meet you When he sees you he will be glad in his heart Exodus 415 You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth I will help both of you to speak and I will teach you what to do Exodus 416 He will speak to the people for you He will be your spokesman and it will be as if you were God to him Exodus 417 But take this staff in your hand so you can perform signs with it” Exodus 418 Then Moses went back to his fatherinlaw Jethro and said to him “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive” “Go in peace” Jethro replied Exodus 419 Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian “Go back to Egypt for all the men who sought to kill you are dead” Exodus 420 So Moses took his wife and sons put them on a donkey and headed back to Egypt And he took the staff of God in his hand Exodus 421 The LORD instructed Moses “When you go back to Egypt see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put within your power But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go Exodus 422 Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says ‘Israel is My firstborn son Exodus 423 and I told you to let My son go so that he may worship Me But since you have refused to let him go behold I will kill your firstborn son’” Exodus 424 Now at a lodging place along the way the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him Exodus 425 But Zipporah took a flint knife cut off her son’s foreskin and touched it to Moses’ feet “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me” she said Exodus 426 So the LORD let him alone When she said “bridegroom of blood” she was referring to the circumcision Exodus 427 Meanwhile the LORD had said to Aaron “Go and meet Moses in the wilderness” So he went and met Moses at the mountain of God and kissed him Exodus 428 And Moses told Aaron everything the LORD had sent him to say and all the signs He had commanded him to perform Exodus 429 Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites Exodus 430 and Aaron relayed everything the LORD had said to Moses And Moses performed the signs before the people Exodus 431 and they believed And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction they bowed down and worshiped Exodus 51 After that Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said “This is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘Let My people go so that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness’” Exodus 52 But Pharaoh replied “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go I do not know the LORD and I will not let Israel go” Exodus 53 “The God of the Hebrews has met with us” they answered “Please let us go on a threeday journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to the LORD our God or He may strike us with plagues or with the sword” Exodus 54 But the king of Egypt said to them “Moses and Aaron why do you draw the people away from their work Get back to your labor” Exodus 55 Pharaoh also said “Look the people of the land are now numerous and you would be stopping them from their labor” Exodus 56 That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen Exodus 57 “You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks They must go and gather their own straw Exodus 58 But require of them the same quota of bricks as before do not reduce it For they are lazy that is why they are crying out ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God’ Exodus 59 Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies” Exodus 510 So the taskmasters and foremen of the people went out and said to them “This is what Pharaoh says ‘I am no longer giving you straw Exodus 511 Go and get your own straw wherever you can find it but your workload will in no way be reduced’” Exodus 512 So the people scattered all over the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw Exodus 513 The taskmasters kept pressing them saying “Fulfill your quota each day just as you did when straw was provided” Exodus 514 Then the Israelite foremen whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people were beaten and asked “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today as you did before” Exodus 515 So the Israelite foremen went and appealed to Pharaoh “Why are you treating your servants this way Exodus 516 No straw has been given to your servants yet we are told ‘Make bricks’ Look your servants are being beaten but the fault is with your own people” Exodus 517 “You are slackers” Pharaoh replied “Slackers That is why you keep saying ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD’ Exodus 518 Now get to work You will be given no straw yet you must deliver the full quota of bricks” Exodus 519 The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks” Exodus 520 When they left Pharaoh they confronted Moses and Aaron who stood waiting to meet them Exodus 521 “May the LORD look upon you and judge you” the foremen said “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us” Exodus 522 So Moses returned to the LORD and asked “Lord why have You brought trouble upon this people Is this why You sent me Exodus 523 Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in Your name he has brought trouble on this people and You have not delivered Your people in any way” Exodus 61 But the LORD said to Moses “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh for because of My mighty hand he will let the people go because of My strong hand he will drive them out of his land” Exodus 62 God also told Moses “I am the LORD Exodus 63 I appeared to Abraham to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them Exodus 64 I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan the land where they lived as foreigners Exodus 65 Furthermore I have heard the groaning of the Israelites whom the Egyptians are enslaving and I have remembered My covenant Exodus 66 Therefore tell the Israelites ‘I am the LORD and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment Exodus 67 I will take you as My own people and I will be your God Then you will know that I am the LORD your God who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians Exodus 68 And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham Isaac and Jacob I will give it to you as a possession I am the LORD’” Exodus 69 Moses relayed this message to the Israelites but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage they did not listen to him Exodus 610 So the LORD said to Moses Exodus 611 “Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land” Exodus 612 But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied “If the Israelites will not listen to me then why would Pharaoh listen to me since I am unskilled in speech” Exodus 613 Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge concerning both the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt Exodus 614 These were the heads of their fathers’ houses The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch and Pallu Hezron and Carmi These were the clans of Reuben Exodus 615 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel Jamin Ohad Jachin Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman These were the clans of Simeon Exodus 616 These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records Gershon Kohath and Merari Levi lived 137 years Exodus 617 The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei by their clans Exodus 618 The sons of Kohath were Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel Kohath lived 133 years Exodus 619 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi These were the clans of the Levites according to their records Exodus 620 And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed and she bore him Aaron and Moses Amram lived 137 years Exodus 621 The sons of Izhar were Korah Nepheg and Zichri Exodus 622 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael Elzaphan and Sithri Exodus 623 And Aaron married Elisheba the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon and she bore him Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar Exodus 624 The sons of Korah were Assir Elkanah and Abiasaph These were the clans of the Korahites Exodus 625 Aaron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel and she bore him Phinehas These were the heads of the Levite families by their clans Exodus 626 It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions” Exodus 627 Moses and Aaron were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt Exodus 628 Now on the day that the LORD spoke to Moses in Egypt Exodus 629 He said to him “I am the LORD tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I say to you” Exodus 630 But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied “Since I am unskilled in speech why would Pharaoh listen to me” Exodus 71 The LORD answered Moses “See I have made you like God to Pharaoh and your brother Aaron will be your prophet Exodus 72 You are to speak all that I command you and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his land Exodus 73 But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart and though I will multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt Exodus 74 Pharaoh will not listen to you Then I will lay My hand on Egypt and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt Exodus 75 And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them” Exodus 76 So Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded them Exodus 77 Moses was eighty years old and Aaron was eightythree when they spoke to Pharaoh Exodus 78 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron Exodus 79 “When Pharaoh tells you ‘Perform a miracle’ you are to say to Aaron ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh’ and it will become a serpent” Exodus 710 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials and it became a serpent Exodus 711 But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt and they also did the same things by their magic arts Exodus 712 Each one threw down his staff and it became a serpent But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs Exodus 713 Still Pharaoh’s heart was hardened and he would not listen to them just as the LORD had said Exodus 714 Then the LORD said to Moses “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding he refuses to let the people go Exodus 715 Go to Pharaoh in the morning as you see him walking out to the water Wait on the bank of the Nile to meet him and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake Exodus 716 Then say to him ‘The LORD the God of the Hebrews has sent me to tell you Let My people go so that they may worship Me in the wilderness But until now you have not listened Exodus 717 This is what the LORD says By this you will know that I am the LORD Behold with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile and it will turn to blood Exodus 718 The fish in the Nile will die the river will stink and the Egyptians will be unable to drink its water’” Exodus 719 And the LORD said to Moses “Tell Aaron ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and all the reservoirs—that they may become blood’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt even in the vessels of wood and stone” Exodus 720 Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile and all the water was turned to blood Exodus 721 The fish in the Nile died and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt Exodus 722 But the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their magic arts So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron just as the LORD had said Exodus 723 Instead Pharaoh turned around went into his palace and did not take any of this to heart Exodus 724 So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink because they could not drink the water from the river Exodus 725 And seven full days passed after the LORD had struck the Nile Exodus 81 Then the LORD said to Moses “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD says ‘Let My people go so that they may worship Me Exodus 82 But if you refuse to let them go I will plague your whole country with frogs Exodus 83 The Nile will teem with frogs and they will come into your palace and up to your bedroom and onto your bed into the houses of your officials and your people and into your ovens and kneading bowls Exodus 84 The frogs will come up on you and your people and all your officials’” Exodus 85 And the LORD said to Moses “Tell Aaron ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers and canals and ponds and cause the frogs to come up onto the land of Egypt’” Exodus 86 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt Exodus 87 But the magicians did the same thing by their magic arts and they also brought frogs up onto the land of Egypt Exodus 88 Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people Then I will let your people go that they may sacrifice to the LORD” Exodus 89 Moses said to Pharaoh “You may have the honor over me When shall I pray for you and your officials and your people that the frogs except for those in the Nile may be taken away from you and your houses” Exodus 810 “Tomorrow” Pharaoh answered “May it be as you say” Moses replied “so that you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God Exodus 811 The frogs will depart from you and your houses and your officials and your people they will remain only in the Nile” Exodus 812 After Moses and Aaron had left Pharaoh Moses cried out to the LORD for help with the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh Exodus 813 And the LORD did as Moses requested and the frogs in the houses the courtyards and the fields died Exodus 814 They were piled into countless heaps and there was a terrible stench in the land Exodus 815 When Pharaoh saw that there was relief however he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron just as the LORD had said Exodus 816 Then the LORD said to Moses “Tell Aaron ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth that it may turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt’” Exodus 817 This they did and when Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth gnats came upon man and beast All the dust of the earth turned into gnats throughout the land of Egypt Exodus 818 The magicians tried to produce gnats using their magic arts but they could not And the gnats remained on man and beast Exodus 819 “This is the finger of God” the magicians said to Pharaoh But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened and he would not listen to them just as the LORD had said Exodus 820 Then the LORD said to Moses “Get up early in the morning and when Pharaoh goes out to the water stand before him and tell him that this is what the LORD says ‘Let My people go so that they may worship Me Exodus 821 But if you will not let My people go I will send swarms of flies upon you and your officials and your people and your houses The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground where they stand will be full of flies Exodus 822 But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen where My people live no swarms of flies will be found there In this way you will know that I the LORD am in the land Exodus 823 I will make a distinction between My people and your people This sign will take place tomorrow’” Exodus 824 And the LORD did so Thick swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials Throughout Egypt the land was ruined by swarms of flies Exodus 825 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said “Go sacrifice to your God within this land” Exodus 826 But Moses replied “It would not be right to do that because the sacrifices we offer to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians If we offer sacrifices that are detestable before the Egyptians will they not stone us Exodus 827 We must make a threeday journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as He commands us” Exodus 828 Pharaoh answered “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness but you must not go very far Now pray for me” Exodus 829 “As soon as I leave you” Moses said “I will pray to the LORD so that tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD” Exodus 830 Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD Exodus 831 and the LORD did as Moses requested He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh and his officials and his people not one fly remained Exodus 832 But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time as well and he would not let the people go Exodus 91 Then the LORD said to Moses “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD the God of the Hebrews says ‘Let My people go so that they may worship Me Exodus 92 But if you continue to restrain them and refuse to let them go Exodus 93 then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses donkeys camels herds and flocks Exodus 94 But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die’” Exodus 95 The LORD set a time saying “Tomorrow the LORD will do this in the land” Exodus 96 And the next day the LORD did just that All the livestock of the Egyptians died but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died Exodus 97 Pharaoh sent officials and found that none of the livestock of the Israelites had died But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened and he would not let the people go Exodus 98 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace in the sight of Pharaoh Moses is to toss it into the air Exodus 99 It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt and festering boils will break out on man and beast throughout the land” Exodus 910 So they took soot from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh Moses tossed it into the air and festering boils broke out on man and beast Exodus 911 The magicians could not stand before Moses because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians Exodus 912 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart and he would not listen to them just as the LORD had said to Moses Exodus 913 Then the LORD said to Moses “Get up early in the morning stand before Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD the God of the Hebrews says ‘Let My people go so that they may worship Me Exodus 914 Otherwise I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth Exodus 915 For by this time I could have stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with a plague to wipe you off the earth Exodus 916 But I have raised you up for this very purpose that I might display My power to you and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth Exodus 917 Still you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go Exodus 918 Behold at this time tomorrow I will rain down the worst hail that has ever fallen on Egypt from the day it was founded until now Exodus 919 So give orders now to shelter your livestock and everything you have in the field Every man or beast that remains in the field and is not brought inside will die when the hail comes down upon them’” Exodus 920 Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter Exodus 921 but those who disregarded the word of the LORD left their servants and livestock in the field Exodus 922 Then the LORD said to Moses “Stretch out your hand toward heaven so that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt—on man and beast and every plant of the field throughout the land of Egypt” Exodus 923 So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven and the LORD sent thunder and hail and lightning struck the earth So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt Exodus 924 The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation Exodus 925 Throughout the land of Egypt the hail struck down everything in the field both man and beast it beat down every plant of the field and stripped every tree Exodus 926 The only place where it did not hail was in the land of Goshen where the Israelites lived Exodus 927 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron “This time I have sinned” he said “The LORD is righteous and I and my people are wicked Exodus 928 Pray to the LORD for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail I will let you go you do not need to stay any longer” Exodus 929 Moses said to him “When I have left the city I will spread out my hands to the LORD The thunder will cease and there will be no more hail so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s Exodus 930 But as for you and your officials I know that you still do not fear the LORD our God” Exodus 931 Now the flax and barley were destroyed since the barley was ripe and the flax was in bloom Exodus 932 but the wheat and spelt were not destroyed because they are late crops Exodus 933 Then Moses departed from Pharaoh went out of the city and spread out his hands to the LORD The thunder and hail ceased and the rain no longer poured down on the land Exodus 934 When Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder had ceased he sinned again and hardened his heart—he and his officials Exodus 935 So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened and he would not let the Israelites go just as the LORD had said through Moses Exodus 101 Then the LORD said to Moses “Go to Pharaoh for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials that I may perform these miraculous signs of Mine among them Exodus 102 and that you may tell your children and grandchildren how severely I dealt with the Egyptians when I performed miraculous signs among them so that all of you may know that I am the LORD” Exodus 103 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him “This is what the LORD the God of the Hebrews says ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me Let My people go so that they may worship Me Exodus 104 But if you refuse to let My people go I will bring locusts into your territory tomorrow Exodus 105 They will cover the face of the land so that no one can see it They will devour whatever is left after the hail and eat every tree that grows in your fields Exodus 106 They will fill your houses and the houses of all your officials and every Egyptian—something neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen since the day they came into this land’” Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh’s presence Exodus 107 Pharaoh’s officials asked him “How long will this man be a snare to us Let the people go so that they may worship the LORD their God Do you not yet realize that Egypt lies in ruins” Exodus 108 So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh “Go worship the LORD your God” he said “But who exactly will be going” Exodus 109 “We will go with our young and old” Moses replied “We will go with our sons and daughters and with our flocks and herds for we must hold a feast to the LORD” Exodus 1010 Then Pharaoh told them “May the LORD be with you if I ever let you go with your little ones Clearly you are bent on evil Exodus 1011 No only the men may go and worship the LORD since that is what you have been requesting” And Moses and Aaron were driven from Pharaoh’s presence Exodus 1012 Then the LORD said to Moses “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt so that the locusts may swarm over it and devour every plant in the land—everything that the hail has left behind” Exodus 1013 So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt and throughout that day and night the LORD sent an east wind across the land By morning the east wind had brought the locusts Exodus 1014 The locusts swarmed across the land and settled over the entire territory of Egypt Never before had there been so many locusts and never again will there be Exodus 1015 They covered the face of all the land until it was black and they consumed all the plants on the ground and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left behind Nothing green was left on any tree or plant in all the land of Egypt Exodus 1016 Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you Exodus 1017 Now please forgive my sin once more and appeal to the LORD your God that He may remove this death from me” Exodus 1018 So Moses left Pharaoh’s presence and appealed to the LORD Exodus 1019 And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt Exodus 1020 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart and he would not let the Israelites go Exodus 1021 Then the LORD said to Moses “Stretch out your hand toward heaven so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness” Exodus 1022 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days Exodus 1023 No one could see anyone else and for three days no one left his place Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings Exodus 1024 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said “Go worship the LORD Even your little ones may go with you only your flocks and herds must stay behind” Exodus 1025 But Moses replied “You must also provide us with sacrifices and burnt offerings to present to the LORD our God Exodus 1026 Even our livestock must go with us not a hoof will be left behind for we will need some of them to worship the LORD our God and we will not know how we are to worship the LORD until we arrive” Exodus 1027 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart and he was unwilling to let them go Exodus 1028 “Depart from me” Pharaoh said to Moses “Make sure you never see my face again for on the day you see my face you will die” Exodus 1029 “As you say” Moses replied “I will never see your face again” Exodus 111 Then the LORD said to Moses “I will bring upon Pharaoh and Egypt one more plague After that he will allow you to leave this place And when he lets you go he will drive you out completely Exodus 112 Now announce to the people that men and women alike should ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold” Exodus 113 And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians Moreover Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and by the people Exodus 114 So Moses declared “This is what the LORD says ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt Exodus 115 and every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the servant girl behind the hand mill as well as the firstborn of all the cattle Exodus 116 Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again Exodus 117 But among all the Israelites not even a dog will snarl at man or beast’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel Exodus 118 And all these officials of yours will come and bow before me saying ‘Go you and all the people who follow you’ After that I will depart” And hot with anger Moses left Pharaoh’s presence Exodus 119 The LORD said to Moses “Pharaoh will not listen to you so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt” Exodus 1110 Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh but the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart so that he would not let the Israelites go out of his land Exodus 121 Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt Exodus 122 “This month is the beginning of months for you it shall be the first month of your year Exodus 123 Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family one per household Exodus 124 If the household is too small for a whole lamb they are to share with the nearest neighbor based on the number of people and apportion the lamb accordingly Exodus 125 Your lamb must be an unblemished yearold male and you may take it from the sheep or the goats Exodus 126 You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight Exodus 127 They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs Exodus 128 They are to eat the meat that night roasted over the fire along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs Exodus 129 Do not eat any of the meat raw or cooked in boiling water but only roasted over the fire—its head and legs and inner parts Exodus 1210 Do not leave any of it until morning before the morning you must burn up any part that is left over Exodus 1211 This is how you are to eat it You must be fully dressed for travel with your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand You are to eat in haste it is the LORD’s Passover Exodus 1212 On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male both man and beast and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt I am the LORD Exodus 1213 The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a sign when I see the blood I will pass over you No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt Exodus 1214 And this day will be a memorial for you and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD as a permanent statute for the generations to come Exodus 1215 For seven days you must eat unleavened bread On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel Exodus 1216 On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly and another on the seventh day You must not do any work on those days except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do Exodus 1217 So you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come Exodus 1218 In the first month you are to eat unleavened bread from the evening of the fourteenth day until the evening of the twentyfirst day Exodus 1219 For seven days there must be no leaven found in your houses If anyone eats something leavened that person whether a foreigner or native of the land must be cut off from the congregation of Israel Exodus 1220 You are not to eat anything leavened eat unleavened bread in all your homes” Exodus 1221 Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and told them “Go at once and select for yourselves a lamb for each family and slaughter the Passover lamb Exodus 1222 Take a cluster of hyssop dip it into the blood in the basin and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning Exodus 1223 When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down Exodus 1224 And you are to keep this command as a permanent statute for you and your descendants Exodus 1225 When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as He promised you are to keep this service Exodus 1226 When your children ask you ‘What does this service mean to you’ Exodus 1227 you are to reply ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped Exodus 1228 And the Israelites went and did just what the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron Exodus 1229 Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon as well as all the firstborn among the livestock Exodus 1230 During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt for there was no house without someone dead Exodus 1231 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said “Get up leave my people both you and the Israelites Go worship the LORD as you have requested Exodus 1232 Take your flocks and herds as well just as you have said and depart And bless me also” Exodus 1233 And in order to send them out of the land quickly the Egyptians urged the people on “For otherwise” they said “we are all going to die” Exodus 1234 So the people took their dough before it was leavened carrying it on their shoulders in kneading bowls wrapped in clothing Exodus 1235 Furthermore the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold and for clothing Exodus 1236 And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request In this way they plundered the Egyptians Exodus 1237 The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600000 men on foot besides women and children Exodus 1238 And a mixed multitude also went up with them along with great droves of livestock both flocks and herds Exodus 1239 Since their dough had no leaven the people baked what they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened loaves For when they had been driven out of Egypt they could not delay and had not prepared any provisions for themselves Exodus 1240 Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years Exodus 1241 At the end of the 430 years to the very day all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt Exodus 1242 Because the LORD kept a vigil that night to bring them out of the land of Egypt this same night is to be a vigil to the LORD to be observed by all the Israelites for the generations to come Exodus 1243 And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron “This is the statute of the Passover No foreigner is to eat of it Exodus 1244 But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it after you have circumcised him Exodus 1245 A temporary resident or hired hand shall not eat the Passover Exodus 1246 It must be eaten inside one house You are not to take any of the meat outside the house and you may not break any of the bones Exodus 1247 The whole congregation of Israel must celebrate it Exodus 1248 If a foreigner resides with you and wants to celebrate the LORD’s Passover all the males in the household must be circumcised then he may come near to celebrate it and he shall be like a native of the land But no uncircumcised man may eat of it Exodus 1249 The same law shall apply to both the native and the foreigner who resides among you” Exodus 1250 Then all the Israelites did this—they did just as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron Exodus 1251 And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions Exodus 131 Then the LORD said to Moses Exodus 132 “Consecrate to Me every firstborn male The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me both of man and beast” Exodus 133 So Moses told the people “Remember this day the day you came out of Egypt out of the house of slavery for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand And nothing leavened shall be eaten Exodus 134 Today in the month of Abib you are leaving Exodus 135 And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites Hittites Amorites Hivites and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month Exodus 136 For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD Exodus 137 Unleavened bread shall be eaten during those seven days Nothing leavened may be found among you nor shall leaven be found anywhere within your borders Exodus 138 And on that day you are to explain to your son ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt’ Exodus 139 It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt Exodus 1310 Therefore you shall keep this statute at the appointed time year after year Exodus 1311 And after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you as He swore to you and your fathers Exodus 1312 you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD Exodus 1313 You must redeem every firstborn donkey with a lamb and if you do not redeem it you are to break its neck And every firstborn of your sons you must redeem Exodus 1314 In the future when your son asks you ‘What does this mean’ you are to tell him ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt out of the house of slavery Exodus 1315 And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt both of man and beast This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons’ Exodus 1316 So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt” Exodus 1317 When Pharaoh let the people go God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines though it was shorter For God said “If the people face war they might change their minds and return to Egypt” Exodus 1318 So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle Exodus 1319 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said “God will surely attend to you and then you must carry my bones with you from this place” Exodus 1320 They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness Exodus 1321 And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night so that they could travel by day or night Exodus 1322 Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people Exodus 141 Then the LORD said to Moses Exodus 142 “Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pihahiroth between Migdol and the sea You are to encamp by the sea directly opposite Baalzephon Exodus 143 For Pharaoh will say of the Israelites ‘They are wandering the land in confusion the wilderness has boxed them in’ Exodus 144 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD” So this is what the Israelites did Exodus 145 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said “What have we done We have released Israel from serving us” Exodus 146 So Pharaoh prepared his chariot and took his army with him Exodus 147 He took 600 of the best chariots and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them Exodus 148 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt so that he pursued the Israelites who were marching out defiantly Exodus 149 The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pihahiroth opposite Baalzephon Exodus 1410 As Pharaoh approached the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD Exodus 1411 They said to Moses “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt Exodus 1412 Did we not say to you in Egypt ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’ For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness” Exodus 1413 But Moses told the people “Do not be afraid Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation which He will accomplish for you today for the Egyptians you see today you will never see again Exodus 1414 The LORD will fight for you you need only to be still” Exodus 1415 Then the LORD said to Moses “Why are you crying out to Me Tell the Israelites to go forward Exodus 1416 And as for you lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground Exodus 1417 And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen Exodus 1418 The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored through Pharaoh his chariots and his horsemen” Exodus 1419 And the angel of God who had gone before the camp of Israel withdrew and went behind them The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them Exodus 1420 so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel The cloud was there in the darkness but it lit up the night So all night long neither camp went near the other Exodus 1421 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land So the waters were divided Exodus 1422 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground with walls of water on their right and on their left Exodus 1423 And the Egyptians chased after them—all Pharaoh’s horses chariots and horsemen—and followed them into the sea Exodus 1424 At morning watch however the LORD looked down on the army of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud and He threw their camp into confusion Exodus 1425 He caused their chariot wheels to wobble so that they had difficulty driving “Let us flee from the Israelites” said the Egyptians “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt” Exodus 1426 Then the LORD said to Moses “Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen” Exodus 1427 So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state As the Egyptians were retreating the LORD swept them into the sea Exodus 1428 The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea Not one of them survived Exodus 1429 But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground with walls of water on their right and on their left Exodus 1430 That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore Exodus 1431 When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses Exodus 151 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD “I will sing to the LORD for He is highly exalted The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea Exodus 152 The LORD is my strength and my song and He has become my salvation He is my God and I will praise Him my father’s God and I will exalt Him Exodus 153 The LORD is a warrior the LORD is His name Exodus 154 Pharaoh’s chariots and army He has cast into the sea the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea Exodus 155 The depths have covered them they sank there like a stone Exodus 156 Your right hand O LORD is majestic in power Your right hand O LORD has shattered the enemy Exodus 157 You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty You unleashed Your burning wrath it consumed them like stubble Exodus 158 At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up like a wall the currents stood firm the depths congealed in the heart of the sea Exodus 159 The enemy declared ‘I will pursue I will overtake I will divide the spoils I will gorge myself on them I will draw my sword my hand will destroy them’ Exodus 1510 But You blew with Your breath and the sea covered them They sank like lead in the mighty waters Exodus 1511 Who among the gods is like You O LORD Who is like You—majestic in holiness revered with praises performing wonders Exodus 1512 You stretched out Your right hand and the earth swallowed them up Exodus 1513 With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling Exodus 1514 The nations will hear and tremble anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia Exodus 1515 Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed trembling will seize the leaders of Moab those who dwell in Canaan will melt away Exodus 1516 and terror and dread will fall on them By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by O LORD until the people You have bought pass by Exodus 1517 You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance—the place O LORD You have prepared for Your dwelling the sanctuary O Lord Your hands have established Exodus 1518 The LORD will reign forever and ever” Exodus 1519 For when Pharaoh’s horses chariots and horsemen went into the sea the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground Exodus 1520 Then Miriam the prophetess Aaron’s sister took a tambourine in her hand and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing Exodus 1521 And Miriam sang back to them “Sing to the LORD for He is highly exalted the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea” Exodus 1522 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went out into the Desert of Shur For three days they walked in the desert without finding water Exodus 1523 And when they came to Marah they could not drink the water there because it was bitter That is why it was named Marah Exodus 1524 So the people grumbled against Moses saying “What are we to drink” Exodus 1525 And Moses cried out to the LORD and the LORD showed him a log And when he cast it into the waters they were sweetened There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance and there He tested them Exodus 1526 saying “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His eyes and pay attention to His commands and keep all His statutes then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians For I am the LORD who heals you” Exodus 1527 Then they came to Elim where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees and they camped there by the waters Exodus 161 On the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left the land of Egypt the whole congregation of Israel set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin which is between Elim and Sinai Exodus 162 And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron Exodus 163 “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt” they said “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death” Exodus 164 Then the LORD said to Moses “Behold I will rain down bread from heaven for you Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions Exodus 165 Then on the sixth day when they prepare what they bring in it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days” Exodus 166 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites “This evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt Exodus 167 and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory because He has heard your grumbling against Him For who are we that you should grumble against us” Exodus 168 And Moses added “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning for He has heard your grumbling against Him Who are we Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD” Exodus 169 Then Moses said to Aaron “Tell the whole congregation of Israel ‘Come before the LORD for He has heard your grumbling’” Exodus 1610 And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel they looked toward the desert and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared Exodus 1611 Then the LORD said to Moses Exodus 1612 “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites Tell them ‘At twilight you will eat meat and in the morning you will be filled with bread Then you will know that I am the LORD your God’” Exodus 1613 That evening quail came and covered the camp and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp Exodus 1614 When the layer of dew had evaporated there were thin flakes on the desert floor as fine as frost on the ground Exodus 1615 When the Israelites saw it they asked one another “What is it” For they did not know what it was So Moses told them “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat Exodus 1616 This is what the LORD has commanded ‘Each one is to gather as much as he needs You may take an omer for each person in your tent’” Exodus 1617 So the Israelites did this Some gathered more and some less Exodus 1618 When they measured it by the omer he who gathered much had no excess and he who gathered little had no shortfall Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat Exodus 1619 Then Moses said to them “No one may keep any of it until morning” Exodus 1620 But they did not listen to Moses some people left part of it until morning and it became infested with maggots and began to smell So Moses was angry with them Exodus 1621 Every morning each one gathered as much as was needed and when the sun grew hot it melted away Exodus 1622 On the sixth day they gathered twice as much food—two omers per person—and all the leaders of the congregation came and reported this to Moses Exodus 1623 He told them “This is what the LORD has said ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest a holy Sabbath to the LORD So bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning’” Exodus 1624 So they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded and it did not smell or contain any maggots Exodus 1625 “Eat it today” Moses said “because today is a Sabbath to the LORD Today you will not find anything in the field Exodus 1626 For six days you may gather but on the seventh day the Sabbath it will not be there” Exodus 1627 Yet on the seventh day some of the people went out to gather but they did not find anything Exodus 1628 Then the LORD said to Moses “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions Exodus 1629 Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath that is why on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days On the seventh day everyone must stay where he is no one may leave his place” Exodus 1630 So the people rested on the seventh day Exodus 1631 Now the house of Israel called the bread manna It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey Exodus 1632 Moses said “This is what the LORD has commanded ‘Keep an omer of manna for the generations to come so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt’” Exodus 1633 So Moses told Aaron “Take a jar and fill it with an omer of manna Then place it before the LORD to be preserved for the generations to come” Exodus 1634 And Aaron placed it in front of the Testimony to be preserved just as the LORD had commanded Moses Exodus 1635 The Israelites ate manna forty years until they came to a land where they could settle they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan Exodus 1636 Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah Exodus 171 Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin moving from place to place as the LORD commanded They camped at Rephidim but there was no water for the people to drink Exodus 172 So the people contended with Moses “Give us water to drink” “Why do you contend with me” Moses replied “Why do you test the LORD” Exodus 173 But the people thirsted for water there and they grumbled against Moses “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst” Exodus 174 Then Moses cried out to the LORD “What should I do with these people A little more and they will stone me” Exodus 175 And the LORD said to Moses “Walk on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you Take along in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile and go Exodus 176 Behold I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb And when you strike the rock water will come out of it for the people to drink” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel Exodus 177 He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the LORD saying “Is the LORD among us or not” Exodus 178 After this the Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim Exodus 179 So Moses said to Joshua “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand” Exodus 1710 Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites while Moses Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill Exodus 1711 As long as Moses held up his hands Israel prevailed but when he lowered them Amalek prevailed Exodus 1712 When Moses’ hands grew heavy they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up one on each side so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down Exodus 1713 So Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his army with the sword Exodus 1714 Then the LORD said to Moses “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven” Exodus 1715 And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner Exodus 1716 “Indeed” he said “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation” Exodus 181 Now Moses’ fatherinlaw Jethro the priest of Midian heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt Exodus 182 After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah his fatherinlaw Jethro had received her Exodus 183 along with her two sons One son was named Gershom for Moses had said “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land” Exodus 184 The other son was named Eliezer for Moses had said “The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh” Exodus 185 Moses’ fatherinlaw Jethro along with Moses’ wife and sons came to him in the desert where he was encamped at the mountain of God Exodus 186 He sent word to Moses “I your fatherinlaw Jethro am coming to you with your wife and her two sons” Exodus 187 So Moses went out to meet his fatherinlaw and bowed down and kissed him They greeted each other and went into the tent Exodus 188 Then Moses recounted to his fatherinlaw all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake all the hardships they had encountered along the way and how the LORD had delivered them Exodus 189 And Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel whom He had rescued from the hand of the Egyptians Exodus 1810 Jethro declared “Blessed be the LORD who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh and who has delivered the people from the hand of the Egyptians Exodus 1811 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance” Exodus 1812 Then Moses’ fatherinlaw Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ fatherinlaw in the presence of God Exodus 1813 The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people and they stood around him from morning until evening Exodus 1814 When his fatherinlaw saw all that Moses was doing for the people he asked “What is this that you are doing for the people Why do you sit alone as judge with all the people standing around you from morning till evening” Exodus 1815 “Because the people come to me to inquire of God” Moses replied Exodus 1816 “Whenever they have a dispute it is brought to me to judge between one man and another and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God” Exodus 1817 But Moses’ fatherinlaw said to him “What you are doing is not good Exodus 1818 Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out because the task is too heavy for you You cannot handle it alone Exodus 1819 Now listen to me I will give you some advice and may God be with you You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him Exodus 1820 Teach them the statutes and laws and show them the way to live and the work they must do Exodus 1821 Furthermore select capable men from among the people—Godfearing trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands of hundreds of fifties and of tens Exodus 1822 Have these men judge the people at all times Then they can bring you any major issue but all minor cases they can judge on their own so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you Exodus 1823 If you follow this advice and God so directs you then you will be able to endure and all these people can go home in peace” Exodus 1824 Moses listened to his fatherinlaw and did everything he said Exodus 1825 So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands of hundreds of fifties and of tens Exodus 1826 And they judged the people at all times they would bring the difficult cases to Moses but any minor issue they would judge themselves Exodus 1827 Then Moses sent his fatherinlaw on his way and Jethro returned to his own land Exodus 191 In the third month on the same day of the month that the Israelites had left the land of Egypt they came to the Wilderness of Sinai Exodus 192 After they had set out from Rephidim they entered the Wilderness of Sinai and Israel camped there in front of the mountain Exodus 193 Then Moses went up to God and the LORD called to him from the mountain “This is what you are to tell the house of Jacob and explain to the sons of Israel Exodus 194 ‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself Exodus 195 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine Exodus 196 And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites” Exodus 197 So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him Exodus 198 And all the people answered together “We will do everything that the LORD has spoken” So Moses brought their words back to the LORD Exodus 199 The LORD said to Moses “Behold I will come to you in a dense cloud so that the people will hear when I speak with you and they will always put their trust in you” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said Exodus 1910 Then the LORD said to Moses “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow They must wash their clothes Exodus 1911 and be prepared by the third day for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people Exodus 1912 And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death Exodus 1913 No hand shall touch him but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast he must not live’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain” Exodus 1914 When Moses came down from the mountain to the people he consecrated them and they washed their clothes Exodus 1915 “Be prepared for the third day” he said to the people “Do not draw near to a woman” Exodus 1916 On the third day when morning came there was thunder and lightning A thick cloud was upon the mountain and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out so that all the people in the camp trembled Exodus 1917 Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God and they stood at the foot of the mountain Exodus 1918 Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke because the LORD had descended on it in fire And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace and the whole mountain quaked violently Exodus 1919 And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder Exodus 1920 The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit So Moses went up Exodus 1921 and the LORD said to him “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD lest many of them perish Exodus 1922 Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves or the LORD will break out against them” Exodus 1923 But Moses said to the LORD “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai for You solemnly warned us ‘Put a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy’” Exodus 1924 And the LORD replied “Go down and bring Aaron with you But the priests and the people must not break through to come up to the LORD or He will break out against them” Exodus 1925 So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them Exodus 201 And God spoke all these words Exodus 202 “I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt out of the house of slavery Exodus 203 You shall have no other gods before Me Exodus 204 You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above on the earth below or in the waters beneath Exodus 205 You shall not bow down to them or worship them for I the LORD your God am a jealous God visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me Exodus 206 but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments Exodus 207 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain Exodus 208 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy Exodus 209 Six days you shall labor and do all your work Exodus 2010 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God on which you must not do any work—neither you nor your son or daughter nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock nor the foreigner within your gates Exodus 2011 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them but on the seventh day He rested Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy Exodus 2012 Honor your father and mother so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you Exodus 2013 You shall not murder Exodus 2014 You shall not commit adultery Exodus 2015 You shall not steal Exodus 2016 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor Exodus 2017 You shall not covet your neighbor’s house You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife or his manservant or maidservant or his ox or donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor” Exodus 2018 When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning the sounding of the ram’s horn and the mountain enveloped in smoke they trembled and stood at a distance Exodus 2019 “Speak to us yourself and we will listen” they said to Moses “But do not let God speak to us or we will die” Exodus 2020 “Do not be afraid” Moses replied “For God has come to test you so that the fear of Him may be before you to keep you from sinning” Exodus 2021 And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was Exodus 2022 Then the LORD said to Moses “This is what you are to tell the Israelites ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven Exodus 2023 You are not to make any gods alongside Me you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold Exodus 2024 You are to make for Me an altar of earth and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings your sheep and goats and cattle In every place where I cause My name to be remembered I will come to you and bless you Exodus 2025 Now if you make an altar of stones for Me you must not build it with stones shaped by tools for if you use a chisel on it you will defile it Exodus 2026 And you must not go up to My altar on steps lest your nakedness be exposed on it’ Exodus 211 “These are the ordinances that you are to set before them Exodus 212 If you buy a Hebrew servant he is to serve you for six years But in the seventh year he shall go free without paying anything Exodus 213 If he arrived alone he is to leave alone if he arrived with a wife she is to leave with him Exodus 214 If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters the woman and her children shall belong to her master and only the man shall go free Exodus 215 But if the servant declares ‘I love my master and my wife and children I do not want to go free’ Exodus 216 then his master is to bring him before the judges And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl Then he shall serve his master for life Exodus 217 And if a man sells his daughter as a servant she is not to go free as the menservants do Exodus 218 If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself he must allow her to be redeemed He has no right to sell her to foreigners since he has broken faith with her Exodus 219 And if he chooses her for his son he must deal with her as with a daughter Exodus 2110 If he takes another wife he must not reduce the food clothing or marital rights of his first wife Exodus 2111 If however he does not provide her with these three things she is free to go without monetary payment Exodus 2112 Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death Exodus 2113 If however he did not lie in wait but God allowed it to happen then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee Exodus 2114 But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him you must take him away from My altar to be put to death Exodus 2115 Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death Exodus 2116 Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession Exodus 2117 Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death Exodus 2118 If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist and he does not die but is confined to bed Exodus 2119 then the one who struck him shall go unpunished as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff Nevertheless he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed Exodus 2120 If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod and the servant dies by his hand he shall surely be punished Exodus 2121 However if the servant gets up after a day or two the owner shall not be punished since the servant is his property Exodus 2122 If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely but there is no further injury he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows Exodus 2123 But if a serious injury results then you must require a life for a life— Exodus 2124 eye for eye tooth for tooth hand for hand foot for foot Exodus 2125 burn for burn wound for wound and stripe for stripe Exodus 2126 If a man strikes and blinds the eye of his manservant or maidservant he must let the servant go free as compensation for the eye Exodus 2127 And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or maidservant he must let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth Exodus 2128 If an ox gores a man or woman to death the ox must surely be stoned and its meat must not be eaten But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible Exodus 2129 But if the ox has a habit of goring and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it and it kills a man or woman then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death Exodus 2130 If payment is demanded of him instead he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him Exodus 2131 If the ox gores a son or a daughter it shall be done to him according to the same rule Exodus 2132 If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant and the ox must be stoned Exodus 2133 If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it and an ox or a donkey falls into it Exodus 2134 the owner of the pit shall make restitution he must pay its owner and the dead animal will be his Exodus 2135 If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds they also must divide the dead animal Exodus 2136 But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring yet its owner failed to restrain it he shall pay full compensation ox for ox and the dead animal will be his Exodus 221 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep Exodus 222 If a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death no one shall be guilty of bloodshed Exodus 223 But if it happens after sunrise there is guilt for his bloodshed A thief must make full restitution if he has nothing he himself shall be sold for his theft Exodus 224 If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double Exodus 225 If a man grazes his livestock in a field or vineyard and allows them to stray so that they graze in someone else’s field he must make restitution from the best of his own field or vineyard Exodus 226 If a fire breaks out and spreads to thornbushes so that it consumes stacked or standing grain or the whole field the one who started the fire must make full restitution Exodus 227 If a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house the thief if caught must pay back double Exodus 228 If the thief is not found the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property Exodus 229 In all cases of illegal possession of an ox a donkey a sheep a garment or any lost item that someone claims ‘This is mine’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor Exodus 2210 If a man gives a donkey an ox a sheep or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching Exodus 2211 an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution Exodus 2212 But if the animal was actually stolen from the neighbor he must make restitution to the owner Exodus 2213 If the animal was torn to pieces he shall bring it as evidence he need not make restitution for the torn carcass Exodus 2214 If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not present he must make full restitution Exodus 2215 If the owner was present no restitution is required If the animal was rented the fee covers the loss Exodus 2216 If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife Exodus 2217 If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin Exodus 2218 You must not allow a sorceress to live Exodus 2219 Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death Exodus 2220 If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone he must be set apart for destruction Exodus 2221 You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt Exodus 2222 You must not mistreat any widow or orphan Exodus 2223 If you do mistreat them and they cry out to Me in distress I will surely hear their cry Exodus 2224 My anger will be kindled and I will kill you with the sword then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless Exodus 2225 If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor you must not act as a creditor to him you are not to charge him interest Exodus 2226 If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral return it to him by sunset Exodus 2227 because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body What else will he sleep in And if he cries out to Me I will hear for I am compassionate Exodus 2228 You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people Exodus 2229 You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons Exodus 2230 You shall do likewise with your cattle and your sheep Let them stay with their mothers for seven days but on the eighth day you are to give them to Me Exodus 2231 You are to be My holy people You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field you are to throw it to the dogs Exodus 231 “You shall not spread a false report Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness Exodus 232 You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing When you testify in a lawsuit do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd Exodus 233 And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit Exodus 234 If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey you must return it to him Exodus 235 If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load do not leave it there you must help him with it Exodus 236 You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits Exodus 237 Stay far away from a false accusation Do not kill the innocent or the just for I will not acquit the guilty Exodus 238 Do not accept a bribe for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous Exodus 239 Do not oppress a foreign resident since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt Exodus 2310 For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce Exodus 2311 but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove Exodus 2312 For six days you are to do your work but on the seventh day you must cease so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed as well as the foreign resident Exodus 2313 Pay close attention to everything I have said to you You must not invoke the names of other gods they must not be heard on your lips Exodus 2314 Three times a year you are to celebrate a feast to Me Exodus 2315 You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days because that was the month you came out of Egypt No one may appear before Me emptyhanded Exodus 2316 You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year when you gather your produce from the field Exodus 2317 Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD Exodus 2318 You must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened nor may the fat of My feast remain until morning Exodus 2319 Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk Exodus 2320 Behold I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared Exodus 2321 Pay attention to him and listen to his voice do not defy him for he will not forgive rebellion since My Name is in him Exodus 2322 But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes Exodus 2323 For My angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites Hittites Perizzites Canaanites Hivites and Jebusites and I will annihilate them Exodus 2324 You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices Instead you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces Exodus 2325 So you shall serve the LORD your God and He will bless your bread and your water And I will take away sickness from among you Exodus 2326 No woman in your land will miscarry or be barren I will fulfill the number of your days Exodus 2327 I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter I will make all your enemies turn and run Exodus 2328 I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way Exodus 2329 I will not drive them out before you in a single year otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you Exodus 2330 Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you until you become fruitful and possess the land Exodus 2331 And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines and from the desert to the Euphrates For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand and you will drive them out before you Exodus 2332 You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods Exodus 2333 They must not remain in your land lest they cause you to sin against Me For if you serve their gods it will surely be a snare to you” Exodus 241 Then the LORD said to Moses “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron Nadab and Abihu and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance Exodus 242 Moses alone shall approach the LORD but the others must not come near And the people may not go up with him” Exodus 243 When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD they all responded with one voice “All the words that the LORD has spoken we will do” Exodus 244 And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel Exodus 245 Then he sent out some young men of Israel and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD Exodus 246 Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls and the other half he splattered on the altar Exodus 247 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people who replied “All that the LORD has spoken we will do and we will be obedient” Exodus 248 So Moses took the blood splattered it on the people and said “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words” Exodus 249 Then Moses went up with Aaron Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the elders of Israel Exodus 2410 and they saw the God of Israel Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire as clear as the sky itself Exodus 2411 But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel they saw Him and they ate and drank Exodus 2412 Then the LORD said to Moses “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay here so that I may give you the tablets of stone with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction” Exodus 2413 So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God Exodus 2414 And he said to the elders “Wait here for us until we return to you Aaron and Hur are here with you Whoever has a dispute can go to them” Exodus 2415 When Moses went up on the mountain the cloud covered it Exodus 2416 and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai For six days the cloud covered it and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud Exodus 2417 And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites Exodus 2418 Moses entered the cloud as he went up on the mountain and he remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights Exodus 251 Then the LORD said to Moses Exodus 252 “Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him Exodus 253 This is the offering you are to accept from them gold silver and bronze Exodus 254 blue purple and scarlet yarn fine linen and goat hair Exodus 255 ram skins dyed red and fine leather acacia wood Exodus 256 olive oil for the light spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense Exodus 257 and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece Exodus 258 And they are to make a sanctuary for Me so that I may dwell among them Exodus 259 You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you Exodus 2510 And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long a cubit and a half wide and a cubit and a half high Exodus 2511 Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out and make a gold molding around it Exodus 2512 Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet two rings on one side and two on the other Exodus 2513 And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold Exodus 2514 Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it Exodus 2515 The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark they must not be removed Exodus 2516 And place inside the ark the Testimony which I will give you Exodus 2517 And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide Exodus 2518 Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat Exodus 2519 one cherub on one end and one on the other all made from one piece of gold Exodus 2520 And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward overshadowing the mercy seat The cherubim are to face each other looking toward the mercy seat Exodus 2521 Set the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark Exodus 2522 And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites Exodus 2523 You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high Exodus 2524 Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it Exodus 2525 And make a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim Exodus 2526 Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners at its four legs Exodus 2527 The rings are to be close to the rim to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table Exodus 2528 Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold so that the table may be carried with them Exodus 2529 You are also to make the plates and dishes as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings Make them out of pure gold Exodus 2530 And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times Exodus 2531 Then you are to make a lampstand of pure hammered gold It shall be made of one piece including its base and shaft its cups and its buds and petals Exodus 2532 Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other Exodus 2533 There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch each with buds and petals three on the next branch and the same for all six branches that extend from the lampstand Exodus 2534 And on the lampstand there shall be four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals Exodus 2535 For the six branches that extend from the lampstand a bud must be under the first pair of branches a bud under the second pair and a bud under the third pair Exodus 2536 The buds and branches are to be all of one piece with the lampstand hammered out of pure gold Exodus 2537 Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it Exodus 2538 The wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold Exodus 2539 The lampstand and all these utensils shall be made from a talent of pure gold Exodus 2540 See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain Exodus 261 “You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen each with blue purple and scarlet yarn and cherubim skillfully worked into them Exodus 262 Each curtain shall be twentyeight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size Exodus 263 Five of the curtains are to be joined together and the other five joined as well Exodus 264 Make loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set and do the same for the end curtain in the second set Exodus 265 Make fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set so that the loops line up opposite one another Exodus 266 Make fifty gold clasps as well and join the curtains together with the clasps so that the tabernacle will be a unit Exodus 267 You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all Exodus 268 Each of the eleven curtains is to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide Exodus 269 Join five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another Then fold the sixth curtain over double at the front of the tent Exodus 2610 Make fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set Exodus 2611 Make fifty bronze clasps and put them through the loops to join the tent together as a unit Exodus 2612 As for the overlap that remains of the tent curtains the half curtain that is left over shall hang down over the back of the tabernacle Exodus 2613 And the tent curtains will be a cubit longer on either side and the excess will hang over the sides of the tabernacle to cover it Exodus 2614 Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red and over that a covering of fine leather Exodus 2615 You are to construct upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle Exodus 2616 Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide Exodus 2617 Two tenons must be connected to each other for each frame Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way Exodus 2618 Construct twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle Exodus 2619 with forty silver bases under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame one under each tenon Exodus 2620 For the second side of the tabernacle the north side make twenty frames Exodus 2621 and forty silver bases—two bases under each frame Exodus 2622 Make six frames for the rear of the tabernacle the west side Exodus 2623 and two frames for the two back corners of the tabernacle Exodus 2624 coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring These will serve as the two corners Exodus 2625 So there are to be eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame Exodus 2626 You are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle Exodus 2627 five for those on the other side and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle to the west Exodus 2628 The central crossbar in the middle of the frames shall extend from one end to the other Exodus 2629 Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars Also overlay the crossbars with gold Exodus 2630 So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain Exodus 2631 Make a veil of blue purple and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen with cherubim skillfully worked into it Exodus 2632 Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases Exodus 2633 And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place Exodus 2634 Put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place Exodus 2635 And place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle and put the lampstand opposite the table on the south side Exodus 2636 For the entrance to the tent you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue purple and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen Exodus 2637 Make five posts of acacia wood for the curtain overlay them with gold use hooks of gold and cast five bronze bases for them Exodus 271 “You are to build an altar of acacia wood The altar must be square five cubits long five cubits wide and three cubits high Exodus 272 Make a horn on each of its four corners so that the horns are of one piece and overlay it with bronze Exodus 273 Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes its shovels its sprinkling bowls its meat forks and its firepans Exodus 274 Construct for it a grate of bronze mesh and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the mesh Exodus 275 Set the grate beneath the ledge of the altar so that the mesh comes halfway up the altar Exodus 276 Additionally make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze Exodus 277 The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried Exodus 278 Construct the altar with boards so that it is hollow It is to be made just as you were shown on the mountain Exodus 279 You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen a hundred cubits long on one side Exodus 2710 with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and silver hooks and bands on the posts Exodus 2711 Likewise there are to be curtains on the north side a hundred cubits long with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts Exodus 2712 The curtains on the west side of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide with ten posts and ten bases Exodus 2713 The east side of the courtyard toward the sunrise is to be fifty cubits wide Exodus 2714 Make the curtains on one side fifteen cubits long with three posts and three bases Exodus 2715 and the curtains on the other side fifteen cubits long with three posts and three bases Exodus 2716 The gate of the courtyard shall be twenty cubits long with a curtain embroidered with blue purple and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen It shall have four posts and four bases Exodus 2717 All the posts around the courtyard shall have silver bands silver hooks and bronze bases Exodus 2718 The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high and with bronze bases Exodus 2719 All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use including all its tent pegs and the tent pegs of the courtyard shall be made of bronze Exodus 2720 And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light to keep the lamps burning continually Exodus 2721 In the Tent of Meeting outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites for the generations to come Exodus 281 “Next have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites along with his sons Nadab Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar to serve Me as priests Exodus 282 Make holy garments for your brother Aaron to give him glory and splendor Exodus 283 You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom to make garments for Aaron’s consecration so that he may serve Me as priest Exodus 284 These are the garments that they shall make a breastpiece an ephod a robe a woven tunic a turban and a sash They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons so that they may serve Me as priests Exodus 285 They shall use gold along with blue purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen Exodus 286 They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold and with blue purple and scarlet yarn Exodus 287 It shall have two shoulder pieces attached at two of its corners so it can be fastened Exodus 288 And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod must be of one piece of the same workmanship—with gold with blue purple and scarlet yarn and with finely spun linen Exodus 289 Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel Exodus 2810 six of their names on one stone and the remaining six on the other in the order of their birth Exodus 2811 Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings Exodus 2812 Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel Aaron is to bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the LORD Exodus 2813 Fashion gold filigree settings Exodus 2814 and two chains of pure gold made of braided cord work and attach these chains to the settings Exodus 2815 You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod Construct it with gold with blue purple and scarlet yarn and with finely spun linen Exodus 2816 It must be square when folded over double a span long and a span wide Exodus 2817 And mount on it a setting of gemstones four rows of stones In the first row there shall be a ruby a topaz and an emerald Exodus 2818 in the second row a turquoise a sapphire and a diamond Exodus 2819 in the third row a jacinth an agate and an amethyst Exodus 2820 and in the fourth row a beryl an onyx and a jasper Mount these stones in gold filigree settings Exodus 2821 The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes Exodus 2822 For the breastpiece make braided chains like cords of pure gold Exodus 2823 You are also to make two gold rings and fasten them to the two corners of the breastpiece Exodus 2824 Then fasten the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece Exodus 2825 and fasten the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front Exodus 2826 Make two more gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod Exodus 2827 Make two additional gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod on its front near its seam just above its woven waistband Exodus 2828 The rings of the breastpiece shall be tied to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn so that the breastpiece is above the waistband of the ephod and does not swing out from the ephod Exodus 2829 Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place he shall bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of judgment as a continual reminder before the LORD Exodus 2830 And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD Exodus 2831 You are to make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth Exodus 2832 with an opening at its top in the center Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment so that it will not tear Exodus 2833 Make pomegranates of blue purple and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem with gold bells between them Exodus 2834 alternating the gold bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe Exodus 2835 Aaron must wear the robe whenever he ministers and its sound will be heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary before the LORD so that he will not die Exodus 2836 You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal HOLY TO THE LORD Exodus 2837 Fasten to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban it shall be on the front of the turban Exodus 2838 And it will be worn on Aaron’s forehead so that he may bear the iniquity of the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate with regard to all their holy gifts It shall always be on his forehead so that they may be acceptable before the LORD Exodus 2839 You are to weave the tunic with fine linen make the turban of fine linen and fashion an embroidered sash Exodus 2840 Make tunics sashes and headbands for Aaron’s sons to give them glory and splendor Exodus 2841 After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons anoint them ordain them and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests Exodus 2842 Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh extending from waist to thigh Exodus 2843 Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place so that they will not incur guilt and die This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants Exodus 291 “Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests Take a young bull and two rams without blemish Exodus 292 along with unleavened bread unleavened cakes mixed with oil and unleavened wafers anointed with oil Make them out of fine wheat flour Exodus 293 put them in a basket and present them in the basket along with the bull and the two rams Exodus 294 Then present Aaron and his sons at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water Exodus 295 Take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic the robe of the ephod the ephod itself and the breastplate Fasten the ephod on him with its woven waistband Exodus 296 Put the turban on his head and attach the holy diadem to the turban Exodus 297 Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head Exodus 298 Present his sons as well and clothe them with tunics Exodus 299 Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons Exodus 2910 You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head Exodus 2911 And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Exodus 2912 Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar Exodus 2913 Take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver and both kidneys with the fat on them and burn them on the altar Exodus 2914 But burn the flesh of the bull and its hide and dung outside the camp it is a sin offering Exodus 2915 Take one of the rams and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head Exodus 2916 You are to slaughter the ram take its blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar Exodus 2917 Cut the ram into pieces wash the entrails and legs and place them with its head and other pieces Exodus 2918 Then burn the entire ram on the altar it is a burnt offering to the LORD a pleasing aroma a food offering to the LORD Exodus 2919 Take the second ram and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head Exodus 2920 Slaughter the ram take some of its blood and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet Splatter the remaining blood on all sides of the altar Exodus 2921 And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments as well as on his sons and their garments Then he and his garments will be consecrated as well as his sons and their garments Exodus 2922 Take the fat from the ram the fat tail the fat covering the entrails the lobe of the liver both kidneys with the fat on them and the right thigh since this is a ram for ordination Exodus 2923 along with one loaf of bread one cake of bread made with oil and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD Exodus 2924 Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering Exodus 2925 Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar atop the burnt offering as a pleasing aroma before the LORD it is a food offering to the LORD Exodus 2926 Take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s ordination and wave it before the LORD as a wave offering and it will be your portion Exodus 2927 Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the heave offering that is lifted up from the ram of ordination Exodus 2928 This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites for it is the heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings Exodus 2929 The holy garments that belong to Aaron will belong to his sons after him so they can be anointed and ordained in them Exodus 2930 The son who succeeds him as priest and enters the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place must wear them for seven days Exodus 2931 You are to take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place Exodus 2932 At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket Exodus 2933 They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration But no outsider may eat them because these things are sacred Exodus 2934 And if any of the meat of ordination or any bread is left until the morning you are to burn up the remainder It must not be eaten because it is sacred Exodus 2935 This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you taking seven days to ordain them Exodus 2936 Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement Purify the altar by making atonement for it and anoint it to consecrate it Exodus 2937 For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it Then the altar will become most holy whatever touches the altar will be holy Exodus 2938 This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar each day two lambs that are a year old Exodus 2939 Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight Exodus 2940 With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine Exodus 2941 And offer the second lamb at twilight with the same grain offering and drink offering as in the morning as a pleasing aroma a food offering to the LORD Exodus 2942 For the generations to come this burnt offering shall be made regularly at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD where I will meet you to speak with you Exodus 2943 I will also meet with the Israelites there and that place will be consecrated by My glory Exodus 2944 So I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests Exodus 2945 Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God Exodus 2946 And they will know that I am the LORD their God who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I might dwell among them I am the LORD their God Exodus 301 “You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense Exodus 302 It is to be square a cubit long a cubit wide and two cubits high Its horns must be of one piece Exodus 303 Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns and make a molding of gold around it Exodus 304 And make two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it Exodus 305 Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold Exodus 306 Place the altar in front of the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony—before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony—where I will meet with you Exodus 307 And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps Exodus 308 When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come Exodus 309 On this altar you must not offer unauthorized incense or a burnt offering or grain offering nor are you to pour a drink offering on it Exodus 3010 Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement The altar is most holy to the LORD” Exodus 3011 Then the LORD said to Moses Exodus 3012 “When you take a census of the Israelites to number them each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered Exodus 3013 Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel according to the sanctuary shekel which weighs twenty gerahs This half shekel is an offering to the LORD Exodus 3014 Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD Exodus 3015 In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives the rich shall not give more than a half shekel nor shall the poor give less Exodus 3016 Take the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the Tent of Meeting It will serve as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD to make atonement for your lives” Exodus 3017 And the LORD said to Moses Exodus 3018 “You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it Exodus 3019 with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet Exodus 3020 Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the LORD they must wash with water so that they will not die Exodus 3021 Thus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come” Exodus 3022 Then the LORD said to Moses Exodus 3023 “Take the finest spices 500 shekels of liquid myrrh half that amount 250 shekels of fragrant cinnamon 250 shekels of fragrant cane Exodus 3024 500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil Exodus 3025 Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil a fragrant blend the work of a perfumer it will be a sacred anointing oil Exodus 3026 Use this oil to anoint the Tent of Meeting the ark of the Testimony Exodus 3027 the table and all its utensils the lampstand and its utensils the altar of incense Exodus 3028 the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils and the basin with its stand Exodus 3029 You are to consecrate them so that they will be most holy Whatever touches them shall be holy Exodus 3030 Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve Me as priests Exodus 3031 And you are to tell the Israelites ‘This will be My sacred anointing oil for the generations to come Exodus 3032 It must not be used to anoint an ordinary man and you must not make anything like it with the same formula It is holy and it must be holy to you Exodus 3033 Anyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people’” Exodus 3034 The LORD also said to Moses “Take fragrant spices—gum resin onycha galbanum and pure frankincense—in equal measures Exodus 3035 and make a fragrant blend of incense the work of a perfumer seasoned with salt pure and holy Exodus 3036 Grind some of it into fine powder and place it in front of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting where I will meet with you It shall be most holy to you Exodus 3037 You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves you shall regard it as holy to the LORD Exodus 3038 Anyone who makes something like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people” Exodus 311 Then the LORD said to Moses Exodus 312 “See I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri the son of Hur of the tribe of Judah Exodus 313 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God with skill ability and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship Exodus 314 to design artistic works in gold silver and bronze Exodus 315 to cut gemstones for settings and to carve wood so that he may be a master of every craft Exodus 316 Moreover I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan as his assistant I have also given skill to all the craftsmen that they may fashion all that I have commanded you Exodus 317 the Tent of Meeting the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it and all the other furnishings of the tent— Exodus 318 the table with its utensils the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils the altar of incense Exodus 319 the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils and the basin with its stand— Exodus 3110 as well as the woven garments both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests Exodus 3111 in addition to the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you” Exodus 3112 And the LORD said to Moses Exodus 3113 “Tell the Israelites ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you Exodus 3114 Keep the Sabbath for it is holy to you Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people Exodus 3115 For six days work may be done but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest holy to the LORD Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death Exodus 3116 The Israelites must keep the Sabbath celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come Exodus 3117 It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed’” Exodus 3118 When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God Exodus 321 Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain they gathered around Aaron and said “Come make us gods who will go before us As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt we do not know what has happened to him” Exodus 322 So Aaron told them “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters and bring them to me” Exodus 323 Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron Exodus 324 He took the gold from their hands and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf And they said “These O Israel are your gods who brought you up out of the land of Egypt” Exodus 325 When Aaron saw this he built an altar before the calf and proclaimed “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD” Exodus 326 So the next day they arose offered burnt offerings and presented peace offerings And the people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry Exodus 327 Then the LORD said to Moses “Go down at once for your people whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves Exodus 328 How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it They have sacrificed to it and said ‘These O Israel are your gods who brought you up out of the land of Egypt’” Exodus 329 The LORD also said to Moses “I have seen this people and they are indeed a stiffnecked people Exodus 3210 Now leave Me alone so that My anger may burn against them and consume them Then I will make you into a great nation” Exodus 3211 But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God saying “O LORD why does Your anger burn against Your people whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand Exodus 3212 Why should the Egyptians declare ‘He brought them out with evil intent to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’ Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people Exodus 3213 Remember Your servants Abraham Isaac and Israel to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised and it shall be their inheritance forever’” Exodus 3214 So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people Exodus 3215 Then Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands They were inscribed on both sides front and back Exodus 3216 The tablets were the work of God and the writing was the writing of God engraved on the tablets Exodus 3217 When Joshua heard the sound of the people shouting he said to Moses “The sound of war is in the camp” Exodus 3218 But Moses replied “It is neither the cry of victory nor the cry of defeat I hear the sound of singing” Exodus 3219 As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands shattering them at the base of the mountain Exodus 3220 Then he took the calf they had made burned it in the fire ground it to powder and scattered the powder over the face of the water Then he forced the Israelites to drink it Exodus 3221 “What did this people do to you” Moses asked Aaron “that you have led them into so great a sin” Exodus 3222 “Do not be enraged my lord” Aaron replied “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil Exodus 3223 They told me ‘Make us gods who will go before us As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt we do not know what has happened to him’ Exodus 3224 So I said to them ‘Whoever has gold let him take it off’ and they gave it to me And when I threw it into the fire out came this calf” Exodus 3225 Moses saw that the people were out of control for Aaron had let them run wild and become a laughingstock to their enemies Exodus 3226 So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said “Whoever is for the LORD come to me” And all the Levites gathered around him Exodus 3227 He told them “This is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate and slay his brother his friend and his neighbor’” Exodus 3228 The Levites did as Moses commanded and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead Exodus 3229 Afterward Moses said “Today you have been ordained for service to the LORD since each man went against his son and his brother so the LORD has bestowed a blessing on you this day” Exodus 3230 The next day Moses said to the people “You have committed a great sin Now I will go up to the LORD perhaps I can make atonement for your sin” Exodus 3231 So Moses returned to the LORD and said “Oh what a great sin these people have committed They have made gods of gold for themselves Exodus 3232 Yet now if You would only forgive their sin But if not please blot me out of the book that You have written” Exodus 3233 The LORD replied to Moses “Whoever has sinned against Me I will blot out of My book Exodus 3234 Now go lead the people to the place I described Behold My angel shall go before you But on the day I settle accounts I will punish them for their sin” Exodus 3235 And the LORD sent a plague on the people because of what they had done with the calf that Aaron had made Exodus 331 Then the LORD said to Moses “Leave this place you and the people you brought up out of the land of Egypt and go to the land that I promised to Abraham Isaac and Jacob when I said ‘I will give it to your descendants’ Exodus 332 And I will send an angel before you and I will drive out the Canaanites Amorites Hittites Perizzites Hivites and Jebusites Exodus 333 Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey But I will not go with you because you are a stiffnecked people otherwise I might destroy you on the way” Exodus 334 When the people heard this bad news they went into mourning and no one put on any of his jewelry Exodus 335 For the LORD had said to Moses “Tell the Israelites ‘You are a stiffnecked people If I should go with you for a single moment I would destroy you Now take off your jewelry and I will decide what to do with you’” Exodus 336 So the Israelites stripped themselves of their jewelry from Mount Horeb onward Exodus 337 Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it at a distance outside the camp He called it the Tent of Meeting and anyone inquiring of the LORD would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp Exodus 338 Then whenever Moses went out to the tent all the people would stand at the entrances to their own tents and watch Moses until he entered the tent Exodus 339 As Moses entered the tent the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance and the LORD would speak with Moses Exodus 3310 When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent they would stand up and worship each one at the entrance to his own tent Exodus 3311 Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face as a man speaks to his friend Then Moses would return to the camp but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent Exodus 3312 Then Moses said to the LORD “Look You have been telling me ‘Lead this people up’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me Yet You have said ‘I know you by name and you have found favor in My sight’ Exodus 3313 Now if indeed I have found favor in Your sight please let me know Your ways that I may know You and find favor in Your sight Remember that this nation is Your people” Exodus 3314 And the LORD answered “My Presence will go with you and I will give you rest” Exodus 3315 “If Your Presence does not go with us” Moses replied “do not lead us up from here Exodus 3316 For how then can it be known that Your people and I have found favor in Your sight unless You go with us How else will we be distinguished from all the other people on the face of the earth” Exodus 3317 So the LORD said to Moses “I will do this very thing you have asked for you have found favor in My sight and I know you by name” Exodus 3318 Then Moses said “Please show me Your glory” Exodus 3319 “I will cause all My goodness to pass before you” the LORD replied “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence I will have mercy on whom I have mercy and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion” Exodus 3320 But He added “You cannot see My face for no one can see Me and live” Exodus 3321 The LORD continued “There is a place near Me where you are to stand upon a rock Exodus 3322 and when My glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by Exodus 3323 Then I will take My hand away and you will see My back but My face must not be seen” Exodus 341 Then the LORD said to Moses “Chisel out two stone tablets like the originals and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets which you broke Exodus 342 Be ready in the morning and come up on Mount Sinai to present yourself before Me on the mountaintop Exodus 343 No one may go up with you in fact no one may be seen anywhere on the mountain—not even the flocks or herds may graze in front of the mountain” Exodus 344 So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals He rose early in the morning and taking the two stone tablets in his hands he went up Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him Exodus 345 And the LORD descended in a cloud stood with him there and proclaimed His name the LORD Exodus 346 Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out “The LORD the LORD God is compassionate and gracious slow to anger abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness Exodus 347 maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations forgiving iniquity transgression and sin Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations” Exodus 348 Moses immediately bowed down to the ground and worshiped Exodus 349 “O Lord” he said “if I have indeed found favor in Your sight my Lord please go with us Although this is a stiffnecked people forgive our iniquity and sin and take us as Your inheritance” Exodus 3410 And the LORD said “Behold I am making a covenant Before all your people I will perform wonders that have never been done in any nation in all the world All the people among whom you live will see the LORD’s work for it is an awesome thing that I am doing with you Exodus 3411 Observe what I command you this day I will drive out before you the Amorites Canaanites Hittites Perizzites Hivites and Jebusites Exodus 3412 Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering lest they become a snare in your midst Exodus 3413 Rather you must tear down their altars smash their sacred stones and chop down their Asherah poles Exodus 3414 For you must not worship any other god for the LORD whose name is Jealous is a jealous God Exodus 3415 Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices Exodus 3416 And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same Exodus 3417 You shall make no molten gods for yourselves Exodus 3418 You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread For seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread as I commanded you For in the month of Abib you came out of Egypt Exodus 3419 The first offspring of every womb belongs to Me including all the firstborn males among your livestock whether cattle or sheep Exodus 3420 You must redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a lamb but if you do not redeem it you are to break its neck You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons No one shall appear before Me emptyhanded Exodus 3421 Six days you shall labor but on the seventh day you shall rest even in the seasons of plowing and harvesting you must rest Exodus 3422 And you are to celebrate the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year Exodus 3423 Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD the God of Israel Exodus 3424 For I will drive out the nations before you and enlarge your borders and no one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the LORD your God Exodus 3425 Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to Me along with anything leavened and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Feast remain until morning Exodus 3426 Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk” Exodus 3427 The LORD also said to Moses “Write down these words for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel” Exodus 3428 So Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments Exodus 3429 And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands he was unaware that his face had become radiant from speaking with the LORD Exodus 3430 Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses and behold his face was radiant And they were afraid to approach him Exodus 3431 But Moses called out to them so Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him and Moses spoke to them Exodus 3432 And after this all the Israelites came near and Moses commanded them to do everything that the LORD had told him on Mount Sinai Exodus 3433 When Moses had finished speaking with them he put a veil over his face Exodus 3434 But whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with Him he would remove the veil until he came out And when he came out he would tell the Israelites what he had been commanded Exodus 3435 and the Israelites would see that the face of Moses was radiant So Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD Exodus 351 Then Moses assembled the whole congregation of Israel and said to them “These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do Exodus 352 For six days work may be done but the seventh day shall be your holy day a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death Exodus 353 Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day” Exodus 354 Moses also told the whole congregation of Israel “This is what the LORD has commanded Exodus 355 Take from among you an offering to the LORD Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD gold silver and bronze Exodus 356 blue purple and scarlet yarn fine linen and goat hair Exodus 357 ram skins dyed red and fine leather acacia wood Exodus 358 olive oil for the light spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense Exodus 359 and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece Exodus 3510 Let every skilled craftsman among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded Exodus 3511 the tabernacle with its tent and covering its clasps and frames its crossbars posts and bases Exodus 3512 the ark with its poles and mercy seat and the veil to shield it Exodus 3513 the table with its poles all its utensils and the Bread of the Presence Exodus 3514 the lampstand for light with its accessories and lamps and oil for the light Exodus 3515 the altar of incense with its poles the anointing oil and fragrant incense the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle Exodus 3516 the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate its poles and all its utensils the basin with its stand Exodus 3517 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard Exodus 3518 the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard along with their ropes Exodus 3519 and the woven garments for ministering in the holy place—both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests” Exodus 3520 Then the whole congregation of Israel withdrew from the presence of Moses Exodus 3521 And everyone whose heart stirred him and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting for all its services and for the holy garments Exodus 3522 So all who had willing hearts both men and women came and brought brooches and earrings rings and necklaces and all kinds of gold jewelry And they all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD Exodus 3523 Everyone who had blue purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen goat hair ram skins dyed red or articles of fine leather brought them Exodus 3524 And all who could present an offering of silver or bronze brought it as a contribution to the LORD Also everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the service brought it Exodus 3525 Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun blue purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen Exodus 3526 And all the skilled women whose hearts were stirred spun the goat hair Exodus 3527 The leaders brought onyx stones and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece Exodus 3528 as well as spices and olive oil for the light for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense Exodus 3529 So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do Exodus 3530 Then Moses said to the Israelites “See the LORD has called by name Bezalel son of Uri the son of Hur of the tribe of Judah Exodus 3531 And He has filled him with the Spirit of God with skill ability and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship Exodus 3532 to design artistic works in gold silver and bronze Exodus 3533 to cut gemstones for settings and to carve wood so that he may be a master of every artistic craft Exodus 3534 And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan the ability to teach others Exodus 3535 He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers designers embroiderers in blue purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft Exodus 361 “So Bezalel Oholiab and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD who has given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the sanctuary” Exodus 362 Then Moses summoned Bezalel Oholiab and every skilled person whom the LORD had gifted—everyone whose heart stirred him to come and do the work Exodus 363 They received from Moses all the contributions that the Israelites had brought to carry out the service of constructing the sanctuary Meanwhile the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning Exodus 364 so that all the skilled craftsmen who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left their work Exodus 365 and said to Moses “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD has commanded us to do” Exodus 366 After Moses had given an order they sent a proclamation throughout the camp “No man or woman should make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary” So the people were restrained from bringing more Exodus 367 since what they already had was more than enough to perform all the work Exodus 368 All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle They were made of finely spun linen as well as blue purple and scarlet yarn with cherubim skillfully worked into them Exodus 369 Each curtain was twentyeight cubits long and four cubits wide all the curtains were the same size Exodus 3610 And he joined five of the curtains together and the other five he joined as well Exodus 3611 He made loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set and also on the end curtain in the second set Exodus 3612 He made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set so that the loops lined up opposite one another Exodus 3613 He also made fifty gold clasps to join the curtains together so that the tabernacle was a unit Exodus 3614 He then made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all Exodus 3615 Each of the eleven curtains was the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide Exodus 3616 He joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another Exodus 3617 He made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set Exodus 3618 He also made fifty bronze clasps to join the tent together as a unit Exodus 3619 Additionally he made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red and over that a covering of fine leather Exodus 3620 Next he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle Exodus 3621 Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide Exodus 3622 Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way Exodus 3623 He constructed twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle Exodus 3624 with forty silver bases to put under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame one under each tenon Exodus 3625 For the second side of the tabernacle the north side he made twenty frames Exodus 3626 and forty silver bases—two bases under each frame Exodus 3627 He made six frames for the rear of the tabernacle the west side Exodus 3628 and two frames for the two back corners of the tabernacle Exodus 3629 coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring He made both corners in this way Exodus 3630 So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame Exodus 3631 He also made five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle Exodus 3632 five for those on the other side and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle to the west Exodus 3633 He made the central crossbar to run through the center of the frames from one end to the other Exodus 3634 And he overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars He also overlaid the crossbars with gold Exodus 3635 Next he made the veil of blue purple and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen with cherubim skillfully worked into it Exodus 3636 He also made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold along with gold hooks and he cast four silver bases for the posts Exodus 3637 For the entrance to the tent he made a curtain embroidered with blue purple and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen Exodus 3638 together with five posts and their hooks He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold and their five bases were bronze Exodus 371 Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long a cubit and a half wide and a cubit and a half high Exodus 372 He overlaid it with pure gold both inside and out and made a gold molding around it Exodus 373 And he cast four gold rings for its four feet two rings on one side and two on the other Exodus 374 Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold Exodus 375 He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it Exodus 376 He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide Exodus 377 He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat Exodus 378 one cherub on one end and one on the other all made from one piece of gold Exodus 379 And the cherubim had wings that spread upward overshadowing the mercy seat The cherubim faced each other looking toward the mercy seat Exodus 3710 He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high Exodus 3711 He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it Exodus 3712 And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim Exodus 3713 He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs Exodus 3714 The rings were placed close to the rim to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table Exodus 3715 He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold Exodus 3716 He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold its plates and dishes as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings Exodus 3717 Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold all of one piece its base and shaft its cups and its buds and petals Exodus 3718 Six branches extended from the sides three on one side and three on the other Exodus 3719 There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch each with buds and petals three on the next branch and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand Exodus 3720 And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals Exodus 3721 A bud was under the first pair of branches that extended from the lampstand a bud under the second pair and a bud under the third pair Exodus 3722 The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand hammered out of pure gold Exodus 3723 He also made its seven lamps its wick trimmers and trays of pure gold Exodus 3724 He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold Exodus 3725 He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood It was square a cubit long a cubit wide and two cubits high Its horns were of one piece Exodus 3726 And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns Then he made a molding of gold around it Exodus 3727 He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it Exodus 3728 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold Exodus 3729 He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure fragrant incense the work of a perfumer Exodus 381 Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood It was square five cubits long five cubits wide and three cubits high Exodus 382 He made a horn at each of its four corners so that the horns and altar were of one piece and he overlaid the altar with bronze Exodus 383 He made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots shovels sprinkling bowls meat forks and firepans Exodus 384 He made a grate of bronze mesh for the altar under its ledge halfway up from the bottom Exodus 385 At the four corners of the bronze grate he cast four rings as holders for the poles Exodus 386 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze Exodus 387 Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it He made the altar with boards so that it was hollow Exodus 388 Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Exodus 389 Then he constructed the courtyard The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen Exodus 3810 with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts Exodus 3811 The north side was also a hundred cubits long with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases The hooks and bands of the posts were silver Exodus 3812 The west side was fifty cubits long and had curtains with ten posts and ten bases The hooks and bands of the posts were silver Exodus 3813 And the east side toward the sunrise was also fifty cubits long Exodus 3814 The curtains on one side of the entrance were fifteen cubits long with three posts and three bases Exodus 3815 And the curtains on the other side were also fifteen cubits long with three posts and three bases as well Exodus 3816 All the curtains around the courtyard were made of finely spun linen Exodus 3817 The bases for the posts were bronze the hooks and bands were silver and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver So all the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver Exodus 3818 The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was embroidered with blue purple and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen It was twenty cubits long and like the curtains of the courtyard five cubits high Exodus 3819 with four posts and four bronze bases Their hooks were silver as well as the bands and the plating of their tops Exodus 3820 All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze Exodus 3821 This is the inventory for the tabernacle the tabernacle of the Testimony as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest Exodus 3822 Bezalel son of Uri the son of Hur of the tribe of Judah made everything that the LORD had commanded Moses Exodus 3823 With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan an engraver designer and embroiderer in blue purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen Exodus 3824 All the gold from the wave offering used for the work on the sanctuary totaled 29 talents and 730 shekels according to the sanctuary shekel Exodus 3825 The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1775 shekels according to the sanctuary shekel— Exodus 3826 a beka per person that is half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered a total of 603550 men Exodus 3827 The hundred talents of silver were used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil—100 bases from the 100 talents one talent per base Exodus 3828 With the 1775 shekels of silver he made the hooks for the posts overlaid their tops and supplied bands for them Exodus 3829 The bronze from the wave offering totaled 70 talents and 2400 shekels Exodus 3830 He used it to make the bases for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting the bronze altar and its bronze grating all the utensils for the altar Exodus 3831 the bases for the surrounding courtyard and its gate and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and its surrounding courtyard Exodus 391 From the blue purple and scarlet yarn they made specially woven garments for ministry in the sanctuary as well as the holy garments for Aaron just as the LORD had commanded Moses Exodus 392 Bezalel made the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold and with blue purple and scarlet yarn Exodus 393 They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to interweave with the blue purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen—the work of a skilled craftsman Exodus 394 They made shoulder pieces for the ephod which were attached at two of its corners so it could be fastened Exodus 395 And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod was of one piece with the ephod of the same workmanship—with gold with blue purple and scarlet yarn and with finely spun linen just as the LORD had commanded Moses Exodus 396 They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel Exodus 397 Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel as the LORD had commanded Moses Exodus 398 He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod with gold with blue purple and scarlet yarn and with finely spun linen Exodus 399 It was square when folded over double a span long and a span wide Exodus 3910 And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones The first row had a ruby a topaz and an emerald Exodus 3911 the second row had a turquoise a sapphire and a diamond Exodus 3912 the third row had a jacinth an agate and an amethyst Exodus 3913 and the fourth row had a beryl an onyx and a jasper These stones were mounted in gold filigree settings Exodus 3914 The twelve stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel Each stone was engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes Exodus 3915 For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold Exodus 3916 They also made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings and fastened the two rings to the two corners of the breastpiece Exodus 3917 Then they fastened the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece Exodus 3918 and they fastened the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front Exodus 3919 They made two more gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod Exodus 3920 They made two additional gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod on its front near the seam just above its woven waistband Exodus 3921 Then they tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn so that the breastpiece was above the waistband of the ephod and would not swing out from the ephod just as the LORD had commanded Moses Exodus 3922 They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth the work of a weaver Exodus 3923 with an opening in the center of the robe like that of a garment with a collar around the opening so that it would not tear Exodus 3924 They made pomegranates of blue purple and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen on the lower hem of the robe Exodus 3925 They also made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates Exodus 3926 alternating the bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry just as the LORD had commanded Moses Exodus 3927 For Aaron and his sons they made tunics of fine linen the work of a weaver Exodus 3928 as well as the turban of fine linen the ornate headbands and undergarments of finely spun linen Exodus 3929 and the sash of finely spun linen embroidered with blue purple and scarlet yarn just as the LORD had commanded Moses Exodus 3930 They also made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold and they engraved on it like an inscription on a seal HOLY TO THE LORD Exodus 3931 Then they fastened to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban just as the LORD had commanded Moses Exodus 3932 So all the work for the tabernacle the Tent of Meeting was completed The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses Exodus 3933 Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses the tent with all its furnishings its clasps its frames its crossbars and its posts and bases Exodus 3934 the covering of ram skins dyed red the covering of fine leather and the veil of the covering Exodus 3935 the ark of the Testimony with its poles and the mercy seat Exodus 3936 the table with all its utensils and the Bread of the Presence Exodus 3937 the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils as well as the oil for the light Exodus 3938 the gold altar the anointing oil the fragrant incense and the curtain for the entrance to the tent Exodus 3939 the bronze altar with its bronze grating its poles and all its utensils the basin with its stand Exodus 3940 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases the curtain for the gate of the courtyard its ropes and tent pegs and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle the Tent of Meeting Exodus 3941 and the woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests Exodus 3942 The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses Exodus 3943 And Moses inspected all the work and saw that they had accomplished it just as the LORD had commanded So Moses blessed them Exodus 401 Then the LORD said to Moses Exodus 402 “On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle the Tent of Meeting Exodus 403 Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil Exodus 404 Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement bring in the lampstand as well and set up its lamps Exodus 405 Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle Exodus 406 Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle the Tent of Meeting Exodus 407 And place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it Exodus 408 Set up the surrounding courtyard and hang the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard Exodus 409 Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it consecrate it along with all its furnishings and it shall be holy Exodus 4010 Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils consecrate the altar and it shall be most holy Exodus 4011 Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them Exodus 4012 Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water Exodus 4013 And you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments anoint him and consecrate him so that he may serve Me as a priest Exodus 4014 Bring his sons forward and clothe them with tunics Exodus 4015 Anoint them just as you anointed their father so that they may also serve Me as priests Their anointing will qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations” Exodus 4016 Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him Exodus 4017 So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year Exodus 4018 When Moses set up the tabernacle he laid its bases positioned its frames inserted its crossbars and set up its posts Exodus 4019 Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent just as the LORD had commanded him Exodus 4020 Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark attaching the poles to the ark and he set the mercy seat atop the ark Exodus 4021 Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle put up the veil for the screen and shielded off the ark of the Testimony just as the LORD had commanded him Exodus 4022 Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle outside the veil Exodus 4023 He arranged the bread on it before the LORD just as the LORD had commanded him Exodus 4024 He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle Exodus 4025 and set up the lamps before the LORD just as the LORD had commanded him Exodus 4026 Moses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting in front of the veil Exodus 4027 and he burned fragrant incense on it just as the LORD had commanded him Exodus 4028 Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle Exodus 4029 He placed the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle the Tent of Meeting and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering just as the LORD had commanded him Exodus 4030 He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing Exodus 4031 and from it Moses Aaron and his sons washed their hands and feet Exodus 4032 They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar just as the LORD had commanded Moses Exodus 4033 And Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar and he hung the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard So Moses finished the work Exodus 4034 Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle Exodus 4035 Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle Exodus 4036 Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey Exodus 4037 If the cloud was not lifted they would not set out until the day it was taken up Exodus 4038 For the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day and fire was in the cloud by night in the sight of all the house of Israel through all their journeys Leviticus 11 Then the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting saying Leviticus 12 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them When any of you brings an offering to the LORD you may bring as your offering an animal from the herd or the flock Leviticus 13 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd he is to present an unblemished male He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD Leviticus 14 He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him Leviticus 15 And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Leviticus 16 Next he is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces Leviticus 17 The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire Leviticus 18 Then Aaron’s sons the priests are to arrange the pieces including the head and the fat atop the burning wood on the altar Leviticus 19 The entrails and legs must be washed with water and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering a food offering a pleasing aroma to the LORD Leviticus 110 If however one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male Leviticus 111 He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD and Aaron’s sons the priests are to splatter its blood against the altar on all sides Leviticus 112 He is to cut the animal into pieces and the priest shall arrange them including the head and fat atop the burning wood that is on the altar Leviticus 113 The entrails and legs must be washed with water and the priest shall present all of it and burn it on the altar it is a burnt offering a food offering a pleasing aroma to the LORD Leviticus 114 If instead one’s offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds he is to present a turtledove or a young pigeon Leviticus 115 Then the priest shall bring it to the altar twist off its head and burn it on the altar its blood should be drained out on the side of the altar Leviticus 116 And he is to remove the crop with its contents and throw it to the east side of the altar in the place for ashes Leviticus 117 He shall tear it open by its wings without dividing the bird completely And the priest is to burn it on the altar atop the burning wood It is a burnt offering a food offering a pleasing aroma to the LORD Leviticus 21 “When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD his offering must consist of fine flour He is to pour olive oil on it put frankincense on it Leviticus 22 and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil together with all the frankincense and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar a food offering a pleasing aroma to the LORD Leviticus 23 The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD Leviticus 24 Now if you bring an offering of grain baked in an oven it must consist of fine flour either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil Leviticus 25 If your offering is a grain offering prepared on a griddle it must be unleavened bread made of fine flour mixed with oil Leviticus 26 Crumble it and pour oil on it it is a grain offering Leviticus 27 If your offering is a grain offering cooked in a pan it must consist of fine flour with oil Leviticus 28 When you bring to the LORD the grain offering made in any of these ways it is to be presented to the priest and he shall take it to the altar Leviticus 29 The priest is to remove the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar as a food offering a pleasing aroma to the LORD Leviticus 210 But the remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD Leviticus 211 No grain offering that you present to the LORD may be made with leaven for you are not to burn any leaven or honey as a food offering to the LORD Leviticus 212 You may bring them to the LORD as an offering of firstfruits but they must not go up on the altar as a pleasing aroma Leviticus 213 And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering you are to add salt to each of your offerings Leviticus 214 If you bring a grain offering of firstfruits to the LORD you shall offer crushed heads of new grain roasted on the fire Leviticus 215 And you are to put oil and frankincense on it it is a grain offering Leviticus 216 The priest shall then burn the memorial portion of the crushed grain and the oil together with all its frankincense as a food offering to the LORD Leviticus 31 “If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd whether male or female he must present it without blemish before the LORD Leviticus 32 He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar Leviticus 33 From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the LORD the fat that covers the entrails all the fat that is on them Leviticus 34 both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins and the lobe of the liver which he is to remove with the kidneys Leviticus 35 Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood as a food offering a pleasing aroma to the LORD Leviticus 36 If however one’s peace offering to the LORD is from the flock he must present a male or female without blemish Leviticus 37 If he is presenting a lamb for his offering he must present it before the LORD Leviticus 38 He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar Leviticus 39 And from the peace offering he shall bring a food offering to the LORD consisting of its fat the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone the fat that covers the entrails all the fat that is on them Leviticus 310 both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins and the lobe of the liver which he is to remove with the kidneys Leviticus 311 Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food a food offering to the LORD Leviticus 312 If one’s offering is a goat he is to present it before the LORD Leviticus 313 He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar Leviticus 314 And from his offering he shall present a food offering to the LORD the fat that covers the entrails all the fat that is on them Leviticus 315 both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins and the lobe of the liver which he is to remove with the kidneys Leviticus 316 Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as a food offering a pleasing aroma All the fat is the LORD’s Leviticus 317 This is a permanent statute for the generations to come wherever you live You must not eat any fat or any blood” Leviticus 41 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 42 “Tell the Israelites to do as follows with one who sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s commandments and does what is forbidden by them Leviticus 43 If the anointed priest sins bringing guilt on the people he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed Leviticus 44 He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD lay his hand on the bull’s head and slaughter it before the LORD Leviticus 45 Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the Tent of Meeting Leviticus 46 The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil of the sanctuary Leviticus 47 The priest must then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting And he is to pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Leviticus 48 Then he shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering—the fat that covers the entrails all the fat that is on them Leviticus 49 both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins and the lobe of the liver which he is to remove with the kidneys— Leviticus 410 just as the fat is removed from the ox of the peace offering Then the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering Leviticus 411 But the hide of the bull and all its flesh with its head and legs and its entrails and dung— Leviticus 412 all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place where the ashes are poured out and there he must burn it on a wood fire on the ash heap Leviticus 413 Now if the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly so that they violate any of the LORD’s commandments and incur guilt by doing what is forbidden Leviticus 414 when they become aware of the sin they have committed then the assembly must bring a young bull as a sin offering and present it before the Tent of Meeting Leviticus 415 The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD Leviticus 416 Then the anointed priest is to bring some of the bull’s blood into the Tent of Meeting Leviticus 417 and he is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil Leviticus 418 He is also to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting and he must pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Leviticus 419 And he is to remove all the fat from it and burn it on the altar Leviticus 420 He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf and they will be forgiven Leviticus 421 Then he is to take the bull outside the camp and burn it just as he burned the first bull It is the sin offering for the assembly Leviticus 422 When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the commandments of the LORD his God he incurs guilt Leviticus 423 When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering Leviticus 424 He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD It is a sin offering Leviticus 425 Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar Leviticus 426 He must burn all its fat on the altar like the fat of the peace offerings thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin and he will be forgiven Leviticus 427 And if one of the common people sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the LORD’s commandments he incurs guilt Leviticus 428 When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed he must bring an unblemished female goat as his offering for that sin Leviticus 429 He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering Leviticus 430 Then the priest is to take some of its blood with his finger put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar Leviticus 431 Then he is to remove all the fat just as it is removed from the peace offering and the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD In this way the priest will make atonement for him and he will be forgiven Leviticus 432 If however he brings a lamb as a sin offering he must bring an unblemished female Leviticus 433 And he is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered Leviticus 434 Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar Leviticus 435 And he shall remove all the fat just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings and he shall burn it on the altar along with the food offerings to the LORD In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed and he will be forgiven Leviticus 51 “If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed whether he has seen it or learned of it he shall bear the iniquity Leviticus 52 Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it he is unclean and guilty Leviticus 53 Or if he touches human uncleanness—anything by which one becomes unclean—even if he is unaware of it when he realizes it he is guilty Leviticus 54 Or if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil—in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath—even if he is unaware of it when he realizes it he is guilty in the matter Leviticus 55 If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways he must confess the sin he has committed Leviticus 56 and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin Leviticus 57 If however he cannot afford a lamb he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering Leviticus 58 He is to bring them to the priest who shall first present the one for the sin offering He is to twist its head at the front of its neck without severing it Leviticus 59 then he is to sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar while the rest of the blood is drained out at the base of the altar It is a sin offering Leviticus 510 And the priest must prepare the second bird as a burnt offering according to the ordinance In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed and he will be forgiven Leviticus 511 But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons he may bring a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it because it is a sin offering Leviticus 512 He is to bring it to the priest who shall take a handful from it as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar atop the food offerings to the LORD it is a sin offering Leviticus 513 In this way the priest will make atonement for him for any of these sins he has committed and he will be forgiven The remainder will belong to the priest like the grain offering” Leviticus 514 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 515 “If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD an unblemished ram from the flock of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel it is a guilt offering Leviticus 516 Regarding any holy thing he has harmed he must make restitution by adding a fifth of its value to it and giving it to the priest who will make atonement on his behalf with the ram as a guilt offering and he will be forgiven Leviticus 517 If someone sins and violates any of the LORD’s commandments even though he was unaware he is guilty and shall bear his punishment Leviticus 518 He is to bring to the priest an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock as a guilt offering Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the wrong he has committed in ignorance and he will be forgiven Leviticus 519 It is a guilt offering he was certainly guilty before the LORD” Leviticus 61 And the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 62 “If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen or if he extorts his neighbor Leviticus 63 or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit— Leviticus 64 once he has sinned and becomes guilty he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion or the deposit entrusted to him or the lost property he found Leviticus 65 or anything else about which he has sworn falsely He must make restitution in full add a fifth of the value and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt Leviticus 66 Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock Leviticus 67 In this way the priest will make atonement for him before the LORD and he will be forgiven for anything he may have done to incur guilt” Leviticus 68 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 69 “Command Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the burnt offering The burnt offering is to remain on the hearth of the altar all night until morning and the fire must be kept burning on the altar Leviticus 610 And the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it Leviticus 611 Then he must take off his garments put on other clothes and carry the ashes outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place Leviticus 612 The fire on the altar shall be kept burning it must not be extinguished Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire arrange the burnt offering on it and burn the fat portions of the peace offerings on it Leviticus 613 The fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually it must not be extinguished Leviticus 614 Now this is the law of the grain offering Aaron’s sons shall present it before the LORD in front of the altar Leviticus 615 The priest is to remove a handful of fine flour and olive oil together with all the frankincense from the grain offering and burn the memorial portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD Leviticus 616 Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting Leviticus 617 It must not be baked with leaven I have assigned it as their portion of My food offerings It is most holy like the sin offering and the guilt offering Leviticus 618 Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it This is a permanent portion from the food offerings to the LORD for the generations to come Anything that touches them will become holy” Leviticus 619 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 620 “This is the offering that Aaron and his sons must present to the LORD on the day he is anointed a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering half of it in the morning and half in the evening Leviticus 621 It shall be prepared with oil on a griddle you are to bring it wellkneaded and present it as a grain offering broken in pieces a pleasing aroma to the LORD Leviticus 622 The priest who is one of Aaron’s sons and will be anointed to take his place is to prepare it As a permanent portion for the LORD it must be burned completely Leviticus 623 Every grain offering for a priest shall be burned completely it is not to be eaten” Leviticus 624 And the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 625 “Tell Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the sin offering In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered the sin offering shall be slaughtered before the LORD it is most holy Leviticus 626 The priest who offers it shall eat it it must be eaten in a holy place in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting Leviticus 627 Anything that touches its flesh will become holy and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment you must wash it in a holy place Leviticus 628 The clay pot in which the sin offering is boiled must be broken if it is boiled in a bronze pot the pot must be scoured and rinsed with water Leviticus 629 Any male among the priests may eat it it is most holy Leviticus 630 But no sin offering may be eaten if its blood has been brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place it must be burned Leviticus 71 “Now this is the law of the guilt offering which is most holy Leviticus 72 The guilt offering must be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered and the priest shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar Leviticus 73 And all the fat from it shall be offered the fat tail the fat that covers the entrails Leviticus 74 both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins and the lobe of the liver which is to be removed with the kidneys Leviticus 75 The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering to the LORD it is a guilt offering Leviticus 76 Every male among the priests may eat of it It must be eaten in a holy place it is most holy Leviticus 77 The guilt offering is like the sin offering the same law applies to both It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it Leviticus 78 As for the priest who presents a burnt offering for anyone the hide of that offering belongs to him Leviticus 79 Likewise every grain offering that is baked in an oven or cooked in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it Leviticus 710 and every grain offering whether dry or mixed with oil belongs equally to all the sons of Aaron Leviticus 711 Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD Leviticus 712 If he offers it in thanksgiving then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil unleavened wafers coated with oil and wellkneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil Leviticus 713 Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread Leviticus 714 From the cakes he must present one portion of each offering as a contribution to the LORD It belongs to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering Leviticus 715 The meat of the sacrifice of his peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day he offers it none of it may be left until morning Leviticus 716 If however the sacrifice he offers is a vow or a freewill offering it shall be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice but the remainder may be eaten on the next day Leviticus 717 But any meat of the sacrifice remaining until the third day must be burned up Leviticus 718 If any of the meat from his peace offering is eaten on the third day it will not be accepted It will not be credited to the one who presented it it shall be an abomination and the one who eats of it shall bear his iniquity Leviticus 719 Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten it is to be burned up As for any other meat anyone who is ceremonially clean may eat it Leviticus 720 But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD that person must be cut off from his people Leviticus 721 If one touches anything unclean whether human uncleanness an unclean animal or any unclean detestable thing and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD that person must be cut off from his people” Leviticus 722 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 723 “Speak to the Israelites and say ‘You are not to eat any of the fat of an ox a sheep or a goat Leviticus 724 The fat of an animal found dead or mauled by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose but you must not eat it Leviticus 725 If anyone eats the fat of an animal from which a food offering may be presented to the LORD the one who eats it must be cut off from his people Leviticus 726 You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings Leviticus 727 If anyone eats blood that person must be cut off from his people’” Leviticus 728 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 729 “Speak to the Israelites and say ‘Anyone who presents a peace offering to the LORD must bring it as his sacrifice to the LORD Leviticus 730 With his own hands he is to bring the food offerings to the LORD he shall bring the fat together with the breast and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD Leviticus 731 The priest is to burn the fat on the altar but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons Leviticus 732 And you are to give the right thigh to the priest as a contribution from your peace offering Leviticus 733 The son of Aaron who presents the blood and fat of the peace offering shall have the right thigh as a portion Leviticus 734 I have taken from the sons of Israel the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution of their peace offerings and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons as a permanent portion from the sons of Israel’” Leviticus 735 This is the portion of the food offerings to the LORD for Aaron and his sons since the day they were presented to serve the LORD as priests Leviticus 736 On the day they were anointed the LORD commanded that this be given them by the sons of Israel It is a permanent portion for the generations to come Leviticus 737 This is the law of the burnt offering the grain offering the sin offering the guilt offering the ordination offering and the peace offering Leviticus 738 which the LORD gave Moses on Mount Sinai on the day He commanded the Israelites to present their offerings to the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai Leviticus 81 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 82 “Take Aaron and his sons their garments the anointing oil the bull of the sin offering the two rams and the basket of unleavened bread Leviticus 83 and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting” Leviticus 84 So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him and the assembly gathered at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Leviticus 85 And Moses said to them “This is what the LORD has commanded to be done” Leviticus 86 Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water Leviticus 87 He put the tunic on Aaron tied the sash around him clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him Leviticus 88 Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece Leviticus 89 Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate the holy diadem on the front of the turban as the LORD had commanded him Leviticus 810 Next Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it and so he consecrated them Leviticus 811 He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times anointing the altar and all its utensils and the basin with its stand to consecrate them Leviticus 812 He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him Leviticus 813 Then Moses presented Aaron’s sons put tunics on them wrapped sashes around them and tied headbands on them just as the LORD had commanded him Leviticus 814 Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head Leviticus 815 Moses slaughtered the bull took some of the blood and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar purifying the altar He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it Leviticus 816 Moses also took all the fat that was on the entrails the lobe of the liver and both kidneys and their fat and burned it all on the altar Leviticus 817 But the bull with its hide flesh and dung he burned outside the camp as the LORD had commanded him Leviticus 818 Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head Leviticus 819 Moses slaughtered the ram and splattered the blood on all sides of the altar Leviticus 820 He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head the pieces and the fat Leviticus 821 He washed the entrails and legs with water and burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering a pleasing aroma a food offering to the LORD just as the LORD had commanded Moses Leviticus 822 After that Moses presented the other ram the ram of ordination and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head Leviticus 823 Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot Leviticus 824 Moses also presented Aaron’s sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet Then he splattered the blood on all sides of the altar Leviticus 825 And Moses took the fat—the fat tail all the fat that was on the entrails the lobe of the liver and both kidneys with their fat—as well as the right thigh Leviticus 826 And from the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD he took one cake of unleavened bread one cake of bread made with oil and one wafer and he placed them on the fat portions and on the right thigh Leviticus 827 He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering Leviticus 828 Then Moses took these from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering This was an ordination offering a pleasing aroma a food offering to the LORD Leviticus 829 He also took the breast—Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination—and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering as the LORD had commanded him Leviticus 830 Next Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments So he consecrated Aaron and his garments as well as Aaron’s sons and their garments Leviticus 831 And Moses said to Aaron and his sons “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings as I commanded saying ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it’ Leviticus 832 Then you must burn up the remainder of the meat and bread Leviticus 833 You must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days until the days of your ordination are complete for it will take seven days to ordain you Leviticus 834 What has been done today has been commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement on your behalf Leviticus 835 You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die for this is what I have been commanded” Leviticus 836 So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses Leviticus 91 On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel Leviticus 92 He said to Aaron “Take for yourself a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering both without blemish and present them before the LORD Leviticus 93 Then speak to the Israelites and say ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without blemish—for a burnt offering Leviticus 94 an ox and a ram for a peace offering to sacrifice before the LORD and a grain offering mixed with oil For today the LORD will appear to you’” Leviticus 95 So they took what Moses had commanded to the front of the Tent of Meeting and the whole congregation drew near and stood before the LORD Leviticus 96 And Moses said “This is what the LORD has commanded you to do so that the glory of the LORD may appear to you” Leviticus 97 Then Moses said to Aaron “Approach the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to make atonement for yourself and for the people And sacrifice the people’s offering to make atonement for them as the LORD has commanded” Leviticus 98 So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself Leviticus 99 The sons of Aaron brought the blood to him and he dipped his finger in the blood and applied it to the horns of the altar And he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar Leviticus 910 On the altar he burned the fat the kidneys and the lobe of the liver from the sin offering as the LORD had commanded Moses Leviticus 911 But he burned up the flesh and the hide outside the camp Leviticus 912 Then Aaron slaughtered the burnt offering His sons brought him the blood and he splattered it on all sides of the altar Leviticus 913 They brought him the burnt offering piece by piece including the head and he burned them on the altar Leviticus 914 He washed the entrails and the legs and burned them atop the burnt offering on the altar Leviticus 915 Aaron then presented the people’s offering He took the male goat for the people’s sin offering slaughtered it and offered it for sin like the first one Leviticus 916 He presented the burnt offering and offered it according to the ordinance Leviticus 917 Next he presented the grain offering took a handful of it and burned it on the altar in addition to the morning’s burnt offering Leviticus 918 Then he slaughtered the ox and the ram as the people’s peace offering His sons brought him the blood and he splattered it on all sides of the altar Leviticus 919 They also brought the fat portions from the ox and the ram—the fat tail the fat covering the entrails the kidneys and the lobe of the liver— Leviticus 920 and placed these on the breasts Aaron burned the fat portions on the altar Leviticus 921 but he waved the breasts and the right thigh as a wave offering before the LORD as Moses had commanded Leviticus 922 Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them And having made the sin offering the burnt offering and the peace offering he stepped down Leviticus 923 Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting When they came out they blessed the people and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people Leviticus 924 Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar And when all the people saw it they shouted for joy and fell facedown Leviticus 101 Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers put fire in them and added incense and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD contrary to His command Leviticus 102 So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them and they died in the presence of the LORD Leviticus 103 Then Moses said to Aaron “This is what the LORD meant when He said ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory’” But Aaron remained silent Leviticus 104 Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel and said to them “Come here carry the bodies of your cousins outside the camp away from the front of the sanctuary” Leviticus 105 So they came forward and carried them still in their tunics outside the camp as Moses had directed Leviticus 106 Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments or else you will die and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation But your brothers the whole house of Israel may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited Leviticus 107 You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting or you will die for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you” So they did as Moses instructed Leviticus 108 Then the LORD said to Aaron Leviticus 109 “You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting or else you will die this is a permanent statute for the generations to come Leviticus 1010 You must distinguish between the holy and the common between the clean and the unclean Leviticus 1011 so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses” Leviticus 1012 And Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons Eleazar and Ithamar “Take the grain offering that remains from the food offerings to the LORD and eat it without leaven beside the altar because it is most holy Leviticus 1013 You shall eat it in a holy place because it is your share and your sons’ share of the food offerings to the LORD for this is what I have been commanded Leviticus 1014 And you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution in a ceremonially clean place because these portions have been assigned to you and your children from the peace offerings of the sons of Israel Leviticus 1015 They are to bring the thigh of the contribution and the breast of the wave offering together with the fat portions of the food offerings to wave as a wave offering before the LORD It will belong permanently to you and your children as the LORD has commanded” Leviticus 1016 Later Moses searched carefully for the goat of the sin offering and behold it had been burned up He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar Aaron’s remaining sons and asked Leviticus 1017 “Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the holy place For it is most holy it was given to you to take away the guilt of the congregation by making atonement for them before the LORD Leviticus 1018 Since its blood was not brought inside the holy place you should have eaten it in the sanctuary area as I commanded” Leviticus 1019 But Aaron replied to Moses “Behold this very day they presented their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD Since these things have happened to me if I had eaten the sin offering today would it have been acceptable in the sight of the LORD” Leviticus 1020 And when Moses heard this explanation he was satisfied Leviticus 111 The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron telling them Leviticus 112 “Say to the Israelites ‘Of all the beasts of the earth these ones you may eat Leviticus 113 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud Leviticus 114 But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof you are not to eat the following The camel though it chews the cud does not have a divided hoof it is unclean for you Leviticus 115 The rock badger though it chews the cud does not have a divided hoof it is unclean for you Leviticus 116 The rabbit though it chews the cud does not have a divided hoof it is unclean for you Leviticus 117 And the pig though it has a split hoof completely divided does not chew the cud it is unclean for you Leviticus 118 You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses they are unclean for you Leviticus 119 Of all the creatures that live in the water whether in the seas or in the streams you may eat anything with fins and scales Leviticus 1110 But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales Leviticus 1111 They shall be an abomination to you you must not eat their meat and you must detest their carcasses Leviticus 1112 Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you Leviticus 1113 Additionally you are to detest the following birds and they must not be eaten because they are detestable the eagle the bearded vulture the black vulture Leviticus 1114 the kite any kind of falcon Leviticus 1115 any kind of raven Leviticus 1116 the ostrich the screech owl the gull any kind of hawk Leviticus 1117 the little owl the cormorant the great owl Leviticus 1118 the white owl the desert owl the osprey Leviticus 1119 the stork any kind of heron the hoopoe and the bat Leviticus 1120 All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you Leviticus 1121 However you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground Leviticus 1122 Of these you may eat any kind of locust katydid cricket or grasshopper Leviticus 1123 All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you Leviticus 1124 These creatures will make you unclean Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening Leviticus 1125 and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes and he will be unclean until evening Leviticus 1126 Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you Whoever touches any of them will be unclean Leviticus 1127 All the fourfooted animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening Leviticus 1128 and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes and he will be unclean until evening They are unclean for you Leviticus 1129 The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you the mole the mouse any kind of great lizard Leviticus 1130 the gecko the monitor lizard the common lizard the skink and the chameleon Leviticus 1131 These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening Leviticus 1132 When one of them dies and falls on something that article becomes unclean any article of wood clothing leather sackcloth or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening then it will be clean Leviticus 1133 If any of them falls into a clay pot everything in it will be unclean you must break the pot Leviticus 1134 Any food coming into contact with water from that pot will be unclean and any drink in such a container will be unclean Leviticus 1135 Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean If it is an oven or cooking pot it must be smashed it is unclean and will remain unclean for you Leviticus 1136 Nevertheless a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean Leviticus 1137 If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing the seed is clean Leviticus 1138 but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it it is unclean for you Leviticus 1139 If an animal that you may eat dies anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening Leviticus 1140 Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening Leviticus 1141 Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable it must not be eaten Leviticus 1142 Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet for such creatures are detestable Leviticus 1143 Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature do not become unclean or defiled by them Leviticus 1144 For I am the LORD your God consecrate yourselves therefore and be holy because I am holy You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground Leviticus 1145 For I am the LORD who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God therefore be holy because I am holy Leviticus 1146 This is the law regarding animals birds all living creatures that move in the water and all creatures that crawl along the ground Leviticus 1147 You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean between animals that may be eaten and those that may not’” Leviticus 121 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 122 “Say to the Israelites ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days as she is during the days of her menstruation Leviticus 123 And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised Leviticus 124 The woman shall continue in purification from her bleeding for thirtythree days She must not touch anything sacred or go into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are complete Leviticus 125 If however she gives birth to a daughter the woman will be unclean for two weeks as she is during her menstruation Then she must continue in purification from her bleeding for sixtysix days Leviticus 126 When the days of her purification are complete whether for a son or for a daughter she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting a yearold lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering Leviticus 127 And the priest will present them before the LORD and make atonement for her and she shall be ceremonially cleansed from her flow of blood This is the law for a woman giving birth whether to a male or to a female Leviticus 128 But if she cannot afford a lamb she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering Then the priest will make atonement for her and she will be clean’” Leviticus 131 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron Leviticus 132 “When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that may be an infectious skin disease he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest Leviticus 133 The priest is to examine the infection on his skin and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin it is a skin disease After the priest examines him he must pronounce him unclean Leviticus 134 If however the spot on his skin is white and does not appear to be deeper than the skin and the hair in it has not turned white the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days Leviticus 135 On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him and if he sees that the infection is unchanged and has not spread on the skin the priest must isolate him for another seven days Leviticus 136 The priest will examine him again on the seventh day and if the sore has faded and has not spread on the skin the priest shall pronounce him clean it is a rash The person must wash his clothes and be clean Leviticus 137 But if the rash spreads further on his skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing he must present himself again to the priest Leviticus 138 The priest will reexamine him and if the rash has spread on the skin the priest must pronounce him unclean it is a skin disease Leviticus 139 When anyone develops a skin disease he must be brought to the priest Leviticus 1310 The priest will examine him and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white and there is raw flesh in the swelling Leviticus 1311 it is a chronic skin disease and the priest must pronounce him unclean He need not isolate him for he is unclean Leviticus 1312 But if the skin disease breaks out all over his skin so that it covers all the skin of the infected person from head to foot as far as the priest can see Leviticus 1313 the priest shall examine him and if the disease has covered his entire body he is to pronounce the infected person clean Since it has all turned white he is clean Leviticus 1314 But whenever raw flesh appears on someone he will be unclean Leviticus 1315 When the priest sees the raw flesh he must pronounce him unclean The raw flesh is unclean it is a skin disease Leviticus 1316 But if the raw flesh changes and turns white he must go to the priest Leviticus 1317 The priest will reexamine him and if the infection has turned white the priest is to pronounce the infected person clean then he is clean Leviticus 1318 When a boil appears on someone’s skin and it heals Leviticus 1319 and a white swelling or a reddishwhite spot develops where the boil was he must present himself to the priest Leviticus 1320 The priest shall examine it and if it appears to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white the priest shall pronounce him unclean it is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil Leviticus 1321 But when the priest examines it if there is no white hair in it and it is not beneath the skin and has faded the priest shall isolate him for seven days Leviticus 1322 If it spreads any further on the skin the priest must pronounce him unclean it is an infection Leviticus 1323 But if the spot remains unchanged and does not spread it is only the scar from the boil and the priest shall pronounce him clean Leviticus 1324 When there is a burn on someone’s skin and the raw area of the burn becomes reddishwhite or white Leviticus 1325 the priest must examine it If the hair in the spot has turned white and the spot appears to be deeper than the skin it is a disease that has broken out in the burn The priest must pronounce him unclean it is a diseased infection Leviticus 1326 But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot and it is not beneath the skin but has faded the priest shall isolate him for seven days Leviticus 1327 On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him and if it has spread further on the skin the priest must pronounce him unclean it is a diseased infection Leviticus 1328 But if the spot is unchanged and has not spread on the skin but has faded it is a swelling from the burn and the priest is to pronounce him clean for it is only the scar from the burn Leviticus 1329 If a man or woman has an infection on the head or chin Leviticus 1330 the priest shall examine the infection and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and the hair in it is yellow and thin the priest must pronounce him unclean it is a scaly outbreak an infectious disease of the head or chin Leviticus 1331 But if the priest examines the scaly infection and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin and there is no black hair in it the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days Leviticus 1332 On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine the infection and if the scaly outbreak has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin Leviticus 1333 then the person must shave himself except for the scaly area Then the priest shall isolate him for another seven days Leviticus 1334 On the seventh day the priest shall examine the scaly outbreak and if it has not spread on the skin and does not appear to be deeper than the skin the priest is to pronounce him clean He must wash his clothes and he will be clean Leviticus 1335 If however the scaly outbreak spreads further on the skin after his cleansing Leviticus 1336 the priest is to examine him and if the scaly outbreak has spread on the skin the priest need not look for yellow hair the person is unclean Leviticus 1337 If however in his sight the scaly outbreak is unchanged and black hair has grown in it then it has healed He is clean and the priest is to pronounce him clean Leviticus 1338 When a man or a woman has white spots on the skin Leviticus 1339 the priest shall examine them and if the spots are dull white it is a harmless rash that has broken out on the skin the person is clean Leviticus 1340 Now if a man loses his hair and is bald he is still clean Leviticus 1341 Or if his hairline recedes and he is bald on his forehead he is still clean Leviticus 1342 But if there is a reddishwhite sore on the bald head or forehead it is an infectious disease breaking out on it Leviticus 1343 The priest is to examine him and if the swelling of the infection on his bald head or forehead is reddishwhite like a skin disease Leviticus 1344 the man is diseased he is unclean The priest must pronounce him unclean because of the infection on his head Leviticus 1345 A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose and he must cover his mouth and cry out ‘Unclean unclean’ Leviticus 1346 As long as he has the infection he remains unclean He must live alone in a place outside the camp Leviticus 1347 If any fabric is contaminated with mildew—any wool or linen garment Leviticus 1348 any weave or knit of linen or wool or any article of leather— Leviticus 1349 and if the mark in the fabric leather weave knit or leather article is green or red then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest Leviticus 1350 And the priest is to examine the mildew and isolate the contaminated fabric for seven days Leviticus 1351 On the seventh day the priest shall reexamine it and if the mildew has spread in the fabric weave knit or leather then regardless of how it is used it is a harmful mildew the article is unclean Leviticus 1352 He is to burn the fabric weave or knit whether the contaminated item is wool or linen or leather Since the mildew is harmful the article must be burned up Leviticus 1353 But when the priest reexamines it if the mildew has not spread in the fabric weave knit or leather article Leviticus 1354 the priest is to order the contaminated article to be washed and isolated for another seven days Leviticus 1355 After it has been washed the priest is to reexamine it and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance it is unclean Even though the mildew has not spread you must burn it whether the rot is on the front or back Leviticus 1356 If the priest examines it and the mildew has faded after it has been washed he must cut the contaminated section out of the fabric leather weave or knit Leviticus 1357 But if it reappears in the fabric weave or knit or on any leather article it is spreading You must burn the contaminated article Leviticus 1358 If the mildew disappears from the fabric weave or knit or any leather article after washing then it is to be washed again and it will be clean Leviticus 1359 This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric weave or knit or any leather article for pronouncing it clean or unclean” Leviticus 141 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 142 “This is the law for the one afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing when he is brought to the priest Leviticus 143 The priest is to go outside the camp to examine him and if the skin disease of the afflicted person has healed Leviticus 144 the priest shall order that two live clean birds cedar wood scarlet yarn and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed Leviticus 145 Then the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot Leviticus 146 And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood scarlet yarn and hyssop and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water Leviticus 147 Seven times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the skin disease Then he shall pronounce him clean and release the live bird into the open field Leviticus 148 The one being cleansed must wash his clothes shave off all his hair and bathe with water then he will be ceremonially clean Afterward he may enter the camp but he must remain outside his tent for seven days Leviticus 149 On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head his beard his eyebrows and the rest of his hair He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water and he will be clean Leviticus 1410 On the eighth day he is to bring two unblemished male lambs an unblemished ewe lamb a year old a grain offering of threetenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil and one log of olive oil Leviticus 1411 The priest who performs the cleansing shall present the one to be cleansed together with these offerings before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Leviticus 1412 Then the priest is to take one of the male lambs and present it as a guilt offering along with the log of olive oil and he must wave them as a wave offering before the LORD Leviticus 1413 Then he is to slaughter the lamb in the sanctuary area where the sin offering and burnt offering are slaughtered Like the sin offering the guilt offering belongs to the priest it is most holy Leviticus 1414 The priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot Leviticus 1415 Then the priest shall take some of the log of olive oil pour it into his left palm Leviticus 1416 dip his right forefinger into the oil in his left palm and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD Leviticus 1417 And the priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot on top of the blood of the guilt offering Leviticus 1418 The rest of the oil in his palm the priest is to put on the head of the one to be cleansed to make atonement for him before the LORD Leviticus 1419 Then the priest is to sacrifice the sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from his uncleanness After that the priest shall slaughter the burnt offering Leviticus 1420 and offer it on the altar with the grain offering to make atonement for him and he will be clean Leviticus 1421 If however the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering a log of olive oil Leviticus 1422 and two turtledoves or two young pigeons whichever he can afford one to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering Leviticus 1423 On the eighth day he is to bring them for his cleansing to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD Leviticus 1424 The priest shall take the lamb for the guilt offering along with the log of olive oil and wave them as a wave offering before the LORD Leviticus 1425 And after he slaughters the lamb for the guilt offering the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot Leviticus 1426 Then the priest is to pour some of the oil into his left palm Leviticus 1427 and sprinkle with his right forefinger some of the oil in his left palm seven times before the LORD Leviticus 1428 The priest shall also put some of the oil in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot—on the same places as the blood of the guilt offering Leviticus 1429 The rest of the oil in his palm the priest is to put on the head of the one to be cleansed to make atonement for him before the LORD Leviticus 1430 Then he must sacrifice the turtledoves or young pigeons whichever he can afford Leviticus 1431 one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering together with the grain offering In this way the priest will make atonement before the LORD for the one to be cleansed Leviticus 1432 This is the law for someone who has a skin disease and cannot afford the cost of his cleansing” Leviticus 1433 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron Leviticus 1434 “When you enter the land of Canaan which I am giving you as your possession and I put a contamination of mildew into a house in that land Leviticus 1435 the owner of the house shall come and tell the priest ‘Something like mildew has appeared in my house’ Leviticus 1436 The priest must order that the house be cleared before he enters it to examine the mildew so that nothing in the house will become unclean After this the priest shall go in to inspect the house Leviticus 1437 He is to examine the house and if the mildew on the walls consists of green or red depressions that appear to be beneath the surface of the wall Leviticus 1438 the priest shall go outside the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days Leviticus 1439 On the seventh day the priest is to return and inspect the house If the mildew has spread on the walls Leviticus 1440 he must order that the contaminated stones be pulled out and thrown into an unclean place outside the city Leviticus 1441 And he shall have the inside of the house scraped completely and the plaster that is scraped off dumped into an unclean place outside the city Leviticus 1442 So different stones must be obtained to replace the contaminated ones as well as additional mortar to replaster the house Leviticus 1443 If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and replastered Leviticus 1444 the priest must come and inspect it If the mildew has spread in the house it is a destructive mildew the house is unclean Leviticus 1445 It must be torn down with its stones its timbers and all its plaster and taken outside the city to an unclean place Leviticus 1446 Anyone who enters the house during any of the days that it is closed up will be unclean until evening Leviticus 1447 And anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his clothes Leviticus 1448 If however the priest comes and inspects it and the mildew has not spread after the house has been replastered he shall pronounce the house clean because the mildew is gone Leviticus 1449 He is to take two birds cedar wood scarlet yarn and hyssop to purify the house Leviticus 1450 and he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot Leviticus 1451 Then he shall take the cedar wood the hyssop the scarlet yarn and the live bird dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water and sprinkle the house seven times Leviticus 1452 And he shall cleanse the house with the bird’s blood the fresh water the live bird the cedar wood the hyssop and the scarlet yarn Leviticus 1453 Finally he is to release the live bird into the open fields outside the city In this way he will make atonement for the house and it will be clean Leviticus 1454 This is the law for any infectious skin disease for a scaly outbreak Leviticus 1455 for mildew in clothing or in a house Leviticus 1456 and for a swelling rash or spot Leviticus 1457 to determine when something is clean or unclean This is the law regarding skin diseases and mildew” Leviticus 151 And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron Leviticus 152 “Say to the Israelites ‘When any man has a bodily discharge the discharge is unclean Leviticus 153 This uncleanness is from his discharge whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it So his discharge will bring about uncleanness Leviticus 154 Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean Leviticus 155 Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water and he will be unclean until evening Leviticus 156 Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water and he will be unclean until evening Leviticus 157 Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water and he will be unclean until evening Leviticus 158 If the man with the discharge spits on one who is clean that person must wash his clothes and bathe with water and he will be unclean until evening Leviticus 159 Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean Leviticus 1510 Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening and whoever carries such things must wash his clothes and bathe with water and he will be unclean until evening Leviticus 1511 If the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands with water the one who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water and he will be unclean until evening Leviticus 1512 Any clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken and any wooden utensil must be rinsed with water Leviticus 1513 When the man has been cleansed from his discharge he must count off seven days for his cleansing wash his clothes and bathe himself in fresh water and he shall be clean Leviticus 1514 On the eighth day he is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons come before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and give them to the priest Leviticus 1515 The priest is to sacrifice them one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering In this way the priest will make atonement for the man before the LORD because of his discharge Leviticus 1516 When a man has an emission of semen he must bathe his whole body with water and he will be unclean until evening Leviticus 1517 Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water and it will remain unclean until evening Leviticus 1518 If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen both must bathe with water and they will remain unclean until evening Leviticus 1519 When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening Leviticus 1520 Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean Leviticus 1521 and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water and he will be unclean until evening Leviticus 1522 Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water and he will be unclean until evening Leviticus 1523 And whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting whoever touches it will be unclean until evening Leviticus 1524 If a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him he will be unclean for seven days and any bed on which he lies will become unclean Leviticus 1525 When a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period or if it continues beyond her period she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge just as she is during the days of her menstruation Leviticus 1526 Any bed on which she lies or any furniture on which she sits during the days of her discharge will be unclean like her bed during her menstrual period Leviticus 1527 Anyone who touches these things will be unclean he must wash his clothes and bathe with water and he will be unclean until evening Leviticus 1528 When a woman is cleansed of her discharge she must count off seven days and after that she will be ceremonially clean Leviticus 1529 On the eighth day she is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Leviticus 1530 The priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge Leviticus 1531 You must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle which is among them Leviticus 1532 This is the law of him who has a discharge of the man who has an emission of semen whereby he is unclean Leviticus 1533 of a woman in her menstrual period of any male or female who has a discharge and of a man who lies with an unclean woman’” Leviticus 161 Now the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of two of Aaron’s sons when they approached the presence of the LORD Leviticus 162 And the LORD said to Moses “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark or else he will die because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat Leviticus 163 This is how Aaron is to enter the Holy Place with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering Leviticus 164 He is to wear the sacred linen tunic with linen undergarments He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban These are holy garments and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them Leviticus 165 And he shall take from the congregation of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering Leviticus 166 Aaron is to present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household Leviticus 167 Then he shall take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Leviticus 168 After Aaron casts lots for the two goats one for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat Leviticus 169 he shall present the goat chosen by lot for the LORD and sacrifice it as a sin offering Leviticus 1610 But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the LORD to make atonement by sending it into the wilderness as the scapegoat Leviticus 1611 When Aaron presents the bull for his sin offering and makes atonement for himself and his household he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering Leviticus 1612 Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense and take them inside the veil Leviticus 1613 He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony so that he will not die Leviticus 1614 And he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat Leviticus 1615 Aaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it Leviticus 1616 So he shall make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the impurities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins He is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting which abides among them in the midst of their impurities Leviticus 1617 No one may be in the Tent of Meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he leaves after he has made atonement for himself his household and the whole assembly of Israel Leviticus 1618 Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it He is to take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar Leviticus 1619 He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites Leviticus 1620 When Aaron has finished purifying the Most Holy Place the Tent of Meeting and the altar he is to bring forward the live goat Leviticus 1621 Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task Leviticus 1622 The goat will carry on itself all their iniquities into a solitary place and the man will release it into the wilderness Leviticus 1623 Then Aaron is to enter the Tent of Meeting take off the linen garments he put on before entering the Most Holy Place and leave them there Leviticus 1624 He is to bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own clothes Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make atonement for himself and for the people Leviticus 1625 He is also to burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar Leviticus 1626 The man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water afterward he may reenter the camp Leviticus 1627 The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement must be taken outside the camp and their hides flesh and dung must be burned up Leviticus 1628 The one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water and afterward he may reenter the camp Leviticus 1629 This is to be a permanent statute for you On the tenth day of the seventh month you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you— Leviticus 1630 because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD Leviticus 1631 It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you that you may humble yourselves it is a permanent statute Leviticus 1632 The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement He will put on the sacred linen garments Leviticus 1633 and make atonement for the Most Holy Place the Tent of Meeting and the altar and for the priests and all the people of the assembly Leviticus 1634 This is to be a permanent statute for you to make atonement once a year for the Israelites because of all their sins” And all this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses Leviticus 171 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 172 “Speak to Aaron his sons and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded Leviticus 173 ‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox a lamb or a goat in the camp or outside of it Leviticus 174 instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle—that man shall incur bloodguilt He has shed blood and must be cut off from among his people Leviticus 175 For this reason the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD Leviticus 176 The priest will then splatter the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD Leviticus 177 They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have prostituted themselves This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come’ Leviticus 178 Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice Leviticus 179 but does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD that man must be cut off from his people Leviticus 1710 If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people Leviticus 1711 For the life of the flesh is in the blood and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul Leviticus 1712 Therefore I say to the Israelites ‘None of you may eat blood nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood’ Leviticus 1713 And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt Leviticus 1714 For the life of all flesh is its blood Therefore I have told the Israelites ‘You must not eat the blood of any living thing because the life of all flesh is its blood whoever eats it must be cut off’ Leviticus 1715 And any person whether native or foreigner who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water and he will be unclean until evening then he will be clean Leviticus 1716 But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself then he shall bear his iniquity” Leviticus 181 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 182 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them I am the LORD your God Leviticus 183 You must not follow the practices of the land of Egypt where you used to live and you must not follow the practices of the land of Canaan into which I am bringing you You must not walk in their customs Leviticus 184 You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them I am the LORD your God Leviticus 185 Keep My statutes and My judgments for the man who does these things will live by them I am the LORD Leviticus 186 None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations I am the LORD Leviticus 187 You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother She is your mother you must not have sexual relations with her Leviticus 188 You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife it would dishonor your father Leviticus 189 You must not have sexual relations with your sister either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere Leviticus 1810 You must not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter for that would shame your family Leviticus 1811 You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife born to your father she is your sister Leviticus 1812 You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister she is your father’s close relative Leviticus 1813 You must not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister for she is your mother’s close relative Leviticus 1814 You must not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations with her she is your aunt Leviticus 1815 You must not have sexual relations with your daughterinlaw She is your son’s wife you are not to have sexual relations with her Leviticus 1816 You must not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife that would shame your brother Leviticus 1817 You must not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter You are not to marry her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter and have sexual relations with her They are close relatives it is depraved Leviticus 1818 You must not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is still alive Leviticus 1819 You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period Leviticus 1820 You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her Leviticus 1821 You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech for you must not profane the name of your God I am the LORD Leviticus 1822 You must not lie with a man as with a woman that is an abomination Leviticus 1823 You must not lie carnally with any animal thus defiling yourself with it a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it that is a perversion Leviticus 1824 Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves Leviticus 1825 Even the land has become defiled so I am punishing it for its sin and the land will vomit out its inhabitants Leviticus 1826 But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances and you must not commit any of these abominations—neither your nativeborn nor the foreigner who lives among you Leviticus 1827 For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations and the land has become defiled Leviticus 1828 So if you defile the land it will vomit you out as it spewed out the nations before you Leviticus 1829 Therefore anyone who commits any of these abominations must be cut off from among his people Leviticus 1830 You must keep My charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were practiced before you so that you do not defile yourselves by them I am the LORD your God” Leviticus 191 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 192 “Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them Be holy because I the LORD your God am holy Leviticus 193 Each of you must respect his mother and father and you must keep My Sabbaths I am the LORD your God Leviticus 194 Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods I am the LORD your God Leviticus 195 When you sacrifice a peace offering to the LORD you shall offer it for your acceptance Leviticus 196 It shall be eaten on the day you sacrifice it or on the next day but what remains on the third day must be burned up Leviticus 197 If any of it is eaten on the third day it is tainted and will not be accepted Leviticus 198 Whoever eats it will bear his iniquity for he has profaned what is holy to the LORD That person must be cut off from his people Leviticus 199 When you reap the harvest of your land you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest Leviticus 1910 You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes Leave them for the poor and the foreigner I am the LORD your God Leviticus 1911 You must not steal You must not lie or deceive one another Leviticus 1912 You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God I am the LORD Leviticus 1913 You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand Leviticus 1914 You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind but you shall fear your God I am the LORD Leviticus 1915 You must not pervert justice you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich you are to judge your neighbor fairly Leviticus 1916 You must not go about spreading slander among your people You must not endanger the life of your neighbor I am the LORD Leviticus 1917 You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart Directly rebuke your neighbor so that you will not incur guilt on account of him Leviticus 1918 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people but love your neighbor as yourself I am the LORD Leviticus 1919 You are to keep My statutes You shall not crossbreed two different kinds of livestock you shall not sow your fields with two kinds of seed and you shall not wear clothing made of two kinds of material Leviticus 1920 If a man lies carnally with a slave girl promised to another man but who has not been redeemed or given her freedom there must be due punishment But they are not to be put to death because she had not been freed Leviticus 1921 The man however must bring a ram to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting as his guilt offering to the LORD Leviticus 1922 The priest shall make atonement on his behalf before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering for the sin he has committed and he will be forgiven the sin he has committed Leviticus 1923 When you enter the land and plant any kind of tree for food you shall regard the fruit as forbidden For three years it will be forbidden to you and must not be eaten Leviticus 1924 In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD Leviticus 1925 But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit thus your harvest will be increased I am the LORD your God Leviticus 1926 You must not eat anything with blood still in it You must not practice divination or sorcery Leviticus 1927 You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard Leviticus 1928 You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves I am the LORD Leviticus 1929 You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity Leviticus 1930 You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary I am the LORD Leviticus 1931 You must not turn to mediums or spiritists do not seek them out or you will be defiled by them I am the LORD your God Leviticus 1932 You are to rise in the presence of the elderly honor the aged and fear your God I am the LORD Leviticus 1933 When a foreigner resides with you in your land you must not oppress him Leviticus 1934 You must treat the foreigner living among you as nativeborn and love him as yourself for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt I am the LORD your God Leviticus 1935 You must not use dishonest measures of length weight or volume Leviticus 1936 You shall maintain honest scales and weights an honest ephah and an honest hin I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt Leviticus 1937 You must keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and follow them I am the LORD” Leviticus 201 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 202 “Tell the Israelites ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death The people of the land are to stone him Leviticus 203 And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people because by giving his offspring to Molech he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name Leviticus 204 And if the people of the land ever hide their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech Leviticus 205 then I will set My face against that man and his family and cut off from among their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech Leviticus 206 Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people Leviticus 207 Consecrate yourselves therefore and be holy because I am the LORD your God Leviticus 208 And you shall keep My statutes and practice them I am the LORD who sanctifies you Leviticus 209 If anyone curses his father or mother he must be put to death He has cursed his father or mother his blood shall be upon him Leviticus 2010 If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death Leviticus 2011 If a man lies with his father’s wife he has uncovered his father’s nakedness Both must surely be put to death their blood is upon them Leviticus 2012 If a man lies with his daughterinlaw both must surely be put to death They have acted perversely their blood is upon them Leviticus 2013 If a man lies with a man as with a woman they have both committed an abomination They must surely be put to death their blood is upon them Leviticus 2014 If a man marries both a woman and her mother it is depraved Both he and they must be burned in the fire so that there will be no depravity among you Leviticus 2015 If a man lies carnally with an animal he must be put to death And you are also to kill the animal Leviticus 2016 If a woman approaches any animal to mate with it you must kill both the woman and the animal They must surely be put to death their blood is upon them Leviticus 2017 If a man marries his sister whether the daughter of his father or of his mother and they have sexual relations it is a disgrace They must be cut off in the sight of their people He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister he shall bear his iniquity Leviticus 2018 If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her he has exposed the source of her flow and she has uncovered the source of her blood Both of them must be cut off from among their people Leviticus 2019 You must not have sexual relations with the sister of your mother or your father for it is exposing one’s own kin both shall bear their iniquity Leviticus 2020 If a man lies with his uncle’s wife he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle They will bear their sin they shall die childless Leviticus 2021 If a man marries his brother’s wife it is an act of impurity He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother they shall be childless Leviticus 2022 You are therefore to keep all My statutes and ordinances so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out Leviticus 2023 You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you Because they did all these things I abhorred them Leviticus 2024 But I have told you that you will inherit their land since I will give it to you as an inheritance—a land flowing with milk and honey I am the LORD your God who has set you apart from the peoples Leviticus 2025 You are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird or by anything that crawls on the ground I have set these apart as unclean for you Leviticus 2026 You are to be holy to Me because I the LORD am holy and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own Leviticus 2027 A man or a woman who is a medium or spiritist must surely be put to death They shall be stoned their blood is upon them’” Leviticus 211 Then the LORD said to Moses “Speak to Aaron’s sons the priests and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people Leviticus 212 except for his immediate family—his mother father son daughter or brother Leviticus 213 or his unmarried sister who is near to him since she has no husband Leviticus 214 He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage and so profane himself Leviticus 215 Priests must not make bald spots on their heads shave off the edges of their beards or make cuts in their bodies Leviticus 216 They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God Because they present to the LORD the food offerings the food of their God they must be holy Leviticus 217 A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband for the priest is holy to his God Leviticus 218 You are to regard him as holy since he presents the food of your God He shall be holy to you because I the LORD am holy—I who set you apart Leviticus 219 If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself she profanes her father she must be burned in the fire Leviticus 2110 The priest who is highest among his brothers who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments Leviticus 2111 He must not go near any dead body he must not defile himself even for his father or mother Leviticus 2112 He must not leave or desecrate the sanctuary of his God for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him I am the LORD Leviticus 2113 The woman he marries must be a virgin Leviticus 2114 He is not to marry a widow a divorced woman or one defiled by prostitution He is to marry a virgin from his own people Leviticus 2115 so that he does not defile his offspring among his people for I am the LORD who sanctifies him” Leviticus 2116 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 2117 “Say to Aaron ‘For the generations to come none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God Leviticus 2118 No man who has any defect may approach—no man who is blind lame disfigured or deformed Leviticus 2119 no man who has a broken foot or hand Leviticus 2120 or who is a hunchback or dwarf or who has an eye defect a festering rash scabs or a crushed testicle Leviticus 2121 No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the food offerings to the LORD Since he has a defect he is not to come near to offer the food of his God Leviticus 2122 He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food Leviticus 2123 but because he has a defect he must not go near the veil or approach the altar so as not to desecrate My sanctuaries For I am the LORD who sanctifies them’” Leviticus 2124 Moses told this to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites Leviticus 221 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 222 “Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings that the Israelites have consecrated to Me so that they do not profane My holy name I am the LORD Leviticus 223 Tell them that for the generations to come if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD that person must be cut off from My presence I am the LORD Leviticus 224 If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen Leviticus 225 or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean whatever the uncleanness may be— Leviticus 226 the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water Leviticus 227 When the sun has set he will become clean and then he may eat from the sacred offerings for they are his food Leviticus 228 He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals which would make him unclean I am the LORD Leviticus 229 The priests must keep My charge lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it I am the LORD who sanctifies them Leviticus 2210 No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it Leviticus 2211 But if a priest buys a slave with his own money or if a slave is born in his household that slave may eat his food Leviticus 2212 If the priest’s daughter is married to a man other than a priest she is not to eat of the sacred contributions Leviticus 2213 But if a priest’s daughter with no children becomes widowed or divorced and returns to her father’s house she may share her father’s food as in her youth But no outsider may share it Leviticus 2214 If anyone eats a sacred offering in error he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest Leviticus 2215 The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD Leviticus 2216 by allowing the people to eat the sacred offerings and thus to bear the punishment for guilt For I am the LORD who sanctifies them” Leviticus 2217 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 2218 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and tell them ‘Any man of the house of Israel or any foreign resident who presents a gift for a burnt offering to the LORD whether to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering Leviticus 2219 must offer an unblemished male from the cattle sheep or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf Leviticus 2220 You must not present anything with a defect because it will not be accepted on your behalf Leviticus 2221 When a man presents a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering it must be without blemish or defect to be acceptable Leviticus 2222 You are not to present to the LORD any animal that is blind injured or maimed or anything with a running sore a festering rash or a scab you must not put any of these on the altar as a food offering to the LORD Leviticus 2223 You may present as a freewill offering an ox or sheep that has a deformed or stunted limb but it is not acceptable in fulfillment of a vow Leviticus 2224 You are not to present to the LORD an animal whose testicles are bruised crushed torn or cut you are not to sacrifice them in your land Leviticus 2225 Neither you nor a foreigner shall present food to your God from any such animal They will not be accepted on your behalf because they are deformed and flawed’” Leviticus 2226 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 2227 “When an ox a sheep or a goat is born it must remain with its mother for seven days From the eighth day on it will be acceptable as a food offering presented to the LORD Leviticus 2228 But you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young Leviticus 2229 When you sacrifice a thank offering to the LORD offer it so that it may be acceptable on your behalf Leviticus 2230 It must be eaten that same day Do not leave any of it until morning I am the LORD Leviticus 2231 You are to keep My commandments and practice them I am the LORD Leviticus 2232 You must not profane My holy name I must be acknowledged as holy among the Israelites I am the LORD who sanctifies you Leviticus 2233 who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God I am the LORD” Leviticus 231 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 232 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them ‘These are My appointed feasts the feasts of the LORD that you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies Leviticus 233 For six days work may be done but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest a day of sacred assembly You must not do any work wherever you live it is a Sabbath to the LORD Leviticus 234 These are the LORD’s appointed feasts the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times Leviticus 235 The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month Leviticus 236 On the fifteenth day of the same month begins the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD For seven days you must eat unleavened bread Leviticus 237 On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly you are not to do any regular work Leviticus 238 For seven days you are to present a food offering to the LORD On the seventh day there shall be a sacred assembly you must not do any regular work’” Leviticus 239 And the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 2310 “Speak to the Israelites and say ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest Leviticus 2311 And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD so that it may be accepted on your behalf the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath Leviticus 2312 On the day you wave the sheaf you shall offer a yearold lamb without blemish as a burnt offering to the LORD Leviticus 2313 along with its grain offering of twotenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil—a food offering to the LORD a pleasing aroma—and its drink offering of a quarter hin of wine Leviticus 2314 You must not eat any bread or roasted or new grain until the very day you have brought this offering to your God This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come wherever you live Leviticus 2315 From the day after the Sabbath the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering you are to count off seven full weeks Leviticus 2316 You shall count off fifty days until the day after the seventh Sabbath and then present an offering of new grain to the LORD Leviticus 2317 Bring two loaves of bread from your dwellings as a wave offering each made from twotenths of an ephah of fine flour baked with leaven as the firstfruits to the LORD Leviticus 2318 Along with the bread you are to present seven unblemished male lambs a year old one young bull and two rams They will be a burnt offering to the LORD together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—a food offering a pleasing aroma to the LORD Leviticus 2319 You shall also prepare one male goat as a sin offering and two male lambs a year old as a peace offering Leviticus 2320 The priest is to wave the lambs as a wave offering before the LORD together with the bread of the firstfruits The bread and the two lambs shall be holy to the LORD for the priest Leviticus 2321 On that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly and you must not do any regular work This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live for the generations to come Leviticus 2322 When you reap the harvest of your land do not reap all the way to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident I am the LORD your God’” Leviticus 2323 The LORD also said to Moses Leviticus 2324 “Speak to the Israelites and say ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest a sacred assembly announced by trumpet blasts Leviticus 2325 You must not do any regular work but you are to present a food offering to the LORD’” Leviticus 2326 Again the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 2327 “The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement You shall hold a sacred assembly and humble yourselves and present a food offering to the LORD Leviticus 2328 On this day you are not to do any work for it is the Day of Atonement when atonement is made for you before the LORD your God Leviticus 2329 If anyone does not humble himself on this day he must be cut off from his people Leviticus 2330 I will destroy from among his people anyone who does any work on this day Leviticus 2331 You are not to do any work at all This is a permanent statute for the generations to come wherever you live Leviticus 2332 It will be a Sabbath of complete rest for you and you shall humble yourselves From the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening you are to keep your Sabbath” Leviticus 2333 And the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 2334 “Speak to the Israelites and say ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Feast of Tabernacles to the LORD begins and it continues for seven days Leviticus 2335 On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly You must not do any regular work Leviticus 2336 For seven days you are to present a food offering to the LORD On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and present a food offering to the LORD It is a solemn assembly you must not do any regular work Leviticus 2337 These are the LORD’s appointed feasts which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies for presenting food offerings to the LORD—burnt offerings and grain offerings sacrifices and drink offerings each on its designated day Leviticus 2338 These offerings are in addition to the offerings for the LORD’s Sabbaths and in addition to your gifts to all your vow offerings and to all the freewill offerings you give to the LORD Leviticus 2339 On the fifteenth day of the seventh month after you have gathered the produce of the land you are to celebrate a feast to the LORD for seven days There shall be complete rest on the first day and also on the eighth day Leviticus 2340 On the first day you are to gather the fruit of majestic trees the branches of palm trees and the boughs of leafy trees and of willows of the brook And you are to rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days Leviticus 2341 You are to celebrate this as a feast to the LORD for seven days each year This is a permanent statute for the generations to come you are to celebrate it in the seventh month Leviticus 2342 You are to dwell in booths for seven days All the nativeborn of Israel must dwell in booths Leviticus 2343 so that your descendants may know that I made the Israelites dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt I am the LORD your God’” Leviticus 2344 So Moses announced to the Israelites the appointed feasts of the LORD Leviticus 241 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 242 “Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light to keep the lamps burning continually Leviticus 243 Outside the veil of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting Aaron is to tend the lamps continually before the LORD from evening until morning This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come Leviticus 244 He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually Leviticus 245 You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves using twotenths of an ephah for each loaf Leviticus 246 and set them in two rows—six per row—on the table of pure gold before the LORD Leviticus 247 And you are to place pure frankincense near each row so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread a food offering to the LORD Leviticus 248 Every Sabbath day the bread is to be set out before the LORD on behalf of the Israelites as a permanent covenant Leviticus 249 It belongs to Aaron and his sons who are to eat it in a holy place for it is to him a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD—his portion forever” Leviticus 2410 Now the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father went out among the Israelites and a fight broke out in the camp between him and an Israelite Leviticus 2411 The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse So they brought him to Moses His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan Leviticus 2412 They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them Leviticus 2413 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 2414 “Take the blasphemer outside the camp and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head then have the whole assembly stone him Leviticus 2415 And you are to tell the Israelites ‘If anyone curses his God he shall bear the consequences of his sin Leviticus 2416 Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death the whole assembly must surely stone him whether he is a foreign resident or native if he blasphemes the Name he must be put to death Leviticus 2417 And if a man takes the life of anyone else he must surely be put to death Leviticus 2418 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life Leviticus 2419 If anyone injures his neighbor whatever he has done must be done to him Leviticus 2420 fracture for fracture eye for eye tooth for tooth Just as he injured the other person the same must be inflicted on him Leviticus 2421 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution but whoever kills a man must be put to death Leviticus 2422 You are to have the same standard of law for the foreign resident and the native for I am the LORD your God’” Leviticus 2423 Then Moses spoke to the Israelites and they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses Leviticus 251 Then the LORD said to Moses on Mount Sinai Leviticus 252 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them When you enter the land that I am giving you the land itself must observe a Sabbath to the LORD Leviticus 253 For six years you may sow your field and prune your vineyard and gather its crops Leviticus 254 But in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of complete rest for the land—a Sabbath to the LORD You are not to sow your field or prune your vineyard Leviticus 255 You are not to reap the aftergrowth of your harvest or gather the grapes of your untended vines The land must have a year of complete rest Leviticus 256 Whatever the land yields during the Sabbath year shall be food for you—for yourself your manservant and maidservant the hired hand or foreigner who stays with you Leviticus 257 and for your livestock and the wild animals in your land All its growth may serve as food Leviticus 258 And you shall count off seven Sabbaths of years—seven times seven years—so that the seven Sabbaths of years amount to fortynine years Leviticus 259 Then you are to sound the horn far and wide on the tenth day of the seventh month the Day of Atonement You shall sound it throughout your land Leviticus 2510 So you are to consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty in the land for all its inhabitants It shall be your Jubilee when each of you is to return to his property and to his clan Leviticus 2511 The fiftieth year will be a Jubilee for you you are not to sow the land or reap its aftergrowth or harvest the untended vines Leviticus 2512 For it is a Jubilee it shall be holy to you You may eat only the crops taken directly from the field Leviticus 2513 In this Year of Jubilee each of you shall return to his own property Leviticus 2514 If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him you must not take advantage of each other Leviticus 2515 You are to buy from your neighbor according to the number of years since the last Jubilee he is to sell to you according to the number of harvest years remaining Leviticus 2516 You shall increase the price in proportion to a greater number of years or decrease it in proportion to a lesser number of years for he is selling you a given number of harvests Leviticus 2517 Do not take advantage of each other but fear your God for I am the LORD your God Leviticus 2518 You are to keep My statutes and carefully observe My judgments so that you may dwell securely in the land Leviticus 2519 Then the land will yield its fruit so that you can eat your fill and dwell in safety in the land Leviticus 2520 Now you may wonder ‘What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not sow or gather our produce’ Leviticus 2521 But I will send My blessing upon you in the sixth year so that the land will yield a crop sufficient for three years Leviticus 2522 While you are sowing in the eighth year you will be eating from the previous harvest until the ninth year’s harvest comes in Leviticus 2523 The land must not be sold permanently because it is Mine and you are but foreigners and residents with Me Leviticus 2524 Thus for every piece of property you possess you must provide for the redemption of the land Leviticus 2525 If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold Leviticus 2526 Or if a man has no one to redeem it for him but he prospers and acquires enough to redeem his land Leviticus 2527 he shall calculate the years since its sale repay the balance to the man to whom he sold it and return to his property Leviticus 2528 But if he cannot obtain enough to repay him what he sold will remain in possession of the buyer until the Year of Jubilee In the Jubilee however it is to be released so that he may return to his property Leviticus 2529 If a man sells a house in a walled city he retains his right of redemption until a full year after its sale during that year it may be redeemed Leviticus 2530 If it is not redeemed by the end of a full year then the house in the walled city is permanently transferred to its buyer and his descendants It is not to be released in the Jubilee Leviticus 2531 But houses in villages with no walls around them are to be considered as open fields They may be redeemed and they shall be released in the Jubilee Leviticus 2532 As for the cities of the Levites the Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the cities they possess Leviticus 2533 So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed—a house sold in a city they possess—and must be released in the Jubilee because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites Leviticus 2534 But the open pastureland around their cities may not be sold for this is their permanent possession Leviticus 2535 Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger so that he can continue to live among you Leviticus 2536 Do not take any interest or profit from him but fear your God that your countryman may live among you Leviticus 2537 You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit Leviticus 2538 I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God Leviticus 2539 If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you then you must not force him into slave labor Leviticus 2540 Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee Leviticus 2541 Then he and his children are to be released and he may return to his clan and to the property of his fathers Leviticus 2542 Because the Israelites are My servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt they are not to be sold as slaves Leviticus 2543 You are not to rule over them harshly but you shall fear your God Leviticus 2544 Your menservants and maidservants shall come from the nations around you from whom you may purchase them Leviticus 2545 You may also purchase them from the foreigners residing among you or their clans living among you who are born in your land These may become your property Leviticus 2546 You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property you can make them slaves for life But as for your brothers the Israelites no man may rule harshly over his brother Leviticus 2547 If a foreigner residing among you prospers but your countryman dwelling near him becomes destitute and sells himself to the foreigner or to a member of his clan Leviticus 2548 he retains the right of redemption after he has sold himself One of his brothers may redeem him Leviticus 2549 either his uncle or cousin or any close relative from his clan may redeem him Or if he prospers he may redeem himself Leviticus 2550 He and his purchaser will then count the time from the year he sold himself up to the Year of Jubilee The price of his sale will be determined by the number of years based on the daily wages of a hired hand Leviticus 2551 If many years remain he must pay for his redemption in proportion to his purchase price Leviticus 2552 If only a few years remain until the Year of Jubilee he is to calculate and pay his redemption according to his remaining years Leviticus 2553 He shall be treated like a man hired from year to year but a foreign owner must not rule over him harshly in your sight Leviticus 2554 Even if he is not redeemed in any of these ways he and his children shall be released in the Year of Jubilee Leviticus 2555 For the Israelites are My servants They are My servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt I am the LORD your God Leviticus 261 “You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it For I am the LORD your God Leviticus 262 You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary I am the LORD Leviticus 263 If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments Leviticus 264 I will give you rains in their season and the land will yield its produce and the trees of the field will bear their fruit Leviticus 265 Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time you will have your fill of food to eat and will dwell securely in your land Leviticus 266 And I will give peace to the land and you will lie down with nothing to fear I will rid the land of dangerous animals and no sword will pass through your land Leviticus 267 You will pursue your enemies and they will fall by the sword before you Leviticus 268 Five of you will pursue a hundred and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand and your enemies will fall by the sword before you Leviticus 269 I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you and I will establish My covenant with you Leviticus 2610 You will still be eating the old supply of grain when you need to clear it out to make room for the new Leviticus 2611 And I will make My dwelling place among you and My soul will not despise you Leviticus 2612 I will walk among you and be your God and you will be My people Leviticus 2613 I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk in uprightness Leviticus 2614 If however you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments Leviticus 2615 and if you reject My statutes despise My ordinances and neglect to carry out all My commandments and so break My covenant Leviticus 2616 then this is what I will do to you I will bring upon you sudden terror wasting disease and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life You will sow your seed in vain because your enemies will eat it Leviticus 2617 And I will set My face against you so that you will be defeated by your enemies Those who hate you will rule over you and you will flee when no one pursues you Leviticus 2618 And if after all this you will not obey Me I will proceed to punish you sevenfold for your sins Leviticus 2619 I will break down your stubborn pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze Leviticus 2620 and your strength will be spent in vain For your land will not yield its produce and the trees of the land will not bear their fruit Leviticus 2621 If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me I will multiply your plagues seven times according to your sins Leviticus 2622 I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children destroy your livestock and reduce your numbers until your roads lie desolate Leviticus 2623 And if in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline but continue to walk in hostility toward Me Leviticus 2624 then I will act with hostility toward you and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins Leviticus 2625 And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant Though you withdraw into your cities I will send a plague among you and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy Leviticus 2626 When I cut off your supply of bread ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight so that you will eat but not be satisfied Leviticus 2627 But if in spite of all this you do not obey Me but continue to walk in hostility toward Me Leviticus 2628 then I will walk in fury against you and I even I will punish you sevenfold for your sins Leviticus 2629 You will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters Leviticus 2630 I will destroy your high places cut down your incense altars and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols and My soul will despise you Leviticus 2631 I will reduce your cities to rubble and lay waste your sanctuaries and I will refuse to smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices Leviticus 2632 And I will lay waste the land so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled Leviticus 2633 But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste Leviticus 2634 Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths all the days it lies desolate while you are in the land of your enemies At that time the land will rest and enjoy its Sabbaths Leviticus 2635 As long as it lies desolate the land will have the rest it did not receive during the Sabbaths when you lived in it Leviticus 2636 As for those of you who survive I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight And they will flee as one flees the sword and fall when no one pursues them Leviticus 2637 They will stumble over one another as before the sword though no one is behind them So you will not be able to stand against your enemies Leviticus 2638 You will perish among the nations and the land of your enemies will consume you Leviticus 2639 Those of you who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away in their iniquity and will decay in the sins of their fathers Leviticus 2640 But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me— Leviticus 2641 and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—and if their uncircumcised hearts will be humbled and they will make amends for their iniquity Leviticus 2642 then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham and I will remember the land Leviticus 2643 For the land will be abandoned by them and it will enjoy its Sabbaths by lying desolate without them And they will pay the penalty for their iniquity because they rejected My ordinances and abhorred My statutes Leviticus 2644 Yet in spite of this when they are in the land of their enemies I will not reject or despise them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them for I am the LORD their God Leviticus 2645 But for their sake I will remember the covenant with their fathers whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations that I might be their God I am the LORD” Leviticus 2646 These are the statutes ordinances and laws that the LORD established between Himself and the Israelites through Moses on Mount Sinai Leviticus 271 Then the LORD said to Moses Leviticus 272 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons Leviticus 273 if the valuation concerns a male from twenty to sixty years of age then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver according to the sanctuary shekel Leviticus 274 Or if it is a female then your valuation shall be thirty shekels Leviticus 275 And if the person is from five to twenty years of age then your valuation for the male shall be twenty shekels and for the female ten shekels Leviticus 276 Now if the person is from one month to five years of age then your valuation for the male shall be five shekels of silver and for the female three shekels of silver Leviticus 277 And if the person is sixty years of age or older then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels for the male and ten shekels for the female Leviticus 278 But if the one making the vow is too poor to pay the valuation he is to present the person before the priest who shall set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford Leviticus 279 If he vows an animal that may be brought as an offering to the LORD any such animal given to the LORD shall be holy Leviticus 2710 He must not replace it or exchange it either good for bad or bad for good But if he does substitute one animal for another both that animal and its substitute will be holy Leviticus 2711 But if the vow involves any of the unclean animals that may not be brought as an offering to the LORD the animal must be presented before the priest Leviticus 2712 The priest shall set its value whether high or low as the priest values it the price will be set Leviticus 2713 If however the owner decides to redeem the animal he must add a fifth to its value Leviticus 2714 Now if a man consecrates his house as holy to the LORD then the priest shall value it either as good or bad The price will stand just as the priest values it Leviticus 2715 But if he who consecrated his house redeems it he must add a fifth to the assessed value and it will belong to him Leviticus 2716 If a man consecrates to the LORD a parcel of his land then your valuation shall be proportional to the seed required for it—fifty shekels of silver for every homer of barley seed Leviticus 2717 If he consecrates his field during the Year of Jubilee the price will stand according to your valuation Leviticus 2718 But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee the priest is to calculate the price in proportion to the years left until the next Year of Jubilee so that your valuation will be reduced Leviticus 2719 And if the one who consecrated the field decides to redeem it he must add a fifth to the assessed value and it shall belong to him Leviticus 2720 If however he does not redeem the field or if he has sold it to another man it may no longer be redeemed Leviticus 2721 When the field is released in the Jubilee it will become holy like a field devoted to the LORD it becomes the property of the priests Leviticus 2722 Now if a man consecrates to the LORD a field he has purchased which is not a part of his own property Leviticus 2723 then the priest shall calculate for him the value up to the Year of Jubilee and the man shall pay the assessed value on that day as a sacred offering to the LORD Leviticus 2724 In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom it was bought—the original owner of the land Leviticus 2725 Every valuation will be according to the sanctuary shekel twenty gerahs to the shekel Leviticus 2726 But no one may consecrate a firstborn of the livestock because a firstborn belongs to the LORD Whether it is an ox or a sheep it is the LORD’s Leviticus 2727 But if it is among the unclean animals then he may redeem it according to your valuation and add a fifth of its value If it is not redeemed then it shall be sold according to your valuation Leviticus 2728 Nothing that a man sets apart to the LORD from all he owns—whether a man an animal or his inherited land—can be sold or redeemed everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD Leviticus 2729 No person set apart for destruction may be ransomed he must surely be put to death Leviticus 2730 Thus any tithe from the land whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees belongs to the LORD it is holy to the LORD Leviticus 2731 If a man wishes to redeem part of his tithe he must add a fifth to its value Leviticus 2732 Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd’s rod will be holy to the LORD Leviticus 2733 He must not inspect whether it is good or bad and he shall not make any substitution But if he does make a substitution both the animal and its substitute shall become holy they cannot be redeemed’” Leviticus 2734 These are the commandments that the LORD gave to Moses for the Israelites on Mount Sinai Numbers 11 On the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting in the Wilderness of Sinai He said Numbers 12 “Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families listing every man by name one by one Numbers 13 You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army Numbers 14 And one man from each tribe the head of each family must be there with you Numbers 15 These are the names of the men who are to assist you From the tribe of Reuben Elizur son of Shedeur Numbers 16 from Simeon Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai Numbers 17 from Judah Nahshon son of Amminadab Numbers 18 from Issachar Nethanel son of Zuar Numbers 19 from Zebulun Eliab son of Helon Numbers 110 from the sons of Joseph from Ephraim Elishama son of Ammihud and from Manasseh Gamaliel son of Pedahzur Numbers 111 from Benjamin Abidan son of Gideoni Numbers 112 from Dan Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai Numbers 113 from Asher Pagiel son of Ocran Numbers 114 from Gad Eliasaph son of Deuel Numbers 115 and from Naphtali Ahira son of Enan” Numbers 116 These men were appointed from the congregation they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers the heads of the clans of Israel Numbers 117 So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name Numbers 118 and on the first day of the second month they assembled the whole congregation and recorded their ancestry by clans and families counting one by one the names of those twenty years of age or older Numbers 119 just as the LORD had commanded Moses So Moses numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai Numbers 120 From the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel according to the records of their clans and families counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army Numbers 121 those registered to the tribe of Reuben numbered 46500 Numbers 122 From the sons of Simeon according to the records of their clans and families counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army Numbers 123 those registered to the tribe of Simeon numbered 59300 Numbers 124 From the sons of Gad according to the records of their clans and families counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army Numbers 125 those registered to the tribe of Gad numbered 45650 Numbers 126 From the sons of Judah according to the records of their clans and families counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army Numbers 127 those registered to the tribe of Judah numbered 74600 Numbers 128 From the sons of Issachar according to the records of their clans and families counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army Numbers 129 those registered to the tribe of Issachar numbered 54400 Numbers 130 From the sons of Zebulun according to the records of their clans and families counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army Numbers 131 those registered to the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57400 Numbers 132 From the sons of Joseph From the sons of Ephraim according to the records of their clans and families counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army Numbers 133 those registered to the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40500 Numbers 134 And from the sons of Manasseh according to the records of their clans and families counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army Numbers 135 those registered to the tribe of Manasseh numbered 32200 Numbers 136 From the sons of Benjamin according to the records of their clans and families counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army Numbers 137 those registered to the tribe of Benjamin numbered 35400 Numbers 138 From the sons of Dan according to the records of their clans and families counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army Numbers 139 those registered to the tribe of Dan numbered 62700 Numbers 140 From the sons of Asher according to the records of their clans and families counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army Numbers 141 those registered to the tribe of Asher numbered 41500 Numbers 142 From the sons of Naphtali according to the records of their clans and families counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army Numbers 143 those registered to the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53400 Numbers 144 These were the men numbered by Moses and Aaron with the assistance of the twelve leaders of Israel each one representing his family Numbers 145 So all the Israelites twenty years of age or older who could serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families Numbers 146 And all those counted totaled 603550 Numbers 147 The Levites however were not numbered along with them by the tribe of their fathers Numbers 148 For the LORD had said to Moses Numbers 149 “Do not number the tribe of Levi in the census with the other Israelites Numbers 150 Instead you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony all its furnishings and everything in it They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles care for it and camp around it Numbers 151 Whenever the tabernacle is to move the Levites are to take it down and whenever it is to be pitched the Levites are to set it up Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death Numbers 152 The Israelites are to camp by their divisions each man in his own camp and under his own standard Numbers 153 But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony and watch over it so that no wrath will fall on the congregation of Israel So the Levites are responsible for the tabernacle of the Testimony” Numbers 154 Thus the Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses Numbers 21 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron Numbers 22 “The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it each man under his standard with the banners of his family Numbers 23 On the east side toward the sunrise the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon son of Amminadab Numbers 24 and his division numbers 74600 Numbers 25 The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar Numbers 26 and his division numbers 54400 Numbers 27 Next will be the tribe of Zebulun The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon Numbers 28 and his division numbers 57400 Numbers 29 The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186400 they shall set out first Numbers 210 On the south side the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur Numbers 211 and his division numbers 46500 Numbers 212 The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai Numbers 213 and his division numbers 59300 Numbers 214 Next will be the tribe of Gad The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel Numbers 215 and his division numbers 45650 Numbers 216 The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151450 they shall set out second Numbers 217 In the middle of the camps the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites They are to set out in the order they encamped each in his own place under his standard Numbers 218 On the west side the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud Numbers 219 and his division numbers 40500 Numbers 220 The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur Numbers 221 and his division numbers 32200 Numbers 222 Next will be the tribe of Benjamin The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni Numbers 223 and his division numbers 35400 Numbers 224 The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108100 they shall set out third Numbers 225 On the north side the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai Numbers 226 and his division numbers 62700 Numbers 227 The tribe of Asher will camp next to it The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran Numbers 228 and his division numbers 41500 Numbers 229 Next will be the tribe of Naphtali The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan Numbers 230 and his division numbers 53400 Numbers 231 The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157600 they shall set out last under their standards” Numbers 232 These are the Israelites numbered according to their families The total of those counted in the camps by their divisions was 603550 Numbers 233 But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites as the LORD had commanded Moses Numbers 234 So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way each man with his clan and his family Numbers 31 This is the account of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai Numbers 32 These are the names of the sons of Aaron Nadab the firstborn then Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar Numbers 33 These were Aaron’s sons the anointed priests who were ordained to serve as priests Numbers 34 Nadab and Abihu however died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai And since they had no sons only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron Numbers 35 Then the LORD said to Moses Numbers 36 “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him Numbers 37 They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting attending to the service of the tabernacle Numbers 38 They shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle Numbers 39 Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites Numbers 310 So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death” Numbers 311 Again the LORD spoke to Moses saying Numbers 312 “Behold I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb The Levites belong to Me Numbers 313 for all the firstborn are Mine On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel both man and beast They are Mine I am the LORD” Numbers 314 Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai saying Numbers 315 “Number the Levites by their families and clans You are to count every male a month old or more” Numbers 316 So Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD as he had been commanded Numbers 317 These were the sons of Levi by name Gershon Kohath and Merari Numbers 318 These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans Libni and Shimei Numbers 319 The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel Numbers 320 And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi These were the clans of the Levites according to their families Numbers 321 From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan these were the Gershonite clans Numbers 322 The number of all the males a month old or more was 7500 Numbers 323 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west behind the tabernacle Numbers 324 and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael Numbers 325 The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent its covering the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Numbers 326 the curtains of the courtyard the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar and the cords—all the service for these items Numbers 327 From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites the Izharites the Hebronites and the Uzzielites these were the clans of the Kohathites Numbers 328 The number of all the males a month old or more was 8600 They were responsible for the duties of the sanctuary Numbers 329 The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle Numbers 330 and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel Numbers 331 Their duties were the ark the table the lampstand the altars the articles of the sanctuary used with them and the curtain—all the service for these items Numbers 332 The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary Numbers 333 From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites these were the Merarite clans Numbers 334 The number of all the males a month old or more was 6200 Numbers 335 The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle Numbers 336 The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames crossbars posts bases and all its equipment—all the service for these items Numbers 337 as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases tent pegs and ropes Numbers 338 Moses Aaron and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle toward the sunrise before the Tent of Meeting They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death Numbers 339 The total number of Levites that Moses and Aaron counted by their clans at the LORD’s command including all the males a month old or more was 22000 Numbers 340 Then the LORD said to Moses “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites a month old or more and list their names Numbers 341 You are to take the Levites for Me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn of Israel and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites” Numbers 342 So Moses numbered all the firstborn of the Israelites as the LORD had commanded him Numbers 343 The total number of the firstborn males a month old or more listed by name was 22273 Numbers 344 Again the LORD spoke to Moses saying Numbers 345 “Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock The Levites belong to Me I am the LORD Numbers 346 To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites Numbers 347 you are to collect five shekels for each one according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs Numbers 348 Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the excess among the Israelites” Numbers 349 So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the number redeemed by the Levites Numbers 350 He collected the money from the firstborn of the Israelites 1365 shekels according to the sanctuary shekel Numbers 351 And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the word of the LORD just as the LORD had commanded him Numbers 41 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron Numbers 42 “Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families Numbers 43 men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting Numbers 44 This service of the Kohathites at the Tent of Meeting regards the most holy things Numbers 45 Whenever the camp sets out Aaron and his sons are to go in take down the veil of the curtain and cover the ark of the Testimony with it Numbers 46 They are to place over this a covering of fine leather spread a solid blue cloth over it and insert its poles Numbers 47 Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it along with the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering The regular bread offering is to remain on it Numbers 48 And they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them cover them with fine leather and insert the poles Numbers 49 They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light together with its lamps wick trimmers and trays as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it Numbers 410 Then they shall wrap it and all its utensils inside a covering of fine leather and put it on the carrying frame Numbers 411 Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth cover it with fine leather and insert the poles Numbers 412 They are to take all the utensils for serving in the sanctuary place them in a blue cloth cover them with fine leather and put them on the carrying frame Numbers 413 Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar spread a purple cloth over it Numbers 414 and place on it all the vessels used to serve there the firepans meat forks shovels and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles Numbers 415 When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment as soon as the camp is ready to move the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying But they must not touch the holy objects or they will die These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting Numbers 416 Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall oversee the oil for the light the fragrant incense the daily grain offering and the anointing oil He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it including the holy objects and their utensils” Numbers 417 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron Numbers 418 “Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be cut off from among the Levites Numbers 419 In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things do this for them Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry Numbers 420 But the Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects even for a moment or they will die” Numbers 421 And the LORD said to Moses Numbers 422 “Take a census of the Gershonites as well by their families and clans Numbers 423 from thirty to fifty years old counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting Numbers 424 This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport Numbers 425 They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Numbers 426 the curtains of the courtyard and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items Numbers 427 All the service of the Gershonites—all their transport duties and other work—is to be done at the direction of Aaron and his sons you are to assign to them all that they are responsible to carry Numbers 428 This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the Tent of Meeting and their duties shall be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest Numbers 429 As for the sons of Merari you are to number them by their clans and families Numbers 430 from thirty to fifty years old counting everyone who comes to serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting Numbers 431 This is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting to carry the frames of the tabernacle with its crossbars posts and bases Numbers 432 and the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases tent pegs and ropes including all their equipment and everything related to their use You shall assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry Numbers 433 This is the service of the Merarite clans according to all their work at the Tent of Meeting under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest” Numbers 434 So Moses Aaron and the leaders of the congregation numbered the Kohathites by their clans and families Numbers 435 everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting Numbers 436 And those numbered by their clans totaled 2750 Numbers 437 These were counted from the Kohathite clans everyone who could serve at the Tent of Meeting Moses and Aaron numbered them according to the command of the LORD through Moses Numbers 438 Then the Gershonites were numbered by their clans and families Numbers 439 everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting Numbers 440 And those numbered by their clans and families totaled 2630 Numbers 441 These were counted from the Gershonite clans who served at the Tent of Meeting whom Moses and Aaron counted at the LORD’s command Numbers 442 And the Merarites were numbered by their clans and families Numbers 443 everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting Numbers 444 The men registered by their clans numbered 3200 Numbers 445 These were counted from the Merarite clans whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the LORD’s command through Moses Numbers 446 So Moses Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered by their clans and families all the Levites Numbers 447 from thirty to fifty years old who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting Numbers 448 And the number of men was 8580 Numbers 449 At the LORD’s command through Moses they were numbered and each one was assigned his work and burden as the LORD had commanded Moses Numbers 51 Then the LORD said to Moses Numbers 52 “Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease anyone who has a bodily discharge and anyone who is defiled by a dead body Numbers 53 You must send away male and female alike send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp where I dwell among them” Numbers 54 So the Israelites did this sending such people outside the camp They did just as the LORD had instructed Moses Numbers 55 And the LORD said to Moses Numbers 56 “Tell the Israelites that when a man or woman acts unfaithfully against the LORD by committing any sin against another that person is guilty Numbers 57 and must confess the sin he has committed He must make full restitution add a fifth to its value and give all this to the one he has wronged Numbers 58 But if the man has no relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong the restitution belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest along with the ram of atonement by which the atonement is made for him Numbers 59 Every sacred contribution the Israelites bring to the priest shall belong to him Numbers 510 Each man’s sacred gifts are his own but whatever he gives to the priest will belong to the priest” Numbers 511 Then the LORD said to Moses Numbers 512 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him Numbers 513 by sleeping with another man and it is concealed from her husband and her impurity is undetected since there is no witness against her and she was not caught in the act Numbers 514 and if a feeling of jealousy comes over her husband and he suspects his wife who has defiled herself—or if a feeling of jealousy comes over him and he suspects her even though she has not defiled herself— Numbers 515 then he is to bring his wife to the priest He must also bring for her an offering of a tenth of an ephah of barley flour He is not to pour oil over it or put frankincense on it because it is a grain offering for jealousy an offering of memorial as a reminder of iniquity Numbers 516 The priest is to bring the wife forward and have her stand before the LORD Numbers 517 Then he is to take some holy water in a clay jar and put some of the dust from the tabernacle floor into the water Numbers 518 After the priest has the woman stand before the LORD he is to let down her hair and place in her hands the grain offering of memorial which is the grain offering for jealousy The priest is to hold the bitter water that brings a curse Numbers 519 And he is to put the woman under oath and say to her ‘If no other man has slept with you and you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority may you be immune to this bitter water that brings a curse Numbers 520 But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority and have defiled yourself and lain carnally with a man other than your husband’— Numbers 521 and the priest shall have the woman swear under the oath of the curse—‘then may the LORD make you an attested curse among your people by making your thigh shrivel and your belly swell Numbers 522 May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach and cause your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel’ Then the woman is to say ‘Amen Amen’ Numbers 523 And the priest shall write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water Numbers 524 He is to have the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse and it will enter her and may cause her bitter suffering Numbers 525 The priest shall take from her hand the grain offering for jealousy wave it before the LORD and bring it to the altar Numbers 526 Then the priest is to take a handful of the grain offering as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar after that he is to have the woman drink the water Numbers 527 When he has made her drink the water if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband then the water that brings a curse will enter her and cause bitter suffering her belly will swell her thigh will shrivel and she will become accursed among her people Numbers 528 But if the woman has not defiled herself and is clean she will be unaffected and able to conceive children Numbers 529 This is the law of jealousy when a wife goes astray and defiles herself while under her husband’s authority Numbers 530 or when a feeling of jealousy comes over a husband and he suspects his wife He is to have the woman stand before the LORD and the priest is to apply to her this entire law Numbers 531 The husband will be free from guilt but the woman shall bear her iniquity” Numbers 61 And the LORD said to Moses Numbers 62 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow the vow of a Nazirite to separate himself to the LORD Numbers 63 he is to abstain from wine and strong drink He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins Numbers 64 All the days of his separation he is not to eat anything that comes from the grapevine not even the seeds or skins Numbers 65 For the entire period of his vow of separation no razor shall touch his head He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete he must let the hair of his head grow long Numbers 66 Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD he must not go near a dead body Numbers 67 Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die he is not to defile himself because the symbol of consecration to his God is upon his head Numbers 68 Throughout the time of his separation he is holy to the LORD Numbers 69 If someone suddenly dies in his presence and defiles his consecrated head of hair he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing—the seventh day Numbers 610 On the eighth day he must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Numbers 611 And the priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for him because he has sinned by being in the presence of the dead body On that day he must consecrate his head again Numbers 612 He must rededicate his time of separation to the LORD and bring a yearold male lamb as a guilt offering But the preceding days shall not be counted because his separation was defiled Numbers 613 Now this is the law of the Nazirite when his time of separation is complete He must be brought to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Numbers 614 and he is to present an offering to the LORD of an unblemished yearold male lamb as a burnt offering an unblemished yearold female lamb as a sin offering and an unblemished ram as a peace offering— Numbers 615 together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—and a basket of unleavened cakes made from fine flour mixed with oil and unleavened wafers coated with oil Numbers 616 The priest is to present all these before the LORD and make the sin offering and the burnt offering Numbers 617 He shall also offer the ram as a peace offering to the LORD along with the basket of unleavened bread And the priest is to offer the accompanying grain offering and drink offering Numbers 618 Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting the Nazirite is to shave his consecrated head take the hair and put it on the fire under the peace offering Numbers 619 And the priest is to take the boiled shoulder from the ram one unleavened cake from the basket and one unleavened wafer and put them into the hands of the Nazirite who has just shaved the hair of his consecration Numbers 620 The priest shall then wave them as a wave offering before the LORD This is a holy portion for the priest in addition to the breast of the wave offering and the thigh that was presented After that the Nazirite may drink wine Numbers 621 This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to the LORD for his separation in addition to whatever else he can afford he must fulfill whatever vow he makes according to the law of his separation” Numbers 622 Then the LORD said to Moses Numbers 623 “Tell Aaron and his sons This is how you are to bless the Israelites Say to them Numbers 624 ‘May the LORD bless you and keep you Numbers 625 may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you Numbers 626 may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace’ Numbers 627 So they shall put My name on the Israelites and I will bless them” Numbers 71 On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings along with the altar and all its utensils Numbers 72 And the leaders of Israel the heads of their families presented an offering These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration Numbers 73 They brought as their offering before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two leaders—and presented them before the tabernacle Numbers 74 And the LORD said to Moses Numbers 75 “Accept these gifts from them that they may be used in the work of the Tent of Meeting And give them to the Levites to each man according to his service” Numbers 76 So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites Numbers 77 He gave the Gershonites two carts and four oxen as their service required Numbers 78 and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen as their service required all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest Numbers 79 But he did not give any to the Kohathites since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible Numbers 710 When the altar was anointed the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar Numbers 711 And the LORD said to Moses “Each day one leader is to present his offering for the dedication of the altar” Numbers 712 On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering Numbers 713 His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering Numbers 714 one gold dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense Numbers 715 one young bull one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering Numbers 716 one male goat for a sin offering Numbers 717 and a peace offering of two oxen five rams five male goats and five male lambs a year old This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab Numbers 718 On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar the leader of Issachar drew near Numbers 719 The offering he presented was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering Numbers 720 one gold dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense Numbers 721 one young bull one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering Numbers 722 one male goat for a sin offering Numbers 723 and a peace offering of two oxen five rams five male goats and five male lambs a year old This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar Numbers 724 On the third day Eliab son of Helon the leader of the Zebulunites drew near Numbers 725 His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering Numbers 726 one gold dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense Numbers 727 one young bull one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering Numbers 728 one male goat for a sin offering Numbers 729 and a peace offering of two oxen five rams five male goats and five male lambs a year old This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon Numbers 730 On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur the leader of the Reubenites drew near Numbers 731 His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering Numbers 732 one gold dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense Numbers 733 one young bull one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering Numbers 734 one male goat for a sin offering Numbers 735 and a peace offering of two oxen five rams five male goats and five male lambs a year old This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur Numbers 736 On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai the leader of the Simeonites drew near Numbers 737 His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering Numbers 738 one gold dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense Numbers 739 one young bull one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering Numbers 740 one male goat for a sin offering Numbers 741 and a peace offering of two oxen five rams five male goats and five male lambs a year old This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai Numbers 742 On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel the leader of the Gadites drew near Numbers 743 His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering Numbers 744 one gold dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense Numbers 745 one young bull one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering Numbers 746 one male goat for a sin offering Numbers 747 and a peace offering of two oxen five rams five male goats and five male lambs a year old This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel Numbers 748 On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud the leader of the Ephraimites drew near Numbers 749 His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering Numbers 750 one gold dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense Numbers 751 one young bull one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering Numbers 752 one male goat for a sin offering Numbers 753 and a peace offering of two oxen five rams five male goats and five male lambs a year old This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud Numbers 754 On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur the leader of the Manassites drew near Numbers 755 His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering Numbers 756 one gold dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense Numbers 757 one young bull one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering Numbers 758 one male goat for a sin offering Numbers 759 and a peace offering of two oxen five rams five male goats and five male lambs a year old This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur Numbers 760 On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni the leader of the Benjamites drew near Numbers 761 His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering Numbers 762 one gold dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense Numbers 763 one young bull one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering Numbers 764 one male goat for a sin offering Numbers 765 and a peace offering of two oxen five rams five male goats and five male lambs a year old This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni Numbers 766 On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai the leader of the Danites drew near Numbers 767 His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering Numbers 768 one gold dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense Numbers 769 one young bull one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering Numbers 770 one male goat for a sin offering Numbers 771 and a peace offering of two oxen five rams five male goats and five male lambs a year old This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai Numbers 772 On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran the leader of the Asherites drew near Numbers 773 His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering Numbers 774 one gold dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense Numbers 775 one young bull one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering Numbers 776 one male goat for a sin offering Numbers 777 and a peace offering of two oxen five rams five male goats and five male lambs a year old This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran Numbers 778 On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan the leader of the Naphtalites drew near Numbers 779 His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering Numbers 780 one gold dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense Numbers 781 one young bull one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering Numbers 782 one male goat for a sin offering Numbers 783 and a peace offering of two oxen five rams five male goats and five male lambs a year old This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan Numbers 784 So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed twelve silver platters twelve silver bowls and twelve gold dishes Numbers 785 Each silver platter weighed a hundred and thirty shekels and each silver bowl seventy shekels The total weight of the silver articles was two thousand four hundred shekels according to the sanctuary shekel Numbers 786 The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each according to the sanctuary shekel The total weight of the gold dishes was a hundred and twenty shekels Numbers 787 All the livestock for the burnt offering totaled twelve bulls twelve rams and twelve male lambs a year old—together with their grain offerings—and twelve male goats for the sin offering Numbers 788 All the livestock sacrificed for the peace offering totaled twentyfour bulls sixty rams sixty male goats and sixty male lambs a year old This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed Numbers 789 When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony Thus the LORD spoke to him Numbers 81 Then the LORD said to Moses Numbers 82 “Speak to Aaron and tell him ‘When you set up the seven lamps they are to light the area in front of the lampstand’” Numbers 83 And Aaron did so he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the lampstand just as the LORD had commanded Moses Numbers 84 This is how the lampstand was constructed it was made of hammered gold from its base to its blossoms fashioned according to the pattern the LORD had shown Moses Numbers 85 Again the LORD spoke to Moses saying Numbers 86 “Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean Numbers 87 This is what you must do to cleanse them Sprinkle them with the water of purification Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes and so purify themselves Numbers 88 Then have them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil and you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering Numbers 89 Bring the Levites before the Tent of Meeting and assemble the whole congregation of Israel Numbers 810 You are to present the Levites before the LORD and have the Israelites lay their hands upon them Numbers 811 Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel so that they may perform the service of the LORD Numbers 812 And the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls and offer to the LORD one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for the Levites Numbers 813 You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and then present them before the LORD as a wave offering Numbers 814 In this way you shall separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites and the Levites will belong to Me Numbers 815 After you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting Numbers 816 For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb the firstborn of all the sons of Israel Numbers 817 For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine both man and beast I set them apart for Myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt Numbers 818 But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel Numbers 819 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary” Numbers 820 So Moses Aaron and the whole congregation of Israel did with the Levites everything that the LORD had commanded Moses they should do Numbers 821 The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them Numbers 822 After that the Levites came to perform their service at the Tent of Meeting in the presence of Aaron and his sons Thus they did with the Levites just as the LORD had commanded Moses Numbers 823 And the LORD said to Moses Numbers 824 “This applies to the Levites Men twentyfive years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting Numbers 825 But at the age of fifty they must retire from performing the work and no longer serve Numbers 826 After that they may assist their brothers in fulfilling their duties at the Tent of Meeting but they themselves are not to do the work This is how you are to assign responsibilities to the Levites” Numbers 91 In the first month of the second year after Israel had come out of the land of Egypt the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai Numbers 92 “The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time Numbers 93 You are to observe it at the appointed time at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month in accordance with its statutes and ordinances” Numbers 94 So Moses told the Israelites to observe the Passover Numbers 95 and they did so in the Wilderness of Sinai at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses Numbers 96 But there were some men who were unclean due to a dead body so they could not observe the Passover on that day And they came before Moses and Aaron that same day Numbers 97 and said to Moses “We are unclean because of a dead body but why should we be excluded from presenting the LORD’s offering with the other Israelites at the appointed time” Numbers 98 “Wait here until I find out what the LORD commands concerning you” Moses replied Numbers 99 Then the LORD said to Moses Numbers 910 “Tell the Israelites ‘When any one of you or your descendants is unclean because of a dead body or is away on a journey he may still observe the Passover to the LORD Numbers 911 Such people are to observe it at twilight on the fourteenth day of the second month They are to eat the lamb together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs Numbers 912 they may not leave any of it until morning or break any of its bones They must observe the Passover according to all its statutes Numbers 913 But if a man who is ceremonially clean and is not on a journey still fails to observe the Passover he must be cut off from his people because he did not present the LORD’s offering at its appointed time That man will bear the consequences of his sin Numbers 914 If a foreigner dwelling among you wants to observe the Passover to the LORD he is to do so according to the Passover statute and its ordinances You are to apply the same statute to both the foreigner and the native of the land’” Numbers 915 On the day that the tabernacle the Tent of the Testimony was set up the cloud covered it and appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning Numbers 916 It remained that way continually the cloud would cover the tabernacle by day and at night it would appear like fire Numbers 917 Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent the Israelites would set out and wherever the cloud settled there the Israelites would camp Numbers 918 At the LORD’s command the Israelites set out and at the LORD’s command they camped As long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle they remained encamped Numbers 919 Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days the Israelites kept the LORD’s charge and did not set out Numbers 920 Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days and they would camp at the LORD’s command and set out at the LORD’s command Numbers 921 Sometimes the cloud remained only from evening until morning and when it lifted in the morning they would set out Whether it was by day or by night when the cloud was taken up they would set out Numbers 922 Whether the cloud lingered for two days a month or longer the Israelites camped and did not set out as long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle but when it was lifted they would set out Numbers 923 They camped at the LORD’s command and they set out at the LORD’s command they carried out the LORD’s charge according to His command through Moses Numbers 101 Then the LORD said to Moses Numbers 102 “Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out Numbers 103 When both are sounded the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Numbers 104 But if only one is sounded then the leaders the heads of the clans of Israel are to gather before you Numbers 105 When you sound short blasts the camps that lie on the east side are to set out Numbers 106 When you sound the short blasts a second time the camps that lie on the south side are to set out The blasts are to signal them to set out Numbers 107 To convene the assembly you are to sound long blasts not short ones Numbers 108 The sons of Aaron the priests are to sound the trumpets This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come Numbers 109 When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you sound short blasts on the trumpets and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies Numbers 1010 And on your joyous occasions your appointed feasts and the beginning of each month you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God I am the LORD your God” Numbers 1011 On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle of the Testimony Numbers 1012 and the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of Sinai traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of Paran Numbers 1013 They set out this first time according to the LORD’s command through Moses Numbers 1014 First the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command Numbers 1015 Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar Numbers 1016 and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun Numbers 1017 Then the tabernacle was taken down and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out transporting it Numbers 1018 Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard with Elizur son of Shedeur in command Numbers 1019 Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon Numbers 1020 and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad Numbers 1021 Then the Kohathites set out transporting the holy objects the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival Numbers 1022 Next the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard with Elishama son of Ammihud in command Numbers 1023 Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh Numbers 1024 and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin Numbers 1025 Finally the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard serving as the rear guard for all units with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command Numbers 1026 Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher Numbers 1027 and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali Numbers 1028 This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out Numbers 1029 Then Moses said to Hobab the son of Moses’ fatherinlaw Reuel the Midianite “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said ‘I will give it to you’ Come with us and we will treat you well for the LORD has promised good things to Israel” Numbers 1030 “I will not go” Hobab replied “Instead I am going back to my own land and my own people” Numbers 1031 “Please do not leave us” Moses said “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness and you can serve as our eyes Numbers 1032 If you come with us we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us” Numbers 1033 So they set out on a threeday journey from the mountain of the LORD with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them Numbers 1034 And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp Numbers 1035 Whenever the ark set out Moses would say “Rise up O LORD May Your enemies be scattered may those who hate You flee before You” Numbers 1036 And when it came to rest he would say “Return O LORD to the countless thousands of Israel” Numbers 111 Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD and when He heard them His anger was kindled and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp Numbers 112 And the people cried out to Moses and he prayed to the LORD and the fire died down Numbers 113 So that place was called Taberah because the fire of the LORD had burned among them Numbers 114 Meanwhile the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food and again the Israelites wept and said “Who will feed us meat Numbers 115 We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt along with the cucumbers melons leeks onions and garlic Numbers 116 But now our appetite is gone there is nothing to see but this manna” Numbers 117 Now the manna resembled coriander seed and its appearance was like that of gum resin Numbers 118 The people walked around and gathered it ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil Numbers 119 When the dew fell on the camp at night the manna would fall with it Numbers 1110 Then Moses heard the people of family after family weeping at the entrances to their tents and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly and Moses was also displeased Numbers 1111 So Moses asked the LORD “Why have You brought this trouble on Your servant Why have I not found favor in Your sight that You have laid upon me the burden of all these people Numbers 1112 Did I conceive all these people Did I give them birth so that You should tell me ‘Carry them in your bosom as a nurse carries an infant’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers Numbers 1113 Where can I get meat for all these people For they keep crying out to me ‘Give us meat to eat’ Numbers 1114 I cannot carry all these people by myself it is too burdensome for me Numbers 1115 If this is how You are going to treat me please kill me right now—if I have found favor in Your eyes—and let me not see my own wretchedness” Numbers 1116 Then the LORD said to Moses “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you Numbers 1117 And I will come down and speak with you there and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them They will help you bear the burden of the people so that you do not have to bear it by yourself Numbers 1118 And say to the people Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow and you will eat meat because you have cried out in the hearing of the LORD saying ‘Who will feed us meat For we were better off in Egypt’ Therefore the LORD will give you meat and you will eat Numbers 1119 You will eat it not for one or two days nor for five or ten or twenty days Numbers 1120 but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and makes you nauseous—because you have rejected the LORD who is among you and have cried out before Him saying ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt’” Numbers 1121 But Moses replied “Here I am among 600000 men on foot yet You say ‘I will give them meat and they will eat for a month’ Numbers 1122 If all our 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” Numbers 1123 The LORD answered Moses “Is the LORD’s arm too short Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass” Numbers 1124 So Moses went out and relayed to the people the words of the LORD and he gathered seventy of the elders of the people and had them stand around the tent Numbers 1125 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed that Spirit on the seventy elders As the Spirit rested on them they prophesied—but they never did so again Numbers 1126 Two men however had remained in the camp—one named Eldad and the other Medad—and the Spirit rested on them They were among those listed but they had not gone out to the tent and they prophesied in the camp Numbers 1127 A young man ran and reported to Moses “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp” Numbers 1128 Joshua son of Nun the attendant to Moses since youth spoke up and said “Moses my lord stop them” Numbers 1129 But Moses replied “Are you jealous on my account I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would place His Spirit on them” Numbers 1130 Then Moses returned to the camp along with the elders of Israel Numbers 1131 Now a wind sent by the LORD came up drove in quail from the sea and brought them near the camp about two cubits above the surface of the ground for a day’s journey in every direction around the camp Numbers 1132 All that day and night and all the next day the people stayed up gathering the quail No one gathered less than ten homers and they spread them out all around the camp Numbers 1133 But while the meat was still between their teeth before it was chewed the anger of the LORD burned against the people and the LORD struck them with a severe plague Numbers 1134 So they called that place Kibrothhattaavah because there they buried the people who had craved other food Numbers 1135 From Kibrothhattaavah the people moved on to Hazeroth where they remained for some time Numbers 121 Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married for he had taken a Cushite wife Numbers 122 “Does the LORD speak only through Moses” they said “Does He not also speak through us” And the LORD heard this Numbers 123 Now Moses was a very humble man more so than any man on the face of the earth Numbers 124 And suddenly the LORD said to Moses Aaron and Miriam “You three come out to the Tent of Meeting” So the three went out Numbers 125 and the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud stood at the entrance to the Tent and summoned Aaron and Miriam When both of them had stepped forward Numbers 126 He said “Hear now My words If there is a prophet among you I the LORD will reveal Myself to him in a vision I will speak to him in a dream Numbers 127 But this is not so with My servant Moses he is faithful in all My house Numbers 128 I speak with him face to face clearly and not in riddles he sees the form of the LORD Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses” Numbers 129 So the anger of the LORD burned against them and He departed Numbers 1210 As the cloud lifted from above the Tent suddenly Miriam became leprous white as snow Aaron turned toward her saw that she was leprous Numbers 1211 and said to Moses “My lord please do not hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed Numbers 1212 Please do not let her be like a stillborn infant whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb” Numbers 1213 So Moses cried out to the LORD “O God please heal her” Numbers 1214 But the LORD answered Moses “If her father had but spit in her face would she not have been in disgrace for seven days Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days after that she may be brought back in” Numbers 1215 So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days and the people did not move on until she was brought in again Numbers 1216 After that the people set out from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran Numbers 131 And the LORD said to Moses Numbers 132 “Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan which I am giving to the Israelites From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them” Numbers 133 So at the command of the LORD Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran All the men were leaders of the Israelites Numbers 134 and these were their names From the tribe of Reuben Shammua son of Zaccur Numbers 135 from the tribe of Simeon Shaphat son of Hori Numbers 136 from the tribe of Judah Caleb son of Jephunneh Numbers 137 from the tribe of Issachar Igal son of Joseph Numbers 138 from the tribe of Ephraim Hoshea son of Nun Numbers 139 from the tribe of Benjamin Palti son of Raphu Numbers 1310 from the tribe of Zebulun Gaddiel son of Sodi Numbers 1311 from the tribe of Manasseh a tribe of Joseph Gaddi son of Susi Numbers 1312 from the tribe of Dan Ammiel son of Gemalli Numbers 1313 from the tribe of Asher Sethur son of Michael Numbers 1314 from the tribe of Naphtali Nahbi son of Vophsi Numbers 1315 and from the tribe of Gad Geuel son of Machi Numbers 1316 These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua Numbers 1317 When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan he told them “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country Numbers 1318 See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak few or many Numbers 1319 Is the land where they live good or bad Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications Numbers 1320 Is the soil fertile or unproductive Are there trees in it or not Be courageous and bring back some of the fruit of the land” It was the season for the first ripe grapes Numbers 1321 So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob toward Lebohamath Numbers 1322 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron where Ahiman Sheshai and Talmai the descendants of Anak dwelled It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt Numbers 1323 When they came to the Valley of Eshcol they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes which they carried on a pole between two men They also took some pomegranates and figs Numbers 1324 Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there that place was called the Valley of Eshcol Numbers 1325 After forty days the men returned from spying out the land Numbers 1326 and they went back to Moses Aaron and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land Numbers 1327 And they gave this account to Moses “We went into the land to which you sent us and indeed it is flowing with milk and honey Here is some of its fruit Numbers 1328 Nevertheless the people living in the land are strong and the cities are large and fortified We even saw the descendants of Anak there Numbers 1329 The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev the Hittites Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan” Numbers 1330 Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said “We must go up and take possession of the land for we can certainly conquer it” Numbers 1331 But the men who had gone up with him replied “We cannot go up against the people for they are stronger than we are” Numbers 1332 So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out “The land we explored devours its inhabitants and all the people we saw there are great in stature Numbers 1333 We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight and we must have seemed the same to them” Numbers 141 Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out and that night the people wept Numbers 142 All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron and the whole congregation said to them “If only we had died in the land of Egypt or if only we had died in this wilderness Numbers 143 Why is the LORD bringing us into this land to fall by the sword Our wives and children will become plunder Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt” Numbers 144 So they said to one another “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt” Numbers 145 Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel Numbers 146 Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh who were among those who had spied out the land tore their clothes Numbers 147 and said to the whole congregation of Israel “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land Numbers 148 If the LORD delights in us He will bring us into this land a land flowing with milk and honey and He will give it to us Numbers 149 Only do not rebel against the LORD and do not be afraid of the people of the land for they will be like bread for us Their protection has been removed and the LORD is with us Do not be afraid of them” Numbers 1410 But the whole congregation threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting Numbers 1411 And the LORD said to Moses “How long will this people treat Me with contempt How long will they refuse to believe in Me despite all the signs I have performed among them Numbers 1412 I will strike them with a plague and destroy them—and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are” Numbers 1413 But Moses said to the LORD “The Egyptians will hear of it for by Your strength You brought this people from among them Numbers 1414 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land They have already heard that You O LORD are in the midst of this people that You O LORD have been seen face to face that Your cloud stands over them and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night Numbers 1415 If You kill this people as one man the nations who have heard of Your fame will say Numbers 1416 ‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them He has slaughtered them in the wilderness’ Numbers 1417 So now I pray may the power of my Lord be magnified just as You have declared Numbers 1418 ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion forgiving iniquity and transgression Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation’ Numbers 1419 Pardon I pray the iniquity of this people in keeping with the greatness of Your loving devotion just as You have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt” Numbers 1420 “I have pardoned them as you requested” the LORD replied Numbers 1421 “Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD Numbers 1422 not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times— Numbers 1423 not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it Numbers 1424 But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly I will bring him into the land he has entered and his descendants will inherit it Numbers 1425 Now since the Amalekites and Canaanites are living in the valleys turn back tomorrow and head for the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea” Numbers 1426 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron Numbers 1427 “How long will this wicked congregation grumble against Me I have heard the complaints that the Israelites are making against Me Numbers 1428 So tell them As surely as I live declares the LORD I will do to you exactly as I heard you say Numbers 1429 Your bodies will fall in this wilderness—all who were numbered in the census everyone twenty years of age or older—because you have grumbled against Me Numbers 1430 Surely none of you will enter the land in which I swore to settle you except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun Numbers 1431 But I will bring your children whom you said would become plunder into the land you have rejected—and they will enjoy it Numbers 1432 As for you however your bodies will fall in this wilderness Numbers 1433 Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for forty years and they will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies in the wilderness Numbers 1434 In keeping with the forty days you spied out the land you shall bear your guilt forty years—a year for each day—and you will experience My alienation Numbers 1435 I the LORD have spoken and I will surely do these things to this entire wicked congregation which has conspired against Me They will meet their end in the wilderness and there they will die” Numbers 1436 So the men Moses had sent to spy out the land who had returned and made the whole congregation grumble against him by bringing out a bad report about the land— Numbers 1437 those men who had brought out the bad report about the land—were struck down by a plague before the LORD Numbers 1438 Of those men who had gone to spy out the land only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive Numbers 1439 And when Moses relayed these words to all the Israelites the people mourned bitterly Numbers 1440 Early the next morning they got up and went up toward the ridge of the hill country “We have indeed sinned” they said “but we will go to the place the LORD has promised” Numbers 1441 But Moses said “Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD This will not succeed Numbers 1442 Do not go up lest you be struck down by your enemies because the LORD is not among you Numbers 1443 For there the Amalekites and Canaanites will face you and you will fall by the sword Because you have turned away from the LORD He will not be with you” Numbers 1444 But they dared to go up to the ridge of the hill country though neither Moses nor the ark of the covenant of the LORD moved from the camp Numbers 1445 Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that part of the hill country came down attacked them and routed them all the way to Hormah Numbers 151 Then the LORD said to Moses Numbers 152 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them After you enter the land that I am giving you as a home Numbers 153 and you present a food offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to produce a pleasing aroma to the LORD—either a burnt offering or a sacrifice for a special vow or freewill offering or appointed feast— Numbers 154 then the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil Numbers 155 With the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb you are to prepare a quarter hin of wine as a drink offering Numbers 156 With a ram you are to prepare a grain offering of twotenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of olive oil Numbers 157 and a third of a hin of wine as a drink offering a pleasing aroma to the LORD Numbers 158 When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the LORD Numbers 159 present with the bull a grain offering of threetenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil Numbers 1510 Also present half a hin of wine as a drink offering It is a food offering a pleasing aroma to the LORD Numbers 1511 This is to be done for each bull ram lamb or goat Numbers 1512 This is how you must prepare each one no matter how many Numbers 1513 Everyone who is nativeborn shall prepare these things in this way when he presents a food offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD Numbers 1514 And for the generations to come if a foreigner residing with you or someone else among you wants to prepare a food offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD he is to do exactly as you do Numbers 1515 The assembly is to have the same statute both for you and for the foreign resident it is a permanent statute for the generations to come You and the foreigner shall be the same before the LORD Numbers 1516 The same law and the same ordinance will apply both to you and to the foreigner residing with you” Numbers 1517 Then the LORD said to Moses Numbers 1518 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them When you enter the land to which I am bringing you Numbers 1519 and you eat the food of the land you shall lift up an offering to the LORD Numbers 1520 From the first of your dough you are to lift up a cake as a contribution offer it just like an offering from the threshing floor Numbers 1521 Throughout your generations you are to give the LORD an offering from the first of your dough Numbers 1522 Now if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses— Numbers 1523 all that the LORD has commanded you through Moses from the day the LORD gave them and continuing through the generations to come— Numbers 1524 and if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge of the congregation then the whole congregation is to prepare one young bull as a burnt offering a pleasing aroma to the LORD with its grain offering and drink offering according to the regulation and one male goat as a sin offering Numbers 1525 The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel so that they may be forgiven for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD a food offering and a sin offering presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin Numbers 1526 Then the whole congregation of Israel and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven since it happened to all the people unintentionally Numbers 1527 Also if one person sins unintentionally he is to present a yearold female goat as a sin offering Numbers 1528 And the priest shall make atonement before the LORD on behalf of the person who erred by sinning unintentionally and when atonement has been made for him he will be forgiven Numbers 1529 You shall have the same law for the one who acts in error whether he is a nativeborn Israelite or a foreigner residing among you Numbers 1530 But the person who sins defiantly whether a native or foreigner blasphemes the LORD That person shall be cut off from among his people Numbers 1531 He shall certainly be cut off because he has despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment his guilt remains on him” Numbers 1532 While the Israelites were in the wilderness a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day Numbers 1533 Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses Aaron and the whole congregation Numbers 1534 and because it had not been declared what should be done to him they placed him in custody Numbers 1535 And the LORD said to Moses “The man must surely be put to death The whole congregation is to stone him outside the camp” Numbers 1536 So the whole congregation took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death as the LORD had commanded Moses Numbers 1537 And the LORD said to Moses Numbers 1538 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments with a blue cord on each tassel Numbers 1539 These will serve as tassels for you to look at so that you may remember all the commandments of the LORD that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes Numbers 1540 Then you will remember and obey all My commandments and you will be holy to your God Numbers 1541 I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God I am the LORD your God” Numbers 161 Now Korah son of Izhar the son of Kohath son of Levi along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab and On son of Peleth—conducted Numbers 162 a rebellion against Moses along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly Numbers 163 They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them “You have taken too much upon yourselves For everyone in the entire congregation is holy and the LORD is in their midst Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD” Numbers 164 When Moses heard this he fell facedown Numbers 165 Then he said to Korah and all his followers “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy and He will bring that person near to Himself The one He chooses He will bring near to Himself Numbers 166 You Korah and all your followers are to do as follows Take censers Numbers 167 and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves” Numbers 168 Moses also said to Korah “Now listen you sons of Levi Numbers 169 Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle and to stand before the congregation to minister to them Numbers 1610 He has brought you near you and all your fellow Levites but you are seeking the priesthood as well Numbers 1611 Therefore it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the LORD As for Aaron who is he that you should grumble against him” Numbers 1612 Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab but they said “We will not come Numbers 1613 Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness Must you also appoint yourself as ruler over us Numbers 1614 Moreover you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards Will you gouge out the eyes of these men No we will not come” Numbers 1615 Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD “Do not regard their offering I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them” Numbers 1616 And Moses said to Korah “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow—you and they and Aaron Numbers 1617 Each man is to take his censer place incense in it and present it before the LORD—250 censers You and Aaron are to present your censers as well” Numbers 1618 So each man took his censer put fire and incense in it and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Numbers 1619 When Korah had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation Numbers 1620 And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron Numbers 1621 “Separate yourselves from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant” Numbers 1622 But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said “O God the God of the spirits of all flesh when one man sins will You be angry with the whole congregation” Numbers 1623 Then the LORD said to Moses Numbers 1624 “Tell the congregation to move away from the dwellings of Korah Dathan and Abiram” Numbers 1625 So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram and the elders of Israel followed him Numbers 1626 And he warned the congregation “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men Do not touch anything that belongs to them or you will be swept away because of all their sins” Numbers 1627 So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah Dathan and Abiram Meanwhile Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants Numbers 1628 Then Moses said “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things for it was not my own doing Numbers 1629 If these men die a natural death or if they suffer the fate of all men then the LORD has not sent me Numbers 1630 But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt” Numbers 1631 As soon as Moses had finished saying all this the ground beneath them split open Numbers 1632 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions Numbers 1633 They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned The earth closed over them and they vanished from the assembly Numbers 1634 At their cries all the people of Israel who were around them fled saying “The earth may swallow us too” Numbers 1635 And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense Numbers 1636 Then the LORD said to Moses Numbers 1637 “Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove the censers from the flames and to scatter the coals far away because the censers are holy Numbers 1638 As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar for these were presented before the LORD and so have become holy They will serve as a sign to the Israelites” Numbers 1639 So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned up and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar Numbers 1640 just as the LORD commanded him through Moses This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD lest he become like Korah and his followers Numbers 1641 The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron saying “You have killed the LORD’s people” Numbers 1642 But when the congregation gathered against them Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared Numbers 1643 Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the Tent of Meeting Numbers 1644 and the LORD said to Moses Numbers 1645 “Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant” And Moses and Aaron fell facedown Numbers 1646 Moses said to Aaron “Take your censer place fire from the altar in it and add incense Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them because wrath has come out from the LORD the plague has begun” Numbers 1647 So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly And seeing that the plague had begun among the people he offered the incense and made atonement for the people Numbers 1648 He stood between the living and the dead and the plague was halted Numbers 1649 But those who died from the plague numbered 14700 in addition to those who had died on account of Korah Numbers 1650 Then Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting since the plague had been halted Numbers 171 And the LORD said to Moses Numbers 172 “Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs one from the leader of each tribe Write each man’s name on his staff Numbers 173 and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe Numbers 174 Place the staffs in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony where I meet with you Numbers 175 The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you” Numbers 176 So Moses spoke to the Israelites and each of their leaders gave him a staff—one for each of the leaders of their tribes twelve staffs in all And Aaron’s staff was among them Numbers 177 Then Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony Numbers 178 The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff representing the house of Levi had sprouted put forth buds blossomed and produced almonds Numbers 179 Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD’s presence to all the Israelites They saw them and each man took his own staff Numbers 1710 The LORD said to Moses “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony to be kept as a sign for the rebellious so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me lest they die” Numbers 1711 So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him Numbers 1712 Then the Israelites declared to Moses “Look we are perishing We are lost we are all lost Numbers 1713 Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die Are we all going to perish” Numbers 181 So the LORD said to Aaron “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood Numbers 182 But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi the tribe of your father that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony Numbers 183 And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar or both they and you will die Numbers 184 They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting doing all the work at the Tent but no outsider may come near you Numbers 185 And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again Numbers 186 Behold I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting Numbers 187 But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil and you are to perform that service I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death” Numbers 188 Then the LORD said to Aaron “Behold I have put you in charge of My offerings As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute Numbers 189 A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings that part belongs to you and your sons Numbers 1810 You are to eat it as a most holy offering and every male may eat it You shall regard it as holy Numbers 1811 And this is yours as well the offering of their gifts along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites I have given this to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent statute Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat it Numbers 1812 I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits Numbers 1813 The firstfruits of everything in their land that they bring to the LORD will belong to you Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat them Numbers 1814 Every devoted thing in Israel belongs to you Numbers 1815 The firstborn of every womb whether man or beast that is offered to the LORD belongs to you But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals Numbers 1816 You are to pay the redemption price for a monthold male according to your valuation five shekels of silver according to the sanctuary shekel which is twenty gerahs Numbers 1817 But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox a sheep or a goat they are holy You are to splatter their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a food offering a pleasing aroma to the LORD Numbers 1818 And their meat belongs to you just as the breast and right thigh of the wave offering belong to you Numbers 1819 All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring” Numbers 1820 Then the LORD said to Aaron “You will have no inheritance in their land nor will you have any portion among them I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites Numbers 1821 Behold I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do the service of the Tent of Meeting Numbers 1822 No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting or they will incur guilt and die Numbers 1823 The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting and they must bear their iniquity This is a permanent statute for the generations to come The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites Numbers 1824 For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites” Numbers 1825 And the LORD instructed Moses Numbers 1826 “Speak to the Levites and tell them ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given you as your inheritance you must present part of it as an offering to the LORD—a tithe of the tithe Numbers 1827 Your offering will be reckoned to you as grain from the threshing floor or juice from the winepress Numbers 1828 So you are to present an offering to the LORD from all the tithes you receive from the Israelites and from these you are to give the LORD’s offering to Aaron the priest Numbers 1829 You must present the offering due the LORD from all the best of every gift the holiest part of it’ Numbers 1830 Therefore say to the Levites ‘When you have presented the best part it will be reckoned to you as the produce of the threshing floor or winepress Numbers 1831 And you and your households may eat the rest of it anywhere it is the compensation for your work at the Tent of Meeting Numbers 1832 Once you have presented the best part of it you will not incur guilt because of it But you must not defile the sacred offerings of the Israelites or else you will die’” Numbers 191 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron Numbers 192 “This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke Numbers 193 Give it to Eleazar the priest and he will have it brought outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence Numbers 194 Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Tent of Meeting Numbers 195 Then the heifer must be burned in his sight Its hide its flesh and its blood are to be burned along with its dung Numbers 196 The priest is to take cedar wood hyssop and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer Numbers 197 Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water after that he may enter the camp but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening Numbers 198 The one who burned the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water and he too will be ceremonially unclean until evening Numbers 199 Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purification this is for purification from sin Numbers 1910 The man who has gathered up the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes and he will be ceremonially unclean until evening This is a permanent statute for the Israelites and for the foreigner residing among them Numbers 1911 Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days Numbers 1912 He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day then he will be clean But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days he will not be clean Numbers 1913 Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD That person must be cut off from Israel He remains unclean because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him and his uncleanness is still on him Numbers 1914 This is the law when a person dies in a tent Everyone who enters the tent and everyone already in the tent will be unclean for seven days Numbers 1915 and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean Numbers 1916 Anyone in the open field who touches someone who has been killed by the sword or has died of natural causes or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave will be unclean for seven days Numbers 1917 For the purification of the unclean person take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering put them in a jar and pour fresh water over them Numbers 1918 Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop dip it in the water and sprinkle the tent all the furnishings and the people who were there He is also to sprinkle the one who touched a bone a grave or a person who has died or been slain Numbers 1919 The man who is ceremonially clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water and that evening he will be clean Numbers 1920 But if a person who is unclean does not purify himself he will be cut off from the assembly because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him he is unclean Numbers 1921 This is a permanent statute for the people The one who sprinkles the water of purification must wash his clothes and whoever touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening Numbers 1922 Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening” Numbers 201 In the first month the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh There Miriam died and was buried Numbers 202 Now there was no water for the congregation so they gathered against Moses and Aaron Numbers 203 The people quarreled with Moses and said “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD Numbers 204 Why have you brought the LORD’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here Numbers 205 Why have you led us up out of Egypt to bring us to this wretched place It is not a place of grain figs vines or pomegranates—and there is no water to drink” Numbers 206 Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting They fell facedown and the glory of the LORD appeared to them Numbers 207 And the LORD said to Moses Numbers 208 “Take the staff and assemble the congregation You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch and it will pour out its water You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock” Numbers 209 So Moses took the staff from the LORD’s presence just as he had been commanded Numbers 2010 Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock and Moses said to them “Listen now you rebels must we bring you water out of this rock” Numbers 2011 Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff so that a great amount of water gushed out and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink Numbers 2012 But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them” Numbers 2013 These were the waters of Meribah where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD and He showed His holiness among them Numbers 2014 From Kadesh Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom “This is what your brother Israel says You know all the hardship that has befallen us Numbers 2015 how our fathers went down to Egypt where we lived many years The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers Numbers 2016 and when we cried out to the LORD He heard our voice sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt Now look we are in Kadesh a city on the edge of your territory Numbers 2017 Please let us pass through your land We will not go through any field or vineyard or drink water from any well We will stay on the King’s Highway we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory” Numbers 2018 But Edom answered “You may not travel through our land or we will come out and confront you with the sword” Numbers 2019 “We will stay on the main road” the Israelites replied “and if we or our herds drink your water we will pay for it There will be no problem only let us pass through on foot” Numbers 2020 But Edom insisted “You may not pass through” And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand Numbers 2021 So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their territory and Israel turned away from them Numbers 2022 After they had set out from Kadesh the whole congregation of Israel came to Mount Hor Numbers 2023 And at Mount Hor near the border of the land of Edom the LORD said to Moses and Aaron Numbers 2024 “Aaron will be gathered to his people he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah Numbers 2025 Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up Mount Hor Numbers 2026 Remove Aaron’s priestly garments and put them on his son Eleazar Aaron will be gathered to his people and will die there” Numbers 2027 So Moses did as the LORD had commanded and they climbed Mount Hor in the sight of the whole congregation Numbers 2028 After Moses had removed Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar Aaron died there on top of the mountain Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain Numbers 2029 When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days Numbers 211 When the Canaanite king of Arad who lived in the Negev heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim he attacked Israel and captured some prisoners Numbers 212 So Israel made a vow to the LORD “If You will deliver this people into our hands we will devote their cities to destruction” Numbers 213 And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction so they named the place Hormah Numbers 214 Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea in order to bypass the land of Edom But the people grew impatient on the journey Numbers 215 and spoke against God and against Moses “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness There is no bread or water and we detest this wretched food” Numbers 216 So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people and many of the Israelites were bitten and died Numbers 217 Then the people came to Moses and said “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you Intercede with the LORD so He will take the snakes away from us” So Moses interceded for the people Numbers 218 Then the LORD said to Moses “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole When anyone who is bitten looks at it he will live” Numbers 219 So Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake he would live Numbers 2110 Then the Israelites set out and camped at Oboth Numbers 2111 They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iyeabarim in the wilderness opposite Moab to the east Numbers 2112 From there they set out and camped in the Valley of Zered Numbers 2113 From there they moved on and camped on the other side of the Arnon in the wilderness that extends into the Amorite territory Now the Arnon is the border between the Moabites and the Amorites Numbers 2114 Therefore it is stated in the Book of the Wars of the LORD “Waheb in Suphah and the wadis of the Arnon Numbers 2115 even the slopes of the wadis that extend to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab” Numbers 2116 From there they went on to Beer the well where the LORD said to Moses “Gather the people so that I may give them water” Numbers 2117 Then Israel sang this song “Spring up O well all of you sing to it Numbers 2118 The princes dug the well the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah Numbers 2119 and from Mattanah to Nahaliel and from Nahaliel to Bamoth Numbers 2120 and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah overlooks the wasteland Numbers 2121 Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites saying Numbers 2122 “Let us pass through your land We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard or drink water from any well We will stay on the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory” Numbers 2123 But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory Instead he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness When he came to Jahaz he fought against Israel Numbers 2124 And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites because it was fortified Numbers 2125 Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them including Heshbon and all its villages Numbers 2126 Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land as far as the Arnon Numbers 2127 That is why the poets say “Come to Heshbon let it be rebuilt let the city of Sihon be restored Numbers 2128 For a fire went out from Heshbon a blaze from the city of Sihon It consumed Ar of Moab the rulers of Arnon’s heights Numbers 2129 Woe to you O Moab You are destroyed O people of Chemosh He gave up his sons as refugees and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites Numbers 2130 But we have overthrown them Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon We demolished them as far as Nophah which reaches to Medeba” Numbers 2131 So Israel lived in the land of the Amorites Numbers 2132 After Moses had sent spies to Jazer Israel captured its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there Numbers 2133 Then they turned and went up the road to Bashan and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet them in battle at Edrei Numbers 2134 But the LORD said to Moses “Do not fear him for I have delivered him into your hand along with all his people and his land Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon” Numbers 2135 So they struck down Og along with his sons and his whole army until no remnant was left And they took possession of his land Numbers 221 Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan across from Jericho Numbers 222 Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites Numbers 223 and Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous Indeed Moab dreaded the Israelites Numbers 224 So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian “This horde will devour everything around us as an ox licks up the grass of the field” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time Numbers 225 he sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor at Pethor which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people “Behold a people has come out of Egypt” said Balak “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me Numbers 226 So please come now and put a curse on this people because they are too mighty for me Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land for I know that those you bless are blessed and those you curse are cursed” Numbers 227 The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak Numbers 228 “Spend the night here” Balaam replied “and I will give you the answer that the LORD speaks to me” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam Numbers 229 Then God came to Balaam and asked “Who are these men with you” Numbers 2210 And Balaam said to God “Balak son of Zippor king of Moab sent me this message Numbers 2211 ‘Behold a people has come out of Egypt and they cover the face of the land Now come and put a curse on them for me Perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them away’” Numbers 2212 But God said to Balaam “Do not go with them You are not to curse this people for they are blessed” Numbers 2213 So Balaam got up the next morning and said to Balak’s princes “Go back to your homeland because the LORD has refused to let me go with you” Numbers 2214 And the princes of Moab arose returned to Balak and said “Balaam refused to come with us” Numbers 2215 Then Balak sent other princes more numerous and more distinguished than the first messengers Numbers 2216 They came to Balaam and said “This is what Balak son of Zippor says ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me Numbers 2217 for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say So please come and put a curse on this people for me’” Numbers 2218 But Balaam replied to the servants of Balak “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold I could not do anything small or great to go beyond the command of the LORD my God Numbers 2219 So now please stay here overnight as the others did that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me” Numbers 2220 That night God came to Balaam and said “Since these men have come to summon you get up and go with them but you must only do what I tell you” Numbers 2221 So in the morning Balaam got up saddled his donkey and went with the princes of Moab Numbers 2222 Then God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him Balaam was riding his donkey and his two servants were with him Numbers 2223 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand she turned off the path and went into a field So Balaam beat her to return her to the path Numbers 2224 Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow passage between two vineyards with walls on either side Numbers 2225 And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD and pressed herself against the wall crushing Balaam’s foot against it So he beat her once again Numbers 2226 And the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn to the right or left Numbers 2227 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD she lay down under Balaam and he became furious and beat her with his staff Numbers 2228 Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth and she said to Balaam “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times” Numbers 2229 Balaam answered the donkey “You have made a fool of me If I had a sword in my hand I would kill you right now” Numbers 2230 But the donkey said to Balaam “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today Have I ever treated you this way before” “No” he replied Numbers 2231 Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand And Balaam bowed low and fell facedown Numbers 2232 The angel of the LORD asked him “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times Behold I have come out to oppose you because your way is perverse before me Numbers 2233 The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times If she had not turned away then by now I would surely have killed you and let her live” Numbers 2234 “I have sinned” Balaam said to the angel of the LORD “for I did not realize that you were standing in the road to confront me And now if this is displeasing in your sight I will go back home” Numbers 2235 But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam “Go with the men but you are to speak only what I tell you” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak Numbers 2236 When Balak heard that Balaam was coming he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border at the edge of his territory Numbers 2237 And he said to Balaam “Did I not send you an urgent summons Why did you not come to me Am I really not able to reward you richly” Numbers 2238 “See I have come to you” Balaam replied “but can I say just anything I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth” Numbers 2239 So Balaam accompanied Balak and they came to Kiriathhuzoth Numbers 2240 Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him Numbers 2241 The next morning Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamothbaal From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people Numbers 231 Then Balaam said to Balak “Build for me seven altars here and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams” Numbers 232 So Balak did as Balaam had instructed and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar Numbers 233 “Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone” Balaam said to Balak “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me And whatever He reveals to me I will tell you” So Balaam went off to a barren height Numbers 234 and God met with him “I have set up seven altars” Balaam said “and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram” Numbers 235 Then the LORD put a message in Balaam’s mouth saying “Return to Balak and give him this message” Numbers 236 So he returned to Balak who was standing there beside his burnt offering with all the princes of Moab Numbers 237 And Balaam lifted up an oracle saying “Balak brought me from Aram the king of Moab from the mountains of the east ‘Come’ he said ‘put a curse on Jacob for me come and denounce Israel’ Numbers 238 How can I curse those whom God has not cursed How can I denounce those whom the LORD has not denounced Numbers 239 For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs and I watch them from the hills Behold a people dwelling apart not reckoning themselves among the nations Numbers 2310 Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel Let me die the death of the righteous let my end be like theirs” Numbers 2311 Then Balak said to Balaam “What have you done to me I brought you here to curse my enemies and behold you have only blessed them” Numbers 2312 But Balaam replied “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth” Numbers 2313 Then Balak said to him “Please come with me to another place where you can see them You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them And from there curse them for me” Numbers 2314 So Balak took him to the field of Zophim to the top of Pisgah where he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar Numbers 2315 Balaam said to Balak “Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there” Numbers 2316 And the LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth saying “Return to Balak and speak what I tell you” Numbers 2317 So he returned to Balak who was standing there by his burnt offering with the princes of Moab “What did the LORD say” Balak asked Numbers 2318 Then Balaam lifted up an oracle saying “Arise O Balak and listen give ear to me O son of Zippor Numbers 2319 God is not a man that He should lie or a son of man that He should change His mind Does He speak and not act Does He promise and not fulfill Numbers 2320 I have indeed received a command to bless He has blessed and I cannot change it Numbers 2321 He considers no disaster for Jacob He sees no trouble for Israel The LORD their God is with them and the shout of the King is among them Numbers 2322 God brought them out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox Numbers 2323 For there is no spell against Jacob and no divination against Israel It will now be said of Jacob and Israel ‘What great things God has done’ Numbers 2324 Behold the people rise like a lioness they rouse themselves like a lion not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain” Numbers 2325 Now Balak said to Balaam “Then neither curse them at all nor bless them at all” Numbers 2326 But Balaam replied “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says I must do” Numbers 2327 “Please come” said Balak “I will take you to another place Perhaps it will please God that you curse them for me from there” Numbers 2328 And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor which overlooks the wasteland Numbers 2329 Then Balaam said “Build for me seven altars here and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams” Numbers 2330 So Balak did as Balaam had instructed and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar Numbers 241 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel he did not seek omens as on previous occasions but he turned his face toward the wilderness Numbers 242 When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe the Spirit of God came upon him Numbers 243 and he lifted up an oracle saying “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open Numbers 244 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God who sees a vision from the Almighty who bows down with eyes wide open Numbers 245 How lovely are your tents O Jacob your dwellings O Israel Numbers 246 They spread out like palm groves like gardens beside a stream like aloes the LORD has planted like cedars beside the waters Numbers 247 Water will flow from his buckets and his seed will have abundant water His king will be greater than Agag and his kingdom will be exalted Numbers 248 God brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox to devour hostile nations and crush their bones to pierce them with arrows Numbers 249 He crouches he lies down like a lion like a lioness—who dares to rouse him Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you” Numbers 2410 Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam and he struck his hands together and said to Balaam “I summoned you to curse my enemies but behold you have persisted in blessing them these three times Numbers 2411 Therefore flee at once to your home I said I would reward you richly but instead the LORD has denied your reward” Numbers 2412 Balaam answered Balak “Did I not already tell the messengers you sent me Numbers 2413 that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold I could not do anything of my own accord good or bad to go beyond the command of the LORD I must speak whatever the LORD says Numbers 2414 Now I am going back to my people but come let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come” Numbers 2415 Then Balaam lifted up an oracle saying “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open Numbers 2416 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God who has knowledge from the Most High who sees a vision from the Almighty who bows down with eyes wide open Numbers 2417 I see him but not now I behold him but not near A star will come forth from Jacob and a scepter will arise from Israel He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth Numbers 2418 Edom will become a possession as will Seir his enemy but Israel will perform with valor Numbers 2419 A ruler will come from Jacob and destroy the survivors of the city” Numbers 2420 Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle saying “Amalek was first among the nations but his end is destruction” Numbers 2421 Next he saw the Kenites and lifted up an oracle saying “Your dwelling place is secure and your nest is set in a cliff Numbers 2422 Yet Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive” Numbers 2423 Once more Balaam lifted up an oracle saying “Ah who can live unless God has ordained it Numbers 2424 Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus they will subdue Asshur and Eber but they too will perish forever” Numbers 2425 Then Balaam arose and returned to his homeland and Balak also went on his way Numbers 251 While Israel was staying in Shittim the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab Numbers 252 who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods And the people ate and bowed down to these gods Numbers 253 So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor and the anger of the LORD burned against them Numbers 254 Then the LORD said to Moses “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel” Numbers 255 So Moses told the judges of Israel “Each of you must kill all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor” Numbers 256 Just then an Israelite man brought to his family a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and the whole congregation of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting Numbers 257 On seeing this Phinehas son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest got up from the assembly took a spear in his hand Numbers 258 followed the Israelite into the tent and drove the spear through both of them—through the Israelite and on through the belly of the woman So the plague against the Israelites was halted Numbers 259 but those who died in the plague numbered 24000 Numbers 2510 Then the LORD said to Moses Numbers 2511 “Phinehas son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest has turned My wrath away from the Israelites for he was zealous for My sake among them so that I did not consume the Israelites in My zeal Numbers 2512 Declare therefore that I am granting him My covenant of peace Numbers 2513 It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites” Numbers 2514 The name of the Israelite who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu the leader of a Simeonite family Numbers 2515 And the name of the slain Midianite woman was Cozbi the daughter of Zur a tribal chief of a Midianite family Numbers 2516 And the LORD said to Moses Numbers 2517 “Attack the Midianites and strike them dead Numbers 2518 For they assailed you deceitfully when they seduced you in the matter of Peor and their sister Cozbi the daughter of the Midianite leader the woman who was killed on the day the plague came because of Peor” Numbers 261 After the plague had ended the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest Numbers 262 “Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel” Numbers 263 So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction Numbers 264 “Take a census of the men twenty years of age or older as the LORD has commanded Moses” And these were the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt Numbers 265 Reuben was the firstborn of Israel These were the descendants of Reuben The Hanochite clan from Hanoch the Palluite clan from Pallu Numbers 266 the Hezronite clan from Hezron and the Carmite clan from Carmi Numbers 267 These were the clans of Reuben and their registration numbered 43730 Numbers 268 Now the son of Pallu was Eliab Numbers 269 and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel Dathan and Abiram It was Dathan and Abiram chosen by the congregation who rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD Numbers 2610 And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men They serve as a warning sign Numbers 2611 However the line of Korah did not die out Numbers 2612 These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel the Jaminite clan from Jamin the Jachinite clan from Jachin Numbers 2613 the Zerahite clan from Zerah and the Shaulite clan from Shaul Numbers 2614 These were the clans of Simeon and there were 22200 men Numbers 2615 These were the descendants of Gad by their clans The Zephonite clan from Zephon the Haggite clan from Haggi the Shunite clan from Shuni Numbers 2616 the Oznite clan from Ozni the Erite clan from Eri Numbers 2617 the Arodite clan from Arod and the Arelite clan from Areli Numbers 2618 These were the clans of Gad and their registration numbered 40500 Numbers 2619 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan but they died in the land of Canaan Numbers 2620 These were the descendants of Judah by their clans The Shelanite clan from Shelah the Perezite clan from Perez and the Zerahite clan from Zerah Numbers 2621 And these were the descendants of Perez the Hezronite clan from Hezron and the Hamulite clan from Hamul Numbers 2622 These were the clans of Judah and their registration numbered 76500 Numbers 2623 These were the descendants of Issachar by their clans The Tolaite clan from Tola the Punite clan from Puvah Numbers 2624 the Jashubite clan from Jashub and the Shimronite clan from Shimron Numbers 2625 These were the clans of Issachar and their registration numbered 64300 Numbers 2626 These were the descendants of Zebulun by their clans The Seredite clan from Sered the Elonite clan from Elon and the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel Numbers 2627 These were the clans of Zebulun and their registration numbered 60500 Numbers 2628 The descendants of Joseph included the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim Numbers 2629 These were the descendants of Manasseh The Machirite clan from Machir the father of Gilead and the Gileadite clan from Gilead Numbers 2630 These were the descendants of Gilead the Iezerite clan from Iezer the Helekite clan from Helek Numbers 2631 the Asrielite clan from Asriel the Shechemite clan from Shechem Numbers 2632 the Shemidaite clan from Shemida and the Hepherite clan from Hepher Numbers 2633 Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters The names of his daughters were Mahlah Noah Hoglah Milcah and Tirzah Numbers 2634 These were the clans of Manasseh and their registration numbered 52700 Numbers 2635 These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans The Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah the Becherite clan from Becher and the Tahanite clan from Tahan Numbers 2636 And the descendants of Shuthelah were the Eranite clan from Eran Numbers 2637 These were the clans of Ephraim and their registration numbered 32500 These clans were the descendants of Joseph Numbers 2638 These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans The Belaite clan from Bela the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram Numbers 2639 the Shuphamite clan from Shupham and the Huphamite clan from Hupham Numbers 2640 And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ard and the Naamite clan from Naaman Numbers 2641 These were the clans of Benjamin and their registration numbered 45600 Numbers 2642 These were the descendants of Dan by their clans The Shuhamite clan from Shuham These were the clans of Dan Numbers 2643 All of them were Shuhamite clans and their registration numbered 64400 Numbers 2644 These were the descendants of Asher by their clans The Imnite clan from Imnah the Ishvite clan from Ishvi and the Beriite clan from Beriah Numbers 2645 And these were the descendants of Beriah the Heberite clan from Heber and the Malchielite clan from Malchiel Numbers 2646 And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah Numbers 2647 These were the clans of Asher and their registration numbered 53400 Numbers 2648 These were the descendants of Naphtali by their clans The Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel the Gunite clan from Guni Numbers 2649 the Jezerite clan from Jezer and the Shillemite clan from Shillem Numbers 2650 These were the clans of Naphtali and their registration numbered 45400 Numbers 2651 These men of Israel numbered 601730 in all Numbers 2652 Then the LORD said to Moses Numbers 2653 “The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance according to the number of names Numbers 2654 Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered Numbers 2655 Indeed the land must be divided by lot they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers Numbers 2656 Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes” Numbers 2657 Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans The Gershonite clan from Gershon the Kohathite clan from Kohath and the Merarite clan from Merari Numbers 2658 These were the families of the Levites The Libnite clan the Hebronite clan the Mahlite clan the Mushite clan and the Korahite clan Now Kohath was the father of Amram Numbers 2659 and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed She was also a daughter of Levi born to Levi in Egypt To Amram she bore Aaron Moses and their sister Miriam Numbers 2660 Nadab Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar were born to Aaron Numbers 2661 but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD Numbers 2662 The registration of the Levites totaled 23000 every male a month old or more they were not numbered among the other Israelites because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites Numbers 2663 These were the ones numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho Numbers 2664 Among all these however there was not one who had been numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai Numbers 2665 For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun Numbers 271 Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher the son of Gilead the son of Machir the son of Manasseh belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph These were the names of his daughters Mahlah Noah Hoglah Milcah and Tirzah They approached Numbers 272 the entrance to the Tent of Meeting stood before Moses Eleazar the priest the leaders and the whole congregation and said Numbers 273 “Our father died in the wilderness but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD Instead he died because of his own sin and he had no sons Numbers 274 Why should the name of our father disappear from his clan because he had no sons Give us property among our father’s brothers” Numbers 275 So Moses brought their case before the LORD Numbers 276 and the LORD answered him Numbers 277 “The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly You certainly must give them property as an inheritance among their father’s brothers and transfer their father’s inheritance to them Numbers 278 Furthermore you shall say to the Israelites ‘If a man dies and leaves no son you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter Numbers 279 If he has no daughter give his inheritance to his brothers Numbers 2710 If he has no brothers give his inheritance to his father’s brothers Numbers 2711 And if his father has no brothers give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan that he may take possession of it This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites as the LORD has commanded Moses’” Numbers 2712 Then the LORD said to Moses “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites Numbers 2713 After you have seen it you too will be gathered to your people as your brother Aaron was Numbers 2714 for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin Numbers 2715 So Moses appealed to the LORD Numbers 2716 “May the LORD the God of the spirits of all flesh appoint a man over the congregation Numbers 2717 who will go out and come in before them and who will lead them out and bring them in so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd” Numbers 2718 And the LORD replied to Moses “Take Joshua son of Nun a man with the Spirit in him and lay your hands on him Numbers 2719 Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation and commission him in their sight Numbers 2720 Confer on him some of your authority so that the whole congregation of Israel will obey him Numbers 2721 He shall stand before Eleazar the priest who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim At his command he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in” Numbers 2722 Moses did as the LORD had commanded him He took Joshua had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation Numbers 2723 and laid his hands on him and commissioned him as the LORD had instructed through Moses Numbers 281 Then the LORD said to Moses Numbers 282 “Command the Israelites and say to them See that you present to Me at its appointed time the food for My food offerings as a pleasing aroma to Me Numbers 283 And tell them that this is the food offering you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day two unblemished yearold male lambs Numbers 284 Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight Numbers 285 along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives Numbers 286 This is a regular burnt offering established at Mount Sinai as a pleasing aroma a food offering to the LORD Numbers 287 The drink offering accompanying each lamb shall be a quarter hin Pour out the offering of fermented drink to the LORD in the sanctuary area Numbers 288 And offer the second lamb at twilight with the same grain offering and drink offering as in the morning It is a food offering a pleasing aroma to the LORD Numbers 289 On the Sabbath day present two unblemished yearold male lambs accompanied by a grain offering of twotenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as well as a drink offering Numbers 2810 This is the burnt offering for every Sabbath in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering Numbers 2811 At the beginning of every month you are to present to the LORD a burnt offering of two young bulls one ram and seven male lambs a year old all unblemished Numbers 2812 along with threetenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each bull twotenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with the ram Numbers 2813 and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each lamb This is a burnt offering a pleasing aroma a food offering to the LORD Numbers 2814 Their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine with each bull a third of a hin with the ram and a quarter hin with each lamb This is the monthly burnt offering to be made at each new moon throughout the year Numbers 2815 In addition to the regular burnt offering with its drink offering one male goat is to be presented to the LORD as a sin offering Numbers 2816 The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover Numbers 2817 On the fifteenth day of this month there shall be a feast for seven days unleavened bread is to be eaten Numbers 2818 On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly you must not do any regular work Numbers 2819 Present to the LORD a food offering a burnt offering of two young bulls one ram and seven male lambs a year old all unblemished Numbers 2820 The grain offering shall consist of fine flour mixed with oil offer threetenths of an ephah with each bull twotenths of an ephah with the ram Numbers 2821 and a tenth of an ephah with each of the seven lambs Numbers 2822 Include one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you Numbers 2823 You are to present these in addition to the regular morning burnt offering Numbers 2824 Offer the same food each day for seven days as a food offering a pleasing aroma to the LORD It is to be offered with its drink offering and the regular burnt offering Numbers 2825 On the seventh day you shall hold a sacred assembly you must not do any regular work Numbers 2826 On the day of firstfruits when you present an offering of new grain to the LORD during the Feast of Weeks you are to hold a sacred assembly you must not do any regular work Numbers 2827 Present a burnt offering of two young bulls one ram and seven male lambs a year old as a pleasing aroma to the LORD Numbers 2828 together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—threetenths of an ephah with each bull twotenths of an ephah with the ram Numbers 2829 and a tenth of an ephah with each of the seven lambs Numbers 2830 Include one male goat to make atonement for you Numbers 2831 Offer them with their drink offerings in addition to the regular burnt offering and its grain offering The animals must be unblemished Numbers 291 “On the first day of the seventh month you are to hold a sacred assembly and you must not do any regular work This will be a day for you to sound the trumpets Numbers 292 As a pleasing aroma to the LORD you are to present a burnt offering of one young bull one ram and seven male lambs a year old all unblemished Numbers 293 together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—threetenths of an ephah with the bull twotenths of an ephah with the ram Numbers 294 and a tenth of an ephah with each of the seven male lambs Numbers 295 Include one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you Numbers 296 These are in addition to the monthly and daily burnt offerings with their prescribed grain offerings and drink offerings They are a pleasing aroma a food offering to the LORD Numbers 297 On the tenth day of this seventh month you are to hold a sacred assembly and you shall humble yourselves you must not do any work Numbers 298 Present as a pleasing aroma to the LORD a burnt offering of one young bull one ram and seven male lambs a year old all unblemished Numbers 299 together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—threetenths of an ephah with the bull twotenths of an ephah with the ram Numbers 2910 and a tenth of an ephah with each of the seven lambs Numbers 2911 Include one male goat for a sin offering in addition to the sin offering of atonement and the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offerings Numbers 2912 On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you are to hold a sacred assembly you must not do any regular work and you shall observe a feast to the LORD for seven days Numbers 2913 As a pleasing aroma to the LORD you are to present a food offering a burnt offering of thirteen young bulls two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old all unblemished Numbers 2914 along with the grain offering of threetenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil with each of the thirteen bulls twotenths of an ephah with each of the two rams Numbers 2915 and a tenth of an ephah with each of the fourteen lambs Numbers 2916 Include one male goat as a sin offering in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering Numbers 2917 On the second day you are to present twelve young bulls two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old all unblemished Numbers 2918 along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls rams and lambs according to the number prescribed Numbers 2919 Include one male goat as a sin offering in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering Numbers 2920 On the third day you are to present eleven bulls two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old all unblemished Numbers 2921 along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls rams and lambs according to the number prescribed Numbers 2922 Include one male goat as a sin offering in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering Numbers 2923 On the fourth day you are to present ten bulls two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old all unblemished Numbers 2924 along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls rams and lambs according to the number prescribed Numbers 2925 Include one male goat as a sin offering in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering Numbers 2926 On the fifth day you are to present nine bulls two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old all unblemished Numbers 2927 along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls rams and lambs according to the number prescribed Numbers 2928 Include one male goat as a sin offering in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering Numbers 2929 On the sixth day you are to present eight bulls two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old all unblemished Numbers 2930 along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls rams and lambs according to the number prescribed Numbers 2931 Include one male goat as a sin offering in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering Numbers 2932 On the seventh day you are to present seven bulls two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old all unblemished Numbers 2933 along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls rams and lambs according to the number prescribed Numbers 2934 Include one male goat as a sin offering in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering Numbers 2935 On the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly you must not do any regular work Numbers 2936 As a pleasing aroma to the LORD you are to present a food offering a burnt offering of one bull one ram and seven male lambs a year old all unblemished Numbers 2937 along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls rams and lambs according to the number prescribed Numbers 2938 Include one male goat as a sin offering in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering Numbers 2939 You are to present these offerings to the LORD at your appointed times in addition to your vow and freewill offerings whether burnt offerings grain offerings drink offerings or peace offerings” Numbers 2940 So Moses spoke all this to the Israelites just as the LORD had commanded him Numbers 301 Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel “This is what the LORD has commanded Numbers 302 If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge he must not break his word he must do everything he has promised Numbers 303 And if a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow to the LORD or obligates herself by a pledge Numbers 304 and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand Numbers 305 But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it then none of the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand The LORD will absolve her because her father has prohibited her Numbers 306 If a woman marries while under a vow or rash promise by which she has bound herself Numbers 307 and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her on that day then the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand Numbers 308 But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made and the LORD will absolve her Numbers 309 Every vow a widow or divorced woman pledges to fulfill is binding on her Numbers 3010 If a woman in her husband’s house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation with an oath Numbers 3011 and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her and does not prohibit her then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand Numbers 3012 But if her husband nullifies them on the day he hears of them then nothing that came from her lips whether her vows or pledges shall stand Her husband has nullified them and the LORD will absolve her Numbers 3013 Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow or any sworn pledge to deny herself Numbers 3014 But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day then he confirms all the vows and pledges that bind her He has confirmed them because he said nothing to her on the day he heard about them Numbers 3015 But if he nullifies them after he hears of them then he will bear her iniquity” Numbers 3016 These are the statutes that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the relationship between a man and his wife and between a father and a young daughter still in his home Numbers 311 And the LORD said to Moses Numbers 312 “Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites After that you will be gathered to your people” Numbers 313 So Moses told the people “Arm some of your men for war that they may go against the Midianites and execute the LORD’s vengeance on them Numbers 314 Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel” Numbers 315 So a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—twelve thousand armed for war Numbers 316 And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling Numbers 317 Then they waged war against Midian as the LORD had commanded Moses and they killed every male Numbers 318 Among the slain were Evi Rekem Zur Hur and Reba—the five kings of Midian They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword Numbers 319 The Israelites captured the Midianite women and their children and they plundered all their herds flocks and goods Numbers 3110 Then they burned all the cities where the Midianites had lived as well as all their encampments Numbers 3111 and carried away all the plunder and spoils both people and animals Numbers 3112 They brought the captives spoils and plunder to Moses to Eleazar the priest and to the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho Numbers 3113 And Moses Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp Numbers 3114 But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle Numbers 3115 “Have you spared all the women” he asked them Numbers 3116 “Look these women caused the sons of Israel through the counsel of Balaam to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD Numbers 3117 So now kill all the boys as well as every woman who has had relations with a man Numbers 3118 but spare for yourselves every girl who has never had relations with a man Numbers 3119 All of you who have killed a person or touched the dead are to remain outside the camp for seven days On the third day and the seventh day you are to purify both yourselves and your captives Numbers 3120 And purify every garment and leather good everything made of goat’s hair and every article of wood” Numbers 3121 Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses Numbers 3122 Only the gold silver bronze iron tin and lead— Numbers 3123 everything that can withstand the fire—must be put through the fire and it will be clean But it must still be purified with the water of purification And everything that cannot withstand the fire must pass through the water Numbers 3124 On the seventh day you are to wash your clothes and you will be clean After that you may enter the camp” Numbers 3125 The LORD said to Moses Numbers 3126 “You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the congregation are to take a count of what was captured both of man and beast Numbers 3127 Then divide the captives between the troops who went out to battle and the rest of the congregation Numbers 3128 Set aside a tribute for the LORD from what belongs to the soldiers who went into battle one out of every five hundred whether persons cattle donkeys or sheep Numbers 3129 Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD Numbers 3130 From the Israelites’ half take one out of every fifty whether persons cattle donkeys sheep or other animals and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD” Numbers 3131 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD had commanded Moses Numbers 3132 and this plunder remained from the spoils the soldiers had taken 675000 sheep Numbers 3133 72000 cattle Numbers 3134 61000 donkeys Numbers 3135 and 32000 women who had not slept with a man Numbers 3136 This was the half portion for those who had gone to war 337500 sheep Numbers 3137 including a tribute to the LORD of 675 Numbers 3138 36000 cattle including a tribute to the LORD of 72 Numbers 3139 30500 donkeys including a tribute to the LORD of 61 Numbers 3140 and 16000 people including a tribute to the LORD of 32 Numbers 3141 Moses gave the tribute to Eleazar the priest as an offering for the LORD as the LORD had commanded Moses Numbers 3142 From the Israelites’ half which Moses had set apart from the men who had gone to war Numbers 3143 this half belonged to the congregation 337500 sheep Numbers 3144 36000 cattle Numbers 3145 30500 donkeys Numbers 3146 and 16000 people Numbers 3147 From the Israelites’ half Moses took one out of every fifty persons and animals and gave them to the Levites who kept charge of the tabernacle of the LORD as the LORD had commanded him Numbers 3148 Then the officers who were over the units of the army—the commanders of thousands and of hundreds—approached Moses Numbers 3149 and said “Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command and not one of us is missing Numbers 3150 So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets bracelets rings earrings and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD” Numbers 3151 So Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them all the articles made out of gold Numbers 3152 All the gold that the commanders of thousands and of hundreds presented as an offering to the LORD weighed 16750 shekels Numbers 3153 Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself Numbers 3154 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD Numbers 321 Now the Reubenites and Gadites who had very large herds and flocks surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock Numbers 322 So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the congregation and said Numbers 323 “Ataroth Dibon Jazer Nimrah Heshbon Elealeh Sebam Nebo and Beon Numbers 324 which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel are suitable for livestock—and your servants have livestock” Numbers 325 “If we have found favor in your sight” they said “let this land be given to your servants as a possession Do not make us cross the Jordan” Numbers 326 But Moses asked the Gadites and Reubenites “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here Numbers 327 Why are you discouraging the Israelites from crossing into the land that the LORD has given them Numbers 328 This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to inspect the land Numbers 329 For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them Numbers 3210 So the anger of the LORD was kindled that day and He swore an oath saying Numbers 3211 ‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham Isaac and Jacob— Numbers 3212 not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly’ Numbers 3213 The anger of the LORD burned against Israel and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years until the whole generation who had done evil in His sight was gone Numbers 3214 Now behold you a brood of sinners have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel Numbers 3215 For if you turn away from following Him He will once again leave this people in the wilderness and you will be the cause of their destruction” Numbers 3216 Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones Numbers 3217 But we will arm ourselves and be ready to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place Meanwhile our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land Numbers 3218 We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance Numbers 3219 Yet we will not have an inheritance with them across the Jordan and beyond because our inheritance has come to us on the east side of the Jordan” Numbers 3220 Moses replied “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle Numbers 3221 and if every one of your armed men crosses the Jordan before the LORD until He has driven His enemies out before Him Numbers 3222 then when the land is subdued before the LORD you may return and be free of obligation to the LORD and to Israel And this land will belong to you as a possession before the LORD Numbers 3223 But if you do not do this you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out Numbers 3224 Build cities for your little ones and folds for your flocks but do what you have promised” Numbers 3225 The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses “Your servants will do just as our lord commands Numbers 3226 Our children our wives our livestock and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead Numbers 3227 But your servants are equipped for war and every man will cross over to the battle before the LORD just as our lord says” Numbers 3228 So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest to Joshua son of Nun and to the family leaders of the tribes of Israel Numbers 3229 And Moses said to them “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you with every man armed for battle before the LORD and the land is subdued before you then you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession Numbers 3230 But if they do not arm themselves and go across with you then they must accept their possession among you in the land of Canaan” Numbers 3231 The Gadites and Reubenites replied “As the LORD has spoken to your servants so we will do Numbers 3232 We will cross over into the land of Canaan armed before the LORD that we may have our inheritance on this side of the Jordan” Numbers 3233 So Moses gave to the Gadites to the Reubenites and to the halftribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them Numbers 3234 And the Gadites built up Dibon Ataroth Aroer Numbers 3235 Atrothshophan Jazer Jogbehah Numbers 3236 Bethnimrah and Bethharan as fortified cities and they built folds for their flocks Numbers 3237 The Reubenites built up Heshbon Elealeh Kiriathaim Numbers 3238 as well as Nebo and Baalmeon whose names were changed and Sibmah And they renamed the cities they rebuilt Numbers 3239 The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead captured it and drove out the Amorites who were there Numbers 3240 So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh and they settled there Numbers 3241 Jair a descendant of Manasseh went and captured their villages and called them Havvothjair Numbers 3242 And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages and called it Nobah after his own name Numbers 331 These are the journeys of the Israelites when they came out of the land of Egypt by their divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron Numbers 332 At the LORD’s command Moses recorded the stages of their journey These are the stages listed by their starting points Numbers 333 On the fifteenth day of the first month on the day after the Passover the Israelites set out from Rameses They marched out defiantly in full view of all the Egyptians Numbers 334 who were burying all their firstborn whom the LORD had struck down among them for the LORD had executed judgment against their gods Numbers 335 The Israelites set out from Rameses and camped at Succoth Numbers 336 They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness Numbers 337 They set out from Etham and turned back to Pihahiroth opposite Baalzephon and they camped near Migdol Numbers 338 They set out from Pihahiroth and crossed through the sea into the wilderness and they journeyed three days into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah Numbers 339 They set out from Marah and came to Elim where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees and they camped there Numbers 3310 They set out from Elim and camped by the Red Sea Numbers 3311 They set out from the Red Sea and camped in the Desert of Sin Numbers 3312 They set out from the Desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah Numbers 3313 They set out from Dophkah and camped at Alush Numbers 3314 They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim where there was no water for the people to drink Numbers 3315 They set out from Rephidim and camped in the Wilderness of Sinai Numbers 3316 They set out from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibrothhattaavah Numbers 3317 They set out from Kibrothhattaavah and camped at Hazeroth Numbers 3318 They set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah Numbers 3319 They set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmonperez Numbers 3320 They set out from Rimmonperez and camped at Libnah Numbers 3321 They set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah Numbers 3322 They set out from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah Numbers 3323 They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher Numbers 3324 They set out from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah Numbers 3325 They set out from Haradah and camped at Makheloth Numbers 3326 They set out from Makheloth and camped at Tahath Numbers 3327 They set out from Tahath and camped at Terah Numbers 3328 They set out from Terah and camped at Mithkah Numbers 3329 They set out from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah Numbers 3330 They set out from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth Numbers 3331 They set out from Moseroth and camped at Benejaakan Numbers 3332 They set out from Benejaakan and camped at Horhaggidgad Numbers 3333 They set out from Horhaggidgad and camped at Jotbathah Numbers 3334 They set out from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah Numbers 3335 They set out from Abronah and camped at Eziongeber Numbers 3336 They set out from Eziongeber and camped at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin Numbers 3337 They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor on the outskirts of the land of Edom Numbers 3338 At the LORD’s command Aaron the priest climbed Mount Hor and died there on the first day of the fifth month in the fortieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt Numbers 3339 Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor Numbers 3340 Now the Canaanite king of Arad who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan heard that the Israelites were coming Numbers 3341 And the Israelites set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah Numbers 3342 They set out from Zalmonah and camped at Punon Numbers 3343 They set out from Punon and camped at Oboth Numbers 3344 They set out from Oboth and camped at Iyeabarim on the border of Moab Numbers 3345 They set out from Iyim and camped at Dibongad Numbers 3346 They set out from Dibongad and camped at Almondiblathaim Numbers 3347 They set out from Almondiblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim facing Nebo Numbers 3348 They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho Numbers 3349 And there on the plains of Moab they camped by the Jordan from Bethjeshimoth to Abelshittim Numbers 3350 On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho the LORD said to Moses Numbers 3351 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan Numbers 3352 you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land destroy all their carved images and cast idols and demolish all their high places Numbers 3353 You are to take possession of the land and settle in it for I have given you the land to possess Numbers 3354 And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers Numbers 3355 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides they will harass you in the land where you settle Numbers 3356 And then I will do to you what I had planned to do to them” Numbers 341 Then the LORD said to Moses Numbers 342 “Command the Israelites and say to them When you enter the land of Canaan it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries Numbers 343 Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom On the east your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea Numbers 344 cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim continue to Zin and go south of Kadeshbarnea Then it will go on to Hazaraddar and proceed to Azmon Numbers 345 where it will turn from Azmon join the Brook of Egypt and end at the Sea Numbers 346 Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea this will be your boundary on the west Numbers 347 Your northern border will run from the Great Sea directly to Mount Hor Numbers 348 and from Mount Hor to Lebohamath then extend to Zedad Numbers 349 continue to Ziphron and end at Hazarenan This will be your boundary on the north Numbers 3410 And your eastern border will run straight from Hazarenan to Shepham Numbers 3411 then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth Numbers 3412 Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea This will be your land defined by its borders on all sides” Numbers 3413 So Moses commanded the Israelites “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes Numbers 3414 For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites along with the halftribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance Numbers 3415 These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho toward the sunrise” Numbers 3416 Then the LORD said to Moses Numbers 3417 “These are the names of the men who are to assign the land as an inheritance for you Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun Numbers 3418 Appoint one leader from each tribe to distribute the land Numbers 3419 These are their names Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah Numbers 3420 Shemuel son of Ammihud from the tribe of Simeon Numbers 3421 Elidad son of Chislon from the tribe of Benjamin Numbers 3422 Bukki son of Jogli a leader from the tribe of Dan Numbers 3423 Hanniel son of Ephod a leader from the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph Numbers 3424 Kemuel son of Shiphtan a leader from the tribe of Ephraim Numbers 3425 Elizaphan son of Parnach a leader from the tribe of Zebulun Numbers 3426 Paltiel son of Azzan a leader from the tribe of Issachar Numbers 3427 Ahihud son of Shelomi a leader from the tribe of Asher Numbers 3428 and Pedahel son of Ammihud a leader from the tribe of Naphtali” Numbers 3429 These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to apportion the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan Numbers 351 Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho Numbers 352 “Command the Israelites to give from the inheritance they will possess cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities Numbers 353 The cities will be for them to live in and the pasturelands will be for their herds their flocks and all their other livestock Numbers 354 The pasturelands around the cities you are to give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits from the wall on every side Numbers 355 You are also to measure two thousand cubits outside the city on the east two thousand on the south two thousand on the west and two thousand on the north with the city in the center These areas will serve as larger pasturelands for the cities Numbers 356 Six of the cities you give the Levites are to be appointed as cities of refuge to which a manslayer may flee In addition to these give the Levites fortytwo other cities Numbers 357 The total number of cities you give the Levites will be fortyeight with their corresponding pasturelands Numbers 358 The cities that you apportion from the territory of the Israelites should be given to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one” Numbers 359 Then the LORD said to Moses Numbers 3510 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan Numbers 3511 designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there Numbers 3512 You are to have these cities as a refuge from the avenger so that the manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly Numbers 3513 The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge Numbers 3514 Select three cities across the Jordan and three in the land of Canaan as cities of refuge Numbers 3515 These six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the foreigner or stranger among them so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there Numbers 3516 If however anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him he is a murderer the murderer must surely be put to death Numbers 3517 Or if anyone has in his hand a stone of deadly size and he strikes and kills another he is a murderer the murderer must surely be put to death Numbers 3518 If anyone has in his hand a deadly object of wood and he strikes and kills another he is a murderer the murderer must surely be put to death Numbers 3519 The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death when he finds him he is to kill him Numbers 3520 Likewise if anyone maliciously pushes another or intentionally throws an object at him and kills him Numbers 3521 or if in hostility he strikes him with his hand and he dies the one who struck him must surely be put to death he is a murderer When the avenger of blood finds the murderer he is to kill him Numbers 3522 But if anyone pushes a person suddenly without hostility or throws an object at him unintentionally Numbers 3523 or without looking drops a heavy stone that kills him but he was not an enemy and did not intend to harm him Numbers 3524 then the congregation must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances Numbers 3525 The assembly is to protect the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge to which he fled and he must live there until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil Numbers 3526 But if the manslayer ever goes outside the limits of the city of refuge to which he fled Numbers 3527 and the avenger of blood finds him outside of his city of refuge and kills him then the avenger will not be guilty of bloodshed Numbers 3528 because the manslayer must remain in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest Only after the death of the high priest may he return to the land he owns Numbers 3529 This will be a statutory ordinance for you for the generations to come wherever you live Numbers 3530 If anyone kills a person the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a lone witness Numbers 3531 You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die he must surely be put to death Numbers 3532 Nor should you accept a ransom for the person who flees to a city of refuge and allow him to return and live on his own land before the death of the high priest Numbers 3533 Do not pollute the land where you live for bloodshed pollutes the land and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed except by the blood of the one who shed it Numbers 3534 Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell For I the LORD dwell among the Israelites” Numbers 361 Now the family heads of the clan of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh one of the clans of Joseph approached Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families and addressed them Numbers 362 saying “When the LORD commanded my lord to give the land as an inheritance to the Israelites by lot He also commanded him to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters Numbers 363 But if they marry any of the men from the other tribes of Israel their inheritance will be withdrawn from the portion of our fathers and added to the tribe into which they marry So our allotted inheritance would be taken away Numbers 364 And when the Jubilee for the Israelites comes their inheritance will be added to the tribe into which they marry and taken away from the tribe of our fathers” Numbers 365 So at the word of the LORD Moses commanded the Israelites “The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks correctly Numbers 366 This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad They may marry anyone they please provided they marry within a clan of the tribe of their father Numbers 367 No inheritance in Israel may be transferred from tribe to tribe because each of the Israelites is to retain the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers Numbers 368 Every daughter who possesses an inheritance from any Israelite tribe must marry within a clan of the tribe of her father so that every Israelite will possess the inheritance of his fathers Numbers 369 No inheritance may be transferred from one tribe to another for each tribe of Israel must retain its inheritance” Numbers 3610 So the daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD had commanded Moses Numbers 3611 Mahlah Tirzah Hoglah Milcah and Noah the daughters of Zelophehad were married to cousins on their father’s side Numbers 3612 They married within the clans of the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph and their inheritance remained within the tribe of their father’s clan Numbers 3613 These are the commandments and ordinances that the LORD gave the Israelites through Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho Deuteronomy 11 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between Paran and Tophel Laban Hazeroth and Dizahab Deuteronomy 12 It is an elevenday journey from Horeb to Kadeshbarnea by way of Mount Seir Deuteronomy 13 In the fortieth year on the first day of the eleventh month Moses proclaimed to the Israelites all that the LORD had commanded him concerning them Deuteronomy 14 This was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon and then at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan who lived in Ashtaroth Deuteronomy 15 On the east side of the Jordan in the land of Moab Moses began to explain this law saying Deuteronomy 16 The LORD our God said to us at Horeb “You have stayed at this mountain long enough Deuteronomy 17 Resume your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah in the hill country in the foothills in the Negev and along the seacoast to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon as far as the great River Euphrates Deuteronomy 18 See I have placed the land before you Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham Isaac and Jacob and to their descendants after them” Deuteronomy 19 At that time I said to you “I cannot carry the burden for you alone Deuteronomy 110 The LORD your God has multiplied you so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky Deuteronomy 111 May the LORD the God of your fathers increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised Deuteronomy 112 But how can I bear your troubles burdens and disputes all by myself Deuteronomy 113 Choose for yourselves wise understanding and respected men from each of your tribes and I will appoint them as your leaders” Deuteronomy 114 And you answered me and said “What you propose to do is good” Deuteronomy 115 So I took the leaders of your tribes wise and respected men and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands of hundreds of fifties and of tens and as officers for your tribes Deuteronomy 116 At that time I charged your judges “Hear the disputes between your brothers and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident Deuteronomy 117 Show no partiality in judging hear both small and great alike Do not be intimidated by anyone for judgment belongs to God And bring to me any case too difficult for you and I will hear it” Deuteronomy 118 And at that time I commanded you all the things you were to do Deuteronomy 119 And just as the LORD our God had commanded us we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites through all the vast and terrifying wilderness you have seen When we reached Kadeshbarnea Deuteronomy 120 I said “You have reached the hill country of the Amorites which the LORD our God is giving us Deuteronomy 121 See the LORD your God has placed the land before you Go up and take possession of it as the LORD the God of your fathers has told you Do not be afraid or discouraged” Deuteronomy 122 Then all of you approached me and said “Let us send men ahead of us to search out the land and bring us word of what route to follow and which cities to enter” Deuteronomy 123 The plan seemed good to me so I selected twelve men from among you one from each tribe Deuteronomy 124 They left and went up into the hill country and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land Deuteronomy 125 They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands carried it down to us and brought us word “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us” Deuteronomy 126 But you were unwilling to go up you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God Deuteronomy 127 You grumbled in your tents and said “Because the LORD hates us He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated Deuteronomy 128 Where can we go Our brothers have made our hearts melt saying ‘The people are larger and taller than we are the cities are large with walls up to the heavens We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there’” Deuteronomy 129 So I said to you “Do not be terrified or afraid of them Deuteronomy 130 The LORD your God who goes before you will fight for you just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt Deuteronomy 131 and in the wilderness where the LORD your God carried you as a man carries his son all the way by which you traveled until you reached this place” Deuteronomy 132 But in spite of all this you did not trust the LORD your God Deuteronomy 133 who went before you on the journey in the fire by night and in the cloud by day to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel Deuteronomy 134 When the LORD heard your words He grew angry and swore an oath saying Deuteronomy 135 “Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers Deuteronomy 136 except Caleb son of Jephunneh He will see it and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly” Deuteronomy 137 The LORD was also angry with me on your account and He said “Not even you shall enter the land Deuteronomy 138 Joshua son of Nun who stands before you will enter it Encourage him for he will enable Israel to inherit the land Deuteronomy 139 And the little ones you said would become captives—your children who on that day did not know good from evil—will enter the land that I will give them and they will possess it Deuteronomy 140 But you are to turn back and head for the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea” Deuteronomy 141 “We have sinned against the LORD” you replied “We will go up and fight as the LORD our God has commanded us” Then each of you put on his weapons of war thinking it easy to go up into the hill country Deuteronomy 142 But the LORD said to me “Tell them not to go up and fight for I am not with you to keep you from defeat by your enemies” Deuteronomy 143 So I spoke to you but you would not listen You rebelled against the command of the LORD and presumptuously went up into the hill country Deuteronomy 144 Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah Deuteronomy 145 And you returned and wept before the LORD but He would not listen to your voice or give ear to you Deuteronomy 146 For this reason you stayed in Kadesh for a long time—a very long time Deuteronomy 21 Then we turned back and headed for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea as the LORD had instructed me and for many days we wandered around Mount Seir Deuteronomy 22 At this time the LORD said to me Deuteronomy 23 “You have been wandering around this hill country long enough turn to the north Deuteronomy 24 and command the people ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers the descendants of Esau who live in Seir They will be afraid of you so you must be very careful Deuteronomy 25 Do not provoke them for I will not give you any of their land not even a footprint because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession Deuteronomy 26 You are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink’” Deuteronomy 27 Indeed the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness The LORD your God has been with you these forty years and you have lacked nothing Deuteronomy 28 So we passed by our brothers the descendants of Esau who live in Seir We turned away from the Arabah road which comes up from Elath and Eziongeber and traveled along the road of the Wilderness of Moab Deuteronomy 29 Then the LORD said to me “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war for I will not give you any of their land because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession” Deuteronomy 210 The Emites used to live there a people great and many as tall as the Anakites Deuteronomy 211 Like the Anakites they were also regarded as Rephaim though the Moabites called them Emites Deuteronomy 212 The Horites used to live in Seir but the descendants of Esau drove them out They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession Deuteronomy 213 “Now arise and cross over the Brook of Zered” So we crossed over the Brook of Zered Deuteronomy 214 The time we spent traveling from Kadeshbarnea until we crossed over the Brook of Zered was thirtyeight years until that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp as the LORD had sworn to them Deuteronomy 215 Indeed the LORD’s hand was against them to eliminate them from the camp until they had all perished Deuteronomy 216 Now when all the fighting men among the people had died Deuteronomy 217 the LORD said to me Deuteronomy 218 “Today you are going to cross the border of Moab at Ar Deuteronomy 219 But when you get close to the Ammonites do not harass them or provoke them for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession” Deuteronomy 220 That too was regarded as the land of the Rephaim who used to live there though the Ammonites called them Zamzummites Deuteronomy 221 They were a people great and many as tall as the Anakites But the LORD destroyed them from before the Ammonites who drove them out and settled in their place Deuteronomy 222 just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir when He destroyed the Horites from before them They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day Deuteronomy 223 And the Avvim who lived in villages as far as Gaza were destroyed by the Caphtorites who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place Deuteronomy 224 “Arise set out and cross the Arnon Valley See I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite king of Heshbon and his land Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle Deuteronomy 225 This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you” Deuteronomy 226 So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon saying Deuteronomy 227 “Let us pass through your land we will stay on the main road We will not turn to the right or to the left Deuteronomy 228 You can sell us food to eat and water to drink in exchange for silver Only let us pass through on foot Deuteronomy 229 just as the descendants of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for us until we cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD our God is giving us” Deuteronomy 230 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate that He might deliver him into your hand as is the case this day Deuteronomy 231 Then the LORD said to me “See I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you Now begin to conquer and possess his land” Deuteronomy 232 So Sihon and his whole army came out for battle against us at Jahaz Deuteronomy 233 And the LORD our God delivered him over to us and we defeated him and his sons and his whole army Deuteronomy 234 At that time we captured all his cities and devoted to destruction the people of every city including women and children We left no survivors Deuteronomy 235 We carried off for ourselves only the livestock and the plunder from the cities we captured Deuteronomy 236 From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley along with the city in the valley even as far as Gilead not one city had walls too high for us The LORD our God gave us all of them Deuteronomy 237 But you did not go near the land of the Ammonites or the land along the banks of the Jabbok River or the cities of the hill country or any place that the LORD our God had forbidden Deuteronomy 31 Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet us in battle at Edrei Deuteronomy 32 But the LORD said to me “Do not fear him for I have delivered him into your hand along with all his people and his land Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon” Deuteronomy 33 So the LORD our God also delivered Og king of Bashan and his whole army into our hands We struck them down until no survivor was left Deuteronomy 34 At that time we captured all sixty of his cities There was not a single city we failed to take—the entire region of Argob the kingdom of Og in Bashan Deuteronomy 35 All these cities were fortified with high walls and gates and bars and there were many more unwalled villages Deuteronomy 36 We devoted them to destruction as we had done to Sihon king of Heshbon utterly destroying the men women and children of every city Deuteronomy 37 But all the livestock and plunder of the cities we carried off for ourselves Deuteronomy 38 At that time we took from the two kings of the Amorites the land across the Jordan from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon— Deuteronomy 39 which the Sidonians call Sirion but the Amorites call Senir— Deuteronomy 310 all the cities of the plateau all of Gilead and all of Bashan as far as the cities of Salecah and Edrei in the kingdom of Og Deuteronomy 311 For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim His bed of iron nine cubits long and four cubits wide is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites Deuteronomy 312 So at that time we took possession of this land To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley and half the hill country of Gilead along with its cities Deuteronomy 313 To the halftribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan the kingdom of Og The entire region of Argob the whole territory of Bashan used to be called the land of the Rephaim Deuteronomy 314 Jair a descendant of Manasseh took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites He renamed Bashan after himself Havvothjair by which it is called to this day Deuteronomy 315 To Machir I gave Gilead Deuteronomy 316 and to the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead to the Arnon Valley the middle of the valley was the border and up to the Jabbok River the border of the Ammonites Deuteronomy 317 The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah the Salt Sea with the slopes of Pisgah to the east Deuteronomy 318 At that time I commanded you “The LORD your God has given you this land to possess All your men of valor are to cross over armed for battle ahead of your brothers the Israelites Deuteronomy 319 But your wives your children and your livestock—I know that you have much livestock—may remain in the cities I have given you Deuteronomy 320 until the LORD gives rest to your brothers as He has to you and they too have taken possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving them across the Jordan Then each of you may return to the possession I have given you” Deuteronomy 321 And at that time I commanded Joshua “Your own eyes have seen all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings The LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms you are about to enter Deuteronomy 322 Do not be afraid of them for the LORD your God Himself will fight for you” Deuteronomy 323 At that time I also pleaded with the LORD Deuteronomy 324 “O Lord GOD You have begun to show Your greatness and power to Your servant For what god in heaven or on earth can perform such works and mighty acts as Yours Deuteronomy 325 Please let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—that pleasant hill country as well as Lebanon” Deuteronomy 326 But the LORD was angry with me on account of you and He would not listen to me “That is enough” the LORD said to me “Do not speak to Me again about this matter Deuteronomy 327 Go to the top of Pisgah and look to the west and north and south and east See the land with your own eyes for you will not cross this Jordan Deuteronomy 328 But commission Joshua encourage him and strengthen him for he will cross over ahead of the people and enable them to inherit the land that you will see” Deuteronomy 329 So we stayed in the valley opposite Bethpeor Deuteronomy 41 Hear now O Israel the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD the God of your fathers is giving you Deuteronomy 42 You must not add to or subtract from what I command you so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you Deuteronomy 43 Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baalpeor for the LORD your God destroyed from among you all who followed Baal of Peor Deuteronomy 44 But you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive to this day every one of you Deuteronomy 45 See I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess Deuteronomy 46 Observe them carefully for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear of all these statutes and say “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people” Deuteronomy 47 For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him Deuteronomy 48 And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today Deuteronomy 49 Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live Teach them to your children and grandchildren Deuteronomy 410 The day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb the LORD said to me “Gather the people before Me to hear My words so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth and that they may teach them to their children” Deuteronomy 411 You came near and stood at the base of the mountain a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens with black clouds and deep darkness Deuteronomy 412 And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire You heard the sound of the words but saw no form there was only a voice Deuteronomy 413 He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to follow—the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone Deuteronomy 414 At that time the LORD commanded me to teach you the statutes and ordinances you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess Deuteronomy 415 So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb be careful Deuteronomy 416 that you do not act corruptly and make an idol for yourselves of any form or shape whether in the likeness of a male or female Deuteronomy 417 of any beast that is on the earth or bird that flies in the air Deuteronomy 418 or of any creature that crawls on the ground or fish that is in the waters below Deuteronomy 419 When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven Deuteronomy 420 Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace out of Egypt to be the people of His inheritance as you are today Deuteronomy 421 The LORD however was angry with me on account of you and He swore that I would not cross the Jordan to enter the good land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance Deuteronomy 422 For I will not be crossing the Jordan because I must die in this land But you shall cross over and take possession of that good land Deuteronomy 423 Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you Deuteronomy 424 For the LORD your God is a consuming fire a jealous God Deuteronomy 425 After you have children and grandchildren and you have been in the land a long time if you then act corruptly and make an idol of any form—doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God and provoking Him to anger— Deuteronomy 426 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess You will not live long upon it but will be utterly destroyed Deuteronomy 427 Then the LORD will scatter you among the peoples and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you Deuteronomy 428 And there you will serve manmade gods of wood and stone which cannot see or hear or eat or smell Deuteronomy 429 But if from there you will seek the LORD your God you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul Deuteronomy 430 When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice Deuteronomy 431 For the LORD your God is a merciful God He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them by oath Deuteronomy 432 Indeed ask now from one end of the heavens to the other about the days that long preceded you from the day that God created man on earth Has anything as great as this ever happened or been reported Deuteronomy 433 Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire as you have and lived Deuteronomy 434 Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials signs wonders and war by a strong hand and an outstretched arm and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes Deuteronomy 435 You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God there is no other besides Him Deuteronomy 436 He let you hear His voice from heaven to discipline you and on earth He showed you His great fire and you heard His words out of the fire Deuteronomy 437 Because He loved your fathers He chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by His presence and great power Deuteronomy 438 to drive out before you nations greater and mightier than you and to bring you into their land and give it to you for your inheritance as it is this day Deuteronomy 439 Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below there is no other Deuteronomy 440 Keep His statutes and commandments which I am giving you today so that you and your children after you may prosper and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time Deuteronomy 441 Then Moses set aside three cities across the Jordan to the east Deuteronomy 442 to which a manslayer could flee after killing his neighbor unintentionally without prior malice To save one’s own life he could flee to one of these cities Deuteronomy 443 Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites Deuteronomy 444 This is the law that Moses set before the Israelites Deuteronomy 445 These are the testimonies statutes and ordinances that Moses proclaimed to them after they had come out of Egypt Deuteronomy 446 while they were in the valley across the Jordan facing Bethpeor in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon and was defeated by Moses and the Israelites after they had come out of Egypt Deuteronomy 447 They took possession of the land belonging to Sihon and to Og king of Bashan—the two Amorite kings across the Jordan to the east— Deuteronomy 448 extending from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Siyon that is Hermon Deuteronomy 449 including all the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan and as far as the Sea of the Arabah below the slopes of Pisgah Deuteronomy 51 Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them Hear O Israel the statutes and ordinances that I declare in your hearing this day Learn them and observe them carefully Deuteronomy 52 The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb Deuteronomy 53 He did not make this covenant with our fathers but with all of us who are alive here today Deuteronomy 54 The LORD spoke with you face to face out of the fire on the mountain Deuteronomy 55 At that time I was standing between the LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain And He said Deuteronomy 56 “I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt out of the house of slavery Deuteronomy 57 You shall have no other gods before Me Deuteronomy 58 You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above on the earth below or in the waters beneath Deuteronomy 59 You shall not bow down to them or worship them for I the LORD your God am a jealous God visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me Deuteronomy 510 but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments Deuteronomy 511 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain Deuteronomy 512 Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy as the LORD your God has commanded you Deuteronomy 513 Six days you shall labor and do all your work Deuteronomy 514 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God on which you must not do any work—neither you nor your son or daughter nor your manservant or maidservant nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock nor the foreigner within your gates so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do Deuteronomy 515 Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm That is why the LORD your God has commanded you to keep the Sabbath day Deuteronomy 516 Honor your father and your mother as the LORD your God has commanded you so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you Deuteronomy 517 You shall not murder Deuteronomy 518 You shall not commit adultery Deuteronomy 519 You shall not steal Deuteronomy 520 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor Deuteronomy 521 You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife You shall not covet your neighbor’s house or field or his manservant or maidservant or his ox or donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor” Deuteronomy 522 The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire the cloud and the deep darkness on the mountain He added nothing more And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me Deuteronomy 523 And when you heard the voice out of the darkness while the mountain was blazing with fire all the heads of your tribes and your elders approached me Deuteronomy 524 and you said “Behold the LORD our God has shown us His glory and greatness and we have heard His voice out of the fire Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him Deuteronomy 525 But now why should we die For this great fire will consume us and we will die if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any longer Deuteronomy 526 For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire as we have and survived Deuteronomy 527 Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you we will listen and obey” Deuteronomy 528 And the LORD heard the words you spoke to me and He said to me “I have heard the words that these people have spoken to you They have done well in all that they have spoken Deuteronomy 529 If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always so that it might be well with them and with their children forever Deuteronomy 530 Go and tell them ‘Return to your tents’ Deuteronomy 531 But you stand here with Me that I may speak to you all the commandments and statutes and ordinances you are to teach them to follow in the land that I am giving them to possess” Deuteronomy 532 So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left Deuteronomy 533 You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess Deuteronomy 61 These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess Deuteronomy 62 so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you and so that your days may be prolonged Deuteronomy 63 Hear O Israel and be careful to observe them so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey just as the LORD the God of your fathers has promised you Deuteronomy 64 Hear O Israel The LORD our God the LORD is One Deuteronomy 65 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength Deuteronomy 66 These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts Deuteronomy 67 And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road when you lie down and when you get up Deuteronomy 68 Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads Deuteronomy 69 Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates Deuteronomy 610 And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers to Abraham Isaac and Jacob that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build Deuteronomy 611 with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them with wells that you did not dig and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied Deuteronomy 612 be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt out of the house of slavery Deuteronomy 613 Fear the LORD your God serve Him only and take your oaths in His name Deuteronomy 614 Do not follow other gods the gods of the peoples around you Deuteronomy 615 For the LORD your God who is among you is a jealous God Otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you and He will wipe you off the face of the earth Deuteronomy 616 Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah Deuteronomy 617 You are to diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and the testimonies and statutes He has given you Deuteronomy 618 Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD so that it may be well with you and that you may enter and possess the good land that the LORD your God swore to give your fathers Deuteronomy 619 driving out all your enemies before you as the LORD has said Deuteronomy 620 In the future when your son asks “What is the meaning of the decrees and statutes and ordinances that the LORD our God has commanded you” Deuteronomy 621 then you are to tell him “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand Deuteronomy 622 Before our eyes the LORD inflicted great and devastating signs and wonders on Egypt on Pharaoh and on all his household Deuteronomy 623 But He brought us out from there to lead us in and give us the land that He had sworn to our fathers Deuteronomy 624 And the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes and to fear the LORD our God that we may always be prosperous and preserved as we are to this day Deuteronomy 625 And if we are careful to observe every one of these commandments before the LORD our God as He has commanded us then that will be our righteousness” Deuteronomy 71 When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites Girgashites Amorites Canaanites Perizzites Hivites and Jebusites seven nations larger and stronger than you— Deuteronomy 72 and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them then you must devote them to complete destruction Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy Deuteronomy 73 Do not intermarry with them Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons Deuteronomy 74 because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you and He will swiftly destroy you Deuteronomy 75 Instead this is what you are to do to them tear down their altars smash their sacred pillars cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols in the fire Deuteronomy 76 For you are a people holy to the LORD your God The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth Deuteronomy 77 The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples for you were the fewest of all peoples Deuteronomy 78 But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt Deuteronomy 79 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments Deuteronomy 710 But those who hate Him He repays to their faces with destruction He will not hesitate to repay to his face the one who hates Him Deuteronomy 711 So keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances that I am giving you to follow this day Deuteronomy 712 If you listen to these ordinances and keep them carefully then the LORD your God will keep His covenant and the loving devotion that He swore to your fathers Deuteronomy 713 He will love you and bless you and multiply you He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain new wine and oil the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you Deuteronomy 714 You will be blessed above all peoples among you there will be no barren man or woman or livestock Deuteronomy 715 And the LORD will remove from you all sickness He will not lay upon you any of the terrible diseases you knew in Egypt but He will inflict them on all who hate you Deuteronomy 716 You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you Do not look on them with pity Do not worship their gods for that will be a snare to you Deuteronomy 717 You may say in your heart “These nations are greater than we are how can we drive them out” Deuteronomy 718 But do not be afraid of them Be sure to remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt Deuteronomy 719 the great trials that you saw the signs and wonders and the mighty hand and outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear Deuteronomy 720 Moreover the LORD your God will send the hornet against them until even the survivors hiding from you have perished Deuteronomy 721 Do not be terrified by them for the LORD your God who is among you is a great and awesome God Deuteronomy 722 The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once or the wild animals would multiply around you Deuteronomy 723 But the LORD your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion until they are destroyed Deuteronomy 724 He will hand their kings over to you and you will wipe out their names from under heaven No one will be able to stand against you you will annihilate them Deuteronomy 725 You must burn up the images of their gods do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves or you will be ensnared by it for it is detestable to the LORD your God Deuteronomy 726 And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house or you like it will be set apart for destruction You are to utterly detest and abhor it because it is set apart for destruction Deuteronomy 81 You must carefully follow every commandment I am giving you today so that you may live and multiply and enter and possess the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers Deuteronomy 82 Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart whether or not you would keep His commandments Deuteronomy 83 He humbled you and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat which neither you nor your fathers had known so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD Deuteronomy 84 Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years Deuteronomy 85 So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son so the LORD your God disciplines you Deuteronomy 86 Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God walking in His ways and fearing Him Deuteronomy 87 For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills Deuteronomy 88 a land of wheat barley vines fig trees and pomegranates a land of olive oil and honey Deuteronomy 89 a land where you will eat food without scarcity where you will lack nothing a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper Deuteronomy 810 When you eat and are satisfied you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you Deuteronomy 811 Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes which I am giving you this day Deuteronomy 812 Otherwise when you eat and are satisfied when you build fine houses in which to dwell Deuteronomy 813 and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied Deuteronomy 814 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt out of the house of slavery Deuteronomy 815 He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions a thirsty and waterless land He brought you water from the rock of flint Deuteronomy 816 He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known in order to humble you and test you so that in the end He might cause you to prosper Deuteronomy 817 You might say in your heart “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me” Deuteronomy 818 But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day Deuteronomy 819 If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them I testify against you today that you will surely perish Deuteronomy 820 Like the nations that the LORD has destroyed before you so you will perish if you do not obey the LORD your God Deuteronomy 91 Hear O Israel Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you with large cities fortified to the heavens Deuteronomy 92 The people are strong and tall the descendants of the Anakim You know about them and you have heard it said “Who can stand up to the sons of Anak” Deuteronomy 93 But understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire He will destroy them and subdue them before you And you will drive them out and annihilate them swiftly as the LORD has promised you Deuteronomy 94 When the LORD your God has driven them out before you do not say in your heart “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land” Rather the LORD is driving out these nations before you because of their wickedness Deuteronomy 95 It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you to keep the promise He swore to your fathers to Abraham Isaac and Jacob Deuteronomy 96 Understand then that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving you this good land to possess for you are a stiffnecked people Deuteronomy 97 Remember this and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place you have been rebelling against the LORD Deuteronomy 98 At Horeb you provoked the LORD and He was angry enough to destroy you Deuteronomy 99 When I went up on the mountain to receive the tablets of stone the tablets of the covenant that the LORD made with you I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights I ate no bread and drank no water Deuteronomy 910 Then the LORD gave me the two stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God with the exact words that the LORD spoke to you out of the fire on the mountain on the day of the assembly Deuteronomy 911 And at the end of forty days and forty nights the LORD gave me the two stone tablets the tablets of the covenant Deuteronomy 912 And the LORD said to me “Get up and go down from here at once for your people whom you brought out of Egypt have corrupted themselves How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them They have made for themselves a molten image” Deuteronomy 913 The LORD also said to me “I have seen this people and they are indeed a stiffnecked people Deuteronomy 914 Leave Me alone so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven Then I will make you into a nation mightier and greater than they are” Deuteronomy 915 So I went back down the mountain while it was blazing with fire with the two tablets of the covenant in my hands Deuteronomy 916 And I saw how you had sinned against the LORD your God you had made for yourselves a molten calf You had turned aside quickly from the way that the LORD had commanded you Deuteronomy 917 So I took the two tablets and threw them out of my hands shattering them before your eyes Deuteronomy 918 Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights as I had done the first time I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and provoking Him to anger Deuteronomy 919 For I was afraid of the anger and wrath that the LORD had directed against you enough to destroy you But the LORD listened to me this time as well Deuteronomy 920 The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him but at that time I also prayed for Aaron Deuteronomy 921 And I took that sinful thing the calf you had made and burned it in the fire Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain Deuteronomy 922 You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah at Massah and at Kibrothhattaavah Deuteronomy 923 And when the LORD sent you out from Kadeshbarnea He said “Go up and possess the land that I have given you” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him Deuteronomy 924 You have been rebelling against the LORD since the day I came to know you Deuteronomy 925 So I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights because the LORD had said He would destroy you Deuteronomy 926 And I prayed to the LORD and said “O Lord GOD do not destroy Your people Your inheritance whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand Deuteronomy 927 Remember Your servants Abraham Isaac and Jacob Overlook the stubbornness of this people and the wickedness of their sin Deuteronomy 928 Otherwise those in the land from which You brought us out will say ‘Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land He had promised them and because He hated them He has brought them out to kill them in the wilderness’ Deuteronomy 929 But they are Your people Your inheritance whom You brought out by Your great power and outstretched arm” Deuteronomy 101 At that time the LORD said to me “Chisel out two stone tablets like the originals come up to Me on the mountain and make an ark of wood Deuteronomy 102 And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets which you broke and you are to place them in the ark” Deuteronomy 103 So I made an ark of acacia wood chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hands Deuteronomy 104 And the LORD wrote on the tablets what had been written previously the Ten Commandments that He had spoken to you on the mountain out of the fire on the day of the assembly The LORD gave them to me Deuteronomy 105 and I went back down the mountain and placed the tablets in the ark I had made as the LORD had commanded me and there they have remained Deuteronomy 106 The Israelites traveled from Beeroth Benejaakan to Moserah where Aaron died and was buried and Eleazar his son succeeded him as priest Deuteronomy 107 From there they traveled to Gudgodah and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah a land with streams of water Deuteronomy 108 At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD to stand before the LORD to serve Him and to pronounce blessings in His name as they do to this day Deuteronomy 109 That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers the LORD is his inheritance as the LORD your God promised him Deuteronomy 1010 I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights like the first time and that time the LORD again listened to me and agreed not to destroy you Deuteronomy 1011 Then the LORD said to me “Get up Continue your journey ahead of the people that they may enter and possess the land that I swore to their fathers to give them” Deuteronomy 1012 And now O Israel what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways to love Him to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul Deuteronomy 1013 and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD that I am giving you this day for your own good Deuteronomy 1014 Behold to the LORD your God belong the heavens even the highest heavens and the earth and everything in it Deuteronomy 1015 Yet the LORD has set His affection on your fathers and loved them And He has chosen you their descendants after them above all the peoples even to this day Deuteronomy 1016 Circumcise your hearts therefore and stiffen your necks no more Deuteronomy 1017 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords the great mighty and awesome God showing no partiality and accepting no bribe Deuteronomy 1018 He executes justice for the fatherless and widow and He loves the foreigner giving him food and clothing Deuteronomy 1019 So you also must love the foreigner since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt Deuteronomy 1020 You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name Deuteronomy 1021 He is your praise and He is your God who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen Deuteronomy 1022 Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy in all and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky Deuteronomy 111 You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge His statutes His ordinances and His commandments Deuteronomy 112 Know this day that it is not your children who have known and seen the discipline of the LORD your God His greatness His mighty hand and His outstretched arm Deuteronomy 113 the signs and works He did in Egypt to Pharaoh king of Egypt and all his land Deuteronomy 114 what He did to the Egyptian army and horses and chariots when He made the waters of the Red Sea engulf them as they pursued you and how He destroyed them completely even to this day Deuteronomy 115 what He did for you in the wilderness until you reached this place Deuteronomy 116 and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab the Reubenite when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them their households their tents and every living thing that belonged to them Deuteronomy 117 For it is your own eyes that have seen every great work that the LORD has done Deuteronomy 118 You shall therefore keep every commandment I am giving you today so that you may have the strength to go in and possess the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess Deuteronomy 119 and so that you may live long in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give them and their descendants a land flowing with milk and honey Deuteronomy 1110 For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt from which you have come where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot like a vegetable garden Deuteronomy 1111 But the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in the rain from heaven Deuteronomy 1112 It is a land for which the LORD your God cares the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it from the beginning to the end of the year Deuteronomy 1113 So if you carefully obey the commandments I am giving you today to love the LORD your God and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul Deuteronomy 1114 then I will provide rain for your land in season the autumn and spring rains that you may gather your grain new wine and oil Deuteronomy 1115 And I will provide grass in the fields for your livestock and you will eat and be satisfied Deuteronomy 1116 But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods Deuteronomy 1117 or the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you He will shut the heavens so that there will be no rain nor will the land yield its produce and you will soon perish from the good land that the LORD is giving you Deuteronomy 1118 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads Deuteronomy 1119 Teach them to your children speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road when you lie down and when you get up Deuteronomy 1120 Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates Deuteronomy 1121 so that as long as the heavens are above the earth your days and those of your children may be multiplied in the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers Deuteronomy 1122 For if you carefully keep all these commandments I am giving you to follow—to love the LORD your God to walk in all His ways and to hold fast to Him— Deuteronomy 1123 then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you Deuteronomy 1124 Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea Deuteronomy 1125 No man will be able to stand against you the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land wherever you set foot as He has promised you Deuteronomy 1126 See today I am setting before you a blessing and a curse— Deuteronomy 1127 a blessing if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you today Deuteronomy 1128 but a curse if you disobey the commandments of the LORD your God and turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods which you have not known Deuteronomy 1129 When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess you are to proclaim the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal Deuteronomy 1130 Are not these mountains across the Jordan west of the road toward the sunset in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah opposite Gilgal near the Oak of Moreh Deuteronomy 1131 For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you When you take possession of it and settle in it Deuteronomy 1132 be careful to follow all the statutes and ordinances that I am setting before you today Deuteronomy 121 These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to follow all the days you live in the land that the LORD the God of your fathers has given you to possess Deuteronomy 122 Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains on the hills and under every green tree Deuteronomy 123 Tear down their altars smash their sacred pillars burn up their Asherah poles cut down the idols of their gods and wipe out their names from every place Deuteronomy 124 You shall not worship the LORD your God in this way Deuteronomy 125 Instead you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name and there you must go Deuteronomy 126 To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices your tithes and heave offerings your vow offerings and freewill offerings as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks Deuteronomy 127 There in the presence of the LORD your God you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do because the LORD your God has blessed you Deuteronomy 128 You are not to do as we are doing here today where everyone does what seems right in his own eyes Deuteronomy 129 For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you Deuteronomy 1210 When you cross the Jordan and live in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance and He gives you rest from all the enemies around you and you dwell securely Deuteronomy 1211 then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name And there you are to bring everything I command you your burnt offerings and sacrifices your tithes and special gifts and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD Deuteronomy 1212 And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you your sons and daughters your menservants and maidservants and the Levite within your gates since he has no portion or inheritance among you Deuteronomy 1213 Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see Deuteronomy 1214 you must offer them only in the place the LORD will choose in one of your tribal territories and there you shall do all that I command you Deuteronomy 1215 But whenever you want you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you Both the ceremonially clean and unclean may eat it as they would a gazelle or deer Deuteronomy 1216 but you must not eat the blood pour it on the ground like water Deuteronomy 1217 Within your gates you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil the firstborn of your herds or flocks any of the offerings that you have vowed to give or your freewill offerings or special gifts Deuteronomy 1218 Instead you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you your sons and daughters your menservants and maidservants and the Levite within your gates Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do Deuteronomy 1219 and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land Deuteronomy 1220 When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised and you crave meat and say “I want to eat meat” you may eat it whenever you want Deuteronomy 1221 If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His Name is too far from you then you may slaughter any of the herd or flock He has given you as I have commanded you and you may eat it within your gates whenever you want Deuteronomy 1222 Indeed you may eat it as you would eat a gazelle or deer both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it Deuteronomy 1223 Only be sure not to eat the blood because the blood is the life and you must not eat the life with the meat Deuteronomy 1224 You must not eat the blood pour it on the ground like water Deuteronomy 1225 Do not eat it so that it may go well with you and your children after you because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD Deuteronomy 1226 But you are to take your holy things and your vow offerings and go to the place the LORD will choose Deuteronomy 1227 Present the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God The blood of your other sacrifices must be poured out beside the altar of the LORD your God but you may eat the meat Deuteronomy 1228 Be careful to obey all these things I command you so that it may always go well with you and your children after you because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the LORD your God Deuteronomy 1229 When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations you are entering to dispossess and you drive them out and live in their land Deuteronomy 1230 be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you Do not inquire about their gods asking “How do these nations serve their gods I will do likewise” Deuteronomy 1231 You must not worship the LORD your God in this way because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods Deuteronomy 1232 See that you do everything I command you do not add to it or subtract from it Deuteronomy 131 If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you Deuteronomy 132 and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about but he says “Let us follow other gods which you have not known and let us worship them” Deuteronomy 133 you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul Deuteronomy 134 You are to follow the LORD your God and fear Him Keep His commandments and listen to His voice serve Him and hold fast to Him Deuteronomy 135 Such a prophet or dreamer must be put to death because he has advocated rebellion against the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery he has tried to turn you from the way in which the LORD your God has commanded you to walk So you must purge the evil from among you Deuteronomy 136 If your very own brother or your son or daughter or the wife you embrace or your closest friend secretly entices you saying “Let us go and worship other gods” which neither you nor your fathers have known Deuteronomy 137 the gods of the peoples around you whether near or far whether from one end of the earth or the other Deuteronomy 138 you must not yield to him or listen to him Show him no pity and do not spare him or shield him Deuteronomy 139 Instead you must surely kill him Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death and then the hands of all the people Deuteronomy 1310 Stone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt out of the house of slavery Deuteronomy 1311 Then all Israel will hear and be afraid and will never again do such a wicked thing among you Deuteronomy 1312 If regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit you hear it said Deuteronomy 1313 that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray saying “Let us go and serve other gods” which you have not known Deuteronomy 1314 then you must inquire investigate and interrogate thoroughly And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you Deuteronomy 1315 you must surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword Devote to destruction all its people and livestock Deuteronomy 1316 And you are to gather all its plunder in the middle of the public square and completely burn the city and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God The city must remain a mound of ruins forever never to be rebuilt Deuteronomy 1317 Nothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger grant you mercy show you compassion and multiply you as He swore to your fathers Deuteronomy 1318 because you obey the LORD your God keeping all His commandments I am giving you today and doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD your God Deuteronomy 141 You are sons of the LORD your God do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead Deuteronomy 142 for you are a people holy to the LORD your God The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth Deuteronomy 143 You must not eat any detestable thing Deuteronomy 144 These are the animals that you may eat The ox the sheep the goat Deuteronomy 145 the deer the gazelle the roe deer the wild goat the ibex the antelope and the mountain sheep Deuteronomy 146 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud Deuteronomy 147 But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof you are not to eat the following the camel the rabbit or the rock badger Although they chew the cud they do not have a divided hoof They are unclean for you Deuteronomy 148 as well as the pig though it has a divided hoof it does not chew the cud It is unclean for you You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass Deuteronomy 149 Of all the creatures that live in the water you may eat anything with fins and scales Deuteronomy 1410 but you may not eat anything that does not have fins and scales it is unclean for you Deuteronomy 1411 You may eat any clean bird Deuteronomy 1412 but these you may not eat the eagle the bearded vulture the black vulture Deuteronomy 1413 the red kite the falcon any kind of kite Deuteronomy 1414 any kind of raven Deuteronomy 1415 the ostrich the screech owl the gull any kind of hawk Deuteronomy 1416 the little owl the great owl the white owl Deuteronomy 1417 the desert owl the osprey the cormorant Deuteronomy 1418 the stork any kind of heron the hoopoe or the bat Deuteronomy 1419 All flying insects are unclean for you they may not be eaten Deuteronomy 1420 But you may eat any clean bird Deuteronomy 1421 You are not to eat any carcass you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates and he may eat it or you may sell it to a foreigner For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk Deuteronomy 1422 You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields Deuteronomy 1423 And you are to eat a tenth of your grain new wine and oil and the firstborn of your herds and flocks in the presence of the LORD your God at the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always Deuteronomy 1424 But if the distance is too great for you to carry that with which the LORD your God has blessed you because the place where the LORD your God will choose to put His Name is too far away Deuteronomy 1425 then exchange it for money take the money in your hand and go to the place the LORD your God will choose Deuteronomy 1426 Then you may spend the money on anything you desire cattle sheep wine strong drink or anything you wish You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household Deuteronomy 1427 And do not neglect the Levite within your gates since he has no portion or inheritance among you Deuteronomy 1428 At the end of every three years bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and lay it up within your gates Deuteronomy 1429 Then the Levite because he has no portion or inheritance among you the foreigner the fatherless and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands Deuteronomy 151 At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts Deuteronomy 152 This is the manner of remission Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed Deuteronomy 153 You may collect something from a foreigner but you must forgive whatever your brother owes you Deuteronomy 154 There will be no poor among you however because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance Deuteronomy 155 if only you obey the LORD your God and are careful to follow all these commandments I am giving you today Deuteronomy 156 When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised you will lend to many nations but borrow from none you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none Deuteronomy 157 If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother Deuteronomy 158 Instead you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs Deuteronomy 159 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart “The seventh year the year of release is near” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing He will cry out to the LORD against you and you will be guilty of sin Deuteronomy 1510 Give generously to him and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand Deuteronomy 1511 For there will never cease to be poor in the land that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land Deuteronomy 1512 If a fellow Hebrew a man or a woman is sold to you and serves you six years then in the seventh year you must set him free Deuteronomy 1513 And when you release him do not send him away emptyhanded Deuteronomy 1514 You are to furnish him liberally from your flock your threshing floor and your winepress You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you Deuteronomy 1515 Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you that is why I am giving you this command today Deuteronomy 1516 But if your servant says to you ‘I do not want to leave you’ because he loves you and your household and is well off with you Deuteronomy 1517 then take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door and he will become your servant for life And treat your maidservant the same way Deuteronomy 1518 Do not regard it as a hardship to set your servant free because his six years of service were worth twice the wages of a hired hand And the LORD your God will bless you in all you do Deuteronomy 1519 You must set apart to the LORD your God every firstborn male produced by your herds and flocks You are not to put the firstborn of your oxen to work nor are you to shear the firstborn of your flock Deuteronomy 1520 Each year you and your household are to eat it before the LORD your God in the place the LORD will choose Deuteronomy 1521 But if an animal has a defect is lame or blind or has any serious flaw you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God Deuteronomy 1522 Eat it within your gates both the ceremonially unclean and clean may eat it as they would a gazelle or a deer Deuteronomy 1523 But you must not eat the blood pour it on the ground like water Deuteronomy 161 Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night Deuteronomy 162 You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name Deuteronomy 163 You must not eat leavened bread with it for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread the bread of affliction because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt Deuteronomy 164 No leaven is to be found in all your land for seven days and none of the meat you sacrifice in the evening of the first day shall remain until morning Deuteronomy 165 You are not to sacrifice the Passover animal in any of the towns that the LORD your God is giving you Deuteronomy 166 You must only offer the Passover sacrifice at the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name Do this in the evening as the sun sets at the same time you departed from Egypt Deuteronomy 167 And you shall roast it and eat it in the place the LORD your God will choose and in the morning you shall return to your tents Deuteronomy 168 For six days you must eat unleavened bread and on the seventh day you shall hold a solemn assembly to the LORD your God and you must not do any work Deuteronomy 169 You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain Deuteronomy 1610 And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you Deuteronomy 1611 and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you your sons and daughters your menservants and maidservants and the Levite within your gates as well as the foreigner the fatherless and the widows among you Deuteronomy 1612 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and carefully follow these statutes Deuteronomy 1613 You are to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress Deuteronomy 1614 And you shall rejoice in your feast—you your sons and daughters your menservants and maidservants and the Levite as well as the foreigner the fatherless and the widows among you Deuteronomy 1615 For seven days you shall celebrate a feast to the LORD your God in the place He will choose because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands so that your joy will be complete Deuteronomy 1616 Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose at the Feast of Unleavened Bread the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Tabernacles No one should appear before the LORD emptyhanded Deuteronomy 1617 Everyone must appear with a gift as he is able according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you Deuteronomy 1618 You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you They are to judge the people with righteous judgment Deuteronomy 1619 Do not deny justice or show partiality Do not accept a bribe for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous Deuteronomy 1620 Pursue justice and justice alone so that you may live and you may possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you Deuteronomy 1621 Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole next to the altar you will build for the LORD your God Deuteronomy 1622 and do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar which the LORD your God hates Deuteronomy 171 You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep with any defect or serious flaw for that is detestable to the LORD your God Deuteronomy 172 If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant Deuteronomy 173 and going to worship other gods bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden— Deuteronomy 174 and if it is reported and you hear about it you must investigate it thoroughly If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel Deuteronomy 175 you must bring out to your gates the man or woman who has done this evil thing and you must stone that person to death Deuteronomy 176 On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death but he shall not be executed on the testimony of a lone witness Deuteronomy 177 The hands of the witnesses shall be the first in putting him to death and after that the hands of all the people So you must purge the evil from among you Deuteronomy 178 If a case is too difficult for you to judge whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed lawsuits or assaults you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose Deuteronomy 179 You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time Inquire of them and they will give you a verdict in the case Deuteronomy 1710 You must abide by the verdict they give you at the place the LORD will choose Be careful to do everything they instruct you Deuteronomy 1711 according to the terms of law they give and the verdict they proclaim Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from the decision they declare to you Deuteronomy 1712 But the man who acts presumptuously refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God or to the judge must be put to death You must purge the evil from Israel Deuteronomy 1713 Then all the people will hear and be afraid and will no longer behave arrogantly Deuteronomy 1714 When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it and you say “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us” Deuteronomy 1715 you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose Appoint a king from among your brothers you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers Deuteronomy 1716 But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses for the LORD has said ‘You are never to go back that way again’ Deuteronomy 1717 He must not take many wives for himself lest his heart go astray He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold Deuteronomy 1718 When he is seated on his royal throne he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests Deuteronomy 1719 It is to remain with him and he is to read from it all the days of his life so that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by carefully observing all the words of this instruction and these statutes Deuteronomy 1720 Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen and he will not turn aside from the commandment to the right or to the left in order that he and his sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel Deuteronomy 181 The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD that is their inheritance Deuteronomy 182 Although they have no inheritance among their brothers the LORD is their inheritance as He promised them Deuteronomy 183 This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice whether a bull or a sheep the priests are to be given the shoulder the jowls and the stomach Deuteronomy 184 You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain new wine and oil and the first wool sheared from your flock Deuteronomy 185 For the LORD your God has chosen Levi and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in His name for all time Deuteronomy 186 Now if a Levite moves from any town of residence throughout Israel and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose Deuteronomy 187 then he shall serve in the name of the LORD his God like all his fellow Levites who stand there before the LORD Deuteronomy 188 They shall eat equal portions even though he has received money from the sale of his father’s estate Deuteronomy 189 When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you do not imitate the detestable ways of the nations there Deuteronomy 1810 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire practices divination or conjury interprets omens practices sorcery Deuteronomy 1811 casts spells consults a medium or spiritist or inquires of the dead Deuteronomy 1812 For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD And because of these detestable things the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you Deuteronomy 1813 You must be blameless before the LORD your God Deuteronomy 1814 Though these nations which you will dispossess listen to conjurers and diviners the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so Deuteronomy 1815 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers You must listen to him Deuteronomy 1816 This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore so that we will not die” Deuteronomy 1817 Then the LORD said to me “They have spoken well Deuteronomy 1818 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers I will put My words in his mouth and he will tell them everything I command him Deuteronomy 1819 And I will hold accountable anyone who does not listen to My words that the prophet speaks in My name Deuteronomy 1820 But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak or to speak in the name of other gods that prophet must be put to death” Deuteronomy 1821 You may ask in your heart “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken” Deuteronomy 1822 When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not come to pass or come true that is a message the LORD has not spoken The prophet has spoken presumptuously Do not be afraid of him Deuteronomy 191 When the LORD your God has cut off the nations whose land He is giving you and when you have driven them out and settled in their cities and houses Deuteronomy 192 then you are to set apart for yourselves three cities within the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess Deuteronomy 193 You are to build roads for yourselves and divide into three regions the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance so that any manslayer can flee to these cities Deuteronomy 194 Now this is the situation regarding the manslayer who flees to one of these cities to save his life having killed his neighbor accidentally without intending to harm him Deuteronomy 195 If he goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut timber and swings his axe to chop down a tree but the blade flies off the handle and strikes and kills his neighbor he may flee to one of these cities to save his life Deuteronomy 196 Otherwise the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage overtake him if the distance is great and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die since he did not intend any harm Deuteronomy 197 This is why I am commanding you to set apart for yourselves three cities Deuteronomy 198 And if the LORD your God enlarges your territory as He swore to your fathers and gives you all the land He promised them Deuteronomy 199 and if you carefully keep all these commandments I am giving you today loving the LORD your God and walking in His ways at all times then you are to add three more cities to these three Deuteronomy 1910 Thus innocent blood will not be shed in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed Deuteronomy 1911 If however a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait attacks him and kills him and then flees to one of these cities Deuteronomy 1912 the elders of his city must send for him bring him back and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die Deuteronomy 1913 You must show him no pity You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood that it may go well with you Deuteronomy 1914 You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess Deuteronomy 1915 A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man regardless of what offense he may have committed A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses Deuteronomy 1916 If a false witness testifies against someone accusing him of a crime Deuteronomy 1917 both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD before the priests and judges who are in office at that time Deuteronomy 1918 The judges shall investigate thoroughly and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother Deuteronomy 1919 you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother So you must purge the evil from among you Deuteronomy 1920 Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid and they will never again do anything so evil among you Deuteronomy 1921 You must show no pity life for life eye for eye tooth for tooth hand for hand and foot for foot Deuteronomy 201 When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses chariots and an army larger than yours do not be afraid of them for the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt is with you Deuteronomy 202 When you are about to go into battle the priest is to come forward and address the army Deuteronomy 203 saying to them “Hear O Israel today you are going into battle with your enemies Do not be fainthearted or afraid do not be alarmed or terrified because of them Deuteronomy 204 For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you the victory” Deuteronomy 205 Furthermore the officers are to address the army saying “Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it Let him return home or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it Deuteronomy 206 Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit Let him return home or he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit Deuteronomy 207 Has any man become pledged to a woman and not married her Let him return home or he may die in battle and another man marry her” Deuteronomy 208 Then the officers shall speak further to the army saying “Is any man afraid or fainthearted Let him return home so that the hearts of his brothers will not melt like his own” Deuteronomy 209 When the officers have finished addressing the army they are to appoint commanders to lead it Deuteronomy 2010 When you approach a city to fight against it you are to make an offer of peace Deuteronomy 2011 If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you Deuteronomy 2012 But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you lay siege to that city Deuteronomy 2013 When the LORD your God has delivered it into your hand you must put every male to the sword Deuteronomy 2014 But the women children livestock and whatever else is in the city—all its spoil—you may take as plunder and you shall use the spoil of your enemies that the LORD your God gives you Deuteronomy 2015 This is how you are to treat all the cities that are far away from you and do not belong to the nations nearby Deuteronomy 2016 However in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance you must not leave alive anything that breathes Deuteronomy 2017 For you must devote them to complete destruction—the Hittites Amorites Canaanites Perizzites Hivites and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you Deuteronomy 2018 so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God Deuteronomy 2019 When you lay siege to a city for an extended time while fighting against it to capture it you must not destroy its trees by putting an axe to them because you can eat their fruit You must not cut them down Are the trees of the field human that you should besiege them Deuteronomy 2020 But you may destroy the trees that you know do not produce fruit Use them to build siege works against the city that is waging war against you until it falls Deuteronomy 211 If one is found slain lying in a field in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess and it is not known who killed him Deuteronomy 212 your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance from the victim to the neighboring cities Deuteronomy 213 Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work Deuteronomy 214 bring the heifer to a valley with running water that has not been plowed or sown and break its neck there by the stream Deuteronomy 215 And the priests the sons of Levi shall come forward for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault Deuteronomy 216 Then all the elders of the city nearest the victim shall wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken Deuteronomy 217 and they shall declare “Our hands did not shed this blood nor did our eyes see it Deuteronomy 218 Accept this atonement O LORD for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them” And the bloodshed will be atoned for Deuteronomy 219 So you shall purge from among you the guilt of shedding innocent blood since you have done what is right in the eyes of the LORD Deuteronomy 2110 When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hand and you take them captive Deuteronomy 2111 if you see a beautiful woman among them and you desire her and want to take her as your wife Deuteronomy 2112 then you shall bring her into your house She must shave her head trim her nails Deuteronomy 2113 and put aside the clothing of her captivity After she has lived in your house a full month and mourned her father and mother you may have relations with her and be her husband and she shall be your wife Deuteronomy 2114 And if you are not pleased with her you are to let her go wherever she wishes But you must not sell her for money or treat her as a slave since you have dishonored her Deuteronomy 2115 If a man has two wives one beloved and the other unloved and both bear him sons but the unloved wife has the firstborn son Deuteronomy 2116 when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife Deuteronomy 2117 Instead he must acknowledge the firstborn the son of his unloved wife by giving him a double portion of all that he has For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength the right of the firstborn belongs to him Deuteronomy 2118 If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined Deuteronomy 2119 his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city to the gate of his hometown Deuteronomy 2120 and say to the elders “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious he does not obey us He is a glutton and a drunkard” Deuteronomy 2121 Then all the men of his city will stone him to death So you must purge the evil from among you and all Israel will hear and be afraid Deuteronomy 2122 If a man has committed a sin worthy of death and he is executed and you hang his body on a tree Deuteronomy 2123 you must not leave the body on the tree overnight but you must be sure to bury him that day because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance Deuteronomy 221 If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying you must not ignore it be sure to return it to your brother Deuteronomy 222 If your brother does not live near you or if you do not know who he is you are to take the animal home to remain with you until your brother comes seeking it then you can return it to him Deuteronomy 223 And you shall do the same for his donkey his cloak or anything your brother has lost and you have found You must not ignore it Deuteronomy 224 If you see your brother’s donkey or ox fallen on the road you must not ignore it you must help him lift it up Deuteronomy 225 A woman must not wear men’s clothing and a man must not wear women’s clothing for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God Deuteronomy 226 If you come across a bird’s nest with chicks or eggs either in a tree or on the ground along the road and the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs you must not take the mother along with the young Deuteronomy 227 You may take the young but be sure to let the mother go so that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days Deuteronomy 228 If you build a new house you are to construct a railing around your roof so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it Deuteronomy 229 Do not plant your vineyard with two types of seed if you do the entire harvest will be defiled—both the crop you plant and the fruit of your vineyard Deuteronomy 2210 Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together Deuteronomy 2211 Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together Deuteronomy 2212 You are to make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear Deuteronomy 2213 Suppose a man marries a woman has relations with her and comes to hate her Deuteronomy 2214 and he then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name saying “I married this woman and had relations with her but I discovered she was not a virgin” Deuteronomy 2215 Then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring the proof of her virginity to the city elders at the gate Deuteronomy 2216 and say to the elders “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man but he has come to hate her Deuteronomy 2217 And now he has accused her of shameful conduct saying ‘I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin’ But here is the proof of her virginity” And they shall spread out the cloth before the city elders Deuteronomy 2218 Then the elders of that city shall take the man and punish him Deuteronomy 2219 They are also to fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father because this man has given a virgin of Israel a bad name And she shall remain his wife he must not divorce her as long as he lives Deuteronomy 2220 If however this accusation is true and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found Deuteronomy 2221 she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her city will stone her to death For she has committed an outrage in Israel by being promiscuous in her father’s house So you must purge the evil from among you Deuteronomy 2222 If a man is found lying with another man’s wife both the man who slept with her and the woman must die You must purge the evil from Israel Deuteronomy 2223 If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her Deuteronomy 2224 you must take both of them out to the gate of that city and stone them to death—the young woman because she did not cry out in the city and the man because he has violated his neighbor’s wife So you must purge the evil from among you Deuteronomy 2225 But if the man encounters a betrothed woman in the open country and he overpowers her and lies with her only the man who has done this must die Deuteronomy 2226 Do nothing to the young woman because she has committed no sin worthy of death This case is just like one in which a man attacks his neighbor and murders him Deuteronomy 2227 When he found her in the field the betrothed woman cried out but there was no one to save her Deuteronomy 2228 If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and he seizes her and lies with her and they are discovered Deuteronomy 2229 then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver and she must become his wife because he has violated her He must not divorce her as long as he lives Deuteronomy 2230 A man is not to marry his father’s wife so that he will not dishonor his father’s marriage bed Deuteronomy 231 No man with crushed or severed genitals may enter the assembly of the LORD Deuteronomy 232 No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD nor may any of his descendants even to the tenth generation Deuteronomy 233 No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD even to the tenth generation Deuteronomy 234 For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aramnaharaim to curse you Deuteronomy 235 Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because the LORD your God loves you Deuteronomy 236 You are not to seek peace or prosperity from them as long as you live Deuteronomy 237 Do not despise an Edomite for he is your brother Do not despise an Egyptian because you lived as a foreigner in his land Deuteronomy 238 The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD Deuteronomy 239 When you are encamped against your enemies then you shall keep yourself from every wicked thing Deuteronomy 2310 If any man among you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission he must leave the camp and stay outside Deuteronomy 2311 When evening approaches he must wash with water and when the sun sets he may return to the camp Deuteronomy 2312 You must have a place outside the camp to go and relieve yourself Deuteronomy 2313 And you must have a digging tool in your equipment so that when you relieve yourself you can dig a hole and cover up your excrement Deuteronomy 2314 For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you Your camp must be holy lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you Deuteronomy 2315 Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you Deuteronomy 2316 Let him live among you wherever he chooses in the town of his pleasing Do not oppress him Deuteronomy 2317 No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute Deuteronomy 2318 You must not bring the wages of a prostitute whether female or male into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow because both are detestable to the LORD your God Deuteronomy 2319 Do not charge your brother interest on money food or any other type of loan Deuteronomy 2320 You may charge a foreigner interest but not your brother so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything to which you put your hand in the land that you are entering to possess Deuteronomy 2321 If you make a vow to the LORD your God do not be slow to keep it because He will surely require it of you and you will be guilty of sin Deuteronomy 2322 But if you refrain from making a vow you will not be guilty of sin Deuteronomy 2323 Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth Deuteronomy 2324 When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard you may eat your fill of grapes but you must not put any in your basket Deuteronomy 2325 When you enter your neighbor’s grainfield you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand but you must not put a sickle to your neighbor’s grain Deuteronomy 241 If a man marries a woman but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her he may write her a certificate of divorce hand it to her and send her away from his house Deuteronomy 242 If after leaving his house she goes and becomes another man’s wife Deuteronomy 243 and the second man hates her writes her a certificate of divorce hands it to her and sends her away from his house or if he dies Deuteronomy 244 then the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled for that is an abomination to the LORD You must not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance Deuteronomy 245 If a man is newly married he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married Deuteronomy 246 Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security Deuteronomy 247 If a man is caught kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers whether he treats him as a slave or sells him the kidnapper must die So you must purge the evil from among you Deuteronomy 248 In cases of infectious skin diseases be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you Be careful to do as I have commanded them Deuteronomy 249 Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the journey after you came out of Egypt Deuteronomy 2410 When you lend anything to your neighbor do not enter his house to collect security Deuteronomy 2411 You are to stand outside while the man to whom you are lending brings the security out to you Deuteronomy 2412 If he is a poor man you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession Deuteronomy 2413 be sure to return it to him by sunset so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God Deuteronomy 2414 Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns Deuteronomy 2415 You are to pay his wages each day before sunset because he is poor and depends on them Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you and you will be guilty of sin Deuteronomy 2416 Fathers shall not be put to death for their children nor children for their fathers each is to die for his own sin Deuteronomy 2417 Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless and do not take a widow’s cloak as security Deuteronomy 2418 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place Therefore I am commanding you to do this Deuteronomy 2419 If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there do not go back to get it It is to be left for the foreigner the fatherless and the widow so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands Deuteronomy 2420 When you beat the olives from your trees you must not go over the branches again What remains will be for the foreigner the fatherless and the widow Deuteronomy 2421 When you gather the grapes of your vineyard you must not go over the vines again What remains will be for the foreigner the fatherless and the widow Deuteronomy 2422 Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt Therefore I am commanding you to do this Deuteronomy 251 If there is a dispute between men they are to go to court to be judged so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned Deuteronomy 252 If the guilty man deserves to be beaten the judge shall have him lie down and be flogged in his presence with the number of lashes his crime warrants Deuteronomy 253 He may receive no more than forty lashes lest your brother be beaten any more than that and be degraded in your sight Deuteronomy 254 Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain Deuteronomy 255 When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son the widow must not marry outside the family Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brotherinlaw for her Deuteronomy 256 The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel Deuteronomy 257 But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel He is not willing to perform the duty of a brotherinlaw for me” Deuteronomy 258 Then the elders of his city shall summon him and speak with him If he persists and says “I do not want to marry her” Deuteronomy 259 his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders remove his sandal spit in his face and declare “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line” Deuteronomy 2510 And his family name in Israel will be called “The House of the Unsandaled” Deuteronomy 2511 If two men are fighting and the wife of one comes to rescue her husband from the one striking him and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals Deuteronomy 2512 you are to cut off her hand You must show her no pity Deuteronomy 2513 You shall not have two differing weights in your bag one heavy and one light Deuteronomy 2514 You shall not have two differing measures in your house one large and one small Deuteronomy 2515 You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you Deuteronomy 2516 For everyone who behaves dishonestly in regard to these things is detestable to the LORD your God Deuteronomy 2517 Remember what the Amalekites did to you along your way from Egypt Deuteronomy 2518 how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary and they attacked all your stragglers they had no fear of God Deuteronomy 2519 When the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven Do not forget Deuteronomy 261 When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance and you take possession of it and settle in it Deuteronomy 262 you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name Deuteronomy 263 to the priest who is serving at that time and say to him “I declare today to the LORD your God that I have entered the land that the LORD swore to our fathers to give us” Deuteronomy 264 Then the priest shall take the basket from your hands and place it before the altar of the LORD your God Deuteronomy 265 and you are to declare before the LORD your God “My father was a wandering Aramean and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation mighty and numerous Deuteronomy 266 But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us putting us to hard labor Deuteronomy 267 So we called out to the LORD the God of our fathers and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction toil and oppression Deuteronomy 268 Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm with great terror signs and wonders Deuteronomy 269 And He brought us to this place and gave us this land a land flowing with milk and honey Deuteronomy 2610 And now behold I have brought the firstfruits of the land that You O LORD have given me” Then you are to place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before Him Deuteronomy 2611 So you shall rejoice—you the Levite and the foreigner dwelling among you—in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household Deuteronomy 2612 When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year the year of the tithe you are to give it to the Levite the foreigner the fatherless and the widow that they may eat and be filled within your gates Deuteronomy 2613 Then you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite the foreigner the fatherless and the widow according to all the commandments You have given me I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments Deuteronomy 2614 I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning or removed any of it while unclean or offered any of it for the dead I have obeyed the LORD my God I have done everything You commanded me Deuteronomy 2615 Look down from Your holy habitation from heaven and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You swore to our fathers—a land flowing with milk and honey” Deuteronomy 2616 The LORD your God commands you this day to follow these statutes and ordinances You must be careful to follow them with all your heart and with all your soul Deuteronomy 2617 Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances and listen to His voice Deuteronomy 2618 And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised that you are to keep all His commandments Deuteronomy 2619 that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God as He has promised Deuteronomy 271 Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people “Keep all the commandments I am giving you today Deuteronomy 272 And on the day you cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD your God is giving you set up large stones and coat them with plaster Deuteronomy 273 Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you a land flowing with milk and honey just as the LORD the God of your fathers has promised you Deuteronomy 274 And when you have crossed the Jordan you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal as I am commanding you today and you are to coat them with plaster Deuteronomy 275 Moreover you are to build there an altar to the LORD your God an altar of stones You must not use any iron tool on them Deuteronomy 276 You shall build the altar of the LORD your God with uncut stones and offer upon it burnt offerings to the LORD your God Deuteronomy 277 There you are to sacrifice your peace offerings eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the LORD your God Deuteronomy 278 And you shall write distinctly upon these stones all the words of this law” Deuteronomy 279 Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel “Be silent O Israel and listen This day you have become the people of the LORD your God Deuteronomy 2710 You shall therefore obey the voice of the LORD your God and follow His commandments and statutes I am giving you today” Deuteronomy 2711 On that day Moses commanded the people Deuteronomy 2712 “When you have crossed the Jordan these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Joseph and Benjamin Deuteronomy 2713 And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse Reuben Gad Asher Zebulun Dan and Naphtali Deuteronomy 2714 Then the Levites shall proclaim in a loud voice to every Israelite Deuteronomy 2715 ‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret’ And let all the people say ‘Amen’ Deuteronomy 2716 ‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother’ And let all the people say ‘Amen’ Deuteronomy 2717 ‘Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s boundary stone’ And let all the people say ‘Amen’ Deuteronomy 2718 ‘Cursed is he who lets a blind man wander in the road’ And let all the people say ‘Amen’ Deuteronomy 2719 ‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner the fatherless or the widow’ And let all the people say ‘Amen’ Deuteronomy 2720 ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his father’s wife for he has violated his father’s marriage bed’ And let all the people say ‘Amen’ Deuteronomy 2721 ‘Cursed is he who lies with any animal’ And let all the people say ‘Amen’ Deuteronomy 2722 ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his sister the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother’ And let all the people say ‘Amen’ Deuteronomy 2723 ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his motherinlaw’ And let all the people say ‘Amen’ Deuteronomy 2724 ‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret’ And let all the people say ‘Amen’ Deuteronomy 2725 ‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person’ And let all the people say ‘Amen’ Deuteronomy 2726 ‘Cursed is he who does not put the words of this law into practice’ And let all the people say ‘Amen’ Deuteronomy 281 “Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth Deuteronomy 282 And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God Deuteronomy 283 You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country Deuteronomy 284 The fruit of your womb will be blessed as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks Deuteronomy 285 Your basket and kneading bowl will be blessed Deuteronomy 286 You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out Deuteronomy 287 The LORD will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you They will march out against you in one direction but flee from you in seven Deuteronomy 288 The LORD will decree a blessing on your barns and on everything to which you put your hand the LORD your God will bless you in the land He is giving you Deuteronomy 289 The LORD will establish you as His holy people just as He has sworn to you if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways Deuteronomy 2810 Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD and they will stand in awe of you Deuteronomy 2811 The LORD will make you prosper abundantly—in the fruit of your womb the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land—in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you Deuteronomy 2812 The LORD will open the heavens His abundant storehouse to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands You will lend to many nations but borrow from none Deuteronomy 2813 The LORD will make you the head and not the tail you will only move upward and never downward if you hear and carefully follow the commandments of the LORD your God which I am giving you today Deuteronomy 2814 Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from any of the words I command you today and do not go after other gods to serve them Deuteronomy 2815 If however you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today all these curses will come upon you and overtake you Deuteronomy 2816 You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country Deuteronomy 2817 Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed Deuteronomy 2818 The fruit of your womb will be cursed as well as the produce of your land the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks Deuteronomy 2819 You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out Deuteronomy 2820 The LORD will send curses upon you confusion and reproof in all to which you put your hand until you are destroyed and quickly perish because of the wickedness you have committed in forsaking Him Deuteronomy 2821 The LORD will make the plague cling to you until He has exterminated you from the land that you are entering to possess Deuteronomy 2822 The LORD will strike you with wasting disease with fever and inflammation with scorching heat and drought and with blight and mildew these will pursue you until you perish Deuteronomy 2823 The sky over your head will be bronze and the earth beneath you iron Deuteronomy 2824 The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed Deuteronomy 2825 The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth Deuteronomy 2826 Your corpses will be food for all the birds of the air and beasts of the earth with no one to scare them away Deuteronomy 2827 The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured Deuteronomy 2828 The LORD will afflict you with madness blindness and confusion of mind Deuteronomy 2829 and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness You will not prosper in your ways Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered with no one to save you Deuteronomy 2830 You will be pledged in marriage to a woman but another man will violate her You will build a house but will not live in it You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit Deuteronomy 2831 Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes but you will not eat any of it Your donkey will be taken away and not returned to you Your flock will be given to your enemies and no one will save you Deuteronomy 2832 Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day with no power in your hand Deuteronomy 2833 A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil All your days you will be oppressed and crushed Deuteronomy 2834 You will be driven mad by the sights you see Deuteronomy 2835 The LORD will afflict you with painful incurable boils on your knees and thighs from the soles of your feet to the top of your head Deuteronomy 2836 The LORD will bring you and the king you appoint to a nation neither you nor your fathers have known and there you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone Deuteronomy 2837 You will become an object of horror scorn and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you Deuteronomy 2838 You will sow much seed in the field but harvest little because the locusts will consume it Deuteronomy 2839 You will plant and cultivate vineyards but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes because worms will eat them Deuteronomy 2840 You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil because the olives will drop off Deuteronomy 2841 You will father sons and daughters but they will not remain yours because they will go into captivity Deuteronomy 2842 Swarms of locusts will consume all your trees and the produce of your land Deuteronomy 2843 The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you while you sink down lower and lower Deuteronomy 2844 He will lend to you but you will not lend to him He will be the head and you will be the tail Deuteronomy 2845 All these curses will come upon you They will pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed since you did not obey the LORD your God and keep the commandments and statutes He gave you Deuteronomy 2846 These curses will be a sign and a wonder upon you and your descendants forever Deuteronomy 2847 Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance Deuteronomy 2848 you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine thirst nakedness and destitution He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you Deuteronomy 2849 The LORD will bring a nation from afar from the ends of the earth to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand Deuteronomy 2850 a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young Deuteronomy 2851 They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks until they have caused you to perish Deuteronomy 2852 They will besiege all the cities throughout your land until the high and fortified walls in which you trust have fallen They will besiege all your cities throughout the land that the LORD your God has given you Deuteronomy 2853 Then you will eat the fruit of your womb the flesh of the sons and daughters whom the LORD your God has given you in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you Deuteronomy 2854 The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother the wife he embraces and the rest of his children who have survived Deuteronomy 2855 refusing to share with any of them the flesh of his children he will eat because he has nothing left in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you within all your gates Deuteronomy 2856 The most gentle and refined woman among you so gentle and refined she would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground will begrudge the husband she embraces and her son and daughter Deuteronomy 2857 the afterbirth that comes from between her legs and the children she bears because she will secretly eat them for lack of anything else in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you within your gates Deuteronomy 2858 If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book that you may fear this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God— Deuteronomy 2859 He will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary disasters severe and lasting plagues and terrible and chronic sicknesses Deuteronomy 2860 He will afflict you again with all the diseases you dreaded in Egypt and they will cling to you Deuteronomy 2861 The LORD will also bring upon you every sickness and plague not recorded in this Book of the Law until you are destroyed Deuteronomy 2862 You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left few in number because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God Deuteronomy 2863 Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess Deuteronomy 2864 Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations from one end of the earth to the other and there you will worship other gods gods of wood and stone which neither you nor your fathers have known Deuteronomy 2865 Among those nations you will find no repose not even a resting place for the sole of your foot There the LORD will give you a trembling heart failing eyes and a despairing soul Deuteronomy 2866 So your life will hang in doubt before you and you will be afraid night and day never certain of survival Deuteronomy 2867 In the morning you will say ‘If only it were evening’ and in the evening you will say ‘If only it were morning’—because of the dread in your hearts of the terrifying sights you will see Deuteronomy 2868 The LORD will return you to Egypt in ships by a route that I said you should never see again There you will sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves but no one will buy you” Deuteronomy 291 These are the words of the covenant that the LORD commanded Moses to make with the Israelites in the land of Moab in addition to the covenant He had made with them at Horeb Deuteronomy 292 Moses summoned all Israel and proclaimed to them “You have seen with your own eyes everything the LORD did in Egypt to Pharaoh to all his officials and to all his land Deuteronomy 293 You saw with your own eyes the great trials and those miraculous signs and wonders Deuteronomy 294 Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand eyes to see or ears to hear Deuteronomy 295 For forty years I led you in the wilderness yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out Deuteronomy 296 You ate no bread and drank no wine or strong drink so that you might know that I am the LORD your God Deuteronomy 297 When you reached this place Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out against us in battle but we defeated them Deuteronomy 298 We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites the Gadites and the halftribe of Manasseh Deuteronomy 299 So keep and follow the words of this covenant that you may prosper in all you do Deuteronomy 2910 All of you are standing today before the LORD your God—you leaders of tribes elders officials and all the men of Israel Deuteronomy 2911 your children and wives and the foreigners in your camps who cut your wood and draw your water— Deuteronomy 2912 so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God which He is making with you today and into His oath Deuteronomy 2913 and so that He may establish you today as His people and He may be your God as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers to Abraham Isaac and Jacob Deuteronomy 2914 I am making this covenant and this oath not only with you Deuteronomy 2915 but also with those who are standing here with us today in the presence of the LORD our God as well as with those who are not here today Deuteronomy 2916 For you yourselves know how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we passed through the nations on the way here Deuteronomy 2917 You saw the abominations and idols among them made of wood and stone of silver and gold Deuteronomy 2918 Make sure there is no man or woman clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations Make sure there is no root among you that bears such poisonous and bitter fruit Deuteronomy 2919 because when such a person hears the words of this oath he invokes a blessing on himself saying ‘I will have peace even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart’ This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry Deuteronomy 2920 The LORD will never be willing to forgive him Instead His anger and jealousy will burn against that man and every curse written in this book will fall upon him The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven Deuteronomy 2921 and single him out from all the tribes of Israel for disaster according to all the curses of the covenant written in this Book of the Law Deuteronomy 2922 Then the generation to come—your sons who follow you and the foreigner who comes from a distant land—will see the plagues of the land and the sicknesses the LORD has inflicted on it Deuteronomy 2923 All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt unsown and unproductive with no plant growing on it just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah Admah and Zeboiim which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger Deuteronomy 2924 So all the nations will ask ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land Why this great outburst of anger’ Deuteronomy 2925 And the people will answer ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD the God of their fathers which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt Deuteronomy 2926 They went and served other gods and they worshiped gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not given to them Deuteronomy 2927 Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against this land and He brought upon it every curse written in this book Deuteronomy 2928 The LORD uprooted them from their land in His anger rage and great wrath and He cast them into another land where they are today’ Deuteronomy 2929 The secret things belong to the LORD our God but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever so that we may follow all the words of this law Deuteronomy 301 “When all these things come upon you—the blessings and curses I have set before you—and you call them to mind in all the nations to which the LORD your God has banished you Deuteronomy 302 and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today Deuteronomy 303 then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you Deuteronomy 304 Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon He will gather you and return you from there Deuteronomy 305 And the LORD your God will bring you into the land your fathers possessed and you will take possession of it He will cause you to prosper and multiply more than your fathers Deuteronomy 306 The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul so that you may live Deuteronomy 307 Then the LORD your God will put all these curses upon your enemies who hate you and persecute you Deuteronomy 308 And you will again obey the voice of the LORD and follow all His commandments I am giving you today Deuteronomy 309 So the LORD your God will make you abound in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land Indeed the LORD will again delight in your prosperity as He delighted in that of your fathers Deuteronomy 3010 if you obey the LORD your God by keeping His commandments and statutes that are written in this Book of the Law and if you turn to Him with all your heart and with all your soul Deuteronomy 3011 For this commandment I give you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach Deuteronomy 3012 It is not in heaven that you should need to ask ‘Who will ascend into heaven to get it for us and proclaim it that we may obey it’ Deuteronomy 3013 And it is not beyond the sea that you should need to ask ‘Who will cross the sea to get it for us and proclaim it that we may obey it’ Deuteronomy 3014 But the word is very near you it is in your mouth and in your heart so that you may obey it Deuteronomy 3015 See I have set before you today life and prosperity as well as death and disaster Deuteronomy 3016 For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments statutes and ordinances so that you may live and increase and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess Deuteronomy 3017 But if your heart turns away and you do not listen but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them Deuteronomy 3018 I declare to you today that you will surely perish you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess Deuteronomy 3019 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death blessing and cursing Therefore choose life so that you and your descendants may live Deuteronomy 3020 and that you may love the LORD your God obey Him and hold fast to Him For He is your life and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers to Abraham Isaac and Jacob” Deuteronomy 311 When Moses had finished speaking these words to all Israel Deuteronomy 312 he said to them “I am now a hundred and twenty years old I am no longer able to come and go and the LORD has said to me ‘You shall not cross the Jordan’ Deuteronomy 313 The LORD your God Himself will cross over ahead of you He will destroy these nations before you and you will dispossess them Joshua will cross ahead of you as the LORD has said Deuteronomy 314 And the LORD will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og the kings of the Amorites when He destroyed them along with their land Deuteronomy 315 The LORD will deliver them over to you and you must do to them exactly as I have commanded you Deuteronomy 316 Be strong and courageous do not be afraid or terrified of them for it is the LORD your God who goes with you He will never leave you nor forsake you” Deuteronomy 317 Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel “Be strong and courageous for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them and you shall give it to them as an inheritance Deuteronomy 318 The LORD Himself goes before you He will be with you He will never leave you nor forsake you Do not be afraid or discouraged” Deuteronomy 319 So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests the sons of Levi who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD and to all the elders of Israel Deuteronomy 3110 Then Moses commanded them “At the end of every seven years at the appointed time in the year of remission of debt during the Feast of Tabernacles Deuteronomy 3111 when all Israel comes before the LORD your God at the place He will choose you are to read this law in the hearing of all Israel Deuteronomy 3112 Assemble the people—men women children and the foreigners within your gates—so that they may listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and to follow carefully all the words of this law Deuteronomy 3113 Then their children who do not know the law will listen and learn to fear the LORD your God as long as you live in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess” Deuteronomy 3114 Then the LORD said to Moses “Behold the time of your death is near Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting so that I may commission him” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting Deuteronomy 3115 Then the LORD appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud and the cloud stood over the entrance to the tent Deuteronomy 3116 And the LORD said to Moses “You will soon rest with your fathers and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them Deuteronomy 3117 On that day My anger will burn against them and I will abandon them and hide My face from them so that they will be consumed and many troubles and afflictions will befall them On that day they will say ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us’ Deuteronomy 3118 And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods Deuteronomy 3119 Now therefore write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites have them recite it so that it may be a witness for Me against them Deuteronomy 3120 When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers a land flowing with milk and honey they will eat their fill and prosper Then they will turn to other gods and worship them and they will reject Me and break My covenant Deuteronomy 3121 And when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them this song will testify against them because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants For I know their inclination even before I bring them into the land that I swore to give them” Deuteronomy 3122 So that very day Moses wrote down this song and taught it to the Israelites Deuteronomy 3123 Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said “Be strong and courageous for you will bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to give them and I will be with you” Deuteronomy 3124 When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end Deuteronomy 3125 he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD Deuteronomy 3126 “Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God so that it may remain there as a witness against you Deuteronomy 3127 For I know how rebellious and stiffnecked you are If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive how much more will you rebel after my death Deuteronomy 3128 Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officers so that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them Deuteronomy 3129 For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you And in the days to come disaster will befall you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD to provoke Him to anger by the work of your hands” Deuteronomy 3130 Then Moses recited aloud to the whole assembly of Israel the words of this song from beginning to end Deuteronomy 321 Give ear O heavens and I will speak hear O earth the words of my mouth Deuteronomy 322 Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew like gentle rain on new grass like showers on tender plants Deuteronomy 323 For I will proclaim the name of the LORD Ascribe greatness to our God Deuteronomy 324 He is the Rock His work is perfect all His ways are just A God of faithfulness without injustice righteous and upright is He Deuteronomy 325 His people have acted corruptly toward Him the blemish on them is not that of His children but of a perverse and crooked generation Deuteronomy 326 Is this how you repay the LORD O foolish and senseless people Is He not your Father and Creator Has He not made you and established you Deuteronomy 327 Remember the days of old consider the years long past Ask your father and he will tell you your elders and they will inform you Deuteronomy 328 When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance when He divided the sons of man He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God Deuteronomy 329 But the LORD’s portion is His people Jacob His allotted inheritance Deuteronomy 3210 He found him in a desert land in a barren howling wilderness He surrounded him He instructed him He guarded him as the apple of His eye Deuteronomy 3211 As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions Deuteronomy 3212 The LORD alone led him and no foreign god was with him Deuteronomy 3213 He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag Deuteronomy 3214 with curds from the herd and milk from the flock with the fat of lambs with rams from Bashan and goats with the choicest grains of wheat From the juice of the finest grapes you drank the wine Deuteronomy 3215 But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—becoming fat bloated and gorged He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation Deuteronomy 3216 They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods they enraged Him with abominations Deuteronomy 3217 They sacrificed to demons not to God to gods they had not known to newly arrived gods which your fathers did not fear Deuteronomy 3218 You ignored the Rock who brought you forth you forgot the God who gave you birth Deuteronomy 3219 When the LORD saw this He rejected them provoked to anger by His sons and daughters Deuteronomy 3220 He said “I will hide My face from them I will see what will be their end For they are a perverse generation—children of unfaithfulness Deuteronomy 3221 They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God they have enraged Me with their worthless idols So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people I will make them angry by a nation without understanding Deuteronomy 3222 For a fire has been kindled by My anger and it burns to the depths of Sheol it consumes the earth and its produce and scorches the foundations of the mountains Deuteronomy 3223 I will heap disasters upon them I will spend My arrows against them Deuteronomy 3224 They will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust Deuteronomy 3225 Outside the sword will take their children and inside terror will strike the young man and the young woman the infant and the grayhaired man Deuteronomy 3226 I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind Deuteronomy 3227 if I had not dreaded the taunt of the enemy lest their adversaries misunderstand and say ‘Our own hand has prevailed it was not the LORD who did all this’” Deuteronomy 3228 Israel is a nation devoid of counsel with no understanding among them Deuteronomy 3229 If only they were wise they would understand it they would comprehend their fate Deuteronomy 3230 How could one man pursue a thousand or two put ten thousand to flight unless their Rock had sold them unless the LORD had given them up Deuteronomy 3231 For their rock is not like our Rock even our enemies concede Deuteronomy 3232 But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah Their grapes are poisonous their clusters are bitter Deuteronomy 3233 Their wine is the venom of serpents the deadly poison of cobras Deuteronomy 3234 “Have I not stored up these things sealed up within My vaults Deuteronomy 3235 Vengeance is Mine I will repay In due time their foot will slip for their day of disaster is near and their doom is coming quickly” Deuteronomy 3236 For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains slave or free Deuteronomy 3237 He will say “Where are their gods the rock in which they took refuge Deuteronomy 3238 which ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings Let them rise up and help you let them give you shelter Deuteronomy 3239 See now that I am He there is no God besides Me I bring death and I give life I wound and I heal and there is no one who can deliver from My hand Deuteronomy 3240 For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare As surely as I live forever Deuteronomy 3241 when I sharpen My flashing sword and My hand grasps it in judgment I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me Deuteronomy 3242 I will make My arrows drunk with blood while My sword devours flesh—the blood of the slain and captives the heads of the enemy leaders” Deuteronomy 3243 Rejoice O heavens with Him and let all God’s angels worship Him Rejoice O nations with His people for He will avenge the blood of His children He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him He will cleanse His land and His people Deuteronomy 3244 Then Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song in the hearing of the people Deuteronomy 3245 When Moses had finished reciting all these words to all Israel Deuteronomy 3246 he said to them “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law Deuteronomy 3247 For they are not idle words to you because they are your life and by them you will live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess” Deuteronomy 3248 On that same day the LORD said to Moses Deuteronomy 3249 “Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo in the land of Moab across from Jericho and view the land of Canaan which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession Deuteronomy 3250 And there on the mountain that you climb you will die and be gathered to your people just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people Deuteronomy 3251 For at the waters of Meribahkadesh in the Wilderness of Zin both of you broke faith with Me among the Israelites by failing to treat Me as holy in their presence Deuteronomy 3252 Although you shall see from a distance the land that I am giving the Israelites you shall not enter it” Deuteronomy 331 This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death Deuteronomy 332 He said “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones with flaming fire at His right hand Deuteronomy 333 Surely You love the people all the holy ones are in Your hand and they sit down at Your feet each receives Your words— Deuteronomy 334 the law that Moses gave us the possession of the assembly of Jacob Deuteronomy 335 So the LORD became King in Jeshurun when the leaders of the people gathered when the tribes of Israel came together Deuteronomy 336 Let Reuben live and not die nor his men be few” Deuteronomy 337 And concerning Judah he said “O LORD hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people With his own hands he defends his cause but may You be a help against his foes” Deuteronomy 338 Concerning Levi he said “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah Deuteronomy 339 He said of his father and mother ‘I do not consider them’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant Deuteronomy 3310 He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar Deuteronomy 3311 Bless his substance O LORD and accept the work of his hands Smash the loins of those who rise against him and of his foes so they can rise no more” Deuteronomy 3312 Concerning Benjamin he said “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him God shields him all day long and upon His shoulders he rests” Deuteronomy 3313 Concerning Joseph he said “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath Deuteronomy 3314 with the bountiful harvest from the sun and the abundant yield of the seasons Deuteronomy 3315 with the best of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills Deuteronomy 3316 with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush May these rest on the head of Joseph and crown the brow of the prince of his brothers Deuteronomy 3317 His majesty is like a firstborn bull and his horns are like those of a wild ox With them he will gore the nations even to the ends of the earth Such are the myriads of Ephraim and such are the thousands of Manasseh” Deuteronomy 3318 Concerning Zebulun he said “Rejoice Zebulun in your journeys and Issachar in your tents Deuteronomy 3319 They will call the peoples to a mountain there they will offer sacrifices of righteousness For they will feast on the abundance of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand” Deuteronomy 3320 Concerning Gad he said “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head Deuteronomy 3321 He chose the best land for himself because a ruler’s portion was reserved for him there He came with the leaders of the people he administered the LORD’s justice and His ordinances for Israel” Deuteronomy 3322 Concerning Dan he said “Dan is a lion’s cub leaping out of Bashan” Deuteronomy 3323 Concerning Naphtali he said “Naphtali is abounding with favor full of the blessing of the LORD he shall take possession of the sea and the south” Deuteronomy 3324 And concerning Asher he said “May Asher be the most blessed of sons may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil Deuteronomy 3325 May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze and may your strength match your days” Deuteronomy 3326 “There is none like the God of Jeshurun who rides the heavens to your aid and the clouds in His majesty Deuteronomy 3327 The eternal God is your dwelling place and underneath are the everlasting arms He drives out the enemy before you giving the command ‘Destroy him’ Deuteronomy 3328 So Israel dwells securely the fountain of Jacob lives untroubled in a land of grain and new wine where even the heavens drip with dew Deuteronomy 3329 Blessed are you O Israel Who is like you a people saved by the LORD He is the shield that protects you the sword in which you boast Your enemies will cower before you and you shall trample their high places” Deuteronomy 341 Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo to the top of Pisgah which faces Jericho And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan Deuteronomy 342 all of Naphtali the land of Ephraim and Manasseh all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea Deuteronomy 343 the Negev and the region from the Valley of Jericho the City of Palms all the way to Zoar Deuteronomy 344 And the LORD said to him “This is the land that I swore to give Abraham Isaac and Jacob when I said ‘I will give it to your descendants’ I have let you see it with your own eyes but you will not cross into it” Deuteronomy 345 So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab as the LORD had said Deuteronomy 346 And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab facing Bethpeor and no one to this day knows the location of his grave Deuteronomy 347 Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died yet his eyes were not weak and his vitality had not diminished Deuteronomy 348 The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days until the time of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end Deuteronomy 349 Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses Deuteronomy 3410 Since that time no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses whom the LORD knew face to face— Deuteronomy 3411 no prophet who did all the signs and wonders that the LORD sent Moses to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh and to all his officials and all his land Deuteronomy 3412 and no prophet who performed all the mighty acts of power and awesome deeds that Moses did in the sight of all Israel Joshua 11 Now after the death of His servant Moses the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun Moses’ assistant saying Joshua 12 “Moses My servant is dead Now therefore arise you and all these people and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel Joshua 13 I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread just as I promised to Moses Joshua 14 Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea Joshua 15 No one shall stand against you all the days of your life As I was with Moses so will I be with you I will never leave you nor forsake you Joshua 16 Be strong and courageous for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them Joshua 17 Above all be strong and very courageous Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you Do not turn from it to the right or to the left so that you may prosper wherever you go Joshua 18 This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth meditate on it day and night so that you may be careful to do everything written in it For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do Joshua 19 Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous Do not be afraid do not be discouraged for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go” Joshua 110 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people Joshua 111 “Go through the camp and tell the people ‘Prepare your provisions for within three days you will cross the Jordan to go in and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess’” Joshua 112 But to the Reubenites the Gadites and the halftribe of Manasseh Joshua said Joshua 113 “Remember what Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you when he said ‘The LORD your God will give you rest and He will give you this land’ Joshua 114 Your wives your young children and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan But all your mighty men of valor must be armed for battle to cross over ahead of your brothers and help them Joshua 115 until the LORD gives them rest as He has done for you and your brothers also possess the land that the LORD your God is giving them Then you may return to the land of your inheritance and take possession of that which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the east side of the Jordan” Joshua 116 So they answered Joshua “Everything you have commanded us we will do and everywhere you send us we will go Joshua 117 Just as we obeyed Moses in all things so we will obey you And may the LORD your God be with you as He was with Moses Joshua 118 Anyone who rebels against your order and does not obey your words all that you command him will be put to death Above all be strong and courageous” Joshua 21 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim saying “Go inspect the land especially Jericho” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there Joshua 22 And it was reported to the king of Jericho “Behold some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land” Joshua 23 So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house for they have come to spy out the whole land” Joshua 24 But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them So she said “Yes the men did come to me but I did not know where they had come from Joshua 25 At dusk when the gate was about to close the men went out and I do not know which way they went Pursue them quickly and you may catch them” Joshua 26 But Rahab had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had laid out there Joshua 27 So the king’s men set out in pursuit of the spies along the road to the fords of the Jordan and as soon as they had gone out the gate was shut Joshua 28 Before the spies lay down for the night Rahab went up on the roof Joshua 29 and said to them “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you Joshua 210 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt and what you did to Sihon and Og the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan whom you devoted to destruction Joshua 211 When we heard this our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below Joshua 212 Now therefore please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family because I showed kindness to you Give me a sure sign Joshua 213 that you will spare the lives of my father and mother my brothers and sisters and all who belong to them and that you will deliver us from death” Joshua 214 “Our lives for your lives” the men agreed “If you do not report our mission we will show you kindness and faithfulness when the LORD gives us the land” Joshua 215 Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window since the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city Joshua 216 “Go to the hill country” she said “so that your pursuers will not find you Hide yourselves there for three days until they have returned then go on your way” Joshua 217 The men said to her “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear Joshua 218 unless when we enter the land you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down and unless you have brought your father and mother and brothers and all your family into your house Joshua 219 If anyone goes out the door of your house into the street his blood will be on his own head and we will be innocent But if a hand is laid on anyone with you in the house his blood will be on our heads Joshua 220 And if you report our mission we will be released from the oath you made us swear” Joshua 221 “Let it be as you say” she replied and she sent them away And when they had gone she tied the scarlet cord in the window Joshua 222 So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days until their pursuers had returned without finding them having searched all along the road Joshua 223 Then the two men started back came down from the hill country and crossed the river So they came to Joshua son of Nun and reported all that had happened to them Joshua 224 “The LORD has surely delivered the entire land into our hands” they said to Joshua “Indeed all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of us” Joshua 31 Early the next morning Joshua got up and left Shittim with all the Israelites They went as far as the Jordan where they camped before crossing over Joshua 32 After three days the officers went through the camp Joshua 33 and commanded the people “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests you are to set out from your positions and follow it Joshua 34 But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark Do not go near it so that you can see the way to go since you have never traveled this way before” Joshua 35 Then Joshua told the people “Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you” Joshua 36 And he said to the priests “Take the ark of the covenant and go on ahead of the people” So they carried the ark of the covenant and went ahead of them Joshua 37 Now the LORD said to Joshua “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel so they may know that I am with you just as I was with Moses Joshua 38 Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant ‘When you reach the edge of the waters stand in the Jordan’” Joshua 39 So Joshua told the Israelites “Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God” Joshua 310 He continued “This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out before you the Canaanites Hittites Hivites Perizzites Girgashites Amorites and Jebusites Joshua 311 Behold the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go ahead of you into the Jordan Joshua 312 Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel one from each tribe Joshua 313 When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap” Joshua 314 So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them Joshua 315 Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge Joshua 316 the flowing water stood still It backed up as far upstream as Adam a city in the area of Zarethan while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah the Salt Sea was completely cut off So the people crossed over opposite Jericho Joshua 317 The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan while all Israel crossed over the dry ground until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan Joshua 41 When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan the LORD said to Joshua Joshua 42 “Choose twelve men from among the people one from each tribe Joshua 43 and command them ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing carry them with you and set them down in the place where you spend the night’” Joshua 44 So Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites one from each tribe Joshua 45 and said to them “Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan Each of you is to take a stone upon his shoulder according to the number of the tribes of Israel Joshua 46 to serve as a sign among you In the future when your children ask ‘What do these stones mean to you’ Joshua 47 you are to tell them ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD When it crossed the Jordan the waters were cut off’ Therefore these stones will be a memorial to the Israelites forever” Joshua 48 Thus the Israelites did as Joshua had commanded them They took up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan one for each tribe of Israel just as the LORD had told Joshua and they carried them to the camp where they set them down Joshua 49 Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan in the place where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant stood And the stones are there to this day Joshua 410 Now the priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until the people had completed everything the LORD had commanded Joshua to tell them just as Moses had directed Joshua The people hurried across Joshua 411 and after everyone had finished crossing the priests with the ark of the LORD crossed in the sight of the people Joshua 412 The Reubenites the Gadites and the halftribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites armed for battle as Moses had instructed them Joshua 413 About 40000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho Joshua 414 On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel and they revered him all the days of his life just as they had revered Moses Joshua 415 Then the LORD said to Joshua Joshua 416 “Command the priests who carry the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan” Joshua 417 So Joshua commanded the priests “Come up from the Jordan” Joshua 418 When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land the waters of the Jordan returned to their course and overflowed all the banks as before Joshua 419 On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho Joshua 420 And there at Gilgal Joshua set up the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan Joshua 421 Then Joshua said to the Israelites “In the future when your children ask their fathers ‘What is the meaning of these stones’ Joshua 422 you are to tell them ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground’ Joshua 423 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over just as He did to the Red Sea which He dried up before us until we had crossed over Joshua 424 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty and so that you may always fear the LORD your God” Joshua 51 Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites Joshua 52 At that time the LORD said to Joshua “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again” Joshua 53 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeathhaaraloth Joshua 54 Now this is why Joshua circumcised them All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt Joshua 55 Though all who had come out were circumcised none of those born in the wilderness on the journey from Egypt had been circumcised Joshua 56 For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died since they did not obey the LORD So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us a land flowing with milk and honey Joshua 57 And He raised up their sons in their place and these were the ones Joshua circumcised Until this time they were still uncircumcised since they had not been circumcised along the way Joshua 58 And after all the nation had been circumcised they stayed there in the camp until they were healed Joshua 59 Then the LORD said to Joshua “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day Joshua 510 On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho they kept the Passover Joshua 511 The day after the Passover on that very day they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land Joshua 512 And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land the manna ceased There was no more manna for the Israelites so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan Joshua 513 Now when Joshua was near Jericho he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand Joshua approached Him and asked “Are You for us or for our enemies” Joshua 514 “Neither” He replied “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him “What does my Lord have to say to His servant” Joshua 515 The Commander of the LORD’s army replied “Take off your sandals for the place where you are standing is holy” And Joshua did so Joshua 61 Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites No one went out and no one came in Joshua 62 And the LORD said to Joshua “Behold I have delivered Jericho into your hand along with its king and its mighty men of valor Joshua 63 March around the city with all the men of war circling the city one time Do this for six days Joshua 64 Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark Then on the seventh day march around the city seven times while the priests blow the horns Joshua 65 And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound have all the people give a mighty shout Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city” Joshua 66 So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said “Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the LORD” Joshua 67 And he told the people “Advance and march around the city with the armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD” Joshua 68 After Joshua had spoken to the people seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns before the LORD advanced and blew the horns and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them Joshua 69 While the horns continued to sound the armed troops marched ahead of the priests who blew the horns and the rear guard followed the ark Joshua 610 But Joshua had commanded the people “Do not give a battle cry or let your voice be heard do not let one word come out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout Then you are to shout” Joshua 611 So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city circling it once And the people returned to the camp and spent the night there Joshua 612 Joshua got up early the next morning and the priests took the ark of the LORD Joshua 613 And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD while the horns kept sounding Joshua 614 So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp They did this for six days Joshua 615 Then on the seventh day they got up at dawn and marched around the city seven times in the same manner That was the only day they circled the city seven times Joshua 616 After the seventh time around the priests blew the horns and Joshua commanded the people “Shout For the LORD has given you the city Joshua 617 Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live because she hid the spies we sent Joshua 618 But keep away from the things devoted to destruction lest you yourself be set apart for destruction If you take any of these you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster upon it Joshua 619 For all the silver and gold and all the articles of bronze and iron are holy to the LORD they must go into His treasury” Joshua 620 So when the rams’ horns sounded the people shouted When they heard the blast of the horn the people gave a great shout and the wall collapsed Then all the people charged straight into the city and captured it Joshua 621 With the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman young and old oxen sheep and donkeys Joshua 622 Meanwhile Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land “Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her just as you promised her” Joshua 623 So the young spies went in and brought out Rahab her father and mother and brothers and all who belonged to her They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel Joshua 624 Then the Israelites burned up the city and everything in it However they put the silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD’s house Joshua 625 And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute with her father’s household and all who belonged to her because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho So she has lived among the Israelites to this day Joshua 626 At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city Jericho at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates” Joshua 627 So the LORD was with Joshua and his fame spread throughout the land Joshua 71 The Israelites however acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction Achan son of Carmi the son of Zabdi the son of Zerah of the tribe of Judah took some of what was set apart So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites Joshua 72 Meanwhile Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai which is near Bethaven to the east of Bethel and told them “Go up and spy out the land” So the men went up and spied out Ai Joshua 73 On returning to Joshua they reported “There is no need to send all the people two or three thousand men are enough to go up and attack Ai Since the people of Ai are so few you need not wear out all our people there” Joshua 74 So about three thousand men went up but they fled before the men of Ai Joshua 75 And the men of Ai struck down about thirtysix of them chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes So the hearts of the people melted and became like water Joshua 76 Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening as did the elders of Israel and they all sprinkled dust on their heads Joshua 77 “O Lord GOD” Joshua said “why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be destroyed If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan Joshua 78 O Lord what can I say now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies Joshua 79 When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth Then what will You do for Your great name” Joshua 710 But the LORD said to Joshua “Stand up Why have you fallen on your face Joshua 711 Israel has sinned they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction Indeed they have stolen and lied and they have put these things with their own possessions Joshua 712 This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies They will turn their backs and run from their enemies because they themselves have been set apart for destruction I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction Joshua 713 Get up and consecrate the people saying ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow for this is what the LORD the God of Israel says Among you O Israel there are things devoted to destruction You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them Joshua 714 In the morning you must present yourselves tribe by tribe The tribe that the LORD selects shall come forward clan by clan and the clan that the LORD selects shall come forward family by family and the family that the LORD selects shall come forward man by man Joshua 715 The one who is caught with the things devoted to destruction must be burned along with all that belongs to him because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD and committed an outrage in Israel’” Joshua 716 So Joshua arose early the next morning and had Israel come forward tribe by tribe and the tribe of Judah was selected Joshua 717 He had the clans of Judah come forward and the clan of the Zerahites was selected He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward and the family of Zabdi was selected Joshua 718 And he had the family of Zabdi come forward man by man and Achan son of Carmi the son of Zabdi the son of Zerah of the tribe of Judah was selected Joshua 719 So Joshua said to Achan “My son give glory to the LORD the God of Israel and make a confession to Him I urge you to tell me what you have done do not hide it from me” Joshua 720 “It is true” Achan replied “I have sinned against the LORD the God of Israel This is what I did Joshua 721 When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels I coveted them and took them They are hidden in the ground inside my tent with the silver underneath” Joshua 722 So Joshua sent messengers who ran to the tent and there it all was hidden in his tent with the silver underneath Joshua 723 They took the things from inside the tent brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites and spread them out before the LORD Joshua 724 Then Joshua together with all Israel took Achan son of Zerah the silver the cloak the bar of gold his sons and daughters his oxen and donkeys and sheep his tent and everything else he owned and brought them to the Valley of Achor Joshua 725 “Why have you brought this trouble upon us” said Joshua “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you” And all Israel stoned him to death Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies Joshua 726 And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day So the LORD turned from His burning anger Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day Joshua 81 Then the LORD said to Joshua “Do not be afraid or discouraged Take the whole army with you and go up and attack Ai See I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai his people his city and his land Joshua 82 And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves Set up an ambush behind the city” Joshua 83 So Joshua and the whole army set out to attack Ai Joshua chose 30000 mighty men of valor and sent them out at night Joshua 84 with these orders “Pay attention You are to lie in ambush behind the city not too far from it All of you must be ready Joshua 85 Then I and all the troops with me will advance on the city When they come out against us as they did the first time we will flee from them Joshua 86 They will pursue us until we have drawn them away from the city for they will say ‘The Israelites are running away from us as they did before’ So as we flee from them Joshua 87 you are to rise from the ambush and seize the city for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand Joshua 88 And when you have taken the city set it on fire Do as the LORD has commanded See I have given you orders” Joshua 89 So Joshua sent them out and they went to the place of ambush and lay in wait between Bethel and Ai to the west of Ai But Joshua spent that night among the people Joshua 810 Joshua got up early the next morning and mobilized his men and he and the elders of Israel marched before them up to Ai Joshua 811 Then all the troops who were with him marched up and approached the city They arrived in front of Ai and camped to the north of it with the valley between them and the city Joshua 812 Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set up an ambush between Bethel and Ai to the west of the city Joshua 813 So the forces were stationed with the main camp to the north of the city and the rear guard to the west of the city And that night Joshua went into the valley Joshua 814 When the king of Ai saw the Israelites he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city Joshua 815 Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them and they fled toward the wilderness Joshua 816 Then all the men of Ai were summoned to pursue them and they followed Joshua and were drawn away from the city Joshua 817 Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel leaving the city wide open while they pursued Israel Joshua 818 Then the LORD said to Joshua “Hold out your battle lance toward Ai for into your hand I will deliver the city” So Joshua held out his battle lance toward Ai Joshua 819 and as soon as he did so the men in ambush rose quickly from their position They rushed forward entered the city captured it and immediately set it on fire Joshua 820 When the men of Ai turned and looked back the smoke of the city was rising into the sky They could not escape in any direction and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now turned against their pursuers Joshua 821 When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that smoke was rising from it they turned around and struck down the men of Ai Joshua 822 Meanwhile those in the ambush came out of the city against them and the men of Ai were trapped between the Israelite forces on both sides So Israel struck them down until no survivor or fugitive remained Joshua 823 But they took the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua Joshua 824 When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had pursued them into the field and wilderness and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword all the Israelites returned to Ai and put it to the sword as well Joshua 825 A total of twelve thousand men and women fell that day—all the people of Ai Joshua 826 Joshua did not draw back the hand that held his battle lance until he had devoted to destruction all who lived in Ai Joshua 827 Israel took for themselves only the cattle and plunder of that city as the LORD had commanded Joshua Joshua 828 So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins a desolation to this day Joshua 829 He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate And over it they raised a large pile of rocks which remains to this day Joshua 830 At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD the God of Israel Joshua 831 just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses “an altar of uncut stones on which no iron tool has been used” And on it they offered burnt offerings to the LORD and they sacrificed peace offerings Joshua 832 And there in the presence of the Israelites Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses which he had written Joshua 833 All Israel foreigners and citizens alike with their elders officers and judges stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier to bless the people of Israel Joshua 834 Afterward Joshua read aloud all the words of the law—the blessings and the curses—according to all that is written in the Book of the Law Joshua 835 There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua failed to read before the whole assembly of Israel including the women the little ones and the foreigners who lived among them Joshua 91 Now when news of this reached all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country the foothills and all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon the Hittites Amorites Canaanites Perizzites Hivites and Jebusites— Joshua 92 they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel Joshua 93 But the people of Gibeon having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai Joshua 94 acted deceptively and set out as envoys carrying on their donkeys wornout sacks and old wineskins cracked and mended Joshua 95 They put worn patched sandals on their feet and threadbare clothing on their bodies and their whole supply of bread was dry and moldy Joshua 96 They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel “We have come from a distant land please make a treaty with us” Joshua 97 But the men of Israel said to the Hivites “Perhaps you dwell near us How can we make a treaty with you” Joshua 98 “We are your servants” they said to Joshua Then Joshua asked them “Who are you and where have you come from” Joshua 99 “Your servants have come from a very distant land” they replied “because of the fame of the LORD your God For we have heard the reports about Him all that He did in Egypt Joshua 910 and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites beyond the Jordan—Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan who reigned in Ashtaroth Joshua 911 So the elders and inhabitants of our land told us ‘Take provisions for your journey go to meet them and say to them We are your servants Please make a treaty with us’ Joshua 912 This bread of ours was warm when we packed it at home on the day we left to come to you But look it is now dry and moldy Joshua 913 These wineskins were new when we filled them but look they are cracked And these clothes and sandals are worn out from our very long journey” Joshua 914 Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not seek the counsel of the LORD Joshua 915 And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them Joshua 916 Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites the Israelites learned that they were neighbors living among them Joshua 917 So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon Chephirah Beeroth and Kiriathjearim Joshua 918 But the Israelites did not attack them because the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath to them by the LORD the God of Israel And the whole congregation grumbled against the leaders Joshua 919 All the leaders answered “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD the God of Israel and now we cannot touch them Joshua 920 This is how we will treat them We will let them live so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them” Joshua 921 They continued “Let them live but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation” So the leaders kept their promise Joshua 922 Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us when in fact you live among us Joshua 923 Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God” Joshua 924 The Gibeonites answered “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you So we greatly feared for our lives because of you and that is why we have done this Joshua 925 Now we are in your hands Do to us whatever seems good and right to you” Joshua 926 So Joshua did this and delivered them from the hands of the Israelites and they did not kill the Gibeonites Joshua 927 On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose Joshua 101 Now Adonizedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction—doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them Joshua 102 So Adonizedek and his people were greatly alarmed because Gibeon was a great city like one of the royal cities it was larger than Ai and all its men were mighty Joshua 103 Therefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron Piram king of Jarmuth Japhia king of Lachish and Debir king of Eglon saying Joshua 104 “Come up and help me We will attack Gibeon because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites” Joshua 105 So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem Hebron Jarmuth Lachish and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies They camped before Gibeon and made war against it Joshua 106 Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal “Do not abandon your servants Come quickly and save us Help us because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us” Joshua 107 So Joshua and his whole army including all the mighty men of valor came from Gilgal Joshua 108 The LORD said to Joshua “Do not be afraid of them for I have delivered them into your hand Not one of them shall stand against you” Joshua 109 After marching all night from Gilgal Joshua caught them by surprise Joshua 1010 And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon pursued them along the ascent to Bethhoron and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah Joshua 1011 As they fled before Israel along the descent from Bethhoron to Azekah the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites Joshua 1012 On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel “O sun stand still over Gibeon O moon over the Valley of Aijalon” Joshua 1013 So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies Is this not written in the Book of Jashar “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day” Joshua 1014 There has been no day like it before or since when the LORD listened to the voice of a man because the LORD fought for Israel Joshua 1015 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal Joshua 1016 Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah Joshua 1017 And Joshua was informed “The five kings have been found they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah” Joshua 1018 So Joshua said “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave and post men there to guard them Joshua 1019 But you do not stop there Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind Do not let them reach their cities for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand” Joshua 1020 So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities Joshua 1021 The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites Joshua 1022 Then Joshua said “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me” Joshua 1023 So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem Hebron Jarmuth Lachish and Eglon Joshua 1024 When they had brought the kings to Joshua he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks Joshua 1025 “Do not be afraid or discouraged” Joshua said “Be strong and courageous for the LORD will do this to all the enemies you fight” Joshua 1026 After this Joshua struck down and killed the kings and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them there until evening Joshua 1027 At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave and the stones are there to this day Joshua 1028 On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword along with its king He devoted to destruction everyone in the city leaving no survivors So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho Joshua 1029 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah Joshua 1030 And the LORD also delivered that city and its king into the hand of Israel and Joshua put all the people to the sword leaving no survivors And he did to the king of Libnah as he had done to the king of Jericho Joshua 1031 And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish They laid siege to it and fought against it Joshua 1032 And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel and Joshua captured it on the second day He put all the people to the sword just as he had done to Libnah Joshua 1033 At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish but Joshua struck him down along with his people leaving no survivors Joshua 1034 So Joshua moved on from Lachish to Eglon and all Israel with him They laid siege to it and fought against it Joshua 1035 That day they captured Eglon and put it to the sword and Joshua devoted to destruction everyone in the city just as he had done to Lachish Joshua 1036 Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it Joshua 1037 They captured it and put to the sword its king all its villages and all the people Joshua left no survivors just as he had done at Eglon he devoted to destruction Hebron and everyone in it Joshua 1038 Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it Joshua 1039 And they captured Debir its king and all its villages They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction everyone in the city leaving no survivors Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to Hebron and as he had done to Libnah and its king Joshua 1040 So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country the Negev the foothills and the slopes together with all their kings—leaving no survivors He devoted to destruction everything that breathed just as the LORD the God of Israel had commanded Joshua 1041 Joshua conquered the area from Kadeshbarnea to Gaza and the whole region of Goshen as far as Gibeon Joshua 1042 And because the LORD the God of Israel fought for Israel Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign Joshua 1043 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal Joshua 111 Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things he sent word to Jobab king of Madon to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph Joshua 112 to the kings of the north in the mountains in the Arabah south of Chinnereth in the foothills and in Naphothdor to the west Joshua 113 to the Canaanites in the east and west to the Amorites Hittites Perizzites and Jebusites in the hill country and to the Hivites at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah Joshua 114 So these kings came out with all their armies a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore along with a great number of horses and chariots Joshua 115 All these kings joined forces and encamped at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel Joshua 116 Then the LORD said to Joshua “Do not be afraid of them for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots” Joshua 117 So by the waters of Merom Joshua and his whole army came upon them suddenly and attacked them Joshua 118 and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephothmaim and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh They struck them down leaving no survivors Joshua 119 Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots Joshua 1110 At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword because Hazor was formerly the head of all these kingdoms Joshua 1111 The Israelites put everyone in Hazor to the sword devoting them to destruction Nothing that breathed remained and Joshua burned down Hazor itself Joshua 1112 Joshua captured all these kings and their cities and put them to the sword He devoted them to destruction as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded Joshua 1113 Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds except Hazor which Joshua burned Joshua 1114 The Israelites took for themselves all the plunder and livestock of these cities but they put all the people to the sword until they had completely destroyed them not sparing anyone who breathed Joshua 1115 As the LORD had commanded His servant Moses so Moses commanded Joshua That is what Joshua did leaving nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses Joshua 1116 So Joshua took this entire region the hill country all the Negev all the land of Goshen the western foothills the Arabah and the mountains of Israel and their foothills Joshua 1117 from Mount Halak which rises toward Seir as far as Baalgad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon He captured all their kings and struck them down putting them to death Joshua 1118 Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long period of time Joshua 1119 No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon all others were taken in battle Joshua 1120 For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy being annihilated as the LORD had commanded Moses Joshua 1121 At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron Debir and Anab and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel Joshua devoted them to destruction along with their cities Joshua 1122 No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites only in Gaza Gath and Ashdod did any survive Joshua 1123 So Joshua took the entire land in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes Then the land had rest from war Joshua 121 Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon including all the Arabah eastward Joshua 122 Sihon king of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley along the middle of the valley up to the Jabbok River the border of the Ammonites that is half of Gilead Joshua 123 as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah the Salt Sea eastward through Bethjeshimoth and southward below the slopes of Pisgah Joshua 124 And Og king of Bashan one of the remnant of the Rephaim who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei Joshua 125 He ruled over Mount Hermon Salecah all of Bashan up to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon Joshua 126 Moses the servant of the LORD and the Israelites had struck them down and given their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites the Gadites and the halftribe of Manasseh Joshua 127 And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west from Baalgad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak which rises toward Seir according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel Joshua gave them as an inheritance Joshua 128 the hill country the foothills the Arabah the slopes the wilderness and the Negev—the lands of the Hittites Amorites Canaanites Perizzites Hivites and Jebusites Joshua 129 the king of Jericho one the king of Ai which is near Bethel one Joshua 1210 the king of Jerusalem one the king of Hebron one Joshua 1211 the king of Jarmuth one the king of Lachish one Joshua 1212 the king of Eglon one the king of Gezer one Joshua 1213 the king of Debir one the king of Geder one Joshua 1214 the king of Hormah one the king of Arad one Joshua 1215 the king of Libnah one the king of Adullam one Joshua 1216 the king of Makkedah one the king of Bethel one Joshua 1217 the king of Tappuah one the king of Hepher one Joshua 1218 the king of Aphek one the king of Lasharon one Joshua 1219 the king of Madon one the king of Hazor one Joshua 1220 the king of Shimronmeron one the king of Achshaph one Joshua 1221 the king of Taanach one the king of Megiddo one Joshua 1222 the king of Kedesh one the king of Jokneam in Carmel one Joshua 1223 the king of Dor in Naphathdor one the king of Goiim in Gilgal one Joshua 1224 and the king of Tirzah one So there were thirtyone kings in all Joshua 131 Now Joshua was old and well along in years and the LORD said to him “You are old and well along in years but very much of the land remains to be possessed Joshua 132 This is the land that remains All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites Joshua 133 from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north considered to be Canaanite territory—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza Ashdod Ashkelon Gath and Ekron as well as that of the Avvites Joshua 134 to the south all the land of the Canaanites from Mearah of the Sidonians to Aphek as far as the border of the Amorites Joshua 135 the land of the Gebalites and all Lebanon to the east from Baalgad below Mount Hermon to Lebohamath Joshua 136 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephothmaim—all the Sidonians—I Myself will drive out before the Israelites Be sure to divide it by lot as an inheritance to Israel as I have commanded you Joshua 137 Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the halftribe of Manasseh” Joshua 138 The other half of Manasseh along with the Reubenites and Gadites had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them Joshua 139 The area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley along with the city in the middle of the valley the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon Joshua 1310 and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon as far as the border of the Ammonites Joshua 1311 also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites all of Mount Hermon and all Bashan as far as Salecah— Joshua 1312 the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and had remained as a remnant of the Rephaim Moses had struck them down and dispossessed them Joshua 1313 but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day Joshua 1314 To the tribe of Levi however Moses had given no inheritance The food offerings to the LORD the God of Israel are their inheritance just as He had promised them Joshua 1315 This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Reuben Joshua 1316 The territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley along with the city in the middle of the valley to the whole plateau beyond Medeba Joshua 1317 to Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau including Dibon Bamothbaal Bethbaalmeon Joshua 1318 Jahaz Kedemoth Mephaath Joshua 1319 Kiriathaim Sibmah Zerethshahar on the hill in the valley Joshua 1320 Bethpeor the slopes of Pisgah and Bethjeshimoth— Joshua 1321 all the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon until Moses killed him and the chiefs of Midian Evi Rekem Zur Hur and Reba the princes of Sihon who lived in the land Joshua 1322 The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword Joshua 1323 And the border of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan This was the inheritance of the clans of the Reubenites including the cities and villages Joshua 1324 This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Gad Joshua 1325 The territory of Jazer all the cities of Gilead and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer near Rabbah Joshua 1326 the territory from Heshbon to Ramathmizpeh and Betonim and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir Joshua 1327 and in the valley Bethharam Bethnimrah Succoth and Zaphon with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth Joshua 1328 This was the inheritance of the clans of the Gadites including the cities and villages Joshua 1329 This is what Moses had given to the clans of the halftribe of Manasseh that is to half the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh Joshua 1330 The territory from Mahanaim through all Bashan—all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan including all the towns of Jair that are in Bashan sixty cities Joshua 1331 half of Gilead and Ashtaroth and Edrei the royal cities of Og in Bashan All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh that is half of the descendants of Machir Joshua 1332 These were the portions Moses had given them on the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan east of Jericho Joshua 1333 To the tribe of Levi however Moses had given no inheritance The LORD the God of Israel is their inheritance just as He had promised them Joshua 141 Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan as distributed by Eleazar the priest Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel Joshua 142 Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes as the LORD had commanded through Moses Joshua 143 For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites Joshua 144 The descendants of Joseph became two tribes Manasseh and Ephraim And no portion of the land was given to the Levites except for cities in which to live along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds Joshua 145 So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses and they divided the land Joshua 146 Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadeshbarnea about you and me Joshua 147 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to spy out the land and I brought back to him an honest report Joshua 148 Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear I remained loyal to the LORD my God Joshua 149 On that day Moses swore to me saying ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever because you have wholly followed the LORD my God’ Joshua 1410 Now behold as the LORD promised He has kept me alive these fortyfive years since He spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness So here I am today eightyfive years old Joshua 1411 still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out As my strength was then so it is now for war for going out and for coming in Joshua 1412 Now therefore give me this hill country that the LORD promised me on that day for you yourself heard then that the Anakim were there with great and fortified cities Perhaps with the LORD’s help I will drive them out as the LORD has spoken” Joshua 1413 Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance Joshua 1414 Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day because he wholly followed the LORD the God of Israel Joshua 1415 Hebron used to be called Kiriatharba after Arba the greatest man among the Anakim Then the land had rest from war Joshua 151 Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary Joshua 152 Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea Joshua 153 proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim continued on to Zin went over to the south of Kadeshbarnea ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved toward Karka Joshua 154 It proceeded to Azmon joined the Brook of Egypt and ended at the Sea This was their southern border Joshua 155 The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan Joshua 156 went up to Bethhoglah proceeded north of Betharabah and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben Joshua 157 Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor turning north to Gilgal which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine It continued along the waters of Enshemesh and came out at Enrogel Joshua 158 From there the border went up the Valley of Benhinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites that is Jerusalem and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim Joshua 159 From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron and then bent around toward Baalah that is Kiriathjearim Joshua 1510 The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim that is Chesalon went down to Bethshemesh and crossed to Timnah Joshua 1511 Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron curved toward Shikkeron proceeded to Mount Baalah went on to Jabneel and ended at the Sea Joshua 1512 And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah Joshua 1513 According to the LORD’s command to him Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriatharba that is Hebron Arba was the forefather of Anak Joshua 1514 And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai Ahiman and Talmai the children of Anak Joshua 1515 From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir formerly known as Kiriathsepher Joshua 1516 And Caleb said “To the man who strikes down Kiriathsepher and captures it I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage” Joshua 1517 So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage Joshua 1518 One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field When she got off her donkey Caleb asked her “What do you desire” Joshua 1519 “Give me a blessing” she answered “Since you have given me land in the Negev give me springs of water as well” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs Joshua 1520 This is the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Judah Joshua 1521 These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom Kabzeel Eder Jagur Joshua 1522 Kinah Dimonah Adadah Joshua 1523 Kedesh Hazor Ithnan Joshua 1524 Ziph Telem Bealoth Joshua 1525 Hazorhadattah Keriothhezron that is Hazor Joshua 1526 Amam Shema Moladah Joshua 1527 Hazargaddah Heshmon Bethpelet Joshua 1528 Hazarshual Beersheba Biziothiah Joshua 1529 Baalah Iim Ezem Joshua 1530 Eltolad Chesil Hormah Joshua 1531 Ziklag Madmannah Sansannah Joshua 1532 Lebaoth Shilhim Ain and Rimmon—twentynine cities in all along with their villages Joshua 1533 These were in the foothills Eshtaol Zorah Ashnah Joshua 1534 Zanoah Engannim Tappuah Enam Joshua 1535 Jarmuth Adullam Socoh Azekah Joshua 1536 Shaaraim Adithaim and Gederah or Gederothaim—fourteen cities along with their villages Joshua 1537 Zenan Hadashah Migdalgad Joshua 1538 Dilan Mizpeh Joktheel Joshua 1539 Lachish Bozkath Eglon Joshua 1540 Cabbon Lahmas Chitlish Joshua 1541 Gederoth Bethdagon Naamah and Makkedah—sixteen cities along with their villages Joshua 1542 Libnah Ether Ashan Joshua 1543 Iphtah Ashnah Nezib Joshua 1544 Keilah Achzib and Mareshah—nine cities along with their villages Joshua 1545 Ekron with its towns and villages Joshua 1546 from Ekron to the sea all the cities near Ashdod along with their villages Joshua 1547 Ashdod with its towns and villages Gaza with its towns and villages as far as the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea Joshua 1548 These were in the hill country Shamir Jattir Socoh Joshua 1549 Dannah Kiriathsannah that is Debir Joshua 1550 Anab Eshtemoh Anim Joshua 1551 Goshen Holon and Giloh—eleven cities along with their villages Joshua 1552 Arab Dumah Eshan Joshua 1553 Janim Bethtappuah Aphekah Joshua 1554 Humtah Kiriatharba that is Hebron and Zior—nine cities along with their villages Joshua 1555 Maon Carmel Ziph Juttah Joshua 1556 Jezreel Jokdeam Zanoah Joshua 1557 Kain Gibeah and Timnah—ten cities along with their villages Joshua 1558 Halhul Bethzur Gedor Joshua 1559 Maarath Bethanoth and Eltekon—six cities along with their villages Joshua 1560 Kiriathbaal that is Kiriathjearim and Rabbah—two cities along with their villages Joshua 1561 These were in the wilderness Betharabah Middin Secacah Joshua 1562 Nibshan the City of Salt and Engedi—six cities along with their villages Joshua 1563 But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah Joshua 161 The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east through the wilderness that goes up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel Joshua 162 It went on from Bethel that is Luz and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth Joshua 163 Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Bethhoron and on to Gezer and it ended at the Sea Joshua 164 So Ephraim and Manasseh the sons of Joseph received their inheritance Joshua 165 This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans The border of their inheritance went from Atarothaddar in the east to Upper Bethhoron Joshua 166 and out toward the Sea From Michmethath on the north it turned eastward toward Taanathshiloh and passed by it to Janoah on the east Joshua 167 From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan Joshua 168 From Tappuah the border went westward to the Brook of Kanah and ended at the Sea This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Ephraim Joshua 169 along with all the cities and villages set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of Manasseh Joshua 1610 But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day but they are forced laborers Joshua 171 Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war Joshua 172 So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer Helek Asriel Shechem Hepher and Shemida These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph Joshua 173 But Zelophehad son of Hepher the son of Gilead the son of Machir the son of Manasseh had no sons but only daughters These are the names of his daughters Mahlah Noah Hoglah Milcah and Tirzah Joshua 174 They approached Eleazar the priest Joshua son of Nun and the leaders and said “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers in keeping with the command of the LORD Joshua 175 Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan Joshua 176 because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons And the land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh Joshua 177 Now the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem then southward to include the inhabitants of Entappuah Joshua 178 The region of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh but Tappuah itself on the border of Manasseh belonged to Ephraim Joshua 179 From there the border continued southward to the Brook of Kanah There were cities belonging to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh but the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook and ended at the Sea Joshua 1710 Ephraim’s territory was to the south and Manasseh’s was to the north having the Sea as its border and adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east Joshua 1711 Within Issachar and Asher Manasseh was assigned Bethshean Ibleam Dor that is Naphath Endor Taanach and Megiddo each with their surrounding settlements Joshua 1712 But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land Joshua 1713 However when the Israelites grew stronger they put the Canaanites to forced labor but they failed to drive them out completely Joshua 1714 Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance We have many people because the LORD has blessed us abundantly” Joshua 1715 Joshua answered them “If you have so many people that the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you go to the forest and clear for yourself an area in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim” Joshua 1716 “The hill country is not enough for us” they replied “and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots both in Bethshean with its towns and in the Valley of Jezreel” Joshua 1717 So Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—“You have many people and great strength You shall not have just one allotment Joshua 1718 because the hill country will be yours as well It is a forest clear it and its farthest limits will be yours Although the Canaanites have iron chariots and although they are strong you can drive them out” Joshua 181 Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there And though the land was subdued before them Joshua 182 there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance Joshua 183 So Joshua said to the Israelites “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD the God of your fathers has given you Joshua 184 Appoint three men from each tribe and I will send them out to survey the land and map it out according to the inheritance of each Then they will return to me Joshua 185 and divide the land into seven portions Judah shall remain in their territory in the south and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north Joshua 186 When you have mapped out the seven portions of land and brought it to me I will cast lots for you here in the presence of the LORD our God Joshua 187 The Levites however have no portion among you because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD And Gad Reuben and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them beyond the Jordan to the east” Joshua 188 As the men got up to go out Joshua commanded them to map out the land saying “Go and survey the land map it out and return to me Then I will cast lots for you here in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD” Joshua 189 So the men departed and went throughout the land mapping it city by city into seven portions Then they returned with the document to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh Joshua 1810 And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions Joshua 1811 The first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph Joshua 1812 On the north side their border began at the Jordan went up past the northern slope of Jericho headed west through the hill country and came out at the wilderness of Bethaven Joshua 1813 From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz that is Bethel and went down to Atarothaddar on the hill south of Lower Bethhoron Joshua 1814 On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Bethhoron on the south and came out at Kiriathbaal that is Kiriathjearim a city of the sons of Judah This was the western side Joshua 1815 On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriathjearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah Joshua 1816 Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Benhinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to Enrogel Joshua 1817 From there it curved northward and proceeded to Enshemesh and on to Geliloth facing the Ascent of Adummim and continued down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben Joshua 1818 Then it went on to the northern slope of Betharabah and went down into the valley Joshua 1819 The border continued to the northern slope of Bethhoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea at the mouth of the Jordan This was the southern border Joshua 1820 On the east side the border was the Jordan These were the borders around the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin Joshua 1821 These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin Jericho Bethhoglah Emekkeziz Joshua 1822 Betharabah Zemaraim Bethel Joshua 1823 Avvim Parah Ophrah Joshua 1824 Chepharammoni Ophni and Geba—twelve cities along with their villages Joshua 1825 Gibeon Ramah Beeroth Joshua 1826 Mizpeh Chephirah Mozah Joshua 1827 Rekem Irpeel Taralah Joshua 1828 Zelah Haeleph Jebus that is Jerusalem Gibeah and Kiriathjearim—fourteen cities along with their villages This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin Joshua 191 The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah Joshua 192 and included Beersheba or Sheba Moladah Joshua 193 Hazarshual Balah Ezem Joshua 194 Eltolad Bethul Hormah Joshua 195 Ziklag Bethmarcaboth Hazarsusah Joshua 196 Bethlebaoth and Sharuhen—thirteen cities along with their villages Joshua 197 Ain Rimmon Ether and Ashan—four cities along with their villages Joshua 198 and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalathbeer Ramah of the Negev This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon Joshua 199 The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion Joshua 1910 The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid Joshua 1911 It went up westward to Maralah reached Dabbesheth and met the brook east of Jokneam Joshua 1912 From Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chislothtabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia Joshua 1913 From there it crossed eastward to Gathhepher and to Ethkazin it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah Joshua 1914 Then the border circled around the north side of Neah to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtahel Joshua 1915 It also included Kattath Nahalal Shimron Idalah and Bethlehem There were twelve cities along with their villages Joshua 1916 This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Zebulun including these cities and their villages Joshua 1917 The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar Joshua 1918 Their territory included Jezreel Chesulloth Shunem Joshua 1919 Hapharaim Shion Anaharath Joshua 1920 Rabbith Kishion Ebez Joshua 1921 Remeth Engannim Enhaddah and Bethpazzez Joshua 1922 The border reached Tabor Shahazumah and Bethshemesh and ended at the Jordan There were sixteen cities along with their villages Joshua 1923 This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Issachar including these cities and their villages Joshua 1924 The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher Joshua 1925 Their territory included Helkath Hali Beten Achshaph Joshua 1926 Allammelech Amad and Mishal On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihorlibnath Joshua 1927 then turned eastward toward Bethdagon touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtahel and went north to Bethemek and Neiel passing Cabul on the left Joshua 1928 It went on to Ebron Rehob Hammon and Kanah as far as Greater Sidon Joshua 1929 The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre turned toward Hosah and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib Joshua 1930 Ummah Aphek and Rehob There were twentytwo cities along with their villages Joshua 1931 This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher including these cities and their villages Joshua 1932 The sixth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Naphtali Joshua 1933 Their border started at Heleph and the great tree of Zaanannim passing Adaminekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan Joshua 1934 Then the border turned westward to Aznothtabor and ran from there to Hukkok touching Zebulun on the south side Asher on the west and Judah at the Jordan on the east Joshua 1935 The fortified cities were Ziddim Zer Hammath Rakkath Chinnereth Joshua 1936 Adamah Ramah Hazor Joshua 1937 Kedesh Edrei Enhazor Joshua 1938 Iron Migdalel Horem Bethanath and Bethshemesh There were nineteen cities along with their villages Joshua 1939 This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Naphtali including these cities and their villages Joshua 1940 The seventh lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Dan Joshua 1941 The territory of their inheritance included Zorah Eshtaol Irshemesh Joshua 1942 Shaalabbin Aijalon Ithlah Joshua 1943 Elon Timnah Ekron Joshua 1944 Eltekeh Gibbethon Baalath Joshua 1945 Jehud Beneberak Gathrimmon Joshua 1946 Mejarkon and Rakkon including the territory across from Joppa Joshua 1947 Later when the territory of the Danites was lost to them they went up and fought against Leshem captured it and put it to the sword So they took possession of Leshem settled there and renamed it after their father Dan Joshua 1948 This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Dan including these cities and their villages Joshua 1949 When they had finished distributing the land into its territories the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them Joshua 1950 as the LORD had commanded They gave him the city of Timnathserah in the hill country of Ephraim as he requested He rebuilt the city and settled in it Joshua 1951 These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting So they finished dividing up the land Joshua 201 Then the LORD said to Joshua Joshua 202 “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge as I instructed you through Moses Joshua 203 so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood Joshua 204 When someone flees to one of these cities stands at the entrance of the city gate and states his case before its elders they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them Joshua 205 Now if the avenger of blood pursues him they must not surrender the manslayer into his hand because that man killed his neighbor accidentally without prior malice Joshua 206 He is to stay in that city until he stands trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest serving at that time Then the manslayer may return to his own home in the city from which he fled” Joshua 207 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and Kiriatharba that is Hebron in the hill country of Judah Joshua 208 And beyond the Jordan east of Jericho they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh Joshua 209 These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly Joshua 211 Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the other tribes of Israel Joshua 212 at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live together with pasturelands for our livestock” Joshua 213 So by the command of the LORD the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance Joshua 214 The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah Simeon and Benjamin Joshua 215 The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim Dan and the halftribe of Manasseh Joshua 216 The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar Asher Naphtali and the halftribe of Manasseh in Bashan Joshua 217 And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben Gad and Zebulun Joshua 218 So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities together with their pasturelands as the LORD had commanded through Moses Joshua 219 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they designated these cities by name Joshua 2110 to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites because the first lot fell to them Joshua 2111 They gave them Kiriatharba that is Hebron with its surrounding pasturelands in the hill country of Judah Arba was the father of Anak Joshua 2112 But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession Joshua 2113 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities together with their pasturelands Hebron a city of refuge for the manslayer Libnah Joshua 2114 Jattir Eshtemoa Joshua 2115 Holon Debir Joshua 2116 Ain Juttah and Bethshemesh—nine cities from these two tribes together with their pasturelands Joshua 2117 And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon Geba Joshua 2118 Anathoth and Almon—four cities together with their pasturelands Joshua 2119 In all thirteen cities together with their pasturelands were given to the priests the descendants of Aaron Joshua 2120 The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities From the tribe of Ephraim Joshua 2121 they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim a city of refuge for the manslayer Gezer Joshua 2122 Kibzaim and Bethhoron—four cities together with their pasturelands Joshua 2123 From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke Gibbethon Joshua 2124 Aijalon and Gathrimmon—four cities together with their pasturelands Joshua 2125 And from the halftribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gathrimmon—two cities together with their pasturelands Joshua 2126 In all ten cities together with their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans Joshua 2127 This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given From the halftribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan a city of refuge for the manslayer and Beeshterah—two cities together with their pasturelands Joshua 2128 From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion Daberath Joshua 2129 Jarmuth and Engannim—four cities together with their pasturelands Joshua 2130 From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal Abdon Joshua 2131 Helkath and Rehob—four cities together with their pasturelands Joshua 2132 And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee a city of refuge for the manslayer Hammothdor and Kartan—three cities together with their pasturelands Joshua 2133 In all thirteen cities together with their pasturelands were given to the Gershonite clans Joshua 2134 This is what the Merarite clan the rest of the Levites were given From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam Kartah Joshua 2135 Dimnah and Nahalal—four cities together with their pasturelands Joshua 2136 From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer Jahaz Joshua 2137 Kedemoth and Mephaath—four cities together with their pasturelands Joshua 2138 And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead a city of refuge for the manslayer Mahanaim Joshua 2139 Heshbon and Jazer—four cities in all together with their pasturelands Joshua 2140 In all twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari the remaining Levite clans Joshua 2141 For the Levites then there were fortyeight cities in all together with their pasturelands within the territory of the Israelites Joshua 2142 Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands this was true for all the cities Joshua 2143 Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers and they took possession of it and settled in it Joshua 2144 And the LORD gave them rest on every side just as He had sworn to their fathers None of their enemies could stand against them for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand Joshua 2145 Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed everything was fulfilled Joshua 221 Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites the Gadites and the halftribe of Manasseh Joshua 222 and told them “You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you and you have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you Joshua 223 All this time you have not deserted your brothers up to this very day but have kept the charge given you by the LORD your God Joshua 224 And now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as He promised them you may return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you across the Jordan Joshua 225 But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you to love the LORD your God to walk in all His ways to keep His commandments to hold fast to Him and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul” Joshua 226 So Joshua blessed them and sent them on their way and they went to their homes Joshua 227 To the halftribe of Manasseh Moses had given land in Bashan and to the other half Joshua gave land on the west side of the Jordan among their brothers When Joshua sent them to their homes he blessed them Joshua 228 saying “Return to your homes with your great wealth with immense herds of livestock with silver gold bronze iron and very many clothes Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies” Joshua 229 So the Reubenites the Gadites and the halftribe of Manasseh left the Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead which they had acquired according to the command of the LORD through Moses Joshua 2210 And when they came to Geliloth near the Jordan in the land of Canaan the Reubenites the Gadites and the halftribe of Manasseh built an imposing altar there by the Jordan Joshua 2211 Then the Israelites received the report “Behold the Reubenites the Gadites and the halftribe of Manasseh have built an altar on the border of the land of Canaan at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side” Joshua 2212 And when they heard this the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh to go to war against them Joshua 2213 The Israelites sent Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest to the land of Gilead to the Reubenites the Gadites and the halftribe of Manasseh Joshua 2214 With him they sent ten chiefs—one family leader from each tribe of Israel each the head of a family among the clans of Israel Joshua 2215 They went to the Reubenites the Gadites and the halftribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead and said to them Joshua 2216 “This is what the whole congregation of the LORD says ‘What is this breach of faith you have committed today against the God of Israel by turning away from the LORD and building for yourselves an altar that you might rebel against the LORD this day Joshua 2217 Was not the sin of Peor enough for us from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day It even brought a plague upon the congregation of the LORD Joshua 2218 And now would you turn away from the LORD If you rebel today against the LORD tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel Joshua 2219 If indeed the land of your inheritance is unclean then cross over to the land of the LORD’s possession where the LORD’s tabernacle stands and take possession of it among us But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of the LORD our God Joshua 2220 Was not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin’” Joshua 2221 Then the Reubenites the Gadites and the halftribe of Manasseh answered the leaders of the clans of Israel Joshua 2222 “The LORD the Mighty One is God The LORD the Mighty One is God He knows and may Israel also know If this was in rebellion or breach of faith against the LORD do not spare us today Joshua 2223 If we have built for ourselves an altar to turn away from Him and to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings on it or to sacrifice peace offerings on it may the LORD Himself hold us accountable Joshua 2224 But in fact we have done this for fear that in the future your descendants might say to ours ‘What have you to do with the LORD the God of Israel Joshua 2225 For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you Reubenites and Gadites You have no share in the LORD’ So your descendants could cause ours to stop fearing the LORD Joshua 2226 That is why we said ‘Let us take action and build an altar for ourselves but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices Joshua 2227 Rather let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings sacrifices and peace offerings’ Then in the future your descendants cannot say to ours ‘You have no share in the LORD’ Joshua 2228 Therefore we said ‘If they ever say this to us or to our descendants we will answer Look at the replica of the altar of the LORD that our fathers made not for burnt offerings or sacrifices but as a witness between us and you’ Joshua 2229 Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings grain offerings or sacrifices other than the altar of the LORD our God which stands before His tabernacle” Joshua 2230 When Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the congregation—the heads of Israel’s clans who were with him—heard what the descendants of Reuben Gad and Manasseh had to say they were satisfied Joshua 2231 Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said to the descendants of Reuben Gad and Manasseh “Today we know that the LORD is among us because you have not committed this breach of faith against Him Consequently you have delivered the Israelites from the hand of the LORD” Joshua 2232 Then Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest together with the other leaders returned to the Israelites in the land of Canaan and brought back a report regarding the Reubenites and Gadites in the land of Gilead Joshua 2233 The Israelites were satisfied with the report and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived Joshua 2234 So the Reubenites and Gadites named the altar Witness for they said “It is a witness between us that the LORD is God” Joshua 231 A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them when Joshua was old and well along in years Joshua 232 he summoned all Israel including its elders leaders judges and officers “I am old and well along in years” he said Joshua 233 “and you have seen everything that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake because it was the LORD your God who fought for you Joshua 234 See I have allotted as an inheritance to your tribes these remaining nations including all the nations I have already cut off from the Jordan westward to the Great Sea Joshua 235 The LORD your God will push them out of your way and drive them out before you so that you can take possession of their land as the LORD your God promised you Joshua 236 Be very strong then so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses not turning aside from it to the right or to the left Joshua 237 So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them and you must not serve them or bow down to them Joshua 238 Instead you shall hold fast to the LORD your God as you have done to this day Joshua 239 The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you and to this day no one can stand against you Joshua 2310 One of you can put a thousand to flight because the LORD your God fights for you just as He promised Joshua 2311 Therefore watch yourselves carefully that you love the LORD your God Joshua 2312 For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you and if you intermarry and associate with them Joshua 2313 know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you Instead they will become for you a snare and a trap a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you Joshua 2314 Now behold today I am going the way of all the earth and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed Everything was fulfilled for you not one promise has failed Joshua 2315 But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened until He has destroyed you from this good land He has given you Joshua 2316 If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God which He commanded you and go and serve other gods and bow down to them then the anger of the LORD will burn against you and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you” Joshua 241 Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem He summoned the elders leaders judges and officers of Israel and they presented themselves before God Joshua 242 And Joshua said to all the people “This is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘Long ago your fathers including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods Joshua 243 But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan and I multiplied his descendants I gave him Isaac Joshua 244 and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt Joshua 245 Then I sent Moses and Aaron and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there and afterward I brought you out Joshua 246 When I brought your fathers out of Egypt and you reached the Red Sea the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen as far as the Red Sea Joshua 247 So your fathers cried out to the LORD and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians over whom He brought the sea and engulfed them Your very eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time Joshua 248 Later I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan They fought against you but I delivered them into your hand that you should possess their land when I destroyed them before you Joshua 249 Then Balak son of Zippor the king of Moab set out to fight against Israel He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you Joshua 2410 but I would not listen to Balaam So he blessed you again and again and I delivered you from his hand Joshua 2411 After this you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho The people of Jericho fought against you as did the Amorites Perizzites Canaanites Hittites Girgashites Hivites and Jebusites and I delivered them into your hand Joshua 2412 I sent the hornet ahead of you and it drove out the two Amorite kings before you but not by your own sword or bow Joshua 2413 So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities that you did not build and now you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant’ Joshua 2414 Now therefore fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt and serve the LORD Joshua 2415 But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living As for me and my house we will serve the LORD” Joshua 2416 The people replied “Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods Joshua 2417 For the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt out of the house of slavery and performed these great signs before our eyes He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled Joshua 2418 And the LORD drove out before us all the nations including the Amorites who lived in the land We too will serve the LORD because He is our God” Joshua 2419 But Joshua said to the people “You are not able to serve the LORD for He is a holy God He is a jealous God He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins Joshua 2420 If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods He will turn and bring disaster on you and consume you even after He has been good to you” Joshua 2421 “No” replied the people “We will serve the LORD” Joshua 2422 Then Joshua told them “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD” “We are witnesses” they said Joshua 2423 “Now therefore” he said “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD the God of Israel” Joshua 2424 So the people said to Joshua “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice” Joshua 2425 On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance Joshua 2426 Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was near the sanctuary of the LORD Joshua 2427 And Joshua said to all the people “You see this stone It will be a witness against us for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God” Joshua 2428 Then Joshua sent the people away each to his own inheritance Joshua 2429 Some time later Joshua son of Nun the servant of the LORD died at the age of 110 Joshua 2430 And they buried him in the land of his inheritance at Timnathserah in the hill country of Ephraim north of Mount Gaash Joshua 2431 Israel had served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had experienced all the works that the LORD had done for Israel Joshua 2432 And the bones of Joseph which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor Shechem’s father for a hundred pieces of silver So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants Joshua 2433 Eleazar son of Aaron also died and they buried him at Gibeah which had been given to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim Judges 11 After the death of Joshua the Israelites inquired of the LORD “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites” Judges 12 “Judah shall go up” answered the LORD “Indeed I have delivered the land into their hands” Judges 13 Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites “Come up with us to our allotted territory and let us fight against the Canaanites And we likewise will go with you to your territory” So the Simeonites went with them Judges 14 When Judah attacked the LORD delivered the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek Judges 15 And there they found Adonibezek and fought against him striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites Judges 16 As Adonibezek fled they pursued him seized him and cut off his thumbs and big toes Judges 17 Then Adonibezek said “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table As I have done to them so God has repaid me” And they brought him to Jerusalem where he died Judges 18 Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it They put the city to the sword and set it on fire Judges 19 Afterward the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country in the Negev and in the foothills Judges 110 Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron formerly known as Kiriatharba and they struck down Sheshai Ahiman and Talmai Judges 111 From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir formerly known as Kiriathsepher Judges 112 And Caleb said “To the man who strikes down Kiriathsepher and captures it I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage” Judges 113 So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage Judges 114 One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field When she got off her donkey Caleb asked her “What do you desire” Judges 115 “Give me a blessing” she answered “Since you have given me land in the Negev give me springs of water as well” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs Judges 116 Now the descendants of Moses’ fatherinlaw the Kenite went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad They went to live among the people Judges 117 Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath and devoted the city to destruction So it was called Hormah Judges 118 And Judah also captured Gaza Ashkelon and Ekron—each with its territory Judges 119 The LORD was with Judah and they took possession of the hill country but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron Judges 120 Just as Moses had promised Judah gave Hebron to Caleb who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak Judges 121 The Benjamites however failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites Judges 122 The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel and the LORD was with them Judges 123 They sent spies to Bethel formerly known as Luz Judges 124 and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city they said to him “Please show us how to get into the city and we will treat you kindly” Judges 125 So the man showed them the entrance to the city and they put the city to the sword but released that man and all his family Judges 126 And the man went to the land of the Hittites built a city and called it Luz which is its name to this day Judges 127 At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean Taanach Dor Ibleam Megiddo and their villages for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land Judges 128 When Israel became stronger they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor but they never drove them out completely Judges 129 Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer Judges 130 Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers Judges 131 Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco Sidon Ahlab Achzib Helbah Aphik and Rehob Judges 132 So the Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land because they did not drive them out Judges 133 Naphtali failed to drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and Bethanath So the Naphtalites also lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land but the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and Bethanath served them as forced laborers Judges 134 The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain Judges 135 And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres Aijalon and Shaalbim But when the house of Joseph grew in strength they pressed the Amorites into forced labor Judges 136 And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond Judges 21 Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers and I said ‘I will never break My covenant with you Judges 22 and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land but you shall tear down their altars’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice What is this you have done Judges 23 So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you they will be thorns in your sides and their gods will be a snare to you” Judges 24 When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites the people lifted up their voices and wept Judges 25 So they called that place Bochim and offered sacrifices there to the LORD Judges 26 After Joshua had dismissed the people the Israelites went out to take possession of the land each to his own inheritance Judges 27 And the people served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him who had seen all the great works that the LORD had done for Israel Judges 28 And Joshua son of Nun the servant of the LORD died at the age of 110 Judges 29 They buried him in the land of his inheritance at Timnathheres in the hill country of Ephraim north of Mount Gaash Judges 210 After that whole generation had also been gathered to their fathers another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works that He had done for Israel Judges 211 And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals Judges 212 Thus they forsook the LORD the God of their fathers who had brought them out of the land of Egypt and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger Judges 213 for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths Judges 214 Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around whom they were no longer able to resist Judges 215 Wherever Israel marched out the hand of the LORD was against them to bring calamity just as He had sworn to them So they were greatly distressed Judges 216 Then the LORD raised up judges who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them Judges 217 Israel however did not listen to their judges Instead they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them They quickly turned from the way of their fathers who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments they did not do as their fathers had done Judges 218 Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them Judges 219 But when the judge died the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them They would not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways Judges 220 So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel and He said “Because this nation has transgressed the covenant I laid down for their fathers and has not heeded My voice Judges 221 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died Judges 222 In this way I will test whether Israel will keep the way of the LORD by walking in it as their fathers did” Judges 223 That is why the LORD had left those nations in place and had not driven them out immediately by delivering them into the hand of Joshua Judges 31 These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan Judges 32 if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel especially to those who had not known it formerly Judges 33 the five rulers of the Philistines all the Canaanites the Sidonians and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baalhermon to Lebohamath Judges 34 These nations were left to test the Israelites to find out whether they would keep the commandments of the LORD which He had given their fathers through Moses Judges 35 Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites Hittites Amorites Perizzites Hivites and Jebusites Judges 36 And they took the daughters of these people in marriage gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods Judges 37 So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs Judges 38 Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel and He sold them into the hand of Cushanrishathaim king of Aramnaharaim and the Israelites served him eight years Judges 39 But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them Judges 310 The Spirit of the LORD came upon him and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war And the LORD delivered Cushanrishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel who prevailed against him Judges 311 So the land had rest for forty years until Othniel son of Kenaz died Judges 312 Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD Judges 313 After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him Eglon attacked and defeated Israel taking possession of the City of Palms Judges 314 The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years Judges 315 And again they cried out to the LORD and He raised up Ehud son of Gera a lefthanded Benjamite as their deliverer So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab Judges 316 Now Ehud had made for himself a doubleedged sword a cubit long He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak Judges 317 and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab who was an obese man Judges 318 After Ehud had finished presenting the tribute he ushered out those who had carried it Judges 319 But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal he himself turned back and said “I have a secret message for you O king” “Silence” said the king and all his attendants left him Judges 320 Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room “I have a word from God for you” Ehud said and the king rose from his seat Judges 321 And Ehud reached with his left hand pulled the sword from his right thigh and plunged it into Eglon’s belly Judges 322 Even the handle sank in after the blade and Eglon’s fat closed in over it so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly And Eglon’s bowels emptied Judges 323 Then Ehud went out through the porch closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him Judges 324 After Ehud was gone Eglon’s servants came in and found the doors of the upper room locked “He must be relieving himself in the cool room” they said Judges 325 So they waited until they became worried and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upper room Then they took the key and opened the doors—and there was their lord lying dead on the floor Judges 326 Ehud however had escaped while the servants waited He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah Judges 327 On arriving in Seirah he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim The Israelites came down with him from the hills and he became their leader Judges 328 “Follow me” he told them “for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand” So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab and they did not allow anyone to cross over Judges 329 At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites all robust and valiant men Not one of them escaped Judges 330 So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day and the land had rest for eighty years Judges 331 After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath And he too saved Israel striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad Judges 41 After Ehud died the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD Judges 42 So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan who reigned in Hazor The commander of his forces was Sisera who lived in Haroshethhagoyim Judges 43 Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years Judges 44 Now Deborah a prophetess the wife of Lappidoth was judging Israel at that time Judges 45 And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment Judges 46 She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him “Surely the LORD the God of Israel is commanding you ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun Judges 47 And I will draw out Sisera the commander of Jabin’s army his chariots and his troops to the River Kishon and I will deliver him into your hand’” Judges 48 Barak said to her “If you will go with me I will go but if you will not go with me I will not go” Judges 49 “I will certainly go with you” Deborah replied “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh Judges 410 where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali Ten thousand men followed him and Deborah also went with him Judges 411 Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites the descendants of Hobab the fatherinlaw of Moses and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim which was near Kedesh Judges 412 When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up Mount Tabor Judges 413 he summoned all nine hundred of his iron chariots and all the men with him from Haroshethhagoyim to the River Kishon Judges 414 Then Deborah said to Barak “Arise for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand Has not the LORD gone before you” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him Judges 415 And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera all his charioteers and all his army Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot Judges 416 Then Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Haroshethhagoyim and the whole army of Sisera fell by the sword not a single man was left Judges 417 Meanwhile Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite Judges 418 Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him “Come in my lord Come in with me Do not be afraid” So he entered her tent and she covered him with a blanket Judges 419 Sisera said to her “Please give me a little water to drink for I am thirsty” So she opened a container of milk gave him a drink and covered him again Judges 420 “Stand at the entrance to the tent” he said “and if anyone comes and asks you ‘Is there a man here’ say ‘No’” Judges 421 But as he lay sleeping from exhaustion Heber’s wife Jael took a tent peg grabbed a hammer and went silently to Sisera She drove the peg through his temple and into the ground and he died Judges 422 When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera Jael went out to greet him and said to him “Come and I will show you the man you are seeking” So he went in with her and there lay Sisera dead with a tent peg through his temple Judges 423 On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites Judges 424 And the hand of the Israelites grew stronger and stronger against Jabin king of Canaan until they destroyed him Judges 51 On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song Judges 52 “When the princes take the lead in Israel when the people volunteer bless the LORD Judges 53 Listen O kings Give ear O princes I will sing to the LORD I will sing praise to the LORD the God of Israel Judges 54 O LORD when You went out from Seir when You marched from the land of Edom the earth trembled the heavens poured out rain and the clouds poured down water Judges 55 The mountains quaked before the LORD the One of Sinai before the LORD the God of Israel Judges 56 In the days of Shamgar son of Anath in the days of Jael the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways Judges 57 Life in the villages ceased it ended in Israel until I Deborah arose a mother in Israel Judges 58 When they chose new gods then war came to their gates Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel Judges 59 My heart is with the princes of Israel with the volunteers among the people Bless the LORD Judges 510 You who ride white donkeys who sit on saddle blankets and you who travel the road ponder Judges 511 the voices of the singers at the watering places There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates Judges 512 ‘Awake awake O Deborah Awake awake sing a song Arise O Barak and take hold of your captives O son of Abinoam’ Judges 513 Then the survivors came down to the nobles the people of the LORD came down to me against the mighty Judges 514 Some came from Ephraim with their roots in Amalek Benjamin came with your people after you The commanders came down from Machir the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun Judges 515 The princes of Issachar were with Deborah and Issachar was with Barak rushing into the valley at his heels In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision Judges 516 Why did you sit among the sheepfolds to hear the whistling for the flocks In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision Judges 517 Gilead remained beyond the Jordan Dan why did you linger by the ships Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors Judges 518 Zebulun was a people who risked their lives Naphtali too on the heights of the battlefield Judges 519 Kings came and fought then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo but they took no plunder of silver Judges 520 From the heavens the stars fought from their courses they fought against Sisera Judges 521 The River Kishon swept them away the ancient river the River Kishon March on O my soul in strength Judges 522 Then the hooves of horses thundered—the mad galloping of his stallions Judges 523 ‘Curse Meroz’ says the angel of the LORD ‘Bitterly curse her inhabitants for they did not come to help the LORD to help the LORD against the mighty’ Judges 524 Most blessed among women is Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite most blessed of tentdwelling women Judges 525 He asked for water and she gave him milk In a magnificent bowl she brought him curds Judges 526 She reached for the tent peg her right hand for the workman’s hammer She struck Sisera and crushed his skull she shattered and pierced his temple Judges 527 At her feet he collapsed he fell there he lay still at her feet he collapsed he fell where he collapsed there he fell dead Judges 528 Sisera’s mother looked through the window she peered through the lattice and lamented ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming What has delayed the clatter of his chariots’ Judges 529 Her wisest ladies answer indeed she keeps telling herself Judges 530 ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil—a girl or two for each warrior a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter’ Judges 531 So may all Your enemies perish O LORD But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest” And the land had rest for forty years Judges 61 Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years Judges 62 and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel Because of the Midianites the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains caves and strongholds Judges 63 Whenever the Israelites planted their crops the Midianites Amalekites and other people of the east would come up and invade them Judges 64 encamping against them as far as Gaza and destroying the produce of the land They left Israel with no sustenance neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys Judges 65 For the Midianites came with their livestock and their tents like a great swarm of locusts They and their camels were innumerable and they entered the land to ravage it Judges 66 Israel was greatly impoverished by Midian and the Israelites cried out to the LORD Judges 67 Now when the Israelites cried out to the LORD because of Midian Judges 68 He sent them a prophet who told them “This is what the LORD the God of Israel says I brought you up out of Egypt out of the house of slavery Judges 69 I delivered you out of the hands of Egypt and all your oppressors I drove them out before you and gave you their land Judges 610 And I said to you ‘I am the LORD your God You must not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell’ But you did not obey Me” Judges 611 Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites Judges 612 And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said “The LORD is with you O mighty man of valor” Judges 613 “Please my Lord” Gideon replied “if the LORD is with us why has all this happened to us And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us saying ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian” Judges 614 The LORD turned to him and said “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian Am I not sending you” Judges 615 “Please my Lord” Gideon replied “how can I save Israel Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh and I am the youngest in my father’s house” Judges 616 “Surely I will be with you” the LORD replied “and you will strike down all the Midianites as one man” Judges 617 Gideon answered “If I have found favor in Your sight give me a sign that it is You speaking with me Judges 618 Please do not depart from this place until I return to You Let me bring my offering and set it before You” And the LORD said “I will stay until you return” Judges 619 So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread and an ephah of flour He placed the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot and brought them out to present to Him under the oak Judges 620 And the angel of God said to him “Take the meat and the unleavened bread lay them on this rock and pour out the broth” And Gideon did so Judges 621 Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight Judges 622 When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD he said “Oh no Lord GOD I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face” Judges 623 But the LORD said to him “Peace be with you Do not be afraid for you will not die” Judges 624 So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites Judges 625 On that very night the LORD said to Gideon “Take your father’s young bull and a second bull seven years old tear down your father’s altar to Baal and cut down the Asherah pole beside it Judges 626 Then build a proper altar to the LORD your God on the top of this stronghold And with the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering” Judges 627 So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD had told him But because he was too afraid of his father’s household and the men of the city he did it by night rather than in the daytime Judges 628 When the men of the city got up in the morning there was Baal’s altar torn down with the Asherah pole cut down beside it and the second bull offered up on the newly built altar Judges 629 “Who did this” they said to one another And after they had investigated thoroughly they were told “Gideon son of Joash did it” Judges 630 Then the men of the city said to Joash “Bring out your son He must die because he has torn down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it” Judges 631 But Joash said to all who stood against him “Are you contending for Baal Are you trying to save him Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning If Baal is a god let him contend for himself with the one who has torn down his altar” Judges 632 So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal that is to say “Let Baal contend with him” because he had torn down Baal’s altar Judges 633 Then all the Midianites Amalekites and other people of the east gathered together crossed over the Jordan and camped in the Valley of Jezreel Judges 634 So the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon who blew the ram’s horn and rallied the Abiezrites behind him Judges 635 Calling them to arms Gideon sent messengers throughout Manasseh as well as Asher Zebulun and Naphtali so that they came up to meet him Judges 636 Then Gideon said to God “If You are going to save Israel by my hand as You have said Judges 637 then behold I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand as You have said” Judges 638 And that is what happened When Gideon arose the next morning he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water Judges 639 Then Gideon said to God “Do not be angry with me let me speak one more time Please allow me one more test with the fleece This time let it be dry and the ground covered with dew” Judges 640 And that night God did so Only the fleece was dry and dew covered the ground Judges 71 Early in the morning Jerubbaal that is Gideon and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh Judges 72 Then the LORD said to Gideon “You have too many men for Me to deliver Midian into their hands lest Israel glorify themselves over Me saying ‘My own hand has saved me’ Judges 73 Now therefore proclaim in the hearing of the men ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead’” So twentytwo thousand of them turned back but ten thousand remained Judges 74 Then the LORD said to Gideon “There are still too many men Take them down to the water and I will sift them for you there If I say to you ‘This one shall go with you’ he shall go But if I say ‘This one shall not go with you’ he shall not go” Judges 75 So Gideon brought the men down to the water and the LORD said to him “Separate those who lap the water with their tongues like a dog from those who kneel to drink” Judges 76 And the number of those who lapped the water with their hands to their mouths was three hundred men all the others knelt to drink Judges 77 Then the LORD said to Gideon “With the three hundred men who lapped the water I will save you and deliver the Midianites into your hand But all the others are to go home” Judges 78 So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites to their tents but kept the three hundred men who took charge of the provisions and rams’ horns of the others And the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley Judges 79 That night the LORD said to Gideon “Get up and go down against the camp for I have delivered it into your hand Judges 710 But if you are afraid to do so then go down to the camp with your servant Purah Judges 711 and listen to what they are saying Then your hands will be strengthened to attack the camp” So he went with Purah his servant to the outposts where armed men were guarding the camp Judges 712 Now the Midianites Amalekites and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts and their camels were as countless as the sand on the seashore Judges 713 And as Gideon arrived a man was telling his friend about a dream “Behold I had a dream” he said “and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed” Judges 714 His friend replied “This is nothing less than the sword of Gideon son of Joash the Israelite God has delivered Midian and the whole camp into his hand” Judges 715 When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation he bowed in worship He returned to the camp of Israel and said “Get up for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand” Judges 716 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other containing a torch Judges 717 “Watch me and do as I do” Gideon said “When I come to the outskirts of the camp do exactly as I do Judges 718 When I and all who are with me blow our horns then you are also to blow your horns from all around the camp and shout ‘For the LORD and for Gideon’” Judges 719 Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch just after the changing of the guard They blew their horns and broke the jars that were in their hands Judges 720 The three companies blew their horns and shattered their jars Holding the torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands they shouted “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon” Judges 721 Each Israelite took his position around the camp and the entire Midianite army fled crying out as they ran Judges 722 And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords The army fled to Bethshittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abelmeholah near Tabbath Judges 723 Then the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali Asher and all Manasseh and they pursued the Midianites Judges 724 Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim to say “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan ahead of them as far as Bethbarah” So all the men of Ephraim were called out and they captured the waters of the Jordan as far as Bethbarah Judges 725 They also captured Oreb and Zeeb the two princes of Midian and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb So they pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan Judges 81 Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon “Why have you done this to us Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian” And they contended with him violently Judges 82 But Gideon answered them “Now what have I accomplished compared to you Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer Judges 83 God has delivered Oreb and Zeeb the two princes of Midian into your hand What was I able to do compared to you” When he had said this their anger against him subsided Judges 84 Then Gideon and his three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it exhausted yet still in pursuit Judges 85 So Gideon said to the men of Succoth “Please give my troops some bread for they are exhausted and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna the kings of Midian” Judges 86 But the leaders of Succoth asked “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession that we should give bread to your army” Judges 87 “Very well” Gideon replied “when the LORD has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand I will tear your flesh with the thorns and briers of the wilderness” Judges 88 From there he went up to Penuel and asked the same from them but the men of Penuel gave the same response as the men of Succoth Judges 89 So Gideon told the men of Penuel “When I return in triumph I will tear down this tower” Judges 810 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army of about fifteen thousand men—all that were left of the armies of the people of the east A hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had already fallen Judges 811 And Gideon went up by way of the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah and he attacked their army taking them by surprise Judges 812 When Zebah and Zalmunna fled Gideon pursued and captured these two kings of Midian routing their entire army Judges 813 After this Gideon son of Joash returned from the battle along the Ascent of Heres Judges 814 There he captured a young man of Succoth and interrogated him The young man wrote down for him the names of the seventyseven leaders and elders of Succoth Judges 815 And Gideon went to the men of Succoth and said “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna about whom you taunted me saying ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession that we should give bread to your weary men’” Judges 816 Then he took the elders of the city and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness he disciplined the men of Succoth Judges 817 He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city Judges 818 Next Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor” “Men like you” they answered “each one resembling the son of a king” Judges 819 “They were my brothers” Gideon replied “the sons of my mother As surely as the LORD lives if you had let them live I would not kill you” Judges 820 So he said to Jether his firstborn “Get up and kill them” But the young man did not draw his sword he was fearful because he was still a youth Judges 821 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said “Get up and kill us yourself for as the man is so is his strength” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna and he took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels Judges 822 Then the Israelites said to Gideon “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian” Judges 823 But Gideon replied “I will not rule over you nor will my son The LORD shall rule over you” Judges 824 Then he added “Let me make a request of you that each of you give me an earring from his plunder” For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites Judges 825 “We will give them gladly” they replied So they spread out a garment and each man threw an earring from his plunder onto it Judges 826 The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1700 shekels in addition to the crescent ornaments the pendants the purple garments of the kings of Midian and the chains from the necks of their camels Judges 827 From all this Gideon made an ephod which he placed in Ophrah his hometown But soon all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there and it became a snare to Gideon and his household Judges 828 In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon Judges 829 and he—Jerubbaal son of Joash—returned home and settled down Judges 830 Gideon had seventy sons of his own since he had many wives Judges 831 His concubine who dwelt in Shechem also bore him a son and he named him Abimelech Judges 832 Later Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites Judges 833 And as soon as Gideon was dead the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals and they set up Baalberith as their god Judges 834 The Israelites failed to remember the LORD their God who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side Judges 835 They did not show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal that is Gideon for all the good things he had done for Israel Judges 91 Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother Judges 92 “Please ask all the leaders of Shechem ‘Is it better for you that seventy men all the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you or just one man’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood” Judges 93 And when his mother’s brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of Shechem their hearts were inclined to follow Abimelech for they said “He is our brother” Judges 94 So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baalberith with which Abimelech hired some worthless and reckless men to follow him Judges 95 He went to his father’s house in Ophrah and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers the sons of Jerubbaal But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal survived because he hid himself Judges 96 Then all the leaders of Shechem and Bethmillo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king Judges 97 When this was reported to Jotham he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim raised his voice and cried out “Listen to me O leaders of Shechem and may God listen to you Judges 98 One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves They said to the olive tree ‘Reign over us’ Judges 99 But the olive tree replied ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man to hold sway over the trees’ Judges 910 Then the trees said to the fig tree ‘Come and reign over us’ Judges 911 But the fig tree replied ‘Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit to hold sway over the trees’ Judges 912 Then the trees said to the grapevine ‘Come and reign over us’ Judges 913 But the grapevine replied ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man to hold sway over the trees’ Judges 914 Finally all the trees said to the thornbush ‘Come and reign over us’ Judges 915 But the thornbush replied ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you come and find refuge in my shade But if not may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon’ Judges 916 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 done to him as he deserves— Judges 917 for my father fought for you and risked his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian Judges 918 but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed his seventy sons on a single stone and you have made Abimelech the son of his maidservant king over the leaders of Shechem because he is your brother— Judges 919 if you have acted faithfully and honestly toward Jerubbaal and his house this day then may you rejoice in Abimelech and he in you Judges 920 But if not may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Bethmillo and may fire come from the leaders of Shechem and Bethmillo and consume Abimelech” Judges 921 Then Jotham ran away escaping to Beer and he lived there for fear of his brother Abimelech Judges 922 After Abimelech had reigned over Israel for three years Judges 923 God sent a spirit of animosity between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem and caused them to treat Abimelech deceitfully Judges 924 in order that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be avenged on their brother Abimelech and on the leaders of Shechem who had helped him murder his brothers Judges 925 The leaders of Shechem set up an ambush against Abimelech on the hilltops and they robbed all who passed by them on the road So this was reported to Abimelech Judges 926 Meanwhile Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into Shechem and the leaders of Shechem put their confidence in him Judges 927 And after they had gone out into the fields gathered grapes from their vineyards and trodden them they held a festival and went into the house of their god and as they ate and drank they cursed Abimelech Judges 928 Then Gaal son of Ebed said “Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem that we should serve him Is he not the son of Jerubbaal and is not Zebul his officer You are to serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem Why should we serve Abimelech Judges 929 If only this people were under my authority I would remove Abimelech I would say to him ‘Muster your army and come out’” Judges 930 When Zebul the governor of the city heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed he burned with anger Judges 931 So he covertly sent messengers to Abimelech to say “Look Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem and are stirring up the city against you Judges 932 Now then tonight you and the people with you are to come and lie in wait in the fields Judges 933 And in the morning at sunrise get up and advance against the city When Gaal and his men come out against you do to them whatever you are able” Judges 934 So Abimelech and all his troops set out by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies Judges 935 Now Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate just as Abimelech and his men came out from their hiding places Judges 936 When Gaal saw the people he said to Zebul “Look people are coming down from the mountains” But Zebul replied “The shadows of the mountains look like men to you” Judges 937 Then Gaal spoke up again “Look people are coming down from the center of the land and one company is coming by way of the Diviners’ Oak” Judges 938 “Where is your gloating now” Zebul replied “You said ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him’ Are these not the people you ridiculed Go out now and fight them” Judges 939 So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech Judges 940 but Abimelech pursued him and Gaal fled before him And many Shechemites fell wounded all the way to the entrance of the gate Judges 941 Abimelech stayed in Arumah and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem Judges 942 The next day the people of Shechem went out into the fields and this was reported to Abimelech Judges 943 So he took his men divided them into three companies and lay in wait in the fields When he saw the people coming out of the city he rose up against them and attacked them Judges 944 Then Abimelech and the companies with him rushed forward and took their stand at the entrance of the city gate The other two companies rushed against all who were in the fields and struck them down Judges 945 And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt Judges 946 On hearing of this all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of Elberith Judges 947 And when Abimelech was told that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem were gathered there Judges 948 he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon Abimelech took his axe in his hand and cut a branch from the trees which he lifted to his shoulder saying to his men “Hurry and do what you have seen me do” Judges 949 So each man also cut his own branch and followed Abimelech Then they piled the branches against the inner chamber and set it on fire above them killing everyone in the tower of Shechem about a thousand men and women Judges 950 Then Abimelech went to Thebez encamped against it and captured it Judges 951 But there was a strong tower inside the city and all the men women and leaders of the city fled there They locked themselves in and went up to the roof of the tower Judges 952 When Abimelech came to attack the tower he approached its entrance to set it on fire Judges 953 But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head crushing his skull Judges 954 He quickly called his armorbearer saying “Draw your sword and kill me lest they say of me ‘A woman killed him’” So Abimelech’s armorbearer ran his sword through him and he died Judges 955 And when the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead they all went home Judges 956 In this way God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father in murdering his seventy brothers Judges 957 And God also brought all the wickedness of the men of Shechem back upon their own heads So the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came upon them Judges 101 After the time of Abimelech a man of Issachar Tola son of Puah the son of Dodo rose up to save Israel He lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim Judges 102 Tola judged Israel twentythree years and when he died he was buried in Shamir Judges 103 Tola was followed by Jair the Gileadite who judged Israel twentytwo years Judges 104 He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead which to this day are called Havvothjair Judges 105 When Jair died he was buried in Kamon Judges 106 And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD They served the Baals the Ashtoreths the gods of Aram Sidon and Moab and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines Thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him Judges 107 So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites Judges 108 who that very year harassed and oppressed the Israelites and they did so for eighteen years to all the Israelites on the other side of the Jordan in Gilead the land of the Amorites Judges 109 The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah Benjamin and the house of Ephraim and Israel was in deep distress Judges 1010 Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD saying “We have sinned against You for we have indeed forsaken our God and served the Baals” Judges 1011 The LORD replied “When the Egyptians Amorites Ammonites Philistines Judges 1012 Sidonians Amalekites and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me did I not save you from their hands Judges 1013 But you have forsaken Me and served other gods so I will no longer save you Judges 1014 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen Let them save you in your time of trouble” Judges 1015 “We have sinned” the Israelites said to the LORD “Deal with us as You see fit but please deliver us today” Judges 1016 So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel Judges 1017 Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah Judges 1018 And the rulers of Gilead said to one another “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead” Judges 111 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor he was the son of a prostitute and Gilead was his father Judges 112 And Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew up drove Jephthah out and said to him “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house because you are the son of another woman” Judges 113 So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him Judges 114 Some time later when the Ammonites fought against Israel Judges 115 and made war with them the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob Judges 116 “Come” they said “be our commander so that we can fight against the Ammonites” Judges 117 Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead “Did you not hate me and expel me from my father’s house Why then have you come to me now when you are in distress” Judges 118 They answered Jephthah “This is why we now turn to you that you may go with us fight the Ammonites and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead” Judges 119 But Jephthah asked them “If you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me will I really be your leader” Judges 1110 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say” Judges 1111 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead and the people made him their leader and commander And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah Judges 1112 Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites saying “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land” Judges 1113 The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers “When Israel came up out of Egypt they seized my land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan Now therefore restore it peaceably” Judges 1114 Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites Judges 1115 to tell him “This is what Jephthah says Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites Judges 1116 But when Israel came up out of Egypt they traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh Judges 1117 Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom saying ‘Please let us pass through your land’ but the king of Edom would not listen They also sent messengers to the king of Moab but he would not consent So Israel stayed in Kadesh Judges 1118 Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon But they did not enter the territory of Moab since the Arnon was its border Judges 1119 And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon and said to him ‘Please let us pass through your land into our own place’ Judges 1120 But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through his territory So he gathered all his people encamped in Jahaz and fought with Israel Judges 1121 Then the LORD the God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel who defeated them So Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites who inhabited that country Judges 1122 seizing all the land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan Judges 1123 Now since the LORD the God of Israel has driven out the Amorites from before His people Israel should you now possess it Judges 1124 Do you not possess whatever your god Chemosh grants you So also we possess whatever the LORD our God has granted us Judges 1125 Are you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor king of Moab Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them Judges 1126 For three hundred years Israel has lived in Heshbon Aroer and their villages as well as all the cities along the banks of the Arnon Why did you not take them back during that time Judges 1127 I have not sinned against you but you have done me wrong by waging war against me May the LORD the Judge decide today between the Israelites and the Ammonites” Judges 1128 But the king of the Ammonites paid no heed to the message Jephthah sent him Judges 1129 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh then through Mizpah of Gilead And from there he advanced against the Ammonites Judges 1130 Jephthah made this vow to the LORD “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand Judges 1131 then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD and I will offer it up as a burnt offering” Judges 1132 So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them and the LORD delivered them into his hand Judges 1133 With a great blow he devastated twenty cities from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith as far as Abelkeramim So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites Judges 1134 And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing She was his only child he had no son or daughter besides her Judges 1135 As soon as Jephthah saw her he tore his clothes and said “No Not my daughter You have brought me to my knees You have brought great misery upon me for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back” Judges 1136 “My father” she replied “you have given your word to the LORD Do to me as you have said for the LORD has avenged you of your enemies the Ammonites” Judges 1137 She also said to her father “Let me do this one thing Let me wander for two months through the mountains with my friends and mourn my virginity” Judges 1138 “Go” he said And he sent her away for two months So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity upon the mountains Judges 1139 After two months she returned to her father and he did to her as he had vowed And she had never had relations with a man So it has become a custom in Israel Judges 1140 that each year the young women of Israel go out for four days to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite Judges 121 Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon They said to Jephthah “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you We will burn your house down with you inside” Judges 122 But Jephthah replied “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites and when I called you did not save me out of their hands Judges 123 When I saw that you would not save me I risked my life and crossed over to the Ammonites and the LORD delivered them into my hand Why then have you come today to fight against me” Judges 124 Jephthah then gathered all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim And the men of Gilead struck them down because the Ephraimites had said “You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim living in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh” Judges 125 The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim would say “Let me cross over” the Gileadites would ask him “Are you an Ephraimite” If he answered “No” Judges 126 they told him “Please say Shibboleth” If he said “Sibboleth” because he could not pronounce it correctly they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan So at that time 42000 Ephraimites were killed Judges 127 Jephthah judged Israel six years and when he died he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead Judges 128 After Jephthah Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel Judges 129 He had thirty sons as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere Ibzan judged Israel seven years Judges 1210 Then Ibzan died and he was buried in Bethlehem Judges 1211 After Ibzan Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel ten years Judges 1212 Then Elon the Zebulunite died and he was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun Judges 1213 After Elon Abdon son of Hillel from Pirathon judged Israel Judges 1214 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys And he judged Israel eight years Judges 1215 Then Abdon son of Hillel from Pirathon died and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim in the hill country of the Amalekites Judges 131 Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years Judges 132 Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah from the clan of the Danites whose wife was barren and had no children Judges 133 The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her “It is true that you are barren and have no children but you will conceive and give birth to a son Judges 134 Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink and not to eat anything unclean Judges 135 For behold you will conceive and give birth to a son And no razor shall touch his head because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines” Judges 136 So the woman went and told her husband “A man of God came to me His appearance was like the angel of God exceedingly awesome I did not ask him where he came from and he did not tell me his name Judges 137 But he said to me ‘Behold you will conceive and give birth to a son Now therefore do not drink wine or strong drink and do not eat anything unclean because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death’” Judges 138 Then Manoah prayed to the LORD “Please O Lord let the man of God You sent us come to us again to teach us how to raise the boy who is to be born” Judges 139 And God listened to the voice of Manoah and the angel of God returned to the woman as she was sitting in the field but her husband Manoah was not with her Judges 1310 The woman ran quickly to tell her husband “Behold the man who came to me the other day has reappeared” Judges 1311 So Manoah got up and followed his wife When he came to the man he asked “Are you the man who spoke to my wife” “I am” he said Judges 1312 Then Manoah asked “When your words come to pass what will be the boy’s rule of life and mission” Judges 1313 So the angel of the LORD answered Manoah “Your wife is to do everything I told her Judges 1314 She must not eat anything that comes from the vine nor drink any wine or strong drink nor eat anything unclean She must do everything I have commanded her” Judges 1315 “Please stay here” Manoah said to the angel of the LORD “and we will prepare a young goat for you” Judges 1316 And the angel of the LORD replied “Even if I stay I will not eat your food But if you prepare a burnt offering offer it to the LORD” For Manoah did not know that it was the angel of the LORD Judges 1317 Then Manoah said to the angel of the LORD “What is your name so that we may honor you when your word comes to pass” Judges 1318 “Why do you ask my name” said the angel of the LORD “since it is beyond comprehension” Judges 1319 Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD And as Manoah and his wife looked on the LORD did a marvelous thing Judges 1320 When the flame went up from the altar to the sky the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame When Manoah and his wife saw this they fell facedown to the ground Judges 1321 And when the angel of the LORD did not appear again to Manoah and his wife Manoah realized that it had been the angel of the LORD Judges 1322 “We are going to die” he said to his wife “for we have seen God” Judges 1323 But his wife replied “If the LORD had intended to kill us He would not have accepted the burnt offering and the grain offering from our hands nor would He have shown us all these things or spoken to us this way” Judges 1324 So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson The boy grew and the LORD blessed him Judges 1325 And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him at Mahanehdan between Zorah and Eshtaol Judges 141 One day Samson went down to Timnah where he saw a young Philistine woman Judges 142 So he returned and told his father and mother “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah Now get her for me as a wife” Judges 143 But his father and mother replied “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife” But Samson told his father “Get her for me for she is pleasing to my eyes” Judges 144 Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel Judges 145 Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him Judges 146 and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done Judges 147 Then Samson continued on his way down and spoke to the woman because she was pleasing to his eyes Judges 148 When Samson returned later to take her he left the road to see the lion’s carcass and in it was a swarm of bees along with their honey Judges 149 So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along And when he returned to his father and mother he gave some to them and they ate it But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass Judges 1410 Then his father went to visit the woman and Samson prepared a feast there as was customary for the bridegroom Judges 1411 And when the Philistines saw him they selected thirty men to accompany him Judges 1412 “Let me tell you a riddle” Samson said to them “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes Judges 1413 But if you cannot solve it you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes” “Tell us your riddle” they replied “Let us hear it” Judges 1414 So he said to them “Out of the eater came something to eat and out of the strong came something sweet” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle Judges 1415 So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us or we will burn you and your father’s household to death Did you invite us here to rob us” Judges 1416 Then Samson’s wife came to him weeping and said “You hate me You do not really love me You have posed to my people a riddle but have not explained it to me” “Look” he said “I have not even explained it to my father or mother so why should I explain it to you” Judges 1417 She wept the whole seven days of the feast and finally on the seventh day because she had pressed him so much he told her the answer And in turn she explained the riddle to her people Judges 1418 Before sunset on the seventh day the men of the city said to Samson “What is sweeter than honey And what is stronger than a lion” So he said to them “If you had not plowed with my heifer you would not have solved my riddle” Judges 1419 Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him and he went down to Ashkelon killed thirty of their men took their apparel and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle And burning with anger Samson returned to his father’s house Judges 1420 and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him Judges 151 Later on at the time of the wheat harvest Samson took a young goat and went to visit his wife “I want to go to my wife in her room” he said But her father would not let him enter Judges 152 “I was sure that you thoroughly hated her” said her father “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she Please take her instead” Judges 153 Samson said to them “This time I will be blameless in doing harm to the Philistines” Judges 154 Then Samson went out and caught three hundred foxes And he took torches turned the foxes tailtotail and fastened a torch between each pair of tails Judges 155 Then he lit the torches and released the foxes into the standing grain of the Philistines burning up the piles of grain and the standing grain as well as the vineyards and olive groves Judges 156 “Who did this” the Philistines demanded “It was Samson the soninlaw of the Timnite” they were told “For his wife was given to his companion” So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father to death Judges 157 And Samson told them “Because you have done this I will not rest until I have taken vengeance upon you” Judges 158 And he struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter and then went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam Judges 159 Then the Philistines went up camped in Judah and deployed themselves near the town of Lehi Judges 1510 “Why have you attacked us” said the men of Judah The Philistines replied “We have come to arrest Samson and pay him back for what he has done to us” Judges 1511 In response three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam and they asked Samson “Do you not realize that the Philistines rule over us What have you done to us” “I have done to them what they did to me” he replied Judges 1512 But they said to him “We have come down to arrest you and hand you over to the Philistines” Samson replied “Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves” Judges 1513 “No” they answered “we will not kill you but we will tie you up securely and hand you over to them” So they bound him with two new ropes and led him up from the rock Judges 1514 When Samson arrived in Lehi the Philistines came out shouting against him And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax and the bonds broke loose from his hands Judges 1515 He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey reached out his hand and took it and struck down a thousand men Judges 1516 Then Samson said “With the jawbone of a donkey I have piled them into heaps With the jawbone of a donkey I have slain a thousand men” Judges 1517 And when Samson had finished speaking he cast the jawbone from his hand and he named that place Ramathlehi Judges 1518 And being very thirsty Samson cried out to the LORD “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised” Judges 1519 So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi and water came out of it When Samson drank his strength returned and he was revived That is why he named it Enhakkore and it remains in Lehi to this day Judges 1520 And Samson judged Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines Judges 161 One day Samson went to Gaza where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her Judges 162 When the Gazites heard that Samson was there they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate They were quiet throughout the night saying “Let us wait until dawn then we will kill him” Judges 163 But Samson lay there only until midnight when he got up took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts and pulled them out bar and all Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron Judges 164 Some time later Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah Judges 165 The lords of the Philistines went to her and said “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver” Judges 166 So Delilah said to Samson “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued” Judges 167 Samson told her “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried I will become as weak as any other man” Judges 168 So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried and she tied him up with them Judges 169 While the men were hidden in her room she called out “Samson the Philistines are here” But he snapped the bowstrings like a strand of yarn seared by a flame So the source of his strength remained unknown Judges 1610 Then Delilah said to Samson “You have mocked me and lied to me Now please tell me how you can be tied up” Judges 1611 He replied “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used I will become as weak as any other man” Judges 1612 So Delilah took new ropes tied him up with them and called out “Samson the Philistines are here” But while the men were hidden in her room he snapped the ropes off his arms like they were threads Judges 1613 Then Delilah said to Samson “You have mocked me and lied to me all along Tell me how you can be tied up” He told her “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin I will become as weak as any other man” Judges 1614 So while he slept Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web Then she tightened it with a pin and called to him “Samson the Philistines are here” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin with the loom and the web Judges 1615 “How can you say ‘I love you’” she asked “when your heart is not with me This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength” Judges 1616 Finally after she had pressed him daily with her words and pleaded until he was sick to death Judges 1617 Samson told her all that was in his heart “My hair has never been cut because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb If I am shaved my strength will leave me and I will become as weak as any other man” Judges 1618 When Delilah realized that he had revealed to her all that was in his heart she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines “Come up once more for he has revealed to me all that is in his heart” Then the lords of the Philistines came to her bringing the money in their hands Judges 1619 And having lulled him to sleep on her lap she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his head In this way she began to subdue him and his strength left him Judges 1620 Then she called out “Samson the Philistines are here” When Samson awoke from his sleep he thought “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him Judges 1621 Then the Philistines seized him gouged out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison Judges 1622 However the hair of his head began to grow back after it had been shaved Judges 1623 Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon They rejoiced and said “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands” Judges 1624 And when the people saw him they praised their god saying “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead” Judges 1625 And while their hearts were merry they said “Call for Samson to entertain us” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them And they stationed him between the pillars Judges 1626 Samson said to the servant who held his hand “Lead me where I can feel the pillars supporting the temple so I can lean against them” Judges 1627 Now the temple was full of men and women all the lords of the Philistines were there and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them Judges 1628 Then Samson called out to the LORD “O Lord GOD please remember me Strengthen me O God just once more so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes” Judges 1629 And Samson reached out for the two central pillars supporting the temple Bracing himself against them with his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other Judges 1630 Samson said “Let me die with the Philistines” Then he pushed with all his might and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it So in his death he killed more than he had killed in his life Judges 1631 Then Samson’s brothers and his father’s family came down carried him back and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah And he had judged Israel twenty years Judges 171 Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim Judges 172 said to his mother “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me I took it” Then his mother said “Blessed be my son by the LORD” Judges 173 And when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother she said “I wholly dedicate the silver to the LORD for my son’s benefit to make a graven image and a molten idol Therefore I will now return it to you” Judges 174 So he returned the silver to his mother and she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a silversmith who made them into a graven image and a molten idol And they were placed in the house of Micah Judges 175 Now this man Micah had a shrine and he made an ephod and some household idols and ordained one of his sons as his priest Judges 176 In those days there was no king in Israel everyone did what was right in his own eyes Judges 177 And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah Judges 178 This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place And as he traveled he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim Judges 179 “Where are you from” Micah asked him “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah” he replied “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place” Judges 1710 “Stay with me” Micah said to him “and be my father and priest and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year a suit of clothes and your provisions” So the Levite went in Judges 1711 and agreed to stay with him and the young man became like a son to Micah Judges 1712 Micah ordained the Levite and the young man became his priest and lived in his house Judges 1713 Then Micah said “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me because a Levite has become my priest” Judges 181 In those days there was no king in Israel and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel Judges 182 So the Danites sent out five men from their clans men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol to spy out the land and explore it “Go and explore the land” they told them The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah where they spent the night Judges 183 And while they were near Micah’s house they recognized the voice of the young Levite so they went over and asked him “Who brought you here What are you doing in this place Why are you here” Judges 184 “Micah has done this and that for me” he replied “and he has hired me to be his priest” Judges 185 Then they said to him “Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey” Judges 186 And the priest told them “Go in peace The LORD is watching over your journey” Judges 187 So the five men departed and came to Laish where they saw that the people were living securely like the Sidonians quiet and unsuspecting There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone Judges 188 When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol their brothers asked them “What did you find” Judges 189 They answered “Come on let us go up against them for we have seen the land and it is very good Why would you fail to act Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land Judges 1810 When you enter you will come to an unsuspecting people and a spacious land for God has delivered it into your hand It is a place where nothing on earth is lacking” Judges 1811 So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol armed with weapons of war Judges 1812 They went up and camped at Kiriathjearim in Judah That is why the place west of Kiriathjearim is called Mahanehdan to this day Judges 1813 And from there they traveled to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house Judges 1814 Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod household gods a graven image and a molten idol Now think about what you should do” Judges 1815 So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite the house of Micah and greeted him Judges 1816 The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate armed with their weapons of war Judges 1817 And the five men who had gone to spy out the land went inside and took the graven image the ephod the household idols and the molten idol while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred armed men Judges 1818 When they entered Micah’s house and took the graven image the ephod the household idols and the molten idol the priest said to them “What are you doing” Judges 1819 “Be quiet” they told him “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel” Judges 1820 So the priest was glad and took the ephod the household idols and the graven image and went with the people Judges 1821 Putting their small children their livestock and their possessions in front of them they turned and departed Judges 1822 After they were some distance from Micah’s house the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites Judges 1823 When they called out after them the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company” Judges 1824 He replied “You took the gods I had made and my priest and went away What else do I have How can you say to me ‘What is the matter with you’” Judges 1825 The Danites said to him “Do not raise your voice against us or angry men will attack you and you and your family will lose your lives” Judges 1826 So the Danites went on their way and Micah turned to go back home because he saw that they were too strong for him Judges 1827 After they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest they went to Laish to a quiet and unsuspecting people and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city Judges 1828 There was no one to deliver them because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone it was in a valley near Bethrehob And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there Judges 1829 They named it Dan after their forefather Dan who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish Judges 1830 The Danites set up idols for themselves and Jonathan son of Gershom the son of Moses and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land Judges 1831 So they set up for themselves Micah’s graven image and it was there the whole time the house of God was in Shiloh Judges 191 Now in those days when there was no king in Israel a Levite who lived in the remote hill country of Ephraim took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah Judges 192 But she was unfaithful to him and left him to return to her father’s house in Bethlehem in Judah After she had been there four months Judges 193 her husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back taking his servant and a pair of donkeys So the girl brought him into her father’s house and when her father saw him he gladly welcomed him Judges 194 His fatherinlaw the girl’s father persuaded him to stay so he remained with him three days eating drinking and lodging there Judges 195 On the fourth day they got up early in the morning and prepared to depart but the girl’s father said to his soninlaw “Refresh your heart with a morsel of bread and then you can go” Judges 196 So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together Then the girl’s father said to the man “Please agree to stay overnight and let your heart be merry” Judges 197 The man got up to depart but his fatherinlaw persuaded him so he stayed there that night Judges 198 On the fifth day he got up early in the morning to depart but the girl’s father said “Please refresh your heart” So they waited until late afternoon and the two of them ate Judges 199 When the man got up to depart with his concubine and his servant his fatherinlaw the girl’s father said to him “Look the day is drawing to a close Please spend the night See the day is almost over Spend the night here that your heart may be merry Then you can get up early tomorrow for your journey home” Judges 1910 But the man was unwilling to spend the night He got up and departed and arrived opposite Jebus that is Jerusalem with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine Judges 1911 When they were near Jebus and the day was almost gone the servant said to his master “Please let us stop at this Jebusite city and spend the night here” Judges 1912 But his master replied “We will not turn aside to the city of foreigners where there are no Israelites We will go on to Gibeah” Judges 1913 He continued “Come let us try to reach one of these towns to spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah” Judges 1914 So they continued on their journey and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin Judges 1915 They stopped to go in and lodge in Gibeah The Levite went in and sat down in the city square but no one would take them into his home for the night Judges 1916 That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim who was residing in Gibeah the men of that place were Benjamites came in from his work in the field Judges 1917 When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square the old man asked “Where are you going and where have you come from” Judges 1918 The Levite replied “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim where I am from I went to Bethlehem in Judah and now I am going to the house of the LORD but no one has taken me into his home Judges 1919 even though there is both straw and feed for our donkeys and bread and wine for me and the maidservant and young man with me There is nothing that we your servants lack” Judges 1920 “Peace to you” said the old man “Let me supply everything you need Only do not spend the night in the square” Judges 1921 So he brought him to his house and fed his donkeys And they washed their feet and ate and drank Judges 1922 While they were enjoying themselves suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house Pounding on the door they said to the old man who owned the house “Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have relations with him” Judges 1923 The owner of the house went out and said to them “No my brothers do not do this wicked thing After all this man is a guest in my house Do not commit this outrage Judges 1924 Look let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine and you can use them and do with them as you wish But do not do such a vile thing to this man” Judges 1925 But the men would not listen to him So the Levite took his concubine and sent her outside to them and they raped her and abused her throughout the night and at dawn they let her go Judges 1926 Early that morning the woman went back to the house where her master was staying collapsed at the doorway and lay there until it was light Judges 1927 In the morning when her master got up and opened the doors of the house to go out on his journey there was his concubine collapsed in the doorway of the house with her hands on the threshold Judges 1928 “Get up” he told her “Let us go” But there was no response So the man put her on his donkey and set out for home Judges 1929 When he reached his house he picked up a knife took hold of his concubine cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces and sent her throughout the territory of Israel Judges 1930 And everyone who saw it said “Nothing like this has been seen or done from the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt until this day Think it over take counsel and speak up” Judges 201 Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah Judges 202 The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of God’s people 400000 men on foot armed with swords Judges 203 Meanwhile the Benjamites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah And the Israelites asked “Tell us how did this wicked thing happen” Judges 204 So the Levite the husband of the murdered woman answered “I and my concubine came to Gibeah in Benjamin to spend the night Judges 205 And during the night the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house They intended to kill me but they abused my concubine and she died Judges 206 Then I took my concubine cut her into pieces and sent her throughout the land of Israel’s inheritance because they had committed a lewd and disgraceful act in Israel Judges 207 Behold all you Israelites give your advice and verdict here and now” Judges 208 Then all the people stood as one man and said “Not one of us will return to his tent or to his house Judges 209 Now this is what we will do to Gibeah We will go against it as the lot dictates Judges 2010 We will take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel and a hundred out of every thousand and a thousand out of every ten thousand to supply provisions for the army when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to punish them for the atrocity they have committed in Israel” Judges 2011 So all the men of Israel gathered as one man united against the city Judges 2012 And the tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin saying “What is this wickedness that has occurred among you Judges 2013 Hand over the wicked men of Gibeah so we can put them to death and purge Israel of this evil” But the Benjamites refused to heed the voice of their fellow Israelites Judges 2014 And from their cities they came together at Gibeah to go out and fight against the Israelites Judges 2015 On that day the Benjamites mobilized 26000 swordsmen from their cities in addition to the 700 select men of Gibeah Judges 2016 Among all these soldiers there were 700 select lefthanders each of whom could sling a stone at a hair without missing Judges 2017 The Israelites apart from Benjamin mobilized 400000 swordsmen each one an experienced warrior Judges 2018 The Israelites set out went up to Bethel and inquired of God “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites” “Judah will be first” the LORD replied Judges 2019 The next morning the Israelites set out and camped near Gibeah Judges 2020 And the men of Israel went out to fight against Benjamin and took up their battle positions at Gibeah Judges 2021 And the Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down 22000 Israelites on the battlefield that day Judges 2022 But the Israelite army took courage and again took their battle positions in the same place where they had arrayed themselves on the first day Judges 2023 They went up and wept before the LORD until evening inquiring of Him “Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites” And the LORD answered “Go up against them” Judges 2024 On the second day the Israelites advanced against the Benjamites Judges 2025 That same day the Benjamites came out against them from Gibeah and cut down another 18000 Israelites all of them armed with swords Judges 2026 Then the Israelites all the people went up to Bethel where they sat weeping before the LORD That day they fasted until evening and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD Judges 2027 And the Israelites inquired of the LORD In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there Judges 2028 and Phinehas son of Eleazar the son of Aaron served before it The Israelites asked “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites or should we stop” The LORD answered “Fight for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand” Judges 2029 So Israel set up an ambush around Gibeah Judges 2030 On the third day the Israelites went up against the Benjamites and arrayed themselves against Gibeah as they had done before Judges 2031 The Benjamites came out against them and were drawn away from the city They began to attack the people as before killing about thirty men of Israel in the fields and on the roads one of which led up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah Judges 2032 “We are defeating them as before” said the Benjamites But the Israelites said “Let us retreat and draw them away from the city onto the roads” Judges 2033 So all the men of Israel got up from their places and arrayed themselves at Baaltamar and the Israelites in ambush charged from their positions west of Gibeah Judges 2034 Then 10000 select men from all Israel made a frontal assault against Gibeah and the battle was fierce But the Benjamites did not realize that disaster was upon them Judges 2035 The LORD defeated Benjamin in the presence of Israel and on that day the Israelites slaughtered 25100 Benjamites all armed with swords Judges 2036 Then the Benjamites realized they had been defeated Now the men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin because they were relying on the ambush they had set against Gibeah Judges 2037 The men in ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah they advanced and put the whole city to the sword Judges 2038 The men of Israel had arranged a signal with the men in ambush When they sent up a great cloud of smoke from the city Judges 2039 the men of Israel would turn in the battle When the Benjamites had begun to strike them down killing about thirty men of Israel they said “They are defeated before us as in the first battle” Judges 2040 But when the column of smoke began to go up from the city the Benjamites looked behind them and saw the whole city going up in smoke Judges 2041 Then the men of Israel turned back on them and the men of Benjamin were terrified when they realized that disaster had come upon them Judges 2042 So they fled before the men of Israel toward the wilderness but the battle overtook them and the men coming out of the cities struck them down there Judges 2043 They surrounded the Benjamites pursued them and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east Judges 2044 And 18000 Benjamites fell all men of valor Judges 2045 Then the Benjamites turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon and Israel cut down 5000 men on the roads And they overtook them at Gidom and struck down 2000 more Judges 2046 That day 25000 Benjamite swordsmen fell all men of valor Judges 2047 But 600 men turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon where they stayed four months Judges 2048 And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities including the animals and everything else they found And they burned down all the cities in their path Judges 211 Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah saying “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite” Judges 212 So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly Judges 213 “Why O LORD God of Israel” they cried out “has this happened in Israel Today in Israel one tribe is missing” Judges 214 The next day the people got up early built an altar there and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings Judges 215 The Israelites asked “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death Judges 216 And the Israelites grieved for their brothers the Benjamites and said “Today a tribe is cut off from Israel Judges 217 What should we do about wives for the survivors since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage” Judges 218 So they asked “Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah” And in fact no one from Jabeshgilead had come to the camp for the assembly Judges 219 For when the people were counted none of the residents of Jabeshgilead were there Judges 2110 So the congregation sent 12000 of their most valiant men and commanded them “Go and put to the sword those living in Jabeshgilead including women and children Judges 2111 This is what you are to do Devote to destruction every male as well as every female who has had relations with a man” Judges 2112 So they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead four hundred young women who had not had relations with a man and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan Judges 2113 Then the whole congregation sent a message of peace to the Benjamites who were at the rock of Rimmon Judges 2114 And at that time the Benjamites returned and were given the women who were spared from Jabeshgilead But there were not enough women for all of them Judges 2115 The people grieved for Benjamin because the LORD had made a void in the tribes of Israel Judges 2116 Then the elders of the congregation said “What should we do about wives for those who remain since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed” Judges 2117 They added “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out Judges 2118 But we cannot give them our daughters as wives” For the Israelites had sworn “Cursed is he who gives a wife to a Benjamite” Judges 2119 “But look” they said “there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem and south of Lebonah” Judges 2120 So they commanded the Benjamites “Go hide in the vineyards Judges 2121 and watch When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances each of you is to come out of the vineyards catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh and go to the land of Benjamin Judges 2122 When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain we will tell them ‘Do us a favor by helping them since we did not get wives for each of them in the war Since you did not actually give them your daughters you have no guilt’” Judges 2123 The Benjamites did as instructed and carried away the number of women they needed from the dancers they caught They went back to their own inheritance rebuilt their cities and settled in them Judges 2124 And at that time each of the Israelites returned from there to his own tribe and clan each to his own inheritance Judges 2125 In those days there was no king in Israel everyone did what was right in his own eyes Ruth 11 In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah with his wife and two sons went to reside in the land of Moab Ruth 12 The man’s name was Elimelech his wife’s name was Naomi and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah and they entered the land of Moab and settled there Ruth 13 Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died and she was left with her two sons Ruth 14 who took Moabite women as their wives one named Orpah and the other named Ruth And after they had lived in Moab about ten years Ruth 15 both Mahlon and Chilion also died and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband Ruth 16 When Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had attended to His people by providing them with food she and her daughtersinlaw prepared to leave the land of Moab Ruth 17 Accompanied by her two daughtersinlaw she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road leading back to the land of Judah Ruth 18 Then Naomi said to her two daughtersinlaw “Go back each of you to your mother’s home May the LORD show you loving devotion as you have shown to your dead and to me Ruth 19 May the LORD enable each of you to find rest in the home of your new husband” And she kissed them as they wept aloud Ruth 110 and said “Surely we will return with you to your people” Ruth 111 But Naomi replied “Return home my daughters Why would you go with me Are there still sons in my womb to become your husbands Ruth 112 Return home my daughters Go on for I am too old to have another husband Even if I thought there was hope for me to have a husband tonight and to bear sons Ruth 113 would you wait for them to grow up Would you refrain from having husbands No my daughters it is much more bitter for me than for you because the hand of the LORD has gone out against me” Ruth 114 Again they wept aloud and Orpah kissed her motherinlaw goodbye but Ruth clung to her Ruth 115 “Look” said Naomi “your sisterinlaw has gone back to her people and her gods follow her back home” Ruth 116 But Ruth replied “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you For wherever you go I will go and wherever you live I will live your people will be my people and your God will be my God Ruth 117 Where you die I will die and there I will be buried May the LORD punish me and ever so severely if anything but death separates you and me” Ruth 118 When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her she stopped trying to persuade her Ruth 119 So Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem When they entered Bethlehem the whole town was stirred because of them and the women of the town exclaimed “Can this be Naomi” Ruth 120 “Do not call me Naomi” she replied “Call me Mara because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me Ruth 121 I went away full but the LORD has brought me back empty Why call me Naomi After all the LORD has testified against me and the Almighty has afflicted me” Ruth 122 So Naomi returned from the land of Moab with her daughterinlaw Ruth the Moabitess And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest Ruth 21 Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side a prominent man of noble character from the clan of Elimelech whose name was Boaz Ruth 22 And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi “Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor” “Go ahead my daughter” Naomi replied Ruth 23 So Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz who was from the clan of Elimelech Ruth 24 Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters “The LORD be with you” “The LORD bless you” they replied Ruth 25 And Boaz asked the foreman of his harvesters “Whose young woman is this” Ruth 26 The foreman answered “She is the Moabitess who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab Ruth 27 She has said ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the harvesters’ So she came out and has continued from morning until now except that she rested a short time in the shelter” Ruth 28 Then Boaz said to Ruth “Listen my daughter Do not go and glean in another field and do not go away from this place but stay here close to my servant girls Ruth 29 Let your eyes be on the field they are harvesting and follow along after these girls Indeed I have ordered the young men not to touch you And when you are thirsty go and drink from the jars the young men have filled” Ruth 210 At this she fell on her face bowing low to the ground and said to him “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me even though I am a foreigner” Ruth 211 Boaz replied “I have been made fully aware of all you have done for your motherinlaw since the death of your husband how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth and how you came to a people you did not know before Ruth 212 May the LORD repay your work and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD the God of Israel under whose wings you have taken refuge” Ruth 213 “My lord” she said “may I continue to find favor in your eyes for you have comforted and spoken kindly to your maidservant though I am not like one of your servant girls” Ruth 214 At mealtime Boaz said to her “Come over here have some bread and dip it into the vinegar sauce” So she sat down beside the harvesters and he offered her roasted grain and she ate and was satisfied and had some left over Ruth 215 When Ruth got up to glean Boaz ordered his young men “Even if she gathers among the sheaves do not insult her Ruth 216 Rather pull out for her some stalks from the bundles and leave them for her to gather Do not rebuke her” Ruth 217 So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening And when she beat out what she had gleaned it was about an ephah of barley Ruth 218 She picked up the grain and went into the town where her motherinlaw saw what she had gleaned And she brought out what she had saved from her meal and gave it to Naomi Ruth 219 Then her motherinlaw asked her “Where did you glean today and where did you work Blessed be the man who noticed you” So she told her motherinlaw where she had worked “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz” she said Ruth 220 Then Naomi said to her daughterinlaw “May he be blessed by the LORD who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead” Naomi continued “The man is a close relative He is one of our kinsmanredeemers” Ruth 221 Then Ruth the Moabitess said “He also told me ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished gathering all my harvest’” Ruth 222 And Naomi said to her daughterinlaw Ruth “My daughter it is good for you to work with his young women so that nothing will happen to you in another field” Ruth 223 So Ruth stayed close to the servant girls of Boaz to glean grain until the barley and wheat harvests were finished And she lived with her motherinlaw Ruth 31 One day Ruth’s motherinlaw Naomi said to her “My daughter should I not seek a resting place for you that it may be well with you Ruth 32 Now is not Boaz with whose servant girls you have been working a relative of ours In fact tonight he is winnowing barley on the threshing floor Ruth 33 Therefore wash yourself put on perfume and wear your best clothes Go down to the threshing floor but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking Ruth 34 When he lies down note the place where he lies Then go in and uncover his feet and lie down and he will explain to you what you should do” Ruth 35 “I will do everything you say” Ruth answered Ruth 36 So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her motherinlaw had instructed her to do Ruth 37 After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain Then Ruth went in secretly uncovered his feet and lay down Ruth 38 At midnight Boaz was startled turned over and there lying at his feet was a woman Ruth 39 “Who are you” he asked “I am your servant Ruth” she replied “Spread the corner of your garment over me for you are a kinsmanredeemer” Ruth 310 Then Boaz said “May the LORD bless you my daughter You have shown more kindness now than before because you have not run after the younger men whether rich or poor Ruth 311 And now do not be afraid my daughter I will do for you whatever you request since all my fellow townspeople know that you are a woman of noble character Ruth 312 Yes it is true that I am a kinsmanredeemer but there is a redeemer nearer than I Ruth 313 Stay here tonight and in the morning if he wants to redeem you good Let him redeem you But if he does not want to redeem you as surely as the LORD lives I will Now lie here until morning” Ruth 314 So she lay down at his feet until morning but she got up before anyone else could recognize her Then Boaz said “Do not let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor” Ruth 315 And he told her “Bring the shawl you are wearing and hold it out” When she did so he poured in six measures of barley and placed it on her Then he went into the city Ruth 316 When Ruth returned to her motherinlaw Naomi asked her “How did it go my daughter” Then Ruth told her all that Boaz had done for her Ruth 317 And she said “He gave me these six measures of barley for he said ‘Do not go back to your motherinlaw emptyhanded’” Ruth 318 “Wait my daughter” said Naomi “until you find out how things go for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today” Ruth 41 Meanwhile Boaz went to the gate and sat down there Soon the kinsmanredeemer of whom he had spoken came along and Boaz said “Come over here my friend and sit down” So he went over and sat down Ruth 42 Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said “Sit here” and they did so Ruth 43 And he said to the kinsmanredeemer “Naomi who has returned from the land of Moab is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech Ruth 44 I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people If you want to redeem it do so But if you will not redeem it tell me so I may know because there is no one but you to redeem it and I am next after you” “I will redeem it” he replied Ruth 45 Then Boaz said “On the day you buy the land from Naomi and also from Ruth the Moabitess you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance” Ruth 46 The kinsmanredeemer replied “I cannot redeem it myself or I would jeopardize my own inheritance Take my right of redemption because I cannot redeem it” Ruth 47 Now in former times in Israel concerning the redemption or exchange of property to make any matter legally binding a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party and this was a confirmation in Israel Ruth 48 So the kinsmanredeemer removed his sandal and said to Boaz “Buy it for yourself” Ruth 49 At this Boaz said to the elders and all the people “You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech Chilion and Mahlon Ruth 410 Moreover I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess Mahlon’s widow as my wife to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home You are witnesses today” Ruth 411 “We are witnesses” said the elders and all the people at the gate “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah who together built up the house of Israel May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem Ruth 412 And may your house become like the house of Perez whom Tamar bore to Judah because of the offspring the LORD will give you by this young woman” Ruth 413 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife And when he had relations with her the LORD enabled her to conceive and she gave birth to a son Ruth 414 Then the women said to Naomi “Blessed be the LORD who has not left you this day without a kinsmanredeemer May his name become famous in Israel Ruth 415 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age For your daughterinlaw who loves you and is better to you than seven sons has given him birth” Ruth 416 And Naomi took the child placed him on her lap and became a nurse to him Ruth 417 The neighbor women said “A son has been born to Naomi” and they named him Obed He became the father of Jesse the father of David Ruth 418 Now these are the generations of Perez Perez was the father of Hezron Ruth 419 Hezron was the father of Ram Ram was the father of Amminadab Ruth 420 Amminadab was the father of Nahshon Nahshon was the father of Salmon Ruth 421 Salmon was the father of Boaz Boaz was the father of Obed Ruth 422 Obed was the father of Jesse and Jesse was the father of David 1 Samuel 11 Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaimzophim in the hill country of Ephraim He was the son of Jeroham the son of Elihu the son of Tohu the son of Zuph an Ephraimite 1 Samuel 12 He had two wives one named Hannah and the other Peninnah And Peninnah had children but Hannah had none 1 Samuel 13 Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh where Eli’s two sons Hophni and Phinehas were priests to the LORD 1 Samuel 14 And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters 1 Samuel 15 But to Hannah he would give a double portion for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb 1 Samuel 16 Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb her rival would provoke her viciously to taunt her 1 Samuel 17 And this went on year after year Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD her rival taunted her until she wept and would not eat 1 Samuel 18 “Hannah why are you crying” her husband Elkanah asked “Why won’t you eat Why is your heart so grieved Am I not better to you than ten sons” 1 Samuel 19 So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh Hannah stood up Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD 1 Samuel 110 In her bitter distress Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears 1 Samuel 111 And she made a vow saying “O LORD of Hosts if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life and no razor shall ever touch his head” 1 Samuel 112 As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD Eli watched her mouth 1 Samuel 113 Hannah was praying in her heart and though her lips were moving her voice could not be heard So Eli thought she was drunk 1 Samuel 114 and said to her “How long will you be drunk Put away your wine” 1 Samuel 115 “No my lord” Hannah replied “I am a woman troubled in spirit I have not had any wine or strong drink but I have poured out my soul before the LORD 1 Samuel 116 Do not take your servant for a wicked woman for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief” 1 Samuel 117 “Go in peace” Eli replied “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him” 1 Samuel 118 “May your maidservant find favor with you” said Hannah Then she went on her way and she began to eat and her face was no longer downcast 1 Samuel 119 The next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD and then they returned home to Ramah And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah and the LORD remembered her 1 Samuel 120 So in the course of time Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son She named him Samuel saying “Because I have asked for him from the LORD” 1 Samuel 121 Then Elkanah and all his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow 1 Samuel 122 but Hannah did not go “After the boy is weaned” she said to her husband “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently” 1 Samuel 123 “Do what you think is best” her husband Elkanah replied “and stay here until you have weaned him Only may the LORD confirm His word” So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him 1 Samuel 124 Once she had weaned him Hannah took the boy with her along with a threeyearold bull an ephah of flour and a skin of wine Though the boy was still young she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh 1 Samuel 125 And when they had slaughtered the bull they brought the boy to Eli 1 Samuel 126 “Please my lord” said Hannah “as surely as you live my lord I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD 1 Samuel 127 I prayed for this boy and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him 1 Samuel 128 I now dedicate the boy to the LORD For as long as he lives he is dedicated to the LORD” So they worshiped the LORD there 1 Samuel 21 At that time Hannah prayed “My heart rejoices in the LORD my horn is exalted in the LORD My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies for I rejoice in Your salvation 1 Samuel 22 There is no one holy like the LORD Indeed there is no one besides You And there is no Rock like our God 1 Samuel 23 Do not boast so proudly or let arrogance come from your mouth for the LORD is a God who knows and by Him actions are weighed 1 Samuel 24 The bows of the mighty are broken but the feeble are equipped with strength 1 Samuel 25 The wellfed hire themselves out for food but the starving hunger no more The barren woman gives birth to seven but she who has many sons pines away 1 Samuel 26 The LORD brings death and gives life He brings down to Sheol and raises up 1 Samuel 27 The LORD sends poverty and wealth He humbles and He exalts 1 Samuel 28 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s and upon them He has set the world 1 Samuel 29 He guards the steps of His faithful ones but the wicked perish in darkness for by his own strength shall no man prevail 1 Samuel 210 Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered He will thunder from heaven against them The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king He will exalt the horn of His anointed” 1 Samuel 211 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest 1 Samuel 212 Now the sons of Eli were wicked men they had no regard for the LORD 1 Samuel 213 or for the custom of the priests with the people When any man offered a sacrifice the servant of the priest would come with a threepronged meat fork while the meat was boiling 1 Samuel 214 and plunge it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or cooking pot And the priest would claim for himself whatever the meat fork brought up This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh 1 Samuel 215 Even before the fat was burned the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing “Give the priest some meat to roast because he will not accept boiled meat from you but only raw” 1 Samuel 216 And if any man said to him “The fat must be burned first then you may take whatever you want” the servant would reply “No you must give it to me right now If you refuse I will take it by force” 1 Samuel 217 Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt 1 Samuel 218 Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod 1 Samuel 219 Each year his mother would make him a little robe and bring it to him when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice 1 Samuel 220 And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife saying “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD” Then they would go home 1 Samuel 221 So the LORD attended to Hannah and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters Meanwhile the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD 1 Samuel 222 Now Eli was very old and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting 1 Samuel 223 “Why are you doing these things” Eli said to his sons “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people 1 Samuel 224 No my sons it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people 1 Samuel 225 If a man sins against another man God can intercede for him but if a man sins against the LORD who can intercede for him” But they would not listen to their father since the LORD intended to put them to death 1 Samuel 226 And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man 1 Samuel 227 Then a man of God came to Eli and told him “This is what the LORD says ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s house 1 Samuel 228 And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest to offer sacrifices on My altar to burn incense and to wear an ephod in My presence I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites 1 Samuel 229 Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel’ 1 Samuel 230 Therefore the LORD the God of Israel declares ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever But now the LORD declares Far be it from Me For I will honor those who honor Me but those who despise Me will be disdained 1 Samuel 231 Behold the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house so that no one in it will reach old age 1 Samuel 232 You will see distress in My dwelling place Despite all that is good in Israel no one in your house will ever again reach old age 1 Samuel 233 And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar I will cause your eyes to fail and your heart to grieve All your descendants will die by the sword of men 1 Samuel 234 And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas They will both die on the same day 1 Samuel 235 Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest He will do whatever is in My heart and mind And I will build for him an enduring house and he will walk before My anointed one for all time 1 Samuel 236 And everyone left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a morsel of bread pleading “Please appoint me to some priestly office so that I can eat a piece of bread”’” 1 Samuel 31 And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce 1 Samuel 32 And at that time Eli whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see was lying in his room 1 Samuel 33 Before the lamp of God had gone out Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was located 1 Samuel 34 Then the LORD called to Samuel and he answered “Here I am” 1 Samuel 35 He ran to Eli and said “Here I am for you have called me” “I did not call” Eli replied “Go back and lie down” So he went and lay down 1 Samuel 36 Once again the LORD called “Samuel” So Samuel got up went to Eli and said “Here I am for you have called me” “My son I did not call” Eli replied “Go back and lie down” 1 Samuel 37 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him 1 Samuel 38 Once again for the third time the LORD called to Samuel He got up went to Eli and said “Here I am for you have called me” Then Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy 1 Samuel 39 “Go and lie down” he said to Samuel “and if He calls you say ‘Speak LORD for Your servant is listening’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place 1 Samuel 310 Then the LORD came and stood there calling as before “Samuel Samuel” And Samuel answered “Speak for Your servant is listening” 1 Samuel 311 Then the LORD said to Samuel “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle 1 Samuel 312 On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his house from beginning to end 1 Samuel 313 I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them 1 Samuel 314 Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli ‘The iniquity of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering’” 1 Samuel 315 Samuel lay down until the morning then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD He was afraid to tell Eli the vision 1 Samuel 316 but Eli called to him and said “Samuel my son” “Here I am” answered Samuel 1 Samuel 317 “What was the message He gave you” Eli asked “Do not hide it from me May God punish you and ever so severely if you hide from me anything He said to you” 1 Samuel 318 So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him “He is the LORD” replied Eli “Let Him do what is good in His eyes” 1 Samuel 319 And Samuel grew and the LORD was with him and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground 1 Samuel 320 So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD 1 Samuel 321 And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word 1 Samuel 41 Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer while the Philistines camped at Aphek 1 Samuel 42 The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel and as the battle spread Israel was defeated by the Philistines who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield 1 Samuel 43 When the troops returned to the camp the elders of Israel asked “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies” 1 Samuel 44 So the people sent men to Shiloh and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts who sits enthroned between the cherubim And the two sons of Eli Hophni and Phinehas were there with the ark of the covenant of God 1 Samuel 45 When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp all the Israelites raised such a great shout that the ground shook 1 Samuel 46 On hearing the noise of the shout the Philistines asked “What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews” And when they realized that the ark of the LORD had entered the camp 1 Samuel 47 the Philistines were afraid “The gods have entered their camp” they said “Woe to us for nothing like this has happened before 1 Samuel 48 Woe to us Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness 1 Samuel 49 Take courage and be men O Philistines Otherwise you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you Now be men and fight” 1 Samuel 410 So the Philistines fought and Israel was defeated and each man fled to his tent The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell 1 Samuel 411 The ark of God was captured and Eli’s two sons Hophni and Phinehas died 1 Samuel 412 That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh with his clothes torn and dirt on his head 1 Samuel 413 When he arrived there was Eli sitting on his chair beside the road and watching because his heart trembled for the ark of God When the man entered the city to give a report the whole city cried out 1 Samuel 414 Eli heard the outcry and asked “Why this commotion” So the man hurried over and reported to Eli 1 Samuel 415 Now Eli was ninetyeight years old and his gaze was fixed because he could not see 1 Samuel 416 “I have just come from the battle” the man said to Eli “I fled from there today” “What happened my son” Eli asked 1 Samuel 417 The messenger answered “Israel has fled before the Philistines and there has been a great slaughter among the people Your two sons Hophni and Phinehas are both dead and the ark of God has been captured” 1 Samuel 418 As soon as the ark of God was mentioned Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate and being old and heavy he broke his neck and died And Eli had judged Israel forty years 1 Samuel 419 Now Eli’s daughterinlaw the wife of Phinehas was pregnant and about to give birth When she heard the news of the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her fatherinlaw and her husband she collapsed and gave birth for her labor pains overtook her 1 Samuel 420 As she was dying the women attending to her said “Do not be afraid for you have given birth to a son” But she did not respond or pay any heed 1 Samuel 421 And she named the boy Ichabod saying “The glory has departed from Israel” because the ark of God had been captured and her fatherinlaw and her husband had been killed 1 Samuel 422 “The glory has departed from Israel” she said “for the ark of God has been captured” 1 Samuel 51 After the Philistines had captured the ark of God they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod 1 Samuel 52 carried it into the temple of Dagon and set it beside his statue 1 Samuel 53 When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning there was Dagon fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD So they took Dagon and returned him to his place 1 Samuel 54 But when they got up early the next morning there was Dagon fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD with his head and his hands broken off and lying on the threshold Only the torso remained 1 Samuel 55 That is why to this day the priests of Dagon and all who enter the temple of Dagon in Ashdod do not step on the threshold 1 Samuel 56 Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors 1 Samuel 57 And when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening they said “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon” 1 Samuel 58 So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel” “It must be moved to Gath” they replied So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel 1 Samuel 59 But after they had moved the ark to Gath the LORD’s hand was also against that city throwing it into great confusion and afflicting the men of the city both young and old with an outbreak of tumors 1 Samuel 510 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron but as it arrived the Ekronites cried out “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people” 1 Samuel 511 Then the Ekronites called together all the rulers of the Philistines and said “Send away the ark of the God of Israel It must return to its place so that it will not kill us and our people” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city the hand of God was very heavy upon it 1 Samuel 512 Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors and the outcry of the city went up to heaven 1 Samuel 61 When the ark of the LORD had been in the land of the Philistines seven months 1 Samuel 62 the Philistines summoned the priests and diviners saying “What shall we do with the ark of the LORD Tell us how to send it back to its place” 1 Samuel 63 They replied “If you return the ark of the God of Israel do not send it away empty but by all means return it to Him with a guilt offering Then you will be healed and you will understand why His hand has not been lifted from you” 1 Samuel 64 “What guilt offering should we send back to Him” asked the Philistines “Five gold tumors and five gold rats” they said “according to the number of rulers of the Philistines since the same plague has struck both you and your rulers 1 Samuel 65 Make images of your tumors and of the rats that are ravaging the land Give glory to the God of Israel and perhaps He will lift His hand from you and your gods and your land 1 Samuel 66 Why harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened theirs When He afflicted them did they not send the people out so they could go on their way 1 Samuel 67 Now therefore prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked Hitch the cows to the cart but take their calves away and pen them up 1 Samuel 68 Take the ark of the LORD set it on the cart and in a chest beside it put the gold objects you are sending back to Him as a guilt offering Then send the ark on its way 1 Samuel 69 but keep watching it If it goes up the road to its homeland toward Bethshemesh it is the LORD who has brought on us this great disaster But if it does not then we will know that it was not His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance” 1 Samuel 610 So the men did as instructed They took two milk cows hitched them to the cart and penned up their calves 1 Samuel 611 Then they put the ark of the LORD on the cart along with the chest containing the gold rats and the images of the tumors 1 Samuel 612 And the cows headed straight up the road toward Bethshemesh staying on that one highway and lowing as they went never straying to the right or to the left The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Bethshemesh 1 Samuel 613 Now the people of Bethshemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley and when they looked up and saw the ark they were overjoyed at the sight 1 Samuel 614 The cart came to the field of Joshua of Bethshemesh and stopped there near a large rock The people chopped up the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD 1 Samuel 615 And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold objects and they placed them on the large rock That day the men of Bethshemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the LORD 1 Samuel 616 And when the five rulers of the Philistines saw this they returned to Ekron that same day 1 Samuel 617 As a guilt offering to the LORD the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city Ashdod Gaza Ashkelon Gath and Ekron 1 Samuel 618 The number of gold rats also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities belonging to the five rulers—the fortified cities and their outlying villages And the large rock on which they placed the ark of the LORD stands to this day in the field of Joshua of Bethshemesh 1 Samuel 619 But God struck down some of the people of Bethshemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD He struck down seventy men and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter 1 Samuel 620 The men of Bethshemesh asked “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD this holy God To whom should the ark go up from here” 1 Samuel 621 So they sent messengers to the people of Kiriathjearim saying “The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD Come down and take it up with you” 1 Samuel 71 Then the men of Kiriathjearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill And they consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD 1 Samuel 72 And from that day a long time passed twenty years in all as the ark remained at Kiriathjearim And all the house of Israel mournfully sought the LORD 1 Samuel 73 Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you prepare your hearts for the LORD and serve Him only And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines” 1 Samuel 74 So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD 1 Samuel 75 Then Samuel said “Gather all Israel to Mizpah and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf” 1 Samuel 76 When they had gathered at Mizpah they drew water and poured it out before the LORD On that day they fasted and there they confessed “We have sinned against the LORD” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah 1 Samuel 77 When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah their rulers marched up toward Israel And when the Israelites learned of this they feared the Philistines 1 Samuel 78 and said to Samuel “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines” 1 Samuel 79 Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel and the LORD answered him 1 Samuel 710 As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel Samuel was offering up the burnt offering But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel 1 Samuel 711 Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines striking them down all the way to an area below Bethcar 1 Samuel 712 Afterward Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen He named it Ebenezer saying “Thus far the LORD has helped us” 1 Samuel 713 So the Philistines were subdued and they stopped invading the territory of Israel And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel 1 Samuel 714 The cities from Ekron to Gath which the Philistines had taken were restored to Israel who also delivered the surrounding territory from the hand of the Philistines And there was peace between the Israelites and the Amorites 1 Samuel 715 So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life 1 Samuel 716 Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah judging Israel in all these places 1 Samuel 717 Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD 1 Samuel 81 When Samuel grew old he appointed his sons as judges over Israel 1 Samuel 82 The name of his firstborn son was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah They were judges in Beersheba 1 Samuel 83 But his sons did not walk in his ways they turned aside toward dishonest gain accepting bribes and perverting justice 1 Samuel 84 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah 1 Samuel 85 “Look” they said “you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations” 1 Samuel 86 But when they said “Give us a king to judge us” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel so he prayed to the LORD 1 Samuel 87 And the LORD said to Samuel “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you For it is not you they have rejected but they have rejected Me as their king 1 Samuel 88 Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day forsaking Me and serving other gods so they are doing to you 1 Samuel 89 Now listen to their voice but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them” 1 Samuel 810 So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king 1 Samuel 811 He said “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses and to run in front of his chariots 1 Samuel 812 He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties and others to plow his ground to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots 1 Samuel 813 And he will take your daughters to be perfumers cooks and bakers 1 Samuel 814 He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants 1 Samuel 815 He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants 1 Samuel 816 And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use 1 Samuel 817 He will take a tenth of your flocks and you yourselves will become his slaves 1 Samuel 818 When that day comes you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen but the LORD will not answer you on that day” 1 Samuel 819 Nevertheless the people refused to listen to Samuel “No” they said “We must have a king over us 1 Samuel 820 Then we will be like all the other nations with a king to judge us to go out before us and to fight our battles” 1 Samuel 821 Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD 1 Samuel 822 “Listen to their voice” the LORD said to Samuel “Appoint a king for them” Then Samuel told the men of Israel “Everyone must go back to his city” 1 Samuel 91 Now there was a Benjamite a powerful man whose name was Kish son of Abiel the son of Zeror the son of Becorath the son of Aphiah of Benjamin 1 Samuel 92 And he had a son named Saul choice and handsome without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people 1 Samuel 93 One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off and Kish said to his son Saul “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys” 1 Samuel 94 So Saul passed through the hill country of Ephraim and then through the land of Shalishah but they did not find the donkeys He and the servant went through the region of Shaalim but they were not there Then they went through the land of Benjamin and still they did not find them 1 Samuel 95 When they reached the land of Zuph Saul said to his servant “Come let us go back or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us” 1 Samuel 96 “Look” said the servant “in this city there is a man of God who is highly respected everything he says surely comes to pass Let us go there now Perhaps he will tell us which way to go” 1 Samuel 97 “If we do go” Saul replied “what can we give the man For the bread in our packs is gone and there is no gift to take to the man of God What do we have” 1 Samuel 98 The servant answered him again “Look” he said “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us our way” 1 Samuel 99 Formerly in Israel a man on his way to inquire of God would say “Come let us go to the seer” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer 1 Samuel 910 “Good” said Saul to his servant “Come let us go” So they set out for the city where the man of God was 1 Samuel 911 And as they were climbing the hill to the city they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked “Is the seer here” 1 Samuel 912 “Yes he is ahead of you” they answered “Hurry now for today he has come to the city because the people have a sacrifice on the high place 1 Samuel 913 As soon as you enter the city you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat The people will not eat until he comes because he must bless the sacrifice after that the guests will eat Go up at once you will find him” 1 Samuel 914 So Saul and his servant went up toward the city and as they were entering it there was Samuel coming toward them on his way up to the high place 1 Samuel 915 Now on the day before Saul’s arrival the LORD had revealed to Samuel 1 Samuel 916 “At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel he will save them from the hand of the Philistines For I have looked upon My people because their cry has come to Me” 1 Samuel 917 When Samuel saw Saul the LORD told him “Here is the man of whom I spoke he shall rule over My people” 1 Samuel 918 Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is” 1 Samuel 919 “I am the seer” Samuel replied “Go up before me to the high place for you shall eat with me today And when I send you off in the morning I will tell you all that is in your heart 1 Samuel 920 As for the donkeys you lost three days ago do not worry about them for they have been found And upon whom is all the desire of Israel if not upon you and all your father’s house” 1 Samuel 921 Saul replied “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin So why would you say such a thing to me” 1 Samuel 922 Then Samuel took Saul and his servant brought them into the hall and seated them in the place of honor among those who were invited—about thirty in all 1 Samuel 923 And Samuel said to the cook “Bring the portion I gave you and told you to set aside” 1 Samuel 924 So the cook picked up the leg and what was attached to it and set it before Saul Then Samuel said “Here is what was kept back It was set apart for you Eat for it has been kept for you for this occasion from the time I said ‘I have invited the people’” So Saul dined with Samuel that day 1 Samuel 925 And after they had come down from the high place into the city Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof of his house 1 Samuel 926 They got up early in the morning and just before dawn Samuel called to Saul on the roof “Get ready and I will send you on your way” So Saul got ready and both he and Samuel went outside together 1 Samuel 927 As they were going down to the edge of the city Samuel said to Saul “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us but you stay for a while and I will reveal to you the word of God” So the servant went on 1 Samuel 101 Then Samuel took a flask of oil poured it on Saul’s head kissed him and said “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance 1 Samuel 102 When you leave me today you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin They will say to you ‘The donkeys you seek have been found and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you asking “What should I do about my son”’ 1 Samuel 103 Then you will go on from there until you come to the Oak of Tabor Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there one carrying three young goats another carrying three loaves of bread and another carrying a skin of wine 1 Samuel 104 They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread which you will accept from their hands 1 Samuel 105 After that you will come to Gibeah of God where the Philistines have an outpost As you approach the city you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place preceded by harps tambourines flutes and lyres and they will be prophesying 1 Samuel 106 Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you and you will prophesy with them and you will be transformed into a different person 1 Samuel 107 When these signs have come do as the occasion demands for God is with you 1 Samuel 108 And you shall go before me to Gilgal and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do” 1 Samuel 109 As Saul turned to leave Samuel God changed Saul’s heart and all the signs came to pass that day 1 Samuel 1010 When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah a group of prophets met him Then the Spirit of God rushed upon him and he prophesied along with them 1 Samuel 1011 When all those who had formerly known Saul saw him prophesying with the prophets they asked one another “What has happened to the son of Kish Is Saul also among the prophets” 1 Samuel 1012 Then a man who lived there replied “And who is their father” So the saying became a proverb “Is Saul also among the prophets” 1 Samuel 1013 And when Saul had finished prophesying he went up to the high place 1 Samuel 1014 Now Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant “Where did you go” “To look for the donkeys” Saul replied “When we saw they were not to be found we went to Samuel” 1 Samuel 1015 “Tell me” Saul’s uncle asked “what did Samuel say to you” 1 Samuel 1016 And Saul replied “He assured us that the donkeys had been found” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship 1 Samuel 1017 After this Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah 1 Samuel 1018 and said to the Israelites “This is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt and I rescued you from the hands of the Egyptians and of all the kingdoms that oppressed you’ 1 Samuel 1019 But today you have rejected your God who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions and you have said to Him ‘No set a king over us’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans” 1 Samuel 1020 Thus Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward and the tribe of Benjamin was selected 1 Samuel 1021 Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans and the clan of Matri was selected Finally Saul son of Kish was selected But when they looked for him they could not find him 1 Samuel 1022 So again they inquired of the LORD “Has the man come here yet” And the LORD replied “Behold he has hidden himself among the baggage” 1 Samuel 1023 So they ran and brought Saul and when he stood among the people he was a head taller than any of the others 1 Samuel 1024 Samuel said to all the people “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen There is no one like him among all the people” And all the people shouted “Long live the king” 1 Samuel 1025 Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD And Samuel sent all the people away each to his own home 1 Samuel 1026 Saul also went to his home in Gibeah and the men of valor whose hearts God had touched went with him 1 Samuel 1027 But some worthless men said “How can this man save us” So they despised him and brought him no gifts but Saul remained silent about it 1 Samuel 111 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabeshgilead All the men of Jabesh said to him “Make a treaty with us and we will serve you” 1 Samuel 112 But Nahash the Ammonite replied “I will make a treaty with you on one condition that I may put out everyone’s right eye and bring reproach upon all Israel” 1 Samuel 113 “Hold off for seven days” replied the elders of Jabesh “and let us send messengers throughout Israel If there is no one to save us we will surrender to you” 1 Samuel 114 When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and relayed these words in the hearing of the people they all wept aloud 1 Samuel 115 Just then Saul was returning from the field behind his oxen “What troubles the people” asked Saul “Why are they weeping” And they relayed to him the words of the men from Jabesh 1 Samuel 116 When Saul heard their words the Spirit of God rushed upon him and he burned with great anger 1 Samuel 117 He took a pair of oxen cut them into pieces and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel proclaiming “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people and they came out together as one man 1 Samuel 118 And when Saul numbered them at Bezek there were 300000 Israelites and 30000 men of Judah 1 Samuel 119 So they said to the messengers who had come “Tell the men of Jabeshgilead ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of Jabesh they rejoiced 1 Samuel 1110 Then the men of Jabesh said to Nahash “Tomorrow we will come out and you can do with us whatever seems good to you” 1 Samuel 1111 The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions and during the morning watch they invaded the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them until the hottest part of the day And the survivors were so scattered that no two of them were left together 1 Samuel 1112 Then the people said to Samuel “Who said that Saul should not reign over us Bring those men here so we can kill them” 1 Samuel 1113 But Saul ordered “No one shall be put to death this day for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel” 1 Samuel 1114 Then Samuel said to the people “Come let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there” 1 Samuel 1115 So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly 1 Samuel 121 Then Samuel said to all Israel “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me and I have set over you a king 1 Samuel 122 Now here is the king walking before you and I am old and gray and my sons are here with you I have walked before you from my youth until this day 1 Samuel 123 Here I am Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed Whose ox or donkey have I taken Whom have I cheated or oppressed From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes Tell me and I will restore it to you” 1 Samuel 124 “You have not cheated us or oppressed us” they replied “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man” 1 Samuel 125 Samuel said to them “The LORD is a witness against you and His anointed is a witness today that you have not found anything in my hand” “He is a witness” they replied 1 Samuel 126 Then Samuel said to the people “The LORD is the One who appointed Moses and Aaron and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt 1 Samuel 127 Now present yourselves so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers 1 Samuel 128 When Jacob went to Egypt your fathers cried out to the LORD and He sent them Moses and Aaron who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place 1 Samuel 129 But they forgot the LORD their God and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab who fought against them 1 Samuel 1210 Then they cried out to the LORD and said ‘We have sinned for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies that we may serve You’ 1 Samuel 1211 So the LORD sent Jerubbaal Barak Jephthah and Samuel and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side and you dwelt securely 1 Samuel 1212 But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you you said to me ‘No we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king 1 Samuel 1213 Now here is the king you have chosen the one you requested Behold the LORD has placed a king over you 1 Samuel 1214 If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God then all will be well 1 Samuel 1215 But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers 1 Samuel 1216 Now therefore present yourselves and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes 1 Samuel 1217 Is it not the wheat harvest today I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king” 1 Samuel 1218 So Samuel called to the LORD and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain As a result all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel 1 Samuel 1219 They pleaded with Samuel “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king” 1 Samuel 1220 “Do not be afraid” Samuel replied “Even though you have committed all this evil do not turn aside from following the LORD but serve the LORD with all your heart 1 Samuel 1221 Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you for they are empty 1 Samuel 1222 Indeed for the sake of His great name the LORD will not abandon His people because He was pleased to make you His own 1 Samuel 1223 As for me far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you And I will continue to teach you the good and right way 1 Samuel 1224 Above all fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart consider what great things He has done for you 1 Samuel 1225 But if you persist in doing evil both you and your king will be swept away” 1 Samuel 131 Saul was thirty years old when he became king and he reigned over Israel fortytwo years 1 Samuel 132 He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin And the rest of the troops he sent away each to his own home 1 Samuel 133 Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba and the Philistines heard about it So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land saying “Let the Hebrews hear” 1 Samuel 134 And all Israel heard the news “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal 1 Samuel 135 Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots six thousand horsemen and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore They went up and camped at Michmash east of Bethaven 1 Samuel 136 Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hardpressed the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets among the rocks and in cellars and cisterns 1 Samuel 137 Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead Saul however remained at Gilgal and all his troops were quaking in fear 1 Samuel 138 And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel but Samuel did not come to Gilgal and the troops began to desert Saul 1 Samuel 139 So he said “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings” And he offered up the burnt offering 1 Samuel 1310 Just as he finished offering the burnt offering Samuel arrived and Saul went out to greet him 1 Samuel 1311 “What have you done” Samuel asked And Saul replied “When I saw that the troops were deserting me and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash 1 Samuel 1312 I thought ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal and I have not sought the favor of the LORD’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering” 1 Samuel 1313 “You have acted foolishly” Samuel declared “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you if you had the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time 1 Samuel 1314 But now your kingdom will not endure the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people because you have not kept the command of the LORD” 1 Samuel 1315 Then Samuel set out from Gilgal and went up to Gibeah in Benjamin And Saul numbered the troops who were with him about six hundred men 1 Samuel 1316 Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin while the Philistines camped at Michmash 1 Samuel 1317 And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual 1 Samuel 1318 another toward Bethhoron and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness 1 Samuel 1319 And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel because the Philistines had said “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears” 1 Samuel 1320 Instead all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares mattocks axes and sickles 1 Samuel 1321 The charge was a pim for sharpening a plowshare or mattock a third of a shekel for sharpening a pitchfork or an axe and a third of a shekel for repointing an oxgoad 1 Samuel 1322 So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and Jonathan only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons 1 Samuel 1323 And a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Michmash 1 Samuel 141 One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor “Come let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side” But Jonathan did not tell his father 1 Samuel 142 Meanwhile Saul was staying under the pomegranate tree in Migron on the outskirts of Gibeah And the troops who were with him numbered about six hundred men 1 Samuel 143 including Ahijah who was wearing an ephod He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left 1 Samuel 144 Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost One was named Bozez and the other Seneh 1 Samuel 145 One cliff stood to the north toward Michmash and the other to the south toward Geba 1 Samuel 146 Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor “Come let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving whether by many or by few” 1 Samuel 147 His armorbearer replied “Do all that is in your heart Go ahead I am with you heart and soul” 1 Samuel 148 “Very well” said Jonathan “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them 1 Samuel 149 If they say ‘Wait until we come to you’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them 1 Samuel 1410 But if they say ‘Come on up’ then we will go up because this will be our sign that the LORD has delivered them into our hands” 1 Samuel 1411 So the two of them showed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines who exclaimed “Look the Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they were hiding” 1 Samuel 1412 So the men of the outpost called out to Jonathan and his armorbearer “Come on up and we will teach you a lesson” “Follow me” Jonathan told his armorbearer “for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel” 1 Samuel 1413 So Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet with his armorbearer behind him And the Philistines fell before Jonathan and his armorbearer followed and finished them off 1 Samuel 1414 In that first assault Jonathan and his armorbearer struck down about twenty men in about half an acre of land 1 Samuel 1415 Then panic struck the Philistines in the camp in the field and among all the people Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled Indeed the earth quaked and panic spread from God 1 Samuel 1416 Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction 1 Samuel 1417 Saul said to the troops who were with him “Call the roll and see who has left us” And when they had called the roll they saw that Jonathan and his armorbearer were not there 1 Samuel 1418 Then Saul said to Ahijah “Bring the ark of God” For at that time it was with the Israelites 1 Samuel 1419 While Saul was talking to the priest the commotion in the Philistine camp continued to increase So Saul said to the priest “Withdraw your hand” 1 Samuel 1420 Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle and they found the Philistines in total confusion with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor 1 Samuel 1421 And the Hebrews who had previously gone up into the surrounding camps to join the Philistines now went over to the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan 1 Samuel 1422 When all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing they also joined the battle in close pursuit 1 Samuel 1423 So the LORD saved Israel that day and the battle moved on beyond Bethaven 1 Samuel 1424 Now the men of Israel were in distress that day for Saul had placed the troops under an oath saying “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening before I have taken vengeance on my enemies” So none of the troops tasted any food 1 Samuel 1425 Then all the troops entered the forest and there was honey on the ground 1 Samuel 1426 And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey not one of them put his hand to his mouth because they feared the oath 1 Samuel 1427 Jonathan however had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand dipped it into the honeycomb and put his hand to his mouth and his eyes brightened 1 Samuel 1428 Then one of the soldiers told him “Your father bound the troops with a solemn oath saying ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today’ That is why the people are faint” 1 Samuel 1429 “My father has brought trouble to the land” Jonathan replied “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey 1 Samuel 1430 How much better it would have been if the troops had eaten freely today from the plunder they took from their enemies Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been much greater” 1 Samuel 1431 That day after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon the people were very faint 1 Samuel 1432 So they rushed greedily to the plunder taking sheep cattle and calves They slaughtered them on the ground and ate meat with the blood still in it 1 Samuel 1433 Then someone reported to Saul “Look the troops are sinning against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it” “You have broken faith” said Saul “Roll a large stone over here at once” 1 Samuel 1434 Then he said “Go among the troops and tell them ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep slaughter them in this place and then eat Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there 1 Samuel 1435 Then Saul built an altar to the LORD it was the first time he had built an altar to the LORD 1 Samuel 1436 And Saul said “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn leaving no man alive” “Do what seems good to you” the troops replied But the priest said “We must consult God here” 1 Samuel 1437 So Saul inquired of God “Shall I go down after the Philistines Will You give them into the hand of Israel” But God did not answer him that day 1 Samuel 1438 Therefore Saul said “Come here all you leaders of the troops and let us investigate how this sin has occurred today 1 Samuel 1439 As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives even if it is my son Jonathan he must die” But not one of the troops said a word 1 Samuel 1440 Then Saul said to all Israel “You stand on one side and I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side” “Do what seems good to you” the troops replied 1 Samuel 1441 So Saul said to the LORD the God of Israel “Why have You not answered Your servant this day If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan respond with Urim but if the fault is with the men of Israel respond with Thummim” And Jonathan and Saul were selected but the people were cleared of the charge 1 Samuel 1442 Then Saul said “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan” And Jonathan was selected 1 Samuel 1443 “Tell me what you have done” Saul commanded him So Jonathan told him “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand And now I must die” 1 Samuel 1444 And Saul declared “May God punish me and ever so severely if you Jonathan do not surely die” 1 Samuel 1445 But the people said to Saul “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel Never As surely as the LORD lives not a hair of his head will fall to the ground for with God’s help he has accomplished this today” So the people rescued Jonathan and he did not die 1 Samuel 1446 Then Saul gave up his pursuit of the Philistines and the Philistines returned to their own land 1 Samuel 1447 After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites the Ammonites the Edomites the kings of Zobah and the Philistines Wherever he turned he routed them 1 Samuel 1448 He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers 1 Samuel 1449 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan Ishvi and Malchishua His two daughters were named Merab his firstborn and Michal his younger daughter 1 Samuel 1450 His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz The name of the commander of his army was Abner the son of Saul’s uncle Ner 1 Samuel 1451 Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel 1 Samuel 1452 And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man Saul would enlist him 1 Samuel 151 Then Samuel said to Saul “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel Now therefore listen to the words of the LORD 1 Samuel 152 This is what the LORD of Hosts says ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them on their way up from Egypt 1 Samuel 153 Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them Do not spare them but put to death men and women children and infants oxen and sheep camels and donkeys’” 1 Samuel 154 So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200000 foot soldiers and 10000 men of Judah 1 Samuel 155 Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley 1 Samuel 156 And he warned the Kenites “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt go on and get away from the Amalekites Otherwise I will sweep you away with them” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites 1 Samuel 157 Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur which is east of Egypt 1 Samuel 158 He captured Agag king of Amalek alive but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword 1 Samuel 159 Saul and his troops spared Agag along with the best of the sheep and cattle the fat calves and lambs and the best of everything else They were unwilling to devote them to destruction but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless 1 Samuel 1510 Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel saying 1 Samuel 1511 “I regret that I have made Saul king for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night 1 Samuel 1512 Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul but he was told “Saul has gone to Carmel and behold he has set up a monument for himself and has turned and gone down to Gilgal” 1 Samuel 1513 When Samuel reached him Saul said to him “May the LORD bless you I have carried out the LORD’s instructions” 1 Samuel 1514 But Samuel replied “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear” 1 Samuel 1515 Saul answered “The troops brought them from the Amalekites they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God but the rest we devoted to destruction” 1 Samuel 1516 “Stop” exclaimed Samuel “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night” “Tell me” Saul replied 1 Samuel 1517 And Samuel said “Although you were once small in your own eyes have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel The LORD anointed you king over Israel 1 Samuel 1518 and sent you on a mission saying ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites Fight against them until you have wiped them out’ 1 Samuel 1519 So why did you not obey the LORD Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD” 1 Samuel 1520 “But I did obey the LORD” Saul replied “I went on the mission that the LORD gave me I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites to destruction 1 Samuel 1521 The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder the best of the things devoted to destruction in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at Gilgal” 1 Samuel 1522 But Samuel declared “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice Behold obedience is better than sacrifice and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams 1 Samuel 1523 For rebellion is like the sin of divination and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry Because you have rejected the word of the LORD He has rejected you as king” 1 Samuel 1524 Then Saul said to Samuel “I have sinned I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions because I feared the people and obeyed their voice 1 Samuel 1525 Now therefore please forgive my sin and return with me so I can worship the LORD” 1 Samuel 1526 “I will not return with you” Samuel replied “For you have rejected the word of the LORD and He has rejected you as king over Israel” 1 Samuel 1527 As Samuel turned to go Saul grabbed the hem of his robe and it tore 1 Samuel 1528 So Samuel said to him “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you 1 Samuel 1529 Moreover the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind for He is not a man that He should change His mind” 1 Samuel 1530 “I have sinned” Saul replied “Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel Come back with me so that I may worship the LORD your God” 1 Samuel 1531 So Samuel went back with Saul and Saul worshiped the LORD 1 Samuel 1532 Then Samuel said “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites” Agag came to him cheerfully for he thought “Surely the bitterness of death is past” 1 Samuel 1533 But Samuel declared “As your sword has made women childless so your mother will be childless among women” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal 1 Samuel 1534 Then Samuel went to Ramah but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul 1 Samuel 1535 And to the day of his death Samuel never again visited Saul Samuel mourned for Saul and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel 1 Samuel 161 Now the LORD said to Samuel “How long are you going to mourn for Saul since I have rejected him as king over Israel Fill your horn with oil and go I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself” 1 Samuel 162 “How can I go” Samuel asked “Saul will hear of it and kill me” The LORD answered “Take a heifer with you and say ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD’ 1 Samuel 163 Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice and I will show you what you are to do You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate” 1 Samuel 164 So Samuel did what the LORD had said and went to Bethlehem When the elders of the town met him they trembled and asked “Do you come in peace” 1 Samuel 165 “In peace” he replied “I have come to sacrifice to the LORD Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice 1 Samuel 166 When they arrived Samuel saw Eliab and said “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed” 1 Samuel 167 But the LORD said to Samuel “Do not consider his appearance or height for I have rejected him the LORD does not see as man does For man sees the outward appearance but the LORD sees the heart” 1 Samuel 168 Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel who said “The LORD has not chosen this one either” 1 Samuel 169 Next Jesse presented Shammah but Samuel said “The LORD has not chosen this one either” 1 Samuel 1610 Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel but Samuel told him “The LORD has not chosen any of these” 1 Samuel 1611 And Samuel asked him “Are these all the sons you have” “There is still the youngest” Jesse replied “but he is tending the sheep” “Send for him” Samuel replied “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives” 1 Samuel 1612 So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in He was ruddy with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance And the LORD said “Rise and anoint him for he is the one” 1 Samuel 1613 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah 1 Samuel 1614 Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul and a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him 1 Samuel 1615 Saul’s servants said to him “Surely a spirit of distress from God is tormenting you 1 Samuel 1616 Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you he is to play it and you will be well” 1 Samuel 1617 And Saul commanded his servants “Find me someone who plays well and bring him to me” 1 Samuel 1618 One of the servants answered “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp He is a mighty man of valor a warrior eloquent and handsome and the LORD is with him” 1 Samuel 1619 So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said “Send me your son David who is with the sheep” 1 Samuel 1620 And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread a skin of wine and one young goat and sent them to Saul with his son David 1 Samuel 1621 When David came to Saul and entered his service Saul loved him very much and David became his armorbearer 1 Samuel 1622 Then Saul sent word to Jesse saying “Let David remain in my service for I am pleased with him” 1 Samuel 1623 And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul David would pick up his harp and play Then Saul would find relief and feel better and the spirit of distress would depart from him 1 Samuel 171 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephesdammim 1 Samuel 172 Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines 1 Samuel 173 The Philistines stood on one hill and the Israelites stood on another with the valley between them 1 Samuel 174 Then a champion named Goliath who was from Gath came out from the Philistine camp He was six cubits and a span in height 1 Samuel 175 and he had a bronze helmet on his head He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels 1 Samuel 176 and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders 1 Samuel 177 The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels In addition his shield bearer went before him 1 Samuel 178 And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle Am I not a Philistine and are you not servants of Saul Choose one of your men and have him come down against me 1 Samuel 179 If he is able to fight me and kill me then we will be your servants But if I prevail against him and kill him then you shall be our servants and work for us” 1 Samuel 1710 Then the Philistine said “I defy the ranks of Israel this day Give me a man to fight” 1 Samuel 1711 On hearing the words of the Philistine Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and greatly afraid 1 Samuel 1712 Now David was the son of a man named Jesse an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons And in the days of Saul Jesse was old and well along in years 1 Samuel 1713 The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle The firstborn was Eliab the second was Abinadab and the third was Shammah 1 Samuel 1714 And David was the youngest The three oldest had followed Saul 1 Samuel 1715 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem 1 Samuel 1716 For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand 1 Samuel 1717 One day Jesse said to his son David “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp 1 Samuel 1718 Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them 1 Samuel 1719 They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah fighting against the Philistines” 1 Samuel 1720 So David got up early in the morning left the flock with a keeper loaded up and set out as Jesse had instructed him He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry 1 Samuel 1721 And Israel and the Philistines arrayed in formation against each other 1 Samuel 1722 Then 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 doing 1 Samuel 1723 And as he was speaking with them suddenly the champion named Goliath the Philistine from Gath came forward from the ranks of the Philistines and shouted his usual words which David also heard 1 Samuel 1724 When all the men of Israel saw Goliath they fled from him in great fear 1 Samuel 1725 Now the men of Israel had been saying “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel To the man who kills him the king will give great riches And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel” 1 Samuel 1726 David asked the men who were standing with him “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God” 1 Samuel 1727 The people told him about the offer saying “That is what will be done for the man who kills him” 1 Samuel 1728 Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men his anger burned against David “Why have you come down here” he asked “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle” 1 Samuel 1729 “What have I done now” said David “Was it not just a question” 1 Samuel 1730 Then he turned from him toward another and asked about the offer and those people answered him just as the first ones had answered 1 Samuel 1731 Now David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul who sent for him 1 Samuel 1732 And David said to Saul “Let no man’s heart fail on account of this Philistine Your servant will go and fight him” 1 Samuel 1733 But Saul replied “You cannot go out against this Philistine to fight him You are just a boy and he has been a warrior from his youth” 1 Samuel 1734 David replied “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock 1 Samuel 1735 I went after it struck it down and delivered the lamb from its mouth If it reared up against me I would grab it by its fur strike it down and kill it 1 Samuel 1736 Your servant has killed lions and bears this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them for he has defied the armies of the living God” 1 Samuel 1737 David added “The LORD who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine” “Go” said Saul “and may the LORD be with you” 1 Samuel 1738 Then Saul clothed David in his own tunic put a bronze helmet on his head and dressed him in armor 1 Samuel 1739 David strapped his sword over the tunic and tried to walk but he was not accustomed to them “I cannot walk in these” David said to Saul “I am not accustomed to them” So David took them off 1 Samuel 1740 And David took his staff in his hand selected five smooth stones from the brook and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag And with his sling in hand he approached the Philistine 1 Samuel 1741 Now the Philistine came closer and closer to David with his shieldbearer before him 1 Samuel 1742 When the Philistine looked and saw David he despised him because he was just a boy ruddy and handsome 1 Samuel 1743 “Am I a dog” he said to David “that you come at me with sticks” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods 1 Samuel 1744 “Come here” he called to David “and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field” 1 Samuel 1745 But David said to the Philistine “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts the God of the armies of Israel whom you have defied 1 Samuel 1746 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand This day I will strike you down cut off your head and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel 1 Samuel 1747 And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves for the battle is the LORD’s and He will give all of you into our hands” 1 Samuel 1748 As the Philistine started forward to attack him David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him 1 Samuel 1749 Then David reached into his bag took out a stone and slung it striking the Philistine on the forehead The stone sank into his forehead and he fell facedown on the ground 1 Samuel 1750 Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him 1 Samuel 1751 David ran and stood over him He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him and he cut off his head with the sword When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead they turned and ran 1 Samuel 1752 Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron 1 Samuel 1753 When the Israelites returned from their pursuit of the Philistines they plundered their camps 1 Samuel 1754 David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem and he put Goliath’s weapons in his own tent 1 Samuel 1755 As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine he said to Abner the commander of the army “Abner whose son is this young man” “As surely as you live O king” Abner replied “I do not know” 1 Samuel 1756 “Find out whose son this young man is” said the king 1 Samuel 1757 So when David returned from killing the Philistine still holding his head in his hand Abner took him and brought him before Saul 1 Samuel 1758 “Whose son are you young man” asked Saul “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem” David replied 1 Samuel 181 After David had finished speaking with Saul the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together and Jonathan loved him as himself 1 Samuel 182 And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house 1 Samuel 183 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself 1 Samuel 184 And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David along with his tunic his sword his bow and his belt 1 Samuel 185 So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do and Saul set him over the men of war And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people and of Saul’s officers as well 1 Samuel 186 As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing with joyful songs and with tambourines and other instruments 1 Samuel 187 And as the women danced they sang out “Saul has slain his thousands and David his tens of thousands” 1 Samuel 188 And Saul was furious and resented this song “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David” he said “but only thousands to me What more can he have but the kingdom” 1 Samuel 189 And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David 1 Samuel 1810 The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual Now Saul was holding a spear 1 Samuel 1811 and he hurled it thinking “I will pin David to the wall” But David eluded him twice 1 Samuel 1812 So Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul 1 Samuel 1813 Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men David led the troops out to battle and back 1 Samuel 1814 and he continued to prosper in all his ways because the LORD was with him 1 Samuel 1815 When Saul saw that David was very successful he was afraid of him 1 Samuel 1816 But all Israel and Judah loved David because he was leading them out to battle and back 1 Samuel 1817 Then Saul said to David “Here is my older daughter Merab I will give her to you in marriage Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles” But Saul was thinking “I need not raise my hand against him let the hand of the Philistines be against him” 1 Samuel 1818 And David said to Saul “Who am I and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel that I should become the soninlaw of the king” 1 Samuel 1819 So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah 1 Samuel 1820 Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David and when this was reported to Saul it pleased him 1 Samuel 1821 “I will give her to David” Saul thought “so that she may be a snare to him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him” So Saul said to David “For a second time now you can be my soninlaw” 1 Samuel 1822 Then Saul ordered his servants “Speak to David privately and tell him ‘Behold the king is pleased with you and all his servants love you Now therefore become his soninlaw’” 1 Samuel 1823 But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David he replied “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the soninlaw of the king I am a poor man and lightly esteemed” 1 Samuel 1824 And the servants told Saul what David had said 1 Samuel 1825 Saul replied “Say to David ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines 1 Samuel 1826 When the servants reported these terms to David he was pleased to become the king’s soninlaw Before the wedding day arrived 1 Samuel 1827 David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s soninlaw Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage 1 Samuel 1828 When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David 1 Samuel 1829 he grew even more afraid of David So from then on Saul was David’s enemy 1 Samuel 1830 Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers so that his name was highly esteemed 1 Samuel 191 Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David But Jonathan delighted greatly in David 1 Samuel 192 so he warned David saying “My father Saul intends to kill you Be on your guard in the morning find a secret place and hide there 1 Samuel 193 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are so I can ask about you And if I find out anything I will tell you” 1 Samuel 194 Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him “The king should not sin against his servant David he has not sinned against you In fact his actions have been highly beneficial to you 1 Samuel 195 He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel You saw it and rejoiced so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason” 1 Samuel 196 Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore an oath “As surely as the LORD lives David will not be put to death” 1 Samuel 197 So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these things Then Jonathan brought David to Saul and David was with Saul as before 1 Samuel 198 When war broke out again David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him 1 Samuel 199 But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him While David was playing the harp 1 Samuel 1910 Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear But David eluded him and the spear struck the wall And David fled and escaped that night 1 Samuel 1911 Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning But David’s wife Michal warned him “If you do not run for your life tonight tomorrow you will be dead” 1 Samuel 1912 So Michal lowered David from the window and he ran away and escaped 1 Samuel 1913 Then Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed placed some goat hair on its head and covered it with a garment 1 Samuel 1914 When Saul sent the messengers to seize David Michal said “He is ill” 1 Samuel 1915 But Saul sent the messengers back to see David and told them “Bring him up to me in his bed so I can kill him” 1 Samuel 1916 And when the messengers entered there was the idol in the bed with the goat hair on its head 1 Samuel 1917 And Saul said to Michal “Why did you deceive me like this You sent my enemy away and he has escaped” Michal replied “He said to me ‘Help me get away or I will kill you’” 1 Samuel 1918 So David ran away and escaped And he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there 1 Samuel 1919 When Saul was told that David was at Naioth in Ramah 1 Samuel 1920 he sent messengers to seize him But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying with Samuel leading them the Spirit of God came upon them and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy 1 Samuel 1921 When this was reported to Saul he sent more messengers but they began to prophesy as well So Saul tried again and sent messengers a third time and even they began to prophesy 1 Samuel 1922 Finally Saul himself left for Ramah and came to the large cistern at Secu where he asked “Where are Samuel and David” “At Naioth in Ramah” he was told 1 Samuel 1923 So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah But the Spirit of God came upon even Saul and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah 1 Samuel 1924 Then Saul stripped off his robes and also prophesied before Samuel And he collapsed and lay naked all that day and night That is why it is said “Is Saul also among the prophets” 1 Samuel 201 Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah He came to Jonathan and asked “What have I done What is my iniquity How have I sinned against your father that he wants to take my life” 1 Samuel 202 “Far from it” Jonathan replied “You will not die Indeed my father does nothing great or small without telling me So why would he hide this matter from me This cannot be true” 1 Samuel 203 But David again vowed “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes and he has said ‘Jonathan must not know of this or he will be grieved’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live there is but a step between me and death” 1 Samuel 204 Then Jonathan said to David “Whatever you desire I will do for you” 1 Samuel 205 So David told him “Look tomorrow is the New Moon and I am supposed to dine with the king Instead let me go and hide in the field until the third evening from now 1 Samuel 206 If your father misses me at all tell him ‘David urgently requested my permission to hurry to Bethlehem his hometown because there is an annual sacrifice for his whole clan’ 1 Samuel 207 If he says ‘Good’ then your servant is safe but if he is enraged you will know he has evil intentions 1 Samuel 208 Therefore show kindness to your servant for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD If there is iniquity in me then kill me yourself why should you bring me to your father” 1 Samuel 209 “Never” Jonathan replied “If I ever found out that my father had evil intentions against you would I not tell you” 1 Samuel 2010 Then David asked Jonathan “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly” 1 Samuel 2011 “Come” he replied “let us go out to the field” So the two of them went out into the field 1 Samuel 2012 and Jonathan said “By the LORD the God of Israel I will sound out my father by this time tomorrow or the next day If he is favorable toward you will I not send for you and tell you 1 Samuel 2013 But if my father intends to bring evil on you then may the LORD punish me and ever so severely if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety May the LORD be with you just as He has been with my father 1 Samuel 2014 And as long as I live treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion that I may not die 1 Samuel 2015 and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth” 1 Samuel 2016 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David saying “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable” 1 Samuel 2017 And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself 1 Samuel 2018 Then Jonathan said to David “Tomorrow is the New Moon and you will be missed because your seat will be empty 1 Samuel 2019 When you have stayed three days hurry down to the place you hid on the day this trouble began and remain beside the stone Ezel 1 Samuel 2020 I will shoot three arrows to the side of it as if I were aiming at a target 1 Samuel 2021 Then I will send a boy and say ‘Go find the arrows’ Now if I expressly say to him ‘Look the arrows are on this side of you bring them’ then come because as surely as the LORD lives it is safe for you and there is no danger 1 Samuel 2022 But if I say to the young man ‘Look the arrows are beyond you’ then you must go for the LORD has sent you away 1 Samuel 2023 And as for the matter you and I have discussed the LORD is a witness between you and me forever” 1 Samuel 2024 So David hid in the field and when the New Moon had come the king sat down to eat 1 Samuel 2025 He sat in his usual place by the wall opposite Jonathan and beside Abner but David’s place was empty 1 Samuel 2026 Saul said nothing that day because he thought “Something has happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean” 1 Samuel 2027 But on the day after the New Moon the second day David’s place was still empty and Saul asked his son Jonathan “Why hasn’t the son of Jesse come to the meal either yesterday or today” 1 Samuel 2028 Jonathan answered “David urgently requested my permission to go to Bethlehem 1 Samuel 2029 saying ‘Please let me go because our clan is holding a sacrifice in the city and my brother has told me to be there So now if I have found favor in your eyes please let me go and see my brothers’ That is why he has not come to the king’s table” 1 Samuel 2030 Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan and he said to him “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you 1 Samuel 2031 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth neither you nor your kingdom shall be established Now send for him and bring him to me for he must surely die” 1 Samuel 2032 “Why must he be put to death” Jonathan replied “What has he done” 1 Samuel 2033 Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David 1 Samuel 2034 Jonathan got up from the table in fierce anger and did not eat any food that second day of the month for he was grieved by his father’s shameful treatment of David 1 Samuel 2035 In the morning Jonathan went out to the field for the appointment with David and a small boy was with him 1 Samuel 2036 He said to the boy “Run and find the arrows I shoot” And as the boy ran Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him 1 Samuel 2037 When the boy reached the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen Jonathan called to him “Isn’t the arrow beyond you” 1 Samuel 2038 Then Jonathan cried out “Hurry Make haste Do not delay” So the boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master 1 Samuel 2039 But the boy did not know anything only Jonathan and David knew the arrangement 1 Samuel 2040 Then Jonathan gave his equipment to the boy and said “Go take it back to the city” 1 Samuel 2041 When the young man had gone David got up from the south side of the stone fell facedown and bowed three times Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more 1 Samuel 2042 And Jonathan said to David “Go in peace for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD saying ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me and between your descendants and mine forever’” Then David got up and departed and Jonathan went back into the city 1 Samuel 211 Then David came to Nob to Ahimelech the priest And when Ahimelech met David he trembled and asked him “Why are you alone Why is no one with you” 1 Samuel 212 “The king has given me a mission” David replied “He told me no one is to know about the mission on which I am sending you And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place 1 Samuel 213 Now then what do you have on hand Give me five loaves of bread or whatever can be found” 1 Samuel 214 “There is no common bread on hand” the priest replied “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women” 1 Samuel 215 David answered “Women have indeed been kept from us as is usual when I set out And the bodies of the young men are holy even on common missions How much more so today” 1 Samuel 216 So the priest gave him the consecrated bread since there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence which had been removed from before the LORD and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away 1 Samuel 217 Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day detained before the LORD And his name was Doeg the Edomite the chief shepherd for Saul 1 Samuel 218 Then David asked Ahimelech “Is there not a spear or sword on hand here For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me because the king’s mission was urgent” 1 Samuel 219 The priest replied “The sword of Goliath the Philistine whom you killed in the Valley of Elah is here it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod If you want you may take it For there is no other but this one here” And David said “There is none like it give it to me” 1 Samuel 2110 That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath 1 Samuel 2111 But the servants of Achish said to him “Is this not David the king of the land Did they not sing about him in their dances saying ‘Saul has slain his thousands and David his tens of thousands’” 1 Samuel 2112 Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath 1 Samuel 2113 So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard 1 Samuel 2114 Then Achish said to his servants “Look you can see that the man is insane Why have you brought him to me 1 Samuel 2115 Am I in need of madmen that you have brought this man to rave in my presence Must this man come into my house” 1 Samuel 221 So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it they went down to him there 1 Samuel 222 And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him and he became their leader About four hundred men were with him 1 Samuel 223 From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab where he said to the king of Moab “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I learn what God will do for me” 1 Samuel 224 So he left them in the care of the king of Moab and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold 1 Samuel 225 Then the prophet Gad said to David “Do not stay in the stronghold Depart and go into the land of Judah” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth 1 Samuel 226 Soon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered At that time Saul was sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah with his spear in hand and all his servants standing around him 1 Samuel 227 Then Saul said to his servants “Listen men of Benjamin Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds 1 Samuel 228 Is that why all of you have conspired against me Not one of you told me that my own son had made a covenant with the son of Jesse Not one of you has shown concern for me or revealed to me that my son has stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me as is the case today” 1 Samuel 229 But Doeg the Edomite who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants answered “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob 1 Samuel 2210 Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine” 1 Samuel 2211 Then the king sent messengers to summon Ahimelech the priest the son of Ahitub and his father’s whole family who were priests at Nob And all of them came to the king 1 Samuel 2212 “Listen now son of Ahitub” said Saul “Here I am my lord” he replied 1 Samuel 2213 And Saul asked him “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him so that he could rise up against me to lie in wait as he is doing today” 1 Samuel 2214 Ahimelech answered the king “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David the king’s soninlaw the captain of your bodyguard and honored in your house 1 Samuel 2215 Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him Far be it from me Let not the king accuse your servant or any of my father’s household for your servant knew nothing of this whole affair—not in part or in whole” 1 Samuel 2216 But the king replied “You will surely die Ahimelech you and all your father’s house” 1 Samuel 2217 Then the king ordered the guards at his side “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD because they too sided with David For they knew he was fleeing but they did not tell me” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD 1 Samuel 2218 So the king ordered Doeg “You turn and strike down the priests” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself On that day he killed eightyfive men who wore the linen ephod 1 Samuel 2219 He also put to the sword Nob the city of the priests with its men and women children and infants oxen donkeys and sheep 1 Samuel 2220 But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped His name was Abiathar and he fled to David 1 Samuel 2221 And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD 1 Samuel 2222 Then David said to Abiathar “I knew that Doeg the Edomite was there that day and that he was sure to tell Saul I myself am responsible for the lives of everyone in your father’s house 1 Samuel 2223 Stay with me do not be afraid for he who seeks your life is seeking mine as well You will be safe with me” 1 Samuel 231 Now it was reported to David “Look the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and looting the threshing floors” 1 Samuel 232 So David inquired of the LORD “Should I go and attack these Philistines” And the LORD said to David “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah” 1 Samuel 233 But David’s men said to him “Look we are afraid here in Judah how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines” 1 Samuel 234 Once again David inquired of the LORD and the LORD answered him “Go at once to Keilah for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand” 1 Samuel 235 Then David and his men went to Keilah fought against the Philistines and carried off their livestock striking them with a mighty blow So David saved the people of Keilah 1 Samuel 236 Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah 1 Samuel 237 When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah he said “God has delivered him into my hand for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars” 1 Samuel 238 Then Saul summoned all his troops to go to war at Keilah and besiege David and his men 1 Samuel 239 When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him he said to Abiathar the priest “Bring the ephod” 1 Samuel 2310 And David said “O LORD God of Israel Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account 1 Samuel 2311 Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand Will Saul come down as Your servant has heard O LORD God of Israel please tell Your servant” “He will” said the LORD 1 Samuel 2312 So David asked “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul” “They will” said the LORD 1 Samuel 2313 Then David and his men about six hundred strong set out and departed from Keilah moving from place to place When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah he declined to go forth 1 Samuel 2314 And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph Day after day Saul searched for him but God would not deliver David into his hand 1 Samuel 2315 While David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph he saw that Saul had come out to take his life 1 Samuel 2316 And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God 1 Samuel 2317 saying “Do not be afraid for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you And you will be king over Israel and I will be your secondincommand Even my father Saul knows this is true” 1 Samuel 2318 So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD And David remained in Horesh while Jonathan went home 1 Samuel 2319 Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon 1 Samuel 2320 Now O king come down whenever your soul desires and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand” 1 Samuel 2321 “May you be blessed by the LORD” replied Saul “for you have had compassion on me 1 Samuel 2322 Please go and prepare further Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there for I am told that he is extremely cunning 1 Samuel 2323 Observe and find out all the places where he hides Then come back to me with certainty and I will go with you If he is in the land I will search him out among all the clans of Judah” 1 Samuel 2324 So they set out and went to Ziph ahead of Saul Now David and his men were in the Wilderness of Maon in the Arabah south of Jeshimon 1 Samuel 2325 and Saul and his men went to seek him When David was told about it he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon And when Saul heard of this he pursued David there 1 Samuel 2326 Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain and David and his men along the other side Even though David was hurrying to get away Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them 1 Samuel 2327 Then a messenger came to Saul saying “Come quickly for the Philistines have raided the land” 1 Samuel 2328 So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines That is why that place is called Selahammahlekoth 1 Samuel 2329 And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of Engedi 1 Samuel 241 After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines he was told “David is in the wilderness of Engedi” 1 Samuel 242 So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats 1 Samuel 243 Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road where there was a cave and he went in to relieve himself And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave 1 Samuel 244 So David’s men said to him “This is the day about which the LORD said to you ‘Behold I will deliver your enemy into your hand that you may do with him as you wish’” Then David crept up and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul’s robe 1 Samuel 245 Afterward David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe 1 Samuel 246 So he said to his men “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master the LORD’s anointed May I never lift my hand against him since he is the LORD’s anointed” 1 Samuel 247 With these words David restrained his men and he did not let them rise up against Saul Then Saul left the cave and went on his way 1 Samuel 248 After that David got up went out of the cave and called out to Saul “My lord the king” When Saul looked behind him David bowed facedown in reverence 1 Samuel 249 and said to Saul “Why do you listen to the words of men who say ‘Look David intends to harm you’ 1 Samuel 2410 Behold this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave I was told to kill you but I spared you and said ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord since he is the LORD’s anointed’ 1 Samuel 2411 See my father look at the corner of your robe in my hand For I cut it off but I did not kill you Know and see that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands I have not sinned against you even though you are hunting me down to take my life 1 Samuel 2412 May the LORD judge between you and me and may the LORD take vengeance on you but my hand will never be against you 1 Samuel 2413 As the old proverb says ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked’ But my hand will never be against you 1 Samuel 2414 Against whom has the king of Israel come out Whom are you pursuing A dead dog A flea 1 Samuel 2415 May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand” 1 Samuel 2416 When David had finished saying these things Saul called back “Is that your voice David my son” Then Saul wept aloud 1 Samuel 2417 and said to David “You are more righteous than I for you have rewarded me with good though I have rewarded you with evil 1 Samuel 2418 And you have declared this day how you have treated me well for when the LORD delivered me into your hand you did not kill me 1 Samuel 2419 When a man finds his enemy does he let him go away unharmed May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day 1 Samuel 2420 Now I know for sure that you will be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands 1 Samuel 2421 So now swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s house” 1 Samuel 2422 So David gave his oath to Saul Then Saul returned home but David and his men went up to the stronghold 1 Samuel 251 When Samuel died all Israel gathered to mourn for him and they buried him at his home in Ramah Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran 1 Samuel 252 Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel He was a very wealthy man with a thousand goats and three thousand sheep which he was shearing in Carmel 1 Samuel 253 His name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail She was an intelligent and beautiful woman but her husband a Calebite was harsh and evil in his dealings 1 Samuel 254 While David was in the wilderness he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep 1 Samuel 255 So David sent ten young men and instructed them “Go up to Nabal at Carmel Greet him in my name 1 Samuel 256 and say to him ‘Long life to you and peace to you and to your house and to all that belongs to you 1 Samuel 257 Now I hear that it is time for shearing When your shepherds were with us we did not harass them and nothing of theirs was missing the whole time they were in Carmel 1 Samuel 258 Ask your young men and they will tell you So let my young men find favor with you for we have come on the day of a feast Please give whatever you can spare to your servants and to your son David’” 1 Samuel 259 When David’s young men arrived they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David Then they waited 1 Samuel 2510 But Nabal asked them “Who is David Who is this son of Jesse Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters 1 Samuel 2511 Why should I take my bread and water and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to these men whose origin I do not know” 1 Samuel 2512 So David’s men turned around and went back and they relayed to him all these words 1 Samuel 2513 And David said to his men “Strap on your swords” So David and all his men strapped on their swords and about four hundred men followed David while two hundred stayed with the supplies 1 Samuel 2514 Meanwhile one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail “Look David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master but he screamed at them 1 Samuel 2515 Yet these men were very good to us When we were in the field we were not harassed and nothing of ours went missing the whole time we lived among them 1 Samuel 2516 They were a wall around us both day and night the whole time we were herding our sheep near them 1 Samuel 2517 Now consider carefully what you must do because disaster looms over our master and all his household For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him” 1 Samuel 2518 Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread two skins of wine five butchered sheep five seahs of roasted grain a hundred clusters of raisins and two hundred cakes of figs She loaded them on donkeys 1 Samuel 2519 and said to her young men “Go ahead of me I will be right behind you” But she did not tell her husband Nabal 1 Samuel 2520 As Abigail came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine she saw David and his men coming down toward her and she met them 1 Samuel 2521 Now David had just said “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing yet he has paid me back evil for good 1 Samuel 2522 May God punish David and ever so severely if I let one male belonging to Nabal survive until morning” 1 Samuel 2523 When Abigail saw David she quickly got off the donkey fell facedown and bowed before him 1 Samuel 2524 She fell at his feet and said “My lord may the blame be on me alone but please let your servant speak to you hear the words of your servant 1 Samuel 2525 My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal for he lives up to his name His name means Fool and folly accompanies him I your servant did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent 1 Samuel 2526 Now my lord as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live since the LORD has held you back from bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand may your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal 1 Samuel 2527 Now let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you 1 Samuel 2528 Please forgive your servant’s offense for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord because he fights the LORD’s battles May no evil be found in you as long as you live 1 Samuel 2529 And should someone pursue you and seek your life then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling 1 Samuel 2530 When the LORD has done for my lord all the good He promised and when He has appointed you ruler over Israel 1 Samuel 2531 then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord may you remember your servant” 1 Samuel 2532 Then David said to Abigail “Blessed be the LORD the God of Israel who sent you to meet me this day 1 Samuel 2533 Blessed is your discernment and blessed are you because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand 1 Samuel 2534 Otherwise as surely as the LORD the God of Israel lives who has restrained me from harming you if you had not come quickly to meet me then surely no male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning light” 1 Samuel 2535 Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him and he said to her “Go home in peace See I have heeded your voice and granted your request” 1 Samuel 2536 When Abigail returned to Nabal there he was in the house holding a feast fit for a king in high spirits and very drunk So she told him nothing until morning light 1 Samuel 2537 In the morning when Nabal was sober his wife told him about these events and his heart failed within him and he became like a stone 1 Samuel 2538 About ten days later the LORD struck Nabal dead 1 Samuel 2539 On hearing that Nabal was dead David said “Blessed be the LORD who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head” Then David sent word to Abigail asking her to become his wife 1 Samuel 2540 When his servants came to Abigail at Carmel they said “David has sent us to take you as his wife” 1 Samuel 2541 She arose bowed facedown and said “Here is your servant ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants” 1 Samuel 2542 So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey and attended by five of her maidens she followed David’s messengers and became his wife 1 Samuel 2543 David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel So she and Abigail were both his wives 1 Samuel 2544 But Saul had given his daughter Michal David’s wife to Palti son of Laish who was from Gallim 1 Samuel 261 Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon” 1 Samuel 262 So Saul accompanied by three thousand chosen men of Israel went down to the Wilderness of Ziph to search for David there 1 Samuel 263 Saul camped beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon but David was living in the wilderness When he realized that Saul had followed him there 1 Samuel 264 David sent out spies to verify that Saul had arrived 1 Samuel 265 Then David set out and went to the place where Saul had camped He saw the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner the general of his army had lain down Saul was lying inside the inner circle of the camp with the troops camped around him 1 Samuel 266 And David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah Joab’s brother “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp” “I will go with you” answered Abishai 1 Samuel 267 That night David and Abishai came to the troops and Saul was lying there asleep in the inner circle of the camp with his spear stuck in the ground by his head And Abner and the troops were lying around him 1 Samuel 268 Abishai said to David “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand Now therefore please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke I will not need to strike him twice” 1 Samuel 269 But David said to Abishai “Do not destroy him for who can extend a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless” 1 Samuel 2610 David added “As surely as the LORD lives the LORD Himself will strike him down either his day will come and he will die or he will go into battle and perish 1 Samuel 2611 But the LORD forbid that I should extend my hand against the LORD’s anointed Instead take the spear and water jug by his head and let us go” 1 Samuel 2612 So David took the spear and water jug by Saul’s head and they departed No one saw them or knew about it nor did anyone wake up they all remained asleep because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them 1 Samuel 2613 Then David crossed to the other side and stood atop the mountain at a distance there was a wide gulf between them 1 Samuel 2614 And David shouted to the troops and to Abner son of Ner “Will you not answer me Abner” “Who are you who calls to the king” Abner replied 1 Samuel 2615 So David said to Abner “You are a man aren’t you And who in Israel is your equal Why then did you not protect your lord the king when one of the people came to destroy him 1 Samuel 2616 This thing you have done is not good As surely as the LORD lives all of you deserve to die since you did not protect your lord the LORD’s anointed Now look around Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were by his head” 1 Samuel 2617 Then Saul recognized David’s voice and asked “Is that your voice David my son” “It is my voice my lord and king” David said 1 Samuel 2618 And he continued “Why is my lord pursuing his servant What have I done What evil is in my hand 1 Samuel 2619 Now please may my lord the king hear the words of his servant If the LORD has stirred you up against me then may He accept an offering But if men have done it may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD saying ‘Go serve other gods’ 1 Samuel 2620 So do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD For the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains” 1 Samuel 2621 Then Saul replied “I have sinned Come back David my son I will never harm you again because today you considered my life precious I have played the fool and have committed a grave error” 1 Samuel 2622 “Here is the king’s spear” David answered “Let one of the young men come over and get it 1 Samuel 2623 May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness For the LORD delivered you into my hand today but I would not extend my hand against the LORD’s anointed 1 Samuel 2624 As surely as I valued your life today so may the LORD value my life and rescue me from all trouble” 1 Samuel 2625 Saul said to him “May you be blessed David my son You will accomplish great things and will surely prevail” So David went on his way and Saul returned home 1 Samuel 271 David however said to himself “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel and I will slip out of his hand” 1 Samuel 272 So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch the king of Gath 1 Samuel 273 David and his men settled in Gath with Achish Each man had his family with him and David had his two wives Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel the widow of Nabal 1 Samuel 274 And when Saul learned that David had fled to Gath he no longer searched for him 1 Samuel 275 Then David said to Achish “If I have found favor in your eyes let me be assigned a place in one of the outlying towns so I can live there For why should your servant live in the royal city with you” 1 Samuel 276 That day Achish gave him Ziklag and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah 1 Samuel 277 And the time that David lived in Philistine territory amounted to a year and four months 1 Samuel 278 Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites the Girzites and the Amalekites From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt 1 Samuel 279 Whenever David attacked a territory he did not leave a man or woman alive but he took the flocks and herds the donkeys camels and clothing Then he would return to Achish 1 Samuel 2710 who would ask him “What have you raided today” And David would reply “The Negev of Judah” or “The Negev of Jerahmeel” or “The Negev of the Kenites” 1 Samuel 2711 David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath for he said “Otherwise they will report us saying ‘This is what David did’” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory 1 Samuel 2712 So Achish trusted David thinking “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel he will be my servant forever” 1 Samuel 281 Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for warfare against Israel So Achish said to David “You must understand that you and your men are to go out to battle with me” 1 Samuel 282 David replied “Then you will come to know what your servant can do” “Very well” said Achish “I will make you my bodyguard for life” 1 Samuel 283 Now by this time Samuel had died and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah his own city And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land 1 Samuel 284 The Philistines gathered together and camped at Shunem while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa 1 Samuel 285 When Saul saw the Philistine army he was afraid and trembled violently 1 Samuel 286 He inquired of the LORD but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets 1 Samuel 287 Then Saul said to his servants “Find me a woman who is a medium so I can go and consult her” “There is a medium at Endor” his servants replied 1 Samuel 288 So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes and he set out with two of his men They came to the woman at night and Saul said “Consult a spirit for me Bring up for me the one I name” 1 Samuel 289 But the woman replied “Surely you know what Saul has done how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land Why have you set a trap to get me killed” 1 Samuel 2810 Then Saul swore to her by the LORD “As surely as the LORD lives no punishment shall come upon you for this” 1 Samuel 2811 “Whom shall I bring up for you” the woman asked “Bring up Samuel” he replied 1 Samuel 2812 But when the woman saw Samuel she cried out in a loud voice and said to Saul “Why have you deceived me You are Saul” 1 Samuel 2813 “Do not be afraid” the king replied “What do you see” “I see a god coming up out of the earth” the woman answered 1 Samuel 2814 “What does he look like” asked Saul “An old man is coming up” she replied “And he is wearing a robe” So Saul knew that it was Samuel and he bowed facedown in reverence 1 Samuel 2815 Then Samuel said to Saul “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up” “I am deeply distressed” replied Saul “The Philistines are fighting against me and God has turned away from me He no longer answers me either by prophets or by dreams So I have called on you to tell me what to do” 1 Samuel 2816 “Why do you consult me” asked Samuel “since the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy 1 Samuel 2817 He has done exactly what He spoke through me The LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor David 1 Samuel 2818 Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek the LORD has done this to you today 1 Samuel 2819 Moreover the LORD will deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me And the LORD will deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines” 1 Samuel 2820 Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground terrified by the words of Samuel And his strength was gone because he had not eaten anything all that day and night 1 Samuel 2821 When the woman came to Saul and saw how distraught he was she said to him “Look your maidservant has obeyed your voice I took my life in my hands and did as you told me 1 Samuel 2822 Now please listen to your servant and let me set a morsel of bread before you so you may eat and have the strength to go on your way” 1 Samuel 2823 Saul refused saying “I will not eat” But his servants joined the woman in urging him and he heeded their voice He got up from the ground and sat on the bed 1 Samuel 2824 The woman had a fattened calf at her house and she quickly slaughtered it She also took flour kneaded it and baked unleavened bread 1 Samuel 2825 She served it to Saul and his servants and they ate And that night they got up and left 1 Samuel 291 Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel 1 Samuel 292 As the Philistine leaders marched out with their units of hundreds and thousands David and his men marched behind them with Achish 1 Samuel 293 Then the commanders of the Philistines asked “What about these Hebrews” Achish replied “Is this not David the servant of King Saul of Israel He has been with me all these days even years and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him” 1 Samuel 294 But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men 1 Samuel 295 Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances ‘Saul has slain his thousands and David his tens of thousands’” 1 Samuel 296 So Achish summoned David and told him “As surely as the LORD lives you have been upright and it seems right in my sight that you should march in and out with me in the army because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day But you are not good in the sight of the leaders 1 Samuel 297 Therefore turn back now and go in peace so that you will not do anything to displease the leaders of the Philistines” 1 Samuel 298 “But what have I done” David replied “What have you found against your servant from the day I came to you until today to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king” 1 Samuel 299 Achish replied “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God But the commanders of the Philistines have said ‘He must not go into battle with us’ 1 Samuel 2910 Now then get up early in the morning along with your master’s servants who came with you and go as soon as it is light” 1 Samuel 2911 So David and his men got up early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines And the Philistines went up to Jezreel 1 Samuel 301 On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag and the Amalekites had raided the Negev attacked Ziklag and burned it down 1 Samuel 302 They had taken captive the women and all who were there both young and old They had not killed anyone but had carried them off as they went on their way 1 Samuel 303 When David and his men came to the city they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive 1 Samuel 304 So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep 1 Samuel 305 David’s two wives Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel had been taken captive 1 Samuel 306 And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters But David found strength in the LORD his God 1 Samuel 307 Then David said to Abiathar the priest the son of Ahimelech “Bring me the ephod” So Abiathar brought it to him 1 Samuel 308 and David inquired of the LORD “Should I pursue these raiders Will I overtake them” “Pursue them” the LORD replied “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives” 1 Samuel 309 So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor where some stayed behind 1 Samuel 3010 because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit 1 Samuel 3011 Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David They gave the man water to drink and food to eat— 1 Samuel 3012 a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins So he ate and was revived for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights 1 Samuel 3013 Then David asked him “To whom do you belong and where are you from” “I am an Egyptian” he replied “the slave of an Amalekite My master abandoned me three days ago when I fell ill 1 Samuel 3014 We raided the Negev of the Cherethites the territory of Judah and the Negev of Caleb and we burned down Ziklag” 1 Samuel 3015 “Will you lead me to these raiders” David asked And the man replied “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master and I will lead you to them” 1 Samuel 3016 So he led David down and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land eating drinking and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah 1 Samuel 3017 And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day Not a man escaped except four hundred young men who fled riding off on camels 1 Samuel 3018 So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken including his two wives 1 Samuel 3019 Nothing was missing young or old son or daughter or any of the plunder the Amalekites had taken David brought everything back 1 Samuel 3020 And he took all the flocks and herds which his men drove ahead of the other livestock calling out “This is David’s plunder” 1 Samuel 3021 When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Brook of Besor they came out to meet him and the troops with him As David approached the men he greeted them 1 Samuel 3022 but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said “Because they did not go with us we will not share with them the plunder we recovered except for each man’s wife and children They may take them and go” 1 Samuel 3023 But David said “My brothers you must not do this with what the LORD has given us He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiders who came against us 1 Samuel 3024 Who will listen to your proposal The share of the one who went to battle will match the share of the one who stayed with the supplies They will share alike” 1 Samuel 3025 And so it has been from that day forward David established this statute and ordinance for Israel to this very day 1 Samuel 3026 When David arrived in Ziklag he sent some of the plunder to his friends the elders of Judah saying “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies” 1 Samuel 3027 He sent gifts to those in Bethel Ramoth Negev and Jattir 1 Samuel 3028 to those in Aroer Siphmoth and Eshtemoa 1 Samuel 3029 to those in Racal and in the cities of the Jerahmeelites and Kenites 1 Samuel 3030 to those in Hormah Borashan and Athach 1 Samuel 3031 and to those in Hebron and in all the places where David and his men had roamed 1 Samuel 311 Now the Philistines fought against Israel and the men of Israel fled before them and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa 1 Samuel 312 The Philistines hotly pursued Saul and his sons and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan Abinadab and Malchishua 1 Samuel 313 When the battle intensified against Saul the archers overtook him and wounded him critically 1 Samuel 314 Then Saul said to his armorbearer “Draw your sword and run me through with it or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me” But his armorbearer was terrified and refused to do it So Saul took his own sword and fell on it 1 Samuel 315 When his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead he too fell on his own sword and died with him 1 Samuel 316 So Saul his three sons his armorbearer and all his men died together that same day 1 Samuel 317 When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died they abandoned their cities and ran away So the Philistines came and occupied their cities 1 Samuel 318 The next day when the Philistines came to strip the dead they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa 1 Samuel 319 They cut off Saul’s head stripped off his armor and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temples of their idols and among their people 1 Samuel 3110 They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Bethshan 1 Samuel 3111 When the people of Jabeshgilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul 1 Samuel 3112 all their men of valor set out journeyed all night and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Bethshan When they arrived at Jabesh they burned the bodies there 1 Samuel 3113 Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and they fasted seven days 2 Samuel 11 After the death of Saul David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days 2 Samuel 12 On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp When he came to David he fell to the ground to pay him homage 2 Samuel 13 “Where have you come from” David asked “I have escaped from the Israelite camp” he replied 2 Samuel 14 “What was the outcome” David asked “Please tell me” “The troops fled from the battle” he replied “Many of them fell and died And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead” 2 Samuel 15 Then David asked the young man who had brought him the report “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead” 2 Samuel 16 “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa” he replied “and there was Saul leaning on his spear with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him 2 Samuel 17 When he turned around and saw me he called out to me and I answered ‘Here I am’ 2 Samuel 18 ‘Who are you’ he asked So I told him ‘I am an Amalekite’ 2 Samuel 19 Then he begged me ‘Stand over me and kill me for agony has seized me but my life still lingers’ 2 Samuel 110 So I stood over him and killed him because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm and I have brought them here to my lord” 2 Samuel 111 Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them and all the men who were with him did the same 2 Samuel 112 They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel because they had fallen by the sword 2 Samuel 113 And David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report “Where are you from” “I am the son of a foreigner” he answered “I am an Amalekite” 2 Samuel 114 So David asked him “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed” 2 Samuel 115 Then David summoned one of the young men and said “Go execute him” So the young man struck him down and he died 2 Samuel 116 For David had said to the Amalekite “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you saying ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed’” 2 Samuel 117 Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan 2 Samuel 118 and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow It is written in the Book of Jashar 2 Samuel 119 “Your glory O Israel lies slain on your heights How the mighty have fallen 2 Samuel 120 Tell it not in Gath proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult 2 Samuel 121 O mountains of Gilboa may you have no dew or rain no fields yielding offerings of grain For there the shield of the mighty was defiled the shield of Saul no longer anointed with oil 2 Samuel 122 From the blood of the slain from the fat of the mighty the bow of Jonathan did not retreat and the sword of Saul did not return empty 2 Samuel 123 Saul and Jonathan beloved and delightful in life were not divided in death They were swifter than eagles they were stronger than lions 2 Samuel 124 O daughters of Israel weep for Saul who clothed you in scarlet and luxury who decked your garments with ornaments of gold 2 Samuel 125 How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle Jonathan lies slain on your heights 2 Samuel 126 I grieve for you Jonathan my brother You were delightful to me your love to me was extraordinary surpassing the love of women 2 Samuel 127 How the mighty have fallen and the weapons of war have perished” 2 Samuel 21 Some time later David inquired of the LORD “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah” “Go up” the LORD answered Then David asked “Where should I go” “To Hebron” replied the LORD 2 Samuel 22 So David went there with his two wives Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel 2 Samuel 23 David also took the men who were with him each with his household and they settled in the towns near Hebron 2 Samuel 24 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah And they told David “It was the men of Jabeshgilead who buried Saul” 2 Samuel 25 So David sent messengers to the men of Jabeshgilead to tell them “The LORD bless you because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him 2 Samuel 26 Now may the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness and I will also show you the same favor because you have done this 2 Samuel 27 Now then be strong and courageous for though Saul your lord is dead the house of Judah has anointed me as their king” 2 Samuel 28 Meanwhile Abner son of Ner the commander of Saul’s army took Saul’s son Ishbosheth moved him to Mahanaim 2 Samuel 29 and made him king over Gilead Asher Jezreel Ephraim and Benjamin—over all Israel 2 Samuel 210 Saul’s son Ishbosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel and he reigned for two years The house of Judah however followed David 2 Samuel 211 And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months 2 Samuel 212 One day Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ishbosheth son of Saul marched out from Mahanaim to Gibeon 2 Samuel 213 So Joab son of Zeruiah and the servants of David marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon And the two groups took up positions on opposite sides of the pool 2 Samuel 214 Then Abner said to Joab “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us” “Let them get up” Joab replied 2 Samuel 215 So they got up and were counted off—twelve for Benjamin and Ishbosheth son of Saul and twelve for David 2 Samuel 216 Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side and they all fell together So this place which is in Gibeon is called Helkathhazzurim 2 Samuel 217 The battle that day was intense and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David 2 Samuel 218 The three sons of Zeruiah were there Joab Abishai and Asahel Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle 2 Samuel 219 and he chased Abner not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit 2 Samuel 220 And Abner glanced back and said “Is that you Asahel” “It is” Asahel replied 2 Samuel 221 So Abner told him “Turn to your right or to your left seize one of the young men and take his equipment for yourself” But Asahel would not stop chasing him 2 Samuel 222 Once again Abner warned Asahel “Stop chasing me Why should I strike you to the ground How could I show my face to your brother Joab” 2 Samuel 223 But Asahel refused to turn away So Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach and it came out his back and he fell dead on the spot And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died 2 Samuel 224 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner By sunset they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon 2 Samuel 225 The Benjamites rallied to Abner formed a single unit and took their stand atop a hill 2 Samuel 226 Then Abner called out to Joab “Must the sword devour forever Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers” 2 Samuel 227 “As surely as God lives” Joab replied “if you had not spoken up the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning” 2 Samuel 228 So Joab blew the ram’s horn and all the troops stopped they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight 2 Samuel 229 And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah They crossed the Jordan marched all morning and arrived at Mahanaim 2 Samuel 230 When Joab returned from pursuing Abner he gathered all the troops In addition to Asahel nineteen of David’s servants were missing 2 Samuel 231 but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner 2 Samuel 232 And they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak 2 Samuel 31 Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted And David grew stronger and stronger while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker 2 Samuel 32 And sons were born to David in Hebron His firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel 2 Samuel 33 his second was Chileab by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel his third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur 2 Samuel 34 his fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith his fifth was Shephatiah the son of Abital 2 Samuel 35 and his sixth was Ithream by David’s wife Eglah These sons were born to David in Hebron 2 Samuel 36 During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul 2 Samuel 37 Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah the daughter of Aiah So Ishbosheth questioned Abner “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine” 2 Samuel 38 Abner was furious over Ishbosheth’s accusation “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah” he asked “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul to his brothers and to his friends I have not delivered you into the hand of David but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman 2 Samuel 39 May God punish Abner and ever so severely if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him 2 Samuel 310 to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah from Dan to Beersheba” 2 Samuel 311 And for fear of Abner Ishbosheth did not dare to say another word to him 2 Samuel 312 Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to say to David “To whom does the land belong Make your covenant with me and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you” 2 Samuel 313 “Good” replied David “I will make a covenant with you But there is one thing I require of you Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me” 2 Samuel 314 Then David sent messengers to say to Ishbosheth son of Saul “Give me back my wife Michal whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins” 2 Samuel 315 So Ishbosheth sent and took Michal from her husband Paltiel son of Laish 2 Samuel 316 Her husband followed her weeping all the way to Bahurim Then Abner said to him “Go back” So he returned home 2 Samuel 317 Now Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said “In the past you sought David as your king 2 Samuel 318 Now take action because the LORD has said to David ‘Through My servant David I will save My people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and of all their enemies’” 2 Samuel 319 Abner also spoke to the Benjamites Then he went to Hebron to tell David all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin 2 Samuel 320 When Abner and twenty of his men came to David at Hebron David held a feast for them 2 Samuel 321 Then Abner said to David “Let me go at once and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king that they may make a covenant with you and that you may rule over all that your heart desires” So David dismissed Abner and he went in peace 2 Samuel 322 Just then David’s soldiers and Joab returned from a raid bringing with them a great plunder But Abner was not with David in Hebron because David had sent him on his way in peace 2 Samuel 323 When Joab and all his troops arrived he was informed “Abner son of Ner came to see the king who sent him on his way in peace” 2 Samuel 324 So Joab went to the king and said “What have you done Look Abner came to you Why did you dismiss him Now he is getting away 2 Samuel 325 Surely you realize that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to track your movements and all that you are doing” 2 Samuel 326 As soon as Joab had left David he sent messengers after Abner who brought him back from the well of Sirah But David was unaware of it 2 Samuel 327 When Abner returned to Hebron Joab pulled him aside into the gateway as if to speak to him privately and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel 2 Samuel 328 Afterward David heard about this and said “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner 2 Samuel 329 May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food” 2 Samuel 330 Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon 2 Samuel 331 Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him “Tear your clothes put on sackcloth and mourn before Abner” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier 2 Samuel 332 When they buried Abner in Hebron the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb and all the people wept 2 Samuel 333 And the king sang this lament for Abner “Should Abner die the death of a fool 2 Samuel 334 Your hands were not bound your feet were not fettered As a man falls before the wicked so also you fell” And all the people wept over him even more 2 Samuel 335 Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day but David took an oath saying “May God punish me and ever so severely if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets” 2 Samuel 336 All the people took note and were pleased In fact everything the king did pleased them 2 Samuel 337 So on that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner 2 Samuel 338 Then the king said to his servants “Do you not realize that a great prince has fallen today in Israel 2 Samuel 339 And I am weak this day though anointed as king and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too fierce for me May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil” 2 Samuel 41 Now when Ishbosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron he lost courage and all Israel was dismayed 2 Samuel 42 Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties One was named Baanah and the other Rechab they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin 2 Samuel 43 because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day 2 Samuel 44 And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel His nurse picked him up and fled but as she was hurrying to escape he fell and became lame His name was Mephibosheth 2 Samuel 45 Now Rechab and Baanah the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite set out and arrived at the house of Ishbosheth in the heat of the day while the king was taking his midday nap 2 Samuel 46 They entered the interior of the house as if to get some wheat and they stabbed him in the stomach Then Rechab and his brother Baanah slipped away 2 Samuel 47 They had entered the house while Ishbosheth was lying on his bed and having stabbed and killed him they beheaded him took his head and traveled all night by way of the Arabah 2 Samuel 48 They brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king “Here is the head of Ishbosheth son of Saul your enemy who sought your life Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring” 2 Samuel 49 But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite “As surely as the LORD lives who has redeemed my life from all distress 2 Samuel 410 when someone told me ‘Look Saul is dead’ and thought he was a bearer of good news I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag That was his reward for his news 2 Samuel 411 How much more when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth” 2 Samuel 412 So David commanded his young men and they killed Rechab and Baanah They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron but they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron 2 Samuel 51 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said “Here we are your own flesh and blood 2 Samuel 52 Even in times past while Saul was king over us you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back And to you the LORD said ‘You will shepherd My people Israel and you will be ruler over them’” 2 Samuel 53 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD And they anointed him king over Israel 2 Samuel 54 David was thirty years old when he became king and he reigned forty years 2 Samuel 55 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months and in Jerusalem he reigned thirtythree years over all Israel and Judah 2 Samuel 56 Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land The Jebusites said to David “You will never get in here Even the blind and lame can repel you” For they thought “David cannot get in here” 2 Samuel 57 Nevertheless David captured the fortress of Zion that is the City of David 2 Samuel 58 On that day he said “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David” That is why it is said “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace” 2 Samuel 59 So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David He built it up all the way around from the supporting terraces inward 2 Samuel 510 And David became greater and greater for the LORD God of Hosts was with him 2 Samuel 511 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David along with cedar logs carpenters and stonemasons and they built a palace for David 2 Samuel 512 And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel 2 Samuel 513 After he had arrived from Hebron David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem and more sons and daughters were born to him 2 Samuel 514 These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem Shammua Shobab Nathan Solomon 2 Samuel 515 Ibhar Elishua Nepheg Japhia 2 Samuel 516 Elishama Eliada and Eliphelet 2 Samuel 517 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel they all went in search of him but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold 2 Samuel 518 Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim 2 Samuel 519 So David inquired of the LORD “Should I go up against the Philistines Will You deliver them into my hand” “Go up” replied the LORD “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand” 2 Samuel 520 So David went to Baalperazim where he defeated the Philistines and said “Like a bursting flood the LORD has burst out against my enemies before me” So he called that place Baalperazim 2 Samuel 521 There the Philistines abandoned their idols and David and his men carried them away 2 Samuel 522 Once again the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim 2 Samuel 523 So David inquired of the LORD who answered “Do not march straight up but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees 2 Samuel 524 As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees move quickly because this will mean that the LORD has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines” 2 Samuel 525 So David did as the LORD had commanded him and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer 2 Samuel 61 David again assembled the chosen men of Israel thirty thousand in all 2 Samuel 62 And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Hosts who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it 2 Samuel 63 They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab which was on the hill Uzzah and Ahio the sons of Abinadab were guiding the new cart 2 Samuel 64 bringing with it the ark of God And Ahio was walking in front of the ark 2 Samuel 65 David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments harps stringed instruments tambourines sistrums and cymbals 2 Samuel 66 When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God because the oxen had stumbled 2 Samuel 67 And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence and he died there beside the ark of God 2 Samuel 68 Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah So he named that place Perezuzzah as it is called to this day 2 Samuel 69 That day David feared the LORD and asked “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me” 2 Samuel 610 So he was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD to the City of David instead he took it aside to the house of Obededom the Gittite 2 Samuel 611 Thus the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obededom the Gittite for three months and the LORD blessed him and all his household 2 Samuel 612 Now it was reported to King David “The LORD has blessed the house of Obededom and all that belongs to him because of the ark of God” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obededom into the City of David with rejoicing 2 Samuel 613 When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf 2 Samuel 614 And David wearing a linen ephod danced with all his might before the LORD 2 Samuel 615 while he and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and the sounding of the ram’s horn 2 Samuel 616 As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD and she despised him in her heart 2 Samuel 617 So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD 2 Samuel 618 When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Hosts 2 Samuel 619 Then he distributed to every man and woman among the multitude of Israel a loaf of bread a date cake and a raisin cake And all the people departed each to his own home 2 Samuel 620 When David returned home to bless his own household Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today” she said “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects like a vulgar person would do” 2 Samuel 621 But David said to Michal “I was dancing before the LORD who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel I will celebrate before the LORD 2 Samuel 622 and I will humiliate and humble myself even more than this Yet I will be honored by the maidservants of whom you have spoken” 2 Samuel 623 And Michal the daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death 2 Samuel 71 After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him 2 Samuel 72 he said to Nathan the prophet “Here I am living in a house of cedar while the ark of God remains in a tent” 2 Samuel 73 And Nathan replied to the king “Go and do all that is in your heart for the LORD is with you” 2 Samuel 74 But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan saying 2 Samuel 75 “Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in 2 Samuel 76 For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling 2 Samuel 77 In all My journeys with all the Israelites have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israel ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar’ 2 Samuel 78 Now then you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says I took you from the pasture from following the flock to be the ruler over My people Israel 2 Samuel 79 I have been with you wherever you have gone and I have cut off all your enemies from before you Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land 2 Samuel 710 And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning 2 Samuel 711 and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel I will give you rest from all your enemies The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you 2 Samuel 712 And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers I will raise up your descendant after you who will come from your own body and I will establish his kingdom 2 Samuel 713 He will build a house for My Name and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever 2 Samuel 714 I will be his Father and he will be My son When he does wrong I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men 2 Samuel 715 But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul whom I removed from before you 2 Samuel 716 Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me and your throne will be established forever” 2 Samuel 717 So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire revelation 2 Samuel 718 Then King David went in sat before the LORD and said “Who am I O Lord GOD and what is my house that You have brought me this far 2 Samuel 719 And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes O Lord GOD You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant Is this Your custom with man O Lord GOD 2 Samuel 720 What more can David say to You For You know Your servant O Lord GOD 2 Samuel 721 For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant 2 Samuel 722 How great You are O Lord GOD For there is none like You and there is no God but You according to everything we have heard with our own ears 2 Samuel 723 And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt 2 Samuel 724 For You have established Your people Israel as Your very own forever and You O LORD have become their God 2 Samuel 725 And now O LORD God confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house Do as You have promised 2 Samuel 726 so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You 2 Samuel 727 For You O LORD of Hosts the God of Israel have revealed this to Your servant when You said ‘I will build a house for you’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You 2 Samuel 728 And now O Lord GOD You are God Your words are true and You have promised this goodness to Your servant 2 Samuel 729 Now therefore may it please You to bless the house of Your servant that it may continue forever before You For You O Lord GOD have spoken and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever” 2 Samuel 81 Some time later David defeated the Philistines subdued them and took Methegammah from the hand of the Philistines 2 Samuel 82 David also defeated the Moabites made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a cord He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death and with one length those to be spared So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute 2 Samuel 83 David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob king of Zobah who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River 2 Samuel 84 David captured from him a thousand chariots seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots 2 Samuel 85 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah David struck down twentytwo thousand of their men 2 Samuel 86 Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went 2 Samuel 87 And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem 2 Samuel 88 And from Betah and Berothai cities of Hadadezer King David took a large amount of bronze 2 Samuel 89 When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer 2 Samuel 810 he sent his son Joram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer who had been at war with Toi Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze 2 Samuel 811 and King David dedicated these to the LORD along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued— 2 Samuel 812 from Edom and Moab from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob king of Zobah 2 Samuel 813 And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt 2 Samuel 814 He placed garrisons throughout Edom and all the Edomites were subject to David So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went 2 Samuel 815 Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people 2 Samuel 816 Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder 2 Samuel 817 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests Seraiah was the scribe 2 Samuel 818 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites and David’s sons were priestly leaders 2 Samuel 91 Then David asked “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan” 2 Samuel 92 And there was a servant of the house of Saul named Ziba They summoned him to David and the king inquired “Are you Ziba” “I am your servant” he replied 2 Samuel 93 So the king asked “Is there anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I can show the kindness of God” Ziba answered “There is still Jonathan’s son who is lame in both feet” 2 Samuel 94 “Where is he” replied the king And Ziba said “Indeed he is in Lodebar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel” 2 Samuel 95 So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lodebar 2 Samuel 96 And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan the son of Saul came to David he fell facedown in reverence Then David said “Mephibosheth” “I am your servant” he replied 2 Samuel 97 “Do not be afraid” said David “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul and you will always eat at my table” 2 Samuel 98 Mephibosheth bowed down and said “What is your servant that you should show regard for a dead dog like me” 2 Samuel 99 Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house 2 Samuel 910 You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat But Mephibosheth your master’s grandson is always to eat at my table” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants 2 Samuel 911 And Ziba said to the king “Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s own sons 2 Samuel 912 And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica and all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth 2 Samuel 913 So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem because he always ate at the king’s table and he was lame in both feet 2 Samuel 101 Some time later the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun 2 Samuel 102 And David said “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash just as his father showed kindness to me” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites 2 Samuel 103 the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord “Just because David has sent you comforters do you really believe he is showing respect for your father Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city spy it out and overthrow it” 2 Samuel 104 So Hanun took David’s servants shaved off half of each man’s beard cut off their garments at the hips and sent them away 2 Samuel 105 When this was reported to David he sent messengers to meet the men since they had been thoroughly humiliated The king told them “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back and then return” 2 Samuel 106 When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Bethrehob and Zoba as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob 2 Samuel 107 On hearing this David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men 2 Samuel 108 The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country 2 Samuel 109 When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans 2 Samuel 1010 And he placed the rest of the troops under the command of his brother Abishai who arrayed them against the Ammonites 2 Samuel 1011 “If the Arameans are too strong for me” said Joab “then you will come to my rescue And if the Ammonites are too strong for you then I will come to your rescue 2 Samuel 1012 Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God May the LORD do what is good in His sight” 2 Samuel 1013 So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans who fled before him 2 Samuel 1014 When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled they too fled before Abishai and they entered the city So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem 2 Samuel 1015 When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel they regrouped 2 Samuel 1016 Hadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them 2 Samuel 1017 When this was reported to David he gathered all Israel crossed the Jordan and went to Helam Then the Arameans arrayed themselves against David and fought against him 2 Samuel 1018 But the Arameans fled before Israel and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army who died there 2 Samuel 1019 When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel they made peace with Israel and became subject to them So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore 2 Samuel 111 In the spring at the time when kings march out to war David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah but David remained in Jerusalem 2 Samuel 112 One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman 2 Samuel 113 So David sent and inquired about the woman and he was told “This is Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite” 2 Samuel 114 Then David sent messengers to get her and when she came to him he slept with her Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness Then she returned home 2 Samuel 115 And the woman conceived and sent word to David saying “I am pregnant” 2 Samuel 116 At this David sent orders to Joab “Send me Uriah the Hittite” So Joab sent him to David 2 Samuel 117 When Uriah came to him David asked how Joab and the troops were doing and how the war was going 2 Samuel 118 Then he said to Uriah “Go down to your house and wash your feet” So Uriah left the palace and a gift from the king followed him 2 Samuel 119 But Uriah slept at the door of the palace with all his master’s servants he did not go down to his house 2 Samuel 1110 And David was told “Uriah did not go home” “Haven’t you just arrived from a journey” David asked Uriah “Why didn’t you go home” 2 Samuel 1111 Uriah answered “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife As surely as you live and as your soul lives I will not do such a thing” 2 Samuel 1112 “Stay here one more day” David said to Uriah “and tomorrow I will send you back” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next 2 Samuel 1113 Then David invited Uriah to eat and drink with him and he got Uriah drunk And in the evening Uriah went out to lie down on his cot with his master’s servants but he did not go home 2 Samuel 1114 The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah 2 Samuel 1115 In the letter he wrote “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle then withdraw from him so that he may be struck down and killed” 2 Samuel 1116 So as Joab besieged the city he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew the strongest enemy soldiers were 2 Samuel 1117 And when the men of the city came out and fought against Joab some of David’s servants fell and Uriah the Hittite also died 2 Samuel 1118 Joab sent to David a full account of the battle 2 Samuel 1119 and instructed the messenger “When you have finished giving the king a full account of the battle 2 Samuel 1120 if the king’s anger flares he may ask you ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall 2 Samuel 1121 Who struck Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him from the wall so that he died in Thebez Why did you get so close to the wall’ If he asks you this then you are to say ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well’” 2 Samuel 1122 So the messenger set out and reported to David all that Joab had sent him to say 2 Samuel 1123 The messenger said to David “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the field but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate 2 Samuel 1124 Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall and some of the king’s servants were killed And your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well” 2 Samuel 1125 Then David told the messenger “Say this to Joab ‘Do not let this matter upset you for the sword devours one as well as another Strengthen your attack against the city and demolish it’ Encourage him with these words” 2 Samuel 1126 When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead she mourned for him 2 Samuel 1127 And when the time of mourning was over David had her brought to his house and she became his wife and bore him a son But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the LORD 2 Samuel 121 Then the LORD sent Nathan to David and when he arrived he said “There were two men in a certain city one rich and the other poor 2 Samuel 122 The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle 2 Samuel 123 but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought He raised it and it grew up with him and his children It shared his food and drank from his cup it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him 2 Samuel 124 Now a traveler came to the rich man who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him Instead he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest” 2 Samuel 125 David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan “As surely as the LORD lives the man who did this deserves to die 2 Samuel 126 Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity he must pay for the lamb four times over” 2 Samuel 127 Then Nathan said to David “You are that man This is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘I anointed you king over Israel and I delivered you from the hand of Saul 2 Samuel 128 I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms I gave you the house of Israel and Judah and if that was not enough I would have given you even more 2 Samuel 129 Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites 2 Samuel 1210 Now therefore the sword will never depart from your house because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own’ 2 Samuel 1211 This is what the LORD says ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another and he will lie with them in broad daylight 2 Samuel 1212 You have acted in secret but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel’” 2 Samuel 1213 Then David said to Nathan “I have sinned against the LORD” “The LORD has taken away your sin” Nathan replied “You will not die 2 Samuel 1214 Nevertheless because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD the son born to you will surely die” 2 Samuel 1215 After Nathan had gone home the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David and he became ill 2 Samuel 1216 David pleaded with God for the boy He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground 2 Samuel 1217 The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them 2 Samuel 1218 On the seventh day the child died But David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead for they said “Look while the child was alive we spoke to him and he would not listen to us So how can we tell him the child is dead He may even harm himself” 2 Samuel 1219 When David saw that his servants were whispering to one another he perceived that the child was dead So he asked his servants “Is the child dead” “He is dead” they replied 2 Samuel 1220 Then David got up from the ground washed and anointed himself changed his clothes and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped Then he went to his own house and at his request they set food before him and he ate 2 Samuel 1221 “What is this you have done” his servants asked “While the child was alive you fasted and wept but when he died you got up and ate” 2 Samuel 1222 David answered “While the child was alive I fasted and wept for I said ‘Who knows The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live’ 2 Samuel 1223 But now that he is dead why should I fast Can I bring him back again I will go to him but he will not return to me” 2 Samuel 1224 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba and he went to her and lay with her So she gave birth to a son and they named him Solomon Now the LORD loved the child 2 Samuel 1225 and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him 2 Samuel 1226 Meanwhile Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress 2 Samuel 1227 Then Joab sent messengers to David to say “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city 2 Samuel 1228 Now therefore assemble the rest of the troops lay siege to the city and capture it Otherwise I will capture the city and it will be named after me” 2 Samuel 1229 So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah and he fought against it and captured it 2 Samuel 1230 Then he took the crown from the head of their king It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones and it was placed on David’s head And David took a great amount of plunder from the city 2 Samuel 1231 David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws iron picks and axes and he made them work at the brick kilns He did the same to all the Ammonite cities Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem 2 Samuel 131 After some time David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom 2 Samuel 132 Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar for she was a virgin and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her 2 Samuel 133 Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab the son of David’s brother Shimeah Jonadab was a very shrewd man 2 Samuel 134 and he asked Amnon “Why are you the son of the king so depressed morning after morning Won’t you tell me” Amnon replied “I am in love with Tamar my brother Absalom’s sister” 2 Samuel 135 Jonadab told him “Lie down on your bed and pretend you are ill When your father comes to see you say to him ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat Let her prepare it in my sight so I may watch her and eat it from her hand’” 2 Samuel 136 So Amnon lay down and feigned illness When the king came to see him Amnon said “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight so that I may eat from her hand” 2 Samuel 137 Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him” 2 Samuel 138 So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon who was lying down She took some dough kneaded it made cakes in his sight and baked them 2 Samuel 139 Then she brought the pan and set it down before him but he refused to eat “Send everyone away” said Amnon And everyone went out 2 Samuel 1310 Then Amnon said to Tamar “Bring the food into the bedroom so that I may eat it from your hand” Tamar took the cakes she had made and went to her brother Amnon’s bedroom 2 Samuel 1311 And when she had brought them to him to eat he took hold of her and said “Come lie with me my sister” 2 Samuel 1312 “No my brother” she cried “Do not violate me for such a thing should never be done in Israel Do not do this disgraceful thing 2 Samuel 1313 Where could I ever take my shame And you would be like one of the fools in Israel Please speak to the king for he will not withhold me from you” 2 Samuel 1314 But Amnon refused to listen to her and being stronger he violated her and lay with her 2 Samuel 1315 Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had “Get up” he said to her “Be gone” 2 Samuel 1316 “No” she replied “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me” But he refused to listen to her 2 Samuel 1317 Instead he called to his attendant and said “Throw this woman out and bolt the door behind her” 2 Samuel 1318 So Amnon’s attendant threw her out and bolted the door behind her Now Tamar was wearing a robe of many colors because this is what the king’s virgin daughters wore 2 Samuel 1319 And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe And putting her hand on her head she went away crying aloud 2 Samuel 1320 Her brother Absalom said to her “Has your brother Amnon been with you Be quiet for now my sister He is your brother Do not take this thing to heart” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom 2 Samuel 1321 When King David heard all this he was furious 2 Samuel 1322 And Absalom never said a word to Amnon either good or bad because he hated Amnon for violating his sister Tamar 2 Samuel 1323 Two years later when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baalhazor near Ephraim he invited all the sons of the king 2 Samuel 1324 And he went to the king and said “Your servant has just hired shearers Will the king and his servants please come with me” 2 Samuel 1325 “No my son” the king replied “we should not all go or we would be a burden to you” Although Absalom urged him he was not willing to go but gave him his blessing 2 Samuel 1326 “If not” said Absalom “please let my brother Amnon go with us” “Why should he go with you” the king asked 2 Samuel 1327 But Absalom urged him so the king sent Amnon and the rest of his sons 2 Samuel 1328 Now Absalom had ordered his young men “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine and when I order you to strike Amnon down you are to kill him Do not be afraid Have I not commanded you Be courageous and valiant” 2 Samuel 1329 So Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered Then all the other sons of the king got up and each one fled on his mule 2 Samuel 1330 While they were on the way a report reached David “Absalom has struck down all the sons of the king not one of them is left” 2 Samuel 1331 Then the king stood up tore his clothes and lay down on the ground And all his servants stood by with their clothes torn 2 Samuel 1332 But Jonadab the son of David’s brother Shimeah spoke up “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king for only Amnon is dead In fact Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar 2 Samuel 1333 So now my lord the king do not take to heart the report that all the sons of the king are dead Only Amnon is dead” 2 Samuel 1334 Meanwhile Absalom had fled When the young man standing watch looked up he saw many people coming down the road west of him along the side of the hill And the watchman went and reported to the king “I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim along the side of the hill” 2 Samuel 1335 So Jonadab said to the king “Look the sons of the king have arrived It is just as your servant said” 2 Samuel 1336 And as he finished speaking the sons of the king came in wailing loudly Then the king and all his servants also wept very bitterly 2 Samuel 1337 Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud the king of Geshur But David mourned for his son every day 2 Samuel 1338 After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur he stayed there three years 2 Samuel 1339 And King David longed to go to Absalom for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death 2 Samuel 141 Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom 2 Samuel 142 So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there He told her “Please pretend to be a mourner put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time 2 Samuel 143 Then go to the king and speak these words to him” And Joab put the words in her mouth 2 Samuel 144 When the woman from Tekoa went to the king she fell facedown in homage and said “Help me O king” 2 Samuel 145 “What troubles you” the king asked her “Indeed” she said “I am a widow for my husband is dead 2 Samuel 146 And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them and one struck the other and killed him 2 Samuel 147 Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother that we may put him to death for the life of the brother whom he killed Then we will cut off the heir as well’ So they would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on the earth” 2 Samuel 148 “Go home” the king said to the woman “and I will give orders on your behalf” 2 Samuel 149 But the woman of Tekoa said to the king “My lord the king may any blame be on me and on my father’s house and may the king and his throne be guiltless” 2 Samuel 1410 “If anyone speaks to you” said the king “bring him to me and he will not trouble you again” 2 Samuel 1411 “Please” she replied “may the king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the devastation so that my son may not be destroyed” “As surely as the LORD lives” he vowed “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground” 2 Samuel 1412 Then the woman said “Please may your servant speak a word to my lord the king” “Speak” he replied 2 Samuel 1413 The woman asked “Why have you devised a thing like this against the people of God When the king says this does he not convict himself since he has not brought back his own banished son 2 Samuel 1414 For we will surely die and be like water poured out on the ground which cannot be recovered Yet God does not take away a life but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him 2 Samuel 1415 Now therefore I have come to present this matter to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid Your servant thought ‘I will speak to the king Perhaps he will grant the request of his maidservant 2 Samuel 1416 For the king will hear and deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would cut off both me and my son from God’s inheritance’ 2 Samuel 1417 And now your servant says ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil just like the angel of God May the LORD your God be with you’” 2 Samuel 1418 Then the king said to the woman “I am going to ask you something do not conceal it from me” “Let my lord the king speak” she replied 2 Samuel 1419 So the king asked “Is the hand of Joab behind all this” The woman answered “As surely as you live my lord the king no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says Yes your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders he told your maidservant exactly what to say 2 Samuel 1420 Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God to know everything that happens in the land” 2 Samuel 1421 Then the king said to Joab “I hereby grant this request Go bring back the young man Absalom” 2 Samuel 1422 Joab fell facedown in homage and blessed the king “Today” said Joab “your servant knows that he has found favor in your eyes my lord the king because the king has granted his request” 2 Samuel 1423 So Joab got up went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem 2 Samuel 1424 But the king added “He may return to his house but he must not see my face” So Absalom returned to his own house but he did not see the face of the king 2 Samuel 1425 Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom From the sole of his foot to the top of his head he did not have a single flaw 2 Samuel 1426 And when he cut the hair of his head—he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy—he would weigh it out to be two hundred shekels according to the royal standard 2 Samuel 1427 Three sons were born to Absalom and a daughter named Tamar who was a beautiful woman 2 Samuel 1428 Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king 2 Samuel 1429 Then he sent for Joab to send him to the king but Joab refused to come to him So Absalom sent a second time but Joab still would not come 2 Samuel 1430 Then Absalom said to his servants “Look Joab’s field is next to mine and he has barley there Go and set it on fire” And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire 2 Samuel 1431 Then Joab came to Absalom’s house and demanded “Why did your servants set my field on fire” 2 Samuel 1432 “Look” said Absalom “I sent for you and said ‘Come here I want to send you to the king to ask Why have I come back from Geshur It would be better for me if I were still there’ So now let me see the king’s face and if there is iniquity in me let him kill me” 2 Samuel 1433 So Joab went and told the king and David summoned Absalom who came to him and bowed facedown before him Then the king kissed Absalom 2 Samuel 151 Some time later Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him 2 Samuel 152 He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision Absalom would call out and ask “What city are you from” And if he replied “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel” 2 Samuel 153 Absalom would say “Look your claims are good and right but the king has no deputy to hear you” 2 Samuel 154 And he would add “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me and I would give him justice” 2 Samuel 155 Also when anyone approached to bow down to him Absalom would reach out his hand take hold of him and kiss him 2 Samuel 156 Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for justice In this way he stole the hearts of the men of Israel 2 Samuel 157 After four years had passed Absalom said to the king “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I have made to the LORD 2 Samuel 158 For your servant made a vow while dwelling in Geshur of Aram saying ‘If indeed the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem I will worship the LORD in Hebron’” 2 Samuel 159 “Go in peace” said the king So Absalom got up and went to Hebron 2 Samuel 1510 Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message “When you hear the sound of the horn you are to say ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron’” 2 Samuel 1511 Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom They had been invited as guests and they went along innocently for they knew nothing about the matter 2 Samuel 1512 While Absalom was offering the sacrifices he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite David’s counselor to come from his hometown of Giloh So the conspiracy gained strength and Absalom’s following kept increasing 2 Samuel 1513 Then a messenger came to David and reported “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom” 2 Samuel 1514 And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem “Arise and let us flee or we will not escape from Absalom We must leave quickly or he will soon overtake us heap disaster on us and put the city to the sword” 2 Samuel 1515 The king’s servants replied “Whatever our lord the king decides we are your servants” 2 Samuel 1516 Then the king set out and his entire household followed him But he left behind ten concubines to take care of the palace 2 Samuel 1517 So the king set out with all the people following him He stopped at the last house 2 Samuel 1518 and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath 2 Samuel 1519 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite “Why should you also go with us Go back and stay with the new king since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland 2 Samuel 1520 In fact you arrived only yesterday should I make you wander around with us today while I do not know where I am going Go back and take your brothers with you May the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness” 2 Samuel 1521 But Ittai answered the king “As surely as the LORD lives and as my lord the king lives wherever my lord the king may be whether it means life or death there will your servant be” 2 Samuel 1522 “March on then” said David to Ittai So Ittai the Gittite marched past with all his men and all the little ones who were with him 2 Samuel 1523 Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly as all the people passed by And as the king crossed the Kidron Valley all the people also passed toward the way of the wilderness 2 Samuel 1524 Zadok was also there and all the Levites with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God And they set down the ark of God and Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people had passed out of the city 2 Samuel 1525 Then the king said to Zadok “Return the ark of God to the city If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again 2 Samuel 1526 But if He should say ‘I do not delight in you’ then here I am let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him” 2 Samuel 1527 The king also said to Zadok the priest “Are you not a seer Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz and Abiathar with his son Jonathan 2 Samuel 1528 See I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me” 2 Samuel 1529 So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there 2 Samuel 1530 But David continued up the Mount of Olives weeping as he went up His head was covered and he was walking barefoot And all the people with him covered their heads and went up weeping as they went 2 Samuel 1531 Now someone told David “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom” So David pleaded “O LORD please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness” 2 Samuel 1532 When David came to the summit where he used to worship God Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head 2 Samuel 1533 David said to him “If you go on with me you will be a burden to me 2 Samuel 1534 But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom ‘I will be your servant my king in the past I was your father’s servant but now I will be your servant’ 2 Samuel 1535 Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you Report to them everything you hear from the king’s palace 2 Samuel 1536 Indeed their two sons Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar are there with them Send them to me with everything you hear” 2 Samuel 1537 So David’s friend Hushai arrived in Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city 2 Samuel 161 When David had gone a little beyond the summit Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread a hundred clusters of raisins a hundred summer fruits and a skin of wine 2 Samuel 162 “Why do you have these” asked the king Ziba replied “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness” 2 Samuel 163 “Where is your master’s grandson” asked the king And Ziba answered “Indeed he is staying in Jerusalem for he has said ‘Today the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather’” 2 Samuel 164 So the king said to Ziba “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours” “I humbly bow before you” said Ziba “May I find favor in your eyes my lord the king” 2 Samuel 165 As King David approached Bahurim a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out His name was Shimei son of Gera and as he approached he kept yelling out curses 2 Samuel 166 He threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king though the troops and all the mighty men were on David’s right and left 2 Samuel 167 And as he yelled curses Shimei said “Get out get out you worthless man of bloodshed 2 Samuel 168 The LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul in whose place you have reigned and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom See you have come to ruin because you are a man of bloodshed” 2 Samuel 169 Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king Let me go over and cut off his head” 2 Samuel 1610 But the king replied “What have I to do with you O sons of Zeruiah If he curses me because the LORD told him ‘Curse David’ who can ask ‘Why did you do this’” 2 Samuel 1611 Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants “Behold my own son my own flesh and blood seeks my life How much more then this Benjamite Leave him alone and let him curse me for the LORD has told him so 2 Samuel 1612 Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today” 2 Samuel 1613 So David and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei went along the ridge of the hill opposite him As Shimei went he yelled curses threw stones and flung dust at David 2 Samuel 1614 Finally the king and all the people with him arrived exhausted And there he refreshed himself 2 Samuel 1615 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem and Ahithophel was with him 2 Samuel 1616 And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him “Long live the king Long live the king” 2 Samuel 1617 “Is this the loyalty you show your friend” Absalom replied “Why did you not go with your friend” 2 Samuel 1618 “Not at all” Hushai answered “For the one chosen by the LORD by this people and by all the men of Israel—his I will be and with him I will remain 2 Samuel 1619 Furthermore whom should I serve if not his son As I served in your father’s presence so also I will serve in yours” 2 Samuel 1620 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel “Give me counsel What should we do” 2 Samuel 1621 Ahithophel replied “Sleep with your father’s concubines whom he has left to take care of the palace When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened” 2 Samuel 1622 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel 2 Samuel 1623 Now in those days the advice of Ahithophel was like the consultation of the word of God Such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice 2 Samuel 171 Furthermore Ahithophel said to Absalom “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David 2 Samuel 172 I will attack him while he is weak and weary I will throw him into a panic and all the people with him will flee I will strike down only the king 2 Samuel 173 and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband You seek the life of only one man then all the people will be at peace” 2 Samuel 174 This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel 2 Samuel 175 Then Absalom said “Summon Hushai the Archite as well and let us hear what he too has to say” 2 Samuel 176 So Hushai came to Absalom who told him “Ahithophel has spoken this proposal Should we carry it out If not what do you say” 2 Samuel 177 Hushai replied “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound” 2 Samuel 178 He continued “You know your father and his men They are mighty men and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs Moreover your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops 2 Samuel 179 Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location If some of your troops fall first whoever hears of it will say ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom’ 2 Samuel 1710 Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him 2 Samuel 1711 Instead I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you and that you yourself lead them into battle 2 Samuel 1712 Then we will attack David wherever we find him and we will descend on him like dew on the ground And of all the men with him not even one will remain 2 Samuel 1713 If he retreats to a city all Israel will bring ropes to that city and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found there” 2 Samuel 1714 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom 2 Samuel 1715 So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar the priests “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel and this is what I have advised 2 Samuel 1716 Now send quickly and tell David ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness but be sure to cross over Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up’” 2 Samuel 1717 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at Enrogel where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them They in turn would go and inform King David for they dared not be seen entering the city 2 Samuel 1718 But a young man did see them and told Absalom So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim He had a well in his courtyard and they climbed down into it 2 Samuel 1719 Then the man’s wife took a covering spread it over the mouth of the well and scattered grain over it so nobody would know a thing 2 Samuel 1720 When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house they asked “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan” “They have crossed over the brook” she replied The men searched but did not find them so they returned to Jerusalem 2 Samuel 1721 After the men had gone Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David saying “Get up and cross over the river at once for Ahithophel has given this advice against you” 2 Samuel 1722 So David and all the people with him got up and crossed the Jordan By daybreak there was no one left who had not crossed the Jordan 2 Samuel 1723 When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown He put his affairs in order and hanged himself So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb 2 Samuel 1724 Then David went to Mahanaim and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel 2 Samuel 1725 Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab 2 Samuel 1726 So the Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead 2 Samuel 1727 When David came to Mahanaim he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites Machir son of Ammiel from Lodebar and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim 2 Samuel 1728 They brought beds basins and earthen vessels as well as wheat barley flour roasted grain beans lentils 2 Samuel 1729 honey curds sheep and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat For they said “The people have become hungry exhausted and thirsty in the wilderness” 2 Samuel 181 Then David reviewed his troops and appointed over them commanders of thousands and of hundreds 2 Samuel 182 He sent out the troops a third under Joab a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah and a third under Ittai the Gittite And the king said to the troops “I will surely march out with you as well” 2 Samuel 183 But the people pleaded “You must not go out For if we have to flee they will not care about us Even if half of us die they will not care But you are worth ten thousand of us It is better now if you support us from the city” 2 Samuel 184 “I will do whatever seems best to you” the king replied So he stood beside the gate while all the troops marched out by hundreds and by thousands 2 Samuel 185 Now the king had commanded Joab Abishai and Ittai “Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake” And all the people heard the king’s orders to each of the commanders regarding Absalom 2 Samuel 186 So David’s army marched into the field to engage Israel and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim 2 Samuel 187 There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men 2 Samuel 188 The battle spread over the whole countryside and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword 2 Samuel 189 Now Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree The mule under him kept going so that he was suspended in midair 2 Samuel 1810 When one of the men saw this he told Joab “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree” 2 Samuel 1811 “You just saw him” Joab exclaimed “Why did you not strike him to the ground right there I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a warrior’s belt” 2 Samuel 1812 The man replied “Even if a thousand shekels of silver were weighed out into my hands I would not raise my hand against the son of the king For we heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake’ 2 Samuel 1813 If I had jeopardized my own life—and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me” 2 Samuel 1814 But Joab declared “I am not going to wait like this with you” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree 2 Samuel 1815 And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom struck him and killed him 2 Samuel 1816 Then Joab blew the ram’s horn and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them 2 Samuel 1817 They took Absalom cast him into a large pit in the forest and piled a huge mound of stones over him Meanwhile all the Israelites fled each to his home 2 Samuel 1818 During his lifetime Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley for he had said “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name” So he gave the pillar his name and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument 2 Samuel 1819 Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said “Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies” 2 Samuel 1820 But Joab replied “You are not the man to take good news today You may do it another day but you must not do so today because the king’s son is dead” 2 Samuel 1821 So Joab said to a Cushite “Go tell the king what you have seen” The Cushite bowed to Joab and took off running 2 Samuel 1822 Ahimaaz son of Zadok however persisted and said to Joab “No matter what please let me also run behind the Cushite” “My son” Joab replied “why do you want to run since you will not receive a reward” 2 Samuel 1823 “No matter what I want to run” he replied “Then run” Joab told him So Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and outran the Cushite 2 Samuel 1824 Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall looked out and saw a man running alone 2 Samuel 1825 So he called out and told the king “If he is alone” the king replied “he bears good news” As the first runner drew near 2 Samuel 1826 the watchman saw another man running and he called out to the gatekeeper “Look Another man is running alone” “This one also brings good news” said the king 2 Samuel 1827 The watchman said “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok” “This is a good man” said the king “He comes with good news” 2 Samuel 1828 Then Ahimaaz called out to the king “All is well” And he bowed facedown before the king He continued “Blessed be the LORD your God He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king” 2 Samuel 1829 The king asked “Is the young man Absalom all right” And Ahimaaz replied “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant I saw a great tumult but I do not know what it was” 2 Samuel 1830 “Move aside” said the king “and stand here” So he stepped aside 2 Samuel 1831 Just then the Cushite came and said “May my lord the king hear the good news Today the LORD has avenged you of all who rose up against you” 2 Samuel 1832 The king asked the Cushite “Is the young man Absalom all right” And the Cushite replied “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you to harm you be like that young man” 2 Samuel 1833 The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept And as he walked he cried out “O my son Absalom My son my son Absalom If only I had died instead of you O Absalom my son my son” 2 Samuel 191 Then it was reported to Joab “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom” 2 Samuel 192 And that day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the people because on that day they were told “The king is grieving over his son” 2 Samuel 193 So they returned to the city quietly that day as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle 2 Samuel 194 But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice “O my son Absalom O Absalom my son my son” 2 Samuel 195 Then Joab went into the house and said to the king “Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters of your wives and of your concubines 2 Samuel 196 You love those who hate you and hate those who love you For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead it would have pleased you 2 Samuel 197 Now therefore get up Go out and speak comfort to your servants for I swear by the LORD that if you do not go out not a man will remain with you tonight This will be worse for you than all the adversity that has befallen you from your youth until now” 2 Samuel 198 So the king got up and sat in the gate and all the people were told “Behold the king is sitting in the gate” So they all came before the king Meanwhile the Israelites had fled each man to his home 2 Samuel 199 And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines but now he has fled the land because of Absalom 2 Samuel 1910 But Absalom the man we anointed over us has died in battle So why do you say nothing about restoring the king” 2 Samuel 1911 Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar the priests “Say to the elders of Judah ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters 2 Samuel 1912 You are my brothers my own flesh and blood So why should you be the last to restore the king’ 2 Samuel 1913 And say to Amasa ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood May God punish me and ever so severely if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab’” 2 Samuel 1914 So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man and they sent word to the king “Return you and all your servants” 2 Samuel 1915 So the king returned and when he arrived at the Jordan the men of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the Jordan 2 Samuel 1916 Then Shimei son of Gera a Benjamite from Bahurim hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David 2 Samuel 1917 along with a thousand men of Benjamin as well as Ziba the steward of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and twenty servants They rushed down to the Jordan before the king 2 Samuel 1918 and crossed at the ford to carry over the king’s household and to do what was good in his sight When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan he fell down before the king 2 Samuel 1919 and said “My lord do not hold me guilty and do not remember your servant’s wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem May the king not take it to heart 2 Samuel 1920 For your servant knows that I have sinned so here I am today as the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king” 2 Samuel 1921 But Abishai son of Zeruiah said “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this because he cursed the LORD’s anointed” 2 Samuel 1922 And David replied “Sons of Zeruiah what have I to do with you that you should be my adversaries today Should any man be put to death in Israel today Am I not indeed aware that today I am king over Israel” 2 Samuel 1923 So the king said to Shimei “You shall not die” And the king swore an oath to him 2 Samuel 1924 Then Mephibosheth Saul’s grandson went down to meet the king He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely 2 Samuel 1925 And he came from Jerusalem to meet the king who asked him “Mephibosheth why did you not go with me” 2 Samuel 1926 “My lord the king” he replied “because I am lame I said ‘I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king’ But my servant Ziba deceived me 2 Samuel 1927 and he has slandered your servant to my lord the king Yet my lord the king is like the angel of God so do what is good in your eyes 2 Samuel 1928 For all the house of my grandfather deserves death from my lord the king yet you have set your servant among those who eat at your table What further right then do I have to keep appealing to the king” 2 Samuel 1929 The king replied “Why say any more I hereby declare that you and Ziba are to divide the land” 2 Samuel 1930 And Mephibosheth said to the king “Instead since my lord the king has safely come to his own house let Ziba take it all” 2 Samuel 1931 Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and send him on his way from there 2 Samuel 1932 Barzillai was quite old eighty years of age and since he was a very wealthy man he had provided for the king while he stayed in Mahanaim 2 Samuel 1933 The king said to Barzillai “Cross over with me and I will provide for you at my side in Jerusalem” 2 Samuel 1934 But Barzillai replied “How many years of my life remain that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king 2 Samuel 1935 I am now eighty years old Can I discern what is good and what is not Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks Can I still hear the voice of singing men and women Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king 2 Samuel 1936 Your servant will go with the king only a short distance past the Jordan why should the king repay me with such a reward 2 Samuel 1937 Please let your servant return that I may die in my own city near the tomb of my father and mother But here is your servant Chimham Let him cross over with my lord the king and do for him what is good in your sight” 2 Samuel 1938 The king replied “Chimham will cross over with me and I will do for him what is good in your sight and I will do for you whatever you desire of me” 2 Samuel 1939 So all the people crossed the Jordan and then the king crossed over The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him and Barzillai returned home 2 Samuel 1940 Then the king crossed over to Gilgal and Chimham crossed over with him All the troops of Judah and half the troops of Israel escorted the king 2 Samuel 1941 Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked “Why did our brothers the men of Judah take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan together with all of David’s men” 2 Samuel 1942 And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel “We did this because the king is our relative Why does this anger you Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves” 2 Samuel 1943 “We have ten shares in the king” answered the men of Israel “so we have more claim to David than you Why then do you despise us Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king” But the men of Judah spoke more fiercely than the men of Israel 2 Samuel 201 Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri a Benjamite happened to be there and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted “We have no share in David no inheritance in Jesse’s son Every man to his tent O Israel” 2 Samuel 202 So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bichri But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem 2 Samuel 203 When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the palace and he placed them in a house under guard He provided for them but he no longer slept with them They were confined until the day of their death living as widows 2 Samuel 204 Then the king said to Amasa “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days and be here yourself” 2 Samuel 205 So Amasa went to summon Judah but he took longer than the time allotted him 2 Samuel 206 And David said to Abishai “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom Take your lord’s servants and pursue him or he will find fortified cities and elude us” 2 Samuel 207 So Joab’s men along with the Cherethites the Pelethites and all the mighty men marched out of Jerusalem in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri 2 Samuel 208 And while they were at the great stone in Gibeon Amasa joined them Now Joab was dressed in military attire with a dagger strapped to his belt And as he stepped forward he slipped the dagger from its sheath 2 Samuel 209 “Are you well my brother” Joab asked Amasa And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him 2 Samuel 2010 Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground And Joab did not need to strike him again for Amasa was dead Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri 2 Samuel 2011 One of Joab’s young men stood near Amasa and said “Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David let him follow Joab” 2 Samuel 2012 But Amasa wallowed in his blood in the middle of the road and when the man saw that all the troops were stopping there he dragged the body off the road into a field and threw a garment over it 2 Samuel 2013 As soon as Amasa’s body was removed from the road all the men went on with Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri 2 Samuel 2014 Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abelbethmaacah and through the entire region of the Berites who gathered together and followed him 2 Samuel 2015 And Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abelbethmaacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it 2 Samuel 2016 a wise woman called out from the city “Listen Listen Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him” 2 Samuel 2017 When he had come near to her the woman asked “Are you Joab” “I am” he replied “Listen to the words of your servant” she said “I am listening” he answered 2 Samuel 2018 Then the woman said “Long ago they used to say ‘Seek counsel at Abel’ and that is how disputes were settled 2 Samuel 2019 I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel but you are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel Why would you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance” 2 Samuel 2020 “Far be it” Joab declared “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy 2 Samuel 2021 That is not the case But a man named Sheba son of Bichri from the hill country of Ephraim has lifted up his hand against the king against David Deliver him alone and I will depart from the city” “Look” the woman replied “his head will be thrown to you over the wall” 2 Samuel 2022 Then 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 his men dispersed from the city each to his own home And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem 2 Samuel 2023 Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites 2 Samuel 2024 Adoram was in charge of the forced labor Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder 2 Samuel 2025 Sheva was the scribe Zadok and Abiathar were priests 2 Samuel 2026 and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest 2 Samuel 211 During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years and David sought the face of the LORD And the LORD said “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family because he killed the Gibeonites” 2 Samuel 212 At this David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites but a remnant of the Amorites The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them but in his zeal for Israel and Judah Saul had sought to kill them 2 Samuel 213 So David asked the Gibeonites “What shall I do for you How can I make amends so that you may bless the inheritance of the LORD” 2 Samuel 214 The Gibeonites said to him “We need no silver or gold from Saul or his house nor should you put to death anyone in Israel for us” “Whatever you ask I will do for you” he replied 2 Samuel 215 And they answered the king “As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us to exterminate us from existing within any border of Israel 2 Samuel 216 let seven of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul the chosen of the LORD” “I will give them to you” said the king 2 Samuel 217 Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan the son of Saul because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul 2 Samuel 218 But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite 2 Samuel 219 And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD So all seven of them fell together they were put to death in the first days of the harvest at the beginning of the barley harvest 2 Samuel 2110 And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock From the beginning of the harvest until the rain from heaven poured down on the bodies she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day nor the beasts of the field by night 2 Samuel 2111 When David was told what Saul’s concubine Rizpah daughter of Aiah had done 2 Samuel 2112 he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabeshgilead who had stolen them from the public square of Bethshan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa 2 Samuel 2113 So David had the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan brought from there and they also gathered the bones of those who had been hanged 2 Samuel 2114 And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish After they had done everything the king had commanded God answered their prayers for the land 2 Samuel 2115 Once again the Philistines waged war against Israel and David and his servants went down and fought against the Philistines But David became exhausted 2 Samuel 2116 Then Ishbibenob a descendant of Rapha whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword resolved to kill David 2 Samuel 2117 But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid struck the Philistine and killed him Then David’s men swore to him “You must never again go out with us to battle so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished” 2 Samuel 2118 Some time later at Gob there was another battle with the Philistines At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph a descendant of Rapha 2 Samuel 2119 Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob and Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam 2 Samuel 2120 And there was also a battle at Gath where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twentyfour in all He too was descended from Rapha 2 Samuel 2121 and when he taunted Israel Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him 2 Samuel 2122 So these four descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants 2 Samuel 221 And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul 2 Samuel 222 He said “The LORD is my rock my fortress and my deliverer 2 Samuel 223 My God is my rock in whom I take refuge my shield and the horn of my salvation My stronghold my refuge and my Savior You save me from violence 2 Samuel 224 I will call upon the LORD who is worthy to be praised so shall I be saved from my enemies 2 Samuel 225 For the waves of death engulfed me the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me 2 Samuel 226 The cords of Sheol entangled me the snares of death confronted me 2 Samuel 227 In my distress I called upon the LORD I cried out to my God And from His temple He heard my voice and my cry for help reached His ears 2 Samuel 228 Then the earth shook and quaked the foundations of the heavens trembled they were shaken because He burned with anger 2 Samuel 229 Smoke rose from His nostrils and consuming fire came from His mouth glowing coals blazed forth 2 Samuel 2210 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet 2 Samuel 2211 He mounted a cherub and flew He soared on the wings of the wind 2 Samuel 2212 He made darkness a canopy around Him a gathering of water and thick clouds 2 Samuel 2213 From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth 2 Samuel 2214 The LORD thundered from heaven the voice of the Most High resounded 2 Samuel 2215 He shot His arrows and scattered the foes He hurled lightning and routed them 2 Samuel 2216 The channels of the sea appeared and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD at the blast of the breath of His nostrils 2 Samuel 2217 He reached down from on high and took hold of me He drew me out of deep waters 2 Samuel 2218 He rescued me from my powerful enemy from foes too mighty for me 2 Samuel 2219 They confronted me in my day of calamity but the LORD was my support 2 Samuel 2220 He brought me out into the open He rescued me because He delighted in me 2 Samuel 2221 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands 2 Samuel 2222 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God 2 Samuel 2223 For all His ordinances are before me I have not disregarded His statutes 2 Samuel 2224 And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity 2 Samuel 2225 So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness according to my cleanness in His sight 2 Samuel 2226 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful to the blameless You show Yourself blameless 2 Samuel 2227 to the pure You show Yourself pure but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd 2 Samuel 2228 You save an afflicted people but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down 2 Samuel 2229 For You O LORD are my lamp the LORD lights up my darkness 2 Samuel 2230 For in You I can charge an army with my God I can scale a wall 2 Samuel 2231 As for God His way is perfect the word of the LORD is flawless He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him 2 Samuel 2232 For who is God besides the LORD And who is the Rock except our God 2 Samuel 2233 God is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear 2 Samuel 2234 He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights 2 Samuel 2235 He trains my hands for battle my arms can bend a bow of bronze 2 Samuel 2236 You have given me Your shield of salvation and Your gentleness exalts me 2 Samuel 2237 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way 2 Samuel 2238 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them I did not turn back until they were consumed 2 Samuel 2239 I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise they have fallen under my feet 2 Samuel 2240 You have armed me with strength for battle You have subdued my foes beneath me 2 Samuel 2241 You have made my enemies retreat before me I destroyed those who hated me 2 Samuel 2242 They looked but there was no one to save them—to the LORD but He did not answer 2 Samuel 2243 I ground them as the dust of the earth I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets 2 Samuel 2244 You have delivered me from the strife of my people You have preserved me as the head of nations a people I had not known shall serve me 2 Samuel 2245 Foreigners cower before me when they hear me they obey me 2 Samuel 2246 Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds 2 Samuel 2247 The LORD lives and blessed be my Rock And may God the Rock of my salvation be exalted— 2 Samuel 2248 the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me 2 Samuel 2249 who frees me from my enemies You exalt me above my foes You rescue me from violent men 2 Samuel 2250 Therefore I will praise You O LORD among the nations I will sing praises to Your name 2 Samuel 2251 Great salvation He brings to His king He shows loving devotion to His anointed to David and his descendants forever” 2 Samuel 231 These are the last words of David “The oracle of David son of Jesse the oracle of the man raised on high the one anointed by the God of Jacob and the sweet psalmist of Israel 2 Samuel 232 The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me His word was on my tongue 2 Samuel 233 The God of Israel spoke the Rock of Israel said to me ‘He who rules the people with justice who rules in the fear of God 2 Samuel 234 is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth’ 2 Samuel 235 Is not my house right with God For He has established with me an everlasting covenant ordered and secured in every part Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire 2 Samuel 236 But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside for they can never be gathered by hand 2 Samuel 237 The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie” 2 Samuel 238 These are the names of David’s mighty men Joshebbasshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three He wielded his spear against eight hundred men whom he killed at one time 2 Samuel 239 Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite As one of the three mighty men he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pasdammim The men of Israel retreated 2 Samuel 2310 but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword The LORD brought about a great victory that day Then the troops returned to him but only to plunder the dead 2 Samuel 2311 And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils Israel’s troops fled from them 2 Samuel 2312 But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field defended it and struck down the Philistines So the LORD brought about a great victory 2 Samuel 2313 At harvest time three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim 2 Samuel 2314 At that time David was in the stronghold and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem 2 Samuel 2315 David longed for water and said “Oh that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem” 2 Samuel 2316 So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and brought it back to David But he refused to drink it instead he poured it out to the LORD 2 Samuel 2317 saying “Far be it from me O LORD to do this Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives” So he refused to drink it Such were the exploits of the three mighty men 2 Samuel 2318 Now Abishai the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah was chief of the Three and he wielded his spear against three hundred men killed them and won a name along with the Three 2 Samuel 2319 Was he not more honored than the Three And he became their commander even though he was not included among the Three 2 Samuel 2320 And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel a man of many exploits He struck down two champions of Moab and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion 2 Samuel 2321 He also struck down an Egyptian a huge man Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand Benaiah went against him with a club snatched the spear from his hand and killed the Egyptian with his own spear 2 Samuel 2322 These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada who won a name along with the three mighty men 2 Samuel 2323 He was most honored among the Thirty but he did not become one of the Three And David appointed him over his guard 2 Samuel 2324 Now these were members of the Thirty Asahel the brother of Joab Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem 2 Samuel 2325 Shammah the Harodite Elika the Harodite 2 Samuel 2326 Helez the Paltite Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite 2 Samuel 2327 Abiezer the Anathothite Mebunnai the Hushathite 2 Samuel 2328 Zalmon the Ahohite Maharai the Netophathite 2 Samuel 2329 Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites 2 Samuel 2330 Benaiah the Pirathonite Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash 2 Samuel 2331 Abialbon the Arbathite Azmaveth the Barhumite 2 Samuel 2332 Eliahba the Shaalbonite the sons of Jashen Jonathan 2 Samuel 2333 son of Shammah the Hararite Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite 2 Samuel 2334 Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite 2 Samuel 2335 Hezro the Carmelite Paarai the Arbite 2 Samuel 2336 Igal son of Nathan of Zobah Bani the Gadite 2 Samuel 2337 Zelek the Ammonite Naharai the Beerothite the armorbearer of Joab son of Zeruiah 2 Samuel 2338 Ira the Ithrite Gareb the Ithrite 2 Samuel 2339 and Uriah the Hittite There were thirtyseven in all 2 Samuel 241 Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel and He stirred up David against them saying “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah” 2 Samuel 242 So the king said to Joab the commander of his army who was with him “Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and register the troops so that I may know their number” 2 Samuel 243 But Joab replied to the king “May the LORD your God multiply the troops a hundred times over and may the eyes of my lord the king see it But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing” 2 Samuel 244 Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab and against the commanders of the army So Joab and the commanders of the army departed from the presence of the king to register the troops of Israel 2 Samuel 245 They crossed the Jordan and camped near Aroer south of the town in the middle of the valley and proceeded toward Gad and Jazer 2 Samuel 246 Then they went to Gilead and the land of Tahtimhodshi and on to Danjaan and around to Sidon 2 Samuel 247 They went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites Finally they went on to the Negev of Judah to Beersheba 2 Samuel 248 At the end of nine months and twenty days having gone through the whole land they returned to Jerusalem 2 Samuel 249 And Joab reported to the king the total number of the troops In Israel there were 800000 men of valor who drew the sword and in Judah there were 500000 2 Samuel 2410 After David had numbered the troops his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD “I have sinned greatly in what I have done Now O LORD I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant for I have acted very foolishly” 2 Samuel 2411 When David got up in the morning the word of the LORD had come to Gad the prophet David’s seer 2 Samuel 2412 “Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says ‘I am offering you three options Choose one of them and I will carry it out against you’” 2 Samuel 2413 So Gad went and said to David “Do you choose to endure three years of famine in your land three months of fleeing the pursuit of your enemies or three days of plague upon your land Now then think it over and decide how I should reply to Him who sent me” 2 Samuel 2414 David answered Gad “I am deeply distressed Please let us fall into the hand of the LORD for His mercies are great but do not let me fall into the hands of men” 2 Samuel 2415 So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel from that morning until the appointed time and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died 2 Samuel 2416 But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people “Enough Withdraw your hand now” At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite 2 Samuel 2417 When David saw the angel striking down the people he said to the LORD “Surely I the shepherd have sinned and acted wickedly But these sheep what have they done Please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house” 2 Samuel 2418 And that day Gad came to David and said to him “Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite” 2 Samuel 2419 So David went up at the word of Gad just as the LORD had commanded 2 Samuel 2420 When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants coming toward him he went out and bowed facedown before the king 2 Samuel 2421 “Why has my lord the king come to his servant” Araunah said “To buy your threshing floor” David replied “that I may build an altar to the LORD so that the plague upon the people may be halted” 2 Samuel 2422 Araunah said to David “May my lord the king take whatever seems good to him and offer it up Here are the oxen for a burnt offering and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood 2 Samuel 2423 O king Araunah gives all these to the king” He also said to the king “May the LORD your God accept you” 2 Samuel 2424 “No” replied the king “I insist on paying a price for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver 2 Samuel 2425 And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land and the plague upon Israel was halted 1 Kings 11 Now King David was old and well along in years and though they covered him with blankets he could not keep warm 1 Kings 12 So his servants said to him “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm” 1 Kings 13 Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king 1 Kings 14 The girl was unsurpassed in beauty she cared for the king and served him but he had no relations with her 1 Kings 15 At that time Adonijah David’s son by Haggith began to exalt himself saying “I will be king” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him 1 Kings 16 His father had never once reprimanded him by saying “Why do you act this way” Adonijah was also very handsome born next after Absalom 1 Kings 17 So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest who supported him 1 Kings 18 But Zadok the priest Benaiah son of Jehoiada Nathan the prophet Shimei Rei and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah 1 Kings 19 And Adonijah sacrificed sheep oxen and fattened calves near the stone of Zoheleth which is next to Enrogel He invited all his royal brothers and all the men of Judah who were servants of the king 1 Kings 110 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet Benaiah the mighty men or his brother Solomon 1 Kings 111 Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king and our lord David does not know it 1 Kings 112 Now please come and let me advise you Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon 1 Kings 113 Go at once to King David and say ‘My lord the king did you not swear to your maidservant “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me and he will sit on my throne” Why then has Adonijah become king’ 1 Kings 114 Then while you are still there speaking with the king I will come in after you and confirm your words” 1 Kings 115 So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom Since the king was very old Abishag the Shunammite was serving him 1 Kings 116 And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king who asked “What is your desire” 1 Kings 117 “My lord” she replied “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me and he will sit on my throne’ 1 Kings 118 But now behold Adonijah has become king and you my lord the king do not know it 1 Kings 119 And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen fattened calves and sheep and has invited all the other sons of the king as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army But he has not invited your servant Solomon 1 Kings 120 And as for you my lord the king the eyes of all Israel are upon you to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him 1 Kings 121 Otherwise when my lord the king rests with his fathers I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals” 1 Kings 122 And just then while Bathsheba was still speaking with the king Nathan the prophet arrived 1 Kings 123 So the king was told “Nathan the prophet is here” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king 1 Kings 124 “My lord the king” said Nathan “did you say ‘Adonijah will reign after me and he will sit on my throne’ 1 Kings 125 For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen fattened calves and sheep and has invited all the sons of the king the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest And behold they are eating and drinking before him saying ‘Long live King Adonijah’ 1 Kings 126 But me your servant he has not invited nor Zadok the priest nor Benaiah son of Jehoiada nor your servant Solomon 1 Kings 127 Has my lord the king let this happen without informing your servant who should sit on the throne after my lord the king” 1 Kings 128 Then King David said “Call in Bathsheba for me” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him 1 Kings 129 And the king swore an oath saying “As surely as the LORD lives who has redeemed my life from all distress 1 Kings 130 I will carry out this very day exactly what I swore to you by the LORD the God of Israel Surely your son Solomon will reign after me and he will sit on my throne in my place” 1 Kings 131 Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said “May my lord King David live forever” 1 Kings 132 Then King David said “Call in for me Zadok the priest Nathan the prophet and Benaiah son of Jehoiada” So they came before the king 1 Kings 133 “Take my servants with you” said the king “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon 1 Kings 134 There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare ‘Long live King Solomon’ 1 Kings 135 Then you shall go up with him and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place For I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah” 1 Kings 136 “Amen” replied Benaiah son of Jehoiada “May the LORD the God of my lord the king so declare it 1 Kings 137 Just as the LORD was with my lord the king so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than that of my lord King David” 1 Kings 138 Then Zadok the priest Nathan the prophet and Benaiah son of Jehoiada along with the Cherethites and Pelethites went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule and they escorted him to Gihon 1 Kings 139 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon Then they blew the ram’s horn and all the people proclaimed “Long live King Solomon” 1 Kings 140 All the people followed him playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth was split by the sound 1 Kings 141 Now Adonijah and all his guests were finishing their feast when they heard the sound of the ram’s horn “Why is the city in such a loud uproar” asked Joab 1 Kings 142 As he was speaking suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived “Come in” said Adonijah “for you are a man of valor You must be bringing good news” 1 Kings 143 “Not at all” Jonathan replied “Our lord King David has made Solomon king 1 Kings 144 And with Solomon the king has sent Zadok the priest Nathan the prophet and Benaiah son of Jehoiada along with the Cherethites and Pelethites and they have set him on the king’s mule 1 Kings 145 Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon and they have gone up from there with rejoicing that rings out in the city That is the noise you hear 1 Kings 146 Moreover Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne 1 Kings 147 The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David saying ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name and may He make his throne greater than your throne’ And the king has bowed in worship on his bed 1 Kings 148 saying ‘Blessed be the LORD the God of Israel Today He has provided one to sit on my throne and my eyes have seen it’” 1 Kings 149 At this all the guests of Adonijah arose in terror and scattered 1 Kings 150 But Adonijah in fear of Solomon got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar 1 Kings 151 It was reported to Solomon “Behold Adonijah fears King Solomon and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar saying ‘Let King Solomon first swear to me not to put his servant to the sword’” 1 Kings 152 And Solomon replied “If he is a man of character not a single hair of his will fall to the ground But if evil is found in him he will die” 1 Kings 153 So King Solomon summoned Adonijah down from the altar and he came and bowed down before King Solomon who said to him “Go to your home” 1 Kings 21 As the time drew near for David to die he charged his son Solomon 1 Kings 22 “I am about to go the way of all the earth So be strong and prove yourself a man 1 Kings 23 And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes commandments ordinances and decrees as written in the Law of Moses so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn 1 Kings 24 and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel’ 1 Kings 25 Moreover you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether the two commanders of the armies of Israel He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet 1 Kings 26 So act according to your wisdom and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace 1 Kings 27 But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite and let them be among those who eat at your table because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom 1 Kings 28 Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan I swore to him by the LORD ‘I will never put you to the sword’ 1 Kings 29 Now therefore do not hold him guiltless for you are a wise man You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood” 1 Kings 210 Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David 1 Kings 211 The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirtythree years in Jerusalem 1 Kings 212 So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David and his kingdom was firmly established 1 Kings 213 Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon and she asked “Do you come in peace” “Yes in peace” he replied 1 Kings 214 Then he said “I have something to tell you” “Say it” she answered 1 Kings 215 “You know that the kingship was mine” he said “All Israel expected that I should reign but the kingship has turned to my brother for it has come to him from the LORD 1 Kings 216 So now I have just one request of you do not deny me” “State your request” she told him 1 Kings 217 Adonijah replied “Please speak to King Solomon since he will not turn you down Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife” 1 Kings 218 “Very well” Bathsheba replied “I will speak to the king for you” 1 Kings 219 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah The king stood up to greet her bowed to her and sat down on his throne Then the king had a throne brought for his mother who sat down at his right hand 1 Kings 220 “I have just one small request of you” she said “Do not deny me” “Make your request my mother” the king replied “for I will not deny you” 1 Kings 221 So Bathsheba said “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife” 1 Kings 222 King Solomon answered his mother “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah Since he is my older brother you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah” 1 Kings 223 Then King Solomon swore by the LORD “May God punish me and ever so severely if Adonijah has not made this request at the expense of his life 1 Kings 224 And now as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me who set me on the throne of my father David and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today” 1 Kings 225 So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah son of Jehoiada and he struck down Adonijah and he died 1 Kings 226 Then the king said to Abiathar the priest “Go back to your fields in Anathoth Even though you deserve to die I will not put you to death at this time since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David and you suffered through all that my father suffered” 1 Kings 227 So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli 1 Kings 228 When the news reached Joab who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar 1 Kings 229 It was reported to King Solomon “Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar” So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada saying “Go strike him down” 1 Kings 230 And Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD and said to Joab “The king says ‘Come out’” But Joab replied “No I will die here” So Benaiah relayed the message to the king saying “This is how Joab answered me” 1 Kings 231 And the king replied “Do just as he says Strike him down and bury him and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed 1 Kings 232 The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner commander of Israel’s army and Amasa son of Jether commander of Judah’s army 1 Kings 233 Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever but for David his descendants his house and his throne there shall be peace from the LORD forever” 1 Kings 234 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up struck down Joab and killed him He was buried at his own home in the wilderness 1 Kings 235 And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place 1 Kings 236 Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there but do not go anywhere else 1 Kings 237 On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley know for sure that you will die your blood will be on your own head” 1 Kings 238 “The sentence is fair” Shimei replied “Your servant will do as my lord the king has spoken” And Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time 1 Kings 239 After three years however two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah king of Gath And Shimei was told “Look your slaves are in Gath” 1 Kings 240 So Shimei saddled his donkey and set out to Achish at Gath in search of his slaves and he brought them back from Gath 1 Kings 241 When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned 1 Kings 242 the king summoned Shimei and said to him “Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you ‘On the day you leave and go elsewhere know for sure that you will die’ And you told me ‘The sentence is fair I will comply’ 1 Kings 243 So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you” 1 Kings 244 The king also said “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head 1 Kings 245 But King Solomon will be blessed and David’s throne will remain secure before the LORD forever” 1 Kings 246 Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada and he went out and struck Shimei down and he died Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon 1 Kings 31 Later Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD as well as the wall around Jerusalem 1 Kings 32 The people however were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built 1 Kings 33 And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places 1 Kings 34 Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there for it was the great high place Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there 1 Kings 35 One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream and God said “Ask and I will give it to you” 1 Kings 36 Solomon replied “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant my father David because he walked before You in faithfulness righteousness and uprightness of heart And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day 1 Kings 37 And now O LORD my God You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place But I am only a little child not knowing how to go out or come in 1 Kings 38 Your servant is here among the people You have chosen a people too numerous to count or number 1 Kings 39 Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil For who is able to govern this great people of Yours” 1 Kings 310 Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had made this request 1 Kings 311 So God said to him “Since you have asked for this instead of requesting long life or wealth for yourself or death for your enemies—but you have asked for discernment to administer justice— 1 Kings 312 behold I will do what you have asked I will give you a wise and discerning heart so that there will never have been another like you nor will there ever be 1 Kings 313 Moreover I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal 1 Kings 314 So if you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commandments just as your father David did I will prolong your days” 1 Kings 315 Then Solomon awoke and indeed it had been a dream So he returned to Jerusalem stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings Then he held a feast for all his servants 1 Kings 316 At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him 1 Kings 317 One woman said “Please my lord this woman and I live in the same house and I gave birth while she was in the house 1 Kings 318 On the third day after I gave birth this woman also had a baby We were alone with no one in the house but the two of us 1 Kings 319 During the night this woman’s son died because she rolled over on him 1 Kings 320 So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I was asleep She laid him in her bosom and put her dead son at my bosom 1 Kings 321 The next morning when I got up to nurse my son I discovered he was dead But when I examined him I realized that he was not the son I had borne” 1 Kings 322 “No” said the other woman “the living one is my son and the dead one is your son” But the first woman insisted “No the dead one is yours and the living one is mine” So they argued before the king 1 Kings 323 Then the king replied “This woman says ‘My son is alive and yours is dead’ but that woman says ‘No your son is dead and mine is alive’” 1 Kings 324 The king continued “Bring me a sword” So they brought him a sword 1 Kings 325 and the king declared “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other” 1 Kings 326 Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son “Please my lord” she said “give her the living baby Do not kill him” But the other woman said “He will be neither mine nor yours Cut him in two” 1 Kings 327 Then the king gave his ruling “Give the living baby to the first woman By no means should you kill him she is his mother” 1 Kings 328 When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given they stood in awe of him for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice 1 Kings 41 So King Solomon ruled over Israel 1 Kings 42 and these were his chief officials Azariah son of Zadok was the priest 1 Kings 43 Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha were secretaries Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder 1 Kings 44 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army Zadok and Abiathar were priests 1 Kings 45 Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king 1 Kings 46 Ahishar was in charge of the palace and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor 1 Kings 47 Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year 1 Kings 48 and these were their names Benhur in the hill country of Ephraim 1 Kings 49 Bendeker in Makaz in Shaalbim in Bethshemesh and in Elonbethhanan 1 Kings 410 Benhesed in Arubboth Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him 1 Kings 411 Benabinadab in Naphathdor Taphath a daughter of Solomon was his wife 1 Kings 412 Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach in Megiddo and in all of Bethshean next to Zarethan below Jezreel from Bethshean to Abelmeholah and on past Jokmeam 1 Kings 413 Bengeber in Ramothgilead the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars 1 Kings 414 Ahinadab son of Iddo in Mahanaim 1 Kings 415 Ahimaaz in Naphtali he had married Basemath a daughter of Solomon 1 Kings 416 Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth 1 Kings 417 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar 1 Kings 418 Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin 1 Kings 419 Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan There was also one governor in the land of Judah 1 Kings 420 The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing 1 Kings 421 And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines as far as the border of Egypt These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life 1 Kings 422 Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour sixty cors of meal 1 Kings 423 ten fat oxen twenty range oxen and a hundred sheep as well as deer gazelles roebucks and fattened poultry 1 Kings 424 For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides 1 Kings 425 Throughout the days of Solomon Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba each man under his own vine and his own fig tree 1 Kings 426 Solomon had 4000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12000 horses 1 Kings 427 Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table They saw to it that nothing was lacking 1 Kings 428 Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses 1 Kings 429 And God gave Solomon wisdom exceedingly deep insight and understanding beyond measure like the sand on the seashore 1 Kings 430 Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East greater than all the wisdom of Egypt 1 Kings 431 He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite and wiser than Heman Calcol and Darda the sons of Mahol And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations 1 Kings 432 Solomon composed three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five 1 Kings 433 He spoke of trees from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall and he taught about animals birds reptiles and fish 1 Kings 434 So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom sent by all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom 1 Kings 51 Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place he sent envoys to Solomon for Hiram had always been a friend of David 1 Kings 52 And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram 1 Kings 53 “As you are well aware due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet 1 Kings 54 But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side and there is no adversary or crisis 1 Kings 55 So behold I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God according to what the LORD said to my father David ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place and he will build the house for My Name’ 1 Kings 56 Now therefore order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me My servants will be with your servants and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians” 1 Kings 57 When Hiram received Solomon’s message he rejoiced greatly and said “Blessed be the LORD this day He has given David a wise son over this great people” 1 Kings 58 Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon saying “I have received your message I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber 1 Kings 59 My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify There I will separate the logs and you can take them away And in exchange you can meet my needs by providing my household with food” 1 Kings 510 So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted 1 Kings 511 and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with 20000 cors of wheat as food for his household as well as 20000 baths of pure olive oil 1 Kings 512 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom as He had promised him There was peace between Hiram and Solomon and the two of them made a treaty 1 Kings 513 Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30000 men from all Israel 1 Kings 514 He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10000 men so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home And Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor 1 Kings 515 Solomon had 70000 porters and 80000 stonecutters in the mountains 1 Kings 516 not including his 3300 foremen who supervised the workers 1 Kings 517 And the king commanded them to quarry large costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones 1 Kings 518 So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders along with the Gebalites quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple 1 Kings 61 In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel in the month of Ziv the second month he began to build the house of the LORD 1 Kings 62 The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long twenty cubits wide and thirty cubits high 1 Kings 63 The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple 1 Kings 64 He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple 1 Kings 65 Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple in which he constructed the side rooms 1 Kings 66 The bottom floor was five cubits wide the middle floor six cubits and the third floor seven cubits He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple so that nothing would be inserted into its walls 1 Kings 67 The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built 1 Kings 68 The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the temple A stairway led up to the middle level and from there to the third floor 1 Kings 69 So Solomon built the temple and finished it roofing it with beams and planks of cedar 1 Kings 610 He built chambers all along the temple each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar 1 Kings 611 Then the word of the LORD came to Solomon saying 1 Kings 612 “As for this temple you are building if you walk in My statutes carry out My ordinances and keep all My commandments by walking in them I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David 1 Kings 613 And I will dwell among the Israelites and will not abandon My people Israel” 1 Kings 614 So Solomon built the temple and finished it 1 Kings 615 He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling and he covered the floor with cypress boards 1 Kings 616 He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary the Most Holy Place 1 Kings 617 And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long 1 Kings 618 The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers Everything was cedar not a stone could be seen 1 Kings 619 Solomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there 1 Kings 620 The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long twenty cubits wide and twenty cubits high He overlaid the inside with pure gold and he also overlaid the altar of cedar 1 Kings 621 So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary which was overlaid with gold 1 Kings 622 So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple until everything was completely finished He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary 1 Kings 623 In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim each ten cubits high out of olive wood 1 Kings 624 One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and the other wing was five cubits long as well So the full wingspan was ten cubits 1 Kings 625 The second cherub also measured ten cubits both cherubim had the same size and shape 1 Kings 626 and the height of each cherub was ten cubits 1 Kings 627 And he placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple Since their wings were spread out the wing of the first cherub touched one wall while the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall and in the middle of the room their wingtips touched 1 Kings 628 He also overlaid the cherubim with gold 1 Kings 629 Then he carved the walls all around the temple in both the inner and outer sanctuaries with carved engravings of cherubim palm trees and open flowers 1 Kings 630 And he overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries 1 Kings 631 For the entrance to the inner sanctuary Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with fivesided doorposts 1 Kings 632 The double doors were made of olive wood and he carved into them cherubim palm trees and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold 1 Kings 633 In the same way he made foursided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance 1 Kings 634 The two doors were made of cypress wood and each had two folding panels 1 Kings 635 He carved into them cherubim palm trees and open flowers and he overlaid them with gold hammered evenly over the carvings 1 Kings 636 Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams 1 Kings 637 The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign in the month of Ziv 1 Kings 638 In the eleventh year in the month of Bul the eighth month the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification So he built the temple in seven years 1 Kings 71 Solomon however took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace 1 Kings 72 He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams 1 Kings 73 The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—fortyfive beams fifteen per row 1 Kings 74 There were three rows of high windows facing one another in three tiers 1 Kings 75 All the doorways had rectangular frames with the openings facing one another in three tiers 1 Kings 76 Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico 1 Kings 77 In addition he built a hall for the throne the Hall of Justice where he was to judge It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling 1 Kings 78 And the palace where Solomon would live set further back was of similar construction He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter whom he had married 1 Kings 79 All these buildings were constructed with costly stones cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves and from the outside to the great courtyard 1 Kings 710 The foundations were laid with large costly stones some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long 1 Kings 711 Above these were costly stones cut to size and cedar beams 1 Kings 712 The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD 1 Kings 713 Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre 1 Kings 714 He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali and his father was a man of Tyre a craftsman in bronze Huram had great skill understanding and knowledge for every kind of bronze work So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work 1 Kings 715 He cast two pillars of bronze each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference 1 Kings 716 He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars each capital five cubits high 1 Kings 717 For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice with wreaths of chainwork seven for each capital 1 Kings 718 Likewise he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars 1 Kings 719 And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies four cubits high 1 Kings 720 On the capitals of both pillars just above the rounded projection next to the network were the two hundred pomegranates in rows encircling each capital 1 Kings 721 Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple The pillar to the south he named Jachin and the pillar to the north he named Boaz 1 Kings 722 And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies So the work of the pillars was completed 1 Kings 723 He also made the Sea of cast metal It was circular in shape measuring ten cubits from rim to rim five cubits in height and thirty cubits in circumference 1 Kings 724 Below the rim ornamental buds encircled it ten per cubit all the way around the Sea cast in two rows as a part of the Sea 1 Kings 725 The Sea stood on twelve oxen three facing north three facing west three facing south and three facing east The Sea rested on them with all their hindquarters toward the center 1 Kings 726 It was a handbreadth thick and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup like a lily blossom It could hold two thousand baths 1 Kings 727 In addition he made ten movable stands of bronze each four cubits long four cubits wide and three cubits high 1 Kings 728 This was the design of the stands They had side panels attached to uprights 1 Kings 729 and on the panels between the uprights were lions oxen and cherubim On the uprights was a pedestal above and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work 1 Kings 730 Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports with wreaths at each side 1 Kings 731 The opening to each stand inside the crown at the top was one cubit deep with a round opening like the design of a pedestal a cubit and a half wide And around its opening were engravings but the panels of the stands were square not round 1 Kings 732 There were four wheels under the panels and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand each wheel was a cubit and a half in diameter 1 Kings 733 The wheels were made like chariot wheels their axles rims spokes and hubs were all of cast metal 1 Kings 734 Each stand had four handles one for each corner projecting from the stand 1 Kings 735 At the top of each stand was a circular band half a cubit high The supports and panels were cast as a unit with the top of the stand 1 Kings 736 He engraved cherubim lions and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels wherever each had space with wreaths all around 1 Kings 737 In this way he made the ten stands each with the same casting dimensions and shape 1 Kings 738 He also made ten bronze basins each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across one basin for each of the ten stands 1 Kings 739 He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north and he put the Sea on the south side at the southeast corner of the temple 1 Kings 740 Additionally Huram made the pots shovels and sprinkling bowls So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD 1 Kings 741 the two pillars the two bowlshaped capitals atop the pillars the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars 1 Kings 742 the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowlshaped capitals atop the pillars 1 Kings 743 the ten stands the ten basins on the stands 1 Kings 744 the Sea the twelve oxen underneath the Sea 1 Kings 745 and the pots shovels and sprinkling bowls All the articles that Huram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of burnished bronze 1 Kings 746 The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan 1 Kings 747 Solomon left all these articles unweighed because there were so many The weight of the bronze could not be determined 1 Kings 748 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD the golden altar the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence 1 Kings 749 the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary five on the right side and five on the left the gold flowers lamps and tongs 1 Kings 750 the pure gold basins wick trimmers sprinkling bowls ladles and censers and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple that is the Most Holy Place as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple 1 Kings 751 So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver the gold and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD 1 Kings 81 At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion the City of David 1 Kings 82 And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast in the seventh month the month of Ethanim 1 Kings 83 When all the elders of Israel had arrived the priests took up the ark 1 Kings 84 and they brought up the ark of the LORD and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings So the priests and Levites carried them up 1 Kings 85 There before the ark King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered 1 Kings 86 Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple the Most Holy Place beneath the wings of the cherubim 1 Kings 87 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles 1 Kings 88 The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary but not from outside the Holy Place and they are there to this day 1 Kings 89 There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of the land of Egypt 1 Kings 810 And when the priests came out of the Holy Place the cloud filled the house of the LORD 1 Kings 811 so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD 1 Kings 812 Then Solomon declared “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud 1 Kings 813 I have indeed built You an exalted house a place for You to dwell forever” 1 Kings 814 And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there the king turned around and blessed them all 1 Kings 815 and said “Blessed be the LORD the God of Israel who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David saying 1 Kings 816 ‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel’ 1 Kings 817 Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD the God of Israel 1 Kings 818 But the LORD said to my father David ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name you have done well to have this in your heart 1 Kings 819 Nevertheless you are not the one to build it but your son your own offspring will build the house for My Name’ 1 Kings 820 Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke I have succeeded my father David and I sit on the throne of Israel as the LORD promised I have built the house for the Name of the LORD the God of Israel 1 Kings 821 And there I have provided a place for the ark which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with our fathers when He brought them out of the land of Egypt” 1 Kings 822 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel spread out his hands toward heaven 1 Kings 823 and said “O LORD God of Israel there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts 1 Kings 824 You have kept Your promise to Your servant my father David What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day 1 Kings 825 Therefore now O LORD God of Israel keep for Your servant my father David what You promised when You said ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done’ 1 Kings 826 And now O God of Israel please confirm what You promised to Your servant my father David 1 Kings 827 But will God indeed dwell upon the earth The heavens even the highest heavens cannot contain You much less this temple I have built 1 Kings 828 Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant O LORD my God so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today 1 Kings 829 May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day toward the place of which You said ‘My Name shall be there’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place 1 Kings 830 Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place May You hear from heaven Your dwelling place May You hear and forgive 1 Kings 831 When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple 1 Kings 832 then may You hear from heaven and act May You judge Your servants condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness 1 Kings 833 When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You and they return to You and confess Your name praying and pleading with You in this temple 1 Kings 834 then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel May You restore them to the land You gave to their fathers 1 Kings 835 When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You and they pray toward this place and confess Your name and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them 1 Kings 836 then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants Your people Israel so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance 1 Kings 837 When famine or plague comes upon the land or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers or when their enemy besieges them in their cities whatever plague or sickness may come 1 Kings 838 then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple— 1 Kings 839 be heard by You from heaven Your dwelling place And may You forgive and act and repay each man according to all his ways since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men— 1 Kings 840 so that they may fear You all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers 1 Kings 841 And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name— 1 Kings 842 for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple 1 Kings 843 then may You hear from heaven Your dwelling place and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You as do Your people Israel and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name 1 Kings 844 When Your people go to war against their enemies wherever You send them and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name 1 Kings 845 then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea and may You uphold their cause 1 Kings 846 When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land whether far or near 1 Kings 847 and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors saying ‘We have sinned and done wrong we have acted wickedly’ 1 Kings 848 and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name 1 Kings 849 then may You hear from heaven Your dwelling place their prayer and petition and may You uphold their cause 1 Kings 850 May You forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the transgressions they have committed against You and may You grant them compassion in the eyes of their captors to show them mercy 1 Kings 851 For they are Your people and Your inheritance You brought them out of Egypt out of the furnace for iron 1 Kings 852 May Your eyes be open to the pleas of Your servant and of Your people Israel and may You listen to them whenever they call to You 1 Kings 853 For You O Lord GOD have set them apart from all the peoples of the earth as Your inheritance as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our fathers out of Egypt” 1 Kings 854 Now when Solomon had finished praying this entire prayer and petition to the LORD he got up before the altar of the LORD where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven 1 Kings 855 And he stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice saying 1 Kings 856 “Blessed be the LORD who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses 1 Kings 857 May the LORD our God be with us as He was with our fathers May He never leave us or forsake us 1 Kings 858 May He incline our hearts to Himself to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances He commanded our fathers 1 Kings 859 And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night so that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires 1 Kings 860 so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God There is no other 1 Kings 861 So let your heart be fully devoted to the LORD our God as it is this day to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments” 1 Kings 862 Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the LORD 1 Kings 863 And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22000 oxen and 120000 sheep So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD 1 Kings 864 On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD and there he offered the burnt offerings the grain offerings and the fat of the peace offerings since the bronze altar before the LORD was too small to contain all these offerings 1 Kings 865 So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebohamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all 1 Kings 866 On the fifteenth day Solomon sent the people away So they blessed the king and went home joyful and glad in heart for all the good things that the LORD had done for His servant David and for His people Israel 1 Kings 91 Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace and had achieved all that he had desired to do 1 Kings 92 the LORD appeared to him a second time as He had appeared to him at Gibeon 1 Kings 93 And the LORD said to him “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me I have consecrated this temple which you have built by putting My Name there forever My eyes and My heart will be there for all time 1 Kings 94 And as for you if you walk before Me as your father David walked with a heart of integrity and uprightness doing all I have commanded you and if you keep My statutes and ordinances 1 Kings 95 then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever as I promised your father David when I said ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel’ 1 Kings 96 But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you and if you go off to serve and worship other gods 1 Kings 97 then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples 1 Kings 98 And when this temple has become a heap of rubble all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple’ 1 Kings 99 And others will answer ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt and have embraced other gods worshiping and serving them—because of this the LORD has brought all this disaster upon them’” 1 Kings 910 Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses the house of the LORD and the royal palace 1 Kings 911 King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire 1 Kings 912 So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him but he was not pleased with them 1 Kings 913 “What are these towns you have given me my brother” asked Hiram and he called them the Land of Cabul as they are called to this day 1 Kings 914 And Hiram had sent the king 120 talents of gold 1 Kings 915 This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD his own palace the supporting terraces and the wall of Jerusalem as well as Hazor Megiddo and Gezer 1 Kings 916 Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer He had set it on fire killed the Canaanites who lived in the city and given it as a dowry to his daughter Solomon’s wife 1 Kings 917 So Solomon rebuilt Gezer Lower Bethhoron 1 Kings 918 Baalath and Tamar in the Wilderness of Judah 1 Kings 919 as well as all the store cities that Solomon had for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem Lebanon and throughout the land of his dominion 1 Kings 920 As for all the people who remained of the Amorites Hittites Perizzites Hivites and Jebusites the people who were not Israelites— 1 Kings 921 their descendants who remained in the land those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers as they are to this day 1 Kings 922 But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slavery because they were his men of war his servants his officers his captains and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry 1 Kings 923 They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects 550 supervisors over the people who did the work 1 Kings 924 As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her he built the supporting terraces 1 Kings 925 Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD burning incense with them before the LORD So he completed the temple 1 Kings 926 King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Eziongeber which is near Eloth in Edom on the shore of the Red Sea 1 Kings 927 And Hiram sent his servants sailors who knew the sea to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants 1 Kings 928 They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon 1 Kings 101 Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD she came to test him with difficult questions 1 Kings 102 She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices gold in great abundance and precious stones And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind 1 Kings 103 And Solomon answered all her questions nothing was too difficult for the king to explain 1 Kings 104 When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon the palace he had built 1 Kings 105 the food at his table the seating of his servants the service and attire of his attendants his cupbearers and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD it took her breath away 1 Kings 106 She said to the king “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true 1 Kings 107 But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes Indeed not even half was told to me Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard 1 Kings 108 How blessed are your men How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom 1 Kings 109 Blessed be the LORD your God who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness” 1 Kings 1010 Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold a great quantity of spices and precious stones Never again were spices in such abundance brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon 1 Kings 1011 The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones 1 Kings 1012 The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace and into lyres and harps for the singers Never before had such almug wood been brought in nor has such been seen again to this day 1 Kings 1013 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty Then she left and returned to her own country along with her servants 1 Kings 1014 The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents 1 Kings 1015 not including the revenue from the merchants traders and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land 1 Kings 1016 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield 1 Kings 1017 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold three minas of gold went into each shield And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon 1 Kings 1018 Additionally the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold 1 Kings 1019 The throne had six steps and its back had a rounded top There were armrests on both sides of the seat with a lion standing beside each armrest 1 Kings 1020 Twelve lions stood on the six steps one at either end of each step Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom 1 Kings 1021 All 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 because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon 1 Kings 1022 For the king had the 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 1 Kings 1023 So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom 1 Kings 1024 The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart 1 Kings 1025 Year after year each visitor would bring his tribute articles of silver and gold clothing weapons spices horses and mules 1 Kings 1026 Solomon accumulated 1400 chariots and 12000 horses which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem 1 Kings 1027 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills 1 Kings 1028 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue the royal merchants purchased them from Kue 1 Kings 1029 A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver and a horse for a hundred and fifty Likewise they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram 1 Kings 111 King Solomon however loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab Ammon Edom and Sidon as well as Hittite women 1 Kings 112 These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites “You must not intermarry with them for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love 1 Kings 113 He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away 1 Kings 114 For when Solomon grew old his wives turned his heart after other gods and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God as his father David had been 1 Kings 115 Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites 1 Kings 116 So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD unlike his father David he did not follow the LORD completely 1 Kings 117 At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites 1 Kings 118 He did the same for all his foreign wives who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods 1 Kings 119 Now the LORD grew angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the LORD the God of Israel who had appeared to him twice 1 Kings 1110 Although He had warned Solomon explicitly not to follow other gods Solomon did not keep the LORD’s command 1 Kings 1111 Then the LORD said to Solomon “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes which I have commanded you I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant 1 Kings 1112 Nevertheless for the sake of your father David I will not do it during your lifetime I will tear it out of the hand of your son 1 Kings 1113 Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen” 1 Kings 1114 Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary Hadad the Edomite from the royal line of Edom 1 Kings 1115 Earlier when David was in Edom Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom 1 Kings 1116 Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months until he had killed every male in Edom 1 Kings 1117 But Hadad still just a young boy had fled to Egypt along with some Edomites who were servants of his father 1 Kings 1118 Hadad and his men set out from Midian and went to Paran They took men from Paran with them and went to Egypt to Pharaoh king of Egypt who gave Hadad a house and land and provided him with food 1 Kings 1119 There Hadad found such great favor in the sight of Pharaoh that he gave to him in marriage the sister of Queen Tahpenes his own wife 1 Kings 1120 And the sister of Tahpenes bore Hadad a son named Genubath Tahpenes herself weaned him in Pharaoh’s palace and Genubath lived there among the sons of Pharaoh 1 Kings 1121 When Hadad heard in Egypt that David had rested with his fathers and that Joab the commander of the army was dead he said to Pharaoh “Let me go that I may return to my own country” 1 Kings 1122 But Pharaoh asked him “What have you lacked here with me that you suddenly want to go back to your own country” “Nothing” Hadad replied “but please let me go” 1 Kings 1123 And God raised up against Solomon another adversary Rezon the son of Eliada who had fled from his master Hadadezer king of Zobah 1 Kings 1124 and had gathered men to himself When David killed the Zobaites Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus where they settled and gained control 1 Kings 1125 Rezon was Israel’s enemy throughout the days of Solomon adding to the trouble caused by Hadad So Rezon ruled over Aram with hostility toward Israel 1 Kings 1126 Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon but he rebelled against the king 1 Kings 1127 and this is the account of his rebellion against the king Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David 1 Kings 1128 Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph 1 Kings 1129 During that time the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak and the two of them were alone in the open field 1 Kings 1130 And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing tore it into twelve pieces 1 Kings 1131 and said to Jeroboam “Take ten pieces for yourself for this is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘Behold I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and I will give you ten tribes 1 Kings 1132 But one tribe will remain for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel 1 Kings 1133 For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians Chemosh the god of the Moabites and Milcom the god of the Ammonites They have not walked in My ways nor done what is right in My eyes nor kept My statutes and judgments as Solomon’s father David did 1 Kings 1134 Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David My servant whom I chose because he kept My commandments and statutes 1 Kings 1135 But I will take ten tribes of the kingdom from the hand of his son and give them to you 1 Kings 1136 I will give one tribe to his son so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem the city where I chose to put My Name 1 Kings 1137 But as for you I will take you and you shall reign over all that your heart desires and you will be king over Israel 1 Kings 1138 If you listen to all that I command you walk in My ways and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did then I will be with you I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David and I will give Israel to you 1 Kings 1139 Because of this I will humble David’s descendants—but not forever’” 1 Kings 1140 Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt to Shishak king of Egypt where he remained until the death of Solomon 1 Kings 1141 As for the rest of the acts of Solomon—all that he did as well as his wisdom—are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon 1 Kings 1142 Thus the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years 1 Kings 1143 And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place 1 Kings 121 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem for all Israel had gone there to make him king 1 Kings 122 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since 1 Kings 123 So they sent for Jeroboam and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said 1 Kings 124 “Your father put a heavy yoke on us But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us and we will serve you” 1 Kings 125 Rehoboam answered “Go away for three days and then return to me” So the people departed 1 Kings 126 Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime “How do you advise me to respond to these people” he asked 1 Kings 127 They replied “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them they will be your servants forever” 1 Kings 128 But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders instead he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him 1 Kings 129 He asked them “What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me saying ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’” 1 Kings 1210 The young men who had grown up with him replied “This is how you should answer these people who said to you ‘Your father made our yoke heavy but you must make it lighter’ This is what you should tell them ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist 1 Kings 1211 Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke I will add to your yoke Whereas my father scourged you with whips I will scourge you with scorpions’” 1 Kings 1212 After three days Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam since the king had said “Come back to me on the third day” 1 Kings 1213 And the king answered the people harshly He rejected the advice of the elders 1 Kings 1214 and spoke to them as the young men had advised saying “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy I will add to your yoke Whereas my father scourged you with whips I will scourge you with scorpions” 1 Kings 1215 So the king did not listen to the people and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite 1 Kings 1216 When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them they answered the king “What portion do we have in David and what inheritance in the son of Jesse To your tents O Israel Look now to your own house O David” So the Israelites went home 1 Kings 1217 but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah 1 Kings 1218 Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram who was in charge of the forced labor but all Israel stoned him to death And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem 1 Kings 1219 So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David 1 Kings 1220 When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David 1 Kings 1221 And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180000 chosen warriors—to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon 1 Kings 1222 But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God 1 Kings 1223 “Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah all the house of Judah and Benjamin and the rest of the people 1 Kings 1224 that this is what the LORD says ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers the Israelites Each of you must return home for this is My doing’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD 1 Kings 1225 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there And from there he went out and built Penuel 1 Kings 1226 Jeroboam said in his heart “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David 1 Kings 1227 If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem their hearts will return to their lord Rehoboam king of Judah then they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah” 1 Kings 1228 After seeking advice the king made two golden calves and said to the people “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you Here O Israel are your gods who brought you up out of the land of Egypt” 1 Kings 1229 One calf he set up in Bethel and the other in Dan 1 Kings 1230 And this thing became a sin the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves 1 Kings 1231 Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites 1 Kings 1232 And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month like the feast that was in Judah and he offered sacrifices on the altar he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up 1 Kings 1233 On the fifteenth day of the eighth month a month of his own choosing Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel So he ordained a feast for the Israelites offered sacrifices on the altar and burned incense 1 Kings 131 Suddenly as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD 1 Kings 132 And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD “O altar O altar this is what the LORD says ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you and human bones will be burned upon you’” 1 Kings 133 That day the man of God gave a sign saying “The LORD has spoken this sign ‘Surely the altar will be split apart and the ashes upon it will be poured out’” 1 Kings 134 Now when King Jeroboam who was at the altar in Bethel heard the word that the man of God had cried out against it he stretched out his hand and said “Seize him” But the hand he stretched out toward him withered so that he could not pull it back 1 Kings 135 And the altar was split apart and the ashes poured out according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD 1 Kings 136 Then the king responded to the man of God “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored” So the man of God interceded with the LORD and the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before 1 Kings 137 Then the king said to the man of God “Come home with me and refresh yourself and I will give you a reward” 1 Kings 138 But the man of God replied “If you were to give me half your possessions I still would not go with you nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place 1 Kings 139 For this is what I was commanded by the word of the LORD ‘You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came’” 1 Kings 1310 So the man of God went another way and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel 1 Kings 1311 Now a certain old prophet was living in Bethel and his sons came and told him all the deeds that the man of God had done that day in Bethel They also told their father the words that the man had spoken to the king 1 Kings 1312 “Which way did he go” their father asked And his sons showed him the way taken by the man of God who had come from Judah 1 Kings 1313 So the prophet said to his sons “Saddle the donkey for me” Then they saddled the donkey for him and he mounted it 1 Kings 1314 and went after the man of God He found him sitting under an oak tree and asked “Are you the man of God who came from Judah” “I am” he replied 1 Kings 1315 So the prophet said to the man of God “Come home with me and eat some bread” 1 Kings 1316 But the man replied “I cannot go home with you and I will not eat bread or drink water with you in this place 1 Kings 1317 For I have been told by the word of the LORD ‘You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came’” 1 Kings 1318 Then the prophet replied “I too am a prophet like you and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD saying ‘Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water’” The old prophet was lying to him 1 Kings 1319 but the man of God went back with him ate bread in his house and drank water 1 Kings 1320 While they were sitting at the table the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back 1 Kings 1321 and the prophet cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah “This is what the LORD says ‘Because you have defied the word of the LORD and have not kept the commandment that the LORD your God gave you 1 Kings 1322 but you went back and ate bread and drank water in the place where He told you not to do so your body shall never reach the tomb of your fathers’” 1 Kings 1323 And after the man of God had finished eating and drinking the old prophet who had brought him back saddled the donkey for him 1 Kings 1324 As he went on his way a lion met him on the road and killed him and his body was left lying in the road with the donkey and the lion standing beside it 1 Kings 1325 And there were men passing by who saw the body lying in the road with the lion standing beside it and they went and reported this in the city where the old prophet lived 1 Kings 1326 When the prophet who had brought him back from his journey heard this he said “It is the man of God who disobeyed the command of the LORD Therefore the LORD has delivered him to the lion and it has mauled him and killed him according to the word that the LORD had spoken to him” 1 Kings 1327 Then the old prophet instructed his sons “Saddle the donkey for me” So they saddled it 1 Kings 1328 and he went and found the body lying in the road with the donkey and the lion standing beside it The lion had not eaten the body or mauled the donkey 1 Kings 1329 So the old prophet lifted up the body of the man of God laid it on the donkey and brought it back to his own city to mourn for him and bury him 1 Kings 1330 Then he laid the body in his own tomb and they lamented over him “Oh my brother” 1 Kings 1331 After he had buried him the prophet said to his sons “When I die you must bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried Lay my bones beside his bones 1 Kings 1332 for the message that he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the cities of Samaria will surely come to pass” 1 Kings 1333 Even after these events Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places 1 Kings 1334 And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth 1 Kings 141 At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill 1 Kings 142 and Jeroboam said to his wife “Now get up disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife and go to Shiloh For Ahijah the prophet is there it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people 1 Kings 143 Take with you ten loaves of bread some cakes and a jar of honey and go to him He will tell you what will become of the boy” 1 Kings 144 Jeroboam’s wife did as instructed she arose and went to Shiloh and arrived at Ahijah’s house Now Ahijah could not see for his eyes were dim because of his age 1 Kings 145 But the LORD had said to Ahijah “Behold the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son for he is ill You are to say such and such to her because when she arrives she will be disguised” 1 Kings 146 So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet entering the door he said “Come in wife of Jeroboam Why are you disguised For I have been sent to you with bad news 1 Kings 147 Go tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel 1 Kings 148 I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you But you have not been like My servant David who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart doing only what was right in My eyes 1 Kings 149 You have done more evil than all who came before you You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me and you have flung Me behind your back 1 Kings 1410 Because of all this behold I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam I will cut off from Jeroboam every male both slave and free in Israel I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone 1 Kings 1411 Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air’ For the LORD has spoken 1 Kings 1412 As for you get up and go home When your feet enter the city the child will die 1 Kings 1413 All Israel will mourn for him and bury him For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial because only in him has the LORD the God of Israel found any good in the house of Jeroboam 1 Kings 1414 Moreover the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam This is the day—yes even today 1 Kings 1415 For the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water He will uproot Israel from this good land that He gave their fathers and He will scatter them beyond the Euphrates because they have made their Asherah poles provoking the LORD to anger 1 Kings 1416 So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit” 1 Kings 1417 Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house the boy died 1 Kings 1418 And they buried him and all Israel mourned for him according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the prophet 1 Kings 1419 As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam how he waged war and how he reigned they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 1 Kings 1420 And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twentytwo years and he rested with his fathers and his son Nadab reigned in his place 1 Kings 1421 Meanwhile Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah He was fortyone years old when he became king and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite 1 Kings 1422 And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done 1 Kings 1423 They also built for themselves high places sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree 1 Kings 1424 There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites 1 Kings 1425 In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem 1 Kings 1426 He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace He took everything including all the gold shields that Solomon had made 1 Kings 1427 Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace 1 Kings 1428 And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD the guards would bear the shields and later they would return them to the guardroom 1 Kings 1429 As for the rest of the acts of Rehoboam along with all that he did are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah 1 Kings 1430 There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days 1 Kings 1431 And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite And his son Abijam reigned in his place 1 Kings 151 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat Abijam became king of Judah 1 Kings 152 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom 1 Kings 153 And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been 1 Kings 154 Nevertheless for the sake of David the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong 1 Kings 155 For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite 1 Kings 156 And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life 1 Kings 157 As for the rest of the acts of Abijam along with all his accomplishments are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam 1 Kings 158 And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David and his son Asa reigned in his place 1 Kings 159 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel Asa became king of Judah 1 Kings 1510 and he reigned in Jerusalem fortyone years His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom 1 Kings 1511 And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD as his father David had done 1 Kings 1512 He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made 1 Kings 1513 He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley 1 Kings 1514 The high places were not removed but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days 1 Kings 1515 And he brought into the house of the LORD the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated 1 Kings 1516 Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days 1 Kings 1517 Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah 1 Kings 1518 So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Benhadad son of Tabrimmon the son of Hezion the king of Aram who was ruling in Damascus 1 Kings 1519 “Let there be a treaty between me and you as there was between my father and your father See I have sent you a gift of silver and gold Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me” 1 Kings 1520 And Benhadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel conquering Ijon Dan Abelbethmaacah and the whole land of Naphtali including the region of Chinnereth 1 Kings 1521 When Baasha learned of this he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah 1 Kings 1522 Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah with no exceptions and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin as well as Mizpah 1 Kings 1523 Now the rest of the acts of Asa along with all his might all his accomplishments and the cities he built are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah In his old age however he became diseased in his feet 1 Kings 1524 And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place 1 Kings 1525 In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel and he reigned two years 1 Kings 1526 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin which he had caused Israel to commit 1 Kings 1527 Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city 1 Kings 1528 In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place 1 Kings 1529 As soon as Baasha became king he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone who breathed but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite 1 Kings 1530 because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit and because he had provoked the LORD the God of Israel to anger 1 Kings 1531 As for the rest of the acts of Nadab along with all his accomplishments are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 1 Kings 1532 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days 1 Kings 1533 In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel and he reigned in Tirzah twentyfour years 1 Kings 1534 And Baasha did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he had caused Israel to commit 1 Kings 161 Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha saying 1 Kings 162 “Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins 1 Kings 163 So now I will consume Baasha and his house and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat 1 Kings 164 Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air” 1 Kings 165 As for the rest of the acts of Baasha along with his accomplishments and might are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 1 Kings 166 And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah and his son Elah reigned in his place 1 Kings 167 Moreover the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam 1 Kings 168 In the twentysixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel and he reigned in Tirzah two years 1 Kings 169 However while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there Elah’s servant Zimri the commander of half his chariots conspired against him 1 Kings 1610 So in the twentyseventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah Zimri went in struck Elah down and killed him And Zimri reigned in his place 1 Kings 1611 As soon as Zimri began to reign and was seated on the throne he struck down the entire household of Baasha He did not leave a single male whether a kinsman or friend 1 Kings 1612 So Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha according to the word that the LORD had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet 1 Kings 1613 This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed and had caused Israel to commit provoking the LORD the God of Israel to anger with their worthless idols 1 Kings 1614 As for the rest of the acts of Elah along with all his accomplishments are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 1 Kings 1615 In the twentyseventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines 1 Kings 1616 and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had conspired against the king and struck him down So there in the camp that very day all Israel proclaimed Omri the commander of the army king over Israel 1 Kings 1617 Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah 1 Kings 1618 When Zimri saw that the city was captured he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself So he died 1 Kings 1619 because of the sins he had committed doing evil in the sight of the LORD and following the example of Jeroboam and the sin he had committed and had caused Israel to commit 1 Kings 1620 As for the rest of the acts of Zimri and the treason he committed are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 1 Kings 1621 At that time the people of Israel were divided Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king and half supported Omri 1 Kings 1622 But the followers of Omri proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath So Tibni died and Omri became king 1 Kings 1623 In the thirtyfirst year of Asa’s reign over Judah Omri became king of Israel and he reigned twelve years six of them in Tirzah 1 Kings 1624 He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer who had owned the hill 1 Kings 1625 But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him 1 Kings 1626 For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins which he caused Israel to commit provoking the LORD the God of Israel to anger with their worthless idols 1 Kings 1627 As for the rest of the acts of Omri along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 1 Kings 1628 And Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria and his son Ahab reigned in his place 1 Kings 1629 In the thirtyeighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel and he reigned in Samaria twentytwo years 1 Kings 1630 However Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD more than all who were before him 1 Kings 1631 And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal 1 Kings 1632 First Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria 1 Kings 1633 Then he set up an Asherah pole Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD the God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel before him 1 Kings 1634 In Ahab’s days Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun 1 Kings 171 Now Elijah the Tishbite who was among the settlers of Gilead said to Ahab “As surely as the LORD the God of Israel lives before whom I stand there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word” 1 Kings 172 Then a revelation from the LORD came to Elijah 1 Kings 173 “Leave here turn eastward and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith east of the Jordan 1 Kings 174 And you are to drink from the brook and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there” 1 Kings 175 So Elijah did what the LORD had told him and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith east of the Jordan 1 Kings 176 The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening and he would drink from the brook 1 Kings 177 Some time later however the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land 1 Kings 178 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah 1 Kings 179 “Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon and stay there Behold I have commanded a widow there to provide for you” 1 Kings 1710 So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath When he arrived at the city gate there was a widow gathering sticks Elijah called to her and said “Please bring me a little water in a cup so that I may drink” 1 Kings 1711 And as she was going to get it he called to her and said “Please bring me a piece of bread” 1 Kings 1712 But she replied “As surely as the LORD your God lives I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug Look I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son so that we may eat it and die” 1 Kings 1713 “Do not be afraid” Elijah said to her “Go and do as you have said But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have and bring it out to me Afterward make some for yourself and your son 1 Kings 1714 for this is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth’” 1 Kings 1715 So she went and did according to the word of Elijah and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household 1 Kings 1716 The jar of flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Elijah 1 Kings 1717 Later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill and his sickness grew worse and worse until no breath remained in him 1 Kings 1718 “O man of God” said the woman to Elijah “what have you done to me Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son” 1 Kings 1719 But Elijah said to her “Give me your son” So he took him from her arms carried him to the upper room where he was staying and laid him on his own bed 1 Kings 1720 Then he cried out to the LORD “O LORD my God have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me by causing her son to die” 1 Kings 1721 Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD “O LORD my God please let this boy’s life return to him” 1 Kings 1722 And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah and the child’s life returned to him and he lived 1 Kings 1723 Then Elijah took the child brought him down from the upper room into the house and gave him to his mother “Look your son is alive” Elijah declared 1 Kings 1724 Then the woman said to Elijah “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth” 1 Kings 181 After a long time in the third year of the drought the word of the LORD came to Elijah “Go and present yourself to Ahab and I will send rain upon the face of the earth” 1 Kings 182 So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab The famine was severe in Samaria 1 Kings 183 and Ahab summoned Obadiah who was in charge of the palace Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD 1 Kings 184 for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them fifty men per cave providing them with food and water 1 Kings 185 Then Ahab said to Obadiah “Go throughout the land to every spring and every valley Perhaps we will find grass to keep the horses and mules alive so that we will not have to destroy any livestock” 1 Kings 186 So they divided the land to explore Ahab went one way by himself and Obadiah went the other way by himself 1 Kings 187 Now as Obadiah went on his way Elijah suddenly met him When Obadiah recognized him he fell facedown and said “Is it you my lord Elijah” 1 Kings 188 “It is I” he answered “Go tell your master ‘Elijah is here’” 1 Kings 189 But Obadiah replied “How have I sinned that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to put me to death 1 Kings 1810 As surely as the LORD your God lives there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you When they said ‘He is not here’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that they had not found you 1 Kings 1811 And now you say ‘Go tell your master that Elijah is here’ 1 Kings 1812 I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you he will kill me But I your servant have feared the LORD from my youth 1 Kings 1813 Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD fifty men per cave and I provided them with food and water 1 Kings 1814 And now you say ‘Go tell your lord that Elijah is here’ He will kill me” 1 Kings 1815 Then Elijah said “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives before whom I stand I will present myself to Ahab today” 1 Kings 1816 So Obadiah went to inform Ahab who went to meet Elijah 1 Kings 1817 When Ahab saw Elijah he said to him “Is that you O troubler of Israel” 1 Kings 1818 “I have not troubled Israel” Elijah replied “but you and your father’s house have for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals 1 Kings 1819 Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table” 1 Kings 1820 So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel 1 Kings 1821 Then Elijah approached all the people and said “How long will you waver between two opinions If the LORD is God follow Him But if Baal is God follow him” But the people did not answer a word 1 Kings 1822 Then Elijah said to the people “I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets 1 Kings 1823 Get two bulls for us Let the prophets of Baal choose one bull for themselves cut it into pieces and place it on the wood but not light the fire And I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood but not light the fire 1 Kings 1824 Then you may call on the name of your god and I will call on the name of the LORD The God who answers by fire He is God” And all the people answered “What you say is good” 1 Kings 1825 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal “Since you are so numerous choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first Then call on the name of your god but do not light the fire” 1 Kings 1826 And they took the bull that was given them prepared it and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon shouting “O Baal answer us” But there was no sound and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made 1 Kings 1827 At noon Elijah began to taunt them saying “Shout louder for he is a god Perhaps he is deep in thought or occupied or on a journey Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened” 1 Kings 1828 So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances as was their custom until the blood gushed over them 1 Kings 1829 Midday passed and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice But there was no response no one answered no one paid attention 1 Kings 1830 Then Elijah said to all the people “Come near to me” So all the people approached him and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down 1 Kings 1831 And Elijah took twelve stones one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob to whom the word of the LORD had come and said “Israel shall be your name” 1 Kings 1832 And with the stones Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed 1 Kings 1833 Next he arranged the wood cut up the bull placed it on the wood 1 Kings 1834 and said “Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood” “Do it a second time” he said and they did it a second time “Do it a third time” he said and they did it a third time 1 Kings 1835 So the water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench 1 Kings 1836 At the time of the evening sacrifice Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said “O LORD God of Abraham Isaac and Israel let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command 1 Kings 1837 Answer me O LORD Answer me so that this people will know that You the LORD are God and that You have turned their hearts back again” 1 Kings 1838 Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice the wood the stones and the dust and it licked up the water in the trench 1 Kings 1839 When all the people saw this they fell facedown and said “The LORD He is God The LORD He is God” 1 Kings 1840 Then Elijah ordered them “Seize the prophets of Baal Do not let a single one escape” So they seized them and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there 1 Kings 1841 And Elijah said to Ahab “Go up eat and drink for there is the sound of a heavy rain” 1 Kings 1842 So Ahab went up to eat and drink But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel bent down on the ground and put his face between his knees 1 Kings 1843 “Go and look toward the sea” he said to his servant So the servant went and looked and he said “There is nothing there” Seven times Elijah said “Go back” 1 Kings 1844 On the seventh time the servant reported “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea” And Elijah replied “Go and tell Ahab ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you’” 1 Kings 1845 Meanwhile the sky grew dark with clouds and wind and a heavy rain began to fall So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel 1 Kings 1846 And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel 1 Kings 191 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword 1 Kings 192 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah saying “May the gods deal with me and ever so severely if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed” 1 Kings 193 And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life When he came to Beersheba in Judah he left his servant there 1 Kings 194 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die “I have had enough LORD” he said “Take my life for I am no better than my fathers” 1 Kings 195 Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep Suddenly an angel touched him and said “Get up and eat” 1 Kings 196 And he looked around and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals and a jar of water So he ate and drank and lay down again 1 Kings 197 A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him saying “Get up and eat or the journey will be too much for you” 1 Kings 198 So he got up and ate and drank And strengthened by that food he walked forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb the mountain of God 1 Kings 199 There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night And the word of the LORD came to him saying “What are you doing here Elijah” 1 Kings 1910 “I have been very zealous for the LORD the God of Hosts” he replied “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword I am the only one left and they are seeking my life as well” 1 Kings 1911 Then the LORD said “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD Behold the LORD is about to pass by” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD but the LORD was not in the wind After the wind there was an earthquake but the LORD was not in the earthquake 1 Kings 1912 After the earthquake there was a fire but the LORD was not in the fire And after the fire came a still small voice 1 Kings 1913 When Elijah heard it he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave Suddenly a voice came to him and said “What are you doing here Elijah” 1 Kings 1914 “I have been very zealous for the LORD the God of Hosts” he replied “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword I am the only one left and they are seeking my life as well” 1 Kings 1915 Then the LORD said to him “Go back by the way you came and go to the Desert of Damascus When you arrive you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram 1 Kings 1916 You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abelmeholah to succeed you as prophet 1 Kings 1917 Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu 1 Kings 1918 Nevertheless I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him” 1 Kings 1919 So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen and he was with the twelfth team Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him 1 Kings 1920 So Elisha left the oxen ran after Elijah and said “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye and then I will follow you” “Go on back” Elijah replied “for what have I done to you” 1 Kings 1921 So Elisha turned back from him took his pair of oxen and slaughtered them Using the oxen’s equipment for fuel he cooked the meat and gave it to the people and they ate Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah 1 Kings 201 Now Benhadad king of Aram assembled his entire army Accompanied by thirtytwo kings with their horses and chariots he marched up besieged Samaria and waged war against it 1 Kings 202 Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel 1 Kings 203 saying “This is what Benhadad says ‘Your silver and gold are mine and your best wives and children are mine’” 1 Kings 204 And the king of Israel replied “Just as you say my lord the king I am yours along with all that I have” 1 Kings 205 The messengers came back and said “This is what Benhadad says ‘I have sent to you to demand your silver your gold your wives and your children 1 Kings 206 But about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and the houses of your servants They will seize and carry away all that is precious to you’” 1 Kings 207 Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble for when he demanded my wives my children my silver and my gold I did not deny him” 1 Kings 208 And the elders and the people all said “Do not listen to him or consent to his terms” 1 Kings 209 So Ahab answered the messengers of Benhadad “Tell my lord the king ‘All that you demanded of your servant the first time I will do but this thing I cannot do’” So the messengers departed and relayed the message to Benhadad 1 Kings 2010 Then Benhadad sent another message to Ahab “May the gods deal with me and ever so severely if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful” 1 Kings 2011 And the king of Israel replied “Tell him ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off’” 1 Kings 2012 Benhadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents and he said to his servants “Take your positions” So they stationed themselves against the city 1 Kings 2013 Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared “This is what the LORD says ‘Do you see this entire great army Behold I will deliver it into your hand this very day and you will know that I am the LORD’” 1 Kings 2014 “By whom” Ahab asked And the prophet replied “This is what the LORD says ‘By the young officers of the district governors’” “Who will start the battle” asked Ahab “You will” answered the prophet 1 Kings 2015 So Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors and there were 232 men And after them he assembled the rest of the Israelite troops 7000 in all 1 Kings 2016 They marched out at noon while Benhadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk 1 Kings 2017 And the young officers of the district governors marched out first Now Benhadad had sent out scouts who reported to him “Men are marching out of Samaria” 1 Kings 2018 “If they have marched out in peace” he said “take them alive Even if they have marched out for war take them alive” 1 Kings 2019 Meanwhile these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city with the army behind them 1 Kings 2020 and each one struck down his opponent So the Arameans fled with the Israelites in pursuit But Benhadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with the cavalry 1 Kings 2021 Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the horses and chariots inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans 1 Kings 2022 Afterward the prophet approached the king of Israel and said “Go and strengthen your position and take note what you must do for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you” 1 Kings 2023 Meanwhile the servants of the king of Aram said to him “Their gods are gods of the hills That is why they prevailed over us Instead we should fight them on the plains surely then we will prevail 1 Kings 2024 So do this Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers 1 Kings 2025 And you must raise an army like the one you have lost—horse for horse and chariot for chariot—so we can fight the Israelites on the plain where we will surely prevail” And the king approved their plan and acted accordingly 1 Kings 2026 In the spring Benhadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel 1 Kings 2027 The Israelites also mobilized gathered supplies and marched out to meet them The Israelites camped before them like two small flocks of goats while the Arameans covered the countryside 1 Kings 2028 Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said “This is what the LORD says ‘Because the Arameans have said that the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys I will deliver all this great army into your hand Then you will know that I am the LORD’” 1 Kings 2029 For seven days the armies camped opposite each other and on the seventh day the battle ensued and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day 1 Kings 2030 The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek where the wall fell on twentyseven thousand of the remaining men Benhadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room 1 Kings 2031 Then the servants of Benhadad said to him “Look now we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads Perhaps he will spare your life” 1 Kings 2032 So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads they went to the king of Israel and said “Your servant Benhadad says ‘Please spare my life’” And the king answered “Is he still alive He is my brother” 1 Kings 2033 Now the men were looking for a sign of hope and they quickly grasped at this word and replied “Yes your brother Benhadad” “Go and get him” said the king Then Benhadad came out and Ahab had him come up into his chariot 1 Kings 2034 Benhadad said to him “I will restore the cities my father took from your father you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus as my father did in Samaria” “By this treaty I release you” Ahab replied So he made a treaty with him and sent him away 1 Kings 2035 Meanwhile by the word of the LORD one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion “Strike me please” But the man refused to strike him 1 Kings 2036 Then the prophet said to him “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD as soon as you depart from me a lion will kill you” And when he left a lion found him and killed him 1 Kings 2037 Then the prophet found another man and said “Strike me please” So the man struck him and wounded him 1 Kings 2038 and the prophet went and waited on the road for the king disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes 1 Kings 2039 As the king passed by he cried out to the king “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me ‘Guard this man If he goes missing for any reason your life will be exchanged for his life or you will weigh out a talent of silver’ 1 Kings 2040 But while your servant was busy here and there the man disappeared” And the king of Israel said to him “So shall your judgment be you have pronounced it on yourself” 1 Kings 2041 Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets 1 Kings 2042 And the prophet said to the king “This is what the LORD says ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction your life will be exchanged for his life and your people for his people’” 1 Kings 2043 Sullen and angry the king of Israel went home to Samaria 1 Kings 211 Some time after these events Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria 1 Kings 212 So Ahab said to Naboth “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden since it is next to my palace I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer I will give you its value in silver” 1 Kings 213 But Naboth replied “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers” 1 Kings 214 So Ahab went to his palace sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers” He lay down on his bed turned his face away and refused to eat 1 Kings 215 Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat” 1 Kings 216 Ahab answered “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him ‘Give me your vineyard for silver or if you wish I will give you another vineyard in its place’ And he replied ‘I will not give you my vineyard’” 1 Kings 217 But his wife Jezebel said to him “Do you not reign over Israel Get up eat some food and be cheerful for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite” 1 Kings 218 Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name sealed them with his seal and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city 1 Kings 219 In the letters she wrote “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people 1 Kings 2110 But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify ‘You have cursed both God and the king’ Then take him out and stone him to death” 1 Kings 2111 So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them 1 Kings 2112 They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people 1 Kings 2113 And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth and these men testified against him before the people saying “Naboth has cursed both God and the king” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death 1 Kings 2114 Then they sent word to Jezebel “Naboth has been stoned to death” 1 Kings 2115 When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death she said to Ahab “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite who refused to give it to you for silver For Naboth is no longer alive but dead” 1 Kings 2116 And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite 1 Kings 2117 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite saying 1 Kings 2118 “Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel who is in Samaria See he is in the vineyard of Naboth where he has gone to take possession of it 1 Kings 2119 Tell him that this is what the LORD says ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes yours’” 1 Kings 2120 When Elijah arrived Ahab said to him “So you have found me out my enemy” He replied “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD 1 Kings 2121 This is what the LORD says ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel both slave and free 1 Kings 2122 I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin’ 1 Kings 2123 And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel’ 1 Kings 2124 Anyone belonging to Ahab who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air” 1 Kings 2125 Surely there was never one like Ahab who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD incited by his wife Jezebel 1 Kings 2126 He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites 1 Kings 2127 When Ahab heard these words he tore his clothes put on sackcloth and fasted He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly 1 Kings 2128 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite saying 1 Kings 2129 “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me Because he has humbled himself before Me I will not bring the calamity during his days but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son” 1 Kings 221 Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel 1 Kings 222 However in the third year Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel 1 Kings 223 who said to his servants “Do you not know that Ramothgilead is ours but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram” 1 Kings 224 So he asked Jehoshaphat “Will you go with me to fight against Ramothgilead” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel “I am as you are my people are your people and my horses are your horses” 1 Kings 225 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD” 1 Kings 226 So the king of Israel assembled the prophets about four hundred men and asked them “Should I go to war against Ramothgilead or should I refrain” “Go up” they replied “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king” 1 Kings 227 But Jehoshaphat asked “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire” 1 Kings 228 The king of Israel answered “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me but only bad He is Micaiah son of Imlah” “The king should not say that” Jehoshaphat replied 1 Kings 229 So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once” 1 Kings 2210 Dressed in royal attire the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria with all the prophets prophesying before them 1 Kings 2211 Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared “This is what the LORD says ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off’” 1 Kings 2212 And all the prophets were prophesying the same saying “Go up to Ramothgilead and triumph for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king” 1 Kings 2213 Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him “Behold now with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king So please let your words be like theirs and speak favorably” 1 Kings 2214 But Micaiah said “As surely as the LORD lives I will speak whatever the LORD tells me” 1 Kings 2215 When Micaiah arrived the king asked him “Micaiah should we go to war against Ramothgilead or should we refrain” “Go up and triumph” Micaiah replied “for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king” 1 Kings 2216 But the king said to him “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD” 1 Kings 2217 So Micaiah declared “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd And the LORD said ‘These people have no master let each one return home in peace’” 1 Kings 2218 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me but only bad” 1 Kings 2219 Micaiah continued “Therefore hear the word of the LORD I saw the LORD sitting on His throne and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left 1 Kings 2220 And the LORD said ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramothgilead’ And one suggested this and another that 1 Kings 2221 Then a spirit came forward stood before the LORD and said ‘I will entice him’ ‘By what means’ asked the LORD 1 Kings 2222 And he replied ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail’ said the LORD ‘Go and do it’ 1 Kings 2223 So you see the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you” 1 Kings 2224 Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up struck Micaiah in the face and demanded “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you” 1 Kings 2225 Micaiah replied “You will soon see on that day when you go and hide in an inner room” 1 Kings 2226 And the king of Israel declared “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son 1 Kings 2227 and tell them that this is what the king says ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely’” 1 Kings 2228 But Micaiah replied “If you ever return safely the LORD has not spoken through me” Then he added “Take heed all you people” 1 Kings 2229 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead 1 Kings 2230 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat “I will disguise myself and go into battle but you wear your royal robes” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle 1 Kings 2231 Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirtytwo chariot commanders “Do not fight with anyone small or great except the king of Israel” 1 Kings 2232 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat they said “Surely this is the king of Israel” So they turned to fight against him but Jehoshaphat cried out 1 Kings 2233 And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel they turned back from pursuing him 1 Kings 2234 However a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor So the king said to his charioteer “Turn around and take me out of the battle for I am badly wounded” 1 Kings 2235 The battle raged throughout that day and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot and that evening he died 1 Kings 2236 As the sun was setting the cry rang out in the army “Every man to his own city and every man to his own land” 1 Kings 2237 So the king died and was brought to Samaria where they buried him 1 Kings 2238 And the chariot was washed at the pool of Samaria where the prostitutes bathed and the dogs licked up Ahab’s blood according to the word that the LORD had spoken 1 Kings 2239 As for the rest of the acts of Ahab along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 1 Kings 2240 And Ahab rested with his fathers and his son Ahaziah reigned in his place 1 Kings 2241 In the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah 1 Kings 2242 Jehoshaphat was thirtyfive years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem twentyfive years His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi 1 Kings 2243 And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa he did not turn away from them but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD The high places however were not removed the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places 1 Kings 2244 Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel 1 Kings 2245 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat along with the might he exercised and how he waged war are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah 1 Kings 2246 He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa 1 Kings 2247 And there was no king in Edom a deputy served as king 1 Kings 2248 Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold but they never set sail because they were wrecked at Eziongeber 1 Kings 2249 At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat “Let my servants sail with your servants” but Jehoshaphat refused 1 Kings 2250 And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David And his son Jehoram reigned in his place 1 Kings 2251 In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel and he reigned in Samaria two years 1 Kings 2252 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat who had caused Israel to sin 1 Kings 2253 Ahaziah served and worshiped Baal provoking the LORD the God of Israel to anger just as his father had done 2 Kings 11 After the death of Ahab Moab rebelled against Israel 2 Kings 12 Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself So he sent messengers and instructed them “Go inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I will recover from this injury” 2 Kings 13 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron’ 2 Kings 14 Therefore this is what the LORD says ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying You will surely die’” So Elijah departed 2 Kings 15 When the messengers returned to the king he asked them “Why have you returned” 2 Kings 16 They replied “A man came up to meet us and said ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying You will surely die’” 2 Kings 17 The king asked them “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you” 2 Kings 18 “He was a hairy man” they answered “with a leather belt around his waist” “It was Elijah the Tishbite” said the king 2 Kings 19 Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men So the captain went up to Elijah who was sitting on top of a hill and said to him “Man of God the king declares ‘Come down’” 2 Kings 110 Elijah answered the captain “If I am a man of God may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men 2 Kings 111 So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men And the captain said to Elijah “Man of God the king declares ‘Come down at once’” 2 Kings 112 Again Elijah replied “If I am a man of God may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men 2 Kings 113 So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men And the third captain went up fell on his knees before Elijah and begged him “Man of God may my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours please be precious in your sight 2 Kings 114 Behold fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty with all their men But now may my life be precious in your sight” 2 Kings 115 Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah “Go down with him Do not be afraid of him” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king 2 Kings 116 And Elijah said to King Ahaziah “This is what the LORD says Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying You will surely die” 2 Kings 117 So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken And since he had no son Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah 2 Kings 118 As for the rest of the acts of Ahaziah along with his accomplishments are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 2 Kings 21 Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal 2 Kings 22 and Elijah said to Elisha “Please stay here for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel” But Elisha replied “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live I will not leave you” So they went down to Bethel 2 Kings 23 Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today” “Yes I know” he replied “Do not speak of it” 2 Kings 24 And Elijah said to Elisha “Please stay here for the LORD has sent me on to Jericho” But Elisha replied “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live I will not leave you” So they went to Jericho 2 Kings 25 Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today” “Yes I know” he replied “Do not speak of it” 2 Kings 26 And Elijah said to Elisha “Please stay here for the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan” But Elisha replied “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live I will not leave you” So the two of them went on 2 Kings 27 Then a company of fifty of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance facing Elijah and Elisha as the two of them stood by the Jordan 2 Kings 28 And Elijah took his cloak rolled it up and struck the waters which parted to the right and to the left so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground 2 Kings 29 After they had crossed over Elijah said to Elisha “Tell me what can I do for you before I am taken away from you” “Please let me inherit a double portion of your spirit” Elisha replied 2 Kings 210 “You have requested a difficult thing” said Elijah “Nevertheless if you see me as I am taken from you it will be yours But if not then it will not be so” 2 Kings 211 As they were walking along and talking together suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind 2 Kings 212 As Elisha watched he cried out “My father my father the chariots and horsemen of Israel” And he saw Elijah no more So taking hold of his own clothes he tore them in two 2 Kings 213 Elisha also picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan 2 Kings 214 Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters “Where now is the LORD the God of Elijah” he asked And when he had struck the waters they parted to the right and to the left and Elisha crossed over 2 Kings 215 When the sons of the prophets who were watching him from Jericho saw what had happened they said “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him 2 Kings 216 “Look now” they said to Elisha “we your servants have fifty valiant men Please let them go and search for your master Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys” “Do not send them” Elisha replied 2 Kings 217 But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment he said “Send them” And they sent fifty men who searched for three days but did not find Elijah 2 Kings 218 When they returned to Elisha who was staying in Jericho he said to them “Didn’t I tell you not to go” 2 Kings 219 Then the men of the city said to Elisha “Please note our lord that the city’s location is good as you can see But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful” 2 Kings 220 “Bring me a new bowl” he replied “and put some salt in it” So they brought it to him 2 Kings 221 and Elisha went out to the spring cast the salt into it and said “This is what the LORD says ‘I have healed this water No longer will it cause death or unfruitfulness’” 2 Kings 222 And the waters there have been healthy to this day according to the word spoken by Elisha 2 Kings 223 From there Elisha went up to Bethel and as he was walking up the road a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him chanting “Go up you baldhead Go up you baldhead” 2 Kings 224 Then he turned around looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled fortytwo of the boys 2 Kings 225 And Elisha went on to Mount Carmel and from there he returned to Samaria 2 Kings 31 In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel and he reigned in Samaria twelve years 2 Kings 32 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD but not as his father and mother had done He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made 2 Kings 33 Nevertheless he clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit he did not turn away from them 2 Kings 34 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams 2 Kings 35 But after the death of Ahab the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel 2 Kings 36 So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel 2 Kings 37 And he sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah “The king of Moab has rebelled against me Will you go with me to fight against Moab” “I will go” replied Jehoshaphat “I am as you are my people are your people and my horses are your horses” 2 Kings 38 Then he asked “Which way shall we go up” “By way of the Desert of Edom” replied Joram 2 Kings 39 So the king of Israel the king of Judah and the king of Edom set out and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days they had no water for their army or for their animals 2 Kings 310 “Alas” said the king of Israel “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab” 2 Kings 311 But Jehoshaphat asked “Is there no prophet of the LORD here Let us inquire of the LORD through him” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered “Elisha son of Shaphat is here He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah” 2 Kings 312 Jehoshaphat affirmed “The word of the LORD is with him” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him 2 Kings 313 Elisha however said to the king of Israel “What have we to do with each other Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother” “No” replied the king of Israel “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab” 2 Kings 314 Then Elisha said “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives before whom I stand were it not for my regard for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah I would not look at you or acknowledge you 2 Kings 315 But now bring me a harpist” And while the harpist played the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha 2 Kings 316 and he said “This is what the LORD says ‘Dig this valley full of ditches’ 2 Kings 317 For the LORD says ‘You will not see wind or rain but the valley will be filled with water and you will drink—you and your cattle and your animals’ 2 Kings 318 This is a simple matter in the sight of the LORD and He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand 2 Kings 319 And you shall attack every fortified city and every city of importance You shall cut down every good tree stop up every spring and ruin every good field with stones” 2 Kings 320 The next morning at the time of the morning sacrifice water suddenly flowed from the direction of Edom and filled the land 2 Kings 321 Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them So all who could bear arms young and old were summoned and stationed at the border 2 Kings 322 When they got up early in the morning the sun was shining on the water and it looked as red as blood to the Moabites across the way 2 Kings 323 “This is blood” they exclaimed “The kings have clashed swords and slaughtered one another Now to the plunder Moab” 2 Kings 324 But when the Moabites came to the camp of Israel the Israelites rose up and attacked them and they fled before them So the Israelites invaded their land and struck down the Moabites 2 Kings 325 They destroyed the cities and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree Only Kirharaseth was left with stones in place but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well 2 Kings 326 When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom but they could not prevail 2 Kings 327 So he took his firstborn son who was to succeed him and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall And there was great fury against the Israelites so they withdrew and returned to their own land 2 Kings 41 Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha “Your servant my husband is dead and you know that your servant feared the LORD And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves” 2 Kings 42 “How can I help you” asked Elisha “Tell me what do you have in the house” She answered “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil” 2 Kings 43 “Go” said Elisha “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors Do not gather just a few 2 Kings 44 Then go inside shut the door behind you and your sons and pour oil into all these jars setting the full ones aside” 2 Kings 45 So she left him and after she had shut the door behind her and her sons they kept bringing jars to her and she kept pouring 2 Kings 46 When all the jars were full she said to her son “Bring me another” But he replied “There are no more jars” Then the oil stopped flowing 2 Kings 47 She went and told the man of God and he said “Go sell the oil and pay your debt Then you and your sons can live on the remainder” 2 Kings 48 One day Elisha went to Shunem and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal So whenever he would pass by he would stop there to eat 2 Kings 49 Then the woman said to her husband “Behold now I know that the one who often comes our way is a holy man of God 2 Kings 410 Please let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed a table a chair and a lamp for him Then when he comes to us he can stay there” 2 Kings 411 One day Elisha came to visit and went to his upper room to lie down 2 Kings 412 And he said to Gehazi his servant “Call the Shunammite woman” And when he had called her she stood before him 2 Kings 413 and Elisha said to Gehazi “Now tell her ‘Look you have gone to all this trouble for us What can we do for you Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army’” “I have a home among my own people” she replied 2 Kings 414 So he asked “Then what should be done for her” “Well she has no son” Gehazi replied “and her husband is old” 2 Kings 415 “Call her” said Elisha So Gehazi called her and she stood in the doorway 2 Kings 416 And Elisha declared “At this time next year you will hold a son in your arms” “No my lord” she said “Do not lie to your maidservant O man of God” 2 Kings 417 But the woman did conceive and at that time the next year she gave birth to a son just as Elisha had told her 2 Kings 418 And the child grew and one day he went out to his father who was with the harvesters 2 Kings 419 “My head My head” he complained to his father So his father told a servant “Carry him to his mother” 2 Kings 420 After the servant had picked him up and carried him to his mother the boy sat on her lap until noon and then he died 2 Kings 421 And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God Then she shut the door and went out 2 Kings 422 And the woman called her husband and said “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys that I may go quickly to the man of God and return” 2 Kings 423 “Why would you go to him today” he replied “It is not a New Moon or a Sabbath” “Everything is all right” she said 2 Kings 424 Then she saddled the donkey and told her servant “Drive onward do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you” 2 Kings 425 So she set out and went to the man of God at Mount Carmel When the man of God saw her at a distance he said to his servant Gehazi “Look there is the Shunammite woman 2 Kings 426 Please run out now to meet her and ask ‘Are you all right Is your husband all right Is your child all right’” And she answered “Everything is all right” 2 Kings 427 When she reached the man of God at the mountain she clung to his feet Gehazi came over to push her away but the man of God said “Leave her alone for her soul is in deep distress and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me” 2 Kings 428 Then she said “Did I ask you for a son my lord Didn’t I say ‘Do not deceive me’” 2 Kings 429 So Elisha said to Gehazi “Tie up your garment take my staff in your hand and go If you meet anyone do not greet him and if anyone greets you do not answer him Then lay my staff on the boy’s face” 2 Kings 430 And the mother of the boy said “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live I will not leave you” So he got up and followed her 2 Kings 431 Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the boy’s face but there was no sound or response So he went back to meet Elisha and told him “The boy has not awakened” 2 Kings 432 When Elisha reached the house there was the boy lying dead on his bed 2 Kings 433 So he went in closed the door behind the two of them and prayed to the LORD 2 Kings 434 Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy mouth to mouth eye to eye and hand to hand As he stretched himself out over him the boy’s body became warm 2 Kings 435 Elisha turned away and paced back and forth across the room Then he got on the bed and stretched himself out over the boy again and the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes 2 Kings 436 Elisha summoned Gehazi and said “Call the Shunammite woman” So he called her and she came Then Elisha said “Pick up your son” 2 Kings 437 She came in fell at his feet and bowed to the ground Then she picked up her son and went out 2 Kings 438 When Elisha returned to Gilgal there was a famine in the land As the sons of the prophets were sitting at his feet he said to his attendant “Put on the large pot and boil some stew for the sons of the prophets” 2 Kings 439 One of them went out to the field to gather herbs and he found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment could hold Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew though no one knew what they were 2 Kings 440 And they poured it out for the men to eat but when they tasted the stew they cried out “There is death in the pot O man of God” And they could not eat it 2 Kings 441 Then Elisha said “Get some flour” He threw it into the pot and said “Pour it out for the people to eat” And there was nothing harmful in the pot 2 Kings 442 Now a man from Baalshalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain “Give it to the people to eat” said Elisha 2 Kings 443 But his servant asked “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men” “Give it to the people to eat” said Elisha “for this is what the LORD says ‘They will eat and have some left over’” 2 Kings 444 So he set it before them and they ate and had some left over according to the word of the LORD 2 Kings 51 Now Naaman the commander of the army of the king of Aram was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram And he was a mighty man of valor but he was a leper 2 Kings 52 At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel and she was serving Naaman’s wife 2 Kings 53 She said to her mistress “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria he would cure him of his leprosy” 2 Kings 54 And Naaman went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said 2 Kings 55 “Go now” said the king of Aram “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel” So Naaman departed taking with him ten talents of silver six thousand shekels of gold and ten sets of clothing 2 Kings 56 And the letter that he took to the king of Israel stated “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman so that you may cure him of his leprosy” 2 Kings 57 When the king of Israel read the letter he tore his clothes and asked “Am I God killing and giving life that this man expects me to cure a leper Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me” 2 Kings 58 Now when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes he sent a message to the king “Why have you torn your clothes Please let the man come to me and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel” 2 Kings 59 So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha’s house 2 Kings 510 Then Elisha sent him a messenger who said “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan and your flesh will be restored and you will be clean” 2 Kings 511 But Naaman went away angry saying “I thought that he would surely come out stand and call on the name of the LORD his God and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy 2 Kings 512 Are not the Abanah and Pharpar the rivers of Damascus better than all the waters of Israel Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed” So he turned and went away in a rage 2 Kings 513 Naaman’s servants however approached him and said “My father if the prophet had told you to do some great thing would you not have done it How much more then when he tells you ‘Wash and be cleansed’” 2 Kings 514 So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times according to the word of the man of God and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child and he was clean 2 Kings 515 Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God stood before him and declared “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel So please accept a gift from your servant” 2 Kings 516 But Elisha replied “As surely as the LORD lives before whom I stand I will not accept it” And although Naaman urged him to accept it he refused 2 Kings 517 “If you will not” said Naaman “please let me your servant be given as much soil as a pair of mules can carry For your servant will never again make a burnt offering or a sacrifice to any other god but the LORD 2 Kings 518 Yet may the LORD forgive your servant this one thing When my master goes into the temple of Rimmon to worship there and he leans on my arm and I bow down in the temple of Rimmon may the LORD forgive your servant in this matter” 2 Kings 519 “Go in peace” said Elisha But after Naaman had traveled a short distance 2 Kings 520 Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God said “Look my master has spared this Aramean Naaman by not accepting what he brought As surely as the LORD lives I will run after him and get something from him” 2 Kings 521 So Gehazi pursued Naaman And when Naaman saw him running toward him he got down from the chariot to meet him and asked “Is everything all right” 2 Kings 522 “Everything is all right” Gehazi replied “My master has sent me to say ‘Look two young men from the sons of the prophets have just now come to me from the hill country of Ephraim Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing’” 2 Kings 523 But Naaman insisted “Please take two talents” And he urged Gehazi to accept them Then he tied up two talents of silver in two bags along with two sets of clothing and gave them to two of his servants who carried them ahead of Gehazi 2 Kings 524 When Gehazi came to the hill he took the gifts from the servants and stored them in the house Then he dismissed the men and they departed 2 Kings 525 When Gehazi went in and stood before his master Elisha asked him “Gehazi where have you been” “Your servant did not go anywhere” he replied 2 Kings 526 But Elisha questioned him “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you Is this the time to accept money and clothing olive groves and vineyards sheep and oxen menservants and maidservants 2 Kings 527 Therefore the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever” And as Gehazi left his presence he was leprous—as white as snow 2 Kings 61 Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us 2 Kings 62 Please let us go to the Jordan where each of us can get a log so we can build ourselves a place to live there” “Go” said Elisha 2 Kings 63 Then one of them said “Please come with your servants” “I will come” he replied 2 Kings 64 So Elisha went with them and when they came to the Jordan they began to cut down some trees 2 Kings 65 As one of them was cutting down a tree the iron axe head fell into the water “Oh my master” he cried out “it was borrowed” 2 Kings 66 “Where did it fall” asked the man of God And when he showed him the place the man of God cut a stick threw it there and made the iron float 2 Kings 67 “Lift it out” he said and the man reached out his hand and took it 2 Kings 68 Now the king of Aram was at war against Israel After consulting with his servants he said “My camp will be in such and such a place” 2 Kings 69 Then the man of God sent word to the king of Israel “Be careful not to pass by this place for the Arameans are going down there” 2 Kings 610 So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointed out Time and again Elisha warned the king so that he was on his guard in such places 2 Kings 611 For this reason the king of Aram became enraged and called his servants to demand of them “Tell me which one of us is on the side of the king of Israel” 2 Kings 612 But one of his servants replied “No one my lord the king For Elisha the prophet in Israel tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom” 2 Kings 613 So the king said “Go and see where he is that I may send men to capture him” On receiving the report “Elisha is in Dothan” 2 Kings 614 the king of Aram sent horses chariots and a great army They went there by night and surrounded the city 2 Kings 615 When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early in the morning behold an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city So he asked Elisha “Oh my master what are we to do” 2 Kings 616 “Do not be afraid” Elisha answered “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them” 2 Kings 617 Then Elisha prayed “O LORD please open his eyes that he may see” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha 2 Kings 618 As the Arameans came down against him Elisha prayed to the LORD “Please strike these people with blindness” So He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha 2 Kings 619 And Elisha told them “This is not the way and this is not the city Follow me and I will take you to the man you are seeking” And he led them to Samaria 2 Kings 620 When they had entered Samaria Elisha said “O LORD open the eyes of these men that they may see” Then the LORD opened their eyes and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria 2 Kings 621 And when the king of Israel saw them he asked Elisha “My father shall I kill them Shall I kill them” 2 Kings 622 “Do not kill them” he replied “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow Set food and water before them that they may eat and drink and then return to their master” 2 Kings 623 So the king prepared a great feast for them and after they had finished eating and drinking he sent them away and they returned to their master And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again 2 Kings 624 Some time later Benhadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria 2 Kings 625 So there was a great famine in Samaria Indeed they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver 2 Kings 626 As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall a woman cried out to him “Help me my lord the king” 2 Kings 627 He answered “If the LORD does not help you where can I find help for you From the threshing floor or the winepress” 2 Kings 628 Then the king asked her “What is the matter” And she answered “This woman said to me ‘Give up your son that we may eat him and tomorrow we will eat my son’ 2 Kings 629 So we boiled my son and ate him and the next day I said to her ‘Give up your son that we may eat him’ But she had hidden her son” 2 Kings 630 When the king heard the words of the woman he tore his clothes And as he passed by on the wall the people saw the sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin 2 Kings 631 He announced “May God punish me and ever so severely if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day” 2 Kings 632 Now Elisha was sitting in his house and the elders were sitting with him The king sent a messenger ahead but before he arrived Elisha said to the elders “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head Look when the messenger comes shut the door to keep him out Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him” 2 Kings 633 While Elisha was still speaking with them the messenger came down to him And the king said “This calamity is from the LORD Why should I wait for the LORD any longer” 2 Kings 71 Then Elisha said “Hear the word of the LORD This is what the LORD says ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel’” 2 Kings 72 But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God “Look even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven could this really happen” “You will see it with your own eyes” replied Elisha “but you will not eat any of it” 2 Kings 73 Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate and they said to one another “Why just sit here until we die 2 Kings 74 If we say ‘Let us go into the city’ we will die there from the famine in the city but if we sit here we will also die So come now let us go over to the camp of the Arameans If they let us live we will live if they kill us we will die” 2 Kings 75 So they arose at twilight and went to the camp of the Arameans But when they came to the outskirts of the camp there was not a man to be found 2 Kings 76 For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots horses and a great army so that they said to one another “Look the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us” 2 Kings 77 Thus the Arameans had arisen and fled at twilight abandoning their tents and horses and donkeys The camp was intact and they had run for their lives 2 Kings 78 When the lepers reached the edge of the camp they went into a tent to eat and drink Then they carried off the silver gold and clothing and went and hid them On returning they entered another tent carried off some items from there and hid them 2 Kings 79 Finally they said to one another “We are not doing what is right Today is a day of good news If we are silent and wait until morning light our sin will overtake us Now therefore let us go and tell the king’s household” 2 Kings 710 So they went and called out to the gatekeepers of the city saying “We went to the Aramean camp and no one was there—not a trace—only tethered horses and donkeys and the tents were intact” 2 Kings 711 The gatekeepers shouted the news and it was reported to the king’s household 2 Kings 712 So the king got up in the night and said to his servants “Let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us They know we are starving so they have left the camp to hide in the field thinking ‘When they come out of the city we will take them alive and enter the city’” 2 Kings 713 But one of his servants replied “Please have scouts take five of the horses that remain in the city Their plight will be no worse than all the Israelites who are left here You can see that all the Israelites here are doomed So let us send them and find out” 2 Kings 714 Then the scouts took two chariots with horses and the king sent them after the Aramean army saying “Go and see” 2 Kings 715 And they tracked them as far as the Jordan and indeed the whole way was littered with the clothing and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in haste So the scouts returned and told the king 2 Kings 716 Then the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans It was then that a seah of fine flour sold for a shekel and two seahs of barley sold for a shekel according to the word of the LORD 2 Kings 717 Now the king had appointed the officer on whose arm he leaned to be in charge of the gate but the people trampled him in the gateway and he died just as the man of God had foretold when the king had come to him 2 Kings 718 It happened just as the man of God had told the king “About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel and a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel” 2 Kings 719 And the officer had answered the man of God “Look even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven could this really happen” So Elisha had replied “You will see it with your own eyes but you will not eat any of it” 2 Kings 720 And that is just what happened to him The people trampled him in the gateway and he died 2 Kings 81 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life “Arise you and your household go and live as a foreigner wherever you can For the LORD has decreed that a sevenyear famine will come to the land” 2 Kings 82 So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines 2 Kings 83 At the end of seven years when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land 2 Kings 84 Now the king had been speaking to Gehazi the servant of the man of God saying “Please relate to me all the great things Elisha has done” 2 Kings 85 And Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had brought the dead back to life Just then the woman whose son Elisha had revived came to appeal to the king for her house and her land So Gehazi said “My lord the king this is the woman and this is the son Elisha restored to life” 2 Kings 86 When the king asked the woman she confirmed it So the king appointed for her an officer saying “Restore all that was hers along with all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the country until now” 2 Kings 87 Then Elisha came to Damascus while Benhadad king of Aram was sick and the king was told “The man of God has come here” 2 Kings 88 So the king said to Hazael “Take a gift in your hand go to meet the man of God and inquire of the LORD through him ‘Will I recover from this illness’” 2 Kings 89 So Hazael went to meet Elisha taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus And he went in and stood before him and said “Your son Benhadad king of Aram has sent me to ask ‘Will I recover from this illness’” 2 Kings 810 Elisha answered “Go and tell him ‘You will surely recover’ But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die” 2 Kings 811 Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable Then the man of God began to weep 2 Kings 812 “Why is my lord weeping” asked Hazael “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites” Elisha replied “You will set fire to their fortresses kill their young men with the sword dash their little ones to pieces and rip open their pregnant women” 2 Kings 813 “But how could your servant a mere dog do such a monstrous thing” said Hazael And Elisha answered “The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram” 2 Kings 814 So Hazael left Elisha and went to his master who asked him “What did Elisha say to you” And he replied “He told me that you would surely recover” 2 Kings 815 But the next day Hazael took a thick cloth dipped it in water and spread it over the king’s face So Benhadad died and Hazael reigned in his place 2 Kings 816 In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah 2 Kings 817 Jehoram was thirtytwo years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years 2 Kings 818 And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel just as the house of Ahab had done For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD 2 Kings 819 Yet for the sake of His servant David the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever 2 Kings 820 In the days of Jehoram Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king 2 Kings 821 So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders he rose up and attacked by night His troops however fled to their homes 2 Kings 822 So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah Likewise Libnah rebelled at the same time 2 Kings 823 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoram along with all his accomplishments are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah 2 Kings 824 And Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place 2 Kings 825 In the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah 2 Kings 826 Ahaziah was twentytwo years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem one year His mother’s name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel 2 Kings 827 And Ahaziah walked in the ways of the house of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab for he was a soninlaw of the house of Ahab 2 Kings 828 Then Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramothgilead and the Arameans wounded Joram 2 Kings 829 So King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab because Joram had been wounded 2 Kings 91 Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him “Tuck your cloak under your belt take this flask of oil and go to Ramothgilead 2 Kings 92 When you arrive look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi Go in get him away from his companions and take him to an inner room 2 Kings 93 Then take the flask of oil pour it on his head and declare ‘This is what the LORD says I anoint you king over Israel’ Then open the door and run Do not delay” 2 Kings 94 So the young prophet went to Ramothgilead 2 Kings 95 and when he arrived the army commanders were sitting there “I have a message for you commander” he said “For which of us” asked Jehu “For you commander” he replied 2 Kings 96 So Jehu got up and went into the house where the young prophet poured the oil on his head and declared “This is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘I anoint you king over the LORD’s people Israel 2 Kings 97 And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel 2 Kings 98 The whole house of Ahab will perish and I will cut off from Ahab every male both slave and free in Israel 2 Kings 99 I will make the house of Ahab like the houses of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah 2 Kings 910 And on the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour Jezebel and there will be no one to bury her’” Then the young prophet opened the door and ran 2 Kings 911 When Jehu went out to the servants of his master they asked “Is everything all right Why did this madman come to you” “You know his kind and their babble” he replied 2 Kings 912 “That is a lie” they said “Tell us now” So Jehu answered “He talked to me about this and that saying ‘This is what the LORD says I anoint you king over Israel’” 2 Kings 913 Quickly each man took his garment and put it under Jehu on the bare steps Then they blew the ram’s horn and proclaimed “Jehu is king” 2 Kings 914 Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramothgilead against Hazael king of Aram 2 Kings 915 but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king So Jehu said “If you commanders wish to make me king then do not let anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel” 2 Kings 916 Then Jehu got into his chariot and went to Jezreel because Joram was laid up there And Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to see him 2 Kings 917 Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching and he called out “I see a company of troops” “Choose a rider” Joram commanded “Send him out to meet them and ask ‘Have you come in peace’” 2 Kings 918 So a horseman rode off to meet Jehu and said “This is what the king asks ‘Have you come in peace’” “What do you know about peace” Jehu replied “Fall in behind me” And the watchman reported “The messenger reached them but he is not coming back” 2 Kings 919 So the king sent out a second horseman who went to them and said “This is what the king asks ‘Have you come in peace’” “What do you know about peace” Jehu replied “Fall in behind me” 2 Kings 920 Again the watchman reported “He reached them but he is not coming back And the charioteer is driving like Jehu son of Nimshi—he is driving like a madman” 2 Kings 921 “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 on the property of Naboth the Jezreelite 2 Kings 922 When Joram saw Jehu he asked “Have you come in peace Jehu” “How can there be peace” he replied “as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound” 2 Kings 923 Joram turned around and fled calling out to Ahaziah “Treachery Ahaziah” 2 Kings 924 Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders The arrow pierced his heart and he slumped down in his chariot 2 Kings 925 And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab the LORD lifted up this burden against him 2 Kings 926 ‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday declares the LORD so will I repay you on this plot of ground declares the LORD’ Now then according to the word of the LORD pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground” 2 Kings 927 When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this he fled up the road toward Bethhaggan And Jehu pursued him shouting “Shoot him too” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur near Ibleam and he fled to Megiddo and died there 2 Kings 928 Then his servants carried him by chariot to Jerusalem and buried him with his fathers in his tomb in the City of David 2 Kings 929 In the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab Ahaziah had become king over Judah 2 Kings 930 Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel Jezebel heard of it So she painted her eyes adorned her head and looked down from a window 2 Kings 931 And as Jehu entered the gate she asked “Have you come in peace O Zimri murderer of your master” 2 Kings 932 He looked up at the window and called out “Who is on my side Who” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him 2 Kings 933 “Throw her down” yelled Jehu So they threw her down and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses as they trampled her underfoot 2 Kings 934 Then Jehu went in and ate and drank “Take care of this cursed woman” he said “and bury her for she was the daughter of a king” 2 Kings 935 But when they went out to bury her they found nothing but her skull her feet and the palms of her hands 2 Kings 936 So they went back and told Jehu who replied “This is the word of the LORD which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel 2 Kings 937 And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel so that no one can say This is Jezebel’” 2 Kings 101 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel to the elders and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab saying 2 Kings 102 “When this letter arrives since your master’s sons are with you and you have chariots and horses a fortified city and weaponry 2 Kings 103 select the best and most worthy son of your master set him on his father’s throne and fight for your master’s house” 2 Kings 104 But they were terrified and reasoned “If two kings could not stand against him how can we” 2 Kings 105 So the palace administrator the overseer of the city the elders and the guardians sent a message to Jehu “We are your servants and we will do whatever you say We will not make anyone king Do whatever is good in your sight” 2 Kings 106 Then Jehu wrote them a second letter and said “If you are on my side and if you will obey me then bring the heads of your master’s sons to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow” Now the sons of the king seventy in all were being brought up by the leading men of the city 2 Kings 107 And when the letter arrived they took the sons of the king and slaughtered all seventy of them They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel 2 Kings 108 When the messenger arrived he told Jehu “They have brought the heads of the sons of the king” And Jehu ordered “Pile them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning” 2 Kings 109 The next morning Jehu went out and stood before all the people and said “You are innocent It was I who conspired against my master and killed him But who killed all these 2 Kings 1010 Know then that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah” 2 Kings 1011 So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who remained of the house of Ahab as well as all his great men and close friends and priests leaving him without a single survivor 2 Kings 1012 Then Jehu set out toward Samaria At Betheked of the Shepherds 2 Kings 1013 Jehu met some relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and asked “Who are you” “We are relatives of Ahaziah” they answered “and we have come down to greet the sons of the king and of the queen mother” 2 Kings 1014 Then Jehu ordered “Take them alive” So his men took them alive then slaughtered them at the well of Betheked—fortytwo men He spared none of them 2 Kings 1015 When he left there he found Jehonadab son of Rechab who was coming to meet him Jehu greeted him and asked “Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours” “It is” Jehonadab replied “If it is” said Jehu “give me your hand” So he gave him his hand and Jehu helped him into his chariot 2 Kings 1016 saying “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD” So he had him ride in his chariot 2 Kings 1017 When Jehu came to Samaria he struck down everyone belonging to Ahab who remained there until he had destroyed them according to the word that the LORD had spoken to Elijah 2 Kings 1018 Then Jehu brought all the people together and said “Ahab served Baal a little but Jehu will serve him a lot 2 Kings 1019 Now therefore summon to me all the prophets of Baal all his servants and all his priests See that no one is missing for I have a great sacrifice for Baal Whoever is missing will not live” But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal 2 Kings 1020 And Jehu commanded “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal” So they announced it 2 Kings 1021 Then Jehu sent word throughout Israel and all the servants of Baal came there was not a man who failed to show They entered the temple of Baal and it was filled from end to end 2 Kings 1022 And Jehu said to the keeper of the wardrobe “Bring out garments for all the servants of Baal” So he brought out garments for them 2 Kings 1023 Next Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rechab entered the temple of Baal and Jehu said to the servants of Baal “Look around to see that there are no servants of the LORD here among you—only servants of Baal” 2 Kings 1024 And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside and warned them “If anyone allows one of the men I am delivering into your hands to escape he will forfeit his life for theirs” 2 Kings 1025 When he had finished making the burnt offering Jehu said to the guards and officers “Go in and kill them Do not let anyone out” So the guards and officers put them to the sword threw the bodies out and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal 2 Kings 1026 They brought out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it 2 Kings 1027 They also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine which it is to this day 2 Kings 1028 Thus Jehu eradicated Baal from Israel 2 Kings 1029 but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan 2 Kings 1030 Nevertheless the LORD said to Jehu “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel” 2 Kings 1031 Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD the God of Israel with all his heart He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit 2 Kings 1032 In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory 2 Kings 1033 from the Jordan eastward through all the land of Gilead the region of Gad Reuben and Manasseh and from Aroer by the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan 2 Kings 1034 As for the rest of the acts of Jehu along with all his accomplishments and all his might are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 2 Kings 1035 And Jehu rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria and his son Jehoahaz reigned in his place 2 Kings 1036 So the duration of Jehu’s reign over Israel in Samaria was twentyeight years 2 Kings 111 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs 2 Kings 112 But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram the sister of Ahaziah took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah and he was not killed 2 Kings 113 And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land 2 Kings 114 Then in the seventh year Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds the Carites and the guards and had them brought into the house of the LORD There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath He showed them the king’s son 2 Kings 115 and commanded them “This is what you are to do A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall guard the royal palace 2 Kings 116 a third shall be at the gate of Sur and a third at the gate behind the guards You are to take turns guarding the temple— 2 Kings 117 the two divisions that would go off duty on the Sabbath are to guard the house of the LORD for the king 2 Kings 118 You must surround the king with weapons in hand and anyone who approaches the ranks must be put to death You must stay close to the king wherever he goes” 2 Kings 119 So the commanders of hundreds did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—and came to Jehoiada the priest 2 Kings 1110 Then the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and shields of King David from the house of the LORD 2 Kings 1111 And the guards stood with weapons in hand surrounding the king by the altar and the temple from the south side to the north side of the temple 2 Kings 1112 Then Jehoiada brought out the king’s son put the crown on him presented him with the Testimony and proclaimed him king They anointed him and the people clapped their hands and declared “Long live the king” 2 Kings 1113 When Athaliah heard the noise from the guards and the people she went out to the people in the house of the LORD 2 Kings 1114 And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar according to the custom The officers and trumpeters were beside the king and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed “Treason Treason” 2 Kings 1115 And Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army “Bring her out between the ranks and put to the sword anyone who follows her” For the priest had said “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD” 2 Kings 1116 So they seized Athaliah as she reached the horses’ entrance to the palace grounds and there she was put to death 2 Kings 1117 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people He also made a covenant between the king and the people 2 Kings 1118 So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD 2 Kings 1119 He took with him the commanders of hundreds the Carites the guards and all the people of the land and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace by way of the Gate of the Guards Then Joash took his seat on the royal throne 2 Kings 1120 and all the people of the land rejoiced And the city was quiet because Athaliah had been put to the sword at the royal palace 2 Kings 1121 Joash was seven years old when he became king 2 Kings 121 In the seventh year of Jehu Joash became king and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years His mother’s name was Zibiah she was from Beersheba 2 Kings 122 And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest 2 Kings 123 Nevertheless the high places were not removed the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there 2 Kings 124 Then Joash said to the priests “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money the money from vows and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD 2 Kings 125 Let every priest receive it from his constituency and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple” 2 Kings 126 By the twentythird year of the reign of Joash however the priests had not yet repaired the damage to the temple 2 Kings 127 So King Joash called Jehoiada and the other priests and said “Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple Now therefore take no more money from your constituency but hand it over for the repair of the temple” 2 Kings 128 So the priests agreed that they would not receive money from the people and that they would not repair the temple themselves 2 Kings 129 Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest bored a hole in its lid and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD There the priests who guarded the threshold put all the money brought into the house of the LORD 2 Kings 1210 Whenever they saw that there was a large amount of money in the chest the royal scribe and the high priest would go up count the money brought into the house of the LORD and tie it up in bags 2 Kings 1211 Then they would put the counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD who in turn would pay those doing the work—the carpenters builders 2 Kings 1212 masons and stonecutters They also purchased timber and dressed stone to repair the damage to the house of the LORD and they paid the other expenses of the temple repairs 2 Kings 1213 However the money brought into the house of the LORD was not used for making silver basins wick trimmers sprinkling bowls trumpets or any articles of gold or silver for the house of the LORD 2 Kings 1214 Instead it was paid to those doing the work and with it they repaired the house of the LORD 2 Kings 1215 No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen because they acted with integrity 2 Kings 1216 The money from the guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD it belonged to the priests 2 Kings 1217 At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it Then he decided to attack Jerusalem 2 Kings 1218 So King Joash of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his fathers—Jehoshaphat Jehoram and Ahaziah the kings of Judah—along with his own consecrated items and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram So Hazael withdrew from Jerusalem 2 Kings 1219 As for the rest of the acts of Joash along with all his accomplishments are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah 2 Kings 1220 And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Bethmillo on the road down to Silla 2 Kings 1221 His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down and he died And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David and his son Amaziah reigned in his place 2 Kings 131 In the twentythird year of the reign of Joash son of Ahaziah over Judah Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel and he reigned in Samaria seventeen years 2 Kings 132 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit he did not turn away from them 2 Kings 133 So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Benhadad 2 Kings 134 Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel 2 Kings 135 So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer and they escaped the power of the Arameans Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before 2 Kings 136 Nevertheless they did not turn away from the sins that the house of Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit but they continued to walk in them The Asherah pole even remained standing in Samaria 2 Kings 137 Jehoahaz had no army left except fifty horsemen ten chariots and ten thousand foot soldiers because the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing 2 Kings 138 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz along with all his accomplishments and his might are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 2 Kings 139 And Jehoahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria And his son Jehoash reigned in his place 2 Kings 1310 In the thirtyseventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria and he reigned sixteen years 2 Kings 1311 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit but he walked in them 2 Kings 1312 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash along with all his accomplishments and his might including his war against Amaziah king of Judah are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 2 Kings 1313 And Jehoash rested with his fathers and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel 2 Kings 1314 When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him saying “My father my father the chariots and horsemen of Israel” 2 Kings 1315 Elisha told him “Take a bow and some arrows” So Jehoash took a bow and some arrows 2 Kings 1316 Then Elisha said to the king of Israel “Put your hand on the bow” So the king put his hand on the bow and Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands 2 Kings 1317 “Open the east window” said Elisha So he opened it and Elisha said “Shoot” So he shot And Elisha declared “This is the LORD’s arrow of victory the arrow of victory over Aram for you shall strike the Arameans in Aphek until you have put an end to them” 2 Kings 1318 Then Elisha said “Take the arrows” So he took them and Elisha said to the king of Israel “Strike the ground” So he struck the ground three times and stopped 2 Kings 1319 But the man of God was angry with him and said “You should have struck the ground five or six times Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it But now you will strike down Aram only three times” 2 Kings 1320 And Elisha died and was buried Now the Moabite raiders used to come into the land every spring 2 Kings 1321 Once as the Israelites were burying a man suddenly they saw a band of raiders so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha the man was revived and stood up on his feet 2 Kings 1322 And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz 2 Kings 1323 But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham Isaac and Jacob And to this day the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence 2 Kings 1324 When Hazael king of Aram died his son Benhadad reigned in his place 2 Kings 1325 Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Benhadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz Jehoash defeated Benhadad three times and so recovered the cities of Israel 2 Kings 141 In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah 2 Kings 142 He was twentyfive years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem twentynine years His mother’s name was Jehoaddan she was from Jerusalem 2 Kings 143 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD but not as his father David had done He did everything as his father Joash had done 2 Kings 144 Nevertheless the high places were not taken away and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places 2 Kings 145 As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king 2 Kings 146 Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses where the LORD commanded “Fathers must not be put to death for their children and children must not be put to death for their fathers each is to die for his own sin” 2 Kings 147 Amaziah struck down 10000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel which is its name to this very day 2 Kings 148 Then Amaziah sent messengers to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu “Come let us meet face to face” he said 2 Kings 149 But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon saying ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle 2 Kings 1410 You have indeed defeated Edom and your heart has become proud Glory in that and stay at home Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you” 2 Kings 1411 But Amaziah would not listen so Jehoash king of Israel advanced He and King Amaziah of Judah faced each other at Bethshemesh in Judah 2 Kings 1412 And Judah was routed before Israel and every man fled to his home 2 Kings 1413 There at Bethshemesh Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah the son of Joash the son of Ahaziah Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits 2 Kings 1414 He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace as well as some hostages Then he returned to Samaria 2 Kings 1415 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash along with his accomplishments his might and how he waged war against Amaziah king of Judah are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 2 Kings 1416 And Jehoash rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel And his son Jeroboam reigned in his place 2 Kings 1417 Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel 2 Kings 1418 As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah 2 Kings 1419 And conspirators plotted against Amaziah in Jerusalem and he fled to Lachish But men were sent after him to Lachish and they killed him there 2 Kings 1420 They carried him back on horses and buried him in Jerusalem with his fathers in the City of David 2 Kings 1421 Then all the people of Judah took Azariah who was sixteen years old and made him king in place of his father Amaziah 2 Kings 1422 Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers 2 Kings 1423 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Amaziah son of Joash over Judah Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel and he reigned in Samaria fortyone years 2 Kings 1424 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit 2 Kings 1425 This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebohamath to the Sea of the Arabah according to the word that the LORD the God of Israel had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai the prophet from Gathhepher 2 Kings 1426 For the LORD saw that the affliction of the Israelites both slave and free was very bitter There was no one to help Israel 2 Kings 1427 and since the LORD had said that He would not blot out the name of Israel from under heaven He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash 2 Kings 1428 As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam along with all his accomplishments and might and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel from Judah are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 2 Kings 1429 And Jeroboam rested with his fathers the kings of Israel And his son Zechariah reigned in his place 2 Kings 151 In the twentyseventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah 2 Kings 152 He was sixteen years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem fiftytwo years His mother’s name was Jecoliah she was from Jerusalem 2 Kings 153 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD just as his father Amaziah had done 2 Kings 154 Nevertheless the high places were not taken away the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there 2 Kings 155 And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land 2 Kings 156 As for the rest of the acts of Azariah along with all his accomplishments are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah 2 Kings 157 And Azariah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in the City of David And his son Jotham reigned in his place 2 Kings 158 In the thirtyeighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel and he reigned in Samaria six months 2 Kings 159 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD as his fathers had done He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit 2 Kings 1510 Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah struck him down and killed him in front of the people and reigned in his place 2 Kings 1511 As for the rest of the acts of Zechariah they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 2 Kings 1512 So the word of the LORD spoken to Jehu was fulfilled “Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel” 2 Kings 1513 In the thirtyninth year of Uzziah’s reign over Judah Shallum son of Jabesh became king and he reigned in Samaria one full month 2 Kings 1514 Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh and reigned in his place 2 Kings 1515 As for the rest of the acts of Shallum along with the conspiracy he led they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 2 Kings 1516 At that time Menahem starting from Tirzah attacked Tiphsah and everyone in its vicinity because they would not open their gates So he attacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women 2 Kings 1517 In the thirtyninth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah Menahem son of Gadi became king of Israel and he reigned in Samaria ten years 2 Kings 1518 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and throughout his reign he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit 2 Kings 1519 Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom 2 Kings 1520 Menahem exacted this money from each of the wealthy men of Israel—fifty shekels of silver from each man—to give to the king of Assyria So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land 2 Kings 1521 As for the rest of the acts of Menahem along with all his accomplishments are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 2 Kings 1522 And Menahem rested with his fathers and his son Pekahiah reigned in his place 2 Kings 1523 In the fiftieth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel and reigned in Samaria two years 2 Kings 1524 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit 2 Kings 1525 Then his officer Pekah son of Remaliah conspired against him along with Argob Arieh and fifty men of Gilead And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place 2 Kings 1526 As for the rest of the acts of Pekahiah along with all his accomplishments they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 2 Kings 1527 In the fiftysecond year of Azariah’s reign over Judah Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel and he reigned in Samaria twenty years 2 Kings 1528 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit 2 Kings 1529 In the days of Pekah king of Israel Tiglathpileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon Abelbethmaacah Janoah Kedesh Hazor Gilead and Galilee including all the land of Naphtali and he took the people as captives to Assyria 2 Kings 1530 Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah Hoshea attacked Pekah killed him and reigned in his place 2 Kings 1531 As for the rest of the acts of Pekah along with all his accomplishments they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 2 Kings 1532 In the second year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah over Israel Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah 2 Kings 1533 He was twentyfive years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok 2 Kings 1534 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD just as his father Uzziah had done 2 Kings 1535 Nevertheless the high places were not taken away the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD 2 Kings 1536 As for the rest of the acts of Jotham along with his accomplishments are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah 2 Kings 1537 In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah 2 Kings 1538 And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David his father And his son Ahaz reigned in his place 2 Kings 161 In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah 2 Kings 162 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years And unlike David his father he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God 2 Kings 163 Instead he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites 2 Kings 164 And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places on the hills and under every green tree 2 Kings 165 Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him 2 Kings 166 At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram drove out the men of Judah and sent the Edomites into Elath where they live to this day 2 Kings 167 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria saying “I am your servant and your son Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel who are rising up against me” 2 Kings 168 Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria 2 Kings 169 So the king of Assyria responded to him marched up to Damascus and captured it He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death 2 Kings 1610 Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria On seeing the altar in Damascus King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction 2 Kings 1611 And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus and he completed it before King Ahaz returned 2 Kings 1612 When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar he approached it and presented offerings on it 2 Kings 1613 He offered his burnt offering and his grain offering poured out his drink offering and splattered the blood of his peace offerings on the altar 2 Kings 1614 He also took the bronze altar that stood before the LORD from the front of the temple between the new altar and the house of the LORD and he put it on the north side of the new altar 2 Kings 1615 Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering the evening grain offering and the king’s burnt offering and grain offering as well as the burnt offerings grain offerings and drink offerings of all the people of the land Splatter on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance” 2 Kings 1616 So Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had commanded 2 Kings 1617 King Ahaz also cut off the frames of the movable stands and removed the bronze basin from each of them He took down the Sea from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone base 2 Kings 1618 And on account of the king of Assyria he removed the Sabbath canopy they had built in the temple and closed the royal entryway outside the house of the LORD 2 Kings 1619 As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz along with his accomplishments are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah 2 Kings 1620 And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David and his son Hezekiah reigned in his place 2 Kings 171 In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel and he reigned in Samaria nine years 2 Kings 172 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him 2 Kings 173 Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute 2 Kings 174 But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison 2 Kings 175 Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land marched up to Samaria and besieged it for three years 2 Kings 176 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria where he settled them in Halah in Gozan by the Habor River and in the cities of the Medes 2 Kings 177 All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt They had worshiped other gods 2 Kings 178 and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel 2 Kings 179 The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right From watchtower to fortified city they built high places in all their cities 2 Kings 1710 They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree 2 Kings 1711 They burned incense on all the high places like the nations that the LORD had driven out before them They did wicked things provoking the LORD to anger 2 Kings 1712 They served idols although the LORD had told them “You shall not do this thing” 2 Kings 1713 Yet through all His prophets and seers the LORD warned Israel and Judah saying “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets” 2 Kings 1714 But they would not listen and they stiffened their necks like their fathers who did not believe the LORD their God 2 Kings 1715 They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers as well as the decrees He had given them They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate 2 Kings 1716 They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal 2 Kings 1717 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD provoking Him to anger 2 Kings 1718 So the LORD was very angry with Israel and He removed them from His presence Only the tribe of Judah remained 2 Kings 1719 and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced 2 Kings 1720 So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers until He had banished them from His presence 2 Kings 1721 When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin 2 Kings 1722 The Israelites persisted in all the sins that Jeroboam had committed and did not turn away from them 2 Kings 1723 Finally the LORD removed Israel from His presence as He had declared through all His servants the prophets So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria where they are to this day 2 Kings 1724 Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon Cuthah Avva Hamath and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns 2 Kings 1725 Now when the settlers first lived there they did not worship the LORD so He sent lions among them which killed some of them 2 Kings 1726 So they spoke to the king of Assyria saying “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land Because of this He has sent lions among them which are indeed killing them off” 2 Kings 1727 Then the king of Assyria commanded “Send back one of the priests you carried off from Samaria and have him go back to live there and teach the requirements of the God of the land” 2 Kings 1728 Thus one of the priests they had carried away came and lived in Bethel and he began to teach them how they should worship the LORD 2 Kings 1729 Nevertheless the people of each nation continued to make their own gods in the cities where they had settled and they set them up in the shrines that the people of Samaria had made on the high places 2 Kings 1730 The men of Babylon made Succothbenoth the men of Cuth made Nergal the men of Hamath made Ashima 2 Kings 1731 the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim 2 Kings 1732 So the new residents worshiped the LORD but they also appointed for themselves priests of all sorts to serve in the shrines of the high places 2 Kings 1733 They worshiped the LORD but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away 2 Kings 1734 To this day they are still practicing their former customs None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes ordinances laws and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob whom He named Israel 2 Kings 1735 For the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites and commanded them “Do not worship other gods or bow down to them do not serve them or sacrifice to them 2 Kings 1736 Instead worship the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm You are to bow down to Him and offer sacrifices to Him 2 Kings 1737 And you must always be careful to observe the statutes ordinances laws and commandments He wrote for you Do not worship other gods 2 Kings 1738 Do not forget the covenant I have made with you Do not worship other gods 2 Kings 1739 but worship the LORD your God and He will deliver you from the hands of all your enemies” 2 Kings 1740 But they would not listen and they persisted in their former customs 2 Kings 1741 So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did 2 Kings 181 In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah 2 Kings 182 He was twentyfive years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem twentynine years His mother’s name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah 2 Kings 183 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD just as his father David had done 2 Kings 184 He removed the high places shattered the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it 2 Kings 185 Hezekiah trusted in the LORD the God of Israel No king of Judah was like him either before him or after him 2 Kings 186 He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses 2 Kings 187 And the LORD was with Hezekiah and he prospered wherever he went He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him 2 Kings 188 He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders from watchtower to fortified city 2 Kings 189 In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it 2 Kings 1810 And at the end of three years the Assyrians captured it So Samaria was captured in the sixth year of Hezekiah which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel 2 Kings 1811 The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah in Gozan by the Habor River and in the cities of the Medes 2 Kings 1812 This happened because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD their God but violated His covenant—all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded—and would neither listen nor obey 2 Kings 1813 In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah 2 Kings 1814 So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish saying “I have done wrong withdraw from me and I will pay whatever you demand from me” And the king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold 2 Kings 1815 Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace 2 Kings 1816 At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold with which he had plated the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD and he gave it to the king of Assyria 2 Kings 1817 Nevertheless the king of Assyria sent the Tartan the Rabsaris and the Rabshakeh along with a great army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool on the road to the Launderer’s Field 2 Kings 1818 Then they called for the king And Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator Shebnah the scribe and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went out to them 2 Kings 1819 The Rabshakeh said to them “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king the king of Assyria says What is the basis of this confidence of yours 2 Kings 1820 You claim to have a strategy and strength for war but these are empty words In whom are you now trusting that you have rebelled against me 2 Kings 1821 Look now you are trusting in Egypt that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him 2 Kings 1822 But if you say to me ‘We trust in the LORD our God’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed saying to Judah and Jerusalem ‘You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem’ 2 Kings 1823 Now therefore make a bargain with my master the king of Assyria I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them 2 Kings 1824 For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen 2 Kings 1825 So now was it apart from the LORD that I have come up against this place to destroy it The LORD Himself said to me ‘Go up against this land and destroy it’” 2 Kings 1826 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah along with Shebnah and Joah said to the Rabshakeh “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic since we understand it Do not speak with us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall” 2 Kings 1827 But the Rabshakeh replied “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master and not to the men sitting on the wall who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine” 2 Kings 1828 Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew “Hear the word of the great king the king of Assyria 2 Kings 1829 This is what the king says Do not let Hezekiah deceive you he cannot deliver you from my hand 2 Kings 1830 Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says ‘The LORD will surely deliver us this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria’ 2 Kings 1831 Do not listen to Hezekiah for this is what the king of Assyria says Make peace with me and come out to me Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree and drink water from his own cistern 2 Kings 1832 until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine a land of bread and vineyards a land of olive trees and honey—so that you may live and not die But do not listen to Hezekiah for he misleads you when he says ‘The LORD will deliver us’ 2 Kings 1833 Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria 2 Kings 1834 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad Where are the gods of Sepharvaim Hena and Ivvah Have they delivered Samaria from my hand 2 Kings 1835 Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand” 2 Kings 1836 But the people remained silent and did not answer a word for Hezekiah had commanded “Do not answer him” 2 Kings 1837 Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator Shebna the scribe and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh 2 Kings 191 On hearing this report King Hezekiah tore his clothes put on sackcloth and entered the house of the LORD 2 Kings 192 And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator Shebna the scribe and the leading priests all wearing sackcloth to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz 2 Kings 193 to tell him “This is what Hezekiah says Today is a day of distress rebuke and disgrace for children have come to the point of birth but there is no strength to deliver them 2 Kings 194 Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives” 2 Kings 195 So the servants of King Hezekiah went to Isaiah 2 Kings 196 who replied “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me 2 Kings 197 Behold I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land where I will cause him to fall by the sword’” 2 Kings 198 When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah 2 Kings 199 Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush “Look he has set out to fight against you” So Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah saying 2 Kings 1910 “Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah ‘Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria 2 Kings 1911 Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries devoting them to destruction Will you then be spared 2 Kings 1912 Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan Haran and Rezeph and of the people of Eden in Telassar 2 Kings 1913 Where are the kings of Hamath Arpad Sepharvaim Hena and Ivvah’” 2 Kings 1914 So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers read it and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD 2 Kings 1915 And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD “O LORD God of Israel enthroned between the cherubim You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth You made the heavens and the earth 2 Kings 1916 Incline Your ear O LORD and hear open Your eyes O LORD and see Listen to the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God 2 Kings 1917 Truly O LORD the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands 2 Kings 1918 They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them for they were not gods but only wood and stone—the work of human hands 2 Kings 1919 And now O LORD our God please save us from his hand so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone O LORD are God” 2 Kings 1920 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah “This is what the LORD the God of Israel says I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria 2 Kings 1921 This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you 2 Kings 1922 Whom have you taunted and blasphemed Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride Against the Holy One of Israel 2 Kings 1923 Through your servants you have taunted the Lord and you have said “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains to the remote peaks of Lebanon I have cut down its tallest cedars the finest of its cypresses I have reached its farthest outposts the densest of its forests 2 Kings 1924 I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt” 2 Kings 1925 Have you not heard Long ago I ordained it in days of old I planned it Now I have brought it to pass that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble 2 Kings 1926 Therefore their inhabitants devoid of power are dismayed and ashamed They are like plants in the field tender green shoots grass on the rooftops scorched before it is grown 2 Kings 1927 But I know your sitting down your going out and coming in and your raging against Me 2 Kings 1928 Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth I will send you back the way you came’ 2 Kings 1929 And this will be a sign to you O Hezekiah This year you will eat what grows on its own and in the second year what springs from the same But in the third year you will sow and reap you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit 2 Kings 1930 And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above 2 Kings 1931 For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem and survivors from Mount Zion The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this 2 Kings 1932 So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it 2 Kings 1933 He will go back the way he came and he will not enter this city declares the LORD 2 Kings 1934 I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David’” 2 Kings 1935 And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185000 men in the camp of the Assyrians When the people got up the next morning there were all the dead bodies 2 Kings 1936 So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew He returned to Nineveh and stayed there 2 Kings 1937 One day while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat And his son Esarhaddon reigned in his place 2 Kings 201 In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said “This is what the LORD says ‘Put your house in order for you are about to die you will not recover’” 2 Kings 202 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD saying 2 Kings 203 “Please O LORD remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion I have done what is good in Your sight” And Hezekiah wept bitterly 2 Kings 204 Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard the word of the LORD came to him saying 2 Kings 205 “Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD the God of your father David says ‘I have heard your prayer I have seen your tears I will surely heal you On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD 2 Kings 206 I will add fifteen years to your life And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David’” 2 Kings 207 Then Isaiah said “Prepare a poultice of figs” So they brought it and applied it to the boil and Hezekiah recovered 2 Kings 208 Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day” 2 Kings 209 And Isaiah had replied “This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised Would you like the shadow to go forward ten steps or back ten steps” 2 Kings 2010 “It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps” answered Hezekiah “but not for it to go back ten steps” 2 Kings 2011 So Isaiah the prophet called out to the LORD and He brought the shadow back the ten steps it had descended on the stairway of Ahaz 2 Kings 2012 At that time Merodachbaladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness 2 Kings 2013 And Hezekiah received the envoys and showed them all that was in his treasure house—the silver the gold the spices and the precious oil as well as his armory—all that was found in his storehouses There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them 2 Kings 2014 Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked “Where did those men come from and what did they say to you” “They came from a distant land” Hezekiah replied “from Babylon” 2 Kings 2015 “What have they seen in your palace” Isaiah asked “They have seen everything in my palace” answered Hezekiah “There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them” 2 Kings 2016 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah “Hear the word of the LORD 2 Kings 2017 The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon Nothing will be left says the LORD 2 Kings 2018 And some of your descendants your own flesh and blood will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon” 2 Kings 2019 But Hezekiah said to Isaiah “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good” For he thought “Will there not at least be peace and security in my lifetime” 2 Kings 2020 As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah 2 Kings 2021 And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and his son Manasseh reigned in his place 2 Kings 211 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem fiftyfive years His mother’s name was Hephzibah 2 Kings 212 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites 2 Kings 213 For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed and he raised up altars for Baal He made an Asherah pole as King Ahab of Israel had done and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven 2 Kings 214 Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD of which the LORD had said “In Jerusalem I will put My Name” 2 Kings 215 In both courtyards of the house of the LORD he built altars to all the host of heaven 2 Kings 216 He sacrificed his own son in the fire practiced sorcery and divination and consulted mediums and spiritists He did great evil in the sight of the LORD provoking Him to anger 2 Kings 217 Manasseh even took the carved Asherah pole he had made and set it up in the temple of which the LORD had said to David and his son Solomon “In this temple and in Jerusalem which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel I will establish My Name forever 2 Kings 218 I will never again cause the feet of the Israelites to wander from the land that I gave to their fathers if only they are careful to do all I have commanded them—the whole Law that My servant Moses commanded them” 2 Kings 219 But the people did not listen and Manasseh led them astray so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites 2 Kings 2110 And the LORD spoke through His servants the prophets saying 2 Kings 2111 “Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him and with his idols has caused Judah to sin 2 Kings 2112 this is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘Behold I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it 2 Kings 2113 I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down 2 Kings 2114 So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies And they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies 2 Kings 2115 because they have done evil in My sight and have provoked Me to anger from the day their fathers came out of Egypt until this day’” 2 Kings 2116 Moreover Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit doing evil in the sight of the LORD 2 Kings 2117 As for the rest of the acts of Manasseh along with all his accomplishments and the sin that he committed are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah 2 Kings 2118 And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in his palace garden the garden of Uzza And his son Amon reigned in his place 2 Kings 2119 Amon was twentytwo years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem two years His mother’s name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz she was from Jotbah 2 Kings 2120 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD as his father Manasseh had done 2 Kings 2121 He walked in all the ways of his father and he served and worshiped the idols his father had served 2 Kings 2122 He abandoned the LORD the God of his fathers and did not walk in the way of the LORD 2 Kings 2123 Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace 2 Kings 2124 But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon and they made his son Josiah king in his place 2 Kings 2125 As for the rest of the acts of Amon along with his accomplishments are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah 2 Kings 2126 And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza and his son Josiah reigned in his place 2 Kings 221 Josiah was eight years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem thirtyone years His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah she was from Bozkath 2 Kings 222 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David he did not turn aside to the right or to the left 2 Kings 223 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign King Josiah sent the scribe Shaphan son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam to the house of the LORD saying 2 Kings 224 “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD which the doorkeepers have collected from the people 2 Kings 225 And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD— 2 Kings 226 to the carpenters builders and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple 2 Kings 227 But they need not account for the money put into their hands since they work with integrity” 2 Kings 228 Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD” And he gave it to Shaphan who read it 2 Kings 229 And Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported “Your servants have paid out the money that was found in the temple and have put it into the hands of the workers and supervisors of the house of the LORD” 2 Kings 2210 Moreover Shaphan the scribe told the king “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king 2 Kings 2211 When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law he tore his clothes 2 Kings 2212 and commanded Hilkiah the priest Ahikam son of Shaphan Achbor son of Micaiah Shaphan the scribe and Asaiah the servant of the king 2 Kings 2213 “Go and inquire of the LORD for me for the people and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us” 2 Kings 2214 So Hilkiah the priest Ahikam Achbor Shaphan and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah the son of Harhas the keeper of the wardrobe She lived in Jerusalem in the Second District 2 Kings 2215 And Huldah said to them “This is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘Tell the man who sent you 2 Kings 2216 that this is what the LORD says I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people according to all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read 2 Kings 2217 because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched’ 2 Kings 2218 But as for the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD tell him that this is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘As for the words that you heard 2 Kings 2219 because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people that they would become a desolation and a curse and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me I have heard you’ declares the LORD 2 Kings 2220 ‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers and you will be gathered to your grave in peace Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place’” So they brought her answer back to the king 2 Kings 231 Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem 2 Kings 232 And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD 2 Kings 233 So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments decrees and statutes with all his heart and all his soul and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book And all the people entered into the covenant 2 Kings 234 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest the priests second in rank and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal Asherah and all the host of heaven And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel 2 Kings 235 Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal to the sun and moon to the constellations and to all the host of heaven 2 Kings 236 He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem and there he burned it ground it to powder and threw its dust on the graves of the common people 2 Kings 237 He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the house of the LORD where the women had woven tapestries for Asherah 2 Kings 238 Then Josiah brought all the priests from the cities of Judah and desecrated the high places from Geba to Beersheba where the priests had burned incense He tore down the high places of the gates at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city which was to the left of the city gate 2 Kings 239 Although the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem they ate unleavened bread with their fellow priests 2 Kings 2310 He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Benhinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech 2 Kings 2311 And he removed from the entrance to the house of the LORD the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun They were in the court near the chamber of an official named Nathanmelech And Josiah burned up the chariots of the sun 2 Kings 2312 He pulled down the altars that the kings of Judah had set up on the roof near the upper chamber of Ahaz and the altars that Manasseh had set up in the two courtyards of the house of the LORD The king pulverized them there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley 2 Kings 2313 The king also desecrated the high places east of Jerusalem to the south of the Mount of Corruption which King Solomon of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites and for Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites 2 Kings 2314 He smashed the sacred pillars to pieces cut down the Asherah poles and covered the sites with human bones 2 Kings 2315 He even pulled down the altar at Bethel the high place set up by Jeroboam son of Nebat who had caused Israel to sin Then he burned the high place ground it to powder and burned the Asherah pole 2 Kings 2316 And as Josiah turned he saw the tombs there on the hillside and he sent someone to take the bones out of the tombs and he burned them on the altar to defile it according to the word of the LORD proclaimed by the man of God who had foretold these things 2 Kings 2317 Then the king asked “What is this monument I see” And the men of the city replied “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things that you have done to the altar of Bethel” 2 Kings 2318 “Let him rest” said Josiah “Do not let anyone disturb his bones” So they left his bones undisturbed along with those of the prophet who had come from Samaria 2 Kings 2319 Just as Josiah had done at Bethel so also in the cities of Samaria he removed all the shrines of the high places set up by the kings of Israel who had provoked the LORD to anger 2 Kings 2320 On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places and he burned human bones on them Then he returned to Jerusalem 2 Kings 2321 The king commanded all the people “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God as it is written in this Book of the Covenant” 2 Kings 2322 No such Passover had been observed from the days of the judges who had governed Israel through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah 2 Kings 2323 But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem 2 Kings 2324 Furthermore Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists the household gods and idols and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD 2 Kings 2325 Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength according to all the Law of Moses 2 Kings 2326 Nevertheless the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger which was kindled against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger 2 Kings 2327 For the LORD had said “I will remove Judah from My sight just as I removed Israel I will reject this city Jerusalem which I chose and the temple of which I said ‘My Name shall be there’” 2 Kings 2328 As for the rest of the acts of Josiah and all his accomplishments are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah 2 Kings 2329 During Josiah’s reign Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River King Josiah went out to confront him but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo 2 Kings 2330 From Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah anointed him and made him king in place of his father 2 Kings 2331 Jehoahaz was twentythree years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem three months His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah she was from Libnah 2 Kings 2332 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD just as his fathers had done 2 Kings 2333 And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold 2 Kings 2334 Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt where he died 2 Kings 2335 So Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land and exacted the silver and the gold from the people each according to his wealth 2 Kings 2336 Jehoiakim was twentyfive years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah she was from Rumah 2 Kings 2337 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD just as his fathers had done 2 Kings 241 During Jehoiakim’s reign Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar 2 Kings 242 And the LORD sent Chaldean Aramean Moabite and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets 2 Kings 243 Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done 2 Kings 244 and also for the innocent blood he had shed For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood and the LORD was unwilling to forgive 2 Kings 245 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim along with all his accomplishments are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah 2 Kings 246 And Jehoiakim rested with his fathers and his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place 2 Kings 247 Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River 2 Kings 248 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem three months His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan she was from Jerusalem 2 Kings 249 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD just as his father had done 2 Kings 2410 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem and the city came under siege 2 Kings 2411 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it 2 Kings 2412 Jehoiachin king of Judah his mother his servants his commanders and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon So in the eighth year of his reign the king of Babylon took him captive 2 Kings 2413 As the LORD had declared Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD 2 Kings 2414 He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all Only the poorest people of the land remained 2 Kings 2415 Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon as well as the king’s mother his wives his officials and the leading men of the land He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon 2 Kings 2416 The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle 2 Kings 2417 Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah Jehoiachin’s uncle king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah 2 Kings 2418 Zedekiah was twentyone years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah she was from Libnah 2 Kings 2419 And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD just as Jehoiakim had done 2 Kings 2420 For because of the anger of the LORD all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah until He finally banished them from His presence And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon 2 Kings 251 So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign on the tenth day of the tenth month Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it 2 Kings 252 And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year 2 Kings 253 By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food 2 Kings 254 Then the city was breached and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden They headed toward the Arabah 2 Kings 255 but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho and his whole army deserted him 2 Kings 256 The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah where they pronounced judgment on him 2 Kings 257 And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes Then they put out his eyes bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon 2 Kings 258 On the seventh day of the fifth month in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon Nebuzaradan captain of the guard a servant of the king of Babylon entered Jerusalem 2 Kings 259 He burned down the house of the LORD the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building 2 Kings 2510 And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem 2 Kings 2511 Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population 2 Kings 2512 But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields 2 Kings 2513 Moreover the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD and they carried the bronze to Babylon 2 Kings 2514 They also took away the pots shovels wick trimmers dishes and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service 2 Kings 2515 The captain of the guard also took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver 2 Kings 2516 As for the two pillars the Sea and the movable stands that Solomon had made for the house of the LORD the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure 2 Kings 2517 Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high with a network of bronze pomegranates all around The second pillar with its network was similar 2 Kings 2518 The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest Zephaniah the priest of second rank and the three doorkeepers 2 Kings 2519 Of those still in the city he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war as well as five royal advisors He also took the scribe of the captain of the army who had enlisted the people of the land and sixty men who were found in the city 2 Kings 2520 Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah 2 Kings 2521 There at Riblah in the land of Hamath the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death So Judah was taken into exile away from its own land 2 Kings 2522 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan over the people he had left behind in the land of Judah 2 Kings 2523 When all the commanders of the armies and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah Johanan son of Kareah Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite as well as their men 2 Kings 2524 And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men assuring them “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon and it will be well with you” 2 Kings 2525 In the seventh month however Ishmael son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama who was a member of the royal family came with ten men and struck down and killed Gedaliah along with the Judeans and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah 2 Kings 2526 Then all the people small and great together with the commanders of the army arose and fled to Egypt for fear of the Chaldeans 2 Kings 2527 On the twentyseventh day of the twelfth month of the thirtyseventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin in the year Evilmerodach became king of Babylon he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison 2 Kings 2528 And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon 2 Kings 2529 So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life 2 Kings 2530 And the king provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life 1 Chronicles 11 Adam Seth Enosh 1 Chronicles 12 Kenan Mahalalel Jared 1 Chronicles 13 Enoch Methuselah Lamech Noah 1 Chronicles 14 The sons of Noah Shem Ham and Japheth 1 Chronicles 15 The sons of Japheth Gomer Magog Madai Javan Tubal Meshech and Tiras 1 Chronicles 16 The sons of Gomer Ashkenaz Riphath and Togarmah 1 Chronicles 17 And the sons of Javan Elishah Tarshish the Kittites and the Rodanites 1 Chronicles 18 The sons of Ham Cush Mizraim Put and Canaan 1 Chronicles 19 The sons of Cush Seba Havilah Sabta Raamah and Sabteca The sons of Raamah Sheba and Dedan 1 Chronicles 110 Cush was the father of Nimrod who began to be a mighty one on the earth 1 Chronicles 111 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites the Anamites the Lehabites the Naphtuhites 1 Chronicles 112 the Pathrusites the Casluhites from whom the Philistines came and the Caphtorites 1 Chronicles 113 And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn and of the Hittites 1 Chronicles 114 the Jebusites the Amorites the Girgashites 1 Chronicles 115 the Hivites the Arkites the Sinites 1 Chronicles 116 the Arvadites the Zemarites and the Hamathites 1 Chronicles 117 The sons of Shem Elam Asshur Arphaxad Lud and Aram The sons of Aram Uz Hul Gether and Meshech 1 Chronicles 118 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah and Shelah was the father of Eber 1 Chronicles 119 Two sons were born to Eber One was named Peleg because in his days the earth was divided and his brother was named Joktan 1 Chronicles 120 And Joktan was the father of Almodad Sheleph Hazarmaveth Jerah 1 Chronicles 121 Hadoram Uzal Diklah 1 Chronicles 122 Obal Abimael Sheba 1 Chronicles 123 Ophir Havilah and Jobab All these were sons of Joktan 1 Chronicles 124 So from Shem came Arphaxad Shelah 1 Chronicles 125 Eber Peleg Reu 1 Chronicles 126 Serug Nahor Terah 1 Chronicles 127 and Abram that is Abraham 1 Chronicles 128 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael 1 Chronicles 129 These are their genealogies Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael then Kedar Adbeel Mibsam 1 Chronicles 130 Mishma Dumah Massa Hadad Tema 1 Chronicles 131 Jetur Naphish and Kedemah These were the sons of Ishmael 1 Chronicles 132 The sons born to Keturah Abraham’s concubine Zimran Jokshan Medan Midian Ishbak and Shuah The sons of Jokshan Sheba and Dedan 1 Chronicles 133 The sons of Midian Ephah Epher Hanoch Abida and Eldaah All of these were Keturah’s sons 1 Chronicles 134 Abraham was the father of Isaac The sons of Isaac Esau and Israel 1 Chronicles 135 The sons of Esau Eliphaz Reuel Jeush Jalam and Korah 1 Chronicles 136 The sons of Eliphaz Teman Omar Zepho Gatam and Kenaz and by Timna Amalek 1 Chronicles 137 The sons of Reuel Nahath Zerah Shammah and Mizzah 1 Chronicles 138 The sons of Seir Lotan Shobal Zibeon Anah Dishon Ezer and Dishan 1 Chronicles 139 The sons of Lotan Hori and Homam Timna was Lotan’s sister 1 Chronicles 140 The sons of Shobal Alvan Manahath Ebal Shepho and Onam The sons of Zibeon Aiah and Anah 1 Chronicles 141 The son of Anah Dishon The sons of Dishon Hemdan Eshban Ithran and Cheran 1 Chronicles 142 The sons of Ezer Bilhan Zaavan and Akan The sons of Dishan Uz and Aran 1 Chronicles 143 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites Bela son of Beor His city was named Dinhabah 1 Chronicles 144 When Bela died Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place 1 Chronicles 145 When Jobab died Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place 1 Chronicles 146 When Husham died Hadad son of Bedad who defeated Midian in the country of Moab reigned in his place And the name of his city was Avith 1 Chronicles 147 When Hadad died Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place 1 Chronicles 148 When Samlah died Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place 1 Chronicles 149 When Shaul died Baalhanan son of Achbor reigned in his place 1 Chronicles 150 When Baalhanan died Hadad reigned in his place His city was named Pau and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred the daughter of Mezahab 1 Chronicles 151 Then Hadad died Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna Alvah Jetheth 1 Chronicles 152 Oholibamah Elah Pinon 1 Chronicles 153 Kenaz Teman Mibzar 1 Chronicles 154 Magdiel and Iram These were the chiefs of Edom 1 Chronicles 21 These were the sons of Israel Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun 1 Chronicles 22 Dan Joseph Benjamin Naphtali Gad and Asher 1 Chronicles 23 The sons of Judah Er Onan and Shelah These three were born to him by Bathshua the Canaanite Er Judah’s firstborn was wicked in the sight of the LORD So the LORD put him to death 1 Chronicles 24 Tamar Judah’s daughterinlaw bore to him Perez and Zerah Judah had five sons in all 1 Chronicles 25 The sons of Perez Hezron and Hamul 1 Chronicles 26 The sons of Zerah Zimri Ethan Heman Calcol and Dara—five in all 1 Chronicles 27 The son of Carmi Achar who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things 1 Chronicles 28 The son of Ethan Azariah 1 Chronicles 29 The sons who were born to Hezron Jerahmeel Ram and Caleb 1 Chronicles 210 Ram was the father of Amminadab and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon a leader of the descendants of Judah 1 Chronicles 211 Nahshon was the father of Salmon and Salmon was the father of Boaz 1 Chronicles 212 Boaz was the father of Obed and Obed was the father of Jesse 1 Chronicles 213 Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn Abinadab was born second Shimea third 1 Chronicles 214 Nethanel fourth Raddai fifth 1 Chronicles 215 Ozem sixth and David seventh 1 Chronicles 216 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai Joab and Asahel 1 Chronicles 217 Abigail was the mother of Amasa whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite 1 Chronicles 218 Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth These were the sons of Azubah Jesher Shobab and Ardon 1 Chronicles 219 When Azubah died Caleb married Ephrath who bore to him Hur 1 Chronicles 220 Hur was the father of Uri and Uri was the father of Bezalel 1 Chronicles 221 Later Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead He had married her when he was sixty years old and she bore to him Segub 1 Chronicles 222 Segub was the father of Jair who had twentythree cities in the land of Gilead 1 Chronicles 223 But Geshur and Aram captured Havvothjair along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead 1 Chronicles 224 After Hezron died in Calebephrathah his wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa 1 Chronicles 225 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron Ram his firstborn Bunah Oren Ozem and Ahijah 1 Chronicles 226 Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah who was the mother of Onam 1 Chronicles 227 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel Maaz Jamin and Eker 1 Chronicles 228 The sons of Onam Shammai and Jada The sons of Shammai Nadab and Abishur 1 Chronicles 229 Abishur’s wife was named Abihail and she bore to him Ahban and Molid 1 Chronicles 230 The sons of Nadab Seled and Appaim Seled died without children 1 Chronicles 231 The son of Appaim Ishi The son of Ishi Sheshan The son of Sheshan Ahlai 1 Chronicles 232 The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai Jether and Jonathan Jether died without children 1 Chronicles 233 The sons of Jonathan Peleth and Zaza These were the descendants of Jerahmeel 1 Chronicles 234 Sheshan had no sons but only daughters He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha 1 Chronicles 235 Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha and she bore to him Attai 1 Chronicles 236 Attai was the father of Nathan Nathan was the father of Zabad 1 Chronicles 237 Zabad was the father of Ephlal Ephlal was the father of Obed 1 Chronicles 238 Obed was the father of Jehu Jehu was the father of Azariah 1 Chronicles 239 Azariah was the father of Helez Helez was the father of Elasah 1 Chronicles 240 Elasah was the father of Sismai Sismai was the father of Shallum 1 Chronicles 241 Shallum was the father of Jekamiah and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama 1 Chronicles 242 The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel Mesha his firstborn who was the father of Ziph and Mareshah his second son who was the father of Hebron 1 Chronicles 243 The sons of Hebron Korah Tappuah Rekem and Shema 1 Chronicles 244 Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam and Rekem was the father of Shammai 1 Chronicles 245 The son of Shammai was Maon and Maon was the father of Bethzur 1 Chronicles 246 Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran Moza and Gazez Haran was the father of Gazez 1 Chronicles 247 The sons of Jahdai Regem Jotham Geshan Pelet Ephah and Shaaph 1 Chronicles 248 Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah 1 Chronicles 249 She was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea Caleb’s daughter was Acsah 1 Chronicles 250 These were the descendants of Caleb The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah Shobal the father of Kiriathjearim 1 Chronicles 251 Salma the father of Bethlehem and Hareph the father of Bethgader 1 Chronicles 252 These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriathjearim Haroeh half the Manahathites 1 Chronicles 253 and the clans of Kiriathjearim—the Ithrites Puthites Shumathites and Mishraites From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites 1 Chronicles 254 The descendants of Salma Bethlehem the Netophathites Atrothbethjoab half the Manahathites the Zorites 1 Chronicles 255 and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites Shimeathites and Sucathites These are the Kenites who came from Hammath the father of the house of Rechab 1 Chronicles 31 These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel 1 Chronicles 32 the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith 1 Chronicles 33 the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital and the sixth was Ithream by his wife Eglah 1 Chronicles 34 These six sons were born to David in Hebron where he reigned seven years and six months And David reigned in Jerusalem thirtythree years 1 Chronicles 35 and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem Shimea Shobab Nathan and Solomon These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel 1 Chronicles 36 David’s other sons were Ibhar Elishua Eliphelet 1 Chronicles 37 Nogah Nepheg Japhia 1 Chronicles 38 Elishama Eliada and Eliphelet—nine in all 1 Chronicles 39 These were all the sons of David besides the sons by his concubines And Tamar was their sister 1 Chronicles 310 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam Abijah was his son Asa his son Jehoshaphat his son 1 Chronicles 311 Joram his son Ahaziah his son Joash his son 1 Chronicles 312 Amaziah his son Azariah his son Jotham his son 1 Chronicles 313 Ahaz his son Hezekiah his son Manasseh his son 1 Chronicles 314 Amon his son and Josiah his son 1 Chronicles 315 The sons of Josiah Johanan was the firstborn Jehoiakim the second Zedekiah the third and Shallum the fourth 1 Chronicles 316 The successors of Jehoiakim Jeconiah his son and Zedekiah 1 Chronicles 317 The descendants of Jeconiah the captive Shealtiel his son 1 Chronicles 318 Malchiram Pedaiah Shenazzar Jekamiah Hoshama and Nedabiah 1 Chronicles 319 The sons of Pedaiah Zerubbabel and Shimei The children of Zerubbabel Meshullam and Hananiah their sister Shelomith 1 Chronicles 320 and five others Hashubah Ohel Berechiah Hasadiah and Jushabhesed 1 Chronicles 321 The descendants of Hananiah Pelatiah Jeshaiah and the sons of Rephaiah of Arnan of Obadiah and of Shecaniah 1 Chronicles 322 The six descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons Hattush Igal Bariah Neariah and Shaphat 1 Chronicles 323 The sons of Neariah Elioenai Hizkiah and Azrikam—three in all 1 Chronicles 324 The sons of Elioenai Hodaviah Eliashib Pelaiah Akkub Johanan Delaiah and Anani—seven in all 1 Chronicles 41 The descendants of Judah Perez Hezron Carmi Hur and Shobal 1 Chronicles 42 Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad These were the clans of the Zorathites 1 Chronicles 43 These were the sons of Etam Jezreel Ishma and Idbash And their sister was named Hazzelelponi 1 Chronicles 44 Penuel was the father of Gedor and Ezer was the father of Hushah These were the descendants of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem 1 Chronicles 45 Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives Helah and Naarah 1 Chronicles 46 Naarah bore to him Ahuzzam Hepher Temeni and Haahashtari These were the descendants of Naarah 1 Chronicles 47 The sons of Helah were Zereth Zohar Ethnan 1 Chronicles 48 and Koz who was the father of Anub and Zobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum 1 Chronicles 49 Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers His mother had named him Jabez saying “Because I bore him in pain” 1 Chronicles 410 And Jabez called out to the God of Israel “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain” And God granted the request of Jabez 1 Chronicles 411 Chelub the brother of Shuhah was the father of Mehir who was the father of Eshton 1 Chronicles 412 Eshton was the father of Bethrapha of Paseah and of Tehinnah the father of Irnahash These were the men of Recah 1 Chronicles 413 The sons of Kenaz Othniel and Seraiah The sons of Othniel Hathath and Meonothai 1 Chronicles 414 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah and Seraiah was the father of Joab the father of those living in Geharashim which was given this name because its people were craftsmen 1 Chronicles 415 The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh Iru Elah and Naam The son of Elah Kenaz 1 Chronicles 416 The sons of Jehallelel Ziph Ziphah Tiria and Asarel 1 Chronicles 417 The sons of Ezrah Jether Mered Epher and Jalon And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa 1 Chronicles 418 These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah Mered also took a Judean wife who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor Heber the father of Soco and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah 1 Chronicles 419 The sons of Hodiah’s wife the sister of Naham were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite 1 Chronicles 420 The sons of Shimon Amnon Rinnah Benhanan and Tilon The descendants of Ishi Zoheth and Benzoheth 1 Chronicles 421 The sons of Shelah son of Judah Er the father of Lecah Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Bethashbea 1 Chronicles 422 Jokim the men of Cozeba and Joash and Saraph who ruled in Moab and Jashubilehem These names are from ancient records 1 Chronicles 423 These were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah They lived there in the service of the king 1 Chronicles 424 The descendants of Simeon Nemuel Jamin Jarib Zerah and Shaul 1 Chronicles 425 The sons of Shaul Shallum Mibsam and Mishma 1 Chronicles 426 The sons of Mishma Hammuel Zaccur and Shimei 1 Chronicles 427 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters but his brothers did not have many children so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah 1 Chronicles 428 They lived in Beersheba Moladah Hazarshual 1 Chronicles 429 Bilhah Ezem Tolad 1 Chronicles 430 Bethuel Hormah Ziklag 1 Chronicles 431 Bethmarcaboth Hazarsusim Bethbiri and Shaaraim These were their cities until the reign of David 1 Chronicles 432 And their villages were Etam Ain Rimmon Tochen and Ashan—five towns— 1 Chronicles 433 and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal These were their settlements and they kept a genealogical record 1 Chronicles 434 Meshobab Jamlech Joshah son of Amaziah 1 Chronicles 435 Joel Jehu son of Joshibiah son of Seraiah son of Asiel 1 Chronicles 436 Elioenai Jaakobah Jeshohaiah Asaiah Adiel Jesimiel Benaiah 1 Chronicles 437 and Ziza son of Shiphi son of Allon son of Jedaiah son of Shimri son of Shemaiah 1 Chronicles 438 These men listed by name were the leaders of their clans Their families increased greatly 1 Chronicles 439 and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor to the east side of the valley in search of pasture for their flocks 1 Chronicles 440 There they found rich good pasture and the land was spacious peaceful and quiet for some Hamites had lived there formerly 1 Chronicles 441 These who were noted by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings as well as the Meunites who were there devoting them to destruction even to this day Then they settled in their place because there was pasture for their flocks 1 Chronicles 442 And five hundred of these Simeonites led by Pelatiah Neariah Rephaiah and Uzziel the sons of Ishi went to Mount Seir 1 Chronicles 443 and struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped And they have lived there to this day 1 Chronicles 51 These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel Though he was the firstborn his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel because Reuben defiled his father’s bed So he is not reckoned according to birthright 1 Chronicles 52 And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him the birthright belonged to Joseph 1 Chronicles 53 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel Hanoch Pallu Hezron and Carmi 1 Chronicles 54 The descendants of Joel Shemaiah his son Gog his son Shimei his son 1 Chronicles 55 Micah his son Reaiah his son Baal his son 1 Chronicles 56 and Beerah his son whom Tiglathpileser king of Assyria carried into exile Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites 1 Chronicles 57 His relatives by their clans are recorded in their genealogy Jeiel the chief Zechariah 1 Chronicles 58 and Bela son of Azaz the son of Shema the son of Joel They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baalmeon 1 Chronicles 59 They also settled in the east as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River because their livestock had increased in the land of Gilead 1 Chronicles 510 During the days of Saul they waged war against the Hagrites who were defeated at their hands and they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the region east of Gilead 1 Chronicles 511 The descendants of Gad lived next to the Reubenites in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah 1 Chronicles 512 Joel was the chief Shapham the second then Jaanai and Shaphat who lived in Bashan 1 Chronicles 513 Their kinsmen by families were Michael Meshullam Sheba Jorai Jacan Zia and Eber—seven in all 1 Chronicles 514 These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri the son of Jaroah the son of Gilead the son of Michael the son of Jeshishai the son of Jahdo the son of Buz 1 Chronicles 515 Ahi son of Abdiel the son of Guni was head of their family 1 Chronicles 516 They lived in Gilead in Bashan and its towns and throughout the pasturelands of Sharon 1 Chronicles 517 All of them were recorded in the genealogies during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel 1 Chronicles 518 The Reubenites the Gadites and the halftribe of Manasseh had 44760 warriors—valiant men who carried the shield and sword drew the bow and were trained for battle 1 Chronicles 519 They waged war against the Hagrites as well as Jetur Naphish and Nodab 1 Chronicles 520 And because they cried out to God in battle they were helped against their enemies and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands Because they put their trust in God He answered their prayers 1 Chronicles 521 They seized the livestock of the Hagrites—50000 camels 250000 sheep and 2000 donkeys They also took 100000 captives 1 Chronicles 522 and many others fell slain because the battle belonged to God And they occupied the land until the exile 1 Chronicles 523 Now the people of the halftribe of Manasseh were numerous They settled in the land from Bashan to Baalhermon that is Senir also known as Mount Hermon 1 Chronicles 524 These were the heads of their families Epher Ishi Eliel Azriel Jeremiah Hodaviah and Jahdiel They were mighty men of valor famous men and heads of their families 1 Chronicles 525 But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land whom God had destroyed before them 1 Chronicles 526 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria that is Tiglathpileser king of Assyria to take the Reubenites the Gadites and the halftribe of Manasseh into exile And he brought them to Halah Habor Hara and the river of Gozan where they remain to this day 1 Chronicles 61 The sons of Levi Gershon Kohath and Merari 1 Chronicles 62 The sons of Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel 1 Chronicles 63 The children of Amram Aaron Moses and Miriam The sons of Aaron Nadab Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar 1 Chronicles 64 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas Phinehas was the father of Abishua 1 Chronicles 65 Abishua was the father of Bukki Bukki was the father of Uzzi 1 Chronicles 66 Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth 1 Chronicles 67 Meraioth was the father of Amariah Amariah was the father of Ahitub 1 Chronicles 68 Ahitub was the father of Zadok Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz 1 Chronicles 69 Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah Azariah was the father of Johanan 1 Chronicles 610 Johanan was the father of Azariah who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 611 Azariah was the father of Amariah Amariah was the father of Ahitub 1 Chronicles 612 Ahitub was the father of Zadok Zadok was the father of Shallum 1 Chronicles 613 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah Hilkiah was the father of Azariah 1 Chronicles 614 Azariah was the father of Seraiah and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak 1 Chronicles 615 Jehozadak went into captivity when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar 1 Chronicles 616 The sons of Levi Gershom Kohath and Merari 1 Chronicles 617 These are the names of the sons of Gershom Libni and Shimei 1 Chronicles 618 The sons of Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel 1 Chronicles 619 The sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers 1 Chronicles 620 Of Gershom Libni his son Jahath his son Zimmah his son 1 Chronicles 621 Joah his son Iddo his son Zerah his son and Jeatherai his son 1 Chronicles 622 The descendants of Kohath Amminadab his son Korah his son Assir his son 1 Chronicles 623 Elkanah his son Ebiasaph his son Assir his son 1 Chronicles 624 Tahath his son Uriel his son Uzziah his son and Shaul his son 1 Chronicles 625 The descendants of Elkanah Amasai Ahimoth 1 Chronicles 626 Elkanah his son Zophai his son Nahath his son 1 Chronicles 627 Eliab his son Jeroham his son and Elkanah his son 1 Chronicles 628 The sons of Samuel Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son 1 Chronicles 629 The descendants of Merari Mahli Libni his son Shimei his son Uzzah his son 1 Chronicles 630 Shimea his son Haggiah his son and Asaiah his son 1 Chronicles 631 These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there 1 Chronicles 632 They ministered with song before the tabernacle the Tent of Meeting until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them 1 Chronicles 633 These are the men who served together with their sons From the Kohathites Heman the singer the son of Joel the son of Samuel 1 Chronicles 634 the son of Elkanah the son of Jeroham the son of Eliel the son of Toah 1 Chronicles 635 the son of Zuph the son of Elkanah the son of Mahath the son of Amasai 1 Chronicles 636 the son of Elkanah the son of Joel the son of Azariah the son of Zephaniah 1 Chronicles 637 the son of Tahath the son of Assir the son of Ebiasaph the son of Korah 1 Chronicles 638 the son of Izhar the son of Kohath the son of Levi the son of Israel 1 Chronicles 639 Heman’s kinsman was Asaph who served at his right hand Asaph the son of Berechiah the son of Shimea 1 Chronicles 640 the son of Michael the son of Baaseiah the son of Malchijah 1 Chronicles 641 the son of Ethni the son of Zerah the son of Adaiah 1 Chronicles 642 the son of Ethan the son of Zimmah the son of Shimei 1 Chronicles 643 the son of Jahath the son of Gershom the son of Levi 1 Chronicles 644 On the left were their kinsmen the sons of Merari Ethan the son of Kishi the son of Abdi the son of Malluch 1 Chronicles 645 the son of Hashabiah the son of Amaziah the son of Hilkiah 1 Chronicles 646 the son of Amzi the son of Bani the son of Shemer 1 Chronicles 647 the son of Mahli the son of Mushi the son of Merari the son of Levi 1 Chronicles 648 Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle the house of God 1 Chronicles 649 But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded 1 Chronicles 650 These were the descendants of Aaron Eleazar his son Phinehas his son Abishua his son 1 Chronicles 651 Bukki his son Uzzi his son Zerahiah his son 1 Chronicles 652 Meraioth his son Amariah his son Ahitub his son 1 Chronicles 653 Zadok his son and Ahimaaz his son 1 Chronicles 654 Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements because the first lot fell to them 1 Chronicles 655 They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands 1 Chronicles 656 But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh 1 Chronicles 657 So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron a city of refuge Libnah Jattir Eshtemoa 1 Chronicles 658 Hilen Debir 1 Chronicles 659 Ashan Juttah and Bethshemesh together with their pasturelands 1 Chronicles 660 And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon Geba Alemeth and Anathoth together with their pasturelands So they had thirteen cities in all among their families 1 Chronicles 661 To the rest of the Kohathites ten cities were allotted from the halftribe of Manasseh 1 Chronicles 662 The Gershomites according to their clans were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar Asher Naphtali and Manasseh in Bashan 1 Chronicles 663 The Merarites according to their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben Gad and Zebulun 1 Chronicles 664 So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands 1 Chronicles 665 They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah Simeon and Benjamin 1 Chronicles 666 And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory 1 Chronicles 667 They were given Shechem a city of refuge with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim and Gezer 1 Chronicles 668 Jokmeam Bethhoron 1 Chronicles 669 Aijalon and Gathrimmon together with their pasturelands 1 Chronicles 670 And from the halftribe of Manasseh the rest of the clans of the Kohathites were given Aner and Bileam together with their pasturelands 1 Chronicles 671 The Gershomites received the following From the clan of the halftribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth together with their pasturelands 1 Chronicles 672 From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kedesh Daberath 1 Chronicles 673 Ramoth and Anem together with their pasturelands 1 Chronicles 674 From the tribe of Asher they were given Mashal Abdon 1 Chronicles 675 Hukok and Rehob together with their pasturelands 1 Chronicles 676 And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee Hammon and Kiriathaim together with their pasturelands 1 Chronicles 677 The Merarites the rest of the Levites received the following From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Rimmono and Tabor together with their pasturelands 1 Chronicles 678 From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness Jahzah 1 Chronicles 679 Kedemoth and Mephaath together with their pasturelands 1 Chronicles 680 And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead Mahanaim 1 Chronicles 681 Heshbon and Jazer together with their pasturelands 1 Chronicles 71 The sons of Issachar Tola Puah Jashub and Shimron—four in all 1 Chronicles 72 The sons of Tola Uzzi Rephaiah Jeriel Jahmai Ibsam and Shemuel the heads of their families In the days of David 22600 descendants of Tola were numbered in their genealogies as mighty men of valor 1 Chronicles 73 The son of Uzzi Izrahiah The sons of Izrahiah Michael Obadiah Joel and Isshiah All five of them were chiefs 1 Chronicles 74 In addition to them according to their genealogy they had 36000 troops for battle for they had many wives and children 1 Chronicles 75 Their kinsmen belonging to all the families of Issachar who were mighty men of valor totaled 87000 as listed in their genealogies 1 Chronicles 76 The three sons of Benjamin Bela Becher and Jediael 1 Chronicles 77 The sons of Bela Ezbon Uzzi Uzziel Jerimoth and Iri heads of their families—five in all There were 22034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies 1 Chronicles 78 The sons of Becher Zemirah Joash Eliezer Elioenai Omri Jeremoth Abijah Anathoth and Alemeth all these were Becher’s sons 1 Chronicles 79 Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20200 mighty men of valor 1 Chronicles 710 The son of Jediael Bilhan The sons of Bilhan Jeush Benjamin Ehud Chenaanah Zethan Tarshish and Ahishahar 1 Chronicles 711 All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families mighty men of valor there were 17200 fit for battle 1 Chronicles 712 The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir and the Hushites were descendants of Aher 1 Chronicles 713 The sons of Naphtali Jahziel Guni Jezer and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah 1 Chronicles 714 The descendants of Manasseh Asriel through his Aramean concubine She also gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead 1 Chronicles 715 Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites The name of his sister was Maacah Another descendant was named Zelophehad who had only daughters 1 Chronicles 716 Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son and she named him Peresh His brother was named Sheresh and his sons were Ulam and Rekem 1 Chronicles 717 The son of Ulam Bedan These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir the son of Manasseh 1 Chronicles 718 His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod Abiezer and Mahlah 1 Chronicles 719 And these were the sons of Shemida Ahian Shechem Likhi and Aniam 1 Chronicles 720 The descendants of Ephraim Shuthelah Bered his son Tahath his son Eleadah his son Tahath his son 1 Chronicles 721 Zabad his son and Shuthelah his son Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath because they went down to steal their livestock 1 Chronicles 722 Their father Ephraim mourned for many days and his relatives came to comfort him 1 Chronicles 723 And again he slept with his wife and she conceived and gave birth to a son So he named him Beriah because tragedy had come upon his house 1 Chronicles 724 His daughter was Sheerah who built Lower and Upper Bethhoron as well as Uzzensheerah 1 Chronicles 725 Additionally Rephah was his son Resheph his son Telah his son Tahan his son 1 Chronicles 726 Ladan his son Ammihud his son Elishama his son 1 Chronicles 727 Nun his son and Joshua his son 1 Chronicles 728 Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages Naaran to the east Gezer and its villages to the west and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages 1 Chronicles 729 And along the borders of Manasseh were Bethshean Taanach Megiddo and Dor together with their villages The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns 1 Chronicles 730 The children of Asher Imnah Ishvah Ishvi Beriah and their sister Serah 1 Chronicles 731 The sons of Beriah Heber as well as Malchiel who was the father of Birzaith 1 Chronicles 732 Heber was the father of Japhlet Shomer and Hotham and of their sister Shua 1 Chronicles 733 The sons of Japhlet Pasach Bimhal and Ashvath These were Japhlet’s sons 1 Chronicles 734 The sons of Shemer Ahi Rohgah Hubbah and Aram 1 Chronicles 735 The sons of his brother Helem Zophah Imna Shelesh and Amal 1 Chronicles 736 The sons of Zophah Suah Harnepher Shual Beri Imrah 1 Chronicles 737 Bezer Hod Shamma Shilshah Ithran and Beera 1 Chronicles 738 The sons of Jether Jephunneh Pispa and Ara 1 Chronicles 739 The sons of Ulla Arah Hanniel and Rizia 1 Chronicles 740 All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families choice and mighty men of valor and chiefs among the leaders The number of men fit for battle recorded in their genealogies was 26000 1 Chronicles 81 Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn Ashbel the second Aharah the third 1 Chronicles 82 Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth 1 Chronicles 83 The sons of Bela Addar Gera Abihud 1 Chronicles 84 Abishua Naaman Ahoah 1 Chronicles 85 Gera Shephuphan and Huram 1 Chronicles 86 These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath 1 Chronicles 87 Naaman Ahijah and Gera who carried them into exile and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud 1 Chronicles 88 Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara 1 Chronicles 89 His sons by his wife Hodesh Jobab Zibia Mesha Malcam 1 Chronicles 810 Jeuz Sachia and Mirmah These were his sons heads of families 1 Chronicles 811 He also had sons by Hushim Abitub and Elpaal 1 Chronicles 812 The sons of Elpaal Eber Misham Shemed who built Ono and Lod with its villages 1 Chronicles 813 and Beriah and Shema who were the heads of families living in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath 1 Chronicles 814 Ahio Shashak Jeremoth 1 Chronicles 815 Zebadiah Arad Eder 1 Chronicles 816 Michael Ishpah and Joha were the sons of Beriah 1 Chronicles 817 Zebadiah Meshullam Hizki Heber 1 Chronicles 818 Ishmerai Izliah and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal 1 Chronicles 819 Jakim Zichri Zabdi 1 Chronicles 820 Elienai Zillethai Eliel 1 Chronicles 821 Adaiah Beraiah and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei 1 Chronicles 822 Ishpan Eber Eliel 1 Chronicles 823 Abdon Zichri Hanan 1 Chronicles 824 Hananiah Elam Anthothijah 1 Chronicles 825 Iphdeiah and Penuel were the sons of Shashak 1 Chronicles 826 Shamsherai Shehariah Athaliah 1 Chronicles 827 Jaareshiah Elijah and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham 1 Chronicles 828 All these were heads of families the chiefs according to their genealogies and they lived in Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 829 Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon His wife’s name was Maacah 1 Chronicles 830 and Abdon was his firstborn son then Zur Kish Baal Nadab 1 Chronicles 831 Gedor Ahio Zecher 1 Chronicles 832 and Mikloth who was the father of Shimeah They too lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 833 Ner was the father of Kish Kish was the father of Saul and Saul was the father of Jonathan Malchishua Abinadab and Eshbaal 1 Chronicles 834 The son of Jonathan Meribbaal and Meribbaal was the father of Micah 1 Chronicles 835 The sons of Micah Pithon Melech Tarea and Ahaz 1 Chronicles 836 Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth Azmaveth and Zimri and Zimri was the father of Moza 1 Chronicles 837 Moza was the father of Binea Raphah was his son Eleasah his son and Azel his son 1 Chronicles 838 Azel had six sons and these were their names Azrikam Bocheru Ishmael Sheariah Obadiah and Hanan All these were the sons of Azel 1 Chronicles 839 The sons of his brother Eshek Ulam was his firstborn Jeush second and Eliphelet third 1 Chronicles 840 The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor archers and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all All these were the descendants of Benjamin 1 Chronicles 91 So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness 1 Chronicles 92 Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites priests Levites and temple servants 1 Chronicles 93 Some of the descendants of Judah Benjamin Ephraim and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 94 Uthai son of Ammihud the son of Omri the son of Imri the son of Bani a descendant of Perez son of Judah 1 Chronicles 95 From the Shilonites Asaiah the firstborn and his sons 1 Chronicles 96 From the Zerahites Jeuel and 690 relatives 1 Chronicles 97 From the Benjamites Sallu son of Meshullam the son of Hodaviah the son of Hassenuah 1 Chronicles 98 Ibneiah son of Jeroham Elah son of Uzzi the son of Michri Meshullam son of Shephatiah the son of Reuel the son of Ibnijah 1 Chronicles 99 and 956 of their relatives according to their genealogy All these men were heads of their families 1 Chronicles 910 From the priests Jedaiah Jehoiarib and Jachin 1 Chronicles 911 Azariah son of Hilkiah the son of Meshullam the son of Zadok the son of Meraioth the son of Ahitub the chief official of God’s temple 1 Chronicles 912 Adaiah son of Jeroham the son of Pashhur the son of Malchijah Maasai son of Adiel the son of Jahzerah the son of Meshullam the son of Meshillemith the son of Immer 1 Chronicles 913 and 1760 of their relatives the heads of their families able men for the work of the service of the house of God 1 Chronicles 914 From the Levites Shemaiah son of Hasshub the son of Azrikam the son of Hashabiah a descendant of Merari 1 Chronicles 915 Bakbakkar Heresh Galal and Mattaniah son of Mica the son of Zichri the son of Asaph 1 Chronicles 916 Obadiah son of Shemaiah the son of Galal the son of Jeduthun and Berechiah son of Asa the son of Elkanah who lived in the villages of the Netophathites 1 Chronicles 917 These were the gatekeepers Shallum Akkub Talmon Ahiman and their relatives Shallum was their chief 1 Chronicles 918 he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites 1 Chronicles 919 Shallum son of Kore the son of Ebiasaph the son of Korah and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD 1 Chronicles 920 In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers and the LORD was with him 1 Chronicles 921 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting 1 Chronicles 922 The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212 They were registered by genealogy in their villages David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust 1 Chronicles 923 So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent 1 Chronicles 924 The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides east west north and south 1 Chronicles 925 Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to serve with them for sevenday periods 1 Chronicles 926 But the four chief gatekeepers who were Levites were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God 1 Chronicles 927 They would spend the night stationed around the house of God because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning 1 Chronicles 928 Some of them were in charge of the articles used in worship to count them whenever they were brought in or taken out 1 Chronicles 929 Others were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary as well as the fine flour wine oil frankincense and spices 1 Chronicles 930 And some of the sons of the priests mixed the spices 1 Chronicles 931 A Levite named Mattithiah the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite was entrusted with baking the bread 1 Chronicles 932 Some of their Kohathite relatives were responsible for preparing the rows of the showbread every Sabbath 1 Chronicles 933 Those who were musicians the heads of Levite families stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night 1 Chronicles 934 All these were heads of Levite families chiefs according to their genealogies and they lived in Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 935 Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon His wife’s name was Maacah 1 Chronicles 936 Abdon was his firstborn son then Zur Kish Baal Ner Nadab 1 Chronicles 937 Gedor Ahio Zechariah and Mikloth 1 Chronicles 938 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam They too lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 939 Ner was the father of Kish Kish was the father of Saul and Saul was the father of Jonathan Malchishua Abinadab and Eshbaal 1 Chronicles 940 The son of Jonathan Meribbaal who was the father of Micah 1 Chronicles 941 The sons of Micah Pithon Melech Tahrea and Ahaz 1 Chronicles 942 Ahaz was the father of Jarah Jarah was the father of Alemeth Azmaveth and Zimri and Zimri was the father of Moza 1 Chronicles 943 Moza was the father of Binea Rephaiah was his son Elasah his son and Azel his son 1 Chronicles 944 And Azel had six sons and these were their names Azrikam Bocheru Ishmael Sheariah Obadiah and Hanan These were the sons of Azel 1 Chronicles 101 Now the Philistines fought against Israel and the men of Israel fled before them and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa 1 Chronicles 102 The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan Abinadab and Malchishua 1 Chronicles 103 When the battle intensified against Saul the archers overtook him and wounded him 1 Chronicles 104 Then Saul said to his armorbearer “Draw your sword and run me through with it or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me” But his armorbearer was terrified and refused to do it So Saul took his own sword and fell on it 1 Chronicles 105 When his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead he too fell on his own sword and died 1 Chronicles 106 So Saul died together with his three sons and all his house 1 Chronicles 107 When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died they abandoned their cities and ran away So the Philistines came and occupied their cities 1 Chronicles 108 The next day when the Philistines came to strip the dead they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa 1 Chronicles 109 They stripped Saul cut off his head took his armor and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among their people 1 Chronicles 1010 They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon 1 Chronicles 1011 When all the people of Jabeshgilead heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul 1 Chronicles 1012 all their men of valor set out and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh And they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days 1 Chronicles 1013 So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance 1 Chronicles 1014 and he failed to inquire of the LORD So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse 1 Chronicles 111 Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said “Here we are your own flesh and blood 1 Chronicles 112 Even in times past while Saul was king you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back And the LORD your God said ‘You will shepherd My people Israel and you will be ruler over them’” 1 Chronicles 113 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron where David made a covenant with them before the LORD And they anointed him king over Israel according to the word of the LORD through Samuel 1 Chronicles 114 Then David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem that is Jebus where the Jebusites inhabited the land 1 Chronicles 115 The people of Jebus said to David “You will never get in here” Nevertheless David captured the fortress of Zion that is the City of David 1 Chronicles 116 Now David had said “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first and he became the chief 1 Chronicles 117 So David took up residence in the fortress that is why it was called the City of David 1 Chronicles 118 He built up the city around it from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall while Joab restored the rest of the city 1 Chronicles 119 And David became greater and greater for the LORD of Hosts was with him 1 Chronicles 1110 Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men who together with all Israel bolstered and strengthened his kingdom according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel 1 Chronicles 1111 This is the list of David’s mighty men Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the officers he wielded his spear against three hundred men whom he killed at one time 1 Chronicles 1112 Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite one of the three mighty men 1 Chronicles 1113 He was with David at Pasdammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle At a place with a field full of barley the troops fled from the Philistines 1 Chronicles 1114 But Eleazar and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it They struck down the Philistines and the LORD brought about a great victory 1 Chronicles 1115 Three of the thirty chief men went down to David to the rock at the cave of Adullam while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim 1 Chronicles 1116 At that time David was in the stronghold and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem 1 Chronicles 1117 David longed for water and said “Oh that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem” 1 Chronicles 1118 So the Three broke through the Philistine camp drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem and brought it back to David But he refused to drink it instead he poured it out to the LORD 1 Chronicles 1119 saying “Far be it from me my God to do this How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives David refused to drink it Such were the exploits of the three mighty men 1 Chronicles 1120 Now Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of the Three and he wielded his spear against three hundred men killed them and won a name along with the Three 1 Chronicles 1121 He was doubly honored above the Three and he became their commander even though he was not included among the Three 1 Chronicles 1122 And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel a man of many exploits He struck down two champions of Moab and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion 1 Chronicles 1123 He also struck down an Egyptian a huge man five cubits tall Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand Benaiah went against him with a club snatched the spear from his hand and killed the Egyptian with his own spear 1 Chronicles 1124 These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada who won a name along with the three mighty men 1 Chronicles 1125 He was most honored among the Thirty but he did not become one of the Three And David appointed him over his guard 1 Chronicles 1126 Now these were the mighty men Asahel the brother of Joab Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem 1 Chronicles 1127 Shammoth the Harorite Helez the Pelonite 1 Chronicles 1128 Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite Abiezer the Anathothite 1 Chronicles 1129 Sibbecai the Hushathite Ilai the Ahohite 1 Chronicles 1130 Maharai the Netophathite Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite 1 Chronicles 1131 Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites Benaiah the Pirathonite 1 Chronicles 1132 Hurai from the brooks of Gaash Abiel the Arbathite 1 Chronicles 1133 Azmaveth the Baharumite Eliahba the Shaalbonite 1 Chronicles 1134 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite 1 Chronicles 1135 Ahiam son of Sachar the Hararite Eliphal son of Ur 1 Chronicles 1136 Hepher the Mecherathite Ahijah the Pelonite 1 Chronicles 1137 Hezro the Carmelite Naarai son of Ezbai 1 Chronicles 1138 Joel the brother of Nathan Mibhar son of Hagri 1 Chronicles 1139 Zelek the Ammonite Naharai the Beerothite the armorbearer of Joab son of Zeruiah 1 Chronicles 1140 Ira the Ithrite Gareb the Ithrite 1 Chronicles 1141 Uriah the Hittite Zabad son of Ahlai 1 Chronicles 1142 Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite chief of the Reubenites and the thirty with him 1 Chronicles 1143 Hanan son of Maacah Joshaphat the Mithnite 1 Chronicles 1144 Uzzia the Ashterathite Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite 1 Chronicles 1145 Jediael son of Shimri and his brother Joha the Tizite 1 Chronicles 1146 Eliel the Mahavite Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam Ithmah the Moabite 1 Chronicles 1147 Eliel Obed and Jaasiel the Mezobaite 1 Chronicles 121 Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle 1 Chronicles 122 they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin 1 Chronicles 123 Ahiezer their chief and Joash who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth Beracah Jehu the Anathothite 1 Chronicles 124 Ishmaiah the Gibeonite a mighty man among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty Jeremiah Jahaziel Johanan and Jozabad the Gederathite 1 Chronicles 125 Eluzai Jerimoth Bealiah Shemariah and Shephatiah the Haruphite 1 Chronicles 126 Elkanah Isshiah Azarel Joezer and Jashobeam who were Korahites 1 Chronicles 127 and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham from Gedor 1 Chronicles 128 Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness They were mighty men of valor trained for battle experts with the shield and spear whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains 1 Chronicles 129 Ezer the chief Obadiah the second in command Eliab the third 1 Chronicles 1210 Mishmannah the fourth Jeremiah the fifth 1 Chronicles 1211 Attai the sixth Eliel the seventh 1 Chronicles 1212 Johanan the eighth Elzabad the ninth 1 Chronicles 1213 Jeremiah the tenth and Machbanai the eleventh 1 Chronicles 1214 These Gadites were army commanders the least of whom was a match for a hundred and the greatest for a thousand 1 Chronicles 1215 These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks and they put to flight all those in the valleys both to the east and to the west 1 Chronicles 1216 Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold 1 Chronicles 1217 And David went out to meet them saying “If you have come to me in peace to help me my heart will be united with you but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence may the God of our fathers see it and judge you” 1 Chronicles 1218 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai the chief of the Thirty and he said “We are yours O David We are with you O son of Jesse Peace peace to you and peace to your helpers for your God helps you” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops 1 Chronicles 1219 Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away saying “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul” 1 Chronicles 1220 When David went to Ziklag these men of Manasseh defected to him Adnah Jozabad Jediael Michael Jozabad Elihu and Zillethai chiefs of thousands in Manasseh 1 Chronicles 1221 They helped David against the raiders for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army 1 Chronicles 1222 For at that time men came to David day after day to help him until he had a great army like the army of God 1 Chronicles 1223 Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him in accordance with the word of the LORD 1 Chronicles 1224 From Judah 6800 armed troops bearing shields and spears 1 Chronicles 1225 From Simeon 7100 mighty men of valor ready for battle 1 Chronicles 1226 From Levi 4600 1 Chronicles 1227 including Jehoiada leader of the house of Aaron with 3700 men 1 Chronicles 1228 and Zadok a mighty young man of valor with 22 commanders from his own family 1 Chronicles 1229 From Benjamin the kinsmen of Saul 3000 most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time 1 Chronicles 1230 From Ephraim 20800 mighty men of valor famous among their own clans 1 Chronicles 1231 From the halftribe of Manasseh 18000 designated by name to come and make David king 1 Chronicles 1232 From Issachar men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command 1 Chronicles 1233 From Zebulun 50000 fit for service trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war who with one purpose were devoted to David 1 Chronicles 1234 From Naphtali 1000 commanders accompanied by 37000 men with shield and spear 1 Chronicles 1235 From Dan 28600 prepared for battle 1 Chronicles 1236 From Asher 40000 fit for service prepared for battle 1 Chronicles 1237 And from east of the Jordan from Reuben Gad and the halftribe of Manasseh there 120000 armed with every kind of weapon of war 1 Chronicles 1238 All these men of war arrayed for battle came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king 1 Chronicles 1239 They spent three days there eating and drinking with David for their relatives had provided for them 1 Chronicles 1240 And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar Zebulun and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys camels mules and oxen—abundant supplies of flour fig cakes and raisin cakes wine and oil oxen and sheep Indeed there was joy in Israel 1 Chronicles 131 Then David conferred with all his leaders the commanders of thousands and of hundreds 1 Chronicles 132 And he said to the whole assembly of Israel “If it seems good to you and if this is of the LORD our God let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers in all the land of Israel and also to the priests and Levites in their cities and pasturelands so that they may join us 1 Chronicles 133 Then let us bring back the ark of our God for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul” 1 Chronicles 134 And because this proposal seemed right to all the people the whole assembly agreed to it 1 Chronicles 135 So David assembled all Israel from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebohamath to bring the ark of God from Kiriathjearim 1 Chronicles 136 David and all Israel went up to Baalah of Judah that is Kiriathjearim to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name 1 Chronicles 137 So they carried the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on a new cart with Uzzah and Ahio guiding the cart 1 Chronicles 138 David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might with songs and on harps and lyres with tambourines cymbals and trumpets 1 Chronicles 139 When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark because the oxen had stumbled 1 Chronicles 1310 And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark So he died there before God 1 Chronicles 1311 Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah So he named that place Perezuzzah as it is called to this day 1 Chronicles 1312 That day David feared God and asked “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me” 1 Chronicles 1313 So he did not move the ark with him to the City of David instead he took it aside to the house of Obededom the Gittite 1 Chronicles 1314 Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house for three months and the LORD blessed his household and everything he owned 1 Chronicles 141 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David along with cedar logs stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace for him 1 Chronicles 142 And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had highly exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel 1 Chronicles 143 And David took more wives in Jerusalem and became the father of more sons and daughters 1 Chronicles 144 These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem Shammua Shobab Nathan Solomon 1 Chronicles 145 Ibhar Elishua Elpelet 1 Chronicles 146 Nogah Nepheg Japhia 1 Chronicles 147 Elishama Beeliada and Eliphelet 1 Chronicles 148 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel they all went in search of him but David learned of this and went out to face them 1 Chronicles 149 Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim 1 Chronicles 1410 So David inquired of God “Should I go up against the Philistines Will You deliver them into my hand” “Go” replied the LORD “for I will deliver them into your hand” 1 Chronicles 1411 So David and his men went up to Baalperazim where he defeated the Philistines and said “Like a bursting flood God has burst out against my enemies by my hand” So they called that place Baalperazim 1 Chronicles 1412 There the Philistines abandoned their gods and David ordered that they be burned in the fire 1 Chronicles 1413 Once again the Philistines raided the valley 1 Chronicles 1414 So David again inquired of God who answered him “Do not march up after them but circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees 1 Chronicles 1415 As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees move out to battle because this will mean that God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines” 1 Chronicles 1416 So David did as God had commanded him and they struck down the army of the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer 1 Chronicles 1417 And David’s fame went out into every land and the LORD caused all nations to fear him 1 Chronicles 151 David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it 1 Chronicles 152 Then David said “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever” 1 Chronicles 153 And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it 1 Chronicles 154 Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites 1 Chronicles 155 From the Kohathites Uriel the chief and 120 of his relatives 1 Chronicles 156 from the Merarites Asaiah the chief and 220 of his relatives 1 Chronicles 157 from the Gershomites Joel the chief and 130 of his relatives 1 Chronicles 158 from the Elizaphanites Shemaiah the chief and 200 of his relatives 1 Chronicles 159 from the Hebronites Eliel the chief and 80 of his relatives 1 Chronicles 1510 and from the Uzzielites Amminadab the chief and 112 of his relatives 1 Chronicles 1511 David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel Asaiah Joel Shemaiah Eliel and Amminadab 1 Chronicles 1512 And he said to them “You are the heads of the Levitical families You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD the God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it 1 Chronicles 1513 It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us For we did not consult Him about the proper order” 1 Chronicles 1514 So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD the God of Israel 1 Chronicles 1515 And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD 1 Chronicles 1516 David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy accompanied by musical instruments—harps lyres and cymbals 1 Chronicles 1517 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel from his brothers Asaph son of Berechiah from their brothers the Merarites Ethan son of Kushaiah 1 Chronicles 1518 and with them their brothers next in rank Zechariah Jaaziel Shemiramoth Jehiel Unni Eliab Benaiah Maaseiah Mattithiah Eliphelehu Mikneiah and the gatekeepers Obededom and Jeiel 1 Chronicles 1519 The musicians Heman Asaph and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals 1 Chronicles 1520 Zechariah Aziel Shemiramoth Jehiel Unni Eliab Maaseiah and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth 1 Chronicles 1521 And Mattithiah Eliphelehu Mikneiah Obededom Jeiel and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith 1 Chronicles 1522 Chenaniah the head Levite was the director of the music because he was highly skilled 1 Chronicles 1523 Berechiah and Elkanah were to be guardians of the ark 1 Chronicles 1524 Shebaniah Joshaphat Nethanel Amasai Zechariah Benaiah and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God Obededom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark 1 Chronicles 1525 So David the elders of Israel and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obededom 1 Chronicles 1526 And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams 1 Chronicles 1527 Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark as well as the singers and Chenaniah the director of music for the singers David also wore a linen ephod 1 Chronicles 1528 So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres 1 Chronicles 1529 As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and celebrating and she despised him in her heart 1 Chronicles 161 So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God 1 Chronicles 162 When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings he blessed the people in the name of the LORD 1 Chronicles 163 Then he distributed to every man and woman of Israel a loaf of bread a date cake and a raisin cake 1 Chronicles 164 David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD to celebrate to give thanks and to praise the LORD the God of Israel 1 Chronicles 165 Asaph was the chief Zechariah was second then Jeiel Shemiramoth Jehiel Mattithiah Eliab Benaiah Obededom and Jeiel They were to play the harps and lyres while Asaph sounded the cymbals 1 Chronicles 166 and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God 1 Chronicles 167 On that day David first committed to Asaph and his associates this song of thanksgiving to the LORD 1 Chronicles 168 “Give thanks to the LORD call upon His name make known His deeds among the nations 1 Chronicles 169 Sing to Him sing praises to Him tell of all His wonders 1 Chronicles 1610 Glory in His holy name let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice 1 Chronicles 1611 Seek out the LORD and His strength seek His face always 1 Chronicles 1612 Remember the wonders He has done His marvels and the judgments He has pronounced 1 Chronicles 1613 O offspring of His servant Israel O sons of Jacob His chosen ones 1 Chronicles 1614 He is the LORD our God His judgments carry throughout the earth 1 Chronicles 1615 Remember His covenant forever the word He ordained for a thousand generations— 1 Chronicles 1616 the covenant He made with Abraham and the oath He swore to Isaac 1 Chronicles 1617 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree to Israel as an everlasting covenant 1 Chronicles 1618 ‘I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance’ 1 Chronicles 1619 When they were few in number few indeed and strangers in the land 1 Chronicles 1620 they wandered from nation to nation from one kingdom to another 1 Chronicles 1621 He let no man oppress them He rebuked kings on their behalf 1 Chronicles 1622 ‘Do not touch My anointed ones Do no harm to My prophets’ 1 Chronicles 1623 Sing to the LORD all the earth Proclaim His salvation day after day 1 Chronicles 1624 Declare His glory among the nations His wonders among all peoples 1 Chronicles 1625 For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised He is to be feared above all gods 1 Chronicles 1626 For all the gods of the nations are idols but it is the LORD who made the heavens 1 Chronicles 1627 Splendor and majesty are before Him strength and joy fill His dwelling 1 Chronicles 1628 Ascribe to the LORD O families of the nations ascribe to the LORD glory and strength 1 Chronicles 1629 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name bring an offering and come before Him Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness 1 Chronicles 1630 tremble before Him all the earth The world is firmly established it cannot be moved 1 Chronicles 1631 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice Let them say among the nations ‘The LORD reigns’ 1 Chronicles 1632 Let the sea resound and all that fills it let the fields exult and all that is in them 1 Chronicles 1633 Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD for He is coming to judge the earth 1 Chronicles 1634 Give thanks to the LORD for He is good His loving devotion endures forever 1 Chronicles 1635 Then cry out ‘Save us O God of our salvation gather and deliver us from the nations that we may give thanks to Your holy name that we may glory in Your praise’ 1 Chronicles 1636 Blessed be the LORD the God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting” Then all the people said “Amen” and “Praise the LORD” 1 Chronicles 1637 So David left Asaph and his associates there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements 1 Chronicles 1638 along with Obededom and his sixtyeight relatives Obededom son of Jeduthun and also Hosah were to be gatekeepers 1 Chronicles 1639 And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon 1 Chronicles 1640 to regularly present burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offerings morning and evening according to all that was written in the Law of the LORD which He had commanded Israel to keep 1 Chronicles 1641 With them were Heman Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD for “His loving devotion endures forever” 1 Chronicles 1642 Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate 1 Chronicles 1643 Then all the people departed for their homes and David returned home to bless his household 1 Chronicles 171 After David had settled into his palace he said to Nathan the prophet “Here I am living in a house of cedar while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent” 1 Chronicles 172 And Nathan replied to David “Do all that is in your heart for God is with you” 1 Chronicles 173 But that night the word of God came to Nathan saying 1 Chronicles 174 “Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell 1 Chronicles 175 For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling 1 Chronicles 176 In all My journeys with all the Israelites have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar’ 1 Chronicles 177 Now then you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says I took you from the pasture from following the flock to be the ruler over My people Israel 1 Chronicles 178 I have been with you wherever you have gone and I have cut off all your enemies from before you Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land 1 Chronicles 179 And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning 1 Chronicles 1710 and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel And I will subdue all your enemies Moreover I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you 1 Chronicles 1711 And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers I will raise up your descendant after you one of your own sons and I will establish his kingdom 1 Chronicles 1712 He will build a house for Me and I will establish his throne forever 1 Chronicles 1713 I will be his Father and he will be My son And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor 1 Chronicles 1714 But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever and his throne will be established forever” 1 Chronicles 1715 So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire revelation 1 Chronicles 1716 Then King David went in sat before the LORD and said “Who am I O LORD God and what is my house that You have brought me this far 1 Chronicles 1717 And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes O God You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction O LORD God 1 Chronicles 1718 What more can David say to You for honoring Your servant For You know Your servant 1 Chronicles 1719 O LORD For the sake of Your servant and according to Your own heart You have accomplished this great thing and made known all these great promises 1 Chronicles 1720 O LORD there is none like You and there is no God but You according to everything we have heard with our own ears 1 Chronicles 1721 And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before Your people whom You redeemed from Egypt 1 Chronicles 1722 For You have made Your people Israel Your very own forever and You O LORD have become their God 1 Chronicles 1723 And now O LORD let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever Do as You have promised 1 Chronicles 1724 so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said ‘The LORD of Hosts the God of Israel is God over Israel’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You 1 Chronicles 1725 For You my God have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him Therefore Your servant has found the courage to pray before You 1 Chronicles 1726 And now O LORD You are God And You have promised this goodness to Your servant 1 Chronicles 1727 So now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant that it may continue forever before You For You O LORD have blessed it and it will be blessed forever” 1 Chronicles 181 Some time later David defeated the Philistines subdued them and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines 1 Chronicles 182 David also defeated the Moabites and they became subject to David and brought him tribute 1 Chronicles 183 As far as Hamath David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River 1 Chronicles 184 David captured from him a thousand chariots seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots 1 Chronicles 185 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah David struck down twentytwo thousand of their men 1 Chronicles 186 Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went 1 Chronicles 187 And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 188 And from Tibhath and Cun cities of Hadadezer David took a large amount of bronze with which Solomon made the bronze Sea the pillars and various bronze articles 1 Chronicles 189 When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah 1 Chronicles 1810 he sent his son Hadoram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer who had been at war with Tou Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze 1 Chronicles 1811 and King David dedicated these to the LORD along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab and from the Ammonites Philistines and Amalekites 1 Chronicles 1812 Moreover Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt 1 Chronicles 1813 He placed garrisons in Edom and all the Edomites were subject to David So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went 1 Chronicles 1814 Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people 1 Chronicles 1815 Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder 1 Chronicles 1816 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests Shavsha was the scribe 1 Chronicles 1817 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side 1 Chronicles 191 Some time later Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son 1 Chronicles 192 And David said “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash because his father showed kindness to me” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him 1 Chronicles 193 the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun “Just because David has sent you comforters do you really believe he is showing respect for your father Have not his servants come to you to explore the land spy it out and overthrow it” 1 Chronicles 194 So Hanun took David’s servants shaved their beards cut off their garments at the hips and sent them away 1 Chronicles 195 When someone came and told David about his men he sent messengers to meet them since the men had been thoroughly humiliated The king told them “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back and then return” 1 Chronicles 196 When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aramnaharaim Arammaacah and Zobah 1 Chronicles 197 So they hired for themselves thirtytwo thousand chariots as well as the king of Maacah with his troops who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites were mustered from their cities and marched out for battle 1 Chronicles 198 On hearing this David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men 1 Chronicles 199 The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country 1 Chronicles 1910 When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans 1 Chronicles 1911 And he placed the rest of the troops under the command of his brother Abishai who arrayed them against the Ammonites 1 Chronicles 1912 “If the Arameans are too strong for me” said Joab “then you will come to my rescue And if the Ammonites are too strong for you then I will come to your rescue 1 Chronicles 1913 Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God May the LORD do what is good in His sight” 1 Chronicles 1914 So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans who fled before him 1 Chronicles 1915 When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled they too fled before Joab’s brother Abishai and they entered the city So Joab went back to Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 1916 When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel they sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them 1 Chronicles 1917 When this was reported to David he gathered all Israel crossed the Jordan advanced toward the Arameans and arrayed for battle against them When David lined up to engage them in battle they fought against him 1 Chronicles 1918 But the Arameans fled before Israel and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers He also killed Shophach the commander of their army 1 Chronicles 1919 When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel they made peace with David and became subject to him So the Arameans were unwilling to help the Ammonites anymore 1 Chronicles 201 In the spring at the time when kings march out to war Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites He came to Rabbah and besieged it but David remained in Jerusalem And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it 1 Chronicles 202 Then David took the crown from the head of their king It was found to weigh a talent of gold and was set with precious stones and it was placed on David’s head And David took a great amount of plunder from the city 1 Chronicles 203 David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws iron picks and axes And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 204 Some time later war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai a descendant of the Rephaim and the Philistines were subdued 1 Chronicles 205 Once again there was a battle with the Philistines and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam 1 Chronicles 206 And there was also a battle at Gath where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twentyfour in all He too was descended from Rapha 1 Chronicles 207 and when he taunted Israel Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him 1 Chronicles 208 So these descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants 1 Chronicles 211 Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel 1 Chronicles 212 So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report so that I may know their number” 1 Chronicles 213 But Joab replied “May the LORD multiply His troops a hundred times over My lord the king are they not all servants of my lord Why does my lord want to do this Why should he bring guilt on Israel” 1 Chronicles 214 Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel and then he returned to Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 215 And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops In all Israel there were 1100000 men who drew the sword including 470000 in Judah 1 Chronicles 216 But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count because the king’s command was detestable to him 1 Chronicles 217 This command was also evil in the sight of God so He struck Israel 1 Chronicles 218 Then David said to God “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant for I have acted very foolishly” 1 Chronicles 219 And the LORD instructed Gad David’s seer 1 Chronicles 2110 “Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says ‘I am offering you three options Choose one of them and I will carry it out against you’” 1 Chronicles 2111 So Gad went and said to David “This is what the LORD says ‘You must choose 1 Chronicles 2112 between three years of famine three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their swords or three days of the sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel’ Now then decide how I should reply to Him who sent me” 1 Chronicles 2113 David answered Gad “I am deeply distressed Please let me fall into the hand of the LORD for His mercies are very great but do not let me fall into the hands of men” 1 Chronicles 2114 So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel and seventy thousand men of Israel fell dead 1 Chronicles 2115 Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem but as the angel was doing so the LORD saw it and relented from the calamity and He said to the angel who was destroying the people “Enough Withdraw your hand now” At that time the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite 1 Chronicles 2116 When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem David and the elders clothed in sackcloth fell facedown 1 Chronicles 2117 And David said to God “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly But these sheep what have they done O LORD my God please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house but do not let this plague remain upon Your people” 1 Chronicles 2118 Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite 1 Chronicles 2119 So David went up at the word that Gad had spoken in the name of the LORD 1 Chronicles 2120 Now Ornan was threshing wheat when he turned and saw the angel and his four sons who were with him hid themselves 1 Chronicles 2121 David came to Ornan and when Ornan looked out and saw David he left the threshing floor and bowed facedown before David 1 Chronicles 2122 Then David said to Ornan “Grant me the site of this threshing floor that I may build an altar to the LORD Sell it to me for the full price so that the plague upon the people may be halted” 1 Chronicles 2123 Ornan said to David “Take it May my lord the king do whatever seems good to him Look I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings the threshing sledges for the wood and the wheat for the grain offering—I will give it all” 1 Chronicles 2124 “No” replied King David “I insist on paying the full price for I will not take for the LORD what belongs to you nor will I offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing” 1 Chronicles 2125 So David paid Ornan six hundred shekels of gold for the site 1 Chronicles 2126 And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings He called upon the LORD who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering 1 Chronicles 2127 Then the LORD spoke to the angel who put his sword back into its sheath 1 Chronicles 2128 At that time when David saw that the LORD had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite he offered sacrifices there 1 Chronicles 2129 For the tabernacle of the LORD that Moses had made in the wilderness and the altar of burnt offering were presently at the high place in Gibeon 1 Chronicles 2130 but David could not go before it to inquire of God because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD 1 Chronicles 221 Then David said “Here shall be the house of the LORD God as well as the altar of burnt offering for Israel” 1 Chronicles 222 So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God 1 Chronicles 223 David provided a large quantity of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings together with more bronze than could be weighed 1 Chronicles 224 and more cedar logs than could be counted for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David 1 Chronicles 225 And David said “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands Therefore I must make preparations for it” So David made lavish preparations before his death 1 Chronicles 226 Then David called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the LORD the God of Israel 1 Chronicles 227 “My son” said David to Solomon “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God 1 Chronicles 228 but this word of the LORD came to me ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me 1 Chronicles 229 But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side for his name will be Solomon and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign 1 Chronicles 2210 He is the one who will build a house for My Name He will be My son and I will be his Father And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever’ 1 Chronicles 2211 Now my son may the LORD be with you and may you succeed in building the house of the LORD your God as He said you would 1 Chronicles 2212 Above all may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God 1 Chronicles 2213 Then you will succeed if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel Be strong and courageous Do not be afraid or discouraged 1 Chronicles 2214 Now behold I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100000 talents of gold 1000000 talents of silver and bronze and iron too great to be weighed I have also provided timber and stone and you may add to them 1 Chronicles 2215 You also have many workers stonecutters masons carpenters and men skilled in every kind of work— 1 Chronicles 2216 in gold and silver bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number Now begin the work and may the LORD be with you” 1 Chronicles 2217 Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon 1 Chronicles 2218 “Is not the LORD your God with you and has He not granted you rest on every side For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand and the land has been subdued before the LORD and His people 1 Chronicles 2219 Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God Begin building the sanctuary of the LORD God so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD” 1 Chronicles 231 When David was old and full of years he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel 1 Chronicles 232 Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel as well as the priests and Levites 1 Chronicles 233 The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted and the total number of men was 38000 1 Chronicles 234 “Of these” said David “24000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD 6000 are to be officers and judges 1 Chronicles 235 4000 are to be gatekeepers and 4000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise” 1 Chronicles 236 Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi Gershon Kohath and Merari 1 Chronicles 237 The Gershonites Ladan and Shimei 1 Chronicles 238 The sons of Ladan Jehiel the first Zetham and Joel—three in all 1 Chronicles 239 The sons of Shimei Shelomoth Haziel and Haran—three in all These were the heads of the families of Ladan 1 Chronicles 2310 And the sons of Shimei Jahath Zina Jeush and Beriah These were the sons of Shimei—four in all 1 Chronicles 2311 Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment 1 Chronicles 2312 The sons of Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel—four in all 1 Chronicles 2313 The sons of Amram Aaron and Moses Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things to burn incense before the LORD to minister before Him and to pronounce blessings in His name forever 1 Chronicles 2314 As for Moses the man of God his sons were named among the tribe of Levi 1 Chronicles 2315 The sons of Moses Gershom and Eliezer 1 Chronicles 2316 The descendants of Gershom Shebuel was the first 1 Chronicles 2317 The descendants of Eliezer Rehabiah was the first Eliezer did not have any other sons but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous 1 Chronicles 2318 The sons of Izhar Shelomith was the first 1 Chronicles 2319 The sons of Hebron Jeriah was the first Amariah the second Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth 1 Chronicles 2320 The sons of Uzziel Micah was the first and Isshiah the second 1 Chronicles 2321 The sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi The sons of Mahli Eleazar and Kish 1 Chronicles 2322 Eleazar died without having any sons he had only daughters Their cousins the sons of Kish married them 1 Chronicles 2323 The sons of Mushi Mahli Eder and Jeremoth—three in all 1 Chronicles 2324 These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD 1 Chronicles 2325 For David had said “The LORD the God of Israel has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever 1 Chronicles 2326 So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service” 1 Chronicles 2327 For according to the final instructions of David the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted 1 Chronicles 2328 but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD being responsible for the courts and chambers the purification of all the holy things and the work of the service of the house of God 1 Chronicles 2329 as well as for the rows of the showbread the fine flour for the grain offering the wafers of unleavened bread the baking the mixing and all measurements of quantity and size 1 Chronicles 2330 They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD and likewise in the evening 1 Chronicles 2331 Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths New Moons and appointed feasts they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them 1 Chronicles 2332 So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place and under their brothers the descendants of Aaron the service of the house of the LORD 1 Chronicles 241 These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron The sons of Aaron were Nadab Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar 1 Chronicles 242 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did and they had no sons so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests 1 Chronicles 243 With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech David divided them according to the offices of their service 1 Chronicles 244 Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar they were divided accordingly There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar 1 Chronicles 245 Thus they were divided by lot for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants 1 Chronicles 246 The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel a Levite recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers Zadok the priest Ahimelech son of Abiathar and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar and then one from Ithamar 1 Chronicles 247 The first lot fell to Jehoiarib the second to Jedaiah 1 Chronicles 248 the third to Harim the fourth to Seorim 1 Chronicles 249 the fifth to Malchijah the sixth to Mijamin 1 Chronicles 2410 the seventh to Hakkoz the eighth to Abijah 1 Chronicles 2411 the ninth to Jeshua the tenth to Shecaniah 1 Chronicles 2412 the eleventh to Eliashib the twelfth to Jakim 1 Chronicles 2413 the thirteenth to Huppah the fourteenth to Jeshebeab 1 Chronicles 2414 the fifteenth to Bilgah the sixteenth to Immer 1 Chronicles 2415 the seventeenth to Hezir the eighteenth to Happizzez 1 Chronicles 2416 the nineteenth to Pethahiah the twentieth to Jehezkel 1 Chronicles 2417 the twentyfirst to Jachin the twentysecond to Gamul 1 Chronicles 2418 the twentythird to Delaiah and the twentyfourth to Maaziah 1 Chronicles 2419 This was their appointed order for service when they entered the house of the LORD according to the regulations prescribed for them by their forefather Aaron as the LORD the God of Israel had commanded him 1 Chronicles 2420 Now these were the rest of the descendants of Levi From the sons of Amram Shubael from the sons of Shubael Jehdeiah 1 Chronicles 2421 As for Rehabiah from his sons The first was Isshiah 1 Chronicles 2422 From the Izharites Shelomoth from the sons of Shelomoth Jahath 1 Chronicles 2423 From the sons of Hebron Jeriah was the first Amariah the second Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth 1 Chronicles 2424 From the sons of Uzziel Micah from the sons of Micah Shamir 1 Chronicles 2425 The brother of Micah Isshiah from the sons of Isshiah Zechariah 1 Chronicles 2426 The sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi The son of Jaaziah Beno 1 Chronicles 2427 The descendants of Merari from Jaaziah Beno Shoham Zaccur and Ibri 1 Chronicles 2428 From Mahli Eleazar who had no sons 1 Chronicles 2429 From Kish Jerahmeel the son of Kish 1 Chronicles 2430 And the sons of Mushi Mahli Eder and Jerimoth These were the sons of the Levites according to their families 1 Chronicles 2431 As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok Ahimelech and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike 1 Chronicles 251 Additionally David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph Heman and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres harps and cymbals The following is the list of the men who performed this service 1 Chronicles 252 From the sons of Asaph Zaccur Joseph Nethaniah and Asarelah These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph who prophesied under the direction of the king 1 Chronicles 253 From the sons of Jeduthun Gedaliah Zeri Jeshaiah Shimei Hashabiah and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun who prophesied with the harp giving thanks and praise to the LORD 1 Chronicles 254 From the sons of Heman Bukkiah Mattaniah Uzziel Shebuel Jerimoth Hananiah Hanani Eliathah Giddalti Romamtiezer Joshbekashah Mallothi Hothir and Mahazioth 1 Chronicles 255 All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters 1 Chronicles 256 All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals harps and lyres for the service of the house of God Asaph Jeduthun and Heman were under the direction of the king 1 Chronicles 257 Together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD they numbered 288 1 Chronicles 258 They cast lots for their duties young and old alike teacher as well as pupil 1 Chronicles 259 The first lot which was for Asaph fell to Joseph his sons and his brothers—12 in all the second to Gedaliah his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2510 the third to Zaccur his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2511 the fourth to Izri his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2512 the fifth to Nethaniah his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2513 the sixth to Bukkiah his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2514 the seventh to Jesarelah his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2515 the eighth to Jeshaiah his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2516 the ninth to Mattaniah his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2517 the tenth to Shimei his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2518 the eleventh to Azarel his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2519 the twelfth to Hashabiah his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2520 the thirteenth to Shubael his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2521 the fourteenth to Mattithiah his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2522 the fifteenth to Jeremoth his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2523 the sixteenth to Hananiah his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2524 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2525 the eighteenth to Hanani his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2526 the nineteenth to Mallothi his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2527 the twentieth to Eliathah his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2528 the twentyfirst to Hothir his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2529 the twentysecond to Giddalti his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2530 the twentythird to Mahazioth his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 2531 and the twentyfourth to Romamtiezer his sons and his brothers—12 in all 1 Chronicles 261 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers From the Korahites Meshelemiah son of Kore one of the sons of Asaph 1 Chronicles 262 Meshelemiah had sons Zechariah the firstborn Jediael the second Zebadiah the third Jathniel the fourth 1 Chronicles 263 Elam the fifth Jehohanan the sixth and Eliehoenai the seventh 1 Chronicles 264 And Obededom also had sons Shemaiah the firstborn Jehozabad the second Joah the third Sachar the fourth Nethanel the fifth 1 Chronicles 265 Ammiel the sixth Issachar the seventh and Peullethai the eighth For God had blessed Obededom 1 Chronicles 266 Also to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their families because they were strong capable men 1 Chronicles 267 Shemaiah’s sons were Othni Rephael Obed and Elzabad his brothers were Elihu and Semachiah also capable men 1 Chronicles 268 All these were descendants of Obededom they and their sons and brothers were capable men with strength to do the work—62 in all from Obededom 1 Chronicles 269 Meshelemiah also had sons and brothers who were capable men—18 in all 1 Chronicles 2610 Hosah the Merarite also had sons Shimri the first although he was not the firstborn his father had appointed him as the first 1 Chronicles 2611 Hilkiah the second Tebaliah the third and Zechariah the fourth The sons and brothers of Hosah numbered 13 in all 1 Chronicles 2612 These divisions of the gatekeepers through their chief men had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD just as their relatives did 1 Chronicles 2613 They cast lots for each gate according to their families young and old alike 1 Chronicles 2614 The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah a wise counselor and the lot for the North Gate fell to him 1 Chronicles 2615 The lot for the South Gate fell to Obededom and the lot for the storehouses to his sons 1 Chronicles 2616 The lots for the West Gate and the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway fell to Shuppim and Hosah There were guards stationed at every watch 1 Chronicles 2617 Each day there were six Levites on the east four on the north four on the south and two pairs at the storehouse 1 Chronicles 2618 As for the court on the west there were four at the highway and two at the court 1 Chronicles 2619 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari 1 Chronicles 2620 Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things 1 Chronicles 2621 From the descendants of Ladan who were Gershonites through Ladan and heads of the families of Ladan the Gershonite were Jehieli 1 Chronicles 2622 the sons of Jehieli Zetham and his brother Joel They were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD 1 Chronicles 2623 From the Amramites the Izharites the Hebronites and the Uzzielites 1 Chronicles 2624 Shebuel a descendant of Gershom son of Moses was the officer in charge of the treasuries 1 Chronicles 2625 His relatives through Eliezer included Rehabiah his son Jeshaiah his son Joram his son Zichri his son and Shelomith his son 1 Chronicles 2626 This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and by the army commanders 1 Chronicles 2627 They had dedicated some of the plunder from their battles to the repair of the house of the LORD 1 Chronicles 2628 Everything that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer Saul son of Kish Abner son of Ner and Joab son of Zeruiah along with everything else that was dedicated was under the care of Shelomith and his brothers 1 Chronicles 2629 From the Izharites Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties as officers and judges over Israel 1 Chronicles 2630 From the Hebronites Hashabiah and his relatives 1700 capable men had charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king 1 Chronicles 2631 As for the Hebronites Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites according to the genealogies of his ancestors In the fortieth year of David’s reign the records were searched and strong capable men were found among the Hebronites at Jazer in Gilead 1 Chronicles 2632 Among Jerijah’s relatives there were 2700 capable men who were heads of families King David appointed them over the Reubenites the Gadites and the halftribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king 1 Chronicles 271 This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year There were 24000 men in each division 1 Chronicles 272 Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division which was assigned the first month There were 24000 men in his division 1 Chronicles 273 He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month 1 Chronicles 274 Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month and Mikloth was the leader There were 24000 men in his division 1 Chronicles 275 The third army commander as chief for the third month was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest There were 24000 men in his division 1 Chronicles 276 This Benaiah was mighty among the Thirty and was over the Thirty and his son Ammizabad was in charge of his division 1 Chronicles 277 The fourth for the fourth month was Joab’s brother Asahel and his son Zebadiah was commander after him There were 24000 men in his division 1 Chronicles 278 The fifth for the fifth month was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite There were 24000 men in his division 1 Chronicles 279 The sixth for the sixth month was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite There were 24000 men in his division 1 Chronicles 2710 The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite an Ephraimite There were 24000 men in his division 1 Chronicles 2711 The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite a Zerahite There were 24000 men in his division 1 Chronicles 2712 The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite a Benjamite There were 24000 men in his division 1 Chronicles 2713 The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite a Zerahite There were 24000 men in his division 1 Chronicles 2714 The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite an Ephraimite There were 24000 men in his division 1 Chronicles 2715 The twelfth for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite from the family of Othniel There were 24000 men in his division 1 Chronicles 2716 These officers were in charge of the tribes of Israel Over the Reubenites was Eliezer son of Zichri over the Simeonites was Shephatiah son of Maacah 1 Chronicles 2717 over Levi was Hashabiah son of Kemuel over Aaron was Zadok 1 Chronicles 2718 over Judah was Elihu one of David’s brothers over Issachar was Omri son of Michael 1 Chronicles 2719 over Zebulun was Ishmaiah son of Obadiah over Naphtali was Jerimoth son of Azriel 1 Chronicles 2720 over the Ephraimites was Hoshea son of Azaziah over one of the halftribes of Manasseh was Joel son of Pedaiah 1 Chronicles 2721 over the halftribe of Manasseh in Gilead was Iddo son of Zechariah over Benjamin was Jaasiel son of Abner 1 Chronicles 2722 and over Dan was Azarel son of Jeroham These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel 1 Chronicles 2723 David did not count the men aged twenty or under because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky 1 Chronicles 2724 Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish For because of this census wrath came upon Israel and the number was not entered in the Book of the Chronicles of King David 1 Chronicles 2725 Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country in the cities in the villages and in the fortresses 1 Chronicles 2726 Ezri son of Chelub was in charge of the workers in the fields who tilled the soil 1 Chronicles 2727 Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine vats 1 Chronicles 2728 Baalhanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil 1 Chronicles 2729 Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys 1 Chronicles 2730 Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys 1 Chronicles 2731 Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks All these officials were in charge of King David’s property 1 Chronicles 2732 David’s uncle Jonathan was a counselor he was a man of insight and a scribe Jehiel son of Hachmoni attended to the sons of the king 1 Chronicles 2733 Ahithophel was the king’s counselor Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend 1 Chronicles 2734 Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah then by Abiathar Joab was the commander of the king’s army 1 Chronicles 281 Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem the leaders of the tribes the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor 1 Chronicles 282 Then King David rose to his feet and said “Listen to me my brothers and my people It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God I had made preparations to build it 1 Chronicles 283 but God said to me ‘You are not to build a house for My Name because you are a man of war who has shed blood’ 1 Chronicles 284 Yet the LORD the God of Israel chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever For He chose Judah as leader and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel 1 Chronicles 285 And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel 1 Chronicles 286 And He said to me ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts for I have chosen him as My son and I will be his Father 1 Chronicles 287 I will establish his kingdom forever if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances as is being done this day’ 1 Chronicles 288 So now in the sight of all Israel the assembly of the LORD and in the hearing of our God keep and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants forever 1 Chronicles 289 As for you Solomon my son know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought If you seek Him He will be found by you but if you forsake Him He will reject you forever 1 Chronicles 2810 Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary Be strong and do it” 1 Chronicles 2811 Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple its buildings storehouses upper rooms inner rooms and the room for the mercy seat 1 Chronicles 2812 The plans contained everything David had in mind for the courts of the house of the LORD for all the surrounding rooms for the treasuries of the house of God and of the dedicated things 1 Chronicles 2813 for the divisions of the priests and Levites for all the work of service in the house of the LORD and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD 1 Chronicles 2814 the weight of all the gold articles for every kind of service the weight of all the silver articles for every kind of service 1 Chronicles 2815 the weight of the gold lampstands and their lamps including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps the weight of each silver lampstand and its lamps according to the use of each lampstand 1 Chronicles 2816 the weight of gold for each table of showbread and of silver for the silver tables 1 Chronicles 2817 the weight of the pure gold for the forks sprinkling bowls and pitchers the weight of each gold dish the weight of each silver bowl 1 Chronicles 2818 the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD 1 Chronicles 2819 “All this” said David “all the details of this plan the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me” 1 Chronicles 2820 David also said to Solomon his son “Be strong and courageous and do it Do not be afraid or discouraged for the LORD God my God is with you He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished 1 Chronicles 2821 The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the house of God and every willing man of every skill will be at your disposal for the work The officials and all the people are fully at your command” 1 Chronicles 291 Then King David said to the whole assembly “My son Solomon the one whom God has chosen is young and inexperienced The task is great because this palace is not for man but for the LORD God 1 Chronicles 292 Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles silver for the silver bronze for the bronze iron for the iron and wood for the wood as well as onyx for the settings turquoise stones of various colors all kinds of precious stones and slabs of marble—all in abundance 1 Chronicles 293 Moreover because of my delight in the house of my God I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple 1 Chronicles 294 three thousand talents of gold the gold of Ophir and seven thousand talents of refined silver to overlay the walls of the buildings 1 Chronicles 295 for the gold work and the silver work and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen Now who is willing to consecrate himself to the LORD today” 1 Chronicles 296 Then the leaders of the families the officers of the tribes of Israel the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly 1 Chronicles 297 Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5000 talents and 10000 darics of gold 10000 talents of silver 18000 talents of bronze and 100000 talents of iron 1 Chronicles 298 Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite 1 Chronicles 299 And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly And King David also rejoiced greatly 1 Chronicles 2910 Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said “May You be blessed O LORD God of our father Israel from everlasting to everlasting 1 Chronicles 2911 Yours O LORD is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You Yours O LORD is the kingdom and You are exalted as head over all 1 Chronicles 2912 Both riches and honor come from You and You are the ruler over all In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all 1 Chronicles 2913 Now therefore our God we give You thanks and we praise Your glorious name 1 Chronicles 2914 But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to give as generously as this For everything comes from You and from Your own hand we have given to You 1 Chronicles 2915 For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence as were all our forefathers Our days on earth are like a shadow without hope 1 Chronicles 2916 O LORD our God from Your hand comes all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy Name and all of it belongs to You 1 Chronicles 2917 I know my God that You test the heart and delight in uprightness All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You 1 Chronicles 2918 O LORD God of our fathers Abraham Isaac and Israel keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people and direct their hearts toward You 1 Chronicles 2919 And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments decrees and statutes and to build Your palace for which I have made provision” 1 Chronicles 2920 Then David said to the whole assembly “Bless the LORD your God” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD the God of their fathers They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king 1 Chronicles 2921 The next day they offered sacrifices and presented burnt offerings to the LORD a thousand bulls a thousand rams and a thousand lambs along with their drink offerings and other sacrifices in abundance for all Israel 1 Chronicles 2922 That day they ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD Then for a second time they designated David’s son Solomon as king anointing him before the LORD as ruler and Zadok as the priest 1 Chronicles 2923 So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David He prospered and all Israel obeyed him 1 Chronicles 2924 All the officials and mighty men as well as all of King David’s sons pledged their allegiance to King Solomon 1 Chronicles 2925 The LORD highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal majesty such as had not been bestowed on any king in Israel before him 1 Chronicles 2926 David son of Jesse was king over all Israel 1 Chronicles 2927 The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirtythree years in Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 2928 He died at a ripe old age full of years riches and honor and his son Solomon reigned in his place 1 Chronicles 2929 Now the acts of King David from first to last are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer 1 Chronicles 2930 together with all the details of his reign his might and the circumstances that came upon him and Israel and all the kingdoms of the lands 2 Chronicles 11 Now Solomon son of David established himself securely over his kingdom and the LORD his God was with him and highly exalted him 2 Chronicles 12 Then Solomon spoke to all Israel to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds to the judges and to every leader in all Israel—the heads of the families 2 Chronicles 13 And Solomon and the whole assembly went to the high place at Gibeon because it was the location of God’s Tent of Meeting which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness 2 Chronicles 14 Now David had brought the ark of God from Kiriathjearim to the place he had prepared for it because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 15 But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri the son of Hur was in Gibeon before the tabernacle of the LORD So Solomon and the assembly inquired of Him there 2 Chronicles 16 Solomon offered sacrifices there before the LORD on the bronze altar at the Tent of Meeting where he offered a thousand burnt offerings 2 Chronicles 17 That night God appeared to Solomon and said “Ask and I will give it to you” 2 Chronicles 18 Solomon replied to God “You have shown much loving devotion to my father David and You have made me king in his place 2 Chronicles 19 Now O LORD God let Your promise to my father David be fulfilled For You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth 2 Chronicles 110 Now grant me wisdom and knowledge so that I may lead this people For who is able to govern this great people of Yours” 2 Chronicles 111 God said to Solomon “Since this was in your heart instead of requesting riches or wealth or honor for yourself or death for your enemies—and since you have not even requested long life but have asked for wisdom and knowledge to govern My people over whom I have made you king— 2 Chronicles 112 therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you” 2 Chronicles 113 So Solomon went to Jerusalem from the high place in Gibeon from before the Tent of Meeting and he reigned over Israel 2 Chronicles 114 Solomon accumulated 1400 chariots and 12000 horses which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 115 The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills 2 Chronicles 116 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue the royal merchants purchased them from Kue 2 Chronicles 117 A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver and a horse for a hundred and fifty Likewise they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram 2 Chronicles 21 Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself 2 Chronicles 22 So he conscripted 70000 porters 80000 stonecutters in the mountains and 3600 supervisors 2 Chronicles 23 Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in 2 Chronicles 24 Behold I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him for displaying the showbread continuously and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths New Moons and appointed feasts of the LORD our God This is ordained for Israel forever 2 Chronicles 25 The house that I am building will be great for our God is greater than all gods 2 Chronicles 26 But who is able to build a house for Him since the heavens even the highest heavens cannot contain Him Who then am I that I should build a house for Him except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him 2 Chronicles 27 Send me therefore a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver with bronze and iron and with purple crimson and blue yarn He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem whom my father David provided 2 Chronicles 28 Send me also cedar cypress and algum logs from Lebanon for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there And indeed my servants will work with yours 2 Chronicles 29 to prepare for me timber in abundance because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful 2 Chronicles 210 I will pay your servants the woodcutters 20000 cors of ground wheat 20000 cors of barley 20000 baths of wine and 20000 baths of olive oil” 2 Chronicles 211 Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon “Because the LORD loves His people He has set you over them as king” 2 Chronicles 212 And Hiram added “Blessed be the LORD the God of Israel who made the heavens and the earth He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself 2 Chronicles 213 So now I am sending you Huramabi a skillful man endowed with creativity 2 Chronicles 214 He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan and his father is a man of Tyre He is skilled in work with gold and silver bronze and iron stone and wood purple blue and crimson yarn and fine linen He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord your father David 2 Chronicles 215 Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat barley olive oil and wine he promised 2 Chronicles 216 We will cut logs from Lebanon as many as you need and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa Then you can take them up to Jerusalem” 2 Chronicles 217 Solomon numbered all the foreign men in the land of Israel following the census his father David had conducted and there were found to be 153600 in all 2 Chronicles 218 Solomon made 70000 of them porters 80000 stonecutters in the mountains and 3600 supervisors 2 Chronicles 31 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah where the LORD had appeared to his father David This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite 2 Chronicles 32 Solomon began construction on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign 2 Chronicles 33 The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide according to the old standard 2 Chronicles 34 The portico at the front extending across the width of the temple was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high He overlaid the inside with pure gold 2 Chronicles 35 He paneled the main room with cypress which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains 2 Chronicles 36 He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty and its gold was from Parvaim 2 Chronicles 37 He overlaid its beams thresholds walls and doors with gold and he carved cherubim on the walls 2 Chronicles 38 Then he made the Most Holy Place its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold 2 Chronicles 39 The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold 2 Chronicles 310 In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work and he overlaid them with gold 2 Chronicles 311 The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub 2 Chronicles 312 The wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub 2 Chronicles 313 So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits They stood on their feet facing the main room 2 Chronicles 314 He made the veil of blue purple and crimson yarn and fine linen with cherubim woven into it 2 Chronicles 315 In front of the temple he made two pillars which together were thirtyfive cubits high each with a capital on top measuring five cubits 2 Chronicles 316 He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork 2 Chronicles 317 Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple one on the south and one on the north The pillar on the south he named Jachin and the pillar on the north he named Boaz 2 Chronicles 41 He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high 2 Chronicles 42 He also made the Sea of cast metal It was circular in shape measuring ten cubits from rim to rim five cubits in height and thirty cubits in circumference 2 Chronicles 43 Below the rim figures of oxen encircled it ten per cubit all the way around the Sea cast in two rows as a part of the Sea 2 Chronicles 44 The Sea stood on twelve oxen three facing north three facing west three facing south and three facing east The Sea rested on them with all their hindquarters toward the center 2 Chronicles 45 It was a handbreadth thick and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup like a lily blossom It could hold three thousand baths 2 Chronicles 46 He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them but the priests used the Sea for washing 2 Chronicles 47 He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple five on the south side and five on the north 2 Chronicles 48 Additionally he made ten tables and placed them in the temple five on the south side and five on the north He also made a hundred gold bowls 2 Chronicles 49 He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors and he overlaid the doors with bronze 2 Chronicles 410 He put the Sea on the south side at the southeast corner 2 Chronicles 411 Additionally Huram made the pots shovels and sprinkling bowls So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God 2 Chronicles 412 the two pillars the two bowlshaped capitals atop the pillars the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars 2 Chronicles 413 the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowlshaped capitals atop the pillars 2 Chronicles 414 the stands the basins on the stands 2 Chronicles 415 the Sea the twelve oxen underneath the Sea 2 Chronicles 416 and the pots shovels meat forks and all the other articles All these objects that Huramabi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze 2 Chronicles 417 The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zeredah 2 Chronicles 418 Solomon made all these articles in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze could not be determined 2 Chronicles 419 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God the golden altar the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence 2 Chronicles 420 the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed 2 Chronicles 421 the flowers lamps and tongs of gold—of purest gold 2 Chronicles 422 the wick trimmers sprinkling bowls ladles and censers of pure gold and the gold doors of the temple the inner doors to the Most Holy Place as well as the doors of the main hall 2 Chronicles 51 So all the work that Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver the gold and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God 2 Chronicles 52 At that time Solomon assembled in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion the City of David 2 Chronicles 53 So all the men of Israel came together to the king at the feast in the seventh month 2 Chronicles 54 When all the elders of Israel had arrived the Levites took up the ark 2 Chronicles 55 and they brought up the ark and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings The Levitical priests carried them up 2 Chronicles 56 There before the ark King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered 2 Chronicles 57 Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple the Most Holy Place beneath the wings of the cherubim 2 Chronicles 58 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles 2 Chronicles 59 The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary but not from outside the Holy Place and they are there to this day 2 Chronicles 510 There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of Egypt 2 Chronicles 511 Now all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves regardless of their divisions And when the priests came out of the Holy Place 2 Chronicles 512 all the Levitical singers—Asaph Heman Jeduthun and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals harps and lyres accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets 2 Chronicles 513 The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice They lifted up their voices accompanied by trumpets cymbals and musical instruments in praise to the LORD “For He is good His loving devotion endures forever” And the temple the house of the LORD was filled with a cloud 2 Chronicles 514 so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God 2 Chronicles 61 Then Solomon declared “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud 2 Chronicles 62 But I have built You an exalted house a place for You to dwell forever” 2 Chronicles 63 And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there the king turned around and blessed them all 2 Chronicles 64 and said “Blessed be the LORD the God of Israel who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David saying 2 Chronicles 65 ‘Since the day I brought My people out of the land of Egypt I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over My people Israel 2 Chronicles 66 But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel’ 2 Chronicles 67 Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD the God of Israel 2 Chronicles 68 But the LORD said to my father David ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name you have done well to have this in your heart 2 Chronicles 69 Nevertheless you are not the one to build it but your son your own offspring will build the house for My Name’ 2 Chronicles 610 Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke I have succeeded my father David and I sit on the throne of Israel as the LORD promised I have built the house for the Name of the LORD the God of Israel 2 Chronicles 611 And there I have placed the ark which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with the children of Israel” 2 Chronicles 612 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands 2 Chronicles 613 Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long five cubits wide and three cubits high and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard He stood on it knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel spread out his hands toward heaven 2 Chronicles 614 and said “O LORD God of Israel there is no God like You in heaven or on earth keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts 2 Chronicles 615 You have kept Your promise to Your servant my father David What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day 2 Chronicles 616 Therefore now O LORD God of Israel keep for Your servant my father David what You promised when You said ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel if only your descendants guard their way to walk in My law as you have walked before Me’ 2 Chronicles 617 And now O LORD God of Israel please confirm what You promised to Your servant David 2 Chronicles 618 But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth The heavens even the highest heavens cannot contain You much less this temple I have built 2 Chronicles 619 Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant O LORD my God so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You 2 Chronicles 620 May Your eyes be open toward this temple day and night toward the place where You said You would put Your Name so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place 2 Chronicles 621 Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place May You hear from heaven Your dwelling place May You hear and forgive 2 Chronicles 622 When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple 2 Chronicles 623 then may You hear from heaven and act May You judge Your servants condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness 2 Chronicles 624 When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You and they return to You and confess Your name praying and pleading before You in this temple 2 Chronicles 625 then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel May You restore them to the land You gave to them and their fathers 2 Chronicles 626 When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You and they pray toward this place and confess Your name and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them 2 Chronicles 627 then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants Your people Israel so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance 2 Chronicles 628 When famine or plague comes upon the land or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers or when their enemies besiege them in their cities whatever plague or sickness may come 2 Chronicles 629 then may whatever prayer or plea Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple— 2 Chronicles 630 be heard by You from heaven Your dwelling place And may You forgive and repay each man according to all his ways since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of men— 2 Chronicles 631 so that they may fear You and walk in Your ways all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers 2 Chronicles 632 And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your great name and Your mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple 2 Chronicles 633 then may You hear from heaven Your dwelling place and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You as do Your people Israel and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name 2 Chronicles 634 When Your people go to war against their enemies wherever You send them and when they pray to You in the direction of this city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name 2 Chronicles 635 then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea and may You uphold their cause 2 Chronicles 636 When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to a land far or near 2 Chronicles 637 and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors saying ‘We have sinned and done wrong we have acted wickedly’ 2 Chronicles 638 and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive and when they pray in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name 2 Chronicles 639 then may You hear from heaven Your dwelling place their prayer and pleas and may You uphold their cause May You forgive Your people who sinned against You 2 Chronicles 640 Now my God may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place 2 Chronicles 641 Now therefore arise O LORD God and enter Your resting place You and the ark of Your might May Your priests O LORD God be clothed with salvation and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness 2 Chronicles 642 O LORD God do not reject Your anointed one Remember Your loving devotion to Your servant David” 2 Chronicles 71 When Solomon had finished praying fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices and the glory of the LORD filled the temple 2 Chronicles 72 The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD because the glory of the LORD had filled it 2 Chronicles 73 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD “For He is good His loving devotion endures forever” 2 Chronicles 74 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD 2 Chronicles 75 And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22000 oxen and 120000 sheep So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God 2 Chronicles 76 The priests stood at their posts as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise saying “For His loving devotion endures forever” Across from the Levites the priests sounded trumpets and all the Israelites were standing 2 Chronicles 77 Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD and there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings since the bronze altar he had made could not hold all these offerings 2 Chronicles 78 So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebohamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days 2 Chronicles 79 On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days and the feast seven days more 2 Chronicles 710 On the twentythird day of the seventh month Solomon sent the people away to their homes joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David for Solomon and for His people Israel 2 Chronicles 711 When Solomon had finished the house of the LORD and the royal palace successfully carrying out all that was in his heart to do for the house of the LORD and for his own palace 2 Chronicles 712 the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice 2 Chronicles 713 If I close the sky so there is no rain or if I command the locust to devour the land or if I send a plague among My people 2 Chronicles 714 and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways then I will hear from heaven forgive their sin and heal their land 2 Chronicles 715 Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place 2 Chronicles 716 For I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My Name may be there forever My eyes and My heart will be there for all time 2 Chronicles 717 And as for you if you walk before Me as your father David walked doing all I have commanded you and if you keep My statutes and ordinances 2 Chronicles 718 then I will establish your royal throne as I covenanted with your father David when I said ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel’ 2 Chronicles 719 But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you and if you go off to serve and worship other gods 2 Chronicles 720 then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples 2 Chronicles 721 And when this temple has become a heap of rubble all who pass by it will be appalled and say ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple’ 2 Chronicles 722 And others will answer ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD the God of their fathers who brought them out of the land of Egypt and have embraced other gods worshiping and serving them—because of this He has brought all this disaster upon them’” 2 Chronicles 81 Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace 2 Chronicles 82 Solomon rebuilt the cities Hiram had given him and settled Israelites there 2 Chronicles 83 Then Solomon went to Hamathzobah and captured it 2 Chronicles 84 He built Tadmor in the wilderness in addition to all the store cities that he had built in Hamath 2 Chronicles 85 He rebuilt Upper and Lower Bethhoron as fortified cities with walls gates and bars 2 Chronicles 86 as well as Baalath all the store cities that belonged to Solomon and all the cities for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem Lebanon and throughout the land of his dominion 2 Chronicles 87 As for all the people who remained of the Hittites Amorites Perizzites Hivites and Jebusites these people were not Israelites— 2 Chronicles 88 their descendants who remained in the land those whom the Israelites had not destroyed—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers as they are to this day 2 Chronicles 89 But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slave labor because they were his men of war the leaders of his captains and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry 2 Chronicles 810 They were also the chief officers for King Solomon 250 supervisors 2 Chronicles 811 Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her For he said “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy” 2 Chronicles 812 At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico 2 Chronicles 813 He observed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths New Moons and the three annual appointed feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Tabernacles 2 Chronicles 814 In keeping with the ordinances of his father David Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate for this had been the command of David the man of God 2 Chronicles 815 They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests or the Levites in any matter including that of the treasuries 2 Chronicles 816 Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out from the day the foundation was laid for the house of the LORD until it was finished So the house of the LORD was completed 2 Chronicles 817 Then Solomon went to Eziongeber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom 2 Chronicles 818 So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants along with crews of experienced sailors They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold which they delivered to King Solomon 2 Chronicles 91 Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon she came to test him with difficult questions She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices gold in abundance and precious stones And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind 2 Chronicles 92 And Solomon answered all her questions nothing was too difficult for him to explain 2 Chronicles 93 When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon the palace he had built 2 Chronicles 94 the food at his table the seating of his servants the service and attire of his attendants the attire of his cupbearers and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD it took her breath away 2 Chronicles 95 She said to the king “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true 2 Chronicles 96 But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes Indeed not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me You have far exceeded the report I heard 2 Chronicles 97 How blessed are your men How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom 2 Chronicles 98 Blessed be the LORD your God who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness” 2 Chronicles 99 Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold a great quantity of spices and precious stones There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon 2 Chronicles 910 The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones 2 Chronicles 911 The king made the algum wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace and into lyres and harps for the singers Never before had anything like them been seen in the land of Judah 2 Chronicles 912 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—far more than she had brought the king Then she left and returned to her own country along with her servants 2 Chronicles 913 The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents 2 Chronicles 914 not including the revenue from the merchants and traders And all the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon 2 Chronicles 915 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield 2 Chronicles 916 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon 2 Chronicles 917 Additionally the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold 2 Chronicles 918 The throne had six steps and a footstool of gold was attached to it There were armrests on both sides of the seat with a lion standing beside each armrest 2 Chronicles 919 Twelve lions stood on the six steps one at either end of each step Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom 2 Chronicles 920 All 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 because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon 2 Chronicles 921 For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold silver ivory apes and peacocks 2 Chronicles 922 So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom 2 Chronicles 923 All the kings of the earth sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart 2 Chronicles 924 Year after year each visitor would bring his tribute articles of silver and gold clothing weapons spices horses and mules 2 Chronicles 925 Solomon had 4000 stalls for horses and chariots and 12000 horses which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 926 He reigned over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines as far as the border of Egypt 2 Chronicles 927 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills 2 Chronicles 928 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from all the lands 2 Chronicles 929 As for the rest of the acts of Solomon from beginning to end are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat 2 Chronicles 930 Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years 2 Chronicles 931 And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place 2 Chronicles 101 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem for all Israel had gone there to make him king 2 Chronicles 102 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this he returned from Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon 2 Chronicles 103 So they sent for Jeroboam and he and all Israel came to Rehoboam and said 2 Chronicles 104 “Your father put a heavy yoke on us But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us and we will serve you” 2 Chronicles 105 Rehoboam answered “Come back to me in three days” So the people departed 2 Chronicles 106 Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime “How do you advise me to respond to these people” he asked 2 Chronicles 107 They replied “If you will be kind to these people and please them by speaking kind words to them they will be your servants forever” 2 Chronicles 108 But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders instead he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him 2 Chronicles 109 He asked them “What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me saying ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’” 2 Chronicles 1010 The young men who had grown up with him replied “This is how you should answer these people who said to you ‘Your father made our yoke heavy but you must make it lighter’ This is what you should tell them ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist 2 Chronicles 1011 Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke I will add to your yoke Whereas my father scourged you with whips I will scourge you with scorpions’” 2 Chronicles 1012 After three days Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam since the king had said “Come back to me on the third day” 2 Chronicles 1013 And the king answered them harshly King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders 2 Chronicles 1014 and spoke to them as the young men had advised saying “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy I will add to your yoke Whereas my father scourged you with whips I will scourge you with scorpions” 2 Chronicles 1015 So the king did not listen to the people and indeed this turn of events was from God in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat 2 Chronicles 1016 When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them they answered the king “What portion do we have in David and what inheritance in the son of Jesse To your tents O Israel Look now to your own house O David” So all the Israelites went home 2 Chronicles 1017 but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah 2 Chronicles 1018 Then King Rehoboam sent out Hadoram who was in charge of the forced labor but the Israelites stoned him to death And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 1019 So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David 2 Chronicles 111 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180000 chosen warriors—to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam 2 Chronicles 112 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God 2 Chronicles 113 “Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin 2 Chronicles 114 that this is what the LORD says ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers Each of you must return home for this is My doing’” So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam 2 Chronicles 115 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and he built up cities for defense in Judah 2 Chronicles 116 He built up Bethlehem Etam Tekoa 2 Chronicles 117 Bethzur Soco Adullam 2 Chronicles 118 Gath Mareshah Ziph 2 Chronicles 119 Adoraim Lachish Azekah 2 Chronicles 1110 Zorah Aijalon and Hebron the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin 2 Chronicles 1111 He strengthened their fortifications and put officers in them with supplies of food oil and wine 2 Chronicles 1112 He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him 2 Chronicles 1113 Moreover the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam 2 Chronicles 1114 For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD 2 Chronicles 1115 And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made 2 Chronicles 1116 Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD the God of their fathers 2 Chronicles 1117 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years because they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon 2 Chronicles 1118 And Rehoboam married Mahalath who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab 2 Chronicles 1119 She bore sons to him Jeush Shemariah and Zaham 2 Chronicles 1120 After her he married Maacah daughter of Absalom and she bore to him Abijah Attai Ziza and Shelomith 2 Chronicles 1121 Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines In all he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines and he was the father of twentyeight sons and sixty daughters 2 Chronicles 1122 Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers intending to make him king 2 Chronicles 1123 Rehoboam also acted wisely by dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin and to all the fortified cities He gave them abundant provisions and sought many wives for them 2 Chronicles 121 After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD 2 Chronicles 122 In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign because they had been unfaithful to the LORD Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 123 with 1200 chariots 60000 horsemen and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt—Libyans Sukkites and Cushites 2 Chronicles 124 He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 125 Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak and he said to them “This is what the LORD says ‘You have forsaken Me therefore I have forsaken you into the hand of Shishak’” 2 Chronicles 126 So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said “The LORD is righteous” 2 Chronicles 127 When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah saying “They have humbled themselves I will not destroy them but will soon grant them deliverance My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak 2 Chronicles 128 Nevertheless they will become his servants so that they may learn the difference between serving Me and serving the kings of other lands” 2 Chronicles 129 So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace He took everything including the gold shields that Solomon had made 2 Chronicles 1210 Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace 2 Chronicles 1211 And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD the guards would go with him bearing the shields and later they would return them to the guardroom 2 Chronicles 1212 Because Rehoboam humbled himself the anger of the LORD turned away from him and He did not destroy him completely Indeed conditions were good in Judah 2 Chronicles 1213 Thus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem and reigned He was fortyone years old when he became king and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite 2 Chronicles 1214 And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD 2 Chronicles 1215 Now the acts of Rehoboam from first to last are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days 2 Chronicles 1216 And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David And his son Abijah reigned in his place 2 Chronicles 131 In the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign Abijah became king of Judah 2 Chronicles 132 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel she was from Gibeah And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam 2 Chronicles 133 Abijah went into battle with an army of 400000 chosen men while Jeroboam drew up in formation against him with 800000 chosen and mighty men of valor 2 Chronicles 134 Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the hill country of Ephraim and said “Hear me O Jeroboam and all Israel 2 Chronicles 135 Do you not know that the LORD the God of Israel has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt 2 Chronicles 136 Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat a servant of Solomon son of David rose up and rebelled against his master 2 Chronicles 137 Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young inexperienced and unable to resist them 2 Chronicles 138 And now you think you can resist the kingdom of the LORD which is in the hands of David’s descendants You are indeed a vast army and you have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods 2 Chronicles 139 But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD the sons of Aaron and the Levites And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands Now whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of things that are not gods 2 Chronicles 1310 But as for us the LORD is our God We have not forsaken Him the priests who minister to the LORD are sons of Aaron and the Levites attend to their duties 2 Chronicles 1311 Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God while you have forsaken Him 2 Chronicles 1312 Now behold God Himself is with us as our head and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you O children of Israel do not fight against the LORD the God of your fathers for you will not succeed” 2 Chronicles 1313 Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to ambush from the rear so that while he was in front of Judah the ambush was behind them 2 Chronicles 1314 When Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them they cried out to the LORD Then the priests blew the trumpets 2 Chronicles 1315 and the men of Judah raised the battle cry And when they raised the cry God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah 2 Chronicles 1316 So the Israelites fled before Judah and God delivered them into their hands 2 Chronicles 1317 Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow and 500000 chosen men of Israel fell slain 2 Chronicles 1318 Thus the Israelites were subdued at that time and the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the LORD the God of their fathers 2 Chronicles 1319 Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him Bethel Jeshanah and Ephron along with their villages 2 Chronicles 1320 Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah and the LORD struck him down and he died 2 Chronicles 1321 But Abijah grew strong married fourteen wives and became the father of twentytwo sons and sixteen daughters 2 Chronicles 1322 Now the rest of the acts of Abijah along with his ways and his words are written in the Treatise of the Prophet Iddo 2 Chronicles 141 Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David And his son Asa reigned in his place and in his days the land was at peace for ten years 2 Chronicles 142 And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God 2 Chronicles 143 He removed the foreign altars and high places shattered the sacred pillars and chopped down the Asherah poles 2 Chronicles 144 He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD the God of their fathers and to observe the law and the commandments 2 Chronicles 145 He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah and under him the kingdom was at peace 2 Chronicles 146 Because the land was at peace Asa built fortified cities in Judah In those days no one made war with him because the LORD had given him rest 2 Chronicles 147 So he said to the people of Judah “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers with doors and bars The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side” So they built and prospered 2 Chronicles 148 Asa had an army of 300000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears and 280000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow All these were mighty men of valor 2 Chronicles 149 Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1000000 men and 300 chariots and they advanced as far as Mareshah 2 Chronicles 1410 So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah 2 Chronicles 1411 Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God “O LORD there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty Help us O LORD our God for we rely on You and in Your name we have come against this multitude O LORD You are our God Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You” 2 Chronicles 1412 So the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah and the Cushites fled 2 Chronicles 1413 Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar The Cushites fell and could not recover for they were crushed before the LORD and His army So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder 2 Chronicles 1414 and attacked all the cities around Gerar because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them They plundered all the cities since there was much plunder there 2 Chronicles 1415 They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels Then they returned to Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 151 Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded 2 Chronicles 152 So he went out to meet Asa and said to him “Listen to me Asa and all Judah and Benjamin The LORD is with you when you are with Him If you seek Him He will be found by you but if you forsake Him He will forsake you 2 Chronicles 153 For many years Israel has been without the true God without a priest to instruct them and without the law 2 Chronicles 154 But in their distress they turned to the LORD the God of Israel and sought Him and He was found by them 2 Chronicles 155 In those days there was no safety for travelers because the residents of the lands had many conflicts 2 Chronicles 156 Nation was crushed by nation and city by city for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity 2 Chronicles 157 But as for you be strong do not be discouraged for your work will be rewarded” 2 Chronicles 158 When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple 2 Chronicles 159 And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin along with those from the tribes of Ephraim Manasseh and Simeon who had settled among them for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him 2 Chronicles 1510 So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign 2 Chronicles 1511 At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back 2 Chronicles 1512 Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD the God of their fathers with all their heart and soul 2 Chronicles 1513 And whoever would not seek the LORD the God of Israel would be put to death whether young or old man or woman 2 Chronicles 1514 They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice with shouting trumpets and rams’ horns 2 Chronicles 1515 And all Judah rejoiced over the oath for they had sworn it with all their heart They had sought Him earnestly and He was found by them So the LORD gave them rest on every side 2 Chronicles 1516 King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole Asa chopped down the pole crushed it and burned it in the Kidron Valley 2 Chronicles 1517 The high places were not removed from Israel but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days 2 Chronicles 1518 And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated 2 Chronicles 1519 And there was no war until the thirtyfifth year of Asa’s reign 2 Chronicles 161 In the thirtysixth year of Asa’s reign Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah 2 Chronicles 162 So Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace and he sent it with this message to Benhadad king of Aram who was ruling in Damascus 2 Chronicles 163 “Let there be a treaty between me and you as there was between my father and your father See I have sent you silver and gold Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me” 2 Chronicles 164 And Benhadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel conquering Ijon Dan Abelmaim and all the store cities of Naphtali 2 Chronicles 165 When Baasha learned of this he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work 2 Chronicles 166 Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah 2 Chronicles 167 At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand 2 Chronicles 168 Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen Yet because you relied on the LORD He delivered them into your hand 2 Chronicles 169 For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him You have acted foolishly in this matter From now on therefore you will be at war” 2 Chronicles 1610 Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people 2 Chronicles 1611 Now the acts of Asa from beginning to end are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel 2 Chronicles 1612 In the thirtyninth year of his reign Asa became diseased in his feet and his disease became increasingly severe Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD but only the physicians 2 Chronicles 1613 So in the fortyfirst year of his reign Asa died and rested with his fathers 2 Chronicles 1614 And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes then they made a great fire in his honor 2 Chronicles 171 Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place and he strengthened himself against Israel 2 Chronicles 172 He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured 2 Chronicles 173 Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David He did not seek the Baals 2 Chronicles 174 but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel 2 Chronicles 175 So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand and all Judah brought him tribute so that he had an abundance of riches and honor 2 Chronicles 176 And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD furthermore he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah 2 Chronicles 177 In the third year of his reign Jehoshaphat sent his officials Benhail Obadiah Zechariah Nethanel and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah 2 Chronicles 178 accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah Nethaniah Zebadiah Asahel Shemiramoth Jehonathan Adonijah Tobijah and Tobadonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram 2 Chronicles 179 They taught throughout Judah taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people 2 Chronicles 1710 And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat 2 Chronicles 1711 Some Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat and the Arabs brought him 7700 rams and 7700 goats from their flocks 2 Chronicles 1712 Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah 2 Chronicles 1713 and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor 2 Chronicles 1714 These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers From Judah the commanders of thousands Adnah the commander and with him 300000 mighty men of valor 2 Chronicles 1715 next to him Jehohanan the commander and with him 280000 2 Chronicles 1716 and next to him Amasiah son of Zichri the volunteer for the LORD and with him 200000 mighty men of valor 2 Chronicles 1717 From Benjamin Eliada a mighty man of valor and with him 200000 armed with bows and shields 2 Chronicles 1718 and next to him Jehozabad and with him 180000 armed for battle 2 Chronicles 1719 These were the men who served the king besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah 2 Chronicles 181 Now Jehoshaphat had an abundance of riches and honor and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage 2 Chronicles 182 And some years later he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria where Ahab sacrificed many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him and urged him to march up to Ramothgilead 2 Chronicles 183 Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah “Will you go with me against Ramothgilead” And Jehoshaphat replied “I am as you are and my people are your people we will join you in the war” 2 Chronicles 184 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD” 2 Chronicles 185 So the king of Israel assembled the prophets four hundred men and asked them “Should we go to war against Ramothgilead or should we refrain” “Go up” they replied “and God will deliver it into the hand of the king” 2 Chronicles 186 But Jehoshaphat asked “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire” 2 Chronicles 187 The king of Israel answered “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me but only bad He is Micaiah son of Imlah” “The king should not say that” Jehoshaphat replied 2 Chronicles 188 So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once” 2 Chronicles 189 Dressed in royal attire the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria with all the prophets prophesying before them 2 Chronicles 1810 Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared “This is what the LORD says ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off’” 2 Chronicles 1811 And all the prophets were prophesying the same saying “Go up to Ramothgilead and triumph for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king” 2 Chronicles 1812 Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him “Behold with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king So please let your words be like theirs and speak favorably” 2 Chronicles 1813 But Micaiah said “As surely as the LORD lives I will speak whatever my God tells me” 2 Chronicles 1814 When Micaiah arrived the king asked him “Micaiah should we go to war against Ramothgilead or should we refrain” “Go up and triumph” Micaiah replied “for they will be delivered into your hand” 2 Chronicles 1815 But the king said to him “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD” 2 Chronicles 1816 So Micaiah declared “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd And the LORD said ‘These people have no master let each one return home in peace’” 2 Chronicles 1817 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me but only bad” 2 Chronicles 1818 Micaiah continued “Therefore hear the word of the LORD I saw the LORD sitting on His throne and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left 2 Chronicles 1819 And the LORD said ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramothgilead’ And one suggested this and another that 2 Chronicles 1820 Then a spirit came forward stood before the LORD and said ‘I will entice him’ ‘By what means’ asked the LORD 2 Chronicles 1821 And he replied ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail’ said the LORD ‘Go and do it’ 2 Chronicles 1822 So you see the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you” 2 Chronicles 1823 Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up struck Micaiah in the face and demanded “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you” 2 Chronicles 1824 Micaiah replied “You will soon see on that day when you go and hide in an inner room” 2 Chronicles 1825 And the king of Israel declared “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son 2 Chronicles 1826 and tell them that this is what the king says ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely’” 2 Chronicles 1827 But Micaiah replied “If you ever return safely the LORD has not spoken through me” Then he added “Take heed all you people” 2 Chronicles 1828 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead 2 Chronicles 1829 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat “I will disguise myself and go into battle but you wear your royal robes” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle 2 Chronicles 1830 Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders “Do not fight with anyone small or great except the king of Israel” 2 Chronicles 1831 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat they said “This is the king of Israel” So they turned to fight against him but Jehoshaphat cried out and the LORD helped him God drew them away from him 2 Chronicles 1832 And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel they turned back from pursuing him 2 Chronicles 1833 However a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor So the king said to his charioteer “Turn around and take me out of the battle for I am badly wounded” 2 Chronicles 1834 The battle raged throughout that day and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening And at sunset he died 2 Chronicles 191 When Jehoshaphat king of Judah had returned safely to his home in Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 192 Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD Because of this the wrath of the LORD is upon you 2 Chronicles 193 However some good is found in you for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God” 2 Chronicles 194 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem and once again he went out among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the LORD the God of their fathers 2 Chronicles 195 He appointed judges in the land in each of the fortified cities of Judah 2 Chronicles 196 Then he said to the judges “Consider carefully what you do for you are not judging for man but for the LORD who is with you when you render judgment 2 Chronicles 197 And now may the fear of the LORD be upon you Be careful what you do for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery” 2 Chronicles 198 Moreover Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites priests and heads of the Israelite families to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes And they lived in Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 199 He commanded them saying “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the LORD 2 Chronicles 1910 For every dispute that comes before you from your brothers who dwell in their cities—whether it regards bloodshed or some other violation of law commandments statutes or ordinances—you are to warn them so that they will not incur guilt before the LORD and wrath will not come upon you and your brothers Do this and you will not incur guilt 2 Chronicles 1911 Note that Amariah the chief priest will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD and Zebadiah son of Ishmael the ruler of the house of Judah in all that pertains to the king And the Levites will serve as officers before you Act resolutely may the LORD be with the upright” 2 Chronicles 201 After this the Moabites and Ammonites together with some of the Meunites came to make war against Jehoshaphat 2 Chronicles 202 Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat “A vast army is coming against you from Edom from beyond the Sea they are already in Hazazontamar” that is Engedi 2 Chronicles 203 Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah 2 Chronicles 204 So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD and indeed they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him 2 Chronicles 205 Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of the LORD in front of the new courtyard 2 Chronicles 206 and said “O LORD God of our fathers are You not the God who is in heaven and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations Power and might are in Your hand and no one can stand against You 2 Chronicles 207 Our God did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend 2 Chronicles 208 They have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name saying 2 Chronicles 209 ‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You for Your Name is in this temple We will cry out to You in our distress and You will hear us and save us’ 2 Chronicles 2010 And now here are the men of Ammon Moab and Mount Seir whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt So Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them 2 Chronicles 2011 See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession that You gave us as an inheritance 2 Chronicles 2012 Our God will You not judge them For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us We do not know what to do but our eyes are upon You” 2 Chronicles 2013 Meanwhile all the men of Judah with their wives and children and little ones were standing before the LORD 2 Chronicles 2014 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah the son of Benaiah the son of Jeiel the son of Mattaniah a Levite from Asaph’s descendants as he stood in the midst of the assembly 2 Chronicles 2015 And he said “Listen all you people of Judah and Jerusalem Listen King Jehoshaphat This is what the LORD says ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army for the battle does not belong to you but to God 2 Chronicles 2016 Tomorrow you are to march down against them You will see them coming up the Ascent of Ziz and you will find them at the end of the valley facing the Wilderness of Jeruel 2 Chronicles 2017 You need not fight this battle Take up your positions stand firm and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf O Judah and Jerusalem Do not be afraid or discouraged Go out and face them tomorrow for the LORD is with you’” 2 Chronicles 2018 Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him 2 Chronicles 2019 And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD the God of Israel shouting in a very loud voice 2 Chronicles 2020 Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa As they set out Jehoshaphat stood up and said “Hear me O people of Judah and Jerusalem Believe in the LORD your God and you will be upheld believe in His prophets and you will succeed” 2 Chronicles 2021 Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness As they went out before the army they were singing “Give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion endures forever” 2 Chronicles 2022 The moment they began their shouts and praises the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon Moab and Mount Seir who had come against Judah and they were defeated 2 Chronicles 2023 The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir devoting them to destruction And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir they helped to destroy one another 2 Chronicles 2024 When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness they looked for the vast army but there were only corpses lying on the ground no one had escaped 2 Chronicles 2025 Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables—more than they could carry away They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much 2 Chronicles 2026 On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah where they blessed the LORD Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day 2 Chronicles 2027 Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem with Jehoshaphat at their head returned joyfully to Jerusalem for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies 2 Chronicles 2028 So they entered Jerusalem and went into the house of the LORD with harps lyres and trumpets 2 Chronicles 2029 And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel 2 Chronicles 2030 Then Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was at peace for his God had given him rest on every side 2 Chronicles 2031 So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah He was thirtyfive years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem twentyfive years His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi 2 Chronicles 2032 And Jehoshaphat walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD 2 Chronicles 2033 The high places however were not removed the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers 2 Chronicles 2034 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat from beginning to end they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel 2 Chronicles 2035 Later Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel who acted wickedly 2 Chronicles 2036 They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish and these were built in Eziongeber 2 Chronicles 2037 Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat saying “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah the LORD has destroyed your works” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish 2 Chronicles 211 And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David And his son Jehoram reigned in his place 2 Chronicles 212 Jehoram’s brothers the sons of Jehoshaphat were Azariah Jehiel Zechariah Azariah Michael and Shephatiah these were all sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel 2 Chronicles 213 Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things as well as the fortified cities in Judah but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn 2 Chronicles 214 When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel 2 Chronicles 215 Jehoram was thirtytwo years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years 2 Chronicles 216 And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel just as the house of Ahab had done For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD 2 Chronicles 217 Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David because of the covenant He had made with David and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever 2 Chronicles 218 In the days of Jehoram Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king 2 Chronicles 219 So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his officers and all his chariots When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders he rose up and attacked by night 2 Chronicles 2110 So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah Likewise Libnah rebelled against his hand at the same time because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD the God of his fathers 2 Chronicles 2111 Jehoram had also built high places on the hills of Judah he had caused the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves and had led Judah astray 2 Chronicles 2112 Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet which stated “This is what the LORD the God of your father David says ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah 2 Chronicles 2113 but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself You have also killed your brothers your father’s family who were better than you 2 Chronicles 2114 So behold the LORD is about to strike your people your sons your wives and all your possessions with a serious blow 2 Chronicles 2115 And day after day you yourself will suffer from a severe illness a disease of your bowels until it causes your bowels to come out’” 2 Chronicles 2116 Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites 2 Chronicles 2117 So they went to war against Judah invaded it and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace along with his sons and wives not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz his youngest 2 Chronicles 2118 After all this the LORD afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels 2 Chronicles 2119 This continued day after day until two full years had passed Finally his intestines came out because of his disease and he died in severe pain And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers 2 Chronicles 2120 Jehoram was thirtytwo years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years He died to no one’s regret and was buried in the City of David but not in the tombs of the kings 2 Chronicles 221 Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah the youngest son of Jehoram king in his place since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah 2 Chronicles 222 Ahaziah was twentytwo years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem one year His mother’s name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri 2 Chronicles 223 Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab for his mother was his counselor in wickedness 2 Chronicles 224 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD as the house of Ahab had done for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father 2 Chronicles 225 Ahaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramothgilead But the Arameans wounded Joram 2 Chronicles 226 So he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab because Joram had been wounded 2 Chronicles 227 Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram When Ahaziah arrived he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab 2 Chronicles 228 So while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah and he killed them 2 Chronicles 229 Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death They buried him for they said “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat who sought the LORD with all his heart” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom 2 Chronicles 2210 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah 2 Chronicles 2211 But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom Because Jehoshabeath the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest was Ahaziah’s sister she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him 2 Chronicles 2212 And Joash remained hidden with them in the house of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land 2 Chronicles 231 Then in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the commanders of hundreds—with Azariah son of Jeroham Ishmael son of Jehohanan Azariah son of Obed Maaseiah son of Adaiah and Elishaphat son of Zichri 2 Chronicles 232 So they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the heads of the families of Israel And when they came to Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 233 the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God “Behold the king’s son” said Jehoiada “He must reign just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David 2 Chronicles 234 This is what you are to do A third of you priests and Levites who come on duty on the Sabbath shall keep watch at the doors 2 Chronicles 235 a third shall be at the royal palace and a third at the Foundation Gate while all the others are to be in the courtyards of the house of the LORD 2 Chronicles 236 No one is to enter the house of the LORD except the priests and those Levites who serve they may enter because they are consecrated but all the people are to obey the requirement of the LORD 2 Chronicles 237 The Levites must surround the king with weapons in hand and anyone who enters the temple must be put to death You must stay close to the king wherever he goes” 2 Chronicles 238 So the Levites and all Judah did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions 2 Chronicles 239 Then Jehoiada the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields of King David that were in the house of God 2 Chronicles 2310 He stationed all the troops with their weapons in hand surrounding the king by the altar and the temple from the south side to the north side of the temple 2 Chronicles 2311 Then Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son put the crown on him presented him with the Testimony and proclaimed him king They anointed him and shouted “Long live the king” 2 Chronicles 2312 When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king she went out to them in the house of the LORD 2 Chronicles 2313 And she looked and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance The officers and trumpeters were beside the king and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed “Treason treason” 2 Chronicles 2314 And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army saying “Bring her out between the ranks and put to the sword anyone who follows her” For the priest had said “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD” 2 Chronicles 2315 So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds and there they put her to death 2 Chronicles 2316 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people 2 Chronicles 2317 So all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars 2 Chronicles 2318 Moreover Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as written in the Law of Moses with rejoicing and song as ordained by David 2 Chronicles 2319 He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD so that no one who was in any way unclean could enter 2 Chronicles 2320 And he took with him the commanders of hundreds the nobles the rulers of the people and all the people of the land and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate They seated King Joash on the royal throne 2 Chronicles 2321 and all the people of the land rejoiced And the city was quiet because Athaliah had been put to the sword 2 Chronicles 241 Joash was seven years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years His mother’s name was Zibiah she was from Beersheba 2 Chronicles 242 And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest 2 Chronicles 243 Jehoiada took for him two wives and he had sons and daughters 2 Chronicles 244 Some time later Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the LORD 2 Chronicles 245 So he gathered the priests and Levites and said “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel to repair the house of your God Do it quickly” The Levites however did not make haste 2 Chronicles 246 So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony” 2 Chronicles 247 For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals 2 Chronicles 248 At the king’s command a chest was made and placed outside at the gate of the house of the LORD 2 Chronicles 249 And a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they were to bring to the LORD the tax imposed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness 2 Chronicles 2410 All the officers and all the people rejoiced and brought their contributions and they dropped them in the chest until it was full 2 Chronicles 2411 Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance 2 Chronicles 2412 Then the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD 2 Chronicles 2413 So the workmen labored and in their hands the repair work progressed They restored the house of God according to its specifications and they reinforced it 2 Chronicles 2414 When they were finished they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada and with it were made articles for the house of the LORD—utensils for the service and for the burnt offerings dishes and other objects of gold and silver Throughout the days of Jehoiada burnt offerings were presented regularly in the house of the LORD 2 Chronicles 2415 When Jehoiada was old and full of years he died at the age of 130 2 Chronicles 2416 And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple 2 Chronicles 2417 After the death of Jehoiada however the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king and he listened to them 2 Chronicles 2418 They abandoned the house of the LORD the God of their fathers and served the Asherah poles and idols So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs 2 Chronicles 2419 Nevertheless the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them but they would not listen 2 Chronicles 2420 Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest who stood up before the people and said to them “This is what God says ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper Because you have forsaken the LORD He has forsaken you’” 2 Chronicles 2421 But they conspired against Zechariah and by order of the king they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD 2 Chronicles 2422 Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him Instead Joash killed Jehoiada’s son As he lay dying Zechariah said “May the LORD see this and call you to account” 2 Chronicles 2423 In the spring the army of Aram went to war against Joash They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus 2 Chronicles 2424 Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army Because Judah had forsaken the LORD the God of their fathers judgment was executed on Joash 2 Chronicles 2425 And when the Arameans had withdrawn they left Joash severely wounded His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest and they killed him on his bed So he died and was buried in the City of David but not in the tombs of the kings 2 Chronicles 2426 Those who conspired against Joash were Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess 2 Chronicles 2427 The accounts of the sons of Joash and the many pronouncements about him and of the restoration of the house of God are indeed written in the Treatise of the Book of the Kings And his son Amaziah reigned in his place 2 Chronicles 251 Amaziah was twentyfive years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem twentynine years His mother’s name was Jehoaddan she was from Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 252 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD but not wholeheartedly 2 Chronicles 253 As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king 2 Chronicles 254 Yet he did not put their sons to death but acted according to what is written in the Law in the Book of Moses where the LORD commanded “Fathers must not be put to death for their children and children must not be put to death for their fathers each is to die for his own sin” 2 Chronicles 255 Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300000 chosen men able to serve in the army bearing the spear and shield 2 Chronicles 256 He also hired 100000 mighty men of valor from Israel for a hundred talents of silver 2 Chronicles 257 But a man of God came to him and said “O king do not let the army of Israel go with you for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the Ephraimites 2 Chronicles 258 Even if you go and fight bravely in battle God will overthrow you before the enemy for God has power to help and power to overthrow” 2 Chronicles 259 Amaziah asked the man of God “What should I do about the hundred talents I have given to the troops of Israel” And the man of God replied “The LORD is able to give you much more than this” 2 Chronicles 2510 So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home And they were furious with Judah and returned home in great anger 2 Chronicles 2511 Amaziah however summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt where he struck down 10000 men of Seir 2 Chronicles 2512 and the army of Judah also captured 10000 men alive They took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces 2 Chronicles 2513 Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah from Samaria to Bethhoron They struck down 3000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder 2 Chronicles 2514 When Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites he brought back the gods of the Seirites set them up as his own gods bowed before them and burned sacrifices to them 2 Chronicles 2515 Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah and He sent him a prophet who said “Why have you sought this people’s gods which could not deliver them from your hand” 2 Chronicles 2516 While he was still speaking the king asked “Have we made you the counselor to the king Stop Why be struck down” So the prophet stopped but he said “I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have not heeded my advice” 2 Chronicles 2517 Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu “Come let us meet face to face” he said 2 Chronicles 2518 But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon saying ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle 2 Chronicles 2519 You have said ‘Look I have defeated Edom’ and your heart has become proud and boastful Now stay at home Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you” 2 Chronicles 2520 But Amaziah would not listen for this had come from God in order to deliver them into the hand of Jehoash because they had sought the gods of Edom 2 Chronicles 2521 So Jehoash king of Israel advanced and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Bethshemesh in Judah 2 Chronicles 2522 And Judah was routed before Israel and every man fled to his own home 2 Chronicles 2523 There at Bethshemesh Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits 2 Chronicles 2524 He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of God with Obededom and in the treasuries of the royal palace as well as some hostages Then he returned to Samaria 2 Chronicles 2525 Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel 2 Chronicles 2526 As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah from beginning to end are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel 2 Chronicles 2527 From the time that Amaziah turned from following the LORD a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem and he fled to Lachish But men were sent after him to Lachish and they killed him there 2 Chronicles 2528 They carried him back on horses and buried him with his fathers in the City of Judah 2 Chronicles 261 All the people of Judah took Uzziah who was sixteen years old and made him king in place of his father Amaziah 2 Chronicles 262 Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers 2 Chronicles 263 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem fiftytwo years His mother’s name was Jecoliah she was from Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 264 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD just as his father Amaziah had done 2 Chronicles 265 He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah who instructed him in the fear of God And as long as he sought the LORD God gave him success 2 Chronicles 266 Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines and he tore down the walls of Gath Jabneh and Ashdod Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines 2 Chronicles 267 God helped him against the Philistines against the Arabs living in Gurbaal and against the Meunites 2 Chronicles 268 The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt for he had become exceedingly powerful 2 Chronicles 269 Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate the Valley Gate and the angle in the wall and he fortified them 2 Chronicles 2610 Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns And since he was a lover of the soil he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields 2 Chronicles 2611 Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah one of the royal officers 2 Chronicles 2612 The total number of family leaders of the mighty men of valor was 2600 2 Chronicles 2613 Under their authority was an army of 307500 trained for war a powerful force to support the king against his enemies 2 Chronicles 2614 Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields spears helmets armor bows and slingstones 2 Chronicles 2615 And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners So his fame spread far and wide for he was helped tremendously until he became powerful 2 Chronicles 2616 But when Uzziah became powerful his arrogance led to his own destruction He was unfaithful to the LORD his God for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense 2 Chronicles 2617 Then Azariah the priest along with eighty brave priests of the LORD went in after him 2 Chronicles 2618 They took their stand against King Uzziah and said “Uzziah you have no right to offer incense to the LORD Only the priests the descendants of Aaron are consecrated to burn incense Leave the sanctuary for you have acted unfaithfully you will not receive honor from the LORD God” 2 Chronicles 2619 Uzziah with a censer in his hand to offer incense was enraged But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense leprosy broke out on his forehead 2 Chronicles 2620 When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead they rushed him out Indeed he himself hurried to get out because the LORD had afflicted him 2 Chronicles 2621 So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death He lived in isolation leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land 2 Chronicles 2622 As for the rest of the acts of Uzziah from beginning to end they are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz 2 Chronicles 2623 And Uzziah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in a field of burial that belonged to the kings for the people said “He was a leper” And his son Jotham reigned in his place 2 Chronicles 271 Jotham was twentyfive years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok 2 Chronicles 272 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD just as his father Uzziah had done In addition he did not enter the temple of the LORD But the people still behaved corruptly 2 Chronicles 273 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel 2 Chronicles 274 He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests 2 Chronicles 275 Jotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites and defeated them and that year they gave him a hundred talents of silver ten thousand cors of wheat and ten thousand cors of barley They paid him the same in the second and third years 2 Chronicles 276 So Jotham grew powerful because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God 2 Chronicles 277 As for the rest of the acts of Jotham along with all his wars and his ways they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah 2 Chronicles 278 He was twentyfive years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years 2 Chronicles 279 And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David And his son Ahaz reigned in his place 2 Chronicles 281 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years And unlike David his father he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD 2 Chronicles 282 Instead he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even made cast images of the Baals 2 Chronicles 283 Moreover Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Benhinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites 2 Chronicles 284 And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places on the hills and under every green tree 2 Chronicles 285 So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel who struck him with great force 2 Chronicles 286 For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120000 valiant men in Judah This happened because they had forsaken the LORD the God of their fathers 2 Chronicles 287 Zichri a mighty man of Ephraim killed Maaseiah the son of the king Azrikam the governor of the palace and Elkanah the second to the king 2 Chronicles 288 Then the Israelites took 200000 captives from their kinsmen—women sons and daughters They also carried off a great deal of plunder and brought it to Samaria 2 Chronicles 289 But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there and he went out to meet the army that returned to Samaria “Look” he said to them “because of His wrath against Judah the LORD the God of your fathers has delivered them into your hand But you have slaughtered them in a rage that reaches up to heaven 2 Chronicles 2810 And now you intend to reduce to slavery the men and women of Judah and Jerusalem But are you not also guilty before the LORD your God 2 Chronicles 2811 Now therefore listen to me and return the captives you took from your kinsmen for the fierce anger of the LORD is upon you” 2 Chronicles 2812 Then some of the leaders of the Ephraimites—Azariah son of Jehohanan Berechiah son of Meshillemoth Jehizkiah son of Shallum and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood in opposition to those arriving from the war 2 Chronicles 2813 “You must not bring the captives here” they said “for you are proposing to bring guilt upon us from the LORD and to add to our sins and our guilt For our guilt is great and fierce anger is upon Israel” 2 Chronicles 2814 So the armed men left the captives and the plunder before the leaders and all the assembly 2 Chronicles 2815 Then the men who were designated by name arose took charge of the captives and provided from the plunder clothing for the naked They clothed them gave them sandals and food and drink anointed their wounds and put all the feeble on donkeys So they brought them to Jericho the City of Palms to their brothers Then they returned to Samaria 2 Chronicles 2816 At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria 2 Chronicles 2817 The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives 2 Chronicles 2818 The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah capturing and occupying Bethshemesh Aijalon and Gederoth as well as Soco Timnah and Gimzo with their villages 2 Chronicles 2819 For the LORD humbled Judah because Ahaz king of Israel had thrown off restraint in Judah and had been most unfaithful to the LORD 2 Chronicles 2820 Then Tiglathpileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him 2 Chronicles 2821 Although Ahaz had taken a portion from the house of the LORD from the royal palace and from the princes and had presented it to the king of Assyria it did not help him 2 Chronicles 2822 In the time of his distress King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD 2 Chronicles 2823 He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus who had defeated him and he said “Because the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them I will sacrifice to them that they may help me” But these gods were the downfall of Ahaz and of all Israel 2 Chronicles 2824 Then Ahaz gathered up the articles of the house of God cut them into pieces shut the doors of the house of the LORD and set up altars of his own on every street corner in Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 2825 In every city of Judah he built high places to offer incense to other gods and so he provoked the LORD the God of his fathers 2 Chronicles 2826 As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz and all his ways from beginning to end they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel 2 Chronicles 2827 And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of Jerusalem but he was not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel And his son Hezekiah reigned in his place 2 Chronicles 291 Hezekiah was twentyfive years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem twentynine years His mother’s name was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah 2 Chronicles 292 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD just as his father David had done 2 Chronicles 293 In the first month of the first year of his reign Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD 2 Chronicles 294 Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side 2 Chronicles 295 “Listen to me O Levites” he said “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD the God of your fathers Remove from the Holy Place every impurity 2 Chronicles 296 For our fathers were unfaithful and did evil in the sight of the LORD our God They abandoned Him turned their faces away from the dwelling place of the LORD and turned their backs on Him 2 Chronicles 297 They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps They did not burn incense or present burnt offerings in the Holy Place of the God of Israel 2 Chronicles 298 Therefore the wrath of the LORD has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem and He has made them an object of terror horror and scorn as you can see with your own eyes 2 Chronicles 299 For behold this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity 2 Chronicles 2910 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD the God of Israel so that His fierce anger will turn away from us 2 Chronicles 2911 Now my sons do not be negligent for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him to serve Him to minister before Him and to burn incense” 2 Chronicles 2912 Then the Levites set to work Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites 2 Chronicles 2913 Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites 2 Chronicles 2914 Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites and Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites 2 Chronicles 2915 When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves they went in to cleanse the house of the LORD according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD 2 Chronicles 2916 So the priests went inside the house of the LORD to cleanse it and they brought out to the courtyard all the unclean things that they found in the temple of the LORD Then the Levites took these things and carried them out to the Kidron Valley 2 Chronicles 2917 They began the consecration on the first day of the first month and on the eighth day of the month they reached the portico of the LORD For eight more days they consecrated the house of the LORD itself finishing on the sixteenth day of the first month 2 Chronicles 2918 Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported “We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils and the table of the showbread with all its utensils 2 Chronicles 2919 Moreover we have prepared and consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz in his unfaithfulness cast aside during his reign They are now in front of the altar of the LORD” 2 Chronicles 2920 Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD 2 Chronicles 2921 They brought seven bulls seven rams seven lambs and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom for the sanctuary and for Judah And the king commanded the priests the descendants of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD 2 Chronicles 2922 So they slaughtered the bulls and the priests took the blood and splattered it on the altar They slaughtered the rams and splattered the blood on the altar And they slaughtered the lambs and splattered the blood on the altar 2 Chronicles 2923 Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly who laid their hands on them 2 Chronicles 2924 And the priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering to make atonement for all Israel because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel 2 Chronicles 2925 Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals harps and lyres according to the command of David of Gad the king’s seer and of Nathan the prophet For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets 2 Chronicles 2926 The Levites stood with the instruments of David and the priests with the trumpets 2 Chronicles 2927 And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar When the burnt offering began the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel 2 Chronicles 2928 The whole assembly was worshiping the singers were singing and the trumpeters were playing All this continued until the burnt offering was completed 2 Chronicles 2929 When the offerings were completed the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped 2 Chronicles 2930 Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped 2 Chronicles 2931 Then Hezekiah said “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings 2 Chronicles 2932 The number of burnt offerings the assembly brought was seventy bulls a hundred rams and two hundred lambs all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD 2 Chronicles 2933 And the consecrated offerings were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep 2 Chronicles 2934 However since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had consecrated themselves For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been 2 Chronicles 2935 Furthermore the burnt offerings were abundant along with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for the burnt offerings So the service of the house of the LORD was established 2 Chronicles 2936 Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people because everything had been accomplished so quickly 2 Chronicles 301 Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD the God of Israel 2 Chronicles 302 For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month 2 Chronicles 303 since they had been unable to keep it at the regular time because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 304 This plan pleased the king and the whole assembly 2 Chronicles 305 So they established a decree to circulate a proclamation throughout Israel from Beersheba to Dan that the people should come to keep the Passover of the LORD the God of Israel in Jerusalem For they had not observed it in great numbers as prescribed 2 Chronicles 306 At the command of the king the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials which read “Children of Israel return to the LORD the God of Abraham Isaac and Israel so that He may return to those of you who remain who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria 2 Chronicles 307 Do not be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD the God of their fathers so that He made them an object of horror as you can see 2 Chronicles 308 Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary which He has consecrated forever Serve the LORD your God so that His fierce anger will turn away from you 2 Chronicles 309 For if you return to the LORD your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him” 2 Chronicles 3010 And the couriers traveled from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun but the people scorned and mocked them 2 Chronicles 3011 Nevertheless some from Asher Manasseh and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 3012 Moreover the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD 2 Chronicles 3013 In the second month a very great assembly gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread 2 Chronicles 3014 They proceeded to remove the altars in Jerusalem and to take away the incense altars and throw them into the Kidron Valley 2 Chronicles 3015 And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb The priests and Levites were ashamed and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD 2 Chronicles 3016 They stood at their prescribed posts according to the Law of Moses the man of God The priests splattered the blood which they received from the hand of the Levites 2 Chronicles 3017 Since there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves the Levites were in charge of slaughtering the Passover lambs for every unclean person to consecrate the lambs to the LORD 2 Chronicles 3018 A large number of the people—many from Ephraim Manasseh Issachar and Zebulun—had not purified themselves yet they ate the Passover contrary to what was written But Hezekiah interceded for them saying “May the LORD who is good provide atonement for everyone 2 Chronicles 3019 who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary” 2 Chronicles 3020 And the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people 2 Chronicles 3021 The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD 2 Chronicles 3022 And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD For seven days they ate their assigned portion sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD the God of their fathers 2 Chronicles 3023 The whole assembly agreed to observe seven more days so they observed seven days with joy 2 Chronicles 3024 For Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly and the officials contributed a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly and a great number of priests consecrated themselves 2 Chronicles 3025 Then the whole assembly of Judah rejoiced along with the priests and Levites and the whole assembly that had come from Israel including the foreigners who had come from Israel and those who lived in Judah 2 Chronicles 3026 So there was great rejoicing in Jerusalem for nothing like this had happened there since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel 2 Chronicles 3027 Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people and God heard their voice and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven 2 Chronicles 311 When all this had ended the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars chopped down the Asherah poles and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh until they had utterly destroyed them all Then all the Israelites returned to their cities each to his own property 2 Chronicles 312 Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings for ministry for giving thanks and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling 2 Chronicles 313 The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths New Moons and appointed feasts as written in the Law of the LORD 2 Chronicles 314 Moreover he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD 2 Chronicles 315 As soon as the order went out the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain new wine oil and honey and of all the produce of the field and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything 2 Chronicles 316 And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God and they laid them in large heaps 2 Chronicles 317 In the third month they began building up the heaps and they finished in the seventh month 2 Chronicles 318 When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the heaps they blessed the LORD and His people Israel 2 Chronicles 319 Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and Levites about the heaps 2 Chronicles 3110 and Azariah the chief priest of the household of Zadok answered him “Since the people began to bring their contributions into the house of the LORD we have had enough to eat and there is plenty left over because the LORD has blessed His people this great abundance is what is left over” 2 Chronicles 3111 Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD and they did so 2 Chronicles 3112 And they faithfully brought in the contributions tithes and dedicated gifts Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them and his brother Shimei was second 2 Chronicles 3113 Jehiel Azaziah Nahath Asahel Jerimoth Jozabad Eliel Ismachiah Mahath and Benaiah were overseers under the authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei by appointment of King Hezekiah and of Azariah the chief official of the house of God 2 Chronicles 3114 Kore son of Imnah the Levite the keeper of the East Gate was in charge of the freewill offerings given to God distributing the contributions to the LORD and the consecrated gifts 2 Chronicles 3115 Under his authority Eden Miniamin Jeshua Shemaiah Amariah and Shecaniah faithfully distributed portions to their fellow priests in their cities according to their divisions old and young alike 2 Chronicles 3116 In addition they distributed portions to the males registered by genealogy who were three years of age or older—to all who would enter the house of the LORD for their daily duties for service in the responsibilities of their divisions— 2 Chronicles 3117 and to the priests enrolled according to their families in the genealogy as well as to the Levites twenty years of age or older according to their responsibilities and divisions 2 Chronicles 3118 The genealogy included all the little ones wives sons and daughters of the whole assembly For they had faithfully consecrated themselves as holy 2 Chronicles 3119 As for the priests the descendants of Aaron who lived on the farmlands around each of their cities or in any other city men were designated by name to distribute a portion to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed by the genealogies 2 Chronicles 3120 So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God 2 Chronicles 3121 He acted with all his heart in every work that he began in the service of the house of God and in the law and the commandments in order to seek his God And so he prospered 2 Chronicles 321 After all these acts of faithfulness Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah He laid siege to the fortified cities intending to conquer them for himself 2 Chronicles 322 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 323 he consulted with his leaders and mighty men about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city and they helped him carry it out 2 Chronicles 324 Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water” they said 2 Chronicles 325 Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields 2 Chronicles 326 Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate Then he encouraged them saying 2 Chronicles 327 “Be strong and courageous Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him for there is a greater One with us than with him 2 Chronicles 328 With him is only the arm of flesh but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah 2 Chronicles 329 Later as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 3210 “This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says What is the basis of your confidence that you remain in Jerusalem under siege 2 Chronicles 3211 Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you over to death by famine and thirst when he says ‘The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria’ 2 Chronicles 3212 Did not Hezekiah himself remove His high places and His altars and say to Judah and Jerusalem ‘You must worship before one altar and on it you shall burn sacrifices’ 2 Chronicles 3213 Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand 2 Chronicles 3214 Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand How then can your God deliver you from my hand 2 Chronicles 3215 So now do not let Hezekiah deceive you and do not let him mislead you like this Do not believe him for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers How much less will your God deliver you from my hand” 2 Chronicles 3216 And the servants of Sennacherib spoke further against the LORD God and against His servant Hezekiah 2 Chronicles 3217 He also wrote letters mocking the LORD the God of Israel and saying against Him “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand” 2 Chronicles 3218 Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city 2 Chronicles 3219 They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands 2 Chronicles 3220 In response King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer 2 Chronicles 3221 and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace And when he entered the temple of his god some of his own sons struck him down with the sword 2 Chronicles 3222 So the LORD saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hands of King Sennacherib of Assyria and all others and He gave them rest on every side 2 Chronicles 3223 Many brought offerings to Jerusalem for the LORD and valuable gifts for Hezekiah king of Judah and from then on he was exalted in the eyes of all nations 2 Chronicles 3224 In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill So he prayed to the LORD who spoke to him and gave him a sign 2 Chronicles 3225 But because his heart was proud Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 3226 Then Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah 2 Chronicles 3227 Hezekiah had very great riches and honor and he made treasuries for his silver gold precious stones spices shields and all kinds of valuable articles 2 Chronicles 3228 He also made storehouses for the harvest of grain and new wine and oil stalls for all kinds of livestock and pens for the flocks 2 Chronicles 3229 He made cities for himself and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance for God gave him very great wealth 2 Chronicles 3230 It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did 2 Chronicles 3231 And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land God left him alone to test him that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart 2 Chronicles 3232 As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of loving devotion they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel 2 Chronicles 3233 And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death And his son Manasseh reigned in his place 2 Chronicles 331 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem fiftyfive years 2 Chronicles 332 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites 2 Chronicles 333 For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven 2 Chronicles 334 Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD of which the LORD had said “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever” 2 Chronicles 335 In both courtyards of the house of the LORD he built altars to all the host of heaven 2 Chronicles 336 He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Benhinnom He practiced sorcery divination and witchcraft and consulted mediums and spiritists He did great evil in the sight of the LORD provoking Him to anger 2 Chronicles 337 Manasseh even took the carved image he had made and set it up in the house of God of which God had said to David and his son Solomon “In this temple and in Jerusalem which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel I will establish My Name forever 2 Chronicles 338 I will never again cause the feet of the Israelites to leave the land that I assigned to your fathers if only they are careful to do all that I have commanded them through Moses—all the laws statutes and judgments” 2 Chronicles 339 So Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem astray so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites 2 Chronicles 3310 And the LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people but they did not listen 2 Chronicles 3311 So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria who captured Manasseh put a hook in his nose bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon 2 Chronicles 3312 And in his distress Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers 2 Chronicles 3313 And when he prayed to Him the LORD received his plea and heard his petition So He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God 2 Chronicles 3314 After this Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah 2 Chronicles 3315 He removed the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the LORD along with all the altars he had built on the temple mount and in Jerusalem and he dumped them outside the city 2 Chronicles 3316 Then he restored the altar of the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it and he told Judah to serve the LORD the God of Israel 2 Chronicles 3317 Nevertheless the people still sacrificed at the high places but only to the LORD their God 2 Chronicles 3318 As for the rest of the acts of Manasseh along with his prayer to his God and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the LORD the God of Israel they are indeed written in the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel 2 Chronicles 3319 His prayer and how God received his plea as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself they are indeed written in the Records of the Seers 2 Chronicles 3320 And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried at his palace And his son Amon reigned in his place 2 Chronicles 3321 Amon was twentytwo years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem two years 2 Chronicles 3322 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD as his father Manasseh had done Amon served and sacrificed to all the idols that his father Manasseh had made 2 Chronicles 3323 but he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had done instead Amon increased his guilt 2 Chronicles 3324 Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed him in his palace 2 Chronicles 3325 But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon and they made his son Josiah king in his place 2 Chronicles 341 Josiah was eight years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem thirtyone years 2 Chronicles 342 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David he did not turn aside to the right or to the left 2 Chronicles 343 In the eighth year of his reign while he was still young Josiah began to seek the God of his father David and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places the Asherah poles the carved idols and the cast images 2 Chronicles 344 Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them He shattered the Asherah poles the carved idols and the cast images crushed them to dust and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them 2 Chronicles 345 Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 346 Josiah did the same in the cities of Manasseh Ephraim and Simeon as far as Naphtali and in the ruins around them 2 Chronicles 347 He tore down the altars and Asherah poles crushed the idols to powder and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel Then he returned to Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 348 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign in order to cleanse the land and the temple Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah Maaseiah the governor of the city and Joah son of Joahaz the recorder to repair the house of the LORD his God 2 Chronicles 349 So they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God which the Levites who guarded the doors had collected from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim from all the remnant of Israel from all Judah and Benjamin and from the people of Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 3410 They put it into the hands of those supervising the work in the house of the LORD who in turn gave it to the workmen restoring and repairing the house of the LORD 2 Chronicles 3411 They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to buy dressed stone as well as timbers for couplings and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to deteriorate 2 Chronicles 3412 And the men did the work faithfully The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah descendants of Merari and Zechariah and Meshullam descendants of Kohath Other Levites all skilled with musical instruments 2 Chronicles 3413 were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work task by task Some of the Levites were secretaries officers and gatekeepers 2 Chronicles 3414 While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the house of the LORD Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD given by Moses 2 Chronicles 3415 And Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD” And he gave it to Shaphan 2 Chronicles 3416 Then Shaphan brought the book to the king and reported “Your servants are doing all that has been placed in their hands 2 Chronicles 3417 They have paid out the money that was found in the house of the LORD and have put it into the hands of the supervisors and workers” 2 Chronicles 3418 Moreover Shaphan the scribe told the king “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king 2 Chronicles 3419 When the king heard the words of the Law he tore his clothes 2 Chronicles 3420 and commanded Hilkiah Ahikam son of Shaphan Abdon son of Micah Shaphan the scribe and Asaiah the servant of the king 2 Chronicles 3421 “Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book” 2 Chronicles 3422 So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath the son of Hasrah the keeper of the wardrobe She lived in Jerusalem in the Second District 2 Chronicles 3423 And Huldah said to them “This is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘Tell the man who sent you 2 Chronicles 3424 that this is what the LORD says I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people according to all the curses written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah 2 Chronicles 3425 because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands My wrath will be poured out upon this place and will not be quenched’ 2 Chronicles 3426 But as for the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD tell him that this is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘As for the words that you heard 2 Chronicles 3427 because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people and because you have humbled yourself before Me and have torn your clothes and wept before Me I have heard you’ declares the LORD 2 Chronicles 3428 ‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers and you will be gathered to your grave in peace Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place and on its people’” So they brought her answer back to the king 2 Chronicles 3429 Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 3430 And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people great and small—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD 2 Chronicles 3431 So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments decrees and statutes with all his heart and all his soul and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book 2 Chronicles 3432 Then he had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand in agreement to it So all the people of Jerusalem carried out the covenant of God the God of their fathers 2 Chronicles 3433 And Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD the God of their fathers 2 Chronicles 351 Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month 2 Chronicles 352 He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD 2 Chronicles 353 To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD Josiah said “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel It is not to be carried around on your shoulders Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel 2 Chronicles 354 Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son 2 Chronicles 355 Moreover stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families of your kinsmen the lay people and by the divisions of the families of the Levites 2 Chronicles 356 Slaughter the Passover lambs consecrate yourselves and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses” 2 Chronicles 357 From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30000 lambs and goats plus 3000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present 2 Chronicles 358 His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites Hilkiah Zechariah and Jehiel the chief officials of the house of God gave the priests 2600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls 2 Chronicles 359 Additionally Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel as well as Hashabiah Jeiel and Jozabad officers of the Levites contributed to the Levites 5000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls 2 Chronicles 3510 So the service was prepared the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command 2 Chronicles 3511 And they slaughtered the Passover lambs while the priests splattered the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals 2 Chronicles 3512 They set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD as it is written in the Book of Moses And they did the same with the bulls 2 Chronicles 3513 They roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots kettles and bowls and quickly brought them to all the people 2 Chronicles 3514 Afterward they made preparations for themselves and for the priests since the priests the descendants of Aaron were offering up burnt offerings and fat until nightfall So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests the descendants of Aaron 2 Chronicles 3515 The singers the descendants of Asaph were at their stations according to the command of David Asaph Heman and Jeduthun the king’s seer And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts because their fellow Levites made preparations for them 2 Chronicles 3516 So on that day the entire service of the LORD was carried out for celebrating the Passover and offering burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD according to the command of King Josiah 2 Chronicles 3517 The Israelites who were present also observed the Passover at that time as well as the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days 2 Chronicles 3518 No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests the Levites all Judah the Israelites who were present and the people of Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 3519 In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign this Passover was observed 2 Chronicles 3520 After all this when Josiah had set the temple in order Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates and Josiah went out to confront him 2 Chronicles 3521 But Neco sent messengers to him saying “What is the issue between you and me O king of Judah I have not come against you today but I am fighting another dynasty and God has told me to hurry So stop opposing God who is with me or He will destroy you” 2 Chronicles 3522 Josiah however did not turn away from him instead in order to engage him in battle he disguised himself He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo 2 Chronicles 3523 There the archers shot King Josiah who said to his servants “Take me away for I am badly wounded” 2 Chronicles 3524 So his servants took him out of his chariot put him in his second chariot and brought him to Jerusalem where he died And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him 2 Chronicles 3525 Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah They established them as a statute for Israel and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments 2 Chronicles 3526 As for the rest of the acts of Josiah and his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD— 2 Chronicles 3527 his acts from beginning to end—they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah 2 Chronicles 361 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father 2 Chronicles 362 Jehoahaz was twentythree years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem three months 2 Chronicles 363 And the king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold 2 Chronicles 364 Then Neco king of Egypt made Eliakim brother of Jehoahaz king over Judah and Jerusalem and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim But Neco took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt 2 Chronicles 365 Jehoiakim was twentyfive years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God 2 Chronicles 366 Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jehoiakim and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon 2 Chronicles 367 Nebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon some of the articles from the house of the LORD and he put them in his temple in Babylon 2 Chronicles 368 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim the abominations he committed and all that was found against him they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah And his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place 2 Chronicles 369 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days And he did evil in the sight of the LORD 2 Chronicles 3610 In the spring King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 3611 Zedekiah was twentyone years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years 2 Chronicles 3612 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for the LORD 2 Chronicles 3613 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear by God But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD the God of Israel 2 Chronicles 3614 Furthermore all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds following all the abominations of the nations and they defiled the house of the LORD which He had consecrated in Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 3615 Again and again the LORD the God of their fathers sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place 2 Chronicles 3616 But they mocked the messengers of God despising His words and scoffing at His prophets until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy 2 Chronicles 3617 So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary sparing neither young men nor young women neither elderly nor infirm God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar 2 Chronicles 3618 who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God both large and small and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials 2 Chronicles 3619 Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value 2 Chronicles 3620 Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power 2 Chronicles 3621 So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation until seventy years were completed in fulfillment of the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah 2 Chronicles 3622 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows 2 Chronicles 3623 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says ‘The LORD the God of heaven who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah Whoever among you belongs to His people may the LORD his God be with him and may he go up’” Ezra 11 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows Ezra 12 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says ‘The LORD the God of heaven who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah Ezra 13 Whoever among you belongs to His people may his God be with him and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD the God of Israel He is the God who is in Jerusalem Ezra 14 And let every survivor wherever he lives be assisted by the men of that region with silver gold goods and livestock along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem’” Ezra 15 So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin along with the priests and Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem Ezra 16 And all their neighbors supported them with articles of silver and gold with goods and livestock and with valuables in addition to all their freewill offerings Ezra 17 King Cyrus also brought out the articles belonging to the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the temple of his gods Ezra 18 Cyrus king of Persia had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah Ezra 19 This was the inventory 30 gold dishes 1000 silver dishes 29 silver utensils Ezra 110 30 gold bowls 410 matching silver bowls and 1000 other articles Ezra 111 In all there were 5400 gold and silver articles Sheshbazzar brought all these along when the exiles went up from Babylon to Jerusalem Ezra 21 Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king They returned to Jerusalem and Judah each to his own town Ezra 22 accompanied by Zerubbabel Jeshua Nehemiah Seraiah Reelaiah Mordecai Bilshan Mispar Bigvai Rehum and Baanah This is the count of the men of Israel Ezra 23 the descendants of Parosh 2172 Ezra 24 the descendants of Shephatiah 372 Ezra 25 the descendants of Arah 775 Ezra 26 the descendants of Pahathmoab through the line of Jeshua and Joab 2812 Ezra 27 the descendants of Elam 1254 Ezra 28 the descendants of Zattu 945 Ezra 29 the descendants of Zaccai 760 Ezra 210 the descendants of Bani 642 Ezra 211 the descendants of Bebai 623 Ezra 212 the descendants of Azgad 1222 Ezra 213 the descendants of Adonikam 666 Ezra 214 the descendants of Bigvai 2056 Ezra 215 the descendants of Adin 454 Ezra 216 the descendants of Ater through Hezekiah 98 Ezra 217 the descendants of Bezai 323 Ezra 218 the descendants of Jorah 112 Ezra 219 the descendants of Hashum 223 Ezra 220 the descendants of Gibbar 95 Ezra 221 the men of Bethlehem 123 Ezra 222 the men of Netophah 56 Ezra 223 the men of Anathoth 128 Ezra 224 the descendants of Azmaveth 42 Ezra 225 the men of Kiriathjearim Chephirah and Beeroth 743 Ezra 226 the men of Ramah and Geba 621 Ezra 227 the men of Michmash 122 Ezra 228 the men of Bethel and Ai 223 Ezra 229 the descendants of Nebo 52 Ezra 230 the descendants of Magbish 156 Ezra 231 the descendants of the other Elam 1254 Ezra 232 the descendants of Harim 320 Ezra 233 the men of Lod Hadid and Ono 725 Ezra 234 the men of Jericho 345 Ezra 235 and the descendants of Senaah 3630 Ezra 236 The priests The descendants of Jedaiah through the house of Jeshua 973 Ezra 237 the descendants of Immer 1052 Ezra 238 the descendants of Pashhur 1247 Ezra 239 and the descendants of Harim 1017 Ezra 240 The Levites the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel through the line of Hodaviah 74 Ezra 241 The singers the descendants of Asaph 128 Ezra 242 The gatekeepers the descendants of Shallum the descendants of Ater the descendants of Talmon the descendants of Akkub the descendants of Hatita and the descendants of Shobai 139 in all Ezra 243 The temple servants the descendants of Ziha the descendants of Hasupha the descendants of Tabbaoth Ezra 244 the descendants of Keros the descendants of Siaha the descendants of Padon Ezra 245 the descendants of Lebanah the descendants of Hagabah the descendants of Akkub Ezra 246 the descendants of Hagab the descendants of Shalmai the descendants of Hanan Ezra 247 the descendants of Giddel the descendants of Gahar the descendants of Reaiah Ezra 248 the descendants of Rezin the descendants of Nekoda the descendants of Gazzam Ezra 249 the descendants of Uzza the descendants of Paseah the descendants of Besai Ezra 250 the descendants of Asnah the descendants of Meunim the descendants of Nephusim Ezra 251 the descendants of Bakbuk the descendants of Hakupha the descendants of Harhur Ezra 252 the descendants of Bazluth the descendants of Mehida the descendants of Harsha Ezra 253 the descendants of Barkos the descendants of Sisera the descendants of Temah Ezra 254 the descendants of Neziah and the descendants of Hatipha Ezra 255 The descendants of the servants of Solomon the descendants of Sotai the descendants of Hassophereth the descendants of Peruda Ezra 256 the descendants of Jaala the descendants of Darkon the descendants of Giddel Ezra 257 the descendants of Shephatiah the descendants of Hattil the descendants of Pocherethhazzebaim and the descendants of Ami Ezra 258 The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all Ezra 259 The following came up from Telmelah Telharsha Cherub Addan and Immer but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel Ezra 260 the descendants of Delaiah the descendants of Tobiah and the descendants of Nekoda 652 in all Ezra 261 And from among the priests the descendants of Hobaiah the descendants of Hakkoz and the descendants of Barzillai who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name Ezra 262 These men searched for their family records but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean Ezra 263 The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim Ezra 264 The whole assembly numbered 42360 Ezra 265 in addition to their 7337 menservants and maidservants as well as their 200 male and female singers Ezra 266 They had 736 horses 245 mules Ezra 267 435 camels and 6720 donkeys Ezra 268 When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site Ezra 269 According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61000 darics of gold 5000 minas of silver and 100 priestly garments Ezra 270 So the priests the Levites the singers the gatekeepers and the temple servants along with some of the people settled in their own towns and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns Ezra 31 By the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their towns and the people assembled as one man in Jerusalem Ezra 32 Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God Ezra 33 They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land Ezra 34 They also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day Ezra 35 After that they presented the regular burnt offerings and those for New Moons and for all the appointed sacred feasts of the LORD as well as all the freewill offerings brought to the LORD Ezra 36 On the first day of the seventh month the Israelites began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid Ezra 37 They gave money to the masons and carpenters and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia Ezra 38 In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel Jeshua son of Jozadak and the rest of their associates including the priests the Levites and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity began the work They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD Ezra 39 So Jeshua and his sons and brothers Kadmiel and his sons descendants of Yehudah and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers—all Levites—joined together to supervise those working on the house of God Ezra 310 When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD the priests in their apparel with trumpets and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals took their positions to praise the LORD as David king of Israel had prescribed Ezra 311 And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD “For He is good for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid Ezra 312 But many of the older priests Levites and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple Still many others shouted joyfully Ezra 313 The people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping because the people were making so much noise And the sound was heard from afar Ezra 41 When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD the God of Israel Ezra 42 they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families saying “Let us build with you because like you we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esarhaddon of Assyria who brought us here” Ezra 43 But Zerubbabel Jeshua and the other heads of the families of Israel replied “You have no part with us in building a house for our God since we alone must build it for the LORD the God of Israel as Cyrus king of Persia has commanded us” Ezra 44 Then the people of the land set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to build Ezra 45 They hired counselors against them to frustrate their plans throughout the reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia Ezra 46 At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes an accusation was lodged against the people of Judah and Jerusalem Ezra 47 And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia Bishlam Mithredath Tabeel and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes It was written in Aramaic and then translated Ezra 48 Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows Ezra 49 From Rehum the commander Shimshai the scribe and the rest of their associates—the judges and officials over Tripolis Persia Erech and Babylon the Elamites of Susa Ezra 410 and the rest of the peoples whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and elsewhere west of the Euphrates Ezra 411 This is the text of the letter they sent to him To King Artaxerxes From your servants the men west of the Euphrates Ezra 412 Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city They are restoring its walls and repairing its foundations Ezra 413 Let it now be known to the king that if that city is rebuilt and its walls are restored they will not pay tribute duty or toll and the royal treasury will suffer Ezra 414 Now because we are in the service of the palace and it is not fitting for us to allow the king to be dishonored we have sent to inform the king Ezra 415 that a search should be made of the record books of your fathers In these books you will discover and verify that the city is a rebellious city harmful to kings and provinces inciting sedition from ancient times That is why this city was destroyed Ezra 416 We advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are restored you will have no dominion west of the Euphrates Ezra 417 Then the king sent this reply To Rehum the commander Shimshai the scribe and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates Greetings Ezra 418 The letter you sent us has been translated and read in my presence Ezra 419 I issued a decree and a search was conducted It was discovered that this city has revolted against kings from ancient times engaging in rebellion and sedition Ezra 420 And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates and tribute duty and toll were paid to them Ezra 421 Now therefore issue an order for these men to stop so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order Ezra 422 See that you do not neglect this matter Why allow this threat to increase and the royal interests to suffer Ezra 423 When the text of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum Shimshai the scribe and their associates they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and forcibly stopped them Ezra 424 Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia Ezra 51 Later the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel who was over them Ezra 52 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem And the prophets of God were with them helping them Ezra 53 At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates Shetharbozenai and their associates went to the Jews and asked “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure” Ezra 54 They also asked “What are the names of the men who are constructing this building” Ezra 55 But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned Ezra 56 This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates Shetharbozenai and their associates the officials in the region sent to King Darius Ezra 57 The report they sent him read as follows To King Darius All peace Ezra 58 Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah to the house of the great God The people are rebuilding it with large stones and placing timbers in the walls This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands Ezra 59 So we questioned the elders and asked “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure” Ezra 510 We also asked for their names so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information Ezra 511 And this is the answer they returned “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago which a great king of Israel built and completed Ezra 512 But since our fathers angered the God of heaven He delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon the Chaldean who destroyed this temple and carried away the people to Babylon Ezra 513 In the first year of his reign however Cyrus king of Babylon issued a decree to rebuild this house of God Ezra 514 He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar whom he appointed governor Ezra 515 and instructed ‘Take these articles put them in the temple in Jerusalem and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site’ Ezra 516 So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem and from that time until now it has been under construction but it has not yet been completed” Ezra 517 Now therefore if it pleases the king let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem Then let the king send us his decision in this matter Ezra 61 Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon Ezra 62 And a scroll was found in the fortress of Ecbatana in the province of Media with the following written on it Memorandum Ezra 63 In the first year of King Cyrus he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices and let its foundations be firmly laid It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide Ezra 64 with three layers of cut stones and one of timbers The costs are to be paid from the royal treasury Ezra 65 Furthermore the gold and silver articles of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God Ezra 66 Therefore Darius decreed To Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates Shetharbozenai and your associates and officials in the region You must stay away from that place Ezra 67 Leave this work on the house of God alone Let the governor and elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its original site Ezra 68 I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates so that the work will not be hindered Ezra 69 Whatever is needed—young bulls rams and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven as well as wheat salt wine and oil as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given to them daily without fail Ezra 610 Then they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons Ezra 611 I also decree that if any man interferes with this directive a beam is to be torn from his house and raised up and he is to be impaled on it And his own house shall be made a pile of rubble for this offense Ezra 612 May God who has caused His Name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to alter this decree or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem I Darius have issued the decree Let it be carried out with diligence Ezra 613 In response Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates Shetharbozenai and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed Ezra 614 So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus Darius and Artaxerxes kings of Persia Ezra 615 And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius Ezra 616 Then the people of Israel—the priests the Levites and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy Ezra 617 For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls two hundred rams four hundred lambs and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats one for each tribe of Israel Ezra 618 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 Ezra 619 On the fourteenth day of the first month the exiles kept the Passover Ezra 620 All the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles for their priestly brothers and for themselves Ezra 621 The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD the God of Israel Ezra 622 For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel Ezra 71 Many years later during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia Ezra son of Seraiah the son of Azariah the son of Hilkiah Ezra 72 the son of Shallum the son of Zadok the son of Ahitub Ezra 73 the son of Amariah the son of Azariah the son of Meraioth Ezra 74 the son of Zerahiah the son of Uzzi the son of Bukki Ezra 75 the son of Abishua the son of Phinehas the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the chief priest— Ezra 76 this Ezra came up from Babylon He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses which the LORD the God of Israel had given The king had granted Ezra all his requests for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him Ezra 77 So in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes he went up to Jerusalem with some of the Israelites including priests Levites singers gatekeepers and temple servants Ezra 78 Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king Ezra 79 He had begun the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month for the gracious hand of his God was upon him Ezra 710 For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD to practice it and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel Ezra 711 This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest and scribe an expert in the commandments and statutes of the LORD to Israel Ezra 712 Artaxerxes king of kings To Ezra the priest the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven Greetings Ezra 713 I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom including the priests and Levites may go up with you to Jerusalem Ezra 714 You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God which is in your hand Ezra 715 Moreover you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel whose dwelling is in Jerusalem Ezra 716 together with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem Ezra 717 With this money therefore you are to buy as many bulls rams and lambs as needed together with their grain offerings and drink offerings and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem Ezra 718 You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold according to the will of your God Ezra 719 You must deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God Ezra 720 And if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply you may pay for it from the royal treasury Ezra 721 I King Artaxerxes decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates Whatever Ezra the priest the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven may require of you it must be provided promptly Ezra 722 up to a hundred talents of silver a hundred cors of wheat a hundred baths of wine a hundred baths of olive oil and salt without limit Ezra 723 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons Ezra 724 And be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute duty or toll on any of the priests Levites singers doorkeepers temple servants or other servants of this house of God Ezra 725 And you Ezra according to the wisdom of your God which you possess are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them Ezra 726 If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king let a strict judgment be executed against him whether death banishment confiscation of property or imprisonment Ezra 727 Blessed be the LORD the God of our fathers who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem Ezra 728 and who has shown me favor before the king his counselors and all his powerful officials And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me Ezra 81 These are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes Ezra 82 from the descendants of Phinehas Gershom from the descendants of Ithamar Daniel from the descendants of David Hattush Ezra 83 of the descendants of Shecaniah from the descendants of Parosh Zechariah and with him were registered 150 men Ezra 84 from the descendants of PahathMoab Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah and with him 200 men Ezra 85 from the descendants of Zattu Shecaniah son of Jahaziel and with him 300 men Ezra 86 from the descendants of Adin Ebed son of Jonathan and with him 50 men Ezra 87 from the descendants of Elam Jeshaiah son of Athaliah and with him 70 men Ezra 88 from the descendants of Shephatiah Zebadiah son of Michael and with him 80 men Ezra 89 from the descendants of Joab Obadiah son of Jehiel and with him 218 men Ezra 810 from the descendants of Bani Shelomith son of Josiphiah and with him 160 men Ezra 811 from the descendants of Bebai Zechariah son of Bebai and with him 28 men Ezra 812 from the descendants of Azgad Johanan son of Hakkatan and with him 110 men Ezra 813 from the later descendants of Adonikam these were their names Eliphelet Jeiel and Shemaiah and with them 60 men Ezra 814 and from the descendants of Bigvai both Uthai and Zaccur and with them 70 men Ezra 815 Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava and we camped there three days And when I searched among the people and priests I found no Levites there Ezra 816 Then I summoned the leaders Eliezer Ariel Shemaiah Elnathan Jarib Elnathan Nathan Zechariah and Meshullam as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan Ezra 817 And I sent them to Iddo the leader at Casiphia with a message for him and his kinsmen the temple servants at Casiphia that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God Ezra 818 And since the gracious hand of our God was upon us they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers 18 men Ezra 819 also Hashabiah together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari and his brothers and their sons 20 men Ezra 820 They also brought 220 of the temple servants all designated by name David and the officials had appointed them to assist the Levites Ezra 821 And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children with all our possessions Ezra 822 For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road since we had told him “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him but His great anger is against all who forsake Him” Ezra 823 So we fasted and petitioned our God about this and He granted our request Ezra 824 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests together with Sherebiah Hashabiah and ten of their brothers Ezra 825 and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king his counselors his leaders and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God Ezra 826 I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver articles of silver weighing 100 talents 100 talents of gold Ezra 827 20 gold bowls valued at 1000 darics and two articles of fine polished bronze as precious as gold Ezra 828 Then I told them “You are holy to the LORD and these articles are holy The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD the God of your fathers Ezra 829 Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests Levites and heads of the Israelite families” Ezra 830 So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem Ezra 831 On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way Ezra 832 So we arrived at Jerusalem and rested there for three days Ezra 833 On the fourth day in the house of our God we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him along with the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui Ezra 834 Everything was verified by number and weight and the total weight was recorded at that time Ezra 835 Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel 12 bulls for all Israel 96 rams 77 lambs and a sin offering of 12 male goats All this was a burnt offering to the LORD Ezra 836 They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God Ezra 91 After these things had been accomplished the leaders approached me and said “The people of Israel including the priests and Levites have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites Hittites Perizzites Jebusites Ammonites Moabites Egyptians and Amorites Ezra 92 Indeed the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness” Ezra 93 When I heard this report I tore my tunic and cloak pulled out some hair from my head and beard and sat down in horror Ezra 94 Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles while I sat there in horror until the evening offering Ezra 95 At the evening offering I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and cloak torn and I fell on my knees spread out my hands to the LORD my God Ezra 96 and said “O my God I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You my God because our iniquities are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached the heavens Ezra 97 From the days of our fathers to this day our guilt has been great Because of our iniquities we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and subjected to the sword and to captivity to pillage and humiliation as we are this day Ezra 98 But now for a brief moment grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place Even in our bondage our God has given us new life and light to our eyes Ezra 99 Though we are slaves our God has not forsaken us in our bondage but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem Ezra 910 And now our God what can we say after this For we have forsaken the commandments Ezra 911 that You gave through Your servants the prophets saying ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the impurity of its peoples and the abominations with which they have filled it from end to end Ezra 912 Now therefore do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons Never seek their peace or prosperity so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever’ Ezra 913 After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt though You our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this Ezra 914 shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations Would You not become so angry with us as to wipe us out leaving no remnant or survivor Ezra 915 O LORD God of Israel You are righteous For we remain this day as a remnant Here we are before You in our guilt though because of it no one can stand before You” Ezra 101 While Ezra prayed and made this confession weeping and falling facedown before the house of God a very large assembly of Israelites—men women and children—gathered around him and the people wept bitterly as well Ezra 102 Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel an Elamite said to Ezra “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land yet in spite of this there is hope for Israel Ezra 103 So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God Let it be done according to the Law Ezra 104 Get up for this matter is your responsibility and we will support you Be strong and take action” Ezra 105 So Ezra got up and made the leading priests Levites and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said And they took the oath Ezra 106 Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib And while he stayed there he ate no food and drank no water because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles Ezra 107 And a proclamation was issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should gather at Jerusalem Ezra 108 Whoever failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property according to the counsel of the leaders and elders and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles Ezra 109 So within the three days all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem and on the twentieth day of the ninth month all the people sat in the square at the house of God trembling regarding this matter and because of the heavy rain Ezra 1010 Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them “You have been unfaithful by marrying foreign women adding to the guilt of Israel Ezra 1011 Now therefore make a confession to the LORD the God of your fathers and do His will Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives” Ezra 1012 And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice “Truly we must do as you say Ezra 1013 But there are many people here and it is the rainy season We are not able to stay out in the open Nor is this the work of one or two days for we have transgressed greatly in this matter Ezra 1014 Let our leaders represent the whole assembly Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at an appointed time together with the elders and judges of each town until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us” Ezra 1015 Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite opposed this plan Ezra 1016 So the exiles did as proposed Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads each of them identified by name to represent their families On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation Ezra 1017 and by the first day of the first month they had dealt with all the men who had married foreign women Ezra 1018 Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers Maaseiah Eliezer Jarib and Gedaliah Ezra 1019 They pledged to send their wives away and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering Ezra 1020 From the descendants of Immer Hanani and Zebadiah Ezra 1021 From the descendants of Harim Maaseiah Elijah Shemaiah Jehiel and Uzziah Ezra 1022 From the descendants of Pashhur Elioenai Maaseiah Ishmael Nethanel Jozabad and Elasah Ezra 1023 Among the Levites Jozabad Shimei Kelaiah that is Kelita Pethahiah Judah and Eliezer Ezra 1024 From the singers Eliashib From the gatekeepers Shallum Telem and Uri Ezra 1025 And among the other Israelites from the descendants of Parosh Ramiah Izziah Malchijah Mijamin Eleazar Malchijah and Benaiah Ezra 1026 From the descendants of Elam Mattaniah Zechariah Jehiel Abdi Jeremoth and Elijah Ezra 1027 From the descendants of Zattu Elioenai Eliashib Mattaniah Jeremoth Zabad and Aziza Ezra 1028 From the descendants of Bebai Jehohanan Hananiah Zabbai and Athlai Ezra 1029 From the descendants of Bani Meshullam Malluch Adaiah Jashub Sheal and Jeremoth Ezra 1030 From the descendants of Pahathmoab Adna Chelal Benaiah Maaseiah Mattaniah Bezalel Binnui and Manasseh Ezra 1031 From the descendants of Harim Eliezer Isshijah Malchijah Shemaiah Shimeon Ezra 1032 Benjamin Malluch and Shemariah Ezra 1033 From the descendants of Hashum Mattenai Mattattah Zabad Eliphelet Jeremai Manasseh and Shimei Ezra 1034 From the descendants of Bani Maadai Amram Uel Ezra 1035 Benaiah Bedeiah Cheluhi Ezra 1036 Vaniah Meremoth Eliashib Ezra 1037 Mattaniah Mattenai and Jaasu Ezra 1038 From the descendants of Binnui Shimei Ezra 1039 Shelemiah Nathan Adaiah Ezra 1040 Machnadebai Shashai Sharai Ezra 1041 Azarel Shelemiah Shemariah Ezra 1042 Shallum Amariah and Joseph Ezra 1043 And from the descendants of Nebo Jeiel Mattithiah Zabad Zebina Jaddai Joel and Benaiah Ezra 1044 All these men had married foreign women and some of them had children by these wives Nehemiah 11 These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah In the month of Chislev in the twentieth year while I was in the citadel of Susa Nehemiah 12 Hanani one of my brothers arrived with men from Judah So I questioned them about the remnant of the Jews who had survived the exile and also about Jerusalem Nehemiah 13 And they told me “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province in great trouble and disgrace The wall of Jerusalem is broken down and its gates have been burned with fire” Nehemiah 14 When I heard these words I sat down and wept I mourned for days fasting and praying before the God of heaven Nehemiah 15 Then I said “O LORD God of heaven the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments Nehemiah 16 let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I Your servant now pray before You day and night for Your servants the Israelites I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You Both I and my father’s house have sinned Nehemiah 17 We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments statutes and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses Nehemiah 18 Remember I pray the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said ‘If you are unfaithful I will scatter you among the nations Nehemiah 19 but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name’ Nehemiah 110 They are Your servants and Your people You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand Nehemiah 111 O Lord may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name Give Your servant success this day I pray and grant him mercy in the sight of this man” At that time I was the cupbearer to the king Nehemiah 21 Now in the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes when wine was set before him I took the wine and gave it to the king I had never been sad in his presence Nehemiah 22 so the king said to me “Why is your face sad though you are not ill This could only be sadness of the heart” I was overwhelmed with fear Nehemiah 23 and replied to the king “May the king live forever Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire” Nehemiah 24 “What is your request” replied the king So I prayed to the God of heaven Nehemiah 25 and answered the king “If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in your sight I ask that you send me to Judah to the city where my fathers are buried so that I may rebuild it” Nehemiah 26 Then the king with the queen seated beside him asked me “How long will your journey take and when will you return” So it pleased the king to send me and I set a time Nehemiah 27 I also said to him “If it pleases the king may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah Nehemiah 28 And may I have a letter to Asaph keeper of the king’s forest so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple for the city wall and for the house I will occupy” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me the king granted my requests Nehemiah 29 Then I went to the governors west of the Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me Nehemiah 210 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the wellbeing of the Israelites Nehemiah 211 After I had arrived in Jerusalem and had been there three days Nehemiah 212 I set out at night with a few men I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding Nehemiah 213 So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire Nehemiah 214 Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool but there was no room for the animal under me to get through Nehemiah 215 so I went up the valley by night and inspected the wall Then I headed back and reentered through the Valley Gate Nehemiah 216 The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers Nehemiah 217 Then I said to them “You see the trouble we are in Jerusalem lies in ruins and its gates have been burned down Come let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that we will no longer be a disgrace” Nehemiah 218 I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me and what the king had said to me “Let us start rebuilding” they replied and they set their hands to this good work Nehemiah 219 But when Sanballat the Horonite Tobiah the Ammonite official and Geshem the Arab heard about this they mocked us and ridiculed us saying “What is this you are doing Are you rebelling against the king” Nehemiah 220 So I answered them and said “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success We His servants will start rebuilding but you have no portion right or claim in Jerusalem” Nehemiah 31 At the Sheep Gate Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding They dedicated it and installed its doors After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel they dedicated the wall Nehemiah 32 The men of Jericho built next to Eliashib and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them Nehemiah 33 The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah They laid its beams and installed its doors bolts and bars Nehemiah 34 Next to them Meremoth son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz made repairs Next to him Meshullam son of Berechiah the son of Meshezabel made repairs and next to him Zadok son of Baana made repairs as well Nehemiah 35 Next to him the Tekoites made repairs but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors Nehemiah 36 The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah They laid its beams and installed its doors bolts and bars Nehemiah 37 Next to them repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite Jadon the Meronothite and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates Nehemiah 38 Next to them Uzziel son of Harhaiah one of the goldsmiths made repairs And next to him Hananiah one of the perfumers made repairs They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall Nehemiah 39 Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur ruler of a halfdistrict of Jerusalem made repairs Nehemiah 310 next to him Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house and next to him Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs Nehemiah 311 Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahathmoab repaired another section as well as the Tower of the Ovens Nehemiah 312 And next to them Shallum son of Hallohesh ruler of the other halfdistrict of Jerusalem made repairs with the help of his daughters Nehemiah 313 The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah They rebuilt it installed its doors bolts and bars and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate Nehemiah 314 The Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab ruler of the district of Bethhaccherem He rebuilt it and installed its doors bolts and bars Nehemiah 315 The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Colhozeh ruler of the district of Mizpah He rebuilt it roofed it and installed its doors bolts and bars He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David Nehemiah 316 Beyond him Nehemiah son of Azbuk ruler of a halfdistrict of Bethzur made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty Nehemiah 317 Next to him the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani and next to him Hashabiah ruler of a halfdistrict of Keilah made repairs for his district Nehemiah 318 Next to him their countrymen made repairs under Binnui son of Henadad ruler of the other halfdistrict of Keilah Nehemiah 319 And next to him Ezer son of Jeshua ruler of Mizpah repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory near the angle in the wall Nehemiah 320 Next to him Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest Nehemiah 321 Next to him Meremoth son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz repaired another section from the doorway of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house Nehemiah 322 And next to him the priests from the surrounding area made repairs Nehemiah 323 Beyond them Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house and next to them Azariah son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah made repairs beside his house Nehemiah 324 After him Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section from the house of Azariah to the angle and the corner Nehemiah 325 and Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the angle and the tower that juts out from the upper palace of the king near the courtyard of the guard Next to him Pedaiah son of Parosh Nehemiah 326 and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out Nehemiah 327 And next to them the Tekoites repaired another section from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel Nehemiah 328 Above the Horse Gate each of the priests made repairs in front of his own house Nehemiah 329 Next to them Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house and next to him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah the guard of the East Gate made repairs Nehemiah 330 Next to him Hananiah son of Shelemiah as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph repaired another section Next to them Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters Nehemiah 331 Next to him Malchijah one of the goldsmiths made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants opposite the Inspection Gate and as far as the upper room above the corner Nehemiah 332 And between the upper room above the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs Nehemiah 41 Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall he was furious and filled with indignation He ridiculed the Jews Nehemiah 42 before his associates and the army of Samaria saying “What are these feeble Jews doing Can they restore the wall by themselves Will they offer sacrifices Will they complete it in a day Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble” Nehemiah 43 Then Tobiah the Ammonite who was beside him said “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building it would break down their wall of stones” Nehemiah 44 Hear us O God for we are despised Turn their scorn back upon their own heads and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity Nehemiah 45 Do not cover up their iniquity or let their sin be blotted out from Your sight for they have provoked the builders Nehemiah 46 So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height for the people had a mind to work Nehemiah 47 When Sanballat and Tobiah together with the Arabs Ammonites and Ashdodites heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed they were furious Nehemiah 48 and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance Nehemiah 49 So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night Nehemiah 410 Meanwhile the people of Judah said “The strength of the laborer fails and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall” Nehemiah 411 And our enemies said “Before they know or see a thing we will come into their midst kill them and put an end to the work” Nehemiah 412 At that time the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times over “Wherever you turn they will attack us” Nehemiah 413 So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall at the vulnerable areas I stationed them by families with their swords spears and bows Nehemiah 414 After I had made an inspection I stood up and said to the nobles the officials and the rest of the people “Do not be afraid of them Remember the Lord who is great and awesome and fight for your brothers your sons and your daughters your wives and your homes” Nehemiah 415 When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it each of us returned to his own work on the wall Nehemiah 416 And from that day on half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears shields bows and armor The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah Nehemiah 417 who were rebuilding the wall The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other Nehemiah 418 And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side But the trumpeter stayed beside me Nehemiah 419 Then I said to the nobles the officials and the rest of the people “The work is great and extensive and we are spread out far from one another along the wall Nehemiah 420 Wherever you hear the sound of the horn rally to us there Our God will fight for us” Nehemiah 421 So we continued the work while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out Nehemiah 422 At that time I also said to the people “Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem so that they can stand guard by night and work by day” Nehemiah 423 So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes each carried his weapon even to go for water Nehemiah 51 About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews Nehemiah 52 Some were saying “We and our sons and daughters are numerous We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive” Nehemiah 53 Others were saying “We are mortgaging our fields our vineyards and our homes to get grain during the famine” Nehemiah 54 Still others were saying “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards Nehemiah 55 We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery Some of our daughters are already enslaved but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others” Nehemiah 56 When I heard their outcry and these complaints I became extremely angry Nehemiah 57 and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials saying “You are exacting usury from your own brothers” So I called a large assembly against them Nehemiah 58 and said “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners but now you are selling your own brothers that they may be sold back to us” But they remained silent for they could find nothing to say Nehemiah 59 So I continued “What you are doing is not right Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies Nehemiah 510 I as well as my brothers and my servants have been lending the people money and grain Please let us stop this usury Nehemiah 511 Please restore to them immediately their fields vineyards olive groves and houses along with the percentage of the money grain new wine and oil that you have been assessing them” Nehemiah 512 “We will restore it” they replied “and will require nothing more from them We will do as you say” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised Nehemiah 513 I also shook out the folds of my robe and said “May God likewise shake out of his house and possessions every man who does not keep this promise May such a man be shaken out and have nothing” The whole assembly said “Amen” and they praised the LORD And the people did as they had promised Nehemiah 514 Furthermore from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah from his twentieth year until his thirtysecond year twelve years total neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor Nehemiah 515 The governors before me had heavily burdened the people taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver Their servants also oppressed the people But I did not do this because of my fear of God Nehemiah 516 Instead I devoted myself to the construction of the wall and all my servants were gathered there for the work we did not acquire any land Nehemiah 517 There were 150 Jews and officials at my table besides the guests from the surrounding nations Nehemiah 518 Each day one ox six choice sheep and some fowl were prepared for me and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor because the burden on the people was so heavy Nehemiah 519 Remember me favorably O my God for all that I have done for this people Nehemiah 61 When Sanballat Tobiah Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates— Nehemiah 62 Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message “Come let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono” But they were planning to harm me Nehemiah 63 So I sent messengers to them saying “I am doing a great work and cannot come down Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you” Nehemiah 64 Four times they sent me the same message and each time I gave the same reply Nehemiah 65 The fifth time Sanballat sent me this same message by his young servant who had in his hand an unsealed letter Nehemiah 66 that read “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt and this is why you are building the wall According to these reports you are to become their king Nehemiah 67 and you have even appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim on your behalf ‘There is a king in Judah’ Soon these rumors will reach the ears of the king So come let us confer together” Nehemiah 68 Then I sent him this reply “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading you are inventing them in your own mind” Nehemiah 69 For they were all trying to frighten us saying “Their hands will be weakened in the work and it will never be finished” But now my God strengthen my hands Nehemiah 610 Later I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel who was confined to his house He said “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you—by night they are coming to kill you” Nehemiah 611 But I replied “Should a man like me run away Should one like me go into the temple to save his own life I will not go” Nehemiah 612 I realized that God had not sent him but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him Nehemiah 613 He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me Nehemiah 614 O my God remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done and also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who tried to intimidate me Nehemiah 615 So the wall was completed in fiftytwo days on the twentyfifth of Elul Nehemiah 616 When all our enemies heard about this all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God Nehemiah 617 Also in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah and Tobiah’s letters kept coming to them Nehemiah 618 For many in Judah were bound by oath to him since he was a soninlaw of Shecaniah son of Arah and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah Nehemiah 619 Moreover these nobles kept reporting to me Tobiah’s good deeds and they relayed my words to him And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me Nehemiah 71 When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place the gatekeepers singers and Levites were appointed Nehemiah 72 Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most Nehemiah 73 And I told them “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot While the guards are on duty keep the doors shut and securely fastened And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards some at their posts and some at their own homes” Nehemiah 74 Now the city was large and spacious but there were few people in it and the houses had not yet been rebuilt Nehemiah 75 Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogy I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned and I found the following written in it Nehemiah 76 These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king They returned to Jerusalem and Judah each to his own town Nehemiah 77 accompanied by Zerubbabel Jeshua Nehemiah Azariah Raamiah Nahamani Mordecai Bilshan Mispereth Bigvai Nehum and Baanah This is the count of the men of Israel Nehemiah 78 the descendants of Parosh 2172 Nehemiah 79 the descendants of Shephatiah 372 Nehemiah 710 the descendants of Arah 652 Nehemiah 711 the descendants of Pahathmoab through the line of Jeshua and Joab 2818 Nehemiah 712 the descendants of Elam 1254 Nehemiah 713 the descendants of Zattu 845 Nehemiah 714 the descendants of Zaccai 760 Nehemiah 715 the descendants of Binnui 648 Nehemiah 716 the descendants of Bebai 628 Nehemiah 717 the descendants of Azgad 2322 Nehemiah 718 the descendants of Adonikam 667 Nehemiah 719 the descendants of Bigvai 2067 Nehemiah 720 the descendants of Adin 655 Nehemiah 721 the descendants of Ater through Hezekiah 98 Nehemiah 722 the descendants of Hashum 328 Nehemiah 723 the descendants of Bezai 324 Nehemiah 724 the descendants of Hariph 112 Nehemiah 725 the descendants of Gibeon 95 Nehemiah 726 the men of Bethlehem and Netophah 188 Nehemiah 727 the men of Anathoth 128 Nehemiah 728 the men of Bethazmaveth 42 Nehemiah 729 the men of Kiriathjearim Chephirah and Beeroth 743 Nehemiah 730 the men of Ramah and Geba 621 Nehemiah 731 the men of Michmash 122 Nehemiah 732 the men of Bethel and Ai 123 Nehemiah 733 the men of the other Nebo 52 Nehemiah 734 the descendants of the other Elam 1254 Nehemiah 735 the descendants of Harim 320 Nehemiah 736 the men of Jericho 345 Nehemiah 737 the men of Lod Hadid and Ono 721 Nehemiah 738 and the descendants of Senaah 3930 Nehemiah 739 The priests the descendants of Jedaiah through the house of Jeshua 973 Nehemiah 740 the descendants of Immer 1052 Nehemiah 741 the descendants of Pashhur 1247 Nehemiah 742 and the descendants of Harim 1017 Nehemiah 743 The Levites the descendants of Jeshua through Kadmiel through the line of Hodevah 74 Nehemiah 744 The singers the descendants of Asaph 148 Nehemiah 745 The gatekeepers the descendants of Shallum the descendants of Ater the descendants of Talmon the descendants of Akkub the descendants of Hatita and the descendants of Shobai 138 in all Nehemiah 746 The temple servants the descendants of Ziha the descendants of Hasupha the descendants of Tabbaoth Nehemiah 747 the descendants of Keros the descendants of Sia the descendants of Padon Nehemiah 748 the descendants of Lebanah the descendants of Hagabah the descendants of Shalmai Nehemiah 749 the descendants of Hanan the descendants of Giddel the descendants of Gahar Nehemiah 750 the descendants of Reaiah the descendants of Rezin the descendants of Nekoda Nehemiah 751 the descendants of Gazzam the descendants of Uzza the descendants of Paseah Nehemiah 752 the descendants of Besai the descendants of Meunim the descendants of Nephushesim Nehemiah 753 the descendants of Bakbuk the descendants of Hakupha the descendants of Harhur Nehemiah 754 the descendants of Bazlith the descendants of Mehida the descendants of Harsha Nehemiah 755 the descendants of Barkos the descendants of Sisera the descendants of Temah Nehemiah 756 the descendants of Neziah and the descendants of Hatipha Nehemiah 757 The descendants of the servants of Solomon the descendants of Sotai the descendants of Sophereth the descendants of Perida Nehemiah 758 the descendants of Jaala the descendants of Darkon the descendants of Giddel Nehemiah 759 the descendants of Shephatiah the descendants of Hattil the descendants of Pocherethhazzebaim and the descendants of Amon Nehemiah 760 The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all Nehemiah 761 The following came up from Telmelah Telharsha Cherub Addon and Immer but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel Nehemiah 762 the descendants of Delaiah the descendants of Tobiah and the descendants of Nekoda 642 in all Nehemiah 763 And from among the priests the descendants of Hobaiah the descendants of Hakkoz and the descendants of Barzillai who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name Nehemiah 764 These men searched for their family records but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean Nehemiah 765 The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim Nehemiah 766 The whole assembly numbered 42360 Nehemiah 767 in addition to their 7337 menservants and maidservants as well as their 245 male and female singers Nehemiah 768 They had 736 horses 245 mules Nehemiah 769 435 camels and 6720 donkeys Nehemiah 770 Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project The governor gave to the treasury 1000 darics of gold 50 bowls and 530 priestly garments Nehemiah 771 And some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the project 20000 darics of gold and 2200 minas of silver Nehemiah 772 The rest of the people gave a total of 20000 darics of gold 2000 minas of silver and 67 priestly garments Nehemiah 773 So the priests Levites gatekeepers singers and temple servants along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites settled in their own towns And by the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their towns Nehemiah 81 At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses which the LORD had commanded for Israel Nehemiah 82 On the first day of the seventh month Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand Nehemiah 83 So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate in front of the men and women and those who could understand And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law Nehemiah 84 Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion At his right side stood Mattithiah Shema Anaiah Uriah Hilkiah and Maaseiah and at his left were Pedaiah Mishael Malchijah Hashum Hashbaddanah Zechariah and Meshullam Nehemiah 85 Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people since he was standing above them all and as he opened it all the people stood up Nehemiah 86 Then Ezra blessed the LORD the great God and with their hands uplifted all the people said “Amen Amen” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground Nehemiah 87 The Levites—Jeshua Bani Sherebiah Jamin Akkub Shabbethai Hodiah Maaseiah Kelita Azariah Jozabad Hanan and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places Nehemiah 88 So they read from the Book of the Law of God explaining it and giving insight so that the people could understand what was being read Nehemiah 89 Nehemiah the governor Ezra the priest and scribe and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them “This day is holy to the LORD your God Do not mourn or weep” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law Nehemiah 810 Then Nehemiah told them “Go and eat what is rich drink what is sweet and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared since today is holy to our Lord Do not grieve for the joy of the LORD is your strength” Nehemiah 811 And the Levites calmed all the people saying “Be still since today is holy Do not grieve” Nehemiah 812 Then all the people began to eat and drink to send out portions and to rejoice greatly because they understood the words that had been made known to them Nehemiah 813 On the second day of the month the heads of all the families along with the priests and Levites gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law Nehemiah 814 And they found written in the Law which the LORD had commanded through Moses that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month Nehemiah 815 and that they should proclaim this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem saying “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive wild olive myrtle palm and other leafy trees to make booths as it is written” Nehemiah 816 And the people went out brought back branches and made booths on their own rooftops in their courtyards in the courts of the house of God and in the squares by the Water Gate and by the Gate of Ephraim Nehemiah 817 The whole assembly that had returned from exile made booths and lived in them From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day the Israelites had not celebrated like this And there was great rejoicing Nehemiah 818 Day after day from the first day to the last Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God The Israelites kept the feast for seven days and on the eighth day they held an assembly according to the ordinance Nehemiah 91 On the twentyfourth day of the same month the Israelites gathered together fasting and wearing sackcloth with dust on their heads Nehemiah 92 Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers Nehemiah 93 While they stood in their places they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God Nehemiah 94 And the Levites—Jeshua Bani Kadmiel Shebaniah Bunni Sherebiah Bani and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God Nehemiah 95 Then the Levites—Jeshua Kadmiel Bani Hashabneiah Sherebiah Hodiah Shebaniah and Pethahiah—said “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting Blessed be Your glorious name and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise Nehemiah 96 You alone are the LORD You created the heavens the highest heavens with all their host the earth and all that is on it the seas and all that is in them You give life to all things and the host of heaven worships You Nehemiah 97 You are the LORD the God who chose Abram who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham Nehemiah 98 You found his heart faithful before You and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites of the Amorites and Perizzites of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants You have kept Your promise because You are righteous Nehemiah 99 You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt You heard their cry at the Red Sea Nehemiah 910 You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh all his officials and all the people of his land for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day Nehemiah 911 You divided the sea before them and they crossed through it on dry ground You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters Nehemiah 912 You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night to light for them the way in which they should travel Nehemiah 913 You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven You gave them just ordinances true laws and good statutes and commandments Nehemiah 914 You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses Nehemiah 915 In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven in their thirst You brought them water from the rock You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them Nehemiah 916 But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiffnecked and did not obey Your commandments Nehemiah 917 They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt But You are a forgiving God gracious and compassionate slow to anger and rich in loving devotion and You did not forsake them Nehemiah 918 Even when they cast for themselves an image of a calf and said ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt’ and when they committed terrible blasphemies Nehemiah 919 You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go Nehemiah 920 You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths and You gave them water for their thirst Nehemiah 921 For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness so that they lacked nothing Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell Nehemiah 922 You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan Nehemiah 923 You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess Nehemiah 924 So their descendants went in and possessed the land You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land to do with them as they wished Nehemiah 925 They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods wells already dug vineyards olive groves and fruit trees in abundance So they ate and were filled they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness Nehemiah 926 But they were disobedient and rebelled against You they flung Your law behind their backs They killed Your prophets who had admonished them to return to You They committed terrible blasphemies Nehemiah 927 So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them and in their time of distress they cried out to You From heaven You heard them and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies Nehemiah 928 But as soon as they had rest they again did evil in Your sight So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies who had dominion over them When they cried out to You again You heard from heaven and You delivered them many times in Your compassion Nehemiah 929 You admonished them to turn back to Your law but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments They sinned against Your ordinances by which a man will live if he practices them They turned a stubborn shoulder they stiffened their necks and would not obey Nehemiah 930 You were patient with them for many years and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets Yet they would not listen so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples Nehemiah 931 But in Your great compassion You did not put an end to them nor did You forsake them for You are a gracious and compassionate God Nehemiah 932 So now our God the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us and upon our kings and leaders our priests and prophets our ancestors and all Your people from the days of the kings of Assyria until today Nehemiah 933 You are just in all that has befallen us because You have acted faithfully while we have acted wickedly Nehemiah 934 Our kings and leaders and priests and fathers did not obey Your law or listen to Your commandments and warnings that You gave them Nehemiah 935 For even while they were in their kingdom with the abundant goodness that You had given them and in the spacious and fertile land that You had set before them they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways Nehemiah 936 So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness—here we are as slaves Nehemiah 937 Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please We are in great distress Nehemiah 938 In view of all this we make a binding agreement putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders Levites and priests” Nehemiah 101 Now these were the ones who sealed the document Nehemiah the governor son of Hacaliah and also Zedekiah Nehemiah 102 Seraiah Azariah Jeremiah Nehemiah 103 Pashhur Amariah Malchijah Nehemiah 104 Hattush Shebaniah Malluch Nehemiah 105 Harim Meremoth Obadiah Nehemiah 106 Daniel Ginnethon Baruch Nehemiah 107 Meshullam Abijah Mijamin Nehemiah 108 Maaziah Bilgai and Shemaiah These were the priests Nehemiah 109 The Levites Jeshua son of Azaniah Binnui of the sons of Henadad Kadmiel Nehemiah 1010 and their associates Shebaniah Hodiah Kelita Pelaiah Hanan Nehemiah 1011 Mica Rehob Hashabiah Nehemiah 1012 Zaccur Sherebiah Shebaniah Nehemiah 1013 Hodiah Bani and Beninu Nehemiah 1014 And the leaders of the people Parosh Pahathmoab Elam Zattu Bani Nehemiah 1015 Bunni Azgad Bebai Nehemiah 1016 Adonijah Bigvai Adin Nehemiah 1017 Ater Hezekiah Azzur Nehemiah 1018 Hodiah Hashum Bezai Nehemiah 1019 Hariph Anathoth Nebai Nehemiah 1020 Magpiash Meshullam Hezir Nehemiah 1021 Meshezabel Zadok Jaddua Nehemiah 1022 Pelatiah Hanan Anaiah Nehemiah 1023 Hoshea Hananiah Hasshub Nehemiah 1024 Hallohesh Pilha Shobek Nehemiah 1025 Rehum Hashabnah Maaseiah Nehemiah 1026 Ahijah Hanan Anan Nehemiah 1027 Malluch Harim and Baanah Nehemiah 1028 “The rest of the people—the priests Levites gatekeepers singers temple servants and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand Nehemiah 1029 hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments ordinances and statutes of the LORD our Lord Nehemiah 1030 We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land and we will not take their daughters for our sons Nehemiah 1031 When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow and will cancel every debt Nehemiah 1032 We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God Nehemiah 1033 for the showbread for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings for the Sabbath offerings for the New Moons and appointed feasts for the holy offerings for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel and for all the duties of the house of our God Nehemiah 1034 We have cast lots among the priests Levites and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God as it is written in the Law Nehemiah 1035 We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year Nehemiah 1036 And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock as it is written in the Law and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God to the priests who minister in the house of our God Nehemiah 1037 Moreover we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough of our grain offerings of the fruit of all our trees and of our new wine and oil A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor Nehemiah 1038 A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God Nehemiah 1039 For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain new wine and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests the gatekeepers and the singers stay Thus we will not neglect the house of our God” Nehemiah 111 Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns Nehemiah 112 And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem Nehemiah 113 These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem In the villages of Judah however each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites priests Levites temple servants and descendants of Solomon’s servants— Nehemiah 114 while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem From the descendants of Judah Athaiah son of Uzziah the son of Zechariah the son of Amariah the son of Shephatiah the son of Mahalalel a descendant of Perez Nehemiah 115 and Maaseiah son of Baruch the son of Colhozeh the son of Hazaiah the son of Adaiah the son of Joiarib the son of Zechariah a descendant of Shelah Nehemiah 116 The descendants of Perez who settled in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of valor Nehemiah 117 From the descendants of Benjamin Sallu son of Meshullam the son of Joed the son of Pedaiah the son of Kolaiah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ithiel the son of Jeshaiah Nehemiah 118 and his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men Nehemiah 119 Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city Nehemiah 1110 From the priests Jedaiah son of Joiarib Jachin Nehemiah 1111 Seraiah son of Hilkiah the son of Meshullam the son of Zadok the son of Meraioth the son of Ahitub the chief official of the house of God Nehemiah 1112 and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men Adaiah son of Jeroham the son of Pelaliah the son of Amzi the son of Zechariah the son of Pashhur the son of Malchijah Nehemiah 1113 and his associates the leaders of families—242 men Amashai son of Azarel the son of Ahzai the son of Meshillemoth the son of Immer Nehemiah 1114 and his associates—128 mighty men of valor Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer Nehemiah 1115 From the Levites Shemaiah son of Hasshub the son of Azrikam the son of Hashabiah the son of Bunni Nehemiah 1116 Shabbethai and Jozabad two leaders of the Levites who supervised the work outside the house of God Nehemiah 1117 Mattaniah son of Mica the son of Zabdi the son of Asaph who led in thanksgiving and prayer Bakbukiah second among his associates and Abda son of Shammua the son of Galal the son of Jeduthun Nehemiah 1118 The Levites in the holy city totaled 284 Nehemiah 1119 And the gatekeepers Akkub Talmon and their associates who kept watch at the gates—172 men Nehemiah 1120 The rest of the Israelites with the priests and Levites were in all the villages of Judah each on his own inheritance Nehemiah 1121 The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel with Ziha and Gishpa over them Nehemiah 1122 Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani the son of Hashabiah the son of Mattaniah the son of Mica He was one of Asaph’s descendants who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God Nehemiah 1123 For there was a command from the king concerning the singers an ordinance regulating their daily activities Nehemiah 1124 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel a descendant of Zerah son of Judah was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people Nehemiah 1125 As for the villages with their fields some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriatharba Dibon Jekabzeel and their villages Nehemiah 1126 in Jeshua Moladah and Bethpelet Nehemiah 1127 in Hazarshual in Beersheba and its villages Nehemiah 1128 in Ziklag in Meconah and its villages Nehemiah 1129 in Enrimmon Zorah Jarmuth Nehemiah 1130 Zanoah Adullam and their villages in Lachish and its fields and in Azekah and its villages So they settled from Beersheba all the way to the Valley of Hinnom Nehemiah 1131 The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash Aija and Bethel with its villages Nehemiah 1132 in Anathoth Nob Ananiah Nehemiah 1133 Hazor Ramah Gittaim Nehemiah 1134 Hadid Zeboim Neballat Nehemiah 1135 Lod and Ono and in the Valley of the Craftsmen Nehemiah 1136 And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin Nehemiah 121 Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua Seraiah Jeremiah Ezra Nehemiah 122 Amariah Malluch Hattush Nehemiah 123 Shecaniah Rehum Meremoth Nehemiah 124 Iddo Ginnethon Abijah Nehemiah 125 Mijamin Maadiah Bilgah Nehemiah 126 Shemaiah Joiarib Jedaiah Nehemiah 127 Sallu Amok Hilkiah and Jedaiah These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua Nehemiah 128 The Levites were Jeshua Binnui Kadmiel Sherebiah Judah and Mattaniah who with his associates led the songs of thanksgiving Nehemiah 129 Bakbukiah and Unni their associates stood across from them in the services Nehemiah 1210 Jeshua was the father of Joiakim Joiakim was the father of Eliashib Eliashib was the father of Joiada Nehemiah 1211 Joiada was the father of Jonathan and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua Nehemiah 1212 In the days of Joiakim these were the heads of the priestly families of the family of Seraiah Meraiah of Jeremiah Hananiah Nehemiah 1213 of Ezra Meshullam of Amariah Jehohanan Nehemiah 1214 of Malluchi Jonathan of Shebaniah Joseph Nehemiah 1215 of Harim Adna of Meraioth Helkai Nehemiah 1216 of Iddo Zechariah of Ginnethon Meshullam Nehemiah 1217 of Abijah Zichri of Miniamin and of Moadiah Piltai Nehemiah 1218 of Bilgah Shammua of Shemaiah Jonathan Nehemiah 1219 of Joiarib Mattenai of Jedaiah Uzzi Nehemiah 1220 of Sallai Kallai of Amok Eber Nehemiah 1221 of Hilkiah Hashabiah and of Jedaiah Nethanel Nehemiah 1222 In the days of Eliashib Joiada Johanan and Jaddua during the reign of Darius the Persian the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded Nehemiah 1223 As for the descendants of Levi the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles Nehemiah 1224 The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah Sherebiah and Jeshua son of Kadmiel along with their associates who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other as prescribed by David the man of God Nehemiah 1225 Mattaniah Bakbukiah Obadiah Meshullam Talmon and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates Nehemiah 1226 They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua the son of Jozadak and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe Nehemiah 1227 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing accompanied by cymbals harps and lyres Nehemiah 1228 The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem from the villages of the Netophathites Nehemiah 1229 from Bethgilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem Nehemiah 1230 After the priests and Levites had purified themselves they purified the people the gates and the wall Nehemiah 1231 Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right toward the Dung Gate Nehemiah 1232 Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed Nehemiah 1233 along with Azariah Ezra Meshullam Nehemiah 1234 Judah Benjamin Shemaiah Jeremiah Nehemiah 1235 and some of the priests with trumpets and also Zechariah son of Jonathan the son of Shemaiah the son of Mattaniah the son of Micaiah the son of Zaccur the son of Asaph Nehemiah 1236 and his associates—Shemaiah Azarel Milalai Gilalai Maai Nethanel Judah and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God Ezra the scribe led the procession Nehemiah 1237 At the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east Nehemiah 1238 The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall Nehemiah 1239 over the Gate of Ephraim the Jeshanah Gate the Fish Gate the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred as far as the Sheep Gate And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard Nehemiah 1240 The two thanksgiving choirs then stood in the house of God as did I along with the half of the officials accompanying me Nehemiah 1241 as well as the priests with their trumpets—Eliakim Maaseiah Miniamin Micaiah Elioenai Zechariah and Hananiah— Nehemiah 1242 and also Maaseiah Shemaiah Eleazar Uzzi Jehohanan Malchijah Elam and Ezer Then the choirs sang out under the direction of Jezrahiah Nehemiah 1243 On that day they offered great sacrifices rejoicing because God had given them great joy The women and children also rejoiced so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar Nehemiah 1244 And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies contributions firstfruits and tithes The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving Nehemiah 1245 They performed the service of their God and the service of purification along with the singers and gatekeepers as David and his son Solomon had prescribed Nehemiah 1246 For long ago in the days of David and Asaph there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God Nehemiah 1247 So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers They also set aside daily portions for the Levites and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron Nehemiah 131 At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God Nehemiah 132 because they had not met the Israelites with food and water but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them although our God had turned the curse into a blessing Nehemiah 133 As soon as the people heard this law they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent Nehemiah 134 Now before this Eliashib the priest a relative of Tobiah had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God Nehemiah 135 and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings the frankincense the temple articles and the tithes of grain new wine and oil prescribed for the Levites singers and gatekeepers along with the contributions for the priests Nehemiah 136 While all this was happening I was not in Jerusalem because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirtysecond year of his reign Some time later I obtained leave from the king Nehemiah 137 to return to Jerusalem Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God Nehemiah 138 And I was greatly displeased and threw all of Tobiah’s household goods out of the room Nehemiah 139 Then I ordered that the rooms be purified and I had the articles of the house of God restored to them along with the grain offerings and frankincense Nehemiah 1310 I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields Nehemiah 1311 So I rebuked the officials and asked “Why has the house of God been neglected” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts Nehemiah 1312 and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain new wine and oil into the storerooms Nehemiah 1313 I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest Zadok the scribe and Pedaiah of the Levites with Hanan son of Zaccur the son of Mattaniah to assist them because they were considered trustworthy They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites Nehemiah 1314 Remember me for this O my God and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services Nehemiah 1315 In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys along with wine grapes and figs All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day So I warned them against selling food on that day Nehemiah 1316 Additionally men of Tyre who lived there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem Nehemiah 1317 Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day Nehemiah 1318 Did not your forefathers do the same things so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city And now you are rekindling His wrath against Israel by profaning the Sabbath” Nehemiah 1319 When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem just before the Sabbath I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day Nehemiah 1320 Once or twice the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem Nehemiah 1321 but I warned them “Why are you camping in front of the wall If you do it again I will lay hands on you” From that time on they did not return on the Sabbath Nehemiah 1322 Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy Remember me for this as well O my God and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion Nehemiah 1323 In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod Ammon and Moab Nehemiah 1324 Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples but could not speak the language of Judah Nehemiah 1325 I rebuked them and called down curses on them I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair Then I made them take an oath before God and said “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves Nehemiah 1326 Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this There was not a king like him among many nations and he was loved by his God who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin Nehemiah 1327 Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women” Nehemiah 1328 Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a soninlaw to Sanballat the Horonite Therefore I drove him away from me Nehemiah 1329 Remember them O my God because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites Nehemiah 1330 Thus I purified the priests and Levites from everything foreign and I assigned specific duties to each of the priests and Levites Nehemiah 1331 I also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times and for the firstfruits Remember me O my God with favor Esther 11 This is what happened in the days of Xerxes who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush Esther 12 In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa Esther 13 In the third year of his reign Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants The military leaders of Persia and Media were there along with the nobles and princes of the provinces Esther 14 And for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness Esther 15 At the end of this time in the garden court of the royal palace the king held a sevenday feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa from the least to the greatest Esther 16 Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry marble motherofpearl and other costly stones Esther 17 Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold each with a different design and the royal wine flowed freely according to the king’s bounty Esther 18 By order of the king no limit was placed on the drinking and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired Esther 19 Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes Esther 110 On the seventh day when the king’s heart was merry with wine he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman Biztha Harbona Bigtha Abagtha Zethar and Carkas— Esther 111 to bring Queen Vashti before him wearing her royal crown to display her beauty to the people and officials For she was beautiful to behold Esther 112 Queen Vashti however refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs And the king became furious and his anger burned within him Esther 113 Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice Esther 114 His closest advisors were Carshena Shethar Admatha Tarshish Meres Marsena and Memucan the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom Esther 115 “According to law” he asked “what should be done with Queen Vashti since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs” Esther 116 And in the presence of the king and his princes Memucan replied “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes Esther 117 For the conduct of the queen will become known to all women causing them to despise their husbands and say ‘King Xerxes ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him but she did not come’ Esther 118 This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials resulting in much contempt and wrath Esther 119 So if it pleases the king let him issue a royal decree and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she Esther 120 The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women from the least to the greatest will honor their husbands” Esther 121 The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel so the king did as Memucan advised Esther 122 He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household Esther 21 Some time later when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decreed against her Esther 22 Then the king’s attendants proposed “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king Esther 23 and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa Let them be placed under the care of Hegai the king’s eunuch in charge of the women and let them be given beauty treatments Esther 24 Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti” This suggestion pleased the king and he acted accordingly Esther 25 Now there was at the citadel of Susa a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair the son of Shimei the son of Kish Esther 26 He had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon among those taken captive with Jeconiah king of Judah Esther 27 And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah that is Esther the daughter of his uncle because she did not have a father or mother The young woman was lovely in form and appearance and when her father and mother had died Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter Esther 28 When the king’s command and edict had been proclaimed many young women gathered at the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai the custodian of the women Esther 29 And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem Esther 210 Esther did not reveal her people or her lineage because Mordecai had instructed her not to do so Esther 211 And every day Mordecai would walk back and forth in front of the court of the harem to learn about Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her Esther 212 In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months Esther 213 When the young woman would go to the king she was given whatever she requested to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace Esther 214 She would go there in the evening and in the morning she would return to a second harem under the care of Shaashgaz the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines She would not return to the king unless he delighted in her and summoned her by name Esther 215 Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter And when it was her turn to go to the king she did not ask for anything except what Hegai the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem had advised And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her Esther 216 She was taken to King Xerxes in the royal palace in the tenth month the month of Tebeth in the seventh year of his reign Esther 217 And the king loved Esther more than all the other women and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti Esther 218 Then the king held a great banquet Esther’s banquet for all his officials and servants He proclaimed a tax holiday in the provinces and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty Esther 219 When the virgins were assembled a second time Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate Esther 220 Esther still had not revealed her lineage or her people just as Mordecai had instructed She obeyed Mordecai’s command as she had done under his care Esther 221 In those days while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate Bigthan and Teresh two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes Esther 222 When Mordecai learned of the plot he reported it to Queen Esther and she informed the king on Mordecai’s behalf Esther 223 After the report had been investigated and verified both officials were hanged on the gallows And all this was recorded in the Book of the Chronicles in the presence of the king Esther 31 After these events King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him Esther 32 All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman because the king had commanded that this be done for him But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage Esther 33 Then the royal servants at the king’s gate asked Mordecai “Why do you disobey the command of the king” Esther 34 Day after day they warned him but he would not comply So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated since he had told them he was a Jew Esther 35 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage he was filled with rage Esther 36 And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone Instead he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people the Jews throughout the kingdom of Xerxes Esther 37 In the twelfth year of King Xerxes in the first month the month of Nisan the Pur that is the lot was cast before Haman to determine a day and month And the lot fell on the twelfth month the month of Adar Esther 38 Then Haman informed King Xerxes “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom Their laws are different from everyone else’s and they do not obey the king’s laws So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them Esther 39 If it pleases the king let a decree be issued to destroy them and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out” Esther 310 So the king removed the signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite the enemy of the Jews Esther 311 “Keep your money” said the king to Haman “These people are given to you to do with them as you please” Esther 312 On the thirteenth day of the first month the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps the governors of each province and the officials of each people in the script of each province and the language of every people It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring Esther 313 And the letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order to destroy kill and annihilate all the Jews—young and old women and children—and to plunder their possessions on a single day the thirteenth day of Adar the twelfth month Esther 314 A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people so that they would be ready on that day Esther 315 The couriers left spurred on by the king’s command and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa Then the king and Haman sat down to drink but the city of Susa was in confusion Esther 41 When Mordecai learned of all that had happened he tore his clothes put on sackcloth and ashes and went out into the middle of the city wailing loudly and bitterly Esther 42 But he went only as far as the king’s gate because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate Esther 43 In every province to which the king’s command and edict came there was great mourning among the Jews They fasted wept and lamented and many lay in sackcloth and ashes Esther 44 When Esther’s maidens and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai the queen was overcome with distress She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear instead of his sackcloth but he would not accept them Esther 45 Then Esther summoned Hathach one of the king’s eunuchs appointed to her and she dispatched him to Mordecai to learn what was troubling him and why Esther 46 So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king’s gate Esther 47 and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him including the exact amount of money that Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury in order to destroy the Jews Esther 48 Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews to show and explain to Esther urging her to approach the king implore his favor and plead before him for her people Esther 49 So Hathach went back and relayed Mordecai’s response to Esther Esther 410 Then Esther spoke to Hathach and instructed him to tell Mordecai Esther 411 “All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days” Esther 412 When Esther’s words were relayed to Mordecai Esther 413 he sent back to her this reply “Do not imagine that because you are in the king’s palace you alone will escape the fate of all the Jews Esther 414 For if you remain silent at this time relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place but you and your father’s house will perish And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this” Esther 415 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai Esther 416 “Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa and fast for me Do not eat or drink for three days night or day and I and my maidens will fast as you do After that I will go to the king even though it is against the law And if I perish I perish” Esther 417 So Mordecai went and did all that Esther had instructed him Esther 51 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom facing the entrance Esther 52 As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court she found favor in his sight The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter Esther 53 “What is it Queen Esther” the king inquired “What is your request Even up to half the kingdom it will be given to you” Esther 54 “If it pleases the king” Esther replied “may the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for the king” Esther 55 “Hurry” commanded the king “and bring Haman so we can do as Esther has requested” So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared Esther 56 And as they drank their wine the king said to Esther “What is your petition It will be given to you What is your request Even up to half the kingdom it will be fulfilled” Esther 57 Esther replied “This is my petition and my request Esther 58 If I have found favor in the sight of the king and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them Then I will answer the king’s question” Esther 59 That day Haman went out full of joy and glad of heart At the king’s gate however he saw Mordecai who did not rise or tremble in fear at his presence And Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai Esther 510 Nevertheless Haman restrained himself and went home And calling for his friends and his wife Zeresh Esther 511 Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth his many sons and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants Esther 512 “What is more” Haman added “Queen Esther invited no one but me to join the king at the banquet she prepared and I am invited back tomorrow along with the king Esther 513 Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate” Esther 514 His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself” The advice pleased Haman and he had the gallows constructed Esther 61 That night sleep escaped the king so he ordered the Book of Records the Chronicles to be brought in and read to him Esther 62 And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes Esther 63 The king inquired “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this act” “Nothing has been done for him” replied the king’s attendants Esther 64 “Who is in the court” the king asked Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to ask the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him Esther 65 So the king’s attendants answered him “Haman is there standing in the court” “Bring him in” ordered the king Esther 66 Haman entered and the king asked him “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor” Now Haman thought to himself “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me” Esther 67 And Haman told the king “For the man whom the king is delighted to honor Esther 68 have them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden—one with a royal crest placed on its head Esther 69 Let the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square proclaiming before him ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor’” Esther 610 “Hurry” said the king to Haman “and do just as you proposed Take the robe and the horse to Mordecai the Jew who is sitting at the king’s gate Do not neglect anything that you have suggested” Esther 611 So Haman took the robe and the horse arrayed Mordecai and paraded him through the city square crying out before him “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor” Esther 612 Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate But Haman rushed home with his head covered in grief Esther 613 Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him “Since Mordecai before whom your downfall has begun is Jewish you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him” Esther 614 While they were still speaking with Haman the king’s eunuchs arrived and rushed him to the banquet that Esther had prepared Esther 71 So the king and Haman went to dine with Esther the queen Esther 72 and as they drank their wine on that second day the king asked once more “Queen Esther what is your petition It will be given to you What is your request Even up to half the kingdom it will be fulfilled” Esther 73 Queen Esther replied “If I have found favor in your sight O king and if it pleases the king grant me my life as my petition and the lives of my people as my request Esther 74 For my people and I have been sold out to destruction death and annihilation If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants I would have remained silent because no such distress would justify burdening the king” Esther 75 Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther “Who is this and where is the one who would devise such a scheme” Esther 76 Esther replied “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen Esther 77 In his fury the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him Esther 78 Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining The king exclaimed “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth they covered Haman’s face Esther 79 Then Harbonah one of the eunuchs attending the king said “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house He had it built for Mordecai who gave the report that saved the king” “Hang him on it” declared the king Esther 710 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai Then the fury of the king subsided Esther 81 That same day King Xerxes awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman the enemy of the Jews And Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed his relation to her Esther 82 The king removed the signet ring he had recovered from Haman and presented it to Mordecai And Esther appointed Mordecai over the estate of Haman Esther 83 And once again Esther addressed the king She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite which he had devised against the Jews Esther 84 The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther and she arose and stood before the king Esther 85 “If it pleases the king” she said “and if I have found favor in his sight and the matter seems proper to the king and I am pleasing in his sight may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces Esther 86 For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people How could I bear to see the destruction of my kindred” Esther 87 So King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew “Behold I have given Haman’s estate to Esther and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews Esther 88 Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews and seal it with the royal signet ring For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked” Esther 89 At once the royal scribes were summoned and on the twentythird day of the third month the month of Sivan they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps governors and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush—writing to each province in its own script to every people in their own language and to the Jews in their own script and language Esther 810 Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares Esther 811 By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves to destroy kill and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them including women and children and to plunder their possessions Esther 812 The single day appointed throughout all the provinces of King Xerxes was the thirteenth day of the twelfth month the month of Adar Esther 813 A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies Esther 814 The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses pressed on by the command of the king And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa Esther 815 Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced Esther 816 For the Jews it was a time of light and gladness of joy and honor Esther 817 In every province and every city wherever the king’s edict and decree reached there was joy and gladness among the Jews with feasting and celebrating And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them Esther 91 On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month the month of Adar the king’s command and edict were to be executed On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them Esther 92 In each of the provinces of King Xerxes the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them No man could withstand them because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples Esther 93 And all the officials of the provinces the satraps the governors and the king’s administrators helped the Jews because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them Esther 94 For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful Esther 95 The Jews put all their enemies to the sword killing and destroying them and they did as they pleased to those who hated them Esther 96 In the citadel of Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men Esther 97 including Parshandatha Dalphon Aspatha Esther 98 Poratha Adalia Aridatha Esther 99 Parmashta Arisai Aridai and Vaizatha Esther 910 They killed these ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha the enemy of the Jews but they did not lay a hand on the plunder Esther 911 On that day the number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king Esther 912 who said to Queen Esther “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men including Haman’s ten sons What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces Now what is your petition It will be given to you And what further do you request It will be fulfilled” Esther 913 Esther replied “If it pleases the king may the Jews in Susa also have tomorrow to carry out today’s edict and may the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows” Esther 914 So the king commanded that this be done An edict was issued in Susa and they hanged the ten sons of Haman Esther 915 On the fourteenth day of the month of Adar the Jews in Susa came together again and put to death three hundred men there but they did not lay a hand on the plunder Esther 916 The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies They killed 75000 who hated them but they did not lay a hand on the plunder Esther 917 This was done on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar and on the fourteenth day they rested making it a day of feasting and joy Esther 918 The Jews in Susa however had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month So they rested on the fifteenth day making it a day of feasting and joy Esther 919 This is why the rural Jews who live in the villages observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting It is a holiday for sending gifts to one another Esther 920 Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes both near and far Esther 921 to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar Esther 922 as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy of sending gifts to one another and to the poor Esther 923 So the Jews agreed to continue the custom they had started as Mordecai had written to them Esther 924 For Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite the enemy of all the Jews had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the Pur that is the lot to crush and destroy them Esther 925 But when it came before the king he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows Esther 926 Therefore these days are called Purim from the word Pur Because of all the instructions in this letter and because of all they had seen and experienced Esther 927 the Jews bound themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should not fail to celebrate these two days at the appointed time each and every year according to their regulation Esther 928 These days should be remembered and celebrated by every generation family province and city so that these days of Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews nor should the memory of them fade from their descendants Esther 929 So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail along with Mordecai the Jew wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim Esther 930 And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes Esther 931 in order to confirm these days of Purim at their appointed time just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established them and had committed themselves and their descendants to the times of fasting and lamentation Esther 932 So Esther’s decree confirmed these regulations about Purim which were written into the record Esther 101 Now King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the land even to its farthest shores Esther 102 And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia Esther 103 For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen Job 11 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job And this man was blameless and upright fearing God and shunning evil Job 12 He had seven sons and three daughters Job 13 and he owned 7000 sheep 3000 camels 500 yoke of oxen 500 female donkeys and a very large number of servants Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East Job 14 Job’s sons would take turns holding feasts in their homes and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them Job 15 And when the days of feasting were over Job would send for his children to purify them rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them For Job thought “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts” This was Job’s regular practice Job 16 One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD and Satan also came with them Job 17 “Where have you come from” said the LORD to Satan “From roaming through the earth” he replied “and walking back and forth in it” Job 18 Then the LORD said to Satan “Have you considered My servant Job For there is no one on earth like him a man who is blameless and upright who fears God and shuns evil” Job 19 Satan answered the LORD “Does Job fear God for nothing Job 110 Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns You have blessed the work of his hands and his possessions have increased in the land Job 111 But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has and he will surely curse You to Your face” Job 112 “Very well” said the LORD to Satan “Everything he has is in your hands but you must not lay a hand on the man himself” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD Job 113 One day while Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house Job 114 a messenger came and reported to Job “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby Job 115 the Sabeans swooped down and took them away They put the servants to the sword and I alone have escaped to tell you” Job 116 While he was still speaking another messenger came and reported “The fire of God fell from heaven It burned and consumed the sheep and the servants and I alone have escaped to tell you” Job 117 While he was still speaking another messenger came and reported “The Chaldeans formed three bands raided the camels and took them away They put the servants to the sword and I alone have escaped to tell you” Job 118 While he was still speaking another messenger came and reported “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house Job 119 when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house It collapsed on the young people and they are dead and I alone have escaped to tell you” Job 120 Then Job stood up tore his robe and shaved his head He fell to the ground and worshiped Job 121 saying “Naked I came from my mother’s womb and naked I will return The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away Blessed be the name of the LORD” Job 122 In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing Job 21 On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him Job 22 “Where have you come from” said the LORD to Satan “From roaming through the earth” he replied “and walking back and forth in it” Job 23 Then the LORD said to Satan “Have you considered My servant Job For there is no one on earth like him a man who is blameless and upright who fears God and shuns evil He still retains his integrity even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause” Job 24 “Skin for skin” Satan replied “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life Job 25 But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones and he will surely curse You to Your face” Job 26 “Very well” said the LORD to Satan “He is in your hands but you must spare his life” Job 27 So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head Job 28 And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes Job 29 Then Job’s wife said to him “Do you still retain your integrity Curse God and die” Job 210 “You speak as a foolish woman speaks” he told her “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity” In all this Job did not sin in what he said Job 211 Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him each of them came from his home and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him Job 212 When they lifted up their eyes from afar they could barely recognize Job They began to weep aloud and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head Job 213 Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was Job 31 After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth Job 32 And this is what he said Job 33 “May the day of my birth perish and the night it was said ‘A boy is conceived’ Job 34 If only that day had turned to darkness May God above disregard it may no light shine upon it Job 35 May darkness and gloom reclaim it and a cloud settle over it may the blackness of the day overwhelm it Job 36 If only darkness had taken that night away May it not appear among the days of the year may it never be entered in any of the months Job 37 Behold may that night be barren may no joyful voice come into it Job 38 May it be cursed by those who curse the day—those prepared to rouse Leviathan Job 39 May its morning stars grow dark may it wait in vain for daylight may it not see the breaking of dawn Job 310 For that night did not shut the doors of the womb to hide the sorrow from my eyes Job 311 Why did I not perish at birth why did I not die as I came from the womb Job 312 Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I should be nursed Job 313 For now I would be lying down in peace I would be asleep and at rest Job 314 with kings and counselors of the earth who built for themselves cities now in ruins Job 315 or with princes who had gold who filled their houses with silver Job 316 Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child like an infant who never sees daylight Job 317 There the wicked cease from raging and there the weary find rest Job 318 The captives enjoy their ease they do not hear the voice of the oppressor Job 319 Both small and great are there and the slave is freed from his master Job 320 Why is light given to the miserable and life to the bitter of soul Job 321 who long for death that does not come and search for it like hidden treasure Job 322 who rejoice and greatly exult when they reach the grave Job 323 Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden whom God has hedged in Job 324 I sigh when food is put before me and my groans pour out like water Job 325 For the thing I feared has overtaken me and what I dreaded has befallen me Job 326 I am not at ease or quiet I have no rest for trouble has come” Job 41 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied Job 42 “If one ventures a word with you will you be wearied Yet who can keep from speaking Job 43 Surely you have instructed many and have strengthened their feeble hands Job 44 Your words have steadied those who stumbled you have braced the knees that were buckling Job 45 But now trouble has come upon you and you are weary It strikes you and you are dismayed Job 46 Is your reverence not your confidence and the uprightness of your ways your hope Job 47 Consider now I plead Who being innocent has ever perished Or where have the upright been destroyed Job 48 As I have observed those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same Job 49 By the breath of God they perish and by the blast of His anger they are consumed Job 410 The lion may roar and the fierce lion may growl yet the teeth of the young lions are broken Job 411 The old lion perishes for lack of prey and the cubs of the lioness are scattered Job 412 Now a word came to me secretly my ears caught a whisper of it Job 413 In disquieting visions in the night when deep sleep falls on men Job 414 fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder Job 415 Then a spirit glided past my face and the hair on my body bristled Job 416 It stood still but I could not discern its appearance a form loomed before my eyes and I heard a whispering voice Job 417 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God or a man more pure than his Maker Job 418 If God puts no trust in His servants and He charges His angels with error Job 419 how much more those who dwell in houses of clay whose foundations are in the dust who can be crushed like a moth Job 420 They are smashed to pieces from dawn to dusk unnoticed they perish forever Job 421 Are not their tent cords pulled up so that they die without wisdom’ Job 51 “Call out if you please but who will answer To which of the holy ones will you turn Job 52 For resentment kills a fool and envy slays the simple Job 53 I have seen a fool taking root but suddenly his house was cursed Job 54 His sons are far from safety crushed in court without a defender Job 55 The hungry consume his harvest taking it even from the thorns and the thirsty pant after his wealth Job 56 For distress does not spring from the dust and trouble does not sprout from the ground Job 57 Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward Job 58 However if I were you I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him— Job 59 the One who does great and unsearchable things wonders without number Job 510 He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields Job 511 He sets the lowly on high so that mourners are lifted to safety Job 512 He thwarts the schemes of the crafty so that their hands find no success Job 513 He catches the wise in their craftiness and sweeps away the plans of the cunning Job 514 They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night Job 515 He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful Job 516 So the poor have hope and injustice shuts its mouth Job 517 Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty Job 518 For He wounds but He also binds He strikes but His hands also heal Job 519 He will rescue you from six calamities no harm will touch you in seven Job 520 In famine He will redeem you from death and in battle from the stroke of the sword Job 521 You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue and will not fear havoc when it comes Job 522 You will laugh at destruction and famine and need not fear the beasts of the earth Job 523 For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field and the wild animals will be at peace with you Job 524 You will know that your tent is secure and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home Job 525 You will know that your offspring will be many your descendants like the grass of the earth Job 526 You will come to the grave in full vigor like a sheaf of grain gathered in season Job 527 Indeed we have investigated and it is true So hear it and know for yourself” Job 61 Then Job replied Job 62 “If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales Job 63 For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder my words have been rash Job 64 For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me my spirit drinks in their poison the terrors of God are arrayed against me Job 65 Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass or an ox low over its fodder Job 66 Is tasteless food eaten without salt or is there flavor in the white of an egg Job 67 My soul refuses to touch them they are loathsome food to me Job 68 If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope Job 69 that God would be willing to crush me to unleash His hand and cut me off Job 610 It still brings me comfort and joy through unrelenting pain that I have not denied the words of the Holy One Job 611 What strength do I have that I should still hope What is my future that I should be patient Job 612 Is my strength like that of stone or my flesh made of bronze Job 613 Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me Job 614 A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty Job 615 But my brothers are as faithless as wadis as seasonal streams that overflow Job 616 darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow Job 617 but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat Job 618 Caravans turn aside from their routes they go into the wasteland and perish Job 619 The caravans of Tema look for water the travelers of Sheba hope to find it Job 620 They are confounded because they had hoped their arrival brings disappointment Job 621 For now you are of no help you see terror and you are afraid Job 622 Have I ever said ‘Give me something offer me a bribe from your wealth Job 623 deliver me from the hand of the enemy redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless’ Job 624 Teach me and I will be silent Help me understand how I have erred Job 625 How painful are honest words But what does your argument prove Job 626 Do you intend to correct my words and treat as wind my cry of despair Job 627 You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend Job 628 But now please look at me Would I lie to your face Job 629 Reconsider do not be unjust Reconsider for my righteousness is at stake Job 630 Is there iniquity on my tongue Can my mouth not discern malice Job 71 “Is not man consigned to labor on earth Are not his days like those of a hired hand Job 72 Like a slave he longs for shade like a hireling he waits for his wages Job 73 So I am allotted months of futility and nights of misery are appointed to me Job 74 When I lie down I think ‘When will I get up’ But the night drags on and I toss and turn until dawn Job 75 My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt my skin is cracked and festering Job 76 My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle they come to an end without hope Job 77 Remember that my life is but a breath My eyes will never again see happiness Job 78 The eye that beholds me will no longer see me You will look for me but I will be no more Job 79 As a cloud vanishes and is gone so he who goes down to Sheol does not come back up Job 710 He never returns to his house his place remembers him no more Job 711 Therefore I will not restrain my mouth I will speak in the anguish of my spirit I will complain in the bitterness of my soul Job 712 Am I the sea or the monster of the deep that You must keep me under guard Job 713 When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint Job 714 then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions Job 715 so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body Job 716 I loathe my life I would not live forever Leave me alone for my days are but a breath Job 717 What is man that You should exalt him that You should set Your heart upon him Job 718 that You attend to him every morning and test him every moment Job 719 Will You never look away from me or leave me alone to swallow my spittle Job 720 If I have sinned what have I done to You O watcher of mankind Why have You made me Your target so that I am a burden to You Job 721 Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity For soon I will lie down in the dust You will seek me but I will be no more” Job 81 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied Job 82 “How long will you go on saying such things The words of your mouth are a blustering wind Job 83 Does God pervert justice Does the Almighty pervert what is right Job 84 When your children sinned against Him He gave them over to their rebellion Job 85 But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy Job 86 if you are pure and upright even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate Job 87 Though your beginnings were modest your latter days will flourish Job 88 Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers Job 89 For we were born yesterday and know nothing our days on earth are but a shadow Job 810 Will they not teach you and tell you and speak from their understanding Job 811 Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh Do reeds flourish without water Job 812 While the shoots are still uncut they dry up more quickly than grass Job 813 Such is the destiny of all who forget God so the hope of the godless will perish Job 814 His confidence is fragile his security is in a spider’s web Job 815 He leans on his web but it gives way he holds fast but it does not endure Job 816 He is a wellwatered plant in the sunshine spreading its shoots over the garden Job 817 His roots wrap around the rock heap he looks for a home among the stones Job 818 If he is uprooted from his place it will disown him saying ‘I never saw you’ Job 819 Surely this is the joy of his way yet others will spring from the dust Job 820 Behold God does not reject the blameless nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers Job 821 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with a shout of joy Job 822 Your enemies will be clothed in shame and the tent of the wicked will be no more” Job 91 Then Job answered Job 92 “Yes I know that it is so but how can a mortal be righteous before God Job 93 If one wished to contend with God he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand Job 94 God is wise in heart and mighty in strength Who has resisted Him and prospered Job 95 He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger Job 96 He shakes the earth from its place so that its foundations tremble Job 97 He commands the sun not to shine He seals off the stars Job 98 He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea Job 99 He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion of the Pleiades and the constellations of the south Job 910 He does great things beyond searching out and wonders without number Job 911 Were He to pass by me I would not see Him were He to move I would not recognize Him Job 912 If He takes away who can stop Him Who dares to ask Him ‘What are You doing’ Job 913 God does not restrain His anger the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him Job 914 How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him Job 915 For even if I were right I could not answer I could only beg my Judge for mercy Job 916 If I summoned Him and He answered me I do not believe He would listen to my voice Job 917 For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause Job 918 He does not let me catch my breath but overwhelms me with bitterness Job 919 If it is a matter of strength He is indeed mighty If it is a matter of justice who can summon Him Job 920 Even if I were righteous my mouth would condemn me if I were blameless it would declare me guilty Job 921 Though I am blameless I have no concern for myself I despise my own life Job 922 It is all the same and so I say ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked’ Job 923 When the scourge brings sudden death He mocks the despair of the innocent Job 924 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked He blindfolds its judges If it is not He then who is it Job 925 My days are swifter than a runner they flee without seeing good Job 926 They sweep by like boats of papyrus like an eagle swooping down on its prey Job 927 If I were to say ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile’ Job 928 I would still dread all my sufferings I know that You will not acquit me Job 929 Since I am already found guilty why should I labor in vain Job 930 If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye Job 931 then You would plunge me into the pit and even my own clothes would despise me Job 932 For He is not a man like me that I can answer Him that we can take each other to court Job 933 Nor is there a mediator between us to lay his hand upon us both Job 934 Let Him remove His rod from me so that His terror will no longer frighten me Job 935 Then I would speak without fear of Him But as it is I am on my own Job 101 “I loathe my own life I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul Job 102 I will say to God Do not condemn me Let me know why You prosecute me Job 103 Does it please You to oppress me to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked Job 104 Do You have eyes of flesh Do You see as man sees Job 105 Are Your days like those of a mortal or Your years like those of a man Job 106 that You should seek my iniquity and search out my sin— Job 107 though You know that I am not guilty and there is no deliverance from Your hand Job 108 Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me Would You now turn and destroy me Job 109 Please remember that You molded me like clay Would You now return me to dust Job 1010 Did You not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese Job 1011 You clothed me with skin and flesh and knit me together with bones and sinews Job 1012 You have granted me life and loving devotion and Your care has preserved my spirit Job 1013 Yet You concealed these things in Your heart and I know that this was in Your mind Job 1014 If I sinned You would take note and would not acquit me of my iniquity Job 1015 If I am guilty woe to me And even if I am righteous I cannot lift my head I am full of shame and aware of my affliction Job 1016 Should I hold my head high You would hunt me like a lion and again display Your power against me Job 1017 You produce new witnesses against me and multiply Your anger toward me Hardships assault me in wave after wave Job 1018 Why then did You bring me from the womb Oh that I had died and no eye had seen me Job 1019 If only I had never come to be but had been carried from the womb to the grave Job 1020 Are my days not few Withdraw from me that I may have a little comfort Job 1021 before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom Job 1022 to a land of utter darkness of deep shadow and disorder where even the light is like darkness” Job 111 Then Zophar the Naamathite replied Job 112 “Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated Job 113 Should your babbling put others to silence Will you scoff without rebuke Job 114 You have said ‘My doctrine is sound and I am pure in Your sight’ Job 115 But if only God would speak and open His lips against you Job 116 and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom for true wisdom has two sides Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves Job 117 Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty Job 118 They are higher than the heavens—what can you do They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know Job 119 Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea Job 1110 If He comes along to imprison you or convenes a court who can stop Him Job 1111 Surely He knows the deceit of men If He sees iniquity does He not take note Job 1112 But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man Job 1113 As for you if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him Job 1114 if you put away the iniquity in your hand and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents Job 1115 then indeed you will lift up your face without blemish you will stand firm and unafraid Job 1116 For you will forget your misery recalling it only as waters gone by Job 1117 Your life will be brighter than noonday its darkness will be like the morning Job 1118 You will be secure because there is hope and you will look around and lie down in safety Job 1119 You will lie down without fear and many will court your favor Job 1120 But the eyes of the wicked will fail and escape will elude them they will hope for their last breath” Job 121 Then Job answered Job 122 “Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die Job 123 But I also have a mind I am not inferior to you Who does not know such things as these Job 124 I am a laughingstock to my friends though I called on God and He answered The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock Job 125 The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping Job 126 The tents of robbers are safe and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands Job 127 But ask the animals and they will instruct you ask the birds of the air and they will tell you Job 128 Or speak to the earth and it will teach you let the fish of the sea inform you Job 129 Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this Job 1210 The life of every living thing is in His hand as well as the breath of all mankind Job 1211 Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food Job 1212 Wisdom is found with the elderly and understanding comes with long life Job 1213 Wisdom and strength belong to God counsel and understanding are His Job 1214 What He tears down cannot be rebuilt the man He imprisons cannot be released Job 1215 If He holds back the waters they dry up and if He releases them they overwhelm the land Job 1216 True wisdom and power belong to Him The deceived and the deceiver are His Job 1217 He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges Job 1218 He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists Job 1219 He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established Job 1220 He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders Job 1221 He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty Job 1222 He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light Job 1223 He makes nations great and destroys them He enlarges nations then disperses them Job 1224 He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland Job 1225 They grope in the darkness without light He makes them stagger like drunkards Job 131 “Indeed my eyes have seen all this my ears have heard and understood Job 132 What you know I also know I am not inferior to you Job 133 Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God Job 134 You however smear with lies you are all worthless physicians Job 135 If only you would remain silent for that would be your wisdom Job 136 Hear now my argument and listen to the plea of my lips Job 137 Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him Job 138 Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense Job 139 Would it be well when He examined you Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man Job 1310 Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality Job 1311 Would His majesty not terrify you Would the dread of Him not fall upon you Job 1312 Your maxims are proverbs of ashes your defenses are defenses of clay Job 1313 Be silent and I will speak Then let come to me what may Job 1314 Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands Job 1315 Though He slay me I will hope in Him I will still defend my ways to His face Job 1316 Moreover this will be my salvation for no godless man can appear before Him Job 1317 Listen carefully to my words let my declaration ring in your ears Job 1318 See now I have prepared my case I know that I will be vindicated Job 1319 Can anyone indict me If so I will be silent and die Job 1320 Only grant these two things to me so that I need not hide from You Job 1321 Withdraw Your hand from me and do not let Your terror frighten me Job 1322 Then call me and I will answer or let me speak and You can reply Job 1323 How many are my iniquities and sins Reveal to me my transgression and sin Job 1324 Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy Job 1325 Would You frighten a windblown leaf Would You chase after dry chaff Job 1326 For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth Job 1327 You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths You set a limit for the soles of my feet Job 1328 So man wastes away like something rotten like a motheaten garment Job 141 “Man who is born of woman is short of days and full of trouble Job 142 Like a flower he comes forth then withers away like a fleeting shadow he does not endure Job 143 Do You open Your eyes to one like this Will You bring him into judgment before You Job 144 Who can bring out clean from unclean No one Job 145 Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed Job 146 look away from him and let him rest so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand Job 147 For there is hope for a tree If it is cut down it will sprout again and its tender shoots will not fail Job 148 If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil Job 149 at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling Job 1410 But a man dies and is laid low he breathes his last and where is he Job 1411 As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry Job 1412 so a man lies down and does not rise Until the heavens are no more he will not be awakened or roused from sleep Job 1413 If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me Job 1414 When a man dies will he live again All the days of my hard service I will wait until my renewal comes Job 1415 You will call and I will answer You will desire the work of Your hands Job 1416 For then You would count my steps but would not keep track of my sin Job 1417 My transgression would be sealed in a bag and You would cover over my iniquity Job 1418 But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place Job 1419 as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil so You destroy a man’s hope Job 1420 You forever overpower him and he passes on You change his countenance and send him away Job 1421 If his sons receive honor he does not know it if they are brought low he is unaware Job 1422 He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself” Job 151 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied Job 152 “Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind Job 153 Should he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose Job 154 But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him Job 155 For your iniquity instructs your mouth and you choose the language of the crafty Job 156 Your own mouth not mine condemns you your own lips testify against you Job 157 Were you the first man ever born Were you brought forth before the hills Job 158 Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself Job 159 What do you know that we do not What do you understand that is not clear to us Job 1510 Both the grayhaired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father Job 1511 Are the consolations of God not enough for you even words spoken gently to you Job 1512 Why has your heart carried you away and why do your eyes flash Job 1513 so that you turn your spirit against God and pour such words from your mouth Job 1514 What is man that he should be pure or one born of woman that he should be righteous Job 1515 If God puts no trust in His holy ones if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes Job 1516 how much less man who is vile and corrupt who drinks injustice like water Job 1517 Listen to me and I will inform you I will describe what I have seen Job 1518 what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers Job 1519 to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them Job 1520 A wicked man writhes in pain all his days only a few years are reserved for the ruthless Job 1521 Sounds of terror fill his ears in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him Job 1522 He despairs of his return from darkness he is marked for the sword Job 1523 He wanders about as food for vultures he knows the day of darkness is at hand Job 1524 Distress and anguish terrify him overwhelming him like a king poised to attack Job 1525 For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty Job 1526 rushing headlong at Him with a thick studded shield Job 1527 Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh Job 1528 he will dwell in ruined cities in abandoned houses destined to become rubble Job 1529 He will no longer be rich his wealth will not endure His possessions will not overspread the land Job 1530 He will not escape from the darkness the flame will wither his shoots and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away Job 1531 Let him not deceive himself with trust in emptiness for emptiness will be his reward Job 1532 It will be paid in full before his time and his branch will not flourish Job 1533 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms Job 1534 For the company of the godless will be barren and fire will consume the tents of bribery Job 1535 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil their womb is pregnant with deceit” Job 161 Then Job answered Job 162 “I have heard many things like these miserable comforters are you all Job 163 Is there no end to your longwinded speeches What provokes you to continue testifying Job 164 I could also speak like you if you were in my place I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you Job 165 But I would encourage you with my mouth and the consolation of my lips would bring relief Job 166 Even if I speak my pain is not relieved and if I hold back how will it go away Job 167 Surely He has now exhausted me You have devastated all my family Job 168 You have bound me and it has become a witness my frailty rises up and testifies against me Job 169 His anger has torn me and opposed me He gnashes His teeth at me My adversary pierces me with His eyes Job 1610 They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt they join together against me Job 1611 God has delivered me to unjust men He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked Job 1612 I was at ease but He shattered me He seized me by the neck and crushed me He has set me up as His target Job 1613 His archers surround me He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground Job 1614 He breaks me with wound upon wound He rushes me like a mighty warrior Job 1615 I have sewn sackcloth over my skin I have buried my horn in the dust Job 1616 My face is red with weeping and deep shadows ring my eyes Job 1617 yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure Job 1618 O earth do not cover my blood may my cry for help never be laid to rest Job 1619 Even now my witness is in heaven and my advocate is on high Job 1620 My friends are my scoffers as my eyes pour out tears to God Job 1621 Oh that a man might plead with God as he pleads with his neighbor Job 1622 For when only a few years are past I will go the way of no return Job 171 “My spirit is broken my days are extinguished the grave awaits me Job 172 Surely mockers surround me and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion Job 173 Give me I pray the pledge You demand Who else will be my guarantor Job 174 You have closed their minds to understanding therefore You will not exalt them Job 175 If a man denounces his friends for a price the eyes of his children will fail Job 176 He has made me a byword among the people a man in whose face they spit Job 177 My eyes have grown dim with grief and my whole body is but a shadow Job 178 The upright are appalled at this and the innocent are stirred against the godless Job 179 Yet a righteous one holds to his way and the one with clean hands grows stronger Job 1710 But come back and try again all of you For I will not find a wise man among you Job 1711 My days have passed my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart Job 1712 They have turned night into day making light seem near in the face of darkness Job 1713 If I look for Sheol as my home if I spread out my bed in darkness Job 1714 and say to corruption ‘You are my father’ and to the worm ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister’ Job 1715 where then is my hope Who can see any hope for me Job 1716 Will it go down to the gates of Sheol Will we go down together into the dust” Job 181 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied Job 182 “How long until you end these speeches Show some sense and then we can talk Job 183 Why are we regarded as cattle as stupid in your sight Job 184 You who tear yourself in anger—should the earth be forsaken on your account or the rocks be moved from their place Job 185 Indeed the lamp of the wicked is extinguished the flame of his fire does not glow Job 186 The light in his tent grows dark and the lamp beside him goes out Job 187 His vigorous stride is shortened and his own schemes trip him up Job 188 For his own feet lead him into a net and he wanders into its mesh Job 189 A trap seizes his heel a snare grips him Job 1810 A noose is hidden in the ground and a trap lies in his path Job 1811 Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step Job 1812 His strength is depleted and calamity is ready at his side Job 1813 It devours patches of his skin the firstborn of death devours his limbs Job 1814 He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors Job 1815 Fire resides in his tent burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling Job 1816 The roots beneath him dry up and the branches above him wither away Job 1817 The memory of him perishes from the earth and he has no name in the land Job 1818 He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world Job 1819 He has no offspring or posterity among his people no survivor where he once lived Job 1820 Those in the west are appalled at his fate while those in the east tremble in horror Job 1821 Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God” Job 191 Then Job answered Job 192 “How long will you torment me and crush me with your words Job 193 Ten times now you have reproached me you shamelessly mistreat me Job 194 Even if I have truly gone astray my error concerns me alone Job 195 If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my disgrace against me Job 196 then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me Job 197 Though I cry out ‘Violence’ I get no response though I call for help there is no justice Job 198 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass He has veiled my paths with darkness Job 199 He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head Job 1910 He tears me down on every side until I am gone He uproots my hope like a tree Job 1911 His anger burns against me and He counts me among His enemies Job 1912 His troops advance together they construct a ramp against me and encamp around my tent Job 1913 He has removed my brothers from me my acquaintances have abandoned me Job 1914 My kinsmen have failed me and my friends have forgotten me Job 1915 My guests and maidservants count me as a stranger I am a foreigner in their sight Job 1916 I call for my servant but he does not answer though I implore him with my own mouth Job 1917 My breath is repulsive to my wife and I am loathsome to my own family Job 1918 Even little boys scorn me when I appear they deride me Job 1919 All my best friends despise me and those I love have turned against me Job 1920 My skin and flesh cling to my bones I have escaped by the skin of my teeth Job 1921 Have pity on me my friends have pity for the hand of God has struck me Job 1922 Why do you persecute me as God does Will you never get enough of my flesh Job 1923 I wish that my words were recorded and inscribed in a book Job 1924 by an iron stylus on lead or chiseled in stone forever Job 1925 But I know that my Redeemer lives and in the end He will stand upon the earth Job 1926 Even after my skin has been destroyed yet in my flesh I will see God Job 1927 I will see Him for myself my eyes will behold Him and not as a stranger How my heart yearns within me Job 1928 If you say ‘Let us persecute him since the root of the matter lies with him’ Job 1929 then you should fear the sword yourselves because wrath brings punishment by the sword so that you may know there is a judgment” Job 201 Then Zophar the Naamathite replied Job 202 “So my anxious thoughts compel me to answer because of the turmoil within me Job 203 I have heard a rebuke that insults me and my understanding prompts a reply Job 204 Do you not know that from antiquity since man was placed on the earth Job 205 the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary Job 206 Though his arrogance reaches the heavens and his head touches the clouds Job 207 he will perish forever like his own dung those who had seen him will ask ‘Where is he’ Job 208 He will fly away like a dream never to be found he will be chased away like a vision in the night Job 209 The eye that saw him will see him no more and his place will no longer behold him Job 2010 His sons will seek the favor of the poor for his own hands must return his wealth Job 2011 The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust Job 2012 Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue Job 2013 though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth Job 2014 yet in his stomach his food sours into the venom of cobras within him Job 2015 He swallows wealth but vomits it out God will force it from his stomach Job 2016 He will suck the poison of cobras the fangs of a viper will kill him Job 2017 He will not enjoy the streams the rivers flowing with honey and cream Job 2018 He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading Job 2019 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor he has seized houses he did not build Job 2020 Because his appetite is never satisfied he cannot escape with his treasure Job 2021 Nothing is left for him to consume thus his prosperity will not endure Job 2022 In the midst of his plenty he will be distressed the full force of misery will come upon him Job 2023 When he has filled his stomach God will vent His fury upon him raining it down on him as he eats Job 2024 Though he flees from an iron weapon a bronzetipped arrow will pierce him Job 2025 It is drawn out of his back the gleaming point from his liver Terrors come over him Job 2026 Total darkness is reserved for his treasures A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent Job 2027 The heavens will expose his iniquity and the earth will rise up against him Job 2028 The possessions of his house will be removed flowing away on the day of God’s wrath Job 2029 This is the wicked man’s portion from God the inheritance God has appointed him” Job 211 Then Job answered Job 212 “Listen carefully to my words let this be your consolation to me Job 213 Bear with me while I speak then after I have spoken you may go on mocking Job 214 Is my complaint against a man Then why should I not be impatient Job 215 Look at me and be appalled put your hand over your mouth Job 216 When I remember terror takes hold and my body trembles in horror Job 217 Why do the wicked live on growing old and increasing in power Job 218 Their descendants are established around them and their offspring before their eyes Job 219 Their homes are safe from fear no rod of punishment from God is upon them Job 2110 Their bulls breed without fail their cows bear calves and do not miscarry Job 2111 They send forth their little ones like a flock their children skip about Job 2112 singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute Job 2113 They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace Job 2114 Yet they say to God ‘Leave us alone For we have no desire to know Your ways Job 2115 Who is the Almighty that we should serve Him and what would we gain if we pray to Him’ Job 2116 Still their prosperity is not in their own hands so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked Job 2117 How often is the lamp of the wicked put out Does disaster come upon them Does God in His anger apportion destruction Job 2118 Are they like straw before the wind like chaff swept away by a storm Job 2119 It is said that God lays up one’s punishment for his children Let God repay the man himself so he will know it Job 2120 Let his eyes see his own destruction let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty Job 2121 For what does he care about his household after him when the number of his months has run out Job 2122 Can anyone teach knowledge to God since He judges those on high Job 2123 One man dies full of vigor completely secure and at ease Job 2124 His body is well nourished and his bones are rich with marrow Job 2125 Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul having never tasted prosperity Job 2126 But together they lie down in the dust and worms cover them both Job 2127 Behold I know your thoughts full well the schemes by which you would wrong me Job 2128 For you say ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell’ Job 2129 Have you never asked those who travel the roads Do you not accept their reports Job 2130 Indeed the evil man is spared from the day of calamity delivered from the day of wrath Job 2131 Who denounces his behavior to his face Who repays him for what he has done Job 2132 He is carried to the grave and watch is kept over his tomb Job 2133 The clods of the valley are sweet to him everyone follows behind him and those before him are without number Job 2134 So how can you comfort me with empty words For your answers remain full of falsehood” Job 221 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied Job 222 “Can a man be of use to God Can even a wise man benefit Him Job 223 Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous Does He profit if your ways are blameless Job 224 Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you Job 225 Is not your wickedness great Are not your iniquities endless Job 226 For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing Job 227 You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished Job 228 while the land belonged to a mighty man and a man of honor lived on it Job 229 You sent widows away emptyhanded and the strength of the fatherless was crushed Job 2210 Therefore snares surround you and sudden peril terrifies you Job 2211 it is so dark you cannot see and a flood of water covers you Job 2212 Is not God as high as the heavens Look at the highest stars how lofty they are Job 2213 Yet you say ‘What does God know Does He judge through thick darkness Job 2214 Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven’ Job 2215 Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod Job 2216 They were snatched away before their time and their foundations were swept away by a flood Job 2217 They said to God ‘Depart from us What can the Almighty do to us’ Job 2218 But it was He who filled their houses with good things so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked Job 2219 The righteous see it and are glad the innocent mock them Job 2220 ‘Surely our foes are destroyed and fire has consumed their excess’ Job 2221 Reconcile now and be at peace with Him thereby good will come to you Job 2222 Receive instruction from His mouth and lay up His words in your heart Job 2223 If you return to the Almighty you will be restored If you remove injustice from your tents Job 2224 and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines Job 2225 then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you Job 2226 Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God Job 2227 You will pray to Him and He will hear you and you will fulfill your vows Job 2228 Your decisions will be carried out and light will shine on your ways Job 2229 When men are brought low and you say ‘Lift them up’ then He will save the lowly Job 2230 He will deliver even one who is not innocent rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands” Job 231 Then Job answered Job 232 “Even today my complaint is bitter His hand is heavy despite my groaning Job 233 If only I knew where to find Him so that I could go to His seat Job 234 I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments Job 235 I would learn how He would answer and consider what He would say Job 236 Would He contend with me in His great power No He would certainly take note of me Job 237 Then an upright man could reason with Him and I would be delivered forever from my Judge Job 238 If I go east He is not there and if I go west I cannot find Him Job 239 When He is at work in the north I cannot behold Him when He turns to the south I cannot see Him Job 2310 Yet He knows the way I have taken when He has tested me I will come forth as gold Job 2311 My feet have followed in His tracks I have kept His way without turning aside Job 2312 I have not departed from the command of His lips I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread Job 2313 But He is unchangeable and who can oppose Him He does what He desires Job 2314 For He carries out His decree against me and He has many such plans Job 2315 Therefore I am terrified in His presence when I consider this I fear Him Job 2316 God has made my heart faint the Almighty has terrified me Job 2317 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness by the thick darkness that covers my face Job 241 “Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment Why may those who know Him never see His days Job 242 Men move boundary stones they pasture stolen flocks Job 243 They drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widow’s ox in pledge Job 244 They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding Job 245 Indeed like wild donkeys in the desert the poor go to work foraging for food the wasteland is food for their children Job 246 They gather fodder in the fields and glean the vineyards of the wicked Job 247 Without clothing they spend the night naked they have no covering against the cold Job 248 Drenched by mountain rains they huddle against the rocks for want of shelter Job 249 The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt Job 2410 Without clothing they wander about naked They carry the sheaves but still go hungry Job 2411 They crush olives within their walls they tread the winepresses but go thirsty Job 2412 From the city men groan and the souls of the wounded cry out yet God charges no one with wrongdoing Job 2413 Then there are those who rebel against the light not knowing its ways or staying on its paths Job 2414 When daylight is gone the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy in the night he is like a thief Job 2415 The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight Thinking ‘No eye will see me’ he covers his face Job 2416 In the dark they dig through houses by day they shut themselves in never to experience the light Job 2417 For to them deep darkness is their morning surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness Job 2418 They are but foam on the surface of the water their portion of the land is cursed so that no one turns toward their vineyards Job 2419 As drought and heat consume the melting snow so Sheol steals those who have sinned Job 2420 The womb forgets them the worm feeds on them they are remembered no more So injustice is broken like a tree Job 2421 They prey on the barren and childless and show no kindness to the widow Job 2422 Yet by His power God drags away the mighty though rising up they have no assurance of life Job 2423 He gives them a sense of security but His eyes are on their ways Job 2424 They are exalted for a moment then they are gone they are brought low and gathered up like all others they are cut off like heads of grain Job 2425 If this is not so then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing” Job 251 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied Job 252 “Dominion and awe belong to God He establishes harmony in the heights of heaven Job 253 Can His troops be numbered On whom does His light not rise Job 254 How then can a man be just before God How can one born of woman be pure Job 255 If even the moon does not shine and the stars are not pure in His sight Job 256 how much less man who is but a maggot and the son of man who is but a worm” Job 261 Then Job answered Job 262 “How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble Job 263 How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight Job 264 To whom have you uttered these words And whose spirit spoke through you Job 265 The dead tremble—those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them Job 266 Sheol is naked before God and Abaddon has no covering Job 267 He stretches out the north over empty space He hangs the earth upon nothing Job 268 He wraps up the waters in His clouds yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight Job 269 He covers the face of the full moon spreading over it His cloud Job 2610 He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness Job 2611 The foundations of heaven quake astounded at His rebuke Job 2612 By His power He stirred the sea by His understanding He shattered Rahab Job 2613 By His breath the skies were cleared His hand pierced the fleeing serpent Job 2614 Indeed these are but the fringes of His ways how faint is the whisper we hear of Him Who then can understand the thunder of His power” Job 271 Job continued his discourse Job 272 “As surely as God lives who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty who has embittered my soul— Job 273 as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils Job 274 my lips will not speak wickedness and my tongue will not utter deceit Job 275 I will never say that you are right I will maintain my integrity until I die Job 276 I will cling to my righteousness and never let go As long as I live my conscience will not accuse me Job 277 May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust Job 278 For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off when God takes away his life Job 279 Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him Job 2710 Will he delight in the Almighty Will he call upon God at all times Job 2711 I will instruct you in the power of God I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty Job 2712 Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves Why then do you keep up this empty talk Job 2713 This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty Job 2714 Though his sons are many they are destined for the sword and his offspring will never have enough food Job 2715 His survivors will be buried by the plague and their widows will not weep for them Job 2716 Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay Job 2717 what he lays up the righteous will wear and his silver will be divided by the innocent Job 2718 The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon like a hut set up by a watchman Job 2719 He lies down wealthy but will do so no more when he opens his eyes all is gone Job 2720 Terrors overtake him like a flood a tempest sweeps him away in the night Job 2721 The east wind carries him away and he is gone it sweeps him out of his place Job 2722 It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power Job 2723 It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place Job 281 “Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined Job 282 Iron is taken from the earth and copper is smelted from ore Job 283 Man puts an end to the darkness he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness Job 284 Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man Far from men he dangles and sways Job 285 Food may come from the earth but from below it is transformed as by fire Job 286 Its rocks are the source of sapphires containing flecks of gold Job 287 No bird of prey knows that path no falcon’s eye has seen it Job 288 Proud beasts have never trodden it no lion has ever prowled over it Job 289 The miner strikes the flint he overturns mountains at their base Job 2810 He hews out channels in the rocks and his eyes spot every treasure Job 2811 He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light Job 2812 But where can wisdom be found and where does understanding dwell Job 2813 No man can know its value nor is it found in the land of the living Job 2814 The ocean depths say ‘It is not in me’ while the sea declares ‘It is not with me’ Job 2815 It cannot be bought with gold nor can its price be weighed out in silver Job 2816 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir in precious onyx or sapphire Job 2817 Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it Job 2818 Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention the price of wisdom is beyond rubies Job 2819 Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it nor can it be valued in pure gold Job 2820 From where then does wisdom come and where does understanding dwell Job 2821 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air Job 2822 Abaddon and Death say ‘We have heard a rumor about it’ Job 2823 But God understands its way and He knows its place Job 2824 For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens Job 2825 When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters Job 2826 when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt Job 2827 then He looked at wisdom and appraised it He established it and searched it out Job 2828 And He said to man ‘Behold the fear of the Lord that is wisdom and to turn away from evil is understanding’” Job 291 And Job continued his discourse Job 292 “How I long for the months gone by for the days when God watched over me Job 293 when His lamp shone above my head and by His light I walked through the darkness Job 294 when I was in my prime when the friendship of God rested on my tent Job 295 when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me Job 296 when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil Job 297 When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square Job 298 the young men saw me and withdrew and the old men rose to their feet Job 299 The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands Job 2910 The voices of the nobles were hushed and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths Job 2911 For those who heard me called me blessed and those who saw me commended me Job 2912 because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper Job 2913 The dying man blessed me and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy Job 2914 I put on righteousness and it clothed me justice was my robe and my turban Job 2915 I served as eyes to the blind and as feet to the lame Job 2916 I was a father to the needy and I took up the case of the stranger Job 2917 I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth Job 2918 So I thought ‘I will die in my nest and multiply my days as the sand Job 2919 My roots will spread out to the waters and the dew will rest nightly on my branches Job 2920 My glory is ever new within me and my bow is renewed in my hand’ Job 2921 Men listened to me with expectation waiting silently for my counsel Job 2922 After my words they spoke no more my speech settled on them like dew Job 2923 They waited for me as for rain and drank in my words like spring showers Job 2924 If I smiled at them they did not believe it the light of my countenance was precious Job 2925 I chose their course and presided as chief So I dwelt as a king among his troops as a comforter of the mourners Job 301 “But now they mock me men younger than I am whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs Job 302 What use to me was the strength of their hands since their vigor had left them Job 303 Gaunt from poverty and hunger they gnawed the dry land and the desolate wasteland by night Job 304 They plucked mallow among the shrubs and the roots of the broom tree were their food Job 305 They were banished from among men shouted at like thieves Job 306 so that they lived on the slopes of the wadis among the rocks and in holes in the ground Job 307 They cried out among the shrubs and huddled beneath the nettles Job 308 A senseless and nameless brood they were driven off the land Job 309 And now they mock me in song I have become a byword among them Job 3010 They abhor me and keep far from me they do not hesitate to spit in my face Job 3011 Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me they have cast off restraint in my presence Job 3012 The rabble arises at my right they lay snares for my feet and build siege ramps against me Job 3013 They tear up my path they profit from my destruction with no one to restrain them Job 3014 They advance as through a wide breach through the ruins they keep rolling in Job 3015 Terrors are turned loose against me they drive away my dignity as by the wind and my prosperity has passed like a cloud Job 3016 And now my soul is poured out within me days of affliction grip me Job 3017 Night pierces my bones and my gnawing pains never rest Job 3018 With great force He grasps my garment He seizes me by the collar of my tunic Job 3019 He throws me into the mud and I have become like dust and ashes Job 3020 I cry out to You for help but You do not answer when I stand up You merely look at me Job 3021 You have ruthlessly turned on me You oppose me with Your strong hand Job 3022 You snatch me up into the wind and drive me before it You toss me about in the storm Job 3023 Yes I know that You will bring me down to death to the place appointed for all the living Job 3024 Yet no one stretches out his hand against a ruined man when he cries for help in his distress Job 3025 Have I not wept for those in trouble Has my soul not grieved for the needy Job 3026 But when I hoped for good evil came when I looked for light darkness fell Job 3027 I am churning within and cannot rest days of affliction confront me Job 3028 I go about blackened but not by the sun I stand up in the assembly and cry for help Job 3029 I have become a brother of jackals a companion of ostriches Job 3030 My skin grows black and peels and my bones burn with fever Job 3031 My harp is tuned to mourning and my flute to the sound of weeping Job 311 “I have made a covenant with my eyes How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin Job 312 For what is the allotment of God from above or the heritage from the Almighty on high Job 313 Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity Job 314 Does He not see my ways and count my every step Job 315 If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit Job 316 let God weigh me with honest scales that He may know my integrity Job 317 If my steps have turned from the path if my heart has followed my eyes or if impurity has stuck to my hands Job 318 then may another eat what I have sown and may my crops be uprooted Job 319 If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife or I have lurked at his door Job 3110 then may my own wife grind grain for another and may other men sleep with her Job 3111 For that would be a heinous crime an iniquity to be judged Job 3112 For it is a fire that burns down to Abaddon it would root out my entire harvest Job 3113 If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me Job 3114 what will I do when God rises to judge How will I answer when called to account Job 3115 Did not He who made me in the womb also make them Did not the same One form us in the womb Job 3116 If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail Job 3117 if I have eaten my morsel alone not sharing it with the fatherless— Job 3118 though from my youth I reared him as would a father and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow— Job 3119 if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing or a needy man without a cloak Job 3120 if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep Job 3121 if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate Job 3122 then may my arm fall from my shoulder and be torn from its socket Job 3123 For calamity from God terrifies me and His splendor I cannot overpower Job 3124 If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security Job 3125 if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much Job 3126 if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor Job 3127 so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth Job 3128 this would also be an iniquity to be judged for I would have denied God on high Job 3129 If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin or exulted when evil befell him— Job 3130 I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse— Job 3131 if the men of my house have not said ‘Who is there who has not had his fill’— Job 3132 but no stranger had to lodge on the street for my door has been open to the traveler— Job 3133 if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart Job 3134 because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me so that I kept silent and would not go outside— Job 3135 Oh that I had one to hear me Here is my signature Let the Almighty answer me let my accuser compose an indictment Job 3136 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown Job 3137 I would give account of all my steps I would approach Him like a prince— Job 3138 if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together Job 3139 if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants Job 3140 then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley” Thus conclude the words of Job Job 321 So these three men stopped answering Job because he was righteous in his own eyes Job 322 This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite of the family of Ram He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God Job 323 and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job and yet had condemned him Job 324 Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he Job 325 But when he saw that the three men had no further reply his anger was kindled Job 326 So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared “I am young in years while you are old that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know Job 327 I thought that age should speak and many years should teach wisdom Job 328 But there is a spirit in a man the breath of the Almighty that gives him understanding Job 329 It is not only the old who are wise or the elderly who understand justice Job 3210 Therefore I say ‘Listen to me I too will declare what I know’ Job 3211 Indeed I waited while you spoke I listened to your reasoning as you searched for words Job 3212 I paid you full attention But no one proved Job wrong not one of you rebutted his arguments Job 3213 So do not claim ‘We have found wisdom let God not man refute him’ Job 3214 But Job has not directed his words against me and I will not answer him with your arguments Job 3215 Job’s friends are dismayed with no more to say words have escaped them Job 3216 Must I wait now that they are silent now that they stand and no longer reply Job 3217 I too will answer yes I will declare what I know Job 3218 For I am full of words and my spirit within me compels me Job 3219 Behold my belly is like unvented wine it is about to burst like a new wineskin Job 3220 I must speak and find relief I must open my lips and respond Job 3221 I will be partial to no one nor will I flatter any man Job 3222 For I do not know how to flatter or my Maker would remove me in an instant Job 331 “But now O Job hear my speech and listen to all my words Job 332 Behold I will open my mouth my address is on the tip of my tongue Job 333 My words are from an upright heart and my lips speak sincerely what I know Job 334 The Spirit of God has made me and the breath of the Almighty gives me life Job 335 Refute me if you can prepare your case and confront me Job 336 I am just like you before God I was also formed from clay Job 337 Surely no fear of me should terrify you nor will my hand be heavy upon you Job 338 Surely you have spoken in my hearing and I have heard these very words Job 339 ‘I am pure without transgression I am clean with no iniquity in me Job 3310 Yet God finds occasions against me He counts me as His enemy Job 3311 He puts my feet in the stocks He watches over all my paths’ Job 3312 Behold you are not right in this matter I will answer you for God is greater than man Job 3313 Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks Job 3314 For God speaks in one way and in another yet no one notices Job 3315 In a dream in a vision in the night when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds Job 3316 He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings Job 3317 to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride Job 3318 to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword Job 3319 A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones Job 3320 so that he detests his bread and his soul loathes his favorite food Job 3321 His flesh wastes away from sight and his hidden bones protrude Job 3322 He draws near to the Pit and his life to the messengers of death Job 3323 Yet if there is a messenger on his side one mediator in a thousand to tell a man what is right for him Job 3324 to be gracious to him and say ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit I have found his ransom’ Job 3325 then his flesh is refreshed like a child’s he returns to the days of his youth Job 3326 He prays to God and finds favor he sees God’s face and shouts for joy and God restores His righteousness to that man Job 3327 Then he sings before men with these words ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right yet I did not get what I deserved Job 3328 He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit and I will live to see the light’ Job 3329 Behold all these things God does to a man two or even three times Job 3330 to bring back his soul from the Pit that he may be enlightened with the light of life Job 3331 Pay attention Job and listen to me be silent and I will speak Job 3332 But if you have something to say answer me speak up for I would like to vindicate you Job 3333 But if not then listen to me be quiet and I will teach you wisdom” Job 341 Then Elihu continued Job 342 “Hear my words O wise men give ear to me O men of learning Job 343 For the ear tests words as the mouth tastes food Job 344 Let us choose for ourselves what is right let us learn together what is good Job 345 For Job has declared ‘I am righteous yet God has deprived me of justice Job 346 Would I lie about my case My wound is incurable though I am without transgression’ Job 347 What man is like Job who drinks up derision like water Job 348 He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men Job 349 For he has said ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight in God’ Job 3410 Therefore listen to me O men of understanding Far be it from God to do wrong and from the Almighty to act unjustly Job 3411 For according to a man’s deeds He repays him according to a man’s ways He brings consequences Job 3412 Indeed it is true that God does not act wickedly and the Almighty does not pervert justice Job 3413 Who gave Him charge over the earth Who appointed Him over the whole world Job 3414 If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath Job 3415 all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust Job 3416 If you have understanding hear this listen to my words Job 3417 Could one who hates justice govern Will you condemn the just and mighty One Job 3418 who says to kings ‘You are worthless’ and to nobles ‘You are wicked’ Job 3419 who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor For they are all the work of His hands Job 3420 They die in an instant in the middle of the night The people convulse and pass away the mighty are removed without human hand Job 3421 For His eyes are on the ways of a man and He sees his every step Job 3422 There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide Job 3423 For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgment Job 3424 He shatters the mighty without inquiry and sets up others in their place Job 3425 Therefore He recognizes their deeds He overthrows them in the night and they are crushed Job 3426 He strikes them for their wickedness in full view Job 3427 because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways Job 3428 They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him and He heard the outcry of the afflicted Job 3429 But when He remains silent who can condemn Him When He hides His face who can see Him Yet He watches over both man and nation Job 3430 that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people Job 3431 Suppose someone says to God ‘I have endured my punishment I will offend no more Job 3432 Teach me what I cannot see if I have done wrong I will not do it again’ Job 3433 Should God repay you on your own terms when you have disavowed Him You must choose not I so tell me what you know Job 3434 Men of understanding will declare to me and the wise men who hear me will say Job 3435 ‘Job speaks without knowledge his words lack insight’ Job 3436 If only Job were tried to the utmost for answering like a wicked man Job 3437 For he adds rebellion to his sin he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God” Job 351 And Elihu went on to say Job 352 “Do you think this is just You say ‘I am more righteous than God’ Job 353 For you ask ‘What does it profit me and what benefit do I gain apart from sin’ Job 354 I will reply to you and to your friends as well Job 355 Look to the heavens and see gaze at the clouds high above you Job 356 If you sin what do you accomplish against Him If you multiply your transgressions what do you do to Him Job 357 If you are righteous what do you give Him or what does He receive from your hand Job 358 Your wickedness affects only a man like yourself and your righteousness only a son of man Job 359 Men cry out under great oppression they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty Job 3510 But no one asks ‘Where is God my Maker who gives us songs in the night Job 3511 who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the air’ Job 3512 There they cry out but He does not answer because of the pride of evil men Job 3513 Surely God does not listen to empty pleas and the Almighty does not take note of it Job 3514 How much less then when you say that you do not see Him that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him Job 3515 and further that in His anger He has not punished or taken much notice of folly Job 3516 So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge” Job 361 And Elihu continued Job 362 “Bear with me a little longer and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf Job 363 I get my knowledge from afar and I will ascribe justice to my Maker Job 364 For truly my words are free of falsehood one perfect in knowledge is with you Job 365 Indeed God is mighty but He despises no one He is mighty in strength of understanding Job 366 He does not keep the wicked alive but He grants justice to the afflicted Job 367 He does not take His eyes off the righteous but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever Job 368 And if men are bound with chains caught in cords of affliction Job 369 then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed Job 3610 He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity Job 3611 If they obey and serve Him then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness Job 3612 But if they do not obey then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge Job 3613 The godless in heart harbor resentment even when He binds them they do not cry for help Job 3614 They die in their youth among the male shrine prostitutes Job 3615 God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression Job 3616 Indeed He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place to a table full of richness Job 3617 But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked judgment and justice have seized you Job 3618 Be careful that no one lures you with riches do not let a large bribe lead you astray Job 3619 Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress Job 3620 Do not long for the night when people vanish from their homes Job 3621 Be careful not to turn to iniquity for this you have preferred to affliction Job 3622 Behold God is exalted in His power Who is a teacher like Him Job 3623 Who has appointed His way for Him or told Him ‘You have done wrong’ Job 3624 Remember to magnify His work which men have praised in song Job 3625 All mankind has seen it men behold it from afar Job 3626 Indeed God is great—beyond our knowledge the number of His years is unsearchable Job 3627 For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist Job 3628 which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind Job 3629 Furthermore who can understand how the clouds spread out how the thunder roars from His pavilion Job 3630 See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea Job 3631 For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance Job 3632 He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark Job 3633 The thunder declares His presence even the cattle regard the rising storm Job 371 “At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place Job 372 Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth Job 373 He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth Job 374 Then there comes a roaring sound He thunders with His majestic voice He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds Job 375 God thunders wondrously with His voice He does great things we cannot comprehend Job 376 For He says to the snow ‘Fall on the earth’ and to the gentle rain ‘Pour out a mighty downpour’ Job 377 He seals up the hand of every man so that all men may know His work Job 378 The wild animals enter their lairs they settle down in their dens Job 379 The tempest comes from its chamber and the cold from the driving north winds Job 3710 By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen Job 3711 He loads the clouds with moisture He scatters His lightning through them Job 3712 They swirl about whirling at His direction accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth Job 3713 Whether for punishment or for His land He accomplishes this in His loving devotion Job 3714 Listen to this O Job stand still and consider the wonders of God Job 3715 Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash Job 3716 Do you understand how the clouds float those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge Job 3717 You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind Job 3718 can you like Him spread out the skies as strong as a mirror of bronze Job 3719 Teach us what we should say to Him we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness Job 3720 Should He be told that I want to speak Would a man ask to be swallowed up Job 3721 Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean Job 3722 Out of the north He comes in golden splendor awesome majesty surrounds Him Job 3723 The Almighty is beyond our reach He is exalted in power In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress Job 3724 Therefore men fear Him for He is not partial to the wise in heart” Job 381 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said Job 382 “Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge Job 383 Now brace yourself like a man I will question you and you shall inform Me Job 384 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth Tell Me if you have understanding Job 385 Who fixed its measurements Surely you know Or who stretched a measuring line across it Job 386 On what were its foundations set or who laid its cornerstone Job 387 while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy Job 388 Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb Job 389 when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket Job 3810 when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors Job 3811 and I declared ‘You may come this far but no farther here your proud waves must stop’ Job 3812 In your days have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place Job 3813 that it might spread to the ends of the earth and shake the wicked out of it Job 3814 The earth takes shape like clay under a seal its hills stand out like the folds of a garment Job 3815 Light is withheld from the wicked and their upraised arm is broken Job 3816 Have you journeyed to the vents of the sea or walked in the trenches of the deep Job 3817 Have the gates of death been revealed to you Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death Job 3818 Have you surveyed the extent of the earth Tell Me if you know all this Job 3819 Where is the way to the home of light Do you know where darkness resides Job 3820 so you can lead it back to its border Do you know the paths to its home Job 3821 Surely you know for you were already born And the number of your days is great Job 3822 Have you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail Job 3823 which I hold in reserve for times of trouble for the day of war and battle Job 3824 In which direction is the lightning dispersed or the east wind scattered over the earth Job 3825 Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt Job 3826 to bring rain on a barren land on a desert where no man lives Job 3827 to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass Job 3828 Does the rain have a father Who has begotten the drops of dew Job 3829 From whose womb does the ice emerge Who gives birth to the frost from heaven Job 3830 when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen Job 3831 Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion Job 3832 Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear and her cubs Job 3833 Do you know the laws of the heavens Can you set their dominion over the earth Job 3834 Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you Job 3835 Can you send the lightning bolts on their way Do they report to you ‘Here we are’ Job 3836 Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind Job 3837 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens Job 3838 when the dust hardens into a mass and the clods of earth stick together Job 3839 Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions Job 3840 when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket Job 3841 Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food Job 391 “Do you know when mountain goats give birth Have you watched the doe bear her fawn Job 392 Can you count the months they are pregnant Do you know the time they give birth Job 393 They crouch down and bring forth their young they deliver their newborn Job 394 Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field they leave and do not return Job 395 Who set the wild donkey free Who released the swift donkey from the harness Job 396 I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling Job 397 He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver Job 398 He roams the mountains for pasture searching for any green thing Job 399 Will the wild ox consent to serve you Will he stay by your manger at night Job 3910 Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness Will he plow the valleys behind you Job 3911 Can you rely on his great strength Will you leave your hard work to him Job 3912 Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor Job 3913 The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork Job 3914 For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand Job 3915 She forgets that a foot may crush them or a wild animal may trample them Job 3916 She treats her young harshly as if not her own with no concern that her labor was in vain Job 3917 For God has deprived her of wisdom He has not endowed her with understanding Job 3918 Yet when she proudly spreads her wings she laughs at the horse and its rider Job 3919 Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane Job 3920 Do you make him leap like a locust striking terror with his proud snorting Job 3921 He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength he charges into battle Job 3922 He laughs at fear frightened of nothing he does not turn back from the sword Job 3923 A quiver rattles at his side along with a flashing spear and lance Job 3924 Trembling with excitement he devours the distance he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds Job 3925 At the blast of the horn he snorts with fervor He catches the scent of battle from afar the shouts of captains and the cry of war Job 3926 Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south Job 3927 Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high Job 3928 He dwells on a cliff and lodges there his stronghold is on a rocky crag Job 3929 From there he spies out food his eyes see it from afar Job 3930 His young ones feast on blood and where the slain are there he is” Job 401 And the LORD said to Job Job 402 “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty Let him who argues with God give an answer” Job 403 Then Job answered the LORD Job 404 “Behold I am insignificant How can I reply to You I place my hand over my mouth Job 405 I have spoken once but I have no answer—twice but I have nothing to add” Job 406 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said Job 407 “Now brace yourself like a man I will question you and you shall inform Me Job 408 Would you really annul My justice Would you condemn Me to justify yourself Job 409 Do you have an arm like God’s Can you thunder with a voice like His Job 4010 Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor and clothe yourself with honor and glory Job 4011 Unleash the fury of your wrath look on every proud man and bring him low Job 4012 Look on every proud man and humble him trample the wicked where they stand Job 4013 Bury them together in the dust imprison them in the grave Job 4014 Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you Job 4015 Look at Behemoth which I made along with you He feeds on grass like an ox Job 4016 See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly Job 4017 His tail sways like a cedar the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit Job 4018 His bones are tubes of bronze his limbs are rods of iron Job 4019 He is the foremost of God’s works only his Maker can draw the sword against him Job 4020 The hills yield him their produce while all the beasts of the field play nearby Job 4021 He lies under the lotus plants hidden among the reeds of the marsh Job 4022 The lotus plants conceal him in their shade the willows of the brook surround him Job 4023 Though the river rages Behemoth is unafraid he remains secure though the Jordan surges to his mouth Job 4024 Can anyone capture him as he looks on or pierce his nose with a snare Job 411 “Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope Job 412 Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook Job 413 Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly Job 414 Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life Job 415 Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens Job 416 Will traders barter for him or divide him among the merchants Job 417 Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears Job 418 If you lay a hand on him you will remember the battle and never repeat it Job 419 Surely hope of overcoming him is false Is not the sight of him overwhelming Job 4110 No one is so fierce as to rouse Leviathan Then who is able to stand against Me Job 4111 Who has given to Me that I should repay him Everything under heaven is Mine Job 4112 I cannot keep silent about his limbs his power and graceful form Job 4113 Who can strip off his outer coat Who can approach him with a bridle Job 4114 Who can open his jaws ringed by his fearsome teeth Job 4115 His rows of scales are his pride tightly sealed together Job 4116 One scale is so near to another that no air can pass between them Job 4117 They are joined to one another they clasp and cannot be separated Job 4118 His snorting flashes with light and his eyes are like the rays of dawn Job 4119 Firebrands stream from his mouth fiery sparks shoot forth Job 4120 Smoke billows from his nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds Job 4121 His breath sets coals ablaze and flames pour from his mouth Job 4122 Strength resides in his neck and dismay leaps before him Job 4123 The folds of his flesh are tightly joined they are firm and immovable Job 4124 His chest is as hard as a rock as hard as a lower millstone Job 4125 When Leviathan rises up the mighty are terrified they withdraw before his thrashing Job 4126 The sword that reaches him has no effect nor does the spear or dart or arrow Job 4127 He regards iron as straw and bronze as rotten wood Job 4128 No arrow can make him flee slingstones become like chaff to him Job 4129 A club is regarded as straw and he laughs at the sound of the lance Job 4130 His undersides are jagged potsherds spreading out the mud like a threshing sledge Job 4131 He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron he makes the sea like a jar of ointment Job 4132 He leaves a glistening wake behind him one would think the deep had white hair Job 4133 Nothing on earth is his equal—a creature devoid of fear Job 4134 He looks down on all the haughty he is king over all the proud” Job 421 Then Job replied to the LORD Job 422 “I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted Job 423 You asked ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand things too wonderful for me to know Job 424 You said ‘Listen now and I will speak I will question you and you shall inform Me’ Job 425 My ears had heard of You but now my eyes have seen You Job 426 Therefore I despise myself and I repent in dust and ashes” Job 427 After the LORD had spoken these words to Job He said to Eliphaz the Temanite “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends For you have not spoken about Me accurately as My servant Job has Job 428 So now take seven bulls and seven rams go to My servant Job and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves Then My servant Job will pray for you for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly For you have not spoken accurately about Me as My servant Job has” Job 429 So Eliphaz the Temanite Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer Job 4210 After Job had prayed for his friends the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions Job 4211 All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring Job 4212 So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first He owned 14000 sheep 6000 camels 1000 yoke of oxen and 1000 female donkeys Job 4213 And he also had seven sons and three daughters Job 4214 He named his first daughter Jemimah his second Keziah and his third Kerenhappuch Job 4215 No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers Job 4216 After this Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation Job 4217 And so Job died old and full of years Psalm 11 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or set foot on the path of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers Psalm 12 But his delight is in the Law of the LORD and on His law he meditates day and night Psalm 13 He is like a tree planted by streams of water yielding its fruit in season whose leaf does not wither and who prospers in all he does Psalm 14 Not so the wicked For they are like chaff driven off by the wind Psalm 15 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous Psalm 16 For the LORD guards the path of the righteous but the way of the wicked will perish Psalm 21 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain Psalm 22 The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against His Anointed One Psalm 23 “Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords” Psalm 24 The One enthroned in heaven laughs the Lord taunts them Psalm 25 Then He rebukes them in His anger and terrifies them in His fury Psalm 26 “I have installed My King on Zion upon My holy mountain” Psalm 27 I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD “You are My Son today I have become Your Father Psalm 28 Ask Me and I will make the nations Your inheritance the ends of the earth Your possession Psalm 29 You will break them with an iron scepter You will shatter them like pottery” Psalm 210 Therefore be wise O kings be admonished O judges of the earth Psalm 211 Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling Psalm 212 Kiss the Son lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion when His wrath ignites in an instant Blessed are all who take refuge in Him Psalm 31 A Psalm of David when he fled from his son Absalom O LORD how my foes have increased How many rise up against me Psalm 32 Many say of me “God will not deliver him” Selah Psalm 33 But You O LORD are a shield around me my glory and the One who lifts my head Psalm 34 To the LORD I cry aloud and He answers me from His holy mountain Selah Psalm 35 I lie down and sleep I wake again for the LORD sustains me Psalm 36 I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side Psalm 37 Arise O LORD Save me O my God Strike all my enemies on the jaw break the teeth of the wicked Psalm 38 Salvation belongs to the LORD may Your blessing be on Your people Selah Psalm 41 For the choirmaster With stringed instruments A Psalm of David Answer me when I call O God of my righteousness You have relieved my distress show me grace and hear my prayer Psalm 42 How long O men will my honor be maligned How long will you love vanity and seek after lies Selah Psalm 43 Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself the LORD hears when I call to Him Psalm 44 Be angry yet do not sin on your bed search your heart and be still Selah Psalm 45 Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD Psalm 46 Many ask “Who can show us the good” Shine the light of Your face upon us O LORD Psalm 47 You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound Psalm 48 I will lie down and sleep in peace for You alone O LORD make me dwell in safety Psalm 51 For the choirmaster to be accompanied by flutes A Psalm of David Give ear to my words O LORD consider my groaning Psalm 52 Attend to the sound of my cry my King and my God for to You I pray Psalm 53 In the morning O LORD You hear my voice at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation Psalm 54 For You are not a God who delights in wickedness no evil can dwell with You Psalm 55 The boastful cannot stand in Your presence You hate all workers of iniquity Psalm 56 You destroy those who tell lies the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit Psalm 57 But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple Psalm 58 Lead me O LORD in Your righteousness because of my enemies make straight Your way before me Psalm 59 For not a word they speak can be trusted destruction lies within them Their throats are open graves their tongues practice deceit Psalm 510 Declare them guilty O God let them fall by their own devices Drive them out for their many transgressions for they have rebelled against You Psalm 511 But let all who take refuge in You rejoice let them ever shout for joy May You shelter them that those who love Your name may rejoice in You Psalm 512 For surely You O LORD bless the righteous You surround them with the shield of Your favor Psalm 61 For the choirmaster With stringed instruments according to Sheminith A Psalm of David O LORD do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath Psalm 62 Be merciful to me O LORD for I am frail heal me O LORD for my bones are in agony Psalm 63 My soul is deeply distressed How long O LORD how long Psalm 64 Turn O LORD and deliver my soul save me because of Your loving devotion Psalm 65 For there is no mention of You in death who can praise You from Sheol Psalm 66 I am weary from groaning all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears Psalm 67 My eyes fail from grief they grow dim because of all my foes Psalm 68 Depart from me all you workers of iniquity for the LORD has heard my weeping Psalm 69 The LORD has heard my cry for mercy the LORD accepts my prayer Psalm 610 All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed they will turn back in sudden disgrace Psalm 71 A Shiggaion of David which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite O LORD my God I take refuge in You save me and deliver me from all my pursuers Psalm 72 or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me Psalm 73 O LORD my God if I have done this if injustice is on my hands Psalm 74 if I have rewarded my ally with evil if I have plundered my foe without cause Psalm 75 then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust Selah Psalm 76 Arise O LORD in Your anger rise up against the fury of my enemies Awake my God and ordain judgment Psalm 77 Let the assembled peoples gather around You take Your seat over them on high Psalm 78 The LORD judges the peoples vindicate me O LORD according to my righteousness and integrity Psalm 79 Put an end to the evil of the wicked but establish the righteous O righteous God who searches hearts and minds Psalm 710 My shield is with God who saves the upright in heart Psalm 711 God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day Psalm 712 If one does not repent God will sharpen His sword He has bent and strung His bow Psalm 713 He has prepared His deadly weapons He ordains His arrows with fire Psalm 714 Behold the wicked man travails with evil he conceives trouble and births falsehood Psalm 715 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out he has fallen into a pit of his own making Psalm 716 His trouble recoils on himself and his violence falls on his own head Psalm 717 I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High Psalm 81 For the choirmaster According to Gittith A Psalm of David O LORD our Lord how majestic is Your name in all the earth You have set Your glory above the heavens Psalm 82 From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries to silence the enemy and avenger Psalm 83 When I behold Your heavens the work of Your fingers the moon and the stars which You have set in place— Psalm 84 what is man that You are mindful of him or the son of man that You care for him Psalm 85 You made him a little lower than the angels You crowned him with glory and honor Psalm 86 You made him ruler of the works of Your hands You have placed everything under his feet Psalm 87 all sheep and oxen and even the beasts of the field Psalm 88 the birds of the air and the fish of the sea all that swim the paths of the seas Psalm 89 O LORD our Lord how majestic is Your name in all the earth Psalm 91 For the choirmaster To the tune of “The Death of the Son” A Psalm of David I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart I will recount all Your wonders Psalm 92 I will be glad and rejoice in You I will sing praise to Your name O Most High Psalm 93 When my enemies retreat they stumble and perish before You Psalm 94 For You have upheld my just cause You sit on Your throne judging righteously Psalm 95 You have rebuked the nations You have destroyed the wicked You have erased their name forever and ever Psalm 96 The enemy has come to eternal ruin and You have uprooted their cities the very memory of them has vanished Psalm 97 But the LORD abides forever He has established His throne for judgment Psalm 98 He judges the world with justice He governs the people with equity Psalm 99 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed a stronghold in times of trouble Psalm 910 Those who know Your name trust in You for You O LORD have not forsaken those who seek You Psalm 911 Sing praises to the LORD who dwells in Zion proclaim His deeds among the nations Psalm 912 For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted Psalm 913 Be merciful to me O LORD see how my enemies afflict me Lift me up from the gates of death Psalm 914 that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation Psalm 915 The nations have fallen into a pit of their making their feet are caught in the net they have hidden Psalm 916 The LORD is known by the justice He brings the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands Higgaion Selah Psalm 917 The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God Psalm 918 For the needy will not always be forgotten nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed Psalm 919 Rise up O LORD do not let man prevail let the nations be judged in Your presence Psalm 920 Lay terror upon them O LORD let the nations know they are but men Selah Psalm 101 Why O LORD do You stand far off Why do You hide in times of trouble Psalm 102 In pride the wicked pursue the needy let them be caught in the schemes they devise Psalm 103 For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD Psalm 104 In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him in all his schemes there is no God Psalm 105 He is secure in his ways at all times Your lofty judgments are far from him he sneers at all his foes Psalm 106 He says to himself “I will not be moved from age to age I am free of distress” Psalm 107 His mouth is full of cursing deceit and violence trouble and malice are under his tongue Psalm 108 He lies in wait near the villages in ambush he slays the innocent his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless Psalm 109 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket he lurks to seize the oppressed he catches the lowly in his net Psalm 1010 They are crushed and beaten down the helpless fall prey to his strength Psalm 1011 He says to himself “God has forgotten He hides His face and never sees” Psalm 1012 Arise O LORD Lift up Your hand O God Do not forget the helpless Psalm 1013 Why has the wicked man renounced God He says to himself “You will never call me to account” Psalm 1014 But You have regarded trouble and grief You see to repay it by Your hand The victim entrusts himself to You You are the helper of the fatherless Psalm 1015 Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found Psalm 1016 The LORD is King forever and ever the nations perish from His land Psalm 1017 You have heard O LORD the desire of the humble You will strengthen their hearts You will incline Your ear Psalm 1018 to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed that the men of the earth may strike terror no more Psalm 111 For the choirmaster Of David In the LORD I take refuge How then can you say to me “Flee like a bird to your mountain Psalm 112 For behold the wicked bend their bows They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart Psalm 113 If the foundations are destroyed what can the righteous do” Psalm 114 The LORD is in His holy temple the LORD is on His heavenly throne His eyes are watching closely they examine the sons of men Psalm 115 The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked His soul hates the lover of violence Psalm 116 On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur a scorching wind will be their portion Psalm 117 For the LORD is righteous He loves justice The upright will see His face Psalm 121 For the choirmaster According to Sheminith A Psalm of David Help O LORD for the godly are no more the faithful have vanished from among men Psalm 122 They lie to one another they speak with flattering lips and a double heart Psalm 123 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue Psalm 124 They say “With our tongues we will prevail We own our lips—who can be our master” Psalm 125 “For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy I will now arise” says the LORD “I will bring safety to him who yearns” Psalm 126 The words of the LORD are flawless like silver refined in a furnace like gold purified sevenfold Psalm 127 You O LORD will keep us You will forever guard us from this generation Psalm 128 The wicked wander freely and vileness is exalted among men Psalm 131 For the choirmaster A Psalm of David How long O LORD Will You forget me forever How long will You hide Your face from me Psalm 132 How long must I wrestle in my soul with sorrow in my heart each day How long will my enemy dominate me Psalm 133 Consider me and respond O LORD my God Give light to my eyes lest I sleep in death Psalm 134 lest my enemy say “I have overcome him” and my foes rejoice when I fall Psalm 135 But I have trusted in Your loving devotion my heart will rejoice in Your salvation Psalm 136 I will sing to the LORD for He has been good to me Psalm 141 For the choirmaster Of David The fool says in his heart “There is no God” They are corrupt their acts are vile There is no one who does good Psalm 142 The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand if any seek God Psalm 143 All have turned away they have together become corrupt there is no one who does good not even one Psalm 144 Will the workers of iniquity never learn They devour my people like bread they refuse to call upon the LORD Psalm 145 There they are overwhelmed with dread for God is in the company of the righteous Psalm 146 You sinners frustrate the plans of the oppressed yet the LORD is their shelter Psalm 147 Oh that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion When the LORD restores His captive people let Jacob rejoice let Israel be glad Psalm 151 A Psalm of David O LORD who may abide in Your tent Who may dwell on Your holy mountain Psalm 152 He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness who speaks the truth from his heart Psalm 153 who has no slander on his tongue who does no harm to his neighbor who casts no scorn on his friend Psalm 154 who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD who does not revise a costly oath Psalm 155 who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent He who does these things will never be shaken Psalm 161 A Miktam of David Preserve me O God for in You I take refuge Psalm 162 I said to the LORD “You are my Lord apart from You I have no good thing” Psalm 163 As for the saints in the land they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides Psalm 164 Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods I will not pour out their libations of blood or speak their names with my lips Psalm 165 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup You have made my lot secure Psalm 166 The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places surely my inheritance is delightful Psalm 167 I will bless the LORD who counsels me even at night my conscience instructs me Psalm 168 I have set the LORD always before me Because He is at my right hand I will not be shaken Psalm 169 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices my body also will dwell securely Psalm 1610 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol nor will You let Your Holy One see decay Psalm 1611 You have made known to me the path of life You will fill me with joy in Your presence with eternal pleasures at Your right hand Psalm 171 A prayer of David Hear O LORD my righteous plea listen to my cry Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of deceit Psalm 172 May my vindication come from Your presence may Your eyes see what is right Psalm 173 You have tried my heart You have visited me in the night You have tested me and found no evil I have resolved not to sin with my mouth Psalm 174 As for the deeds of men—by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent Psalm 175 My steps have held to Your paths my feet have not slipped Psalm 176 I call on You O God for You will answer me Incline Your ear to me hear my words Psalm 177 Show the wonders of Your loving devotion You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes Psalm 178 Keep me as the apple of Your eye hide me in the shadow of Your wings Psalm 179 from the wicked who assail me from my mortal enemies who surround me Psalm 1710 They have closed their callous hearts their mouths speak with arrogance Psalm 1711 They have tracked us down and now surround us their eyes are set to cast us to the ground Psalm 1712 like a lion greedy for prey like a young lion lurking in ambush Psalm 1713 Arise O LORD confront them Bring them to their knees deliver me from the wicked by Your sword Psalm 1714 from such men O LORD by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons so they leave their abundance to their children Psalm 1715 As for me I will behold Your face in righteousness when I awake I will be satisfied in Your presence Psalm 181 For the choirmaster Of David the servant of the LORD who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul He said I love You O LORD my strength Psalm 182 The LORD is my rock my fortress and my deliverer My God is my rock in whom I take refuge my shield and the horn of my salvation my stronghold Psalm 183 I will call upon the LORD who is worthy to be praised so shall I be saved from my enemies Psalm 184 The cords of death encompassed me the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me Psalm 185 The cords of Sheol entangled me the snares of death confronted me Psalm 186 In my distress I called upon the LORD I cried to my God for help From His temple He heard my voice and my cry for His help reached His ears Psalm 187 Then the earth shook and quaked and the foundations of the mountains trembled they were shaken because He burned with anger Psalm 188 Smoke rose from His nostrils and consuming fire came from His mouth glowing coals blazed forth Psalm 189 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet Psalm 1810 He mounted a cherub and flew He soared on the wings of the wind Psalm 1811 He made darkness His hiding place and storm clouds a canopy around Him Psalm 1812 From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced—hailstones and coals of fire Psalm 1813 The LORD thundered from heaven the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire Psalm 1814 He shot His arrows and scattered the foes He hurled lightning and routed them Psalm 1815 The channels of the sea appeared and the foundations of the world were exposed at Your rebuke O LORD at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils Psalm 1816 He reached down from on high and took hold of me He drew me out of deep waters Psalm 1817 He rescued me from my powerful enemy from foes too mighty for me Psalm 1818 They confronted me in my day of calamity but the LORD was my support Psalm 1819 He brought me out into the open He rescued me because He delighted in me Psalm 1820 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands Psalm 1821 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God Psalm 1822 For all His ordinances are before me I have not disregarded His statutes Psalm 1823 And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity Psalm 1824 So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight Psalm 1825 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful to the blameless You show Yourself blameless Psalm 1826 to the pure You show Yourself pure but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd Psalm 1827 For You save an afflicted people but You humble those with haughty eyes Psalm 1828 For You O LORD light my lamp my God lights up my darkness Psalm 1829 For in You I can charge an army and with my God I can scale a wall Psalm 1830 As for God His way is perfect the word of the LORD is flawless He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him Psalm 1831 For who is God besides the LORD And who is the Rock except our God Psalm 1832 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear Psalm 1833 He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights Psalm 1834 He trains my hands for battle my arms can bend a bow of bronze Psalm 1835 You have given me Your shield of salvation Your right hand upholds me and Your gentleness exalts me Psalm 1836 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way Psalm 1837 I pursued my enemies and overtook them I did not turn back until they were consumed Psalm 1838 I crushed them so they could not rise they have fallen under my feet Psalm 1839 You have armed me with strength for battle You have subdued my foes beneath me Psalm 1840 You have made my enemies retreat before me I destroyed those who hated me Psalm 1841 They cried for help but there was no one to save them—to the LORD but He did not answer Psalm 1842 I ground them as dust in the face of the wind I trampled them like mud in the streets Psalm 1843 You have delivered me from the strife of the people You have made me the head of nations a people I had not known shall serve me Psalm 1844 When they hear me they obey me foreigners cower before me Psalm 1845 Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds Psalm 1846 The LORD lives and blessed be my Rock And may the God of my salvation be exalted— Psalm 1847 the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me Psalm 1848 who delivers me from my enemies You exalt me above my foes You rescue me from violent men Psalm 1849 Therefore I will praise You O LORD among the nations I will sing praises to Your name Psalm 1850 Great salvation He brings to His king He shows loving devotion to His anointed to David and his descendants forever Psalm 191 For the choirmaster A Psalm of David The heavens declare the glory of God the skies proclaim the work of His hands Psalm 192 Day after day they pour forth speech night after night they reveal knowledge Psalm 193 Without speech or language without a sound to be heard Psalm 194 their voice has gone out into all the earth their words to the ends of the world In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun Psalm 195 Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber like a champion rejoicing to run his course Psalm 196 it rises at one end of the heavens and runs its circuit to the other nothing is deprived of its warmth Psalm 197 The Law of the LORD is perfect reviving the soul the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy making wise the simple Psalm 198 The precepts of the LORD are right bringing joy to the heart the commandments of the LORD are radiant giving light to the eyes Psalm 199 The fear of the LORD is pure enduring forever the judgments of the LORD are true being altogether righteous Psalm 1910 They are more precious than gold than much pure gold they are sweeter than honey than honey from the comb Psalm 1911 By them indeed Your servant is warned in keeping them is great reward Psalm 1912 Who can discern his own errors Cleanse me from my hidden faults Psalm 1913 Keep Your servant also from willful sins may they not rule over me Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression Psalm 1914 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight O LORD my Rock and my Redeemer Psalm 201 For the choirmaster A Psalm of David May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble may the name of the God of Jacob protect you Psalm 202 May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion Psalm 203 May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings Selah Psalm 204 May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed Psalm 205 May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God May the LORD grant all your petitions Psalm 206 Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand Psalm 207 Some trust in chariots and others in horses but we trust in the name of the LORD our God Psalm 208 They collapse and fall but we rise up and stand firm Psalm 209 O LORD save the king Answer us on the day we call Psalm 211 For the choirmaster A Psalm of David O LORD the king rejoices in Your strength How greatly he exults in Your salvation Psalm 212 You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips Selah Psalm 213 For You welcomed him with rich blessings You placed on his head a crown of pure gold Psalm 214 He asked You for life and You granted it—length of days forever and ever Psalm 215 Great is his glory in Your salvation You bestow on him splendor and majesty Psalm 216 For You grant him blessings forever You cheer him with joy in Your presence Psalm 217 For the king trusts in the LORD through the loving devotion of the Most High he will not be shaken Psalm 218 Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies Your right hand will seize those who hate You Psalm 219 You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing In His wrath the LORD will engulf them and the fire will consume them Psalm 2110 You will wipe their descendants from the earth and their offspring from the sons of men Psalm 2111 Though they intend You harm the schemes they devise will not prevail Psalm 2112 For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them Psalm 2113 Be exalted O LORD in Your strength we will sing and praise Your power Psalm 221 For the choirmaster To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn” A Psalm of David My God my God why have You forsaken me Why are You so far from saving me so far from my words of groaning Psalm 222 I cry out by day O my God but You do not answer and by night but I have no rest Psalm 223 Yet You are holy enthroned on the praises of Israel Psalm 224 In You our fathers trusted they trusted and You delivered them Psalm 225 They cried out to You and were set free they trusted in You and were not disappointed Psalm 226 But I am a worm and not a man scorned by men and despised by the people Psalm 227 All who see me mock me they sneer and shake their heads Psalm 228 “He trusts in the LORD let the LORD deliver him let the LORD rescue him since He delights in him” Psalm 229 Yet You brought me forth from the womb You made me secure at my mother’s breast Psalm 2210 From birth I was cast upon You from my mother’s womb You have been my God Psalm 2211 Be not far from me for trouble is near and there is no one to help Psalm 2212 Many bulls surround me strong bulls of Bashan encircle me Psalm 2213 They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul Psalm 2214 I am poured out like water and all my bones are disjointed My heart is like wax it melts away within me Psalm 2215 My strength is dried up like a potsherd and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth You lay me in the dust of death Psalm 2216 For dogs surround me a band of evil men encircles me they have pierced my hands and feet Psalm 2217 I can count all my bones they stare and gloat over me Psalm 2218 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing Psalm 2219 But You O LORD be not far off O my Strength come quickly to help me Psalm 2220 Deliver my soul from the sword my precious life from the power of wild dogs Psalm 2221 Save me from the mouth of the lion at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me Psalm 2222 I will proclaim Your name to my brothers I will praise You in the assembly Psalm 2223 You who fear the LORD praise Him All descendants of Jacob honor Him All offspring of Israel revere Him Psalm 2224 For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted He has not hidden His face from him but has attended to his cry for help Psalm 2225 My praise for You resounds in the great assembly I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You Psalm 2226 The poor will eat and be satisfied those who seek the LORD will praise Him May your hearts live forever Psalm 2227 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD All the families of the nations will bow down before Him Psalm 2228 For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations Psalm 2229 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him—even those unable to preserve their lives Psalm 2230 Posterity will serve Him they will declare the Lord to a new generation Psalm 2231 They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done Psalm 231 A Psalm of David The LORD is my shepherd I shall not want Psalm 232 He makes me lie down in green pastures He leads me beside quiet waters Psalm 233 He restores my soul He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name Psalm 234 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for You are with me Your rod and Your staff they comfort me Psalm 235 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies You anoint my head with oil my cup overflows Psalm 236 Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever Psalm 241 A Psalm of David The earth is the LORD’s and the fullness thereof the world and all who dwell therein Psalm 242 For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters Psalm 243 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD Who may stand in His holy place Psalm 244 He who has clean hands and a pure heart who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully Psalm 245 He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his salvation Psalm 246 Such is the generation of those who seek Him who seek Your face O God of Jacob Selah Psalm 247 Lift up your heads O gates Be lifted up O ancient doors that the King of Glory may enter Psalm 248 Who is this King of Glory The LORD strong and mighty the LORD mighty in battle Psalm 249 Lift up your heads O gates Be lifted up O ancient doors that the King of Glory may enter Psalm 2410 Who is He this King of Glory The LORD of Hosts—He is the King of Glory Selah Psalm 251 Of David To You O LORD I lift up my soul Psalm 252 in You my God I trust Do not let me be put to shame do not let my enemies exult over me Psalm 253 Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame but those who engage in treachery without cause will be disgraced Psalm 254 Show me Your ways O LORD teach me Your paths Psalm 255 Guide me in Your truth and teach me for You are the God of my salvation all day long I wait for You Psalm 256 Remember O LORD Your compassion and loving devotion for they are from age to age Psalm 257 Remember not the sins of my youth nor my rebellious acts remember me according to Your loving devotion because of Your goodness O LORD Psalm 258 Good and upright is the LORD therefore He shows sinners the way Psalm 259 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way Psalm 2510 All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees Psalm 2511 For the sake of Your name O LORD forgive my iniquity for it is great Psalm 2512 Who is the man who fears the LORD He will instruct him in the path chosen for him Psalm 2513 His soul will dwell in prosperity and his descendants will inherit the land Psalm 2514 The LORD confides in those who fear Him and reveals His covenant to them Psalm 2515 My eyes are always on the LORD for He will free my feet from the mesh Psalm 2516 Turn to me and be gracious for I am lonely and afflicted Psalm 2517 The troubles of my heart increase free me from my distress Psalm 2518 Consider my affliction and trouble and take away all my sins Psalm 2519 Consider my enemies for they are many and they hate me with vicious hatred Psalm 2520 Guard my soul and deliver me let me not be put to shame for I take refuge in You Psalm 2521 May integrity and uprightness preserve me because I wait for You Psalm 2522 Redeem Israel O God from all its distress Psalm 261 Of David Vindicate me O LORD For I have walked with integrity I have trusted in the LORD without wavering Psalm 262 Test me O LORD and try me examine my heart and mind Psalm 263 For Your loving devotion is before my eyes and I have walked in Your truth Psalm 264 I do not sit with deceitful men nor keep company with hypocrites Psalm 265 I hate the mob of evildoers and refuse to sit with the wicked Psalm 266 I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar O LORD Psalm 267 to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works Psalm 268 O LORD I love the house where You dwell the place where Your glory resides Psalm 269 Do not take my soul away with sinners or my life with men of bloodshed Psalm 2610 in whose hands are wicked schemes whose right hands are full of bribes Psalm 2611 But I will walk with integrity redeem me and be merciful to me Psalm 2612 My feet stand on level ground in the congregations I will bless the LORD Psalm 271 Of David The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread Psalm 272 When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh my enemies and foes stumbled and fell Psalm 273 Though an army encamps around me my heart will not fear though a war breaks out against me I will keep my trust Psalm 274 One thing I have asked of the LORD this is what I desire to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple Psalm 275 For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter He will conceal me under the cover of His tent He will set me high upon a rock Psalm 276 Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy I will sing and make music to the LORD Psalm 277 Hear O LORD my voice when I call be merciful and answer me Psalm 278 My heart said “Seek His face” Your face O LORD I will seek Psalm 279 Hide not Your face from me nor turn away Your servant in anger You have been my helper do not leave me or forsake me O God of my salvation Psalm 2710 Though my father and mother forsake me the LORD will receive me Psalm 2711 Teach me Your way O LORD and lead me on a level path because of my oppressors Psalm 2712 Do not hand me over to the will of my foes for false witnesses rise up against me breathing out violence Psalm 2713 Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living Psalm 2714 Wait patiently for the LORD be strong and courageous Wait patiently for the LORD Psalm 281 Of David To You O LORD I call be not deaf to me O my Rock For if You remain silent I will be like those descending to the Pit Psalm 282 Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary Psalm 283 Do not drag me away with the wicked and with the workers of iniquity who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts Psalm 284 Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil Repay them for what their hands have done bring back on them what they deserve Psalm 285 Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done He will tear them down and never rebuild them Psalm 286 Blessed be the LORD for He has heard my cry for mercy Psalm 287 The LORD is my strength and my shield my heart trusts in Him and I am helped Therefore my heart rejoices and I give thanks to Him with my song Psalm 288 The LORD is the strength of His people a stronghold of salvation for His anointed Psalm 289 Save Your people and bless Your inheritance shepherd them and carry them forever Psalm 291 A Psalm of David Ascribe to the LORD O heavenly beings ascribe to the LORD glory and strength Psalm 292 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness Psalm 293 The voice of the LORD is over the waters the God of glory thunders the LORD is heard over many waters Psalm 294 The voice of the LORD is powerful the voice of the LORD is majestic Psalm 295 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon Psalm 296 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf and Sirion like a young wild ox Psalm 297 The voice of the LORD strikes with flames of fire Psalm 298 The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness the LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh Psalm 299 The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare And in His temple all cry “Glory” Psalm 2910 The LORD sits enthroned over the flood the LORD is enthroned as King forever Psalm 2911 The LORD gives His people strength the LORD blesses His people with peace Psalm 301 A Psalm A song for the dedication of the temple Of David I will exalt You O LORD for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me Psalm 302 O LORD my God I cried to You for help and You healed me Psalm 303 O LORD You pulled me up from Sheol You spared me from descending into the Pit Psalm 304 Sing to the LORD O you His saints and praise His holy name Psalm 305 For His anger is fleeting but His favor lasts a lifetime Weeping may stay the night but joy comes in the morning Psalm 306 In prosperity I said “I will never be shaken” Psalm 307 O LORD You favored me You made my mountain stand strong When You hid Your face I was dismayed Psalm 308 To You O LORD I called and I begged my Lord for mercy Psalm 309 “What gain is there in my bloodshed in my descent to the Pit Will the dust praise You Will it proclaim Your faithfulness Psalm 3010 Hear me O LORD and have mercy O LORD be my helper” Psalm 3011 You turned my mourning into dancing You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy Psalm 3012 that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent O LORD my God I will give thanks forever Psalm 311 For the choirmaster A Psalm of David In You O LORD I have taken refuge let me never be put to shame save me by Your righteousness Psalm 312 Incline Your ear to me come quickly to my rescue Be my rock of refuge the stronghold of my deliverance Psalm 313 For You are my rock and my fortress lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name Psalm 314 You free me from the net laid out for me for You are my refuge Psalm 315 Into Your hands I commit my spirit You have redeemed me O LORD God of truth Psalm 316 I hate those who cling to worthless idols but in the LORD I trust Psalm 317 I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion for You have seen my affliction You have known the anguish of my soul Psalm 318 You have not delivered me to the enemy You have set my feet in the open Psalm 319 Be merciful to me O LORD for I am in distress my eyes fail from sorrow my soul and body as well Psalm 3110 For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning my iniquity has drained my strength and my bones are wasting away Psalm 3111 Among all my enemies I am a disgrace and among my neighbors even more I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street Psalm 3112 I am forgotten like a dead man out of mind I am like a broken vessel Psalm 3113 For I hear the slander of many there is terror on every side They conspire against me and plot to take my life Psalm 3114 But I trust in You O LORD I say “You are my God” Psalm 3115 My times are in Your hands deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me Psalm 3116 Make Your face shine on Your servant save me by Your loving devotion Psalm 3117 O LORD let me not be ashamed for I have called on You Let the wicked be put to shame let them lie silent in Sheol Psalm 3118 May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous full of pride and contempt Psalm 3119 How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You Psalm 3120 You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues Psalm 3121 Blessed be the LORD for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege Psalm 3122 In my alarm I said “I am cut off from Your sight” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help Psalm 3123 Love the LORD all His saints The LORD preserves the faithful but fully repays the arrogant Psalm 3124 Be strong and courageous all you who hope in the LORD Psalm 321 Of David A Maskil Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven whose sins are covered Psalm 322 Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him in whose spirit there is no deceit Psalm 323 When I kept silent my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long Psalm 324 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me my strength was drained as in the summer heat Selah Psalm 325 Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity I said “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD” and You forgave the guilt of my sin Selah Psalm 326 Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found Surely when great waters rise they will not come near Psalm 327 You are my hiding place You protect me from trouble You surround me with songs of deliverance Selah Psalm 328 I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go I will give you counsel and watch over you Psalm 329 Do not be like the horse or mule which have no understanding they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you Psalm 3210 Many are the sorrows of the wicked but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD Psalm 3211 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice O righteous ones shout for joy all you upright in heart Psalm 331 Rejoice in the LORD O righteous ones it is fitting for the upright to praise Him Psalm 332 Praise the LORD with the harp make music to Him with ten strings Psalm 333 Sing to Him a new song play skillfully with a shout of joy Psalm 334 For the word of the LORD is upright and all His work is trustworthy Psalm 335 The LORD loves righteousness and justice the earth is full of His loving devotion Psalm 336 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made and all the stars by the breath of His mouth Psalm 337 He piles up the waters of the sea He puts the depths into storehouses Psalm 338 Let all the earth fear the LORD let all the people of the world revere Him Psalm 339 For He spoke and it came to be He commanded and it stood firm Psalm 3310 The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations He thwarts the devices of the peoples Psalm 3311 The counsel of the LORD stands forever the purposes of His heart to all generations Psalm 3312 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD the people He has chosen as His inheritance Psalm 3313 The LORD looks down from heaven He sees all the sons of men Psalm 3314 From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth Psalm 3315 He shapes the hearts of each He considers all their works Psalm 3316 No king is saved by his vast army no warrior is delivered by his great strength Psalm 3317 A horse is a vain hope for salvation even its great strength cannot save Psalm 3318 Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him on those whose hope is in His loving devotion Psalm 3319 to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine Psalm 3320 Our soul waits for the LORD He is our help and our shield Psalm 3321 For our hearts rejoice in Him since we trust in His holy name Psalm 3322 May Your loving devotion rest on us O LORD as we put our hope in You Psalm 341 Of David when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech so that the king drove him away I will bless the LORD at all times His praise will always be on my lips Psalm 342 My soul boasts in the LORD let the oppressed hear and rejoice Psalm 343 Magnify the LORD with me let us exalt His name together Psalm 344 I sought the LORD and He answered me He delivered me from all my fears Psalm 345 Those who look to Him are radiant with joy their faces shall never be ashamed Psalm 346 This poor man called out and the LORD heard him He saved him from all his troubles Psalm 347 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him and he delivers them Psalm 348 Taste and see that the LORD is good blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him Psalm 349 Fear the LORD you His saints for those who fear Him lack nothing Psalm 3410 Young lions go lacking and hungry but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing Psalm 3411 Come children listen to me I will teach you the fear of the LORD Psalm 3412 Who is the man who delights in life who desires to see good days Psalm 3413 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech Psalm 3414 Turn away from evil and do good seek peace and pursue it Psalm 3415 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and His ears are inclined to their cry Psalm 3416 But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil to wipe out all memory of them from the earth Psalm 3417 The righteous cry out and the LORD hears He delivers them from all their troubles Psalm 3418 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted He saves the contrite in spirit Psalm 3419 Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the LORD delivers him from them all Psalm 3420 He protects all his bones not one of them will be broken Psalm 3421 Evil will slay the wicked and the haters of the righteous will be condemned Psalm 3422 The LORD redeems His servants and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned Psalm 351 Of David Contend with my opponents O LORD fight against those who fight against me Psalm 352 Take up Your shield and buckler arise and come to my aid Psalm 353 Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers say to my soul “I am your salvation” Psalm 354 May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded Psalm 355 May they be like chaff in the wind as the angel of the LORD drives them away Psalm 356 May their path be dark and slick as the angel of the LORD pursues Psalm 357 For without cause they laid their net for me without reason they dug a pit for my soul Psalm 358 May ruin befall them by surprise may the net they hid ensnare them may they fall into the hazard they created Psalm 359 Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation Psalm 3510 All my bones will exclaim “Who is like You O LORD who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor the poor and needy from the robber” Psalm 3511 Hostile witnesses come forward they make charges I know nothing about Psalm 3512 They repay me evil for good to the bereavement of my soul Psalm 3513 Yet when they were ill I put on sackcloth I humbled myself with fasting but my prayers returned unanswered Psalm 3514 I paced about as for my friend or brother I was bowed down with grief like one mourning for his mother Psalm 3515 But when I stumbled they assembled in glee they gathered together against me Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing Psalm 3516 Like godless jesters at a feast they gnashed their teeth at me Psalm 3517 How long O Lord will You look on Rescue my soul from their ravages my precious life from these lions Psalm 3518 Then I will give You thanks in the great assembly I will praise You among many people Psalm 3519 Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice Psalm 3520 For they do not speak peace but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land Psalm 3521 They gape at me and say “Aha aha Our eyes have seen” Psalm 3522 O LORD You have seen it be not silent O Lord be not far from me Psalm 3523 Awake and rise to my defense to my cause my God and my Lord Psalm 3524 Vindicate me by Your righteousness O LORD my God and do not let them gloat over me Psalm 3525 Let them not say in their hearts “Aha just what we wanted” Let them not say “We have swallowed him up” Psalm 3526 May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach Psalm 3527 May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness may they always say “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s wellbeing” Psalm 3528 Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long Psalm 361 For the choirmaster A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man There is no fear of God before his eyes Psalm 362 For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin Psalm 363 The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful he has ceased to be wise and welldoing Psalm 364 Even on his bed he plots wickedness he sets himself on a path that is not good he fails to reject evil Psalm 365 Your loving devotion O LORD reaches to the heavens Your faithfulness to the clouds Psalm 366 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains Your judgments are like the deepest sea O LORD You preserve man and beast Psalm 367 How precious is Your loving devotion O God that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings Psalm 368 They feast on the abundance of Your house and You give them drink from Your river of delights Psalm 369 For with You is the fountain of life in Your light we see light Psalm 3610 Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You and Your righteousness to the upright in heart Psalm 3611 Let not the foot of the proud come against me nor the hand of the wicked drive me away Psalm 3612 There the evildoers lie fallen thrown down and unable to rise Psalm 371 Of David Do not fret over those who do evil do not envy those who do wrong Psalm 372 For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants Psalm 373 Trust in the LORD and do good dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness Psalm 374 Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart Psalm 375 Commit your way to the LORD trust in Him and He will do it Psalm 376 He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn your justice like the noonday sun Psalm 377 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him do not fret when men prosper in their ways when they carry out wicked schemes Psalm 378 Refrain from anger and abandon wrath do not fret—it can only bring harm Psalm 379 For the evildoers will be cut off but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land Psalm 3710 Yet a little while and the wicked will be no more though you look for them they will not be found Psalm 3711 But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity Psalm 3712 The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them Psalm 3713 but the Lord laughs seeing that their day is coming Psalm 3714 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy to slay those whose ways are upright Psalm 3715 But their swords will pierce their own hearts and their bows will be broken Psalm 3716 Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked Psalm 3717 For the arms of the wicked will be broken but the LORD upholds the righteous Psalm 3718 The LORD knows the days of the blameless and their inheritance will last forever Psalm 3719 In the time of evil they will not be ashamed and in the days of famine they will be satisfied Psalm 3720 But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields They will vanish like smoke they will fade away Psalm 3721 The wicked borrow and do not repay but the righteous are gracious and giving Psalm 3722 Surely those He blesses will inherit the land but the cursed will be destroyed Psalm 3723 The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey Psalm 3724 Though he falls he will not be overwhelmed for the LORD is holding his hand Psalm 3725 I once was young and now am old yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread Psalm 3726 They are ever generous and quick to lend and their children are a blessing Psalm 3727 Turn away from evil and do good so that you will abide forever Psalm 3728 For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints They are preserved forever but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off Psalm 3729 The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever Psalm 3730 The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom and his tongue speaks justice Psalm 3731 The law of his God is in his heart his steps do not falter Psalm 3732 Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous and seek to slay them Psalm 3733 the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment Psalm 3734 Wait for the LORD and keep His way and He will raise you up to inherit the land When the wicked are cut off you will see it Psalm 3735 I have seen a wicked ruthless man flourishing like a wellrooted native tree Psalm 3736 yet he passed away and was no more though I searched he could not be found Psalm 3737 Consider the blameless and observe the upright for posterity awaits the man of peace Psalm 3738 But the transgressors will all be destroyed the future of the wicked will be cut off Psalm 3739 The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD He is their stronghold in time of trouble Psalm 3740 The LORD helps and delivers them He rescues and saves them from the wicked because they take refuge in Him Psalm 381 A Psalm of David for remembrance O LORD do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath Psalm 382 For Your arrows have pierced me deeply and Your hand has pressed down on me Psalm 383 There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger there is no rest in my bones because of my sin Psalm 384 For my iniquities have overwhelmed me they are a burden too heavy to bear Psalm 385 My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly Psalm 386 I am bent and brought low all day long I go about mourning Psalm 387 For my loins are full of burning pain and no soundness remains in my body Psalm 388 I am numb and badly crushed I groan in anguish of heart Psalm 389 O Lord my every desire is before You my groaning is not hidden from You Psalm 3810 My heart pounds my strength fails and even the light of my eyes has faded Psalm 3811 My beloved and friends shun my disease and my kinsmen stand at a distance Psalm 3812 Those who seek my life lay snares those who wish me harm speak destruction plotting deceit all day long Psalm 3813 But like a deaf man I do not hear and like a mute man I do not open my mouth Psalm 3814 I am like a man who cannot hear whose mouth offers no reply Psalm 3815 I wait for You O LORD You will answer O Lord my God Psalm 3816 For I said “Let them not gloat over me—those who taunt me when my foot slips” Psalm 3817 For I am ready to fall and my pain is ever with me Psalm 3818 Yes I confess my iniquity I am troubled by my sin Psalm 3819 Many are my enemies without cause and many hate me without reason Psalm 3820 Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good Psalm 3821 Do not forsake me O LORD be not far from me O my God Psalm 3822 Come quickly to help me O Lord my Savior Psalm 391 For the choirmaster For Jeduthun A Psalm of David I said “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present” Psalm 392 I was speechless and still I remained silent even from speaking good and my sorrow was stirred Psalm 393 My heart grew hot within me as I mused the fire burned Then I spoke with my tongue Psalm 394 “Show me O LORD my end and the measure of my days Let me know how fleeting my life is Psalm 395 You indeed have made my days as handbreadths and my lifetime as nothing before You Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath Selah Psalm 396 Surely every man goes about like a phantom surely he bustles in vain he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away Psalm 397 And now O Lord for what do I wait My hope is in You Psalm 398 Deliver me from all my transgressions do not make me the reproach of fools Psalm 399 I have become mute I do not open my mouth because of what You have done Psalm 3910 Remove Your scourge from me I am perishing by the force of Your hand Psalm 3911 You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity consuming like a moth what he holds dear surely each man is but a vapor Selah Psalm 3912 Hear my prayer O LORD and give ear to my cry for help do not be deaf to my weeping For I am a foreigner dwelling with You a stranger like all my fathers Psalm 3913 Turn Your gaze away from me that I may again be cheered before I depart and am no more” Psalm 401 For the choirmaster A Psalm of David I waited patiently for the LORD He inclined to me and heard my cry Psalm 402 He lifted me up from the pit of despair out of the miry clay He set my feet upon a rock and made my footsteps firm Psalm 403 He put a new song in my mouth a hymn of praise to our God Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD Psalm 404 Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust who has not turned to the proud nor to those who lapse into falsehood Psalm 405 Many O LORD my God are the wonders You have done and the plans You have for us—none can compare to You—if I proclaim and declare them they are more than I can count Psalm 406 Sacrifice and offering You did not desire but my ears You have opened Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require Psalm 407 Then I said “Here I am I have come—it is written about me in the scroll Psalm 408 I delight to do Your will O my God Your law is within my heart” Psalm 409 I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly behold I do not seal my lips as You O LORD do know Psalm 4010 I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly Psalm 4011 O LORD do not withhold Your mercy from me Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me Psalm 4012 For evils without number surround me my sins have overtaken me so that I cannot see They are more than the hairs of my head and my heart has failed within me Psalm 4013 Be pleased O LORD to deliver me hurry O LORD to help me Psalm 4014 May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated Psalm 4015 May those who say to me “Aha aha” be appalled at their own shame Psalm 4016 May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You may those who love Your salvation always say “The LORD be magnified” Psalm 4017 But I am poor and needy may the Lord think of me You are my helper and deliverer O my God do not delay Psalm 411 For the choirmaster A Psalm of David Blessed is the one who cares for the poor the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble Psalm 412 The LORD will protect and preserve him He will bless him in the land and refuse to give him over to the will of his foes Psalm 413 The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness Psalm 414 I said “O LORD be gracious to me heal me for I have sinned against You” Psalm 415 My enemies say with malice “When will he die and be forgotten” Psalm 416 My visitor speaks falsehood he gathers slander in his heart he goes out and spreads it abroad Psalm 417 All who hate me whisper against me they imagine the worst for me Psalm 418 “A vile disease has been poured into him he will never get up from where he lies” Psalm 419 Even my close friend whom I trusted the one who shared my bread has lifted up his heel against me Psalm 4110 But You O LORD be gracious to me and raise me up that I may repay them Psalm 4111 By this I know that You delight in me for my enemy does not triumph over me Psalm 4112 In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever Psalm 4113 Blessed be the LORD the God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting Amen and Amen Psalm 421 For the choirmaster A Maskil of the sons of Korah As the deer pants for streams of water so my soul longs after You O God Psalm 422 My soul thirsts for God the living God When shall I come and appear in God’s presence Psalm 423 My tears have been my food both day and night while men ask me all day long “Where is your God” Psalm 424 These things come to mind as I pour out my soul how I walked with the multitude leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise Psalm 425 Why are you downcast O my soul Why the unease within me Put your hope in God for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence Psalm 426 O my God my soul despairs within me Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon—even from Mount Mizar Psalm 427 Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me Psalm 428 The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life Psalm 429 I say to God my Rock “Why have You forgotten me Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression” Psalm 4210 Like the crushing of my bones my enemies taunt me while they say to me all day long “Where is your God” Psalm 4211 Why are you downcast O my soul Why the unease within me Put your hope in God for I will yet praise Him my Savior and my God Psalm 431 Vindicate me O God and plead my case against an ungodly nation deliver me from deceitful and unjust men Psalm 432 For You are the God of my refuge Why have You rejected me Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression Psalm 433 Send out Your light and Your truth let them lead me Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to the place where You dwell Psalm 434 Then I will go to the altar of God to God my greatest joy I will praise You with the harp O God my God Psalm 435 Why are you downcast O my soul Why the unease within me Put your hope in God for I will yet praise Him my Savior and my God Psalm 441 For the choirmaster A Maskil of the sons of Korah We have heard with our ears O God our fathers have told us the work You did in their days in the days of old Psalm 442 With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there You crushed the peoples and cast them out Psalm 443 For it was not by their sword that they took the land their arm did not bring them victory It was by Your right hand Your arm and the light of Your face because You favored them Psalm 444 You are my King O God who ordains victories for Jacob Psalm 445 Through You we repel our foes through Your name we trample our enemies Psalm 446 For I do not trust in my bow nor does my sword save me Psalm 447 For You save us from our enemies You put those who hate us to shame Psalm 448 In God we have boasted all day long and Your name we will praise forever Selah Psalm 449 But You have rejected and humbled us You no longer go forth with our armies Psalm 4410 You have made us retreat from the foe and those who hate us have plundered us Psalm 4411 You have given us up as sheep to be devoured You have scattered us among the nations Psalm 4412 You sell Your people for nothing no profit do You gain from their sale Psalm 4413 You have made us a reproach to our neighbors a mockery and derision to those around us Psalm 4414 You have made us a byword among the nations a laughingstock among the peoples Psalm 4415 All day long my disgrace is before me and shame has covered my face Psalm 4416 at the voice of the scorner and reviler because of the enemy bent on revenge Psalm 4417 All this has come upon us though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant Psalm 4418 Our hearts have not turned back our steps have not strayed from Your path Psalm 4419 But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals You have covered us with deepest darkness Psalm 4420 If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god Psalm 4421 would not God have discovered since He knows the secrets of the heart Psalm 4422 Yet for Your sake we face death all day long we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered Psalm 4423 Wake up O Lord Why are You sleeping Arise Do not reject us forever Psalm 4424 Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression Psalm 4425 For our soul has sunk to the dust our bodies cling to the earth Psalm 4426 Rise up be our help Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion Psalm 451 For the choirmaster To the tune of “The Lilies” A Maskil of the sons of Korah A love song My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer Psalm 452 You are the most handsome of men grace has anointed your lips therefore God has blessed you forever Psalm 453 Strap your sword at your side O mighty warrior appear in your majesty and splendor Psalm 454 In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice may your right hand show your awesome deeds Psalm 455 Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes the nations fall beneath your feet Psalm 456 Your throne O God endures forever and ever and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom Psalm 457 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness therefore God your God has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy Psalm 458 All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad Psalm 459 The daughters of kings are among your honored women the queen stands at your right hand adorned with the gold of Ophir Psalm 4510 Listen O daughter Consider and incline your ear Forget your people and your father’s house Psalm 4511 and the king will desire your beauty bow to him for he is your lord Psalm 4512 The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift men of wealth will seek your favor Psalm 4513 All glorious is the princess in her chamber her gown is embroidered with gold Psalm 4514 In colorful garments she is led to the king her virgin companions are brought before you Psalm 4515 They are led in with joy and gladness they enter the palace of the king Psalm 4516 Your sons will succeed your fathers you will make them princes throughout the land Psalm 4517 I will commemorate your name through all generations therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever Psalm 461 For the choirmaster Of the sons of Korah According to Alamoth A song God is our refuge and strength an everpresent help in times of trouble Psalm 462 Therefore we will not fear though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas Psalm 463 though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge Selah Psalm 464 There is a river whose streams delight the city of God the holy place where the Most High dwells Psalm 465 God is within her she will not be moved God will help her when morning dawns Psalm 466 Nations rage kingdoms crumble the earth melts when He lifts His voice Psalm 467 The LORD of Hosts is with us the God of Jacob is our fortress Selah Psalm 468 Come see the works of the LORD who brings devastation upon the earth Psalm 469 He makes wars to cease throughout the earth He breaks the bow and shatters the spear He burns the shields in the fire Psalm 4610 “Be still and know that I am God I will be exalted among the nations I will be exalted over the earth” Psalm 4611 The LORD of Hosts is with us the God of Jacob is our fortress Selah Psalm 471 For the choirmaster A Psalm of the sons of Korah Clap your hands all you peoples shout unto God with a voice of triumph Psalm 472 How awesome is the LORD Most High the great King over all the earth Psalm 473 He subdues nations beneath us and peoples under our feet Psalm 474 He chooses our inheritance for us the pride of Jacob whom He loves Selah Psalm 475 God has ascended amid shouts of joy the LORD with the sound of the horn Psalm 476 Sing praises to God sing praises sing praises to our King sing praises Psalm 477 For God is King of all the earth sing to Him a psalm of praise Psalm 478 God reigns over the nations God is seated on His holy throne Psalm 479 The nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham for the shields of the earth belong to God He is highly exalted Psalm 481 A song A Psalm of the sons of Korah Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God His holy mountain Psalm 482 Beautiful in loftiness the joy of all the earth like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion the city of the great King Psalm 483 God is in her citadels He has shown Himself to be a fortress Psalm 484 For behold the kings assembled they all advanced together Psalm 485 They saw and were astounded they fled in terror Psalm 486 Trembling seized them there anguish like a woman in labor Psalm 487 With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish Psalm 488 As we have heard so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts in the city of our God God will establish her forever Selah Psalm 489 Within Your temple O God we contemplate Your loving devotion Psalm 4810 Your name O God like Your praise reaches to the ends of the earth Your right hand is full of righteousness Psalm 4811 Mount Zion is glad the daughters of Judah rejoice on account of Your judgments Psalm 4812 March around Zion encircle her count her towers Psalm 4813 consider her ramparts tour her citadels that you may tell the next generation Psalm 4814 For this God is our God forever and ever He will be our guide even till death Psalm 491 For the choirmaster A Psalm of the sons of Korah Hear this all you peoples listen all inhabitants of the world Psalm 492 both low and high rich and poor alike Psalm 493 My mouth will impart wisdom and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding Psalm 494 I will incline my ear to a proverb I will express my riddle with the harp Psalm 495 Why should I fear in times of trouble when wicked usurpers surround me Psalm 496 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches Psalm 497 No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God Psalm 498 For the redemption of his soul is costly and never can payment suffice Psalm 499 that he should live on forever and not see decay Psalm 4910 For it is clear that wise men die and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others Psalm 4911 Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes Psalm 4912 But a man despite his wealth cannot endure he is like the beasts that perish Psalm 4913 This is the fate of the foolish and their followers who endorse their sayings Selah Psalm 4914 Like sheep they are destined for Sheol Death will be their shepherd The upright will rule them in the morning and their form will decay in Sheol far from their lofty abode Psalm 4915 But God will redeem my life from Sheol for He will surely take me to Himself Selah Psalm 4916 Do not be afraid when a man grows rich when the splendor of his house increases Psalm 4917 For when he dies he will carry nothing away his abundance will not follow him down Psalm 4918 Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper— Psalm 4919 he will join the generation of his fathers who will never see the light of day Psalm 4920 A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish Psalm 501 A Psalm of Asaph The Mighty One God the LORD speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets Psalm 502 From Zion perfect in beauty God shines forth Psalm 503 Our God approaches and will not be silent Consuming fire precedes Him and a tempest rages around Him Psalm 504 He summons the heavens above and the earth that He may judge His people Psalm 505 “Gather to Me My saints who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice” Psalm 506 And the heavens proclaim His righteousness for God Himself is Judge Selah Psalm 507 “Hear O My people and I will speak O Israel and I will testify against you I am God your God Psalm 508 I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices and your burnt offerings are ever before Me Psalm 509 I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens Psalm 5010 for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills Psalm 5011 I know every bird in the mountains and the creatures of the field are Mine Psalm 5012 If I were hungry I would not tell you for the world is Mine and the fullness thereof Psalm 5013 Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats Psalm 5014 Sacrifice a thank offering to God and fulfill your vows to the Most High Psalm 5015 Call upon Me in the day of trouble I will deliver you and you will honor Me” Psalm 5016 To the wicked however God says “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips Psalm 5017 For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you Psalm 5018 When you see a thief you befriend him and throw in your lot with adulterers Psalm 5019 You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit Psalm 5020 You sit and malign your brother you slander your own mother’s son Psalm 5021 You have done these things and I kept silent you thought I was just like you But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face Psalm 5022 Now consider this you who forget God lest I tear you to pieces with no one to rescue you Psalm 5023 He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me and to him who rightly orders his way I will show the salvation of God” Psalm 511 For the choirmaster A Psalm of David When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba Have mercy on me O God according to Your loving devotion according to Your great compassion blot out my transgressions Psalm 512 Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin Psalm 513 For I know my transgressions and my sin is always before me Psalm 514 Against You You only have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge Psalm 515 Surely I was brought forth in iniquity I was sinful when my mother conceived me Psalm 516 Surely You desire truth in the inmost being You teach me wisdom in the inmost place Psalm 517 Purify me with hyssop and I will be clean wash me and I will be whiter than snow Psalm 518 Let me hear joy and gladness let the bones You have crushed rejoice Psalm 519 Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities Psalm 5110 Create in me a clean heart O God and renew a right spirit within me Psalm 5111 Cast me not away from Your presence take not Your Holy Spirit from me Psalm 5112 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit Psalm 5113 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways and sinners will return to You Psalm 5114 Deliver me from bloodguilt O God the God of my salvation and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness Psalm 5115 O Lord open my lips and my mouth will declare Your praise Psalm 5116 For You do not delight in sacrifice or I would bring it You take no pleasure in burnt offerings Psalm 5117 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit a broken and a contrite heart O God You will not despise Psalm 5118 In Your good pleasure cause Zion to prosper build up the walls of Jerusalem Psalm 5119 Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices in whole burnt offerings then bulls will be offered on Your altar Psalm 521 For the choirmaster A Maskil of David After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech” Why do you boast of evil O mighty man The loving devotion of God endures all day long Psalm 522 Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor O worker of deceit Psalm 523 You love evil more than good falsehood more than speaking truth Selah Psalm 524 You love every word that devours O deceitful tongue Psalm 525 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent He will uproot you from the land of the living Selah Psalm 526 The righteous will see and fear they will mock the evildoer saying Psalm 527 “Look at the man who did not make God his refuge but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction” Psalm 528 But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever Psalm 529 I will praise You forever because You have done it I will wait on Your name—for it is good—in the presence of Your saints Psalm 531 For the choirmaster According to Mahalath A Maskil of David The fool says in his heart “There is no God” They are corrupt their ways are vile There is no one who does good Psalm 532 God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand if any seek God Psalm 533 All have turned away they have together become corrupt there is no one who does good not even one Psalm 534 Will the workers of iniquity never learn They devour my people like bread they refuse to call upon God Psalm 535 There they are overwhelmed with dread where there was nothing to fear For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you You put them to shame for God has despised them Psalm 536 Oh that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion When God restores His captive people let Jacob rejoice let Israel be glad Psalm 541 For the choirmaster With stringed instruments A Maskil of David When the Ziphites went to Saul and said “Is David not hiding among us” Save me O God by Your name and vindicate me by Your might Psalm 542 Hear my prayer O God listen to the words of my mouth Psalm 543 For strangers rise up against me and ruthless men seek my life—men with no regard for God Selah Psalm 544 Surely God is my helper the Lord is the sustainer of my soul Psalm 545 He will reward my enemies with evil In Your faithfulness destroy them Psalm 546 Freely I will sacrifice to You I will praise Your name O LORD for it is good Psalm 547 For He has delivered me from every trouble and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes Psalm 551 For the choirmaster With stringed instruments A Maskil of David Listen to my prayer O God and do not ignore my plea Psalm 552 Attend to me and answer me I am restless in my complaint and distraught Psalm 553 at the voice of the enemy at the pressure of the wicked For they bring down disaster upon me and resent me in their anger Psalm 554 My heart pounds within me and the terrors of death assail me Psalm 555 Fear and trembling grip me and horror has overwhelmed me Psalm 556 I said “Oh that I had wings like a dove I would fly away and find rest Psalm 557 How far away I would flee In the wilderness I would remain Selah Psalm 558 I would hurry to my shelter far from this raging tempest” Psalm 559 O Lord confuse and confound their speech for I see violence and strife in the city Psalm 5510 Day and night they encircle the walls while malice and trouble lie within Psalm 5511 Destruction is within oppression and deceit never leave the streets Psalm 5512 For it is not an enemy who insults me that I could endure It is not a foe who rises against me from him I could hide Psalm 5513 But it is you a man like myself my companion and close friend Psalm 5514 We shared sweet fellowship together we walked with the crowd into the house of God Psalm 5515 Let death seize them by surprise let them go down to Sheol alive for evil is with them in their homes Psalm 5516 But I call to God and the LORD saves me Psalm 5517 Morning noon and night I cry out in distress and He hears my voice Psalm 5518 He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me even though many oppose me Psalm 5519 God will hear and humiliate them—the One enthroned for the ages—Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God Psalm 5520 My companion attacks his friends he violates his covenant Psalm 5521 His speech is smooth as butter but war is in his heart His words are softer than oil yet they are swords unsheathed Psalm 5522 Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you He will never let the righteous be shaken Psalm 5523 But You O God will bring them down to the Pit of destruction men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days But I will trust in You Psalm 561 For the choirmaster To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks” A Miktam of David when the Philistines seized him in Gath Be merciful to me O God for men are hounding me all day they press their attack Psalm 562 My enemies pursue me all day long for many proudly assail me Psalm 563 When I am afraid I put my trust in You Psalm 564 In God whose word I praise—in God I trust I will not be afraid What can man do to me Psalm 565 All day long they twist my words all their thoughts are on my demise Psalm 566 They conspire they lurk they watch my steps while they wait to take my life Psalm 567 In spite of such sin will they escape In Your anger O God cast down the nations Psalm 568 You have taken account of my wanderings Put my tears in Your bottle—are they not in Your book Psalm 569 Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help By this I will know that God is on my side Psalm 5610 In God whose word I praise in the LORD whose word I praise Psalm 5611 in God I trust I will not be afraid What can man do to me Psalm 5612 Your vows are upon me O God I will render thank offerings to You Psalm 5613 For You have delivered my soul from death and my feet from stumbling that I may walk before God in the light of life Psalm 571 For the choirmaster To the tune of “Do Not Destroy” A Miktam of David when he fled from Saul into the cave Have mercy on me O God have mercy for in You my soul takes refuge In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed Psalm 572 I cry out to God Most High to God who fulfills His purpose for me Psalm 573 He reaches down from heaven and saves me He rebukes those who trample me Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth Psalm 574 My soul is among the lions I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows whose tongues are sharp swords Psalm 575 Be exalted O God above the heavens may Your glory cover all the earth Psalm 576 They spread a net for my feet my soul was despondent They dug a pit before me but they themselves have fallen into it Selah Psalm 577 My heart is steadfast O God my heart is steadfast I will sing and make music Psalm 578 Awake my glory Awake O harp and lyre I will awaken the dawn Psalm 579 I will praise You O Lord among the nations I will sing Your praises among the peoples Psalm 5710 For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens and Your faithfulness to the clouds Psalm 5711 Be exalted O God above the heavens may Your glory cover all the earth Psalm 581 For the choirmaster To the tune of “Do Not Destroy” A Miktam of David Do you indeed speak justly O rulers Do you judge uprightly O sons of men Psalm 582 No in your hearts you devise injustice with your hands you mete out violence on the earth Psalm 583 The wicked are estranged from the womb the liars go astray from birth Psalm 584 Their venom is like the venom of a snake like a cobra that shuts its ears Psalm 585 refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell Psalm 586 O God shatter their teeth in their mouths O LORD tear out the fangs of the lions Psalm 587 May they vanish like water that runs off when they draw the bow may their arrows be blunted Psalm 588 Like a slug that dissolves in its slime like a woman’s stillborn child may they never see the sun Psalm 589 Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away Psalm 5810 The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked Psalm 5811 Then men will say “There is surely a reward for the righteous There is surely a God who judges the earth” Psalm 591 For the choirmaster To the tune of “Do Not Destroy” A Miktam of David when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him Deliver me from my enemies O my God protect me from those who rise against me Psalm 592 Deliver me from workers of iniquity and save me from men of bloodshed Psalm 593 See how they lie in wait for me Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own O LORD Psalm 594 For no fault of my own they move swiftly to attack me Arise to help me and take notice Psalm 595 O LORD God of Hosts the God of Israel rouse Yourself to punish all the nations show no mercy to the wicked traitors Selah Psalm 596 They return in the evening snarling like dogs and prowling around the city Psalm 597 See what they spew from their mouths—sharp words from their lips “For who can hear us” Psalm 598 But You O LORD laugh at them You scoff at all the nations Psalm 599 I will keep watch for You O my strength because You O God are my fortress Psalm 5910 My God of loving devotion will come to meet me God will let me stare down my foes Psalm 5911 Do not kill them or my people will forget Scatter them by Your power and bring them down O Lord our shield Psalm 5912 By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips let them be trapped in their pride in the curses and lies they utter Psalm 5913 Consume them in wrath consume them till they are no more so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob Selah Psalm 5914 They return in the evening snarling like dogs and prowling around the city Psalm 5915 They scavenge for food and growl if they are not satisfied Psalm 5916 But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning For You are my fortress my refuge in times of trouble Psalm 5917 To You O my strength I sing praises for You O God are my fortress my God of loving devotion Psalm 601 For the choirmaster To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant” A Miktam of David for instruction When he fought Aramnaharaim and Aramzobah and Joab returned and struck down 12000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt You have rejected us O God You have broken us You have been angry restore us Psalm 602 You have shaken the land and torn it open Heal its fractures for it is quaking Psalm 603 You have shown Your people hardship we are staggered from the wine You made us drink Psalm 604 You have raised a banner for those who fear You that they may flee the bow Selah Psalm 605 Respond and save us with Your right hand that Your beloved may be delivered Psalm 606 God has spoken from His sanctuary “I will triumph I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth Psalm 607 Gilead is Mine and Manasseh is Mine Ephraim is My helmet Judah is My scepter Psalm 608 Moab is My washbasin upon Edom I toss My sandal over Philistia I shout in triumph” Psalm 609 Who will bring me to the fortified city Who will lead me to Edom Psalm 6010 Have You not rejected us O God Will You no longer march out O God with our armies Psalm 6011 Give us aid against the enemy for the help of man is worthless Psalm 6012 With God we will perform with valor and He will trample our enemies Psalm 611 For the choirmaster With stringed instruments Of David Hear my cry O God attend to my prayer Psalm 612 From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint Lead me to the rock that is higher than I Psalm 613 For You have been my refuge a tower of strength against the enemy Psalm 614 Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings Selah Psalm 615 For You have heard my vows O God You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name Psalm 616 Increase the days of the king’s life may his years span many generations Psalm 617 May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him Psalm 618 Then I will ever sing praise to Your name and fulfill my vows day by day Psalm 621 For the choirmaster According to Jeduthun A Psalm of David In God alone my soul finds rest my salvation comes from Him Psalm 622 He alone is my rock and my salvation He is my fortress I will never be shaken Psalm 623 How long will you threaten a man Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence Psalm 624 They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch they delight in lies with their mouths they bless but inwardly they curse Selah Psalm 625 Rest in God alone O my soul for my hope comes from Him Psalm 626 He alone is my rock and my salvation He is my fortress I will not be shaken Psalm 627 My salvation and my honor rest on God my strong rock my refuge is in God Psalm 628 Trust in Him at all times O people pour out your hearts before Him God is our refuge Selah Psalm 629 Lowborn men are but a vapor the exalted are but a lie Weighed on the scale they go up together they are but a vapor Psalm 6210 Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods If your riches increase do not set your heart upon them Psalm 6211 God has spoken once I have heard this twice that power belongs to God Psalm 6212 and loving devotion to You O Lord For You will repay each man according to his deeds Psalm 631 A Psalm of David when he was in the Wilderness of Judah O God You are my God Earnestly I seek You my soul thirsts for You My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water Psalm 632 So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory Psalm 633 Because Your loving devotion is better than life my lips will glorify You Psalm 634 So I will bless You as long as I live in Your name I will lift my hands Psalm 635 My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods with joyful lips my mouth will praise You Psalm 636 When I remember You on my bed I think of You through the watches of the night Psalm 637 For You are my help I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings Psalm 638 My soul clings to You Your right hand upholds me Psalm 639 But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth Psalm 6310 They will fall to the power of the sword they will become a portion for foxes Psalm 6311 But the king will rejoice in God all who swear by Him will exult for the mouths of liars will be shut Psalm 641 For the choirmaster A Psalm of David Hear O God my voice of complaint preserve my life from dread of the enemy Psalm 642 Hide me from the scheming of the wicked from the mob of workers of iniquity Psalm 643 who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows Psalm 644 ambushing the innocent in seclusion shooting suddenly without fear Psalm 645 They hold fast to their evil purpose they speak of hiding their snares “Who will see them” they say Psalm 646 They devise injustice and say “We have perfected a secret plan” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious Psalm 647 But God will shoot them with arrows suddenly they will be wounded Psalm 648 They will be made to stumble their own tongues turned against them All who see will shake their heads Psalm 649 Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God so they will ponder what He has done Psalm 6410 Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him let all the upright in heart exult Psalm 651 For the choirmaster A Psalm of David A song Praise awaits You O God in Zion to You our vows will be fulfilled Psalm 652 O You who listen to prayer all people will come to You Psalm 653 When iniquities prevail against me You atone for our transgressions Psalm 654 Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts We are filled with the goodness of Your house the holiness of Your temple Psalm 655 With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us O God of our salvation the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas Psalm 656 You formed the mountains by Your power having girded Yourself with might Psalm 657 You stilled the roaring of the seas the pounding of their waves and the tumult of the nations Psalm 658 Those who live far away fear Your wonders You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy Psalm 659 You attend to the earth and water it with abundance You enrich it The streams of God are full of water for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth Psalm 6510 You soak its furrows and level its ridges You soften it with showers and bless its growth Psalm 6511 You crown the year with Your bounty and Your paths overflow with plenty Psalm 6512 The pastures of the wilderness overflow the hills are robed with joy Psalm 6513 The pastures are clothed with flocks and the valleys are decked with grain They shout in triumph indeed they sing Psalm 661 For the choirmaster A song A Psalm Make a joyful noise to God all the earth Psalm 662 Sing the glory of His name make His praise glorious Psalm 663 Say to God “How awesome are Your deeds So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You Psalm 664 All the earth bows down to You they sing praise to You they sing praise to Your name” Selah Psalm 665 Come and see the works of God how awesome are His deeds toward mankind Psalm 666 He turned the sea into dry land they passed through the waters on foot there we rejoiced in Him Psalm 667 He rules forever by His power His eyes watch the nations Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves Selah Psalm 668 Bless our God O peoples let the sound of His praise be heard Psalm 669 He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping Psalm 6610 For You O God have tested us You have refined us like silver Psalm 6611 You led us into the net You laid burdens on our backs Psalm 6612 You let men ride over our heads we went through fire and water but You brought us into abundance Psalm 6613 I will enter Your house with burnt offerings I will fulfill my vows to You— Psalm 6614 the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress Psalm 6615 I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings with the fragrant smoke of rams I will offer bulls and goats Selah Psalm 6616 Come and listen all you who fear God and I will declare what He has done for me Psalm 6617 I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue Psalm 6618 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart the Lord would not have listened Psalm 6619 But God has surely heard He has attended to the sound of my prayer Psalm 6620 Blessed be God who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion Psalm 671 For the choirmaster With stringed instruments A Psalm A song May God be gracious to us and bless us and cause His face to shine upon us Selah Psalm 672 that Your ways may be known on earth Your salvation among all nations Psalm 673 Let the peoples praise You O God let all the peoples praise You Psalm 674 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth Selah Psalm 675 Let the peoples praise You O God let all the peoples praise You Psalm 676 The earth has yielded its harvest God our God blesses us Psalm 677 God blesses us that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him Psalm 681 For the choirmaster A Psalm of David A song God arises His enemies are scattered and those who hate Him flee His presence Psalm 682 As smoke is blown away You will drive them out as wax melts before the fire the wicked will perish in the presence of God Psalm 683 But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God they will celebrate with joy Psalm 684 Sing to God Sing praises to His name Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the LORD—and rejoice before Him Psalm 685 A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation Psalm 686 God settles the lonely in families He leads the prisoners out to prosperity but the rebellious dwell in a sunscorched land Psalm 687 O God when You went out before Your people when You marched through the wasteland Selah Psalm 688 the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God the One on Sinai before God the God of Israel Psalm 689 You sent abundant rain O God You refreshed Your weary inheritance Psalm 6810 Your flock settled therein O God from Your bounty You provided for the poor Psalm 6811 The Lord gives the command a great company of women proclaim it Psalm 6812 “Kings and their armies flee in haste she who waits at home divides the plunder Psalm 6813 Though you lie down among the sheepfolds the wings of the dove are covered with silver and her feathers with shimmering gold” Psalm 6814 When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land it was like the snow falling on Zalmon Psalm 6815 A mountain of God is Mount Bashan a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan Psalm 6816 Why do you gaze in envy O mountains of many peaks This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling where the LORD will surely dwell forever Psalm 6817 The chariots of God are tens of thousands—thousands of thousands are they the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai Psalm 6818 You have ascended on high You have led captives away You have received gifts from men even from the rebellious that the LORD God may dwell there Psalm 6819 Blessed be the Lord who daily bears our burden the God of our salvation Selah Psalm 6820 Our God is a God of deliverance the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death Psalm 6821 Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways Psalm 6822 The Lord said “I will retrieve them from Bashan I will bring them up from the depths of the sea Psalm 6823 that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes—the tongues of your dogs in the same” Psalm 6824 They have seen Your procession O God—the march of my God and King into the sanctuary Psalm 6825 The singers lead the way the musicians follow after among the maidens playing tambourines Psalm 6826 Bless God in the great congregation bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel Psalm 6827 There is Benjamin the youngest ruling them the princes of Judah in their company the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali Psalm 6828 Summon Your power O God show Your strength O God which You have exerted on our behalf Psalm 6829 Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts Psalm 6830 Rebuke the beast in the reeds the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations until it submits bringing bars of silver Scatter the nations who delight in war Psalm 6831 Envoys will arrive from Egypt Cush will stretch out her hands to God Psalm 6832 Sing to God O kingdoms of the earth sing praises to the Lord—Selah Psalm 6833 to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old behold His mighty voice resounds Psalm 6834 Ascribe the power to God whose majesty is over Israel whose strength is in the skies Psalm 6835 O God You are awesome in Your sanctuary the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people Blessed be God Psalm 691 For the choirmaster To the tune of “Lilies” Of David Save me O God for the waters are up to my neck Psalm 692 I have sunk into the miry depths where there is no footing I have drifted into deep waters where the flood engulfs me Psalm 693 I am weary from my crying my throat is parched My eyes fail looking for my God Psalm 694 Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason Though I did not steal I must repay Psalm 695 You know my folly O God and my guilt is not hidden from You Psalm 696 May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me O Lord GOD of Hosts may those who seek You not be dishonored through me O God of Israel Psalm 697 For I have endured scorn for Your sake and shame has covered my face Psalm 698 I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons Psalm 699 because zeal for Your house has consumed me and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me Psalm 6910 I wept and fasted but it brought me reproach Psalm 6911 I made sackcloth my clothing and I was sport to them Psalm 6912 Those who sit at the gate mock me and I am the song of drunkards Psalm 6913 But my prayer to You O LORD is for a time of favor In Your abundant loving devotion O God answer me with Your sure salvation Psalm 6914 Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters Psalm 6915 Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up let not the Pit close its mouth over me Psalm 6916 Answer me O LORD for Your loving devotion is good turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion Psalm 6917 Hide not Your face from Your servant for I am in distress Answer me quickly Psalm 6918 Draw near to my soul and redeem me ransom me because of my foes Psalm 6919 You know my reproach my shame and disgrace All my adversaries are before You Psalm 6920 Insults have broken my heart and I am in despair I looked for sympathy but there was none for comforters but I found no one Psalm 6921 They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst Psalm 6922 May their table become a snare may it be a retribution and a trap Psalm 6923 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see and their backs be bent forever Psalm 6924 Pour out Your wrath upon them and let Your burning anger overtake them Psalm 6925 May their place be deserted let there be no one to dwell in their tents Psalm 6926 For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded Psalm 6927 Add iniquity to their iniquity let them not share in Your righteousness Psalm 6928 May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous Psalm 6929 But I am in pain and distress let Your salvation protect me O God Psalm 6930 I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving Psalm 6931 And this will please the LORD more than an ox more than a bull with horns and hooves Psalm 6932 The humble will see and rejoice You who seek God let your hearts be revived Psalm 6933 For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people Psalm 6934 Let heaven and earth praise Him the seas and everything that moves in them Psalm 6935 For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah that they may dwell there and possess it Psalm 6936 The descendants of His servants will inherit it and those who love His name will settle in it Psalm 701 For the choirmaster Of David To bring remembrance Make haste O God to deliver me Hurry O LORD to help me Psalm 702 May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated Psalm 703 May those who say “Aha aha” retreat because of their shame Psalm 704 May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You may those who love Your salvation always say “Let God be magnified” Psalm 705 But I am poor and needy hurry to me O God You are my help and my deliverer O LORD do not delay Psalm 711 In You O LORD I have taken refuge let me never be put to shame Psalm 712 In Your justice rescue and deliver me incline Your ear and save me Psalm 713 Be my rock of refuge where I can always go Give the command to save me for You are my rock and my fortress Psalm 714 Deliver me O my God from the hand of the wicked from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless Psalm 715 For You are my hope O Lord GOD my confidence from my youth Psalm 716 I have leaned on You since birth You pulled me from my mother’s womb My praise is always for You Psalm 717 I have become a portent to many but You are my strong refuge Psalm 718 My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long Psalm 719 Do not discard me in my old age do not forsake me when my strength fails Psalm 7110 For my enemies speak against me and those who lie in wait for my life conspire Psalm 7111 saying “God has forsaken him pursue him and seize him for there is no one to rescue him” Psalm 7112 Be not far from me O God Hurry O my God to help me Psalm 7113 May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace Psalm 7114 But I will always hope and will praise You more and more Psalm 7115 My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long though I cannot know their full measure Psalm 7116 I will come in the strength of the Lord GOD I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone Psalm 7117 O God You have taught me from my youth and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds Psalm 7118 Even when I am old and gray do not forsake me O God until I proclaim Your power to the next generation Your might to all who are to come Psalm 7119 Your righteousness reaches to the heavens O God You who have done great things Who O God is like You Psalm 7120 Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes You will revive me once again Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up Psalm 7121 You will increase my honor and comfort me once again Psalm 7122 So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness O my God I will sing praise to You with the lyre O Holy One of Israel Psalm 7123 When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy along with my soul which You have redeemed Psalm 7124 My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded Psalm 721 Of Solomon Endow the king with Your justice O God and the son of the king with Your righteousness Psalm 722 May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice Psalm 723 May the mountains bring peace to the people and the hills bring righteousness Psalm 724 May he vindicate the afflicted among the people may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor Psalm 725 May they fear him as long as the sun shines as long as the moon remains through all generations Psalm 726 May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass like spring showers that water the earth Psalm 727 May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound until the moon is no more Psalm 728 May he rule from sea to sea and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth Psalm 729 May the nomads bow before him and his enemies lick the dust Psalm 7210 May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts Psalm 7211 May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him Psalm 7212 For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper Psalm 7213 He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed Psalm 7214 He will redeem them from oppression and violence for their blood is precious in his sight Psalm 7215 Long may he live May gold from Sheba be given him May people ever pray for him may they bless him all day long Psalm 7216 May there be an abundance of grain in the land may it sway atop the hills May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon the people of its cities like the grass of the field Psalm 7217 May his name endure forever may his name continue as long as the sun shines In him may all nations be blessed may they call him blessed Psalm 7218 Blessed be the LORD God the God of Israel who alone does marvelous deeds Psalm 7219 And blessed be His glorious name forever may all the earth be filled with His glory Amen and amen Psalm 7220 Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse Psalm 731 A Psalm of Asaph Surely God is good to Israel to those who are pure in heart Psalm 732 But as for me my feet had almost stumbled my steps had nearly slipped Psalm 733 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked Psalm 734 They have no struggle in their death their bodies are wellfed Psalm 735 They are free of the burdens others carry they are not afflicted like other men Psalm 736 Therefore pride is their necklace a garment of violence covers them Psalm 737 From their prosperity proceeds iniquity the imaginations of their hearts run wild Psalm 738 They mock and speak with malice with arrogance they threaten oppression Psalm 739 They set their mouths against the heavens and their tongues strut across the earth Psalm 7310 So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance Psalm 7311 The wicked say “How can God know Does the Most High have knowledge” Psalm 7312 Behold these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth Psalm 7313 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure in innocence I have washed my hands Psalm 7314 For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning Psalm 7315 If I had said “I will speak this way” then I would have betrayed Your children Psalm 7316 When I tried to understand all this it was troublesome in my sight Psalm 7317 until I entered God’s sanctuary then I discerned their end Psalm 7318 Surely You set them on slick ground You cast them down into ruin Psalm 7319 How suddenly they are laid waste completely swept away by terrors Psalm 7320 Like one waking from a dream so You O Lord awaken and despise their form Psalm 7321 When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within Psalm 7322 I was senseless and ignorant I was a brute beast before You Psalm 7323 Yet I am always with You You hold my right hand Psalm 7324 You guide me with Your counsel and later receive me in glory Psalm 7325 Whom have I in heaven but You And on earth I desire no one besides You Psalm 7326 My flesh and my heart may fail but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever Psalm 7327 Those far from You will surely perish You destroy all who are unfaithful to You Psalm 7328 But as for me it is good to draw near to God I have made the Lord GOD my refuge that I may proclaim all Your works Psalm 741 A Maskil of Asaph Why have You rejected us forever O God Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture Psalm 742 Remember Your congregation which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance—Mount Zion where You dwell Psalm 743 Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed Psalm 744 Your foes have roared within Your meeting place they have unfurled their banners as signs Psalm 745 like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees Psalm 746 and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks Psalm 747 They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name Psalm 748 They said in their hearts “We will crush them completely” They burned down every place where God met us in the land Psalm 749 There are no signs for us to see There is no longer any prophet And none of us knows how long this will last Psalm 7410 How long O God will the enemy taunt You Will the foe revile Your name forever Psalm 7411 Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand Stretch it out to destroy them Psalm 7412 Yet God is my King from ancient times working salvation on the earth Psalm 7413 You divided the sea by Your strength You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea Psalm 7414 You crushed the heads of Leviathan You fed him to the creatures of the desert Psalm 7415 You broke open the fountain and the flood You dried up the everflowing rivers Psalm 7416 The day is Yours and also the night You established the moon and the sun Psalm 7417 You set all the boundaries of the earth You made the summer and winter Psalm 7418 Remember how the enemy has mocked You O LORD how a foolish people has spurned Your name Psalm 7419 Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever Psalm 7420 Consider Your covenant for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land Psalm 7421 Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame may the poor and needy praise Your name Psalm 7422 Rise up O God defend Your cause Remember how the fool mocks You all day long Psalm 7423 Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually Psalm 751 For the choirmaster To the tune of “Do Not Destroy” A Psalm of Asaph A song We give thanks to You O God we give thanks for Your Name is near The people declare Your wondrous works Psalm 752 “When I choose a time I will judge fairly Psalm 753 When the earth and all its dwellers quake it is I who bear up its pillars Selah Psalm 754 I say to the proud ‘Do not boast’ and to the wicked ‘Do not lift up your horn Psalm 755 Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck’” Psalm 756 For exaltation comes neither from east nor west nor out of the desert Psalm 757 but it is God who judges He brings down one and exalts another Psalm 758 For a cup is in the hand of the LORD full of foaming wine mixed with spices He pours from His cup and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs Psalm 759 But I will proclaim Him forever I will sing praise to the God of Jacob Psalm 7510 “All the horns of the wicked I will cut off but the horns of the righteous will be exalted” Psalm 761 For the choirmaster With stringed instruments A Psalm of Asaph A song God is known in Judah His name is great in Israel Psalm 762 His tent is in Salem His dwelling place in Zion Psalm 763 There He shattered the flaming arrows the shield and sword and weapons of war Selah Psalm 764 You are resplendent with light more majestic than mountains filled with game Psalm 765 The valiant lie plundered they sleep their last sleep No men of might could lift a hand Psalm 766 At Your rebuke O God of Jacob both horse and rider lie stunned Psalm 767 You alone are to be feared When You are angry who can stand before You Psalm 768 From heaven You pronounced judgment and the earth feared and was still Psalm 769 when God rose up to judge to save all the lowly of the earth Selah Psalm 7610 Even the wrath of man shall praise You with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself Psalm 7611 Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared Psalm 7612 He breaks the spirits of princes He is feared by the kings of the earth Psalm 771 For the choirmaster According to Jeduthun A Psalm of Asaph I cried out to God I cried aloud to God to hear me Psalm 772 In the day of trouble I sought the Lord through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary my soul refused to be comforted Psalm 773 I remembered You O God and I groaned I mused and my spirit grew faint Selah Psalm 774 You have kept my eyes from closing I am too troubled to speak Psalm 775 I considered the days of old the years long in the past Psalm 776 At night I remembered my song in my heart I mused and my spirit pondered Psalm 777 “Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again Psalm 778 Is His loving devotion gone forever Has His promise failed for all time Psalm 779 Has God forgotten to be gracious Has His anger shut off His compassion” Selah Psalm 7710 So I said “I am grieved that the right hand of the Most High has changed” Psalm 7711 I will remember the works of the LORD yes I will remember Your wonders of old Psalm 7712 I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds Psalm 7713 Your way O God is holy What god is so great as our God Psalm 7714 You are the God who works wonders You display Your strength among the peoples Psalm 7715 With power You redeemed Your people the sons of Jacob and Joseph Selah Psalm 7716 The waters saw You O God the waters saw You and swirled even the depths were shaken Psalm 7717 The clouds poured down water the skies resounded with thunder Your arrows flashed back and forth Psalm 7718 Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind the lightning lit up the world the earth trembled and quaked Psalm 7719 Your path led through the sea Your way through the mighty waters but Your footprints were not to be found Psalm 7720 You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron Psalm 781 A Maskil of Asaph Give ear O my people to my instruction listen to the words of my mouth Psalm 782 I will open my mouth in parables I will utter things hidden from the beginning Psalm 783 that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us Psalm 784 We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed Psalm 785 For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children Psalm 786 that the coming generation would know them—even children yet to be born—to arise and tell their own children Psalm 787 that they should put their confidence in God not forgetting His works but keeping His commandments Psalm 788 Then they will not be like their fathers a stubborn and rebellious generation whose heart was not loyal whose spirit was not faithful to God Psalm 789 The archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle Psalm 7810 They failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law Psalm 7811 They forgot what He had done the wonders He had shown them Psalm 7812 He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt in the region of Zoan Psalm 7813 He split the sea and brought them through He set the waters upright like a wall Psalm 7814 He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night Psalm 7815 He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas Psalm 7816 He brought streams from the stone and made water flow down like rivers Psalm 7817 But they continued to sin against Him rebelling in the desert against the Most High Psalm 7818 They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved Psalm 7819 They spoke against God saying “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness Psalm 7820 When He struck the rock water gushed out and torrents raged But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat” Psalm 7821 Therefore the LORD heard and was filled with wrath so a fire was kindled against Jacob and His anger flared against Israel Psalm 7822 because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation Psalm 7823 Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens Psalm 7824 He rained down manna for them to eat He gave them grain from heaven Psalm 7825 Man ate the bread of angels He sent them food in abundance Psalm 7826 He stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might Psalm 7827 He rained meat on them like dust and winged birds like the sand of the sea Psalm 7828 He felled them in the midst of their camp all around their dwellings Psalm 7829 So they ate and were well filled for He gave them what they craved Psalm 7830 Yet before they had filled their desire with the food still in their mouths Psalm 7831 God’s anger flared against them and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel Psalm 7832 In spite of all this they kept on sinning despite His wonderful works they did not believe Psalm 7833 So He ended their days in futility and their years in sudden terror Psalm 7834 When He slew them they would seek Him they repented and searched for God Psalm 7835 And they remembered that God was their Rock that God Most High was their Redeemer Psalm 7836 But they deceived Him with their mouths and lied to Him with their tongues Psalm 7837 Their hearts were disloyal to Him and they were unfaithful to His covenant Psalm 7838 And yet He was compassionate He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath Psalm 7839 He remembered that they were but flesh a passing breeze that does not return Psalm 7840 How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert Psalm 7841 Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel Psalm 7842 They did not remember His power—the day He redeemed them from the adversary Psalm 7843 when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan Psalm 7844 He turned their rivers to blood and from their streams they could not drink Psalm 7845 He sent swarms of flies that devoured them and frogs that devastated them Psalm 7846 He gave their crops to the grasshopper the fruit of their labor to the locust Psalm 7847 He killed their vines with hailstones and their sycamorefigs with sleet Psalm 7848 He abandoned their cattle to the hail and their livestock to bolts of lightning Psalm 7849 He unleashed His fury against them wrath indignation and calamity—a band of destroying angels Psalm 7850 He cleared a path for His anger He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague Psalm 7851 He struck all the firstborn of Egypt the virility in the tents of Ham Psalm 7852 He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness Psalm 7853 He led them safely so they did not fear but the sea engulfed their enemies Psalm 7854 He brought them to His holy land to the mountain His right hand had acquired Psalm 7855 He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents Psalm 7856 But they tested and disobeyed God Most High for they did not keep His decrees Psalm 7857 They turned back and were faithless like their fathers twisted like a faulty bow Psalm 7858 They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols Psalm 7859 On hearing it God was furious and rejected Israel completely Psalm 7860 He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh the tent He had pitched among men Psalm 7861 He delivered His strength to captivity and His splendor to the hand of the adversary Psalm 7862 He surrendered His people to the sword because He was enraged by His heritage Psalm 7863 Fire consumed His young men and their maidens were left without wedding songs Psalm 7864 His priests fell by the sword but their widows could not lament Psalm 7865 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep like a mighty warrior overcome by wine Psalm 7866 He beat back His foes He put them to everlasting shame Psalm 7867 He rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim Psalm 7868 But He chose the tribe of Judah Mount Zion which He loved Psalm 7869 He built His sanctuary like the heights like the earth He has established forever Psalm 7870 He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds Psalm 7871 from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob of Israel His inheritance Psalm 7872 So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands Psalm 791 A Psalm of Asaph The nations O God have invaded Your inheritance they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble Psalm 792 They have given the corpses of Your servants as food to the birds of the air the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth Psalm 793 They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem and there is no one to bury the dead Psalm 794 We have become a reproach to our neighbors a scorn and derision to those around us Psalm 795 How long O LORD Will You be angry forever Will Your jealousy burn like fire Psalm 796 Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You on the kingdoms that refuse to call on Your name Psalm 797 for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland Psalm 798 Do not hold past sins against us let Your compassion come quickly for we are brought low Psalm 799 Help us O God of our salvation for the glory of Your name deliver us and atone for our sins for the sake of Your name Psalm 7910 Why should the nations ask “Where is their God” Before our eyes make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants Psalm 7911 May the groans of the captives reach You by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death Psalm 7912 Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You O Lord Psalm 7913 Then we Your people the sheep of Your pasture will thank You forever from generation to generation we will declare Your praise Psalm 801 For the choirmaster To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant” A Psalm of Asaph Hear us O Shepherd of Israel who leads Joseph like a flock You who sit enthroned between the cherubim shine forth Psalm 802 before Ephraim Benjamin and Manasseh Rally Your mighty power and come to save us Psalm 803 Restore us O God and cause Your face to shine upon us that we may be saved Psalm 804 O LORD God of Hosts how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people Psalm 805 You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears Psalm 806 You make us contend with our neighbors our enemies mock us Psalm 807 Restore us O God of Hosts and cause Your face to shine upon us that we may be saved Psalm 808 You uprooted a vine from Egypt You drove out the nations and transplanted it Psalm 809 You cleared the ground for it and it took root and filled the land Psalm 8010 The mountains were covered by its shade and the mighty cedars with its branches Psalm 8011 It sent out its branches to the Sea and its shoots toward the River Psalm 8012 Why have You broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its fruit Psalm 8013 The boar from the forest ravages it and the creatures of the field feed upon it Psalm 8014 Return O God of Hosts we pray Look down from heaven and see Attend to this vine— Psalm 8015 the root Your right hand has planted the son You have raised up for Yourself Psalm 8016 Your vine has been cut down and burned they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance Psalm 8017 Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself Psalm 8018 Then we will not turn away from You revive us and we will call on Your name Psalm 8019 Restore us O LORD God of Hosts cause Your face to shine upon us that we may be saved Psalm 811 For the choirmaster According to Gittith Of Asaph Sing for joy to God our strength make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob Psalm 812 Lift up a song strike the tambourine play the sweetsounding harp and lyre Psalm 813 Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon and at the full moon on the day of our Feast Psalm 814 For this is a statute for Israel an ordinance of the God of Jacob Psalm 815 He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt where I heard an unfamiliar language Psalm 816 “I relieved his shoulder of the burden his hands were freed from the basket Psalm 817 You called out in distress and I rescued you I answered you from the cloud of thunder I tested you at the waters of Meribah Selah Psalm 818 Hear O My people and I will warn you O Israel if only you would listen to Me Psalm 819 There must be no strange god among you nor shall you bow to a foreign god Psalm 8110 I am the LORD your God who brought you up out of Egypt Open wide your mouth and I will fill it Psalm 8111 But My people would not listen to Me and Israel would not obey Me Psalm 8112 So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices Psalm 8113 If only My people would listen to Me if Israel would follow My ways Psalm 8114 how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes Psalm 8115 Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience and their doom would last forever Psalm 8116 But I would feed you the finest wheat with honey from the rock I would satisfy you” Psalm 821 A Psalm of Asaph God presides in the divine assembly He renders judgment among the gods Psalm 822 “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked Selah Psalm 823 Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed Psalm 824 Rescue the weak and needy save them from the hand of the wicked Psalm 825 They do not know or understand they wander in the darkness all the foundations of the earth are shaken Psalm 826 I have said ‘You are gods you are all sons of the Most High’ Psalm 827 But like mortals you will die and like rulers you will fall” Psalm 828 Arise O God judge the earth for all the nations are Your inheritance Psalm 831 A song A Psalm of Asaph O God be not silent be not speechless be not still O God Psalm 832 See how Your enemies rage how Your foes have reared their heads Psalm 833 With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish Psalm 834 saying “Come let us erase them as a nation may the name of Israel be remembered no more” Psalm 835 For with one mind they plot together they form an alliance against You— Psalm 836 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites of Moab and the Hagrites Psalm 837 of Gebal Ammon and Amalek of Philistia with the people of Tyre Psalm 838 Even Assyria has joined them lending strength to the sons of Lot Selah Psalm 839 Do to them as You did to Midian as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon Psalm 8310 who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground Psalm 8311 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna Psalm 8312 who said “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God” Psalm 8313 Make them like tumbleweed O my God like chaff before the wind Psalm 8314 As fire consumes a forest as a flame sets the mountains ablaze Psalm 8315 so pursue them with Your tempest and terrify them with Your storm Psalm 8316 Cover their faces with shame that they may seek Your name O LORD Psalm 8317 May they be ever ashamed and terrified may they perish in disgrace Psalm 8318 May they know that You alone whose name is the LORD are Most High over all the earth Psalm 841 For the choirmaster According to Gittith A Psalm of the sons of Korah How lovely is Your dwelling place O LORD of Hosts Psalm 842 My soul longs even faints for the courts of the LORD my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God Psalm 843 Even the sparrow has found a home and the swallow a nest for herself where she places her young near Your altars O LORD of Hosts my King and my God Psalm 844 How blessed are those who dwell in Your house They are ever praising You Selah Psalm 845 Blessed are those whose strength is in You whose hearts are set on pilgrimage Psalm 846 As they pass through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs even the autumn rain covers it with pools Psalm 847 They go from strength to strength until each appears before God in Zion Psalm 848 O LORD God of Hosts hear my prayer give ear O God of Jacob Selah Psalm 849 Take notice of our shield O God and look with favor on the face of Your anointed Psalm 8410 For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked Psalm 8411 For the LORD God is a sun and a shield the LORD gives grace and glory He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity Psalm 8412 O LORD of Hosts how blessed is the man who trusts in You Psalm 851 For the choirmaster A Psalm of the sons of Korah You showed favor to Your land O LORD You restored Jacob from captivity Psalm 852 You forgave the iniquity of Your people You covered all their sin Selah Psalm 853 You withheld all Your fury You turned from Your burning anger Psalm 854 Restore us O God of our salvation and put away Your displeasure toward us Psalm 855 Will You be angry with us forever Will You draw out Your anger to all generations Psalm 856 Will You not revive us again that Your people may rejoice in You Psalm 857 Show us Your loving devotion O LORD and grant us Your salvation Psalm 858 I will listen to what God the LORD will say for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints He will not let them return to folly Psalm 859 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him that His glory may dwell in our land Psalm 8510 Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together righteousness and peace have kissed Psalm 8511 Faithfulness sprouts from the earth and righteousness looks down from heaven Psalm 8512 The LORD will indeed provide what is good and our land will yield its increase Psalm 8513 Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps Psalm 861 A prayer of David Incline Your ear O LORD and answer me for I am poor and needy Psalm 862 Preserve my soul for I am godly You are my God save Your servant who trusts in You Psalm 863 Be merciful to me O Lord for I call to You all day long Psalm 864 Bring joy to Your servant for to You O Lord I lift up my soul Psalm 865 For You O Lord are kind and forgiving rich in loving devotion to all who call on You Psalm 866 Hear my prayer O LORD and attend to my plea for mercy Psalm 867 In the day of my distress I call on You because You answer me Psalm 868 O Lord there is none like You among the gods nor any works like Yours Psalm 869 All the nations You have made will come and bow before You O Lord and they will glorify Your name Psalm 8610 For You are great and perform wonders You alone are God Psalm 8611 Teach me Your way O LORD that I may walk in Your truth Give me an undivided heart that I may fear Your name Psalm 8612 I will praise You O Lord my God with all my heart I will glorify Your name forever Psalm 8613 For great is Your loving devotion to me You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol Psalm 8614 The arrogant rise against me O God a band of ruthless men seeks my life they have no regard for You Psalm 8615 But You O Lord are a compassionate and gracious God slow to anger abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness Psalm 8616 Turn to me and have mercy grant Your strength to Your servant save the son of Your maidservant Psalm 8617 Show me a sign of Your goodness that my enemies may see and be ashamed for You O LORD have helped me and comforted me Psalm 871 A Psalm of the sons of Korah A song He has founded His city on the holy mountains Psalm 872 The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob Psalm 873 Glorious things are ascribed to you O city of God Selah Psalm 874 “I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me—along with Philistia Tyre and Cush—when I say ‘This one was born in Zion’” Psalm 875 And it will be said of Zion “This one and that one were born in her and the Most High Himself will establish her” Psalm 876 The LORD will record in the register of the peoples “This one was born in Zion” Selah Psalm 877 Singers and pipers will proclaim “All my springs of joy are in You” Psalm 881 A song A Psalm of the sons of Korah For the choirmaster According to Mahalath Leannoth A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite O LORD the God of my salvation day and night I cry out before You Psalm 882 May my prayer come before You incline Your ear to my cry Psalm 883 For my soul is full of troubles and my life draws near to Sheol Psalm 884 I am counted among those descending to the Pit I am like a man without strength Psalm 885 I am forsaken among the dead like the slain who lie in the grave whom You remember no more who are cut off from Your care Psalm 886 You have laid me in the lowest Pit in the darkest of the depths Psalm 887 Your wrath weighs heavily upon me all Your waves have submerged me Selah Psalm 888 You have removed my friends from me You have made me repulsive to them I am confined and cannot escape Psalm 889 My eyes grow dim with grief I call to You daily O LORD I spread out my hands to You Psalm 8810 Do You work wonders for the dead Do departed spirits rise up to praise You Selah Psalm 8811 Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave Your faithfulness in Abaddon Psalm 8812 Will Your wonders be known in the darkness or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion Psalm 8813 But to You O LORD I cry for help in the morning my prayer comes before You Psalm 8814 Why O LORD do You reject me Why do You hide Your face from me Psalm 8815 From my youth I was afflicted and near death I have borne Your terrors I am in despair Psalm 8816 Your wrath has swept over me Your terrors have destroyed me Psalm 8817 All day long they engulf me like water they enclose me on every side Psalm 8818 You have removed my beloved and my friend darkness is my closest companion Psalm 891 A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations Psalm 892 For I have said “Loving devotion is built up forever in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness” Psalm 893 You said “I have made a covenant with My chosen one I have sworn to David My servant Psalm 894 ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations’” Selah Psalm 895 The heavens praise Your wonders O LORD—Your faithfulness as well—in the assembly of the holy ones Psalm 896 For who in the skies can compare with the LORD Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD Psalm 897 In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared and awesome above all who surround Him Psalm 898 O LORD God of Hosts who is like You O mighty LORD Your faithfulness surrounds You Psalm 899 You rule the raging sea when its waves mount up You still them Psalm 8910 You crushed Rahab like a carcass You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm Psalm 8911 The heavens are Yours and also the earth The earth and its fullness You founded Psalm 8912 North and south You created Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name Psalm 8913 Mighty is Your arm strong is Your hand Your right hand is exalted Psalm 8914 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne loving devotion and faithfulness go before You Psalm 8915 Blessed are those who know the joyful sound who walk O LORD in the light of Your presence Psalm 8916 They rejoice in Your name all day long and in Your righteousness they exult Psalm 8917 For You are the glory of their strength and by Your favor our horn is exalted Psalm 8918 Surely our shield belongs to the LORD and our king to the Holy One of Israel Psalm 8919 You once spoke in a vision to Your godly ones You said “I have bestowed help on a warrior I have exalted one chosen from the people Psalm 8920 I have found My servant David with My sacred oil I have anointed him Psalm 8921 My hand will sustain him surely My arm will strengthen him Psalm 8922 No enemy will exact tribute no wicked man will oppress him Psalm 8923 I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him Psalm 8924 My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him and through My name his horn will be exalted Psalm 8925 I will set his hand over the sea and his right hand upon the rivers Psalm 8926 He will call to Me ‘You are my Father my God the Rock of my salvation’ Psalm 8927 I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn the highest of the kings of the earth Psalm 8928 I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him and My covenant with him will stand fast Psalm 8929 I will establish his line forever his throne as long as the heavens endure Psalm 8930 If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments Psalm 8931 if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments Psalm 8932 I will attend to their transgression with the rod and to their iniquity with stripes Psalm 8933 But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him nor ever betray My faithfulness Psalm 8934 I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips Psalm 8935 Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David— Psalm 8936 his offspring shall endure forever and his throne before Me like the sun Psalm 8937 like the moon established forever a faithful witness in the sky” Selah Psalm 8938 Now however You have spurned and rejected him You are enraged by Your anointed one Psalm 8939 You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust Psalm 8940 You have broken down all his walls You have reduced his strongholds to rubble Psalm 8941 All who pass by plunder him he has become a reproach to his neighbors Psalm 8942 You have exalted the right hand of his foes You have made all his enemies rejoice Psalm 8943 You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle Psalm 8944 You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground Psalm 8945 You have cut short the days of his youth You have covered him with shame Selah Psalm 8946 How long O LORD Will You hide Yourself forever Will Your wrath keep burning like fire Psalm 8947 Remember the briefness of my lifespan For what futility You have created all men Psalm 8948 What man can live and never see death Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol Selah Psalm 8949 Where O Lord is Your loving devotion of old which You faithfully swore to David Psalm 8950 Remember O Lord the reproach of Your servants which I bear in my heart from so many people— Psalm 8951 how Your enemies have taunted O LORD and have mocked every step of Your anointed one Psalm 8952 Blessed be the LORD forever Amen and amen Psalm 901 A prayer of Moses the man of God Lord You have been our dwelling place through all generations Psalm 902 Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world from everlasting to everlasting You are God Psalm 903 You return man to dust saying “Return O sons of mortals” Psalm 904 For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes or a watch of the night Psalm 905 You sweep them away in their sleep they are like the new grass of the morning— Psalm 906 in the morning it springs up new but by evening it fades and withers Psalm 907 For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath Psalm 908 You have set our iniquities before You our secret sins in the light of Your presence Psalm 909 For all our days decline in Your fury we finish our years with a sigh Psalm 9010 The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow for they quickly pass and we fly away Psalm 9011 Who knows the power of Your anger Your wrath matches the fear You are due Psalm 9012 So teach us to number our days that we may present a heart of wisdom Psalm 9013 Return O LORD How long will it be Have compassion on Your servants Psalm 9014 Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days Psalm 9015 Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us for as many years as we have seen evil Psalm 9016 May Your work be shown to Your servants and Your splendor to their children Psalm 9017 May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us establish for us the work of our hands—yes establish the work of our hands Psalm 911 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty Psalm 912 I will say to the LORD “You are my refuge and my fortress my God in whom I trust” Psalm 913 Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly plague Psalm 914 He will cover you with His feathers under His wings you will find refuge His faithfulness is a shield and rampart Psalm 915 You will not fear the terror of the night nor the arrow that flies by day Psalm 916 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness nor the calamity that destroys at noon Psalm 917 Though a thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand no harm will come near you Psalm 918 You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked Psalm 919 Because you have made the LORD your dwelling—my refuge the Most High— Psalm 9110 no evil will befall you no plague will approach your tent Psalm 9111 For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways Psalm 9112 They will lift you up in their hands so that you will not strike your foot against a stone Psalm 9113 You will tread on the lion and cobra you will trample the young lion and serpent Psalm 9114 “Because he loves Me I will deliver him because he knows My name I will protect him Psalm 9115 When he calls out to Me I will answer him I will be with him in trouble I will deliver him and honor him Psalm 9116 With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation” Psalm 921 A Psalm A song for the Sabbath day It is good to praise the LORD and to sing praises to Your name O Most High Psalm 922 to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night Psalm 923 with the tenstringed harp and the melody of the lyre Psalm 924 For You O LORD have made me glad by Your deeds I sing for joy at the works of Your hands Psalm 925 How great are Your works O LORD how deep are Your thoughts Psalm 926 A senseless man does not know and a fool does not understand Psalm 927 that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish they will be forever destroyed Psalm 928 But You O LORD are exalted forever Psalm 929 For surely Your enemies O LORD surely Your enemies will perish all evildoers will be scattered Psalm 9210 But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox with fine oil I have been anointed Psalm 9211 My eyes see the downfall of my enemies my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes Psalm 9212 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon Psalm 9213 Planted in the house of the LORD they will flourish in the courts of our God Psalm 9214 In old age they will still bear fruit healthy and green they will remain Psalm 9215 to proclaim “The LORD is upright He is my Rock and in Him there is no unrighteousness” Psalm 931 The LORD reigns He is robed in majesty the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength The world indeed is firmly established it cannot be moved Psalm 932 Your throne was established long ago You are from all eternity Psalm 933 The floodwaters have risen O LORD the rivers have raised their voice the seas lift up their pounding waves Psalm 934 Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic Psalm 935 Your testimonies are fully confirmed holiness adorns Your house O LORD for all the days to come Psalm 941 O LORD God of vengeance O God of vengeance shine forth Psalm 942 Rise up O Judge of the earth render a reward to the proud Psalm 943 How long will the wicked O LORD how long will the wicked exult Psalm 944 They pour out arrogant words all workers of iniquity boast Psalm 945 They crush Your people O LORD they oppress Your heritage Psalm 946 They kill the widow and the foreigner they murder the fatherless Psalm 947 They say “The LORD does not see the God of Jacob pays no heed” Psalm 948 Take notice O senseless among the people O fools when will you be wise Psalm 949 He who affixed the ear can He not hear He who formed the eye can He not see Psalm 9410 He who admonishes the nations does He not discipline He who teaches man does He lack knowledge Psalm 9411 The LORD knows the thoughts of man that they are futile Psalm 9412 Blessed is the man You discipline O LORD and teach from Your law Psalm 9413 to grant him relief from days of trouble until a pit is dug for the wicked Psalm 9414 For the LORD will not forsake His people He will never abandon His heritage Psalm 9415 Surely judgment will again be righteous and all the upright in heart will follow it Psalm 9416 Who will rise up for me against the wicked Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity Psalm 9417 Unless the LORD had been my helper I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence Psalm 9418 If I say “My foot is slipping” Your loving devotion O LORD supports me Psalm 9419 When anxiety overwhelms me Your consolation delights my soul Psalm 9420 Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree Psalm 9421 They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death Psalm 9422 But the LORD has been my stronghold and my God is my rock of refuge Psalm 9423 He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness The LORD our God will destroy them Psalm 951 Come let us sing for joy to the LORD let us shout to the Rock of our salvation Psalm 952 Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving let us make a joyful noise to Him in song Psalm 953 For the LORD is a great God a great King above all gods Psalm 954 In His hand are the depths of the earth and the mountain peaks belong to Him Psalm 955 The sea is His for He made it and His hands formed the dry land Psalm 956 O come let us worship and bow down let us kneel before the LORD our Maker Psalm 957 For He is our God and we are the people of His pasture the sheep under His care Today if you hear His voice Psalm 958 do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah in the day at Massah in the wilderness Psalm 959 where your fathers tested and tried Me though they had seen My work Psalm 9510 For forty years I was angry with that generation and I said “They are a people whose hearts go astray and they have not known My ways” Psalm 9511 So I swore on oath in My anger “They shall never enter My rest” Psalm 961 Sing to the LORD a new song sing to the LORD all the earth Psalm 962 Sing to the LORD bless His name proclaim His salvation day after day Psalm 963 Declare His glory among the nations His wonders among all peoples Psalm 964 For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised He is to be feared above all gods Psalm 965 For all the gods of the nations are idols but it is the LORD who made the heavens Psalm 966 Splendor and majesty are before Him strength and beauty fill His sanctuary Psalm 967 Ascribe to the LORD O families of the nations ascribe to the LORD glory and strength Psalm 968 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name bring an offering and enter His courts Psalm 969 Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness tremble before Him all the earth Psalm 9610 Declare among the nations “The LORD reigns” The world is firmly established it cannot be moved He will judge the peoples with equity Psalm 9611 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice let the sea resound and all that fills it Psalm 9612 Let the fields exult and all that is in them Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy Psalm 9613 before the LORD for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness Psalm 971 The LORD reigns let the earth rejoice let the distant shores be glad Psalm 972 Clouds and darkness surround Him righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation Psalm 973 Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side Psalm 974 His lightning illuminates the world the earth sees and trembles Psalm 975 The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD before the Lord of all the earth Psalm 976 The heavens proclaim His righteousness all the peoples see His glory Psalm 977 All worshipers of images are put to shame—those who boast in idols Worship Him all you gods Psalm 978 Zion hears and rejoices and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments O LORD Psalm 979 For You O LORD are Most High over all the earth You are exalted far above all gods Psalm 9710 Hate evil O you who love the LORD He preserves the souls of His saints He delivers them from the hand of the wicked Psalm 9711 Light shines on the righteous gladness on the upright in heart Psalm 9712 Rejoice in the LORD you righteous ones and praise His holy name Psalm 981 A Psalm Sing to the LORD a new song for He has done wonders His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory Psalm 982 The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations Psalm 983 He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God Psalm 984 Make a joyful noise to the LORD all the earth break forth—let your cry ring out and sing praises Psalm 985 Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre in melodious song with the harp Psalm 986 With trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn shout for joy before the LORD the King Psalm 987 Let the sea resound and all that fills it the world and all who dwell in it Psalm 988 Let the rivers clap their hands let the mountains sing together for joy Psalm 989 before the LORD for He comes to judge the earth He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity Psalm 991 The LORD reigns let the nations tremble He is enthroned above the cherubim let the earth quake Psalm 992 Great is the LORD in Zion He is exalted above all the peoples Psalm 993 Let them praise Your great and awesome name—He is holy Psalm 994 The mighty King loves justice You have established equity You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob Psalm 995 Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His footstool He is holy Psalm 996 Moses and Aaron were among His priests Samuel was among those who called on His name They called to the LORD and He answered Psalm 997 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them Psalm 998 O LORD our God You answered them You were a forgiving God to them yet an avenger of their misdeeds Psalm 999 Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain for the LORD our God is holy Psalm 1001 A Psalm of thanksgiving Make a joyful noise to the LORD all the earth Psalm 1002 Serve the LORD with gladness come into His presence with joyful songs Psalm 1003 Know that the LORD is God It is He who made us and we are His we are His people and the sheep of His pasture Psalm 1004 Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise give thanks to Him and bless His name Psalm 1005 For the LORD is good and His loving devotion endures forever His faithfulness continues to all generations Psalm 1011 A Psalm of David I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice to You O LORD I will sing praises Psalm 1012 I will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me I will walk in my house with integrity of heart Psalm 1013 I will set no worthless thing before my eyes I hate the work of those who fall away it shall not cling to me Psalm 1014 A perverse heart shall depart from me I will know nothing of evil Psalm 1015 Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret I will put to silence the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart I will not endure Psalm 1016 My eyes favor the faithful of the land that they may dwell with me he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me Psalm 1017 No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence Psalm 1018 Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD Psalm 1021 A prayer of one who is afflicted when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD Hear my prayer O LORD let my cry for help come before You Psalm 1022 Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress Incline Your ear to me answer me quickly when I call Psalm 1023 For my days vanish like smoke and my bones burn like glowing embers Psalm 1024 My heart is afflicted and withered like grass I even forget to eat my bread Psalm 1025 Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones Psalm 1026 I am like a desert owl like an owl among the ruins Psalm 1027 I lie awake I am like a lone bird on a housetop Psalm 1028 All day long my enemies taunt me they ridicule me and curse me Psalm 1029 For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears Psalm 10210 because of Your indignation and wrath for You have picked me up and cast me aside Psalm 10211 My days are like lengthening shadows and I wither away like grass Psalm 10212 But You O LORD sit enthroned forever Your renown endures to all generations Psalm 10213 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come Psalm 10214 For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust Psalm 10215 So the nations will fear the name of the LORD and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory Psalm 10216 For the LORD will rebuild Zion He has appeared in His glory Psalm 10217 He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute He will not despise their prayer Psalm 10218 Let this be written for the generation to come so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD Psalm 10219 For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth Psalm 10220 to hear a prisoner’s groaning to release those condemned to death Psalm 10221 that they may proclaim the name of the LORD in Zion and praise Him in Jerusalem Psalm 10222 when peoples and kingdoms assemble to serve the LORD Psalm 10223 He has broken my strength on the way He has cut short my days Psalm 10224 I say “O my God do not take me in the midst of my days Your years go on through all generations Psalm 10225 In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth and the heavens are the work of Your hands Psalm 10226 They will perish but You remain they will all wear out like a garment Like clothing You will change them and they will be passed on Psalm 10227 But You remain the same and Your years will never end Psalm 10228 The children of Your servants will dwell securely and their descendants will be established before You” Psalm 1031 Of David Bless the LORD O my soul all that is within me bless His holy name Psalm 1032 Bless the LORD O my soul and do not forget all His kind deeds— Psalm 1033 He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases Psalm 1034 who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion Psalm 1035 who satisfies you with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s Psalm 1036 The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed Psalm 1037 He made known His ways to Moses His deeds to the people of Israel Psalm 1038 The LORD is compassionate and gracious slow to anger abounding in loving devotion Psalm 1039 He will not always accuse us nor harbor His anger forever Psalm 10310 He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities Psalm 10311 For as high as the heavens are above the earth so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him Psalm 10312 As far as the east is from the west so far has He removed our transgressions from us Psalm 10313 As a father has compassion on his children so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him Psalm 10314 For He knows our frame He is mindful that we are dust Psalm 10315 As for man his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field Psalm 10316 when the wind passes over it vanishes and its place remembers it no more Psalm 10317 But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him and His righteousness to their children’s children— Psalm 10318 to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts Psalm 10319 The LORD has established His throne in heaven and His kingdom rules over all Psalm 10320 Bless the LORD all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word who hearken to the voice of His command Psalm 10321 Bless the LORD all His hosts you servants who do His will Psalm 10322 Bless the LORD all His works in all places of His dominion Bless the LORD O my soul Psalm 1041 Bless the LORD O my soul O LORD my God You are very great You are clothed with splendor and majesty Psalm 1042 He wraps Himself in light as with a garment He stretches out the heavens like a tent Psalm 1043 laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above making the clouds His chariot walking on the wings of the wind Psalm 1044 He makes the winds His messengers flames of fire His servants Psalm 1045 He set the earth on its foundations never to be moved Psalm 1046 You covered it with the deep like a garment the waters stood above the mountains Psalm 1047 At Your rebuke the waters fled at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— Psalm 1048 the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them— Psalm 1049 You set a boundary they cannot cross that they may never again cover the earth Psalm 10410 He sends forth springs in the valleys they flow between the mountains Psalm 10411 They give drink to every beast of the field the wild donkeys quench their thirst Psalm 10412 The birds of the air nest beside the springs they sing among the branches Psalm 10413 He waters the mountains from His chambers the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works Psalm 10414 He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate bringing forth food from the earth Psalm 10415 wine that gladdens the heart of man oil that makes his face to shine and bread that sustains his heart Psalm 10416 The trees of the LORD have their fill the cedars of Lebanon that He planted Psalm 10417 where the birds build their nests the stork makes her home in the cypresses Psalm 10418 The high mountains are for the wild goats the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers Psalm 10419 He made the moon to mark the seasons the sun knows when to set Psalm 10420 You bring darkness and it becomes night when all the beasts of the forest prowl Psalm 10421 The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God Psalm 10422 The sun rises and they withdraw they lie down in their dens Psalm 10423 Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening Psalm 10424 How many are Your works O LORD In wisdom You have made them all the earth is full of Your creatures Psalm 10425 Here is the sea vast and wide teeming with creatures beyond number living things both great and small Psalm 10426 There the ships pass and Leviathan which You formed to frolic there Psalm 10427 All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season Psalm 10428 When You give it to them they gather it up when You open Your hand they are satisfied with good things Psalm 10429 When You hide Your face they are terrified when You take away their breath they die and return to dust Psalm 10430 When You send Your Spirit they are created and You renew the face of the earth Psalm 10431 May the glory of the LORD endure forever may the LORD rejoice in His works Psalm 10432 He looks on the earth and it trembles He touches the mountains and they smolder Psalm 10433 I will sing to the LORD all my life I will sing praise to my God while I have my being Psalm 10434 May my meditation be pleasing to Him for I rejoice in the LORD Psalm 10435 May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more Bless the LORD O my soul Hallelujah Psalm 1051 Give thanks to the LORD call upon His name make known His deeds among the nations Psalm 1052 Sing to Him sing praises to Him tell of all His wonders Psalm 1053 Glory in His holy name let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice Psalm 1054 Seek out the LORD and His strength seek His face always Psalm 1055 Remember the wonders He has done His marvels and the judgments He has pronounced Psalm 1056 O offspring of His servant Abraham O sons of Jacob His chosen ones Psalm 1057 He is the LORD our God His judgments carry throughout the earth Psalm 1058 He remembers His covenant forever the word He ordained for a thousand generations— Psalm 1059 the covenant He made with Abraham and the oath He swore to Isaac Psalm 10510 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree to Israel as an everlasting covenant Psalm 10511 “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance” Psalm 10512 When they were few in number few indeed and strangers in the land Psalm 10513 they wandered from nation to nation from one kingdom to another Psalm 10514 He let no man oppress them He rebuked kings on their behalf Psalm 10515 “Do not touch My anointed ones Do no harm to My prophets” Psalm 10516 He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food Psalm 10517 He sent a man before them—Joseph sold as a slave Psalm 10518 They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons Psalm 10519 until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right Psalm 10520 The king sent and released him the ruler of peoples set him free Psalm 10521 He made him master of his household ruler over all his substance Psalm 10522 to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom Psalm 10523 Then Israel entered Egypt Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham Psalm 10524 And the LORD made His people very fruitful more numerous than their foes Psalm 10525 whose hearts He turned to hate His people to conspire against His servants Psalm 10526 He sent Moses His servant and Aaron whom He had chosen Psalm 10527 They performed His miraculous signs among them and wonders in the land of Ham Psalm 10528 He sent darkness and it became dark—yet they defied His words Psalm 10529 He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die Psalm 10530 Their land teemed with frogs even in their royal chambers Psalm 10531 He spoke and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country Psalm 10532 He gave them hail for rain with lightning throughout their land Psalm 10533 He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country Psalm 10534 He spoke and the locusts came—young locusts without number Psalm 10535 They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil Psalm 10536 Then He struck all the firstborn in their land the firstfruits of all their vigor Psalm 10537 He brought Israel out with silver and gold and none among His tribes stumbled Psalm 10538 Egypt was glad when they departed for the dread of Israel had fallen on them Psalm 10539 He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night Psalm 10540 They asked and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven Psalm 10541 He opened a rock and water gushed out it flowed like a river in the desert Psalm 10542 For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant Psalm 10543 He brought forth His people with rejoicing His chosen with shouts of joy Psalm 10544 He gave them the lands of the nations that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor Psalm 10545 that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws Hallelujah Psalm 1061 Hallelujah Give thanks to the LORD for He is good His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 1062 Who can describe the mighty acts of the LORD or fully proclaim His praise Psalm 1063 Blessed are those who uphold justice who practice righteousness at all times Psalm 1064 Remember me O LORD in Your favor to Your people visit me with Your salvation Psalm 1065 that I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones and rejoice in the gladness of Your nation and give glory with Your inheritance Psalm 1066 We have sinned like our fathers we have done wrong and acted wickedly Psalm 1067 Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness but they rebelled by the sea there at the Red Sea Psalm 1068 Yet He saved them for the sake of His name to make His power known Psalm 1069 He rebuked the Red Sea and it dried up He led them through the depths as through a desert Psalm 10610 He saved them from the hand that hated them He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy Psalm 10611 The waters covered their foes not one of them remained Psalm 10612 Then they believed His promises and sang His praise Psalm 10613 Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel Psalm 10614 They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert Psalm 10615 So He granted their request but sent a wasting disease upon them Psalm 10616 In the camp they envied Moses as well as Aaron the holy one of the LORD Psalm 10617 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan it covered the assembly of Abiram Psalm 10618 Then fire blazed through their company flames consumed the wicked Psalm 10619 At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image Psalm 10620 They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grasseating ox Psalm 10621 They forgot God their Savior who did great things in Egypt Psalm 10622 wondrous works in the land of Ham and awesome deeds by the Red Sea Psalm 10623 So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them Psalm 10624 They despised the pleasant land they did not believe His promise Psalm 10625 They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD Psalm 10626 So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness Psalm 10627 to disperse their offspring among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands Psalm 10628 They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods Psalm 10629 So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds and a plague broke out among them Psalm 10630 But Phinehas stood and intervened and the plague was restrained Psalm 10631 It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come Psalm 10632 At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD and trouble came to Moses because of them Psalm 10633 For they rebelled against His Spirit and Moses spoke rashly with his lips Psalm 10634 They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them Psalm 10635 but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs Psalm 10636 They worshiped their idols which became a snare to them Psalm 10637 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons Psalm 10638 They shed innocent blood—the blood of their sons and daughters whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan and the land was polluted with blood Psalm 10639 They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds Psalm 10640 So the anger of the LORD burned against His people and He abhorred His own inheritance Psalm 10641 He delivered them into the hand of the nations and those who hated them ruled over them Psalm 10642 Their enemies oppressed them and subdued them under their hand Psalm 10643 Many times He rescued them but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity Psalm 10644 Nevertheless He heard their cry He took note of their distress Psalm 10645 And He remembered His covenant with them and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion Psalm 10646 He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive Psalm 10647 Save us O LORD our God and gather us from the nations that we may give thanks to Your holy name that we may glory in Your praise Psalm 10648 Blessed be the LORD the God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting Let all the people say “Amen” Hallelujah Psalm 1071 Give thanks to the LORD for He is good His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 1072 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy Psalm 1073 and gathered from the lands from east and west from north and south Psalm 1074 Some wandered in desert wastelands finding no path to a city in which to dwell Psalm 1075 They were hungry and thirsty their soul fainted within them Psalm 1076 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble and He delivered them from their distress Psalm 1077 He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live Psalm 1078 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men Psalm 1079 For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things Psalm 10710 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death prisoners in affliction and chains Psalm 10711 because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High Psalm 10712 He humbled their hearts with hard labor they stumbled and there was no one to help Psalm 10713 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble and He saved them from their distress Psalm 10714 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains Psalm 10715 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men Psalm 10716 For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron Psalm 10717 Fools in their rebellious ways and through their iniquities suffered affliction Psalm 10718 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death Psalm 10719 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble and He saved them from their distress Psalm 10720 He sent forth His word and healed them He rescued them from the Pit Psalm 10721 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men Psalm 10722 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing Psalm 10723 Others went out to sea in ships conducting trade on the mighty waters Psalm 10724 They saw the works of the LORD and His wonders in the deep Psalm 10725 For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea Psalm 10726 They mounted up to the heavens then sunk to the depths their courage melted in their anguish Psalm 10727 They reeled and staggered like drunkards and all their skill was useless Psalm 10728 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble and He brought them out of their distress Psalm 10729 He calmed the storm to a whisper and the waves of the sea were hushed Psalm 10730 They rejoiced in the silence and He guided them to the harbor they desired Psalm 10731 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men Psalm 10732 Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders Psalm 10733 He turns rivers into deserts springs of water into thirsty ground Psalm 10734 and fruitful land into fields of salt because of the wickedness of its dwellers Psalm 10735 He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs Psalm 10736 He causes the hungry to settle there that they may establish a city in which to dwell Psalm 10737 They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest Psalm 10738 He blesses them and they multiply greatly He does not let their herds diminish Psalm 10739 When they are decreased and humbled by oppression evil and sorrow Psalm 10740 He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland Psalm 10741 But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks Psalm 10742 The upright see and rejoice and all iniquity shuts its mouth Psalm 10743 Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD Psalm 1081 A song A Psalm of David My heart is steadfast O God I will sing and make music with all my being Psalm 1082 Awake O harp and lyre I will awaken the dawn Psalm 1083 I will praise You O LORD among the nations I will sing Your praises among the peoples Psalm 1084 For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds Psalm 1085 Be exalted O God above the heavens may Your glory cover all the earth Psalm 1086 Respond and save us with Your right hand that Your beloved may be delivered Psalm 1087 God has spoken from His sanctuary “I will triumph I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth Psalm 1088 Gilead is Mine and Manasseh is Mine Ephraim is My helmet Judah is My scepter Psalm 1089 Moab is My washbasin upon Edom I toss My sandal over Philistia I shout in triumph” Psalm 10810 Who will bring me to the fortified city Who will lead me to Edom Psalm 10811 Have You not rejected us O God Will You no longer march out O God with our armies Psalm 10812 Give us aid against the enemy for the help of man is worthless Psalm 10813 With God we will perform with valor and He will trample our enemies Psalm 1091 For the choirmaster A Psalm of David O God of my praise be not silent Psalm 1092 For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me they speak against me with lying tongues Psalm 1093 They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause Psalm 1094 In return for my love they accuse me but I am a man of prayer Psalm 1095 They repay me evil for good and hatred for my love Psalm 1096 Set over him a wicked man let an accuser stand at his right hand Psalm 1097 When he is tried let him be found guilty and may his prayer be regarded as sin Psalm 1098 May his days be few may another take his position Psalm 1099 May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow Psalm 10910 May his children wander as beggars seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes Psalm 10911 May the creditor seize all he owns and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor Psalm 10912 May there be no one to extend kindness to him and no one to favor his fatherless children Psalm 10913 May his descendants be cut off may their name be blotted out from the next generation Psalm 10914 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD and the sin of his mother never be blotted out Psalm 10915 May their sins always remain before the LORD that He may cut off their memory from the earth Psalm 10916 For he never thought to show kindness but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted even to their death Psalm 10917 The cursing that he loved may it fall on him the blessing in which he refused to delight may it be far from him Psalm 10918 The cursing that he wore like a coat may it soak into his body like water and into his bones like oil Psalm 10919 May it be like a robe wrapped about him like a belt tied forever around him Psalm 10920 May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers to those who speak evil against me Psalm 10921 But You O GOD the Lord deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion Psalm 10922 For I am poor and needy my heart is wounded within me Psalm 10923 I am fading away like a lengthening shadow I am shaken off like a locust Psalm 10924 My knees are weak from fasting and my body grows lean and gaunt Psalm 10925 I am an object of scorn to my accusers when they see me they shake their heads Psalm 10926 Help me O LORD my God save me according to Your loving devotion Psalm 10927 Let them know that this is Your hand that You O LORD have done it Psalm 10928 Though they curse You will bless When they rise up they will be put to shame but Your servant will rejoice Psalm 10929 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace may they wear their shame like a robe Psalm 10930 With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely I will praise Him in the presence of many Psalm 10931 For He stands at the right hand of the needy one to save him from the condemners of his soul Psalm 1101 A Psalm of David The LORD said to my Lord “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet” Psalm 1102 The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion “Rule in the midst of Your enemies” Psalm 1103 Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle Arrayed in holy splendor from the womb of the dawn to You belongs the dew of Your youth Psalm 1104 The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek” Psalm 1105 The Lord is at Your right hand He will crush kings in the day of His wrath Psalm 1106 He will judge the nations heaping up the dead He will crush the leaders far and wide Psalm 1107 He will drink from the brook by the road therefore He will lift up His head Psalm 1111 Hallelujah I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly Psalm 1112 Great are the works of the LORD they are pondered by all who delight in them Psalm 1113 Splendid and majestic is His work His righteousness endures forever Psalm 1114 He has caused His wonders to be remembered the LORD is gracious and compassionate Psalm 1115 He provides food for those who fear Him He remembers His covenant forever Psalm 1116 He has shown His people the power of His works by giving them the inheritance of the nations Psalm 1117 The works of His hands are truth and justice all His precepts are trustworthy Psalm 1118 They are upheld forever and ever enacted in truth and uprightness Psalm 1119 He has sent redemption to His people He has ordained His covenant forever holy and awesome is His name Psalm 11110 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding His praise endures forever Psalm 1121 Hallelujah Blessed is the man who fears the LORD who greatly delights in His commandments Psalm 1122 His descendants will be mighty in the land the generation of the upright will be blessed Psalm 1123 Wealth and riches are in his house and his righteousness endures forever Psalm 1124 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious compassionate and righteous Psalm 1125 It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely whose affairs are guided by justice Psalm 1126 Surely he will never be shaken the righteous man will be remembered forever Psalm 1127 He does not fear bad news his heart is steadfast trusting in the LORD Psalm 1128 His heart is assured he does not fear until he looks in triumph on his foes Psalm 1129 He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor his righteousness endures forever his horn will be lifted high in honor Psalm 11210 The wicked man will see and be grieved he will gnash his teeth and waste away the desires of the wicked will perish Psalm 1131 Hallelujah Give praise O servants of the LORD praise the name of the LORD Psalm 1132 Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore Psalm 1133 From where the sun rises to where it sets the name of the LORD is praised Psalm 1134 The LORD is exalted over all the nations His glory above the heavens Psalm 1135 Who is like the LORD our God the One enthroned on high Psalm 1136 He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth Psalm 1137 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump Psalm 1138 to seat them with nobles with the princes of His people Psalm 1139 He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children Hallelujah Psalm 1141 When Israel departed from Egypt the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue Psalm 1142 Judah became God’s sanctuary Israel His dominion Psalm 1143 The sea observed and fled the Jordan turned back Psalm 1144 the mountains skipped like rams the hills like lambs Psalm 1145 Why was it O sea that you fled O Jordan that you turned back Psalm 1146 O mountains that you skipped like rams O hills like lambs Psalm 1147 Tremble O earth at the presence of the Lord at the presence of the God of Jacob Psalm 1148 who turned the rock into a pool the flint into a fountain of water Psalm 1151 Not to us O LORD not to us but to Your name be the glory because of Your loving devotion because of Your faithfulness Psalm 1152 Why should the nations say “Where is their God” Psalm 1153 Our God is in heaven He does as He pleases Psalm 1154 Their idols are silver and gold made by the hands of men Psalm 1155 They have mouths but cannot speak they have eyes but cannot see Psalm 1156 they have ears but cannot hear they have noses but cannot smell Psalm 1157 they have hands but cannot feel they have feet but cannot walk they cannot even clear their throats Psalm 1158 Those who make them become like them as do all who trust in them Psalm 1159 O Israel trust in the LORD He is their help and shield Psalm 11510 O house of Aaron trust in the LORD He is their help and shield Psalm 11511 You who fear the LORD trust in the LORD He is their help and shield Psalm 11512 The LORD is mindful of us He will bless us He will bless the house of Israel He will bless the house of Aaron Psalm 11513 He will bless those who fear the LORD—small and great alike Psalm 11514 May the LORD give you increase both you and your children Psalm 11515 May you be blessed by the LORD the Maker of heaven and earth Psalm 11516 The highest heavens belong to the LORD but the earth He has given to mankind Psalm 11517 It is not the dead who praise the LORD nor any who descend into silence Psalm 11518 But it is we who will bless the LORD both now and forevermore Hallelujah Psalm 1161 I love the LORD for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy Psalm 1162 Because He has inclined His ear to me I will call on Him as long as I live Psalm 1163 The ropes of death entangled me the anguish of Sheol overcame me I was confronted by trouble and sorrow Psalm 1164 Then I called on the name of the LORD “O LORD deliver my soul” Psalm 1165 The LORD is gracious and righteous our God is full of compassion Psalm 1166 The LORD preserves the simplehearted I was helpless and He saved me Psalm 1167 Return to your rest O my soul for the LORD has been good to you Psalm 1168 For You have delivered my soul from death my eyes from tears my feet from stumbling Psalm 1169 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living Psalm 11610 I believed therefore I said “I am greatly afflicted” Psalm 11611 In my alarm I said “All men are liars” Psalm 11612 How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me Psalm 11613 I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD Psalm 11614 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people Psalm 11615 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints Psalm 11616 Truly O LORD I am Your servant I am Your servant the son of Your maidservant You have broken my bonds Psalm 11617 I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD Psalm 11618 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people Psalm 11619 in the courts of the LORD’s house in your midst O Jerusalem Hallelujah Psalm 1171 Praise the LORD all you nations Extol Him all you peoples Psalm 1172 For great is His loving devotion toward us and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever Hallelujah Psalm 1181 Give thanks to the LORD for He is good His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 1182 Let Israel say “His loving devotion endures forever” Psalm 1183 Let the house of Aaron say “His loving devotion endures forever” Psalm 1184 Let those who fear the LORD say “His loving devotion endures forever” Psalm 1185 In my distress I called to the LORD and He answered and set me free Psalm 1186 The LORD is on my side I will not be afraid What can man do to me Psalm 1187 The LORD is on my side He is my helper Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me Psalm 1188 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man Psalm 1189 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes Psalm 11810 All the nations surrounded me but in the name of the LORD I cut them off Psalm 11811 They surrounded me on every side but in the name of the LORD I cut them off Psalm 11812 They swarmed around me like bees but they were extinguished like burning thorns in the name of the LORD I cut them off Psalm 11813 I was pushed so hard I was falling but the LORD helped me Psalm 11814 The LORD is my strength and my song and He has become my salvation Psalm 11815 Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor Psalm 11816 The right hand of the LORD is exalted The right hand of the LORD performs with valor” Psalm 11817 I will not die but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done Psalm 11818 The LORD disciplined me severely but He has not given me over to death Psalm 11819 Open to me the gates of righteousness that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD Psalm 11820 This is the gate of the LORD the righteous shall enter through it Psalm 11821 I will give You thanks for You have answered me and You have become my salvation Psalm 11822 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone Psalm 11823 This is from the LORD and it is marvelous in our eyes Psalm 11824 This is the day that the LORD has made we will rejoice and be glad in it Psalm 11825 O LORD save us we pray We beseech You O LORD cause us to prosper Psalm 11826 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD From the house of the LORD we bless you Psalm 11827 The LORD is God He has made His light to shine upon us Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar Psalm 11828 You are my God and I will give You thanks You are my God and I will exalt You Psalm 11829 Give thanks to the LORD for He is good His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 1191 Blessed are those whose way is blameless who walk in the Law of the LORD Psalm 1192 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart Psalm 1193 They do no iniquity they walk in His ways Psalm 1194 You have ordained Your precepts that we should keep them diligently Psalm 1195 Oh that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes Psalm 1196 Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments Psalm 1197 I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments Psalm 1198 I will keep Your statutes do not utterly forsake me Psalm 1199 How can a young man keep his way pure By guarding it according to Your word Psalm 11910 With all my heart I have sought You do not let me stray from Your commandments Psalm 11911 I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You Psalm 11912 Blessed are You O LORD teach me Your statutes Psalm 11913 With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth Psalm 11914 I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches Psalm 11915 I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways Psalm 11916 I will delight in Your statutes I will not forget Your word Psalm 11917 Deal bountifully with Your servant that I may live and keep Your word Psalm 11918 Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law Psalm 11919 I am a stranger on the earth do not hide Your commandments from me Psalm 11920 My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times Psalm 11921 You rebuke the arrogant—the cursed who stray from Your commandments Psalm 11922 Remove my scorn and contempt for I have kept Your testimonies Psalm 11923 Though rulers sit and slander me Your servant meditates on Your statutes Psalm 11924 Your testimonies are indeed my delight they are my counselors Psalm 11925 My soul cleaves to the dust revive me according to Your word Psalm 11926 I recounted my ways and You answered me teach me Your statutes Psalm 11927 Make clear to me the way of Your precepts then I will meditate on Your wonders Psalm 11928 My soul melts with sorrow strengthen me according to Your word Psalm 11929 Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law Psalm 11930 I have chosen the way of truth I have set Your ordinances before me Psalm 11931 I cling to Your testimonies O LORD let me not be put to shame Psalm 11932 I run in the path of Your commandments for You will enlarge my heart Psalm 11933 Teach me O LORD the way of Your statutes and I will keep them to the end Psalm 11934 Give me understanding that I may obey Your law and follow it with all my heart Psalm 11935 Direct me in the path of Your commandments for there I find delight Psalm 11936 Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain Psalm 11937 Turn my eyes away from worthless things revive me with Your word Psalm 11938 Establish Your word to Your servant to produce reverence for You Psalm 11939 Turn away the disgrace I dread for Your judgments are good Psalm 11940 How I long for Your precepts Revive me in Your righteousness Psalm 11941 May Your loving devotion come to me O LORD Your salvation according to Your promise Psalm 11942 Then I can answer him who taunts for I trust in Your word Psalm 11943 Never take Your word of truth from my mouth for I hope in Your judgments Psalm 11944 I will always obey Your law forever and ever Psalm 11945 And I will walk in freedom for I have sought Your precepts Psalm 11946 I will speak of Your testimonies before kings and I will not be ashamed Psalm 11947 I delight in Your commandments because I love them Psalm 11948 I lift up my hands to Your commandments which I love and I meditate on Your statutes Psalm 11949 Remember Your word to Your servant upon which You have given me hope Psalm 11950 This is my comfort in affliction that Your promise has given me life Psalm 11951 The arrogant utterly deride me but I do not turn from Your law Psalm 11952 I remember Your judgments of old O LORD and in them I find comfort Psalm 11953 Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law Psalm 11954 Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage Psalm 11955 In the night O LORD I remember Your name that I may keep Your law Psalm 11956 This is my practice for I obey Your precepts Psalm 11957 The LORD is my portion I have promised to keep Your words Psalm 11958 I have sought Your face with all my heart be gracious to me according to Your promise Psalm 11959 I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies Psalm 11960 I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments Psalm 11961 Though the ropes of the wicked bind me I do not forget Your law Psalm 11962 At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments Psalm 11963 I am a friend to all who fear You and to those who keep Your precepts Psalm 11964 The earth is filled with Your loving devotion O LORD teach me Your statutes Psalm 11965 You are good to Your servant O LORD according to Your word Psalm 11966 Teach me good judgment and knowledge for I believe in Your commandments Psalm 11967 Before I was afflicted I went astray but now I keep Your word Psalm 11968 You are good and You do what is good teach me Your statutes Psalm 11969 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies I keep Your precepts with all my heart Psalm 11970 Their hearts are callous and insensitive but I delight in Your law Psalm 11971 It was good for me to be afflicted that I might learn Your statutes Psalm 11972 The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver Psalm 11973 Your hands have made me and fashioned me give me understanding to learn Your commandments Psalm 11974 May those who fear You see me and rejoice for I have hoped in Your word Psalm 11975 I know O LORD that Your judgments are righteous and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me Psalm 11976 May Your loving devotion comfort me I pray according to Your promise to Your servant Psalm 11977 May Your compassion come to me that I may live for Your law is my delight Psalm 11978 May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie I will meditate on Your precepts Psalm 11979 May those who fear You turn to me those who know Your testimonies Psalm 11980 May my heart be blameless in Your statutes that I may not be put to shame Psalm 11981 My soul faints for Your salvation I wait for Your word Psalm 11982 My eyes fail looking for Your promise I ask “When will You comfort me” Psalm 11983 Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke I do not forget Your statutes Psalm 11984 How many days must Your servant wait When will You execute judgment on my persecutors Psalm 11985 The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law Psalm 11986 All Your commandments are faithful I am persecuted without cause—help me Psalm 11987 They almost wiped me from the earth but I have not forsaken Your precepts Psalm 11988 Revive me according to Your loving devotion that I may obey the testimony of Your mouth Psalm 11989 Your word O LORD is everlasting it is firmly fixed in the heavens Psalm 11990 Your faithfulness continues through all generations You established the earth and it endures Psalm 11991 Your ordinances stand to this day for all things are servants to You Psalm 11992 If Your law had not been my delight then I would have perished in my affliction Psalm 11993 I will never forget Your precepts for by them You have revived me Psalm 11994 I am Yours save me for I have sought Your precepts Psalm 11995 The wicked wait to destroy me but I will ponder Your testimonies Psalm 11996 I have seen a limit to all perfection but Your commandment is without limit Psalm 11997 Oh how I love Your law All day long it is my meditation Psalm 11998 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies for they are always with me Psalm 11999 I have more insight than all my teachers for Your testimonies are my meditation Psalm 119100 I discern more than the elders for I obey Your precepts Psalm 119101 I have kept my feet from every evil path that I may keep Your word Psalm 119102 I have not departed from Your ordinances for You Yourself have taught me Psalm 119103 How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth Psalm 119104 I gain understanding from Your precepts therefore I hate every false way Psalm 119105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path Psalm 119106 I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments Psalm 119107 I am severely afflicted O LORD revive me through Your word Psalm 119108 Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth O LORD and teach me Your judgments Psalm 119109 I constantly take my life in my hands yet I do not forget Your law Psalm 119110 The wicked have set a snare for me but I have not strayed from Your precepts Psalm 119111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever for they are the joy of my heart Psalm 119112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes even to the very end Psalm 119113 The doubleminded I despise but Your law I love Psalm 119114 You are my hiding place and my shield I put my hope in Your word Psalm 119115 Depart from me you evildoers that I may obey the commandments of my God Psalm 119116 Sustain me as You promised that I may live let me not be ashamed of my hope Psalm 119117 Uphold me and I will be saved that I may always regard Your statutes Psalm 119118 You reject all who stray from Your statutes for their deceitfulness is in vain Psalm 119119 All the wicked on earth You discard like dross therefore I love Your testimonies Psalm 119120 My flesh trembles in awe of You I stand in fear of Your judgments Psalm 119121 I have done what is just and right do not leave me to my oppressors Psalm 119122 Ensure Your servant’s wellbeing do not let the arrogant oppress me Psalm 119123 My eyes fail looking for Your salvation and for Your righteous promise Psalm 119124 Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion and teach me Your statutes Psalm 119125 I am Your servant give me understanding that I may know Your testimonies Psalm 119126 It is time for the LORD to act for they have broken Your law Psalm 119127 Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold even the purest gold Psalm 119128 Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way Psalm 119129 Wonderful are Your testimonies therefore I obey them Psalm 119130 The unfolding of Your words gives light it informs the simple Psalm 119131 I open my mouth and pant longing for Your commandments Psalm 119132 Turn to me and show me mercy as You do to those who love Your name Psalm 119133 Order my steps in Your word let no sin rule over me Psalm 119134 Redeem me from the oppression of man that I may keep Your precepts Psalm 119135 Make Your face shine upon Your servant and teach me Your statutes Psalm 119136 My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed Psalm 119137 Righteous are You O LORD and upright are Your judgments Psalm 119138 The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful Psalm 119139 My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words Psalm 119140 Your promise is completely pure therefore Your servant loves it Psalm 119141 I am lowly and despised but I do not forget Your precepts Psalm 119142 Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true Psalm 119143 Trouble and distress have found me but Your commandments are my delight Psalm 119144 Your testimonies are righteous forever Give me understanding that I may live Psalm 119145 I call with all my heart answer me O LORD I will obey Your statutes Psalm 119146 I call to You save me that I may keep Your testimonies Psalm 119147 I rise before dawn and cry for help in Your word I have put my hope Psalm 119148 My eyes anticipate the watches of night that I may meditate on Your word Psalm 119149 Hear my voice O LORD according to Your loving devotion give me life according to Your justice Psalm 119150 Those who follow after wickedness draw near they are far from Your law Psalm 119151 You are near O LORD and all Your commandments are true Psalm 119152 Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever Psalm 119153 Look upon my affliction and rescue me for I have not forgotten Your law Psalm 119154 Defend my cause and redeem me revive me according to Your word Psalm 119155 Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes Psalm 119156 Great are Your mercies O LORD revive me according to Your ordinances Psalm 119157 Though my persecutors and foes are many I have not turned from Your testimonies Psalm 119158 I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word Psalm 119159 Consider how I love Your precepts O LORD give me life according to Your loving devotion Psalm 119160 The entirety of Your word is truth and all Your righteous judgments endure forever Psalm 119161 Rulers persecute me without cause but my heart fears only Your word Psalm 119162 I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil Psalm 119163 I hate and abhor falsehood but Your law I love Psalm 119164 Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments Psalm 119165 Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law nothing can make them stumble Psalm 119166 I wait for Your salvation O LORD and I carry out Your commandments Psalm 119167 I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly Psalm 119168 I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies for all my ways are before You Psalm 119169 May my cry come before You O LORD give me understanding according to Your word Psalm 119170 May my plea come before You rescue me according to Your promise Psalm 119171 My lips pour forth praise for You teach me Your statutes Psalm 119172 My tongue sings of Your word for all Your commandments are righteous Psalm 119173 May Your hand be ready to help me for I have chosen Your precepts Psalm 119174 I long for Your salvation O LORD and Your law is my delight Psalm 119175 Let me live to praise You may Your judgments sustain me Psalm 119176 I have strayed like a lost sheep seek Your servant for I have not forgotten Your commandments Psalm 1201 A song of ascents In my distress I cried to the LORD and He answered me Psalm 1202 Deliver my soul O LORD from lying lips and a deceitful tongue Psalm 1203 What will He do to you and what will be added to you O deceitful tongue Psalm 1204 Sharp arrows will come from the warrior with burning coals of the broom tree Psalm 1205 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech that I live among the tents of Kedar Psalm 1206 Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace Psalm 1207 I am in favor of peace but when I speak they want war Psalm 1211 A song of ascents I lift up my eyes to the hills From where does my help come Psalm 1212 My help comes from the LORD the Maker of heaven and earth Psalm 1213 He will not allow your foot to slip your Protector will not slumber Psalm 1214 Behold the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep Psalm 1215 The LORD is your keeper the LORD is the shade on your right hand Psalm 1216 The sun will not strike you by day nor the moon by night Psalm 1217 The LORD will guard you from all evil He will preserve your soul Psalm 1218 The LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore Psalm 1221 A song of ascents Of David I was glad when they said to me “Let us go to the house of the LORD” Psalm 1222 Our feet are standing in your gates O Jerusalem Psalm 1223 Jerusalem is built up as a city united together Psalm 1224 where the tribes go up the tribes of the LORD as a testimony for Israel to give thanks to the name of the LORD Psalm 1225 For there the thrones of judgment stand the thrones of the house of David Psalm 1226 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem “May those who love you prosper Psalm 1227 May there be peace within your walls and prosperity inside your fortresses” Psalm 1228 For the sake of my brothers and friends I will say “Peace be within you” Psalm 1229 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your prosperity Psalm 1231 A song of ascents I lift up my eyes to You the One enthroned in heaven Psalm 1232 As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy Psalm 1233 Have mercy on us O LORD have mercy for we have endured much contempt Psalm 1234 We have endured much scorn from the arrogant much contempt from the proud Psalm 1241 A song of ascents Of David If the LORD had not been on our side—let Israel now declare— Psalm 1242 if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us Psalm 1243 when their anger flared against us then they would have swallowed us alive Psalm 1244 then the floods would have engulfed us then the torrent would have overwhelmed us Psalm 1245 then the raging waters would have swept us away Psalm 1246 Blessed be the LORD who has not given us as prey to their teeth Psalm 1247 We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler the net is torn and we have slipped away Psalm 1248 Our help is in the name of the LORD the Maker of heaven and earth Psalm 1251 A song of ascents Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion It cannot be moved it abides forever Psalm 1252 As the mountains surround Jerusalem so the LORD surrounds His people both now and forevermore Psalm 1253 For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice Psalm 1254 Do good O LORD to those who are good and to the upright in heart Psalm 1255 But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers Peace be upon Israel Psalm 1261 A song of ascents When the LORD restored the captives of Zion we were like dreamers Psalm 1262 Then our mouths were filled with laughter our tongues with shouts of joy Then it was said among the nations “The LORD has done great things for them” Psalm 1263 The LORD has done great things for us we are filled with joy Psalm 1264 Restore our captives O LORD like streams in the Negev Psalm 1265 Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy Psalm 1266 He who goes out weeping bearing a trail of seed will surely return with shouts of joy carrying sheaves of grain Psalm 1271 A song of ascents Of Solomon Unless the LORD builds the house its builders labor in vain unless the LORD protects the city its watchmen stand guard in vain Psalm 1272 In vain you rise early and stay up late toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved Psalm 1273 Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD and the fruit of the womb is His reward Psalm 1274 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior so are children born in one’s youth Psalm 1275 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate Psalm 1281 A song of ascents Blessed are all who fear the LORD who walk in His ways Psalm 1282 For when you eat the fruit of your labor blessings and prosperity will be yours Psalm 1283 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table Psalm 1284 In this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD Psalm 1285 May the LORD bless you from Zion that you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life Psalm 1286 that you may see your children’s children Peace be upon Israel Psalm 1291 A song of ascents Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare— Psalm 1292 many a time they have persecuted me from my youth but they have not prevailed against me Psalm 1293 The plowmen plowed over my back they made their furrows long Psalm 1294 The LORD is righteous He has cut me from the cords of the wicked Psalm 1295 May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame Psalm 1296 May they be like grass on the rooftops which withers before it can grow Psalm 1297 unable to fill the hands of the reaper or the arms of the binder of sheaves Psalm 1298 May none who pass by say to them “The blessing of the LORD be on you we bless you in the name of the LORD” Psalm 1301 A song of ascents Out of the depths I cry to You O LORD Psalm 1302 O Lord hear my voice let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy Psalm 1303 If You O LORD kept track of iniquities then who O Lord could stand Psalm 1304 But with You there is forgiveness so that You may be feared Psalm 1305 I wait for the LORD my soul does wait and in His word I put my hope Psalm 1306 My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning Psalm 1307 O Israel put your hope in the LORD for with the LORD is loving devotion and with Him is redemption in abundance Psalm 1308 And He will redeem Israel from all iniquity Psalm 1311 A song of ascents Of David My heart is not proud O LORD my eyes are not haughty I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me Psalm 1312 Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul like a weaned child with his mother like a weaned child is my soul within me Psalm 1313 O Israel put your hope in the LORD both now and forevermore Psalm 1321 A song of ascents O LORD remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured Psalm 1322 how he swore an oath to the LORD and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob Psalm 1323 “I will not enter my house or get into my bed Psalm 1324 I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids Psalm 1325 until I find a place for the LORD a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob” Psalm 1326 We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah we found it in the fields of Jaar Psalm 1327 Let us go to His dwelling place let us worship at His footstool Psalm 1328 Arise O LORD to Your resting place You and the ark of Your strength Psalm 1329 May Your priests be clothed with righteousness and Your saints shout for joy Psalm 13210 For the sake of Your servant David do not reject Your anointed one Psalm 13211 The LORD swore an oath to David a promise He will not revoke “One of your descendants I will place on your throne Psalm 13212 If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever” Psalm 13213 For the LORD has chosen Zion He has desired it for His home Psalm 13214 “This is My resting place forever and ever here I will dwell for I have desired this home Psalm 13215 I will bless her with abundant provisions I will satisfy her poor with bread Psalm 13216 I will clothe her priests with salvation and her saints will sing out in joy Psalm 13217 There I will make a horn grow for David I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one Psalm 13218 I will clothe his enemies with shame but the crown upon him will gleam” Psalm 1331 A song of ascents Of David Behold how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony Psalm 1332 It is like fine oil on the head running down on the beard running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes Psalm 1333 It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore Psalm 1341 A song of ascents Come bless the LORD all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD Psalm 1342 Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless the LORD Psalm 1343 May the LORD the Maker of heaven and earth bless you from Zion Psalm 1351 Hallelujah Praise the name of the LORD Give praise O servants of the LORD Psalm 1352 who stand in the house of the LORD in the courts of the house of our God Psalm 1353 Hallelujah for the LORD is good sing praises to His name for it is lovely Psalm 1354 For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own Israel as His treasured possession Psalm 1355 For I know that the LORD is great our Lord is above all gods Psalm 1356 The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth in the seas and in all their depths Psalm 1357 He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses Psalm 1358 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt of both man and beast Psalm 1359 He sent signs and wonders into your midst O Egypt against Pharaoh and all his servants Psalm 13510 He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings Psalm 13511 Sihon king of the Amorites Og king of Bashan and all the kings of Canaan Psalm 13512 He gave their land as an inheritance as a heritage to His people Israel Psalm 13513 Your name O LORD endures forever Your renown O LORD through all generations Psalm 13514 For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants Psalm 13515 The idols of the nations are silver and gold made by the hands of men Psalm 13516 They have mouths but cannot speak they have eyes but cannot see Psalm 13517 they have ears but cannot hear nor is there breath in their mouths Psalm 13518 Those who make them become like them as do all who trust in them Psalm 13519 O house of Israel bless the LORD O house of Aaron bless the LORD Psalm 13520 O house of Levi bless the LORD you who fear the LORD bless the LORD Psalm 13521 Blessed be the LORD from Zion—He who dwells in Jerusalem Hallelujah Psalm 1361 Give thanks to the LORD for He is good His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 1362 Give thanks to the God of gods His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 1363 Give thanks to the Lord of lords His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 1364 He alone does great wonders His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 1365 By His insight He made the heavens His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 1366 He spread out the earth upon the waters His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 1367 He made the great lights—His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 1368 the sun to rule the day His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 1369 the moon and stars to govern the night His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 13610 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 13611 and brought Israel out from among them His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 13612 with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 13613 He divided the Red Sea in two His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 13614 and led Israel through the midst His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 13615 but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 13616 He led His people through the wilderness His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 13617 He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 13618 and slaughtered mighty kings—His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 13619 Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 13620 and Og king of Bashan—His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 13621 and He gave their land as an inheritance His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 13622 a heritage to His servant Israel His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 13623 He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 13624 and freed us from our enemies His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 13625 He gives food to every creature His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 13626 Give thanks to the God of heaven His loving devotion endures forever Psalm 1371 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion Psalm 1372 There on the willows we hung our harps Psalm 1373 for there our captors requested a song our tormentors demanded songs of joy “Sing us a song of Zion” Psalm 1374 How can we sing a song of the LORD in a foreign land Psalm 1375 If I forget you O Jerusalem may my right hand cease to function Psalm 1376 May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy Psalm 1377 Remember O LORD the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell “Destroy it” they said “tear it down to its foundations” Psalm 1378 O Daughter of Babylon doomed to destruction blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us Psalm 1379 Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks Psalm 1381 Of David I give You thanks with all my heart before the gods I sing Your praises Psalm 1382 I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else Psalm 1383 On the day I called You answered me You emboldened me and strengthened my soul Psalm 1384 All the kings of the earth will give You thanks O LORD when they hear the words of Your mouth Psalm 1385 They will sing of the ways of the LORD for the glory of the LORD is great Psalm 1386 Though the LORD is on high He attends to the lowly but the proud He knows from afar Psalm 1387 If I walk in the midst of trouble You preserve me from the anger of my foes You extend Your hand and Your right hand saves me Psalm 1388 The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me O LORD Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands Psalm 1391 For the choirmaster A Psalm of David O LORD You have searched me and known me Psalm 1392 You know when I sit and when I rise You understand my thoughts from afar Psalm 1393 You search out my path and my lying down You are aware of all my ways Psalm 1394 Even before a word is on my tongue You know all about it O LORD Psalm 1395 You hem me in behind and before You have laid Your hand upon me Psalm 1396 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me too lofty for me to attain Psalm 1397 Where can I go to escape Your Spirit Where can I flee from Your presence Psalm 1398 If I ascend to the heavens You are there if I make my bed in Sheol You are there Psalm 1399 If I rise on the wings of the dawn if I settle by the farthest sea Psalm 13910 even there Your hand will guide me Your right hand will hold me fast Psalm 13911 If I say “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me”— Psalm 13912 even the darkness is not dark to You but the night shines like the day for darkness is as light to You Psalm 13913 For You formed my inmost being You knit me together in my mother’s womb Psalm 13914 I praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made Marvelous are Your works and I know this very well Psalm 13915 My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret when I was woven together in the depths of the earth Psalm 13916 Your eyes saw my unformed body all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be Psalm 13917 How precious to me are Your thoughts O God how vast is their sum Psalm 13918 If I were to count them they would outnumber the grains of sand and when I awake I am still with You Psalm 13919 O God that You would slay the wicked—away from me you bloodthirsty men— Psalm 13920 who speak of You deceitfully Your enemies take Your name in vain Psalm 13921 Do I not hate those who hate You O LORD and detest those who rise against You Psalm 13922 I hate them with perfect hatred I count them as my enemies Psalm 13923 Search me O God and know my heart test me and know my concerns Psalm 13924 See if there is any offensive way in me lead me in the way everlasting Psalm 1401 For the choirmaster A Psalm of David Rescue me O LORD from evil men Protect me from men of violence Psalm 1402 who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long Psalm 1403 They sharpen their tongues like snakes the venom of vipers is on their lips Selah Psalm 1404 Guard me O LORD from the hands of the wicked Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble Psalm 1405 The proud hide a snare for me the cords of their net are spread along the path and lures are set out for me Selah Psalm 1406 I say to the LORD “You are my God” Hear O LORD my cry for help Psalm 1407 O GOD the Lord the strength of my salvation You shield my head in the day of battle Psalm 1408 Grant not O LORD the desires of the wicked do not promote their evil plans lest they be exalted Selah Psalm 1409 May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused Psalm 14010 May burning coals fall on them may they be thrown into the fire into the miry pits never to rise again Psalm 14011 May no slanderer be established in the land may calamity hunt down the man of violence Psalm 14012 I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy Psalm 14013 Surely the righteous will praise Your name the upright will dwell in Your presence Psalm 1411 A Psalm of David I call upon You O LORD come quickly to me Hear my voice when I call to You Psalm 1412 May my prayer be set before You like incense my uplifted hands like the evening offering Psalm 1413 Set a guard O LORD over my mouth keep watch at the door of my lips Psalm 1414 Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity let me not feast on their delicacies Psalm 1415 Let the righteous man strike me let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion It is oil for my head let me not refuse it For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked Psalm 1416 When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs the people will listen to my words for they are pleasant Psalm 1417 As when one plows and breaks up the soil so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol Psalm 1418 But my eyes are fixed on You O GOD the Lord In You I seek refuge do not leave my soul defenseless Psalm 1419 Keep me from the snares they have laid for me and from the lures of evildoers Psalm 14110 Let the wicked fall into their own nets while I pass by in safety Psalm 1421 A Maskil of David when he was in the cave A prayer I cry aloud to the LORD I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy Psalm 1422 I pour out my complaint before Him I reveal my trouble to Him Psalm 1423 Although my spirit grows faint within me You know my way Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me Psalm 1424 Look to my right and see no one attends to me There is no refuge for me no one cares for my soul Psalm 1425 I cry to You O LORD “You are my refuge my portion in the land of the living” Psalm 1426 Listen to my cry for I am brought quite low Rescue me from my pursuers for they are too strong for me Psalm 1427 Free my soul from prison that I may praise Your name The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me Psalm 1431 A Psalm of David O LORD hear my prayer In Your faithfulness give ear to my plea in Your righteousness answer me Psalm 1432 Do not bring Your servant into judgment for no one alive is righteous before You Psalm 1433 For the enemy has pursued my soul crushing my life to the ground making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead Psalm 1434 My spirit grows faint within me my heart is dismayed inside me Psalm 1435 I remember the days of old I meditate on all Your works I consider the work of Your hands Psalm 1436 I stretch out my hands to You my soul thirsts for You like a parched land Selah Psalm 1437 Answer me quickly O LORD my spirit fails Do not hide Your face from me or I will be like those who descend to the Pit Psalm 1438 Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning for I have put my trust in You Teach me the way I should walk for to You I lift up my soul Psalm 1439 Deliver me from my enemies O LORD I flee to You for refuge Psalm 14310 Teach me to do Your will for You are my God May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground Psalm 14311 For the sake of Your name O LORD revive me In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble Psalm 14312 And in Your loving devotion cut off my enemies Destroy all who afflict me for I am Your servant Psalm 1441 Of David Blessed be the LORD my Rock who trains my hands for war my fingers for battle Psalm 1442 He is my steadfast love and my fortress my stronghold and my deliverer He is my shield in whom I take refuge who subdues peoples under me Psalm 1443 O LORD what is man that You regard him the son of man that You think of him Psalm 1444 Man is like a breath his days are like a passing shadow Psalm 1445 Part Your heavens O LORD and come down touch the mountains that they may smoke Psalm 1446 Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them shoot Your arrows and rout them Psalm 1447 Reach down from on high set me free and rescue me from the deep waters from the grasp of foreigners Psalm 1448 whose mouths speak falsehood whose right hands are deceitful Psalm 1449 I will sing to You a new song O God on a harp of ten strings I will make music to You— Psalm 14410 to Him who gives victory to kings who frees His servant David from the deadly sword Psalm 14411 Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners whose mouths speak falsehood whose right hands are deceitful Psalm 14412 Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace Psalm 14413 Our storehouses will be full supplying all manner of produce our flocks will bring forth thousands tens of thousands in our fields Psalm 14414 Our oxen will bear great loads There will be no breach in the walls no going into captivity and no cry of lament in our streets Psalm 14415 Blessed are the people of whom this is so blessed are the people whose God is the LORD Psalm 1451 A Psalm of praise Of David I will exalt You my God and King I will bless Your name forever and ever Psalm 1452 Every day I will bless You and I will praise Your name forever and ever Psalm 1453 Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised His greatness is unsearchable Psalm 1454 One generation will commend Your works to the next and will proclaim Your mighty acts— Psalm 1455 the glorious splendor of Your majesty And I will meditate on Your wondrous works Psalm 1456 They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds and I will declare Your greatness Psalm 1457 They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness Psalm 1458 The LORD is gracious and compassionate slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion Psalm 1459 The LORD is good to all His compassion rests on all He has made Psalm 14510 All You have made will give You thanks O LORD and Your saints will bless You Psalm 14511 They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might Psalm 14512 to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom Psalm 14513 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom and Your dominion endures through all generations The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions Psalm 14514 The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down Psalm 14515 The eyes of all look to You and You give them their food in season Psalm 14516 You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing Psalm 14517 The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds Psalm 14518 The LORD is near to all who call on Him to all who call out to Him in truth Psalm 14519 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him He hears their cry and saves them Psalm 14520 The LORD preserves all who love Him but all the wicked He will destroy Psalm 14521 My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever Psalm 1461 Hallelujah Praise the LORD O my soul Psalm 1462 I will praise the LORD all my life I will sing praises to my God while I have my being Psalm 1463 Put not your trust in princes in mortal man who cannot save Psalm 1464 When his spirit departs he returns to the ground on that very day his plans perish Psalm 1465 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob whose hope is in the LORD his God Psalm 1466 the Maker of heaven and earth the sea and everything in them He remains faithful forever Psalm 1467 He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry The LORD sets the prisoners free Psalm 1468 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind the LORD lifts those who are weighed down the LORD loves the righteous Psalm 1469 The LORD protects foreigners He sustains the fatherless and the widow but the ways of the wicked He frustrates Psalm 14610 The LORD reigns forever your God O Zion for all generations Hallelujah Psalm 1471 Hallelujah How good it is to sing praises to our God how pleasant and lovely to praise Him Psalm 1472 The LORD builds up Jerusalem He gathers the exiles of Israel Psalm 1473 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds Psalm 1474 He determines the number of the stars He calls them each by name Psalm 1475 Great is our Lord and mighty in power His understanding has no limit Psalm 1476 The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground Psalm 1477 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving make music on the harp to our God Psalm 1478 who covers the sky with clouds who prepares rain for the earth who makes grass to grow on the hills Psalm 1479 He provides food for the animals and for the young ravens when they call Psalm 14710 He does not delight in the strength of the horse He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man Psalm 14711 The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him who hope in His loving devotion Psalm 14712 Exalt the LORD O Jerusalem praise your God O Zion Psalm 14713 For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you Psalm 14714 He makes peace at your borders He fills you with the finest wheat Psalm 14715 He sends forth His command to the earth His word runs swiftly Psalm 14716 He spreads the snow like wool He scatters the frost like ashes Psalm 14717 He casts forth His hail like pebbles Who can withstand His icy blast Psalm 14718 He sends forth His word and melts them He unleashes His winds and the waters flow Psalm 14719 He declares His word to Jacob His statutes and judgments to Israel Psalm 14720 He has done this for no other nation they do not know His judgments Hallelujah Psalm 1481 Hallelujah Praise the LORD from the heavens praise Him in the highest places Psalm 1482 Praise Him all His angels praise Him all His heavenly hosts Psalm 1483 Praise Him O sun and moon praise Him all you shining stars Psalm 1484 Praise Him O highest heavens and you waters above the skies Psalm 1485 Let them praise the name of the LORD for He gave the command and they were created Psalm 1486 He established them forever and ever He issued a decree that will never pass away Psalm 1487 Praise the LORD from the earth all great sea creatures and ocean depths Psalm 1488 lightning and hail snow and clouds powerful wind fulfilling His word Psalm 1489 mountains and all hills fruit trees and all cedars Psalm 14810 wild animals and all cattle crawling creatures and flying birds Psalm 14811 kings of the earth and all peoples princes and all rulers of the earth Psalm 14812 young men and maidens old and young together Psalm 14813 Let them praise the name of the LORD for His name alone is exalted His splendor is above the earth and the heavens Psalm 14814 He has raised up a horn for His people the praise of all His saints of Israel a people near to Him Hallelujah Psalm 1491 Hallelujah Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise in the assembly of the godly Psalm 1492 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker let the children of Zion rejoice in their King Psalm 1493 Let them praise His name with dancing and make music to Him with tambourine and harp Psalm 1494 For the LORD takes pleasure in His people He adorns the afflicted with salvation Psalm 1495 Let the saints exult in glory let them shout for joy upon their beds Psalm 1496 May the high praises of God be in their mouths and a doubleedged sword in their hands Psalm 1497 to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples Psalm 1498 to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron Psalm 1499 to execute the judgment written against them This honor is for all His saints Hallelujah Psalm 1501 Hallelujah Praise God in His sanctuary Praise Him in His mighty heavens Psalm 1502 Praise Him for His mighty acts praise Him for His excellent greatness Psalm 1503 Praise Him with the sound of the horn praise Him with the harp and lyre Psalm 1504 Praise Him with tambourine and dancing praise Him with strings and flute Psalm 1505 Praise Him with clashing cymbals praise Him with resounding cymbals Psalm 1506 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD Hallelujah Proverbs 11 These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David king of Israel Proverbs 12 for gaining wisdom and discipline for comprehending words of insight Proverbs 13 and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness justice and equity Proverbs 14 To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young Proverbs 15 let the wise listen and gain instruction and the discerning acquire wise counsel Proverbs 16 by understanding the proverbs and parables the sayings and riddles of the wise Proverbs 17 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge but fools despise wisdom and discipline Proverbs 18 Listen my son to your father’s instruction and do not forsake the teaching of your mother Proverbs 19 For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck Proverbs 110 My son if sinners entice you do not yield to them Proverbs 111 If they say “Come along let us lie in wait for blood let us ambush the innocent without cause Proverbs 112 let us swallow them alive like Sheol and whole like those descending into the Pit Proverbs 113 We will find all manner of precious goods we will fill our houses with plunder Proverbs 114 Throw in your lot with us let us all share one purse”— Proverbs 115 my son do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path Proverbs 116 For their feet run to evil and they are swift to shed blood Proverbs 117 How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it Proverbs 118 But they lie in wait for their own blood they ambush their own lives Proverbs 119 Such is the fate of all who are greedy whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors Proverbs 120 Wisdom calls out in the street she lifts her voice in the square Proverbs 121 in the main concourse she cries aloud at the city gates she makes her speech Proverbs 122 “How long O simple ones will you love your simple ways How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge Proverbs 123 If you had repented at my rebuke then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you I would have made my words known to you Proverbs 124 Because you refused my call and no one took my outstretched hand Proverbs 125 because you neglected all my counsel and wanted none of my correction Proverbs 126 in turn I will mock your calamity I will sneer when terror strikes you Proverbs 127 when your dread comes like a storm and your destruction like a whirlwind when distress and anguish overwhelm you Proverbs 128 Then they will call on me but I will not answer they will earnestly seek me but will not find me Proverbs 129 For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD Proverbs 130 They accepted none of my counsel they despised all my reproof Proverbs 131 So they will eat the fruit of their own way and be filled with their own devices Proverbs 132 For the waywardness of the simple will slay them and the complacency of fools will destroy them Proverbs 133 But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety secure from the fear of evil” Proverbs 21 My son if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you Proverbs 22 if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding Proverbs 23 if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding Proverbs 24 if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure Proverbs 25 then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God Proverbs 26 For the LORD gives wisdom from His mouth come knowledge and understanding Proverbs 27 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright He is a shield to those who walk with integrity Proverbs 28 to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints Proverbs 29 Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path Proverbs 210 For wisdom will enter your heart and knowledge will delight your soul Proverbs 211 Discretion will watch over you and understanding will guard you Proverbs 212 to deliver you from the way of evil from the man who speaks perversity Proverbs 213 from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness Proverbs 214 from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil Proverbs 215 whose paths are crooked and whose ways are devious Proverbs 216 It will rescue you from the forbidden woman from the stranger with seductive words Proverbs 217 who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God Proverbs 218 For her house sinks down to death and her tracks to the departed spirits Proverbs 219 None who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life Proverbs 220 So you will follow in the ways of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous Proverbs 221 For the upright will inhabit the land and the blameless will remain in it Proverbs 222 but the wicked will be cut off from the land and the unfaithful will be uprooted Proverbs 31 My son do not forget my teaching but let your heart keep my commandments Proverbs 32 for they will add length to your days years and peace to your life Proverbs 33 Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you bind them around your neck write them on the tablet of your heart Proverbs 34 Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man Proverbs 35 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding Proverbs 36 in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight Proverbs 37 Be not wise in your own eyes fear the LORD and turn away from evil Proverbs 38 This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones Proverbs 39 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops Proverbs 310 then your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine Proverbs 311 My son do not reject the discipline of the LORD and do not loathe His rebuke Proverbs 312 for the LORD disciplines the one He loves as does a father the son in whom he delights Proverbs 313 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom the man who acquires understanding Proverbs 314 for she is more profitable than silver and her gain is better than fine gold Proverbs 315 She is more precious than rubies nothing you desire compares with her Proverbs 316 Long life is in her right hand in her left hand are riches and honor Proverbs 317 All her ways are pleasant and all her paths are peaceful Proverbs 318 She is a tree of life to those who embrace her and those who lay hold of her are blessed Proverbs 319 The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding Proverbs 320 By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open and the clouds dripped with dew Proverbs 321 My son do not lose sight of this Preserve sound judgment and discernment Proverbs 322 They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck Proverbs 323 Then you will go on your way in safety and your foot will not stumble Proverbs 324 When you lie down you will not be afraid when you rest your sleep will be sweet Proverbs 325 Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked Proverbs 326 for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare Proverbs 327 Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act Proverbs 328 Do not tell your neighbor “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means Proverbs 329 Do not devise evil against your neighbor for he trustfully dwells beside you Proverbs 330 Do not accuse a man without cause when he has done you no harm Proverbs 331 Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways Proverbs 332 for the LORD detests the perverse but He is a friend to the upright Proverbs 333 The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked but He blesses the home of the righteous Proverbs 334 He mocks the mockers but gives grace to the humble Proverbs 335 The wise will inherit honor but fools are held up to shame Proverbs 41 Listen my sons to a father’s instruction pay attention and gain understanding Proverbs 42 For I give you sound teaching do not abandon my directive Proverbs 43 When I was a son to my father tender and the only child of my mother Proverbs 44 he taught me and said “Let your heart lay hold of my words keep my commands and you will live Proverbs 45 Get wisdom get understanding do not forget my words or turn from them Proverbs 46 Do not forsake wisdom and she will preserve you love her and she will guard you Proverbs 47 Wisdom is supreme so acquire wisdom And whatever you may acquire gain understanding Proverbs 48 Prize her and she will exalt you if you embrace her she will honor you Proverbs 49 She will set a garland of grace on your head she will present you with a crown of beauty” Proverbs 410 Listen my son and receive my words and the years of your life will be many Proverbs 411 I will guide you in the way of wisdom I will lead you on straight paths Proverbs 412 When you walk your steps will not be impeded when you run you will not stumble Proverbs 413 Hold on to instruction do not let go Guard it for it is your life Proverbs 414 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers Proverbs 415 Avoid it do not travel on it Turn from it and pass on by Proverbs 416 For they cannot sleep unless they do evil they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall Proverbs 417 For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence Proverbs 418 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn shining brighter and brighter until midday Proverbs 419 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom they do not know what makes them stumble Proverbs 420 My son pay attention to my words incline your ear to my sayings Proverbs 421 Do not lose sight of them keep them within your heart Proverbs 422 For they are life to those who find them and health to the whole body Proverbs 423 Guard your heart with all diligence for from it flow springs of life Proverbs 424 Put away deception from your mouth keep your lips from perverse speech Proverbs 425 Let your eyes look forward fix your gaze straight ahead Proverbs 426 Make a level path for your feet and all your ways will be sure Proverbs 427 Do not swerve to the right or to the left turn your feet away from evil Proverbs 51 My son pay attention to my wisdom incline your ear to my insight Proverbs 52 that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge Proverbs 53 Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil Proverbs 54 in the end she is bitter as wormwood sharp as a doubleedged sword Proverbs 55 Her feet go down to death her steps lead straight to Sheol Proverbs 56 She does not consider the path of life she does not know that her ways are unstable Proverbs 57 So now my sons listen to me and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth Proverbs 58 Keep your path far from her do not go near the door of her house Proverbs 59 lest you concede your vigor to others and your years to one who is cruel Proverbs 510 lest strangers feast on your wealth and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner Proverbs 511 At the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body are spent Proverbs 512 and you will say “How I hated discipline and my heart despised reproof Proverbs 513 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors Proverbs 514 I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly” Proverbs 515 Drink water from your own cistern and running water from your own well Proverbs 516 Why should your springs flow in the streets your streams of water in the public squares Proverbs 517 Let them be yours alone never to be shared with strangers Proverbs 518 May your fountain be blessed and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth Proverbs 519 A loving doe a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always may you be captivated by her love forever Proverbs 520 Why be captivated my son by an adulteress or embrace the bosom of a stranger Proverbs 521 For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD and the LORD examines all his paths Proverbs 522 The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him the cords of his sin entangle him Proverbs 523 He dies for lack of discipline led astray by his own great folly Proverbs 61 My son if you have put up security for your neighbor if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger Proverbs 62 if you have been trapped by the words of your lips ensnared by the words of your mouth Proverbs 63 then do this my son to free yourself for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands Go humble yourself and press your plea with your neighbor Proverbs 64 Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids Proverbs 65 Free yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter like a bird from the snare of the fowler Proverbs 66 Walk in the manner of the ant O slacker observe its ways and become wise Proverbs 67 Without a commander without an overseer or ruler Proverbs 68 it prepares its provisions in summer it gathers its food at harvest Proverbs 69 How long will you lie there O slacker When will you get up from your sleep Proverbs 610 A little sleep a little slumber a little folding of the hands to rest Proverbs 611 and poverty will come upon you like a robber and need like a bandit Proverbs 612 A worthless person a wicked man walks with a perverse mouth Proverbs 613 winking his eyes speaking with his feet and pointing with his fingers Proverbs 614 With deceit in his heart he devises evil he continually sows discord Proverbs 615 Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery Proverbs 616 There are six things that the LORD hates seven that are detestable to Him Proverbs 617 haughty eyes a lying tongue hands that shed innocent blood Proverbs 618 a heart that devises wicked schemes feet that run swiftly to evil Proverbs 619 a false witness who gives false testimony and one who stirs up discord among brothers Proverbs 620 My son keep your father’s commandment and do not forsake your mother’s teaching Proverbs 621 Bind them always upon your heart tie them around your neck Proverbs 622 When you walk they will guide you when you lie down they will watch over you when you awake they will speak to you Proverbs 623 For this commandment is a lamp this teaching is a light and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life Proverbs 624 to keep you from the evil woman from the smooth tongue of the adulteress Proverbs 625 Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes Proverbs 626 For the levy of the prostitute is poverty and the adulteress preys upon your very life Proverbs 627 Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned Proverbs 628 Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet Proverbs 629 So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife no one who touches her will go unpunished Proverbs 630 Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger Proverbs 631 Yet if caught he must pay sevenfold he must give up all the wealth of his house Proverbs 632 He who commits adultery lacks judgment whoever does so destroys himself Proverbs 633 Wounds and dishonor will befall him and his reproach will never be wiped away Proverbs 634 For jealousy enrages a husband and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance Proverbs 635 He will not be appeased by any ransom or persuaded by lavish gifts Proverbs 71 My son keep my words and treasure my commandments within you Proverbs 72 Keep my commandments and live guard my teachings as the apple of your eye Proverbs 73 Tie them to your fingers write them on the tablet of your heart Proverbs 74 Say to wisdom “You are my sister” and call understanding your kinsman Proverbs 75 that they may keep you from the adulteress from the stranger with seductive words Proverbs 76 For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice Proverbs 77 I saw among the simple I noticed among the youths a young man lacking judgment Proverbs 78 crossing the street near her corner strolling down the road to her house Proverbs 79 at twilight as the day was fading into the dark of the night Proverbs 710 Then a woman came out to meet him with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart Proverbs 711 She is loud and defiant her feet do not remain at home Proverbs 712 Now in the street now in the squares she lurks at every corner Proverbs 713 She seizes him and kisses him she brazenly says to him Proverbs 714 “I have made my peace offerings today I have paid my vows Proverbs 715 So I came out to meet you I sought you and I have found you Proverbs 716 I have decked my bed with coverings with colored linen from Egypt Proverbs 717 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh with aloes and with cinnamon Proverbs 718 Come let us take our fill of love till morning Let us delight in loving caresses Proverbs 719 For my husband is not at home he has gone on a long journey Proverbs 720 He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full” Proverbs 721 With her great persuasion she entices him with her flattering lips she lures him Proverbs 722 He follows her on impulse like an ox going to the slaughter like a deer bounding into a trap Proverbs 723 until an arrow pierces his liver like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life Proverbs 724 Now my sons listen to me and attend to the words of my mouth Proverbs 725 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways do not stray into her paths Proverbs 726 For she has brought many down to death her slain are many in number Proverbs 727 Her house is the road to Sheol descending to the chambers of death Proverbs 81 Does not wisdom call out and understanding raise her voice Proverbs 82 On the heights overlooking the road at the crossroads she takes her stand Proverbs 83 Beside the gates to the city at the entrances she cries out Proverbs 84 “To you O men I call out and my cry is to the sons of men Proverbs 85 O simple ones learn to be shrewd O fools gain understanding Proverbs 86 Listen for I speak of noble things and the opening of my lips will reveal right Proverbs 87 For my mouth will speak the truth and wickedness is detestable to my lips Proverbs 88 All the words of my mouth are righteous none are crooked or perverse Proverbs 89 They are all plain to the discerning and upright to those who find knowledge Proverbs 810 Receive my instruction instead of silver and knowledge rather than pure gold Proverbs 811 For wisdom is more precious than rubies and nothing you desire compares with her Proverbs 812 I wisdom dwell together with prudence and I find knowledge and discretion Proverbs 813 To fear the LORD is to hate evil I hate arrogant pride evil conduct and perverse speech Proverbs 814 Counsel and sound judgment are mine I have insight and strength Proverbs 815 By me kings reign and rulers enact just laws Proverbs 816 By me princes rule and all nobles who govern justly Proverbs 817 I love those who love me and those who seek me early shall find me Proverbs 818 With me are riches and honor enduring wealth and righteousness Proverbs 819 My fruit is better than gold pure gold and my harvest surpasses choice silver Proverbs 820 I walk in the way of righteousness along the paths of justice Proverbs 821 bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full Proverbs 822 The LORD created me as His first course before His works of old Proverbs 823 From everlasting I was established from the beginning before the earth began Proverbs 824 When there were no watery depths I was brought forth when no springs were overflowing with water Proverbs 825 Before the mountains were settled before the hills I was brought forth Proverbs 826 before He made the land or fields or any of the dust of the earth Proverbs 827 I was there when He established the heavens when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep Proverbs 828 when He established the clouds above when the fountains of the deep gushed forth Proverbs 829 when He set a boundary for the sea so that the waters would not surpass His command when He marked out the foundations of the earth Proverbs 830 Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side and His delight day by day rejoicing always in His presence Proverbs 831 I was rejoicing in His whole world delighting together in the sons of men Proverbs 832 Now therefore my sons listen to me for blessed are those who keep my ways Proverbs 833 Listen to instruction and be wise do not ignore it Proverbs 834 Blessed is the man who listens to me watching daily at my doors waiting at the posts of my doorway Proverbs 835 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD Proverbs 836 But he who fails to find me harms himself all who hate me love death” Proverbs 91 Wisdom has built her house she has carved out her seven pillars Proverbs 92 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine she has also set her table Proverbs 93 She has sent out her maidservants she calls out from the heights of the city Proverbs 94 “Whoever is simple let him turn in here” she says to him who lacks judgment Proverbs 95 “Come eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed Proverbs 96 Leave your folly behind and you will live walk in the way of understanding” Proverbs 97 He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself Proverbs 98 Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you rebuke a wise man and he will love you Proverbs 99 Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning Proverbs 910 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding Proverbs 911 For through wisdom your days will be multiplied and years will be added to your life Proverbs 912 If you are wise you are wise to your own advantage but if you scoff you alone will bear the consequences Proverbs 913 The woman named Folly is loud she is naive and knows nothing Proverbs 914 She sits at the door of her house on a seat in the heights of the city Proverbs 915 calling out to those who pass by who make their paths straight Proverbs 916 “Whoever is simple let him turn in here” she says to him who lacks judgment Proverbs 917 “Stolen water is sweet and bread eaten in secret is tasty” Proverbs 918 But they do not know that the dead are there that her guests are in the depths of Sheol Proverbs 101 The proverbs of Solomon A wise son brings joy to his father but a foolish son grief to his mother Proverbs 102 Illgotten treasures profit nothing but righteousness brings deliverance from death Proverbs 103 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry but He denies the craving of the wicked Proverbs 104 Idle hands make one poor but diligent hands bring wealth Proverbs 105 He who gathers in summer is a wise son but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son Proverbs 106 Blessings are on the head of the righteous but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence Proverbs 107 The memory of the righteous is a blessing but the name of the wicked will rot Proverbs 108 A wise heart will receive commandments but foolish lips will come to ruin Proverbs 109 He who walks in integrity walks securely but he who perverts his ways will be found out Proverbs 1010 He who winks the eye causes grief and foolish lips will come to ruin Proverbs 1011 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence Proverbs 1012 Hatred stirs up dissension but love covers all transgressions Proverbs 1013 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment Proverbs 1014 The wise store up knowledge but the mouth of the fool invites destruction Proverbs 1015 The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city but poverty is the ruin of the poor Proverbs 1016 The labor of the righteous leads to life but the gain of the wicked brings punishment Proverbs 1017 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life but he who ignores reproof goes astray Proverbs 1018 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips and whoever spreads slander is a fool Proverbs 1019 When words are many sin is unavoidable but he who restrains his lips is wise Proverbs 1020 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver but the heart of the wicked has little worth Proverbs 1021 The lips of the righteous feed many but fools die for lack of judgment Proverbs 1022 The blessing of the LORD enriches and He adds no sorrow to it Proverbs 1023 The fool delights in shameful conduct but a man of understanding has wisdom Proverbs 1024 What the wicked man dreads will overtake him but the desire of the righteous will be granted Proverbs 1025 When the whirlwind passes the wicked are no more but the righteous are secure forever Proverbs 1026 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes so is the slacker to those who send him Proverbs 1027 The fear of the LORD prolongs life but the years of the wicked will be cut short Proverbs 1028 The hope of the righteous is joy but the expectations of the wicked will perish Proverbs 1029 The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright but destruction awaits those who do evil Proverbs 1030 The righteous will never be shaken but the wicked will not inhabit the land Proverbs 1031 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom but a perverse tongue will be cut out Proverbs 1032 The lips of the righteous know what is fitting but the mouth of the wicked is perverse Proverbs 111 Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD but an accurate weight is His delight Proverbs 112 When pride comes disgrace follows but with humility comes wisdom Proverbs 113 The integrity of the upright guides them but the perversity of the faithless destroys them Proverbs 114 Riches are worthless in the day of wrath but righteousness brings deliverance from death Proverbs 115 The righteousness of the blameless directs their path but the wicked fall by their own wickedness Proverbs 116 The righteousness of the upright delivers them but the faithless are trapped by their own desires Proverbs 117 When the wicked man dies his hope perishes and the hope of his strength vanishes Proverbs 118 The righteous man is delivered from trouble in his place the wicked man goes in Proverbs 119 With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor but through knowledge the righteous are rescued Proverbs 1110 When the righteous thrive the city rejoices and when the wicked perish there are shouts of joy Proverbs 1111 By the blessing of the upright a city is built up but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down Proverbs 1112 Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment but a man of understanding remains silent Proverbs 1113 A gossip reveals a secret but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence Proverbs 1114 For lack of guidance a nation falls but with many counselors comes deliverance Proverbs 1115 He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer but the one who hates indebtedness is secure Proverbs 1116 A gracious woman attains honor but ruthless men gain only wealth Proverbs 1117 A kind man benefits himself but a cruel man brings trouble on himself Proverbs 1118 The wicked man earns an empty wage but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward Proverbs 1119 Genuine righteousness leads to life but the pursuit of evil brings death Proverbs 1120 The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD but the blameless in their walk are His delight Proverbs 1121 Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished but the offspring of the righteous will escape Proverbs 1122 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion Proverbs 1123 The desire of the righteous leads only to good but the hope of the wicked brings wrath Proverbs 1124 One gives freely yet gains even more another withholds what is right only to become poor Proverbs 1125 A generous soul will prosper and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed Proverbs 1126 The people will curse the hoarder of grain but blessing will crown the one who sells it Proverbs 1127 He who searches out good finds favor but evil will come to him who seeks it Proverbs 1128 He who trusts in his riches will fall but the righteous will thrive like foliage Proverbs 1129 He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart Proverbs 1130 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life and he who wins souls is wise Proverbs 1131 If the righteous receive their due on earth how much more the ungodly and the sinner Proverbs 121 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge but he who hates correction is stupid Proverbs 122 The good man obtains favor from the LORD but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil Proverbs 123 A man cannot be established through wickedness but the righteous cannot be uprooted Proverbs 124 A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones Proverbs 125 The plans of the righteous are just but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit Proverbs 126 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood but the speech of the upright rescues them Proverbs 127 The wicked are overthrown and perish but the house of the righteous will stand Proverbs 128 A man is praised according to his wisdom but a twisted mind is despised Proverbs 129 Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant than to be selfimportant but lack food Proverbs 1210 A righteous man regards the life of his animal but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty Proverbs 1211 The one who works his land will have plenty of food but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment Proverbs 1212 The wicked desire the plunder of evil men but the root of the righteous flourishes Proverbs 1213 An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech but a righteous man escapes from trouble Proverbs 1214 By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things and the work of his hands returns to him Proverbs 1215 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes but a wise man listens to counsel Proverbs 1216 A fool’s anger is known at once but a prudent man overlooks an insult Proverbs 1217 He who speaks the truth declares what is right but a false witness speaks deceit Proverbs 1218 Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword but the tongue of the wise brings healing Proverbs 1219 Truthful lips endure forever but a lying tongue lasts only a moment Proverbs 1220 Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil but the counselors of peace have joy Proverbs 1221 No harm befalls the righteous but the wicked are filled with trouble Proverbs 1222 Lying lips are detestable to the LORD but those who deal faithfully are His delight Proverbs 1223 A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself but a foolish heart proclaims its folly Proverbs 1224 The hand of the diligent will rule but laziness ends in forced labor Proverbs 1225 Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man but a good word cheers it up Proverbs 1226 A righteous man is cautious in friendship but the ways of the wicked lead them astray Proverbs 1227 A lazy man does not roast his game but a diligent man prizes his possession Proverbs 1228 There is life in the path of righteousness but another path leads to death Proverbs 131 A wise son heeds his father’s discipline but a mocker does not listen to rebuke Proverbs 132 From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things but the desire of the faithless is violence Proverbs 133 He who guards his mouth protects his life but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin Proverbs 134 The slacker craves yet has nothing but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied Proverbs 135 The righteous hate falsehood but the wicked bring shame and disgrace Proverbs 136 Righteousness guards the man of integrity but wickedness undermines the sinner Proverbs 137 One pretends to be rich but has nothing another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth Proverbs 138 Riches may ransom a man’s life but a poor man hears no threat Proverbs 139 The light of the righteous shines brightly but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished Proverbs 1310 Arrogance leads only to strife but wisdom is with the welladvised Proverbs 1311 Dishonest wealth will dwindle but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied Proverbs 1312 Hope deferred makes the heart sick but desire fulfilled is a tree of life Proverbs 1313 He who despises instruction will pay the penalty but the one who respects a command will be rewarded Proverbs 1314 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life turning one from the snares of death Proverbs 1315 Good understanding wins favor but the way of the faithless is difficult Proverbs 1316 Every prudent man acts with knowledge but a fool displays his folly Proverbs 1317 A wicked messenger falls into trouble but a faithful envoy brings healing Proverbs 1318 Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline but whoever heeds correction is honored Proverbs 1319 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul but turning from evil is detestable to fools Proverbs 1320 He who walks with the wise will become wise but the companion of fools will be destroyed Proverbs 1321 Disaster pursues sinners but prosperity is the reward of the righteous Proverbs 1322 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous Proverbs 1323 Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor but without justice it is swept away Proverbs 1324 He who spares the rod hates his son but he who loves him disciplines him diligently Proverbs 1325 A righteous man eats to his heart’s content but the stomach of the wicked is empty Proverbs 141 Every wise woman builds her house but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands Proverbs 142 He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him Proverbs 143 The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back but the lips of the wise protect them Proverbs 144 Where there are no oxen the manger is empty but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox Proverbs 145 An honest witness does not deceive but a dishonest witness pours forth lies Proverbs 146 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none but knowledge comes easily to the discerning Proverbs 147 Stay away from a foolish man you will gain no knowledge from his speech Proverbs 148 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way but the folly of fools deceives them Proverbs 149 Fools mock the making of amends but goodwill is found among the upright Proverbs 1410 The heart knows its own bitterness and no stranger shares in its joy Proverbs 1411 The house of the wicked will be destroyed but the tent of the upright will flourish Proverbs 1412 There is a way that seems right to a man but its end is the way of death Proverbs 1413 Even in laughter the heart may ache and joy may end in sorrow Proverbs 1414 The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways but a good man is rewarded for his ways Proverbs 1415 The simple man believes every word but the prudent man watches his steps Proverbs 1416 A wise man fears and turns from evil but a fool is careless and reckless Proverbs 1417 A quicktempered man acts foolishly and a devious man is hated Proverbs 1418 The simple inherit folly but the prudent are crowned with knowledge Proverbs 1419 The evil bow before the good and the wicked at the gates of the righteous Proverbs 1420 The poor man is hated even by his neighbor but many are those who love the rich Proverbs 1421 He who despises his neighbor sins but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor Proverbs 1422 Do not those who contrive evil go astray But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness Proverbs 1423 There is profit in all labor but mere talk leads only to poverty Proverbs 1424 The crown of the wise is their wealth but the effort of fools is folly Proverbs 1425 A truthful witness saves lives but one who utters lies is deceitful Proverbs 1426 He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence and his children shall have a place of refuge Proverbs 1427 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life turning a man from the snares of death Proverbs 1428 A large population is a king’s splendor but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin Proverbs 1429 A patient man has great understanding but a quicktempered man promotes folly Proverbs 1430 A tranquil heart is life to the body but envy rots the bones Proverbs 1431 Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him Proverbs 1432 The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin but the righteous man has a refuge even in death Proverbs 1433 Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning even among fools she is known Proverbs 1434 Righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a disgrace to any people Proverbs 1435 A king delights in a wise servant but his anger falls on the shameful Proverbs 151 A gentle answer turns away wrath but a harsh word stirs up anger Proverbs 152 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge but the mouth of the fool spouts folly Proverbs 153 The eyes of the LORD are in every place observing the evil and the good Proverbs 154 A soothing tongue is a tree of life but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit Proverbs 155 A fool rejects his father’s discipline but whoever heeds correction is prudent Proverbs 156 The house of the righteous has great treasure but the income of the wicked is trouble Proverbs 157 The lips of the wise spread knowledge but not so the hearts of fools Proverbs 158 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD but the prayer of the upright is His delight Proverbs 159 The LORD detests the way of the wicked but He loves those who pursue righteousness Proverbs 1510 Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path he who hates correction will die Proverbs 1511 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of men Proverbs 1512 A mocker does not love to be reproved nor will he consult the wise Proverbs 1513 A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit Proverbs 1514 A discerning heart seeks knowledge but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly Proverbs 1515 All the days of the oppressed are bad but a cheerful heart has a continual feast Proverbs 1516 Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil Proverbs 1517 Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred Proverbs 1518 A hottempered man stirs up strife but he who is slow to anger calms dispute Proverbs 1519 The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns but the path of the upright is a highway Proverbs 1520 A wise son brings joy to his father but a foolish man despises his mother Proverbs 1521 Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment but a man of understanding walks a straight path Proverbs 1522 Plans fail for lack of counsel but with many advisers they succeed Proverbs 1523 A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word Proverbs 1524 The path of life leads upward for the wise that he may avoid going down to Sheol Proverbs 1525 The LORD tears down the house of the proud but He protects the boundaries of the widow Proverbs 1526 The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him Proverbs 1527 He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household but he who hates bribes will live Proverbs 1528 The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil Proverbs 1529 The LORD is far from the wicked but He hears the prayer of the righteous Proverbs 1530 The light of the eyes cheers the heart and good news nourishes the bones Proverbs 1531 He who listens to lifegiving reproof will dwell among the wise Proverbs 1532 He who ignores discipline despises himself but whoever heeds correction gains understanding Proverbs 1533 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom and humility comes before honor Proverbs 161 The plans of the heart belong to man but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD Proverbs 162 All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes but his motives are weighed out by the LORD Proverbs 163 Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved Proverbs 164 The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster Proverbs 165 Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD be assured that he will not go unpunished Proverbs 166 By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil Proverbs 167 When a man’s ways please the LORD He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him Proverbs 168 Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice Proverbs 169 A man’s heart plans his course but the LORD determines his steps Proverbs 1610 A divine verdict is on the lips of a king his mouth must not betray justice Proverbs 1611 Honest scales and balances are from the LORD all the weights in the bag are His concern Proverbs 1612 Wicked behavior is detestable for kings for a throne is established through righteousness Proverbs 1613 Righteous lips are a king’s delight and he who speaks honestly is beloved Proverbs 1614 The wrath of a king is a messenger of death but a wise man will pacify it Proverbs 1615 When a king’s face brightens there is life his favor is like a rain cloud in spring Proverbs 1616 How much better to acquire wisdom than gold To gain understanding is more desirable than silver Proverbs 1617 The highway of the upright leads away from evil he who guards his way protects his life Proverbs 1618 Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall Proverbs 1619 It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud Proverbs 1620 Whoever heeds instruction will find success and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD Proverbs 1621 The wise in heart are called discerning and pleasant speech promotes instruction Proverbs 1622 Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor but the discipline of fools is folly Proverbs 1623 The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips Proverbs 1624 Pleasant words are a honeycomb sweet to the soul and healing to the bones Proverbs 1625 There is a way that seems right to a man but its end is the way of death Proverbs 1626 A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward Proverbs 1627 A worthless man digs up evil and his speech is like a scorching fire Proverbs 1628 A perverse man spreads dissension and a gossip divides close friends Proverbs 1629 A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good Proverbs 1630 He who winks his eye devises perversity he who purses his lips is bent on evil Proverbs 1631 Gray hair is a crown of glory it is attained along the path of righteousness Proverbs 1632 He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city Proverbs 1633 The lot is cast into the lap but its every decision is from the LORD Proverbs 171 Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife Proverbs 172 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers Proverbs 173 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold but the LORD is the tester of hearts Proverbs 174 A wicked man listens to evil lips a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue Proverbs 175 He who mocks the poor insults their Maker whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished Proverbs 176 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged and the glory of a son is his father Proverbs 177 Eloquent words are unfit for a fool how much worse are lying lips to a ruler Proverbs 178 A bribe is a charm to its giver wherever he turns he succeeds Proverbs 179 Whoever conceals an offense promotes love but he who brings it up separates friends Proverbs 1710 A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool Proverbs 1711 An evil man seeks only rebellion a cruel messenger will be sent against him Proverbs 1712 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly Proverbs 1713 If anyone returns evil for good evil will never leave his house Proverbs 1714 To start a quarrel is to release a flood so abandon the dispute before it breaks out Proverbs 1715 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD Proverbs 1716 Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom Proverbs 1717 A friend loves at all times and a brother is born for adversity Proverbs 1718 A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor Proverbs 1719 He who loves transgression loves strife he who builds his gate high invites destruction Proverbs 1720 The one with a perverse heart finds no good and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble Proverbs 1721 A man fathers a fool to his own grief the father of a fool has no joy Proverbs 1722 A joyful heart is good medicine but a broken spirit dries up the bones Proverbs 1723 A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice Proverbs 1724 Wisdom is the focus of the discerning but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth Proverbs 1725 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him Proverbs 1726 It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty Proverbs 1727 A man of knowledge restrains his words and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit Proverbs 1728 Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent and discerning when he holds his tongue Proverbs 181 He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires he rebels against all sound judgment Proverbs 182 A fool does not delight in understanding but only in airing his opinions Proverbs 183 With a wicked man comes contempt as well and shame is accompanied by disgrace Proverbs 184 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook Proverbs 185 Showing partiality to the wicked is not good nor is depriving the innocent of justice Proverbs 186 A fool’s lips bring him strife and his mouth invites a beating Proverbs 187 A fool’s mouth is his ruin and his lips are a snare to his soul Proverbs 188 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being Proverbs 189 Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys Proverbs 1810 The name of the LORD is a strong tower the righteous run to it and are safe Proverbs 1811 A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city it is like a high wall in his imagination Proverbs 1812 Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud but humility comes before honor Proverbs 1813 He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him Proverbs 1814 The spirit of a man can endure his sickness but who can survive a broken spirit Proverbs 1815 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge and the ear of the wise seeks it out Proverbs 1816 A man’s gift opens doors for him and brings him before great men Proverbs 1817 The first to state his case seems right until another comes and crossexamines him Proverbs 1818 Casting the lot ends quarrels and separates strong opponents Proverbs 1819 An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city and disputes are like the bars of a castle Proverbs 1820 From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied Proverbs 1821 Life and death are in the power of the tongue and those who love it will eat its fruit Proverbs 1822 He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD Proverbs 1823 The poor man pleads for mercy but the rich man answers harshly Proverbs 1824 A man of many companions may come to ruin but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother Proverbs 191 Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse Proverbs 192 Even zeal is no good without knowledge and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark Proverbs 193 A man’s own folly subverts his way yet his heart rages against the LORD Proverbs 194 Wealth attracts many friends but a poor man is deserted by his friend Proverbs 195 A false witness will not go unpunished and one who utters lies will not escape Proverbs 196 Many seek the favor of the prince and everyone is a friend of the gift giver Proverbs 197 All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him He may pursue them with pleading but they are nowhere to be found Proverbs 198 He who acquires wisdom loves himself one who safeguards understanding will find success Proverbs 199 A false witness will not go unpunished and one who pours out lies will perish Proverbs 1910 Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes Proverbs 1911 A man’s insight gives him patience and his virtue is to overlook an offense Proverbs 1912 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion but his favor is like dew on the grass Proverbs 1913 A foolish son is his father’s ruin and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping Proverbs 1914 Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers but a prudent wife is from the LORD Proverbs 1915 Laziness brings on deep sleep and an idle soul will suffer hunger Proverbs 1916 He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul but he who is careless in his ways will die Proverbs 1917 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD and He will repay the lender Proverbs 1918 Discipline your son for in that there is hope do not be party to his death Proverbs 1919 A man of great anger must pay the penalty if you rescue him you will have to do so again Proverbs 1920 Listen to counsel and accept discipline that you may be wise the rest of your days Proverbs 1921 Many plans are in a man’s heart but the purpose of the LORD will prevail Proverbs 1922 The desire of a man is loving devotion better to be poor than a liar Proverbs 1923 The fear of the LORD leads to life that one may rest content without visitation from harm Proverbs 1924 The slacker buries his hand in the dish he will not even bring it back to his mouth Proverbs 1925 Strike a mocker and the simple will beware rebuke the discerning man and he will gain knowledge Proverbs 1926 He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace Proverbs 1927 If you cease to hear instruction my son you will stray from the words of knowledge Proverbs 1928 A corrupt witness mocks justice and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity Proverbs 1929 Judgments are prepared for mockers and beatings for the backs of fools Proverbs 201 Wine is a mocker strong drink is a brawler and whoever is led astray by them is not wise Proverbs 202 The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion whoever provokes him forfeits his own life Proverbs 203 It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute but any fool will quarrel Proverbs 204 The slacker does not plow in season at harvest time he looks but nothing is there Proverbs 205 The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters but a man of understanding draws them out Proverbs 206 Many a man proclaims his loving devotion but who can find a trustworthy man Proverbs 207 The righteous man walks with integrity blessed are his children after him Proverbs 208 A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes Proverbs 209 Who can say “I have kept my heart pure I am cleansed from my sin” Proverbs 2010 Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD Proverbs 2011 Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright Proverbs 2012 Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both Proverbs 2013 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor open your eyes and you will have plenty of food Proverbs 2014 “Worthless worthless” says the buyer but on the way out he gloats Proverbs 2015 There is an abundance of gold and rubies but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure Proverbs 2016 Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger get collateral if it is for a foreigner Proverbs 2017 Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man but later his mouth is full of gravel Proverbs 2018 Set plans by consultation and wage war under sound guidance Proverbs 2019 He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip avoid the one who babbles with his lips Proverbs 2020 Whoever curses his father or mother his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness Proverbs 2021 An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end Proverbs 2022 Do not say “I will avenge this evil” Wait on the LORD and He will save you Proverbs 2023 Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD and dishonest scales are no good Proverbs 2024 A man’s steps are from the LORD so how can anyone understand his own way Proverbs 2025 It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly only later to reconsider his vows Proverbs 2026 A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them Proverbs 2027 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD searching out his inmost being Proverbs 2028 Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king by these he maintains his throne Proverbs 2029 The glory of young men is their strength and gray hair is the splendor of the old Proverbs 2030 Lashes and wounds scour evil and beatings cleanse the inmost parts Proverbs 211 The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD He directs it where He pleases Proverbs 212 All a man’s ways seem right to him but the LORD weighs the heart Proverbs 213 To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice Proverbs 214 Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin Proverbs 215 The plans of the diligent bring plenty as surely as haste leads to poverty Proverbs 216 Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist a deadly pursuit Proverbs 217 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just Proverbs 218 The way of a guilty man is crooked but the conduct of the innocent is upright Proverbs 219 Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife Proverbs 2110 The soul of the wicked man craves evil his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes Proverbs 2111 When a mocker is punished the simple gain wisdom and when a wise man is instructed he acquires knowledge Proverbs 2112 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin Proverbs 2113 Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor he too shall cry out and receive no answer Proverbs 2114 A gift in secret soothes anger and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath Proverbs 2115 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous but a terror to the workers of iniquity Proverbs 2116 The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead Proverbs 2117 He who loves pleasure will become poor the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich Proverbs 2118 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous and the faithless for the upright Proverbs 2119 Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and illtempered wife Proverbs 2120 Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise but a foolish man consumes them Proverbs 2121 He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life righteousness and honor Proverbs 2122 A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust Proverbs 2123 He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress Proverbs 2124 Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride Proverbs 2125 The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work Proverbs 2126 All day long he covets more but the righteous give without restraint Proverbs 2127 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent Proverbs 2128 A lying witness will perish but the man who listens to truth will speak forever Proverbs 2129 A wicked man hardens his face but the upright man makes his way sure Proverbs 2130 There is no wisdom no understanding no counsel that can prevail against the LORD Proverbs 2131 A horse is prepared for the day of battle but victory is of the LORD Proverbs 221 A good name is more desirable than great riches favor is better than silver and gold Proverbs 222 The rich and the poor have this in common The LORD is Maker of them all Proverbs 223 The prudent see danger and take cover but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences Proverbs 224 The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life Proverbs 225 Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse he who guards his soul stays far from them Proverbs 226 Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it Proverbs 227 The rich rule over the poor and the borrower is slave to the lender Proverbs 228 He who sows injustice will reap disaster and the rod of his fury will be destroyed Proverbs 229 A generous man will be blessed for he shares his bread with the poor Proverbs 2210 Drive out the mocker and conflict will depart even quarreling and insults will cease Proverbs 2211 He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend Proverbs 2212 The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge but He frustrates the words of the faithless Proverbs 2213 The slacker says “There is a lion outside I will be slain in the streets” Proverbs 2214 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it Proverbs 2215 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child but the rod of discipline drives it far from him Proverbs 2216 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty Proverbs 2217 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge— Proverbs 2218 for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips Proverbs 2219 So that your trust may be in the LORD I instruct you today—yes you Proverbs 2220 Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge Proverbs 2221 to show you true and reliable words that you may soundly answer those who sent you Proverbs 2222 Do not rob a poor man because he is poor and do not crush the afflicted at the gate Proverbs 2223 for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them Proverbs 2224 Do not make friends with an angry man and do not associate with a hottempered man Proverbs 2225 or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare Proverbs 2226 Do not be one who gives pledges who puts up security for debts Proverbs 2227 If you have nothing with which to pay why should your bed be taken from under you Proverbs 2228 Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed Proverbs 2229 Do you see a man skilled in his work He will be stationed in the presence of kings he will not stand before obscure men Proverbs 231 When you sit down to dine with a ruler consider carefully what is set before you Proverbs 232 and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite Proverbs 233 Do not crave his delicacies for that food is deceptive Proverbs 234 Do not wear yourself out to get rich be wise enough to restrain yourself Proverbs 235 When you glance at wealth it disappears for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky Proverbs 236 Do not eat the bread of a stingy man and do not crave his delicacies Proverbs 237 for he is keeping track inwardly counting the cost “Eat and drink” he says to you but his heart is not with you Proverbs 238 You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words Proverbs 239 Do not speak to a fool for he will despise the wisdom of your words Proverbs 2310 Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless Proverbs 2311 for their Redeemer is strong He will take up their case against you Proverbs 2312 Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge Proverbs 2313 Do not withhold discipline from a child although you strike him with a rod he will not die Proverbs 2314 Strike him with a rod and you will deliver his soul from Sheol Proverbs 2315 My son if your heart is wise my own heart will indeed rejoice Proverbs 2316 My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right Proverbs 2317 Do not let your heart envy sinners but always continue in the fear of the LORD Proverbs 2318 For surely there is a future and your hope will not be cut off Proverbs 2319 Listen my son and be wise and guide your heart on the right course Proverbs 2320 Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat Proverbs 2321 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty and drowsiness will clothe them in rags Proverbs 2322 Listen to your father who gave you life and do not despise your mother when she is old Proverbs 2323 Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom and instruction and understanding Proverbs 2324 The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him Proverbs 2325 May your father and mother be glad and may she who gave you birth rejoice Proverbs 2326 My son give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways Proverbs 2327 For a prostitute is a deep pit and an adulteress is a narrow well Proverbs 2328 Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men Proverbs 2329 Who has woe Who has sorrow Who has contentions Who has complaints Who has needless wounds Who has bloodshot eyes Proverbs 2330 Those who linger over wine who go to taste mixed drinks Proverbs 2331 Do not gaze at wine while it is red when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly Proverbs 2332 In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper Proverbs 2333 Your eyes will see strange things and your mind will utter perversities Proverbs 2334 You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast Proverbs 2335 “They struck me but I feel no pain They beat me but I did not know it When can I wake up to search for another drink” Proverbs 241 Do not envy wicked men or desire their company Proverbs 242 for their hearts devise violence and their lips declare trouble Proverbs 243 By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established Proverbs 244 through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure Proverbs 245 A wise man is strong and a man of knowledge enhances his strength Proverbs 246 Only with sound guidance should you wage war and victory lies in a multitude of counselors Proverbs 247 Wisdom is too high for a fool he does not open his mouth in the meeting place Proverbs 248 He who plots evil will be called a schemer Proverbs 249 A foolish scheme is sin and a mocker is detestable to men Proverbs 2410 If you faint in the day of distress how small is your strength Proverbs 2411 Rescue those being led away to death and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter Proverbs 2412 If you say “Behold we did not know about this” does not He who weighs hearts consider it Does not the One who guards your life know Will He not repay a man according to his deeds Proverbs 2413 Eat honey my son for it is good and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste Proverbs 2414 Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul If you find it there is a future for you and your hope will never be cut off Proverbs 2415 Do not lie in wait O wicked man near the dwelling of the righteous do not destroy his resting place Proverbs 2416 For though a righteous man may fall seven times he still gets up but the wicked stumble in bad times Proverbs 2417 Do not gloat when your enemy falls and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles Proverbs 2418 or the LORD will see and disapprove and turn His wrath away from him Proverbs 2419 Do not fret over evildoers and do not be envious of the wicked Proverbs 2420 For the evil man has no future the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished Proverbs 2421 My son fear the LORD and the king and do not associate with the rebellious Proverbs 2422 For they will bring sudden destruction Who knows what ruin they can bring Proverbs 2423 These also are sayings of the wise To show partiality in judgment is not good Proverbs 2424 Whoever tells the guilty “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him and nations will denounce him Proverbs 2425 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty and rich blessing will come upon them Proverbs 2426 An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips Proverbs 2427 Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field after that you may build your house Proverbs 2428 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause and do not deceive with your lips Proverbs 2429 Do not say “I will do to him as he has done to me I will repay the man according to his work” Proverbs 2430 I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment Proverbs 2431 Thorns had grown up everywhere thistles had covered the ground and the stone wall was broken down Proverbs 2432 I observed and took it to heart I looked and received instruction Proverbs 2433 A little sleep a little slumber a little folding of the hands to rest Proverbs 2434 and poverty will come upon you like a robber and need like a bandit Proverbs 251 These are additional proverbs of Solomon which were copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah Proverbs 252 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out Proverbs 253 As the heavens are high and the earth is deep so the hearts of kings cannot be searched Proverbs 254 Remove the dross from the silver and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth Proverbs 255 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence and his throne will be established in righteousness Proverbs 256 Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king and do not stand in the place of great men Proverbs 257 for it is better to be told “Come up here” than to be demoted in the presence of the prince Even what you have seen with your own eyes Proverbs 258 do not bring hastily to court Otherwise what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame Proverbs 259 Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence Proverbs 2510 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you and your infamy never go away Proverbs 2511 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver Proverbs 2512 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear Proverbs 2513 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him he refreshes the soul of his masters Proverbs 2514 Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given Proverbs 2515 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded and a gentle tongue can break a bone Proverbs 2516 If you find honey eat just what you need lest you have too much and vomit it up Proverbs 2517 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house lest he grow weary and hate you Proverbs 2518 Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor Proverbs 2519 Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble Proverbs 2520 Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart Proverbs 2521 If your enemy is hungry give him food to eat and if he is thirsty give him water to drink Proverbs 2522 For in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head and the LORD will reward you Proverbs 2523 As the north wind brings forth rain so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks Proverbs 2524 Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife Proverbs 2525 Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land Proverbs 2526 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked Proverbs 2527 It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory Proverbs 2528 Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper Proverbs 261 Like snow in summer and rain at harvest honor does not befit a fool Proverbs 262 Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow an undeserved curse does not come to rest Proverbs 263 A whip for the horse a bridle for the donkey and a rod for the backs of fools Proverbs 264 Do not answer a fool according to his folly or you yourself will be like him Proverbs 265 Answer a fool according to his folly lest he become wise in his own eyes Proverbs 266 Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool Proverbs 267 Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool Proverbs 268 Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool Proverbs 269 Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool Proverbs 2610 Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby Proverbs 2611 As a dog returns to its vomit so a fool repeats his folly Proverbs 2612 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes There is more hope for a fool than for him Proverbs 2613 The slacker says “A lion is in the road A fierce lion roams the public square” Proverbs 2614 As a door turns on its hinges so the slacker turns on his bed Proverbs 2615 The slacker buries his hand in the dish it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth Proverbs 2616 The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly Proverbs 2617 Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own Proverbs 2618 Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows Proverbs 2619 so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says “I was only joking” Proverbs 2620 Without wood a fire goes out without gossip a conflict ceases Proverbs 2621 Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife Proverbs 2622 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being Proverbs 2623 Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart Proverbs 2624 A hateful man disguises himself with his speech but he lays up deceit in his heart Proverbs 2625 When he speaks graciously do not believe him for seven abominations fill his heart Proverbs 2626 Though his hatred is concealed by deception his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly Proverbs 2627 He who digs a pit will fall into it and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him Proverbs 2628 A lying tongue hates those it crushes and a flattering mouth causes ruin Proverbs 271 Do not boast about tomorrow for you do not know what a day may bring Proverbs 272 Let another praise you and not your own mouth—a stranger and not your own lips Proverbs 273 A stone is heavy and sand is a burden but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both Proverbs 274 Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood but who can withstand jealousy Proverbs 275 Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed Proverbs 276 The wounds of a friend are faithful but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful Proverbs 277 The soul that is full loathes honey but to a hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet Proverbs 278 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home Proverbs 279 Oil and incense bring joy to the heart and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul Proverbs 2710 Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away Proverbs 2711 Be wise my son and bring joy to my heart so that I can answer him who taunts me Proverbs 2712 The prudent see danger and take cover but the simple keep going and pay the penalty Proverbs 2713 Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger get collateral if it is for a foreigner Proverbs 2714 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning it will be counted to him as a curse Proverbs 2715 A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike— Proverbs 2716 restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand Proverbs 2717 As iron sharpens iron so one man sharpens another Proverbs 2718 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit and he who looks after his master will be honored Proverbs 2719 As water reflects the face so the heart reflects the true man Proverbs 2720 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied so the eyes of man are never satisfied Proverbs 2721 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold but a man is tested by the praise accorded him Proverbs 2722 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle yet his folly will not depart from him Proverbs 2723 Be sure to know the state of your flocks and pay close attention to your herds Proverbs 2724 for riches are not forever nor does a crown endure to every generation Proverbs 2725 When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered Proverbs 2726 the lambs will provide you with clothing and the goats with the price of a field Proverbs 2727 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants Proverbs 281 The wicked flee when no one pursues but the righteous are as bold as a lion Proverbs 282 A land in rebellion has many rulers but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order Proverbs 283 A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food Proverbs 284 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked but those who keep the law resist them Proverbs 285 Evil men do not understand justice but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully Proverbs 286 Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse Proverbs 287 A discerning son keeps the law but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father Proverbs 288 He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor Proverbs 289 Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law even his prayer is detestable Proverbs 2810 He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit but the blameless will inherit what is good Proverbs 2811 A rich man is wise in his own eyes but a poor man with discernment sees through him Proverbs 2812 When the righteous triumph there is great glory but when the wicked rise men hide themselves Proverbs 2813 He who conceals his sins will not prosper but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy Proverbs 2814 Blessed is the man who is always reverent but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble Proverbs 2815 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people Proverbs 2816 A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days Proverbs 2817 A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit let no one support him Proverbs 2818 He who walks with integrity will be kept safe but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall Proverbs 2819 The one who works his land will have plenty of food but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty Proverbs 2820 A faithful man will abound with blessings but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished Proverbs 2821 To show partiality is not good yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread Proverbs 2822 A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him Proverbs 2823 He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue Proverbs 2824 He who robs his father or mother saying “It is not wrong” is a companion to the man who destroys Proverbs 2825 A greedy man stirs up strife but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper Proverbs 2826 He who trusts in himself is a fool but one who walks in wisdom will be safe Proverbs 2827 Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses Proverbs 2828 When the wicked come to power people hide themselves but when they perish the righteous flourish Proverbs 291 A man who remains stiffnecked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery Proverbs 292 When the righteous flourish the people rejoice but when the wicked rule the people groan Proverbs 293 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth Proverbs 294 By justice a king brings stability to the land but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it Proverbs 295 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet Proverbs 296 An evil man is caught by his own sin but a righteous one sings and rejoices Proverbs 297 The righteous consider the cause of the poor but the wicked have no regard for such concerns Proverbs 298 Mockers inflame a city but the wise turn away anger Proverbs 299 If a wise man goes to court with a fool there will be raving and laughing with no resolution Proverbs 2910 Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man but the upright care for his life Proverbs 2911 A fool vents all his anger but a wise man holds it back Proverbs 2912 If a ruler listens to lies all his officials will be wicked Proverbs 2913 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common The LORD gives light to the eyes of both Proverbs 2914 A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever Proverbs 2915 A rod of correction imparts wisdom but a child left to himself disgraces his mother Proverbs 2916 When the wicked thrive rebellion increases but the righteous will see their downfall Proverbs 2917 Discipline your son and he will give you rest he will bring delight to your soul Proverbs 2918 Where there is no vision the people cast off restraint but blessed is he who keeps the Law Proverbs 2919 A servant cannot be corrected by words alone though he understands he will not respond Proverbs 2920 Do you see a man who speaks in haste There is more hope for a fool than for him Proverbs 2921 A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end Proverbs 2922 An angry man stirs up dissension and a hottempered man abounds in transgression Proverbs 2923 A man’s pride will bring him low but a humble spirit will obtain honor Proverbs 2924 A partner to a thief hates his own soul he receives the oath but does not testify Proverbs 2925 The fear of man is a snare but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high Proverbs 2926 Many seek the ruler’s favor but a man receives justice from the LORD Proverbs 2927 An unjust man is detestable to the righteous and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked Proverbs 301 These are the words of Agur son of Jakeh—the burden that this man declared to Ithiel “I am weary O God and worn out Proverbs 302 Surely I am the most ignorant of men and I lack the understanding of a man Proverbs 303 I have not learned wisdom and I have no knowledge of the Holy One Proverbs 304 Who has ascended to heaven and come down Who has gathered the wind in His hands Who has bound up the waters in His cloak Who has established all the ends of the earth What is His name and what is the name of His Son—surely you know Proverbs 305 Every word of God is flawless He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him Proverbs 306 Do not add to His words lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar Proverbs 307 Two things I ask of You—do not refuse me before I die Proverbs 308 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me Give me neither poverty nor riches feed me with the bread that is my portion Proverbs 309 Otherwise I may have too much and deny You saying ‘Who is the LORD’ Or I may become poor and steal profaning the name of my God Proverbs 3010 Do not slander a servant to his master or he will curse you and you will bear the guilt Proverbs 3011 There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers Proverbs 3012 There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth Proverbs 3013 There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances— Proverbs 3014 there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men Proverbs 3015 The leech has two daughters Give and Give There are three things that are never satisfied four that never say ‘Enough’ Proverbs 3016 Sheol the barren womb land never satisfied with water and fire that never says ‘Enough’ Proverbs 3017 As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it Proverbs 3018 There are three things too wonderful for me four that I cannot understand Proverbs 3019 the way of an eagle in the sky the way of a snake on a rock the way of a ship at sea and the way of a man with a maiden Proverbs 3020 This is the way of an adulteress She eats and wipes her mouth and says ‘I have done nothing wrong’ Proverbs 3021 Under three things the earth trembles under four it cannot bear up Proverbs 3022 a servant who becomes king a fool who is filled with food Proverbs 3023 an unloved woman who marries and a maidservant who supplants her mistress Proverbs 3024 Four things on earth are small yet they are exceedingly wise Proverbs 3025 The ants are creatures of little strength yet they store up their food in the summer Proverbs 3026 the rock badgers are creatures of little power yet they make their homes in the rocks Proverbs 3027 the locusts have no king yet they all advance in formation Proverbs 3028 and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands yet it is found in the palaces of kings Proverbs 3029 There are three things that are stately in their stride and four that are impressive in their walk Proverbs 3030 a lion mighty among beasts refusing to retreat before anything Proverbs 3031 a strutting rooster a hegoat and a king with his army around him Proverbs 3032 If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil put your hand over your mouth Proverbs 3033 For as the churning of milk yields butter and the twisting of the nose draws blood so the stirring of anger brings forth strife” Proverbs 311 These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him Proverbs 312 What shall I say O my son What O son of my womb What O son of my vows Proverbs 313 Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings Proverbs 314 It is not for kings O Lemuel it is not for kings to drink wine or for rulers to crave strong drink Proverbs 315 lest they drink and forget what is decreed depriving all the oppressed of justice Proverbs 316 Give strong drink to one who is perishing and wine to the bitter in soul Proverbs 317 Let him drink and forget his poverty and remember his misery no more Proverbs 318 Open your mouth for those with no voice for the cause of all the dispossessed Proverbs 319 Open your mouth judge righteously and defend the cause of the poor and needy Proverbs 3110 A wife of noble character who can find She is far more precious than rubies Proverbs 3111 The heart of her husband trusts in her and he lacks nothing of value Proverbs 3112 She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life Proverbs 3113 She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands Proverbs 3114 She is like the merchant ships bringing her food from afar Proverbs 3115 She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants Proverbs 3116 She appraises a field and buys it from her earnings she plants a vineyard Proverbs 3117 She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong Proverbs 3118 She sees that her gain is good and her lamp is not extinguished at night Proverbs 3119 She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers Proverbs 3120 She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy Proverbs 3121 When it snows she has no fear for her household for they are all clothed in scarlet Proverbs 3122 She makes coverings for her bed her clothing is fine linen and purple Proverbs 3123 Her husband is known at the city gates where he sits among the elders of the land Proverbs 3124 She makes linen garments and sells them she delivers sashes to the merchants Proverbs 3125 Strength and honor are her clothing and she can laugh at the days to come Proverbs 3126 She opens her mouth with wisdom and faithful instruction is on her tongue Proverbs 3127 She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness Proverbs 3128 Her children rise up and call her blessed her husband praises her as well Proverbs 3129 “Many daughters have done noble things but you surpass them all” Proverbs 3130 Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised Proverbs 3131 Give her the fruit of her hands and let her works praise her at the gates Ecclesiastes 11 These are the words of the Teacher the son of David king in Jerusalem Ecclesiastes 12 “Futility of futilities” says the Teacher “futility of futilities Everything is futile” Ecclesiastes 13 What does a man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun Ecclesiastes 14 Generations come and generations go but the earth remains forever Ecclesiastes 15 The sun rises and the sun sets it hurries back to where it rises Ecclesiastes 16 The wind blows southward then turns northward round and round it swirls ever returning on its course Ecclesiastes 17 All the rivers flow into the sea yet the sea is never full to the place from which the streams come there again they flow Ecclesiastes 18 All things are wearisome more than one can describe the eye is not satisfied with seeing nor the ear content with hearing Ecclesiastes 19 What has been will be again and what has been done will be done again there is nothing new under the sun Ecclesiastes 110 Is there a case where one can say “Look this is new” It has already existed in the ages before us Ecclesiastes 111 There is no remembrance of those who came before and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after Ecclesiastes 112 I the Teacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem Ecclesiastes 113 And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven What a miserable task God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them Ecclesiastes 114 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found them all to be futile a pursuit of the wind Ecclesiastes 115 What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking cannot be counted Ecclesiastes 116 I said to myself “Behold I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge” Ecclesiastes 117 So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly I learned that this too is a pursuit of the wind Ecclesiastes 118 For with much wisdom comes much sorrow and as knowledge grows grief increases Ecclesiastes 21 I said to myself “Come now I will test you with pleasure enjoy what is good” But it proved to be futile Ecclesiastes 22 I said of laughter “It is folly” and of pleasure “What does it accomplish” Ecclesiastes 23 I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives Ecclesiastes 24 I expanded my pursuits I built houses and planted vineyards for myself Ecclesiastes 25 I made gardens and parks for myself where I planted all kinds of fruit trees Ecclesiastes 26 I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees Ecclesiastes 27 I acquired menservants and maidservants and servants were born in my house I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me Ecclesiastes 28 and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces I gathered to myself male and female singers and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines Ecclesiastes 29 So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me and my wisdom remained with me Ecclesiastes 210 Anything my eyes desired I did not deny myself I refused my heart no pleasure For my heart took delight in all my work and this was the reward for all my labor Ecclesiastes 211 Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve I found everything to be futile a pursuit of the wind there was nothing to be gained under the sun Ecclesiastes 212 Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished Ecclesiastes 213 And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly just as light exceeds darkness Ecclesiastes 214 The wise man has eyes in his head but the fool walks in darkness Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both Ecclesiastes 215 So I said to myself “The fate of the fool will also befall me What then have I gained by being wise” And I said to myself that this too is futile Ecclesiastes 216 For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise just as with the fool seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come Alas the wise man will die just like the fool Ecclesiastes 217 So I hated life because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind Ecclesiastes 218 I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun because I must leave it to the man who comes after me Ecclesiastes 219 And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun This too is futile Ecclesiastes 220 So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun Ecclesiastes 221 When there is a man who has labored with wisdom knowledge and skill and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it this too is futile and a great evil Ecclesiastes 222 For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun Ecclesiastes 223 Indeed all his days are filled with grief and his task is sorrowful even at night his mind does not rest This too is futile Ecclesiastes 224 Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work I have also seen that this is from the hand of God Ecclesiastes 225 For apart from Him who can eat and who can find enjoyment Ecclesiastes 226 To the man who is pleasing in His sight He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind Ecclesiastes 31 To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven Ecclesiastes 32 a time to be born and a time to die a time to plant and a time to uproot Ecclesiastes 33 a time to kill and a time to heal a time to break down and a time to build Ecclesiastes 34 a time to weep and a time to laugh a time to mourn and a time to dance Ecclesiastes 35 a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing Ecclesiastes 36 a time to search and a time to count as lost a time to keep and a time to discard Ecclesiastes 37 a time to tear and a time to mend a time to be silent and a time to speak Ecclesiastes 38 a time to love and a time to hate a time for war and a time for peace Ecclesiastes 39 What does the worker gain from his toil Ecclesiastes 310 I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them Ecclesiastes 311 He has made everything beautiful in its time He has also set eternity in the hearts of men yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end Ecclesiastes 312 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live Ecclesiastes 313 and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God Ecclesiastes 314 I know that everything God does endures forever nothing can be added to it or taken from it God does it so that they should fear Him Ecclesiastes 315 What exists has already been and what will be has already been for God will call to account what has passed Ecclesiastes 316 Furthermore I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness Ecclesiastes 317 I said in my heart “God will judge the righteous and the wicked since there is a time for every activity and every deed” Ecclesiastes 318 I said to myself “As for the sons of men God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts” Ecclesiastes 319 For the fates of both men and beasts are the same As one dies so dies the other—they all have the same breath Man has no advantage over the animals since everything is futile Ecclesiastes 320 All go to one place all come from dust and all return to dust Ecclesiastes 321 Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth Ecclesiastes 322 I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work because that is his lot For who can bring him to see what will come after him Ecclesiastes 41 Again I looked and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun I saw the tears of the oppressed and they had no comforter the power lay in the hands of their oppressors and there was no comforter Ecclesiastes 42 So I admired the dead who had already died above the living who are still alive Ecclesiastes 43 But better than both is he who has not yet existed who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun Ecclesiastes 44 I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind Ecclesiastes 45 The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh Ecclesiastes 46 Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind Ecclesiastes 47 Again I saw futility under the sun Ecclesiastes 48 There is a man all alone without even a son or brother And though there is no end to his labor his eyes are still not content with his wealth “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment” This too is futile—a miserable task Ecclesiastes 49 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor Ecclesiastes 410 For if one falls down his companion can lift him up but pity the one who falls without another to help him up Ecclesiastes 411 Again if two lie down together they will keep warm but how can one keep warm alone Ecclesiastes 412 And though one may be overpowered two can resist Moreover a cord of three strands is not quickly broken Ecclesiastes 413 Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning Ecclesiastes 414 For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship though he was born poor in his own kingdom Ecclesiastes 415 I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one the youth who succeeded the king Ecclesiastes 416 There is no limit to all the people who were before them Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind Ecclesiastes 51 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools who do not know that they do wrong Ecclesiastes 52 Do not be quick to speak and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God For God is in heaven and you are on earth So let your words be few Ecclesiastes 53 As a dream comes through many cares so the speech of a fool comes with many words Ecclesiastes 54 When you make a vow to God do not delay in fulfilling it because He takes no pleasure in fools Fulfill your vow Ecclesiastes 55 It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it Ecclesiastes 56 Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands Ecclesiastes 57 For as many dreams bring futility so do many words Therefore fear God Ecclesiastes 58 If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province do not be astonished at the matter for one official is watched by a superior and others higher still are over them Ecclesiastes 59 The produce of the earth is taken by all the king himself profits from the fields Ecclesiastes 510 He who loves money is never satisfied by money and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income This too is futile Ecclesiastes 511 When good things increase so do those who consume them what then is the profit to the owner except to behold them with his eyes Ecclesiastes 512 The sleep of the worker is sweet whether he eats little or much but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep Ecclesiastes 513 There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner Ecclesiastes 514 or wealth lost in a failed venture so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on Ecclesiastes 515 As a man came from his mother’s womb so he will depart again naked as he arrived He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands Ecclesiastes 516 This too is a grievous affliction Exactly as a man is born so he will depart What does he gain as he toils for the wind Ecclesiastes 517 Moreover all his days he eats in darkness with much sorrow sickness and anger Ecclesiastes 518 Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting to eat and drink and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot Ecclesiastes 519 Furthermore God has given riches and wealth to every man and He has enabled him to enjoy them to accept his lot and to rejoice in his labor This is a gift from God Ecclesiastes 520 For a man seldom considers the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart Ecclesiastes 61 There is another evil I have seen under the sun and it weighs heavily upon mankind Ecclesiastes 62 God gives a man riches wealth and honor so that he lacks nothing his heart desires but God does not allow him to enjoy them Instead a stranger will enjoy them This is futile and a grievous affliction Ecclesiastes 63 A man may father a hundred children and live for many years yet no matter how long he lives if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial I say that a stillborn child is better off than he Ecclesiastes 64 For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness and his name is shrouded in obscurity Ecclesiastes 65 The child though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything has more rest than that man Ecclesiastes 66 even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity Do not all go to the same place Ecclesiastes 67 All a man’s labor is for his mouth yet his appetite is never satisfied Ecclesiastes 68 What advantage then has the wise man over the fool What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others Ecclesiastes 69 Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind Ecclesiastes 610 Whatever exists was named long ago and it is known what man is but he cannot contend with one stronger than he Ecclesiastes 611 For the more words the more futility—and how does that profit anyone Ecclesiastes 612 For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun Ecclesiastes 71 A good name is better than fine perfume and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth Ecclesiastes 72 It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting since death is the end of every man and the living should take this to heart Ecclesiastes 73 Sorrow is better than laughter for a sad countenance is good for the heart Ecclesiastes 74 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure Ecclesiastes 75 It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools Ecclesiastes 76 For like the crackling of thorns under the pot so is the laughter of the fool This too is futile Ecclesiastes 77 Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool and a bribe corrupts the heart Ecclesiastes 78 The end of a matter is better than the beginning and a patient spirit is better than a proud one Ecclesiastes 79 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit for anger settles in the lap of a fool Ecclesiastes 710 Do not say “Why were the old days better than these” For it is unwise of you to ask about this Ecclesiastes 711 Wisdom like an inheritance is good and it benefits those who see the sun Ecclesiastes 712 For wisdom like money is a shelter and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner Ecclesiastes 713 Consider the work of God Who can straighten what He has bent Ecclesiastes 714 In the day of prosperity be joyful but in the day of adversity consider this God has made one of these along with the other so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him Ecclesiastes 715 In my futile life I have seen both of these A righteous man perishing in his righteousness and a wicked man living long in his wickedness Ecclesiastes 716 Do not be overly righteous and do not make yourself too wise Why should you destroy yourself Ecclesiastes 717 Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool Why should you die before your time Ecclesiastes 718 It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand For he who fears God will follow both warnings Ecclesiastes 719 Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city Ecclesiastes 720 Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins Ecclesiastes 721 Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken or you may hear your servant cursing you Ecclesiastes 722 For you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others Ecclesiastes 723 All this I tested by wisdom saying “I resolve to be wise” But it was beyond me Ecclesiastes 724 What exists is out of reach and very deep Who can fathom it Ecclesiastes 725 I directed my mind to understand to explore to search out wisdom and explanations and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness Ecclesiastes 726 And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare whose heart is a net and whose hands are chains The man who pleases God escapes her but the sinner is ensnared Ecclesiastes 727 “Behold” says the Teacher “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation Ecclesiastes 728 While my soul was still searching but not finding among a thousand I have found one upright man but among all these I have not found one such woman Ecclesiastes 729 Only this have I found I have discovered that God made mankind upright but they have sought out many schemes” Ecclesiastes 81 Who is like the wise man Who knows the interpretation of a matter A man’s wisdom brightens his face and the sternness of his face is changed Ecclesiastes 82 Keep the king’s command I say because of your oath before God Ecclesiastes 83 Do not hasten to leave his presence and do not persist in a bad cause for he will do whatever he pleases Ecclesiastes 84 For the king’s word is supreme and who can say to him “What are you doing” Ecclesiastes 85 Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure Ecclesiastes 86 For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him Ecclesiastes 87 Since no one knows what will happen who can tell him what is to come Ecclesiastes 88 As no man has power over the wind to contain it so no one has authority over his day of death As no one can be discharged in wartime so wickedness will not release those who practice it Ecclesiastes 89 All this I have seen applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment Ecclesiastes 810 Then too I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place and they were praised in the city where they had done so This too is futile Ecclesiastes 811 When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil Ecclesiastes 812 Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God who are reverent in His presence Ecclesiastes 813 Yet because the wicked do not fear God it will not go well with them and their days will not lengthen like a shadow Ecclesiastes 814 There is a futility that is done on the earth There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve I say that this too is futile Ecclesiastes 815 So I commended the enjoyment of life because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun Ecclesiastes 816 When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night— Ecclesiastes 817 I saw every work of God and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun Despite his efforts to search it out he cannot find its meaning even if the wise man claims to know he is unable to comprehend Ecclesiastes 91 So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise as well as their deeds are in God’s hands Man does not know what lies ahead whether love or hate Ecclesiastes 92 It is the same for all There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked for the good and the bad for the clean and the unclean for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not As it is for the good so it is for the sinner as it is for the one who makes a vow so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow Ecclesiastes 93 This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun There is one fate for everyone Furthermore the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive and afterward they join the dead Ecclesiastes 94 There is hope however for anyone who is among the living for even a live dog is better than a dead lion Ecclesiastes 95 For the living know that they will die but the dead know nothing They have no further reward because the memory of them is forgotten Ecclesiastes 96 Their love their hate and their envy have already vanished and they will never again have a share in all that is done under the sun Ecclesiastes 97 Go eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a cheerful heart for God has already approved your works Ecclesiastes 98 Let your garments always be white and never spare the oil for your head Ecclesiastes 99 Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun Ecclesiastes 910 Whatever you find to do with your hands do it with all your might for in Sheol where you are going there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom Ecclesiastes 911 I saw something else under the sun The race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong neither is the bread to the wise nor the wealth to the intelligent nor the favor to the skillful For time and chance happen to all Ecclesiastes 912 For surely no man knows his time Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them Ecclesiastes 913 I have also seen this wisdom under the sun and it was great to me Ecclesiastes 914 There was a small city with few men A mighty king came against it surrounded it and built large siege ramps against it Ecclesiastes 915 Now a poor wise man was found in the city and he saved the city by his wisdom Yet no one remembered that poor man Ecclesiastes 916 And I said “Wisdom is better than strength but the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded” Ecclesiastes 917 The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools Ecclesiastes 918 Wisdom is better than weapons of war but one sinner destroys much good Ecclesiastes 101 As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor Ecclesiastes 102 A wise man’s heart inclines to the right but the heart of a fool to the left Ecclesiastes 103 Even as the fool walks along the road his sense is lacking and he shows everyone that he is a fool Ecclesiastes 104 If the ruler’s temper flares against you do not abandon your post for calmness lays great offenses to rest Ecclesiastes 105 There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler Ecclesiastes 106 Folly is appointed to great heights but the rich sit in lowly positions Ecclesiastes 107 I have seen slaves on horseback while princes go on foot like slaves Ecclesiastes 108 He who digs a pit may fall into it and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake Ecclesiastes 109 The one who quarries stones may be injured by them and he who splits logs endangers himself Ecclesiastes 1010 If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened more strength must be exerted but skill produces success Ecclesiastes 1011 If the snake bites before it is charmed there is no profit for the charmer Ecclesiastes 1012 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious but the lips of a fool consume him Ecclesiastes 1013 The beginning of his talk is folly and the end of his speech is evil madness Ecclesiastes 1014 Yet the fool multiplies words No one knows what is coming and who can tell him what will come after him Ecclesiastes 1015 The toil of a fool wearies him for he does not know the way to the city Ecclesiastes 1016 Woe to you O land whose king is a youth and whose princes feast in the morning Ecclesiastes 1017 Blessed are you O land whose king is a son of nobles and whose princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness Ecclesiastes 1018 Through laziness the roof caves in and in the hands of the idle the house leaks Ecclesiastes 1019 A feast is prepared for laughter and wine makes life merry but money is the answer for everything Ecclesiastes 1020 Do not curse the king even in your thoughts or curse the rich even in your bedroom for a bird of the air may carry your words and a winged creature may report your speech Ecclesiastes 111 Cast your bread upon the waters for after many days you will find it again Ecclesiastes 112 Divide your portion among seven or even eight for you do not know what disaster may befall the land Ecclesiastes 113 If the clouds are full they will pour out rain upon the earth whether a tree falls to the south or to the north in the place where it falls there it will lie Ecclesiastes 114 He who watches the wind will fail to sow and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap Ecclesiastes 115 As you do not know the path of the wind or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb so you cannot understand the work of God the Maker of all things Ecclesiastes 116 Sow your seed in the morning and do not rest your hands in the evening for you do not know which will succeed whether this or that or if both will equally prosper Ecclesiastes 117 Light is sweet and it pleases the eyes to see the sun Ecclesiastes 118 So if a man lives many years let him rejoice in them all But let him remember the days of darkness for they will be many Everything to come is futile Ecclesiastes 119 Rejoice O young man while you are young and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment Ecclesiastes 1110 So banish sorrow from your heart and cast off pain from your body for youth and vigor are fleeting Ecclesiastes 121 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say “I find no pleasure in them” Ecclesiastes 122 before the light of the sun moon and stars is darkened and the clouds return after the rain Ecclesiastes 123 on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly Ecclesiastes 124 when the doors to the street are shut and the sound of the mill fades away when one rises at the sound of a bird and all the daughters of song grow faint Ecclesiastes 125 when men fear the heights and dangers of the road when the almond tree blossoms the grasshopper loses its spring and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets Ecclesiastes 126 Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is crushed before the pitcher is shattered at the spring and the wheel is broken at the well Ecclesiastes 127 before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it Ecclesiastes 128 “Futility of futilities” says the Teacher “Everything is futile” Ecclesiastes 129 Not only was the Teacher wise but he also taught the people knowledge he pondered searched out and arranged many proverbs Ecclesiastes 1210 The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth Ecclesiastes 1211 The words of the wise are like goads and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd Ecclesiastes 1212 And by these my son be further warned There is no end to the making of many books and much study wearies the body Ecclesiastes 1213 When all has been heard the conclusion of the matter is this Fear God and keep His commandments because this is the whole duty of man Ecclesiastes 1214 For God will bring every deed into judgment along with every hidden thing whether good or evil Song of Solomon 11 This is Solomon’s Song of Songs Song of Solomon 12 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth For your love is more delightful than wine Song of Solomon 13 The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing your name is like perfume poured out No wonder the maidens adore you Song of Solomon 14 Take me away with you—let us hurry May the king bring me to his chambers We will rejoice and delight in you we will praise your love more than wine It is only right that they adore you Song of Solomon 15 I am dark yet lovely O daughters of Jerusalem like the tents of Kedar like the curtains of Solomon Song of Solomon 16 Do not stare because I am dark for the sun has gazed upon me My mother’s sons were angry with me they made me a keeper of the vineyards but my own vineyard I have neglected Song of Solomon 17 Tell me O one I love where do you pasture your sheep Where do you rest them at midday Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions Song of Solomon 18 If you do not know O fairest of women follow the tracks of the flock and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds Song of Solomon 19 I compare you my darling to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots Song of Solomon 110 Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments your neck with strings of jewels Song of Solomon 111 We will make you ornaments of gold studded with beads of silver Song of Solomon 112 While the king was at his table my perfume spread its fragrance Song of Solomon 113 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts Song of Solomon 114 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of Engedi Song of Solomon 115 How beautiful you are my darling Oh how very beautiful Your eyes are like doves Song of Solomon 116 How handsome you are my beloved Oh how delightful The soft grass is our bed Song of Solomon 117 The beams of our house are cedars our rafters are fragrant firs Song of Solomon 21 I am a rose of Sharon a lily of the valley Song of Solomon 22 Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens Song of Solomon 23 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men I delight to sit in his shade and his fruit is sweet to my taste Song of Solomon 24 He has brought me to the house of wine and his banner over me is love Song of Solomon 25 Sustain me with raisins refresh me with apples for I am faint with love Song of Solomon 26 His left hand is under my head and his right arm embraces me Song of Solomon 27 O daughters of Jerusalem I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right Song of Solomon 28 Listen My beloved approaches Look Here he comes leaping across the mountains bounding over the hills Song of Solomon 29 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag Look he stands behind our wall gazing through the windows peering through the lattice Song of Solomon 210 My beloved calls to me “Arise my darling Come away with me my beautiful one Song of Solomon 211 For now the winter is past the rain is over and gone Song of Solomon 212 The flowers have appeared in the countryside the season of singing has come and the cooing of turtledoves is heard in our land Song of Solomon 213 The fig tree ripens its figs the blossoming vines spread their fragrance Arise come away my darling come away with me my beautiful one” Song of Solomon 214 O my dove in the clefts of the rock in the crevices of the cliff let me see your face let me hear your voice for your voice is sweet and your countenance is lovely Song of Solomon 215 Catch for us the foxes—the little foxes that ruin the vineyards—for our vineyards are in bloom Song of Solomon 216 My beloved is mine and I am his he pastures his flock among the lilies Song of Solomon 217 Before the day breaks and shadows flee turn my beloved and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether Song of Solomon 31 On my bed at night I sought the one I love I sought him but did not find him Song of Solomon 32 I will arise now and go about the city through the streets and squares I will seek the one I love So I sought him but did not find him Song of Solomon 33 I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city “Have you seen the one I love” Song of Solomon 34 I had just passed them when I found the one I love I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house to the chamber of the one who conceived me Song of Solomon 35 O daughters of Jerusalem I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right Song of Solomon 36 Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant Song of Solomon 37 Behold it is Solomon’s carriage escorted by sixty of the mightiest men of Israel Song of Solomon 38 All are skilled with the sword experienced in warfare Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night Song of Solomon 39 King Solomon has made his carriage out of the timber of Lebanon Song of Solomon 310 He has made its posts of silver its base of gold its seat of purple fabric Its interior is inlaid with love by the daughters of Jerusalem Song of Solomon 311 Come out O daughters of Zion and gaze at King Solomon wearing the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding—the day of his heart’s rejoicing Song of Solomon 41 How beautiful you are my darling—how very beautiful Your eyes are like doves behind your veil Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead Song of Solomon 42 Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from the washing each has its twin and not one of them is lost Song of Solomon 43 Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon and your mouth is lovely Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate Song of Solomon 44 Your neck is like the tower of David built with rows of stones on it hang a thousand shields all of them shields of warriors Song of Solomon 45 Your breasts are like two fawns twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies Song of Solomon 46 Before the day breaks and the shadows flee I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense Song of Solomon 47 You are altogether beautiful my darling in you there is no flaw Song of Solomon 48 Come with me from Lebanon my bride come with me from Lebanon Descend from the peak of Amana from the summits of Senir and Hermon from the dens of the lions from the mountains of the leopards Song of Solomon 49 You have captured my heart my sister my bride you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes with one jewel of your neck Song of Solomon 410 How delightful is your love my sister my bride Your love is much better than wine and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices Song of Solomon 411 Your lips my bride drip sweetness like the honeycomb honey and milk are under your tongue and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon Song of Solomon 412 My sister my bride you are a garden locked up a spring enclosed a fountain sealed Song of Solomon 413 Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits with henna and nard Song of Solomon 414 with nard and saffron with calamus and cinnamon with every kind of frankincense tree with myrrh and aloes with all the finest spices Song of Solomon 415 You are a garden spring a well of fresh water flowing down from Lebanon Song of Solomon 416 Awake O north wind and come O south wind Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits Song of Solomon 51 I have come to my garden my sister my bride I have gathered my myrrh with my spice I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey I have drunk my wine with my milk Eat O friends and drink drink freely O beloved Song of Solomon 52 I sleep but my heart is awake A sound My beloved is knocking “Open to me my sister my darling my dove my flawless one My head is drenched with dew my hair with the dampness of the night” Song of Solomon 53 I have taken off my robe—must I put it back on I have washed my feet—must I soil them again Song of Solomon 54 My beloved put his hand to the latch my heart pounded for him Song of Solomon 55 I rose up to open for my beloved My hands dripped with myrrh my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt Song of Solomon 56 I opened for my beloved but he had turned and gone My heart sank at his departure I sought him but did not find him I called but he did not answer Song of Solomon 57 I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city They beat me and bruised me they took away my cloak those guardians of the walls Song of Solomon 58 O daughters of Jerusalem I adjure you if you find my beloved tell him I am sick with love Song of Solomon 59 How is your beloved better than others O most beautiful among women How is your beloved better than another that you charge us so Song of Solomon 510 My beloved is dazzling and ruddy outstanding among ten thousand Song of Solomon 511 His head is purest gold his hair is wavy and black as a raven Song of Solomon 512 His eyes are like doves beside the streams of water bathed in milk and mounted like jewels Song of Solomon 513 His cheeks are like beds of spice towers of perfume His lips are like lilies dripping with flowing myrrh Song of Solomon 514 His arms are rods of gold set with beryl His body is polished ivory bedecked with sapphires Song of Solomon 515 His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold His appearance is like Lebanon as majestic as the cedars Song of Solomon 516 His mouth is most sweet he is altogether lovely This is my beloved and this is my friend O daughters of Jerusalem Song of Solomon 61 Where has your beloved gone O most beautiful among women Which way has he turned We will seek him with you Song of Solomon 62 My beloved has gone down to his garden to the beds of spices to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies Song of Solomon 63 I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me he pastures his flock among the lilies Song of Solomon 64 You are as beautiful my darling as Tirzah as lovely as Jerusalem as majestic as troops with banners Song of Solomon 65 Turn your eyes away from me for they have overcome me Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead Song of Solomon 66 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing each has its twin and not one of them is lost Song of Solomon 67 Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate Song of Solomon 68 There are sixty queens and eighty concubines and maidens without number Song of Solomon 69 but my dove my perfect one is unique the favorite of the mother who bore her The maidens see her and call her blessed the queens and concubines sing her praises Song of Solomon 610 Who is this who shines like the dawn as fair as the moon as bright as the sun as majestic as the stars in procession Song of Solomon 611 I went down to the walnut grove to see the blossoms of the valley to see if the vines were budding or the pomegranates were in bloom Song of Solomon 612 Before I realized it my desire had set me among the royal chariots of my people Song of Solomon 613 Come back come back O Shulammite Come back come back that we may gaze upon you Why do you look at the Shulammite as on the dance of Mahanaim Song of Solomon 71 How beautiful are your sandaled feet O daughter of the prince The curves of your thighs are like jewels the handiwork of a master Song of Solomon 72 Your navel is a rounded goblet it never lacks blended wine Your waist is a mound of wheat encircled by the lilies Song of Solomon 73 Your breasts are like two fawns twins of a gazelle Song of Solomon 74 Your neck is like a tower made of ivory your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bathrabbim your nose is like the tower of Lebanon facing toward Damascus Song of Solomon 75 Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel the hair of your head like purple threads the king is captured in your tresses Song of Solomon 76 How fair and pleasant you are O love with your delights Song of Solomon 77 Your stature is like a palm tree your breasts are clusters of fruit Song of Solomon 78 I said “I will climb the palm tree I will take hold of its fruit” May your breasts be like clusters of the vine the fragrance of your breath like apples Song of Solomon 79 and your mouth like the finest wine May it flow smoothly to my beloved gliding gently over lips and teeth Song of Solomon 710 I belong to my beloved and his desire is for me Song of Solomon 711 Come my beloved let us go to the countryside let us spend the night among the wildflowers Song of Solomon 712 Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded if the blossom has opened if the pomegranates are in bloom—there I will give you my love Song of Solomon 713 The mandrakes send forth a fragrance and at our door is every delicacy new as well as old that I have treasured up for you my beloved Song of Solomon 81 O that you were to me like a brother who nursed at my mother’s breasts If I found you outdoors I would kiss you and no one would despise me Song of Solomon 82 I would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me I would give you spiced wine to drink the nectar of my pomegranates Song of Solomon 83 His left hand is under my head and his right arm embraces me Song of Solomon 84 O daughters of Jerusalem I adjure you Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right Song of Solomon 85 Who is this coming up from the wilderness leaning on her beloved I roused you under the apple tree there your mother conceived you there she travailed and brought you forth Song of Solomon 86 Set me as a seal over your heart as a seal upon your arm For love is as strong as death its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol Its sparks are fiery flames the fiercest blaze of all Song of Solomon 87 Mighty waters cannot quench love rivers cannot sweep it away If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love his offer would be utterly scorned Song of Solomon 88 We have a little sister and her breasts are not yet grown What shall we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for Song of Solomon 89 If she is a wall we will build a tower of silver upon her If she is a door we will enclose her with panels of cedar Song of Solomon 810 I am a wall and my breasts are like towers So I have become in his eyes like one who brings peace Song of Solomon 811 Solomon had a vineyard in Baalhamon He leased it to the tenants For its fruit each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver Song of Solomon 812 But my own vineyard is mine to give the thousand shekels are for you O Solomon and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit Song of Solomon 813 You who dwell in the gardens my companions are listening for your voice Let me hear it Song of Solomon 814 Come away my beloved and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices Isaiah 11 This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah Jotham Ahaz and Hezekiah kings of Judah Isaiah 12 Listen O heavens and give ear O earth for the LORD has spoken “I have raised children and brought them up but they have rebelled against Me Isaiah 13 The ox knows its owner and the donkey its master’s manger but Israel does not know My people do not understand” Isaiah 14 Alas O sinful nation a people laden with iniquity a brood of evildoers children who act corruptly They have forsaken the LORD they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him Isaiah 15 Why do you want more beatings Why do you keep rebelling Your head has a massive wound and your whole heart is afflicted Isaiah 16 From the sole of your foot to the top of your head there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil Isaiah 17 Your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire Foreigners devour your fields before you—a desolation demolished by strangers Isaiah 18 And the Daughter of Zion is abandoned like a shelter in a vineyard like a shack in a cucumber field like a city besieged Isaiah 19 Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors we would have become like Sodom we would have resembled Gomorrah Isaiah 110 Hear the word of the LORD you rulers of Sodom listen to the instruction of our God you people of Gomorrah Isaiah 111 “What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices” says the LORD “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of wellfed cattle I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats Isaiah 112 When you come to appear before Me who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts Isaiah 113 Bring your worthless offerings no more your incense is detestable to Me New Moons Sabbaths and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly Isaiah 114 I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts They have become a burden to Me I am weary of bearing them Isaiah 115 When you spread out your hands in prayer I will hide My eyes from you even though you multiply your prayers I will not listen Your hands are covered with blood Isaiah 116 Wash and cleanse yourselves Remove your evil deeds from My sight Stop doing evil Isaiah 117 Learn to do right seek justice and correct the oppressor Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow” Isaiah 118 “Come now let us reason together” says the LORD “Though your sins are like scarlet they will be as white as snow though they are as red as crimson they will become like wool Isaiah 119 If you are willing and obedient you will eat the best of the land Isaiah 120 But if you resist and rebel you will be devoured by the sword” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken Isaiah 121 See how the faithful city has become a harlot She once was full of justice righteousness resided within her but now only murderers Isaiah 122 Your silver has become dross your fine wine is diluted with water Isaiah 123 Your rulers are rebels friends of thieves They all love bribes and chasing after rewards They do not defend the fatherless and the plea of the widow never comes before them Isaiah 124 Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts the Mighty One of Israel declares “Ah I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies Isaiah 125 I will turn My hand against you I will thoroughly purge your dross I will remove all your impurities Isaiah 126 I will restore your judges as at first and your counselors as at the beginning After that you will be called the City of Righteousness the Faithful City” Isaiah 127 Zion will be redeemed with justice her repentant ones with righteousness Isaiah 128 But rebels and sinners will together be shattered and those who forsake the LORD will perish Isaiah 129 Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen Isaiah 130 For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered like a garden without water Isaiah 131 The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark both will burn together with no one to quench the flames Isaiah 21 This is the message that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem Isaiah 22 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains it will be raised above the hills and all nations will stream to it Isaiah 23 And many peoples will come and say “Come let us go up to the mountain of the LORD to the house of the God of Jacob He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem Isaiah 24 Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation nor train anymore for war Isaiah 25 Come O house of Jacob let us walk in the light of the LORD Isaiah 26 For You have abandoned Your people the house of Jacob because they are filled with influences from the east they are soothsayers like the Philistines they strike hands with the children of foreigners Isaiah 27 Their land is full of silver and gold with no limit to their treasures their land is full of horses with no limit to their chariots Isaiah 28 Their land is full of idols they bow down to the work of their hands to what their fingers have made Isaiah 29 So mankind is brought low and man is humbled—do not forgive them Isaiah 210 Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty Isaiah 211 The proud look of man will be humbled and the loftiness of men brought low the LORD alone will be exalted in that day Isaiah 212 For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty against all that is exalted—it will be humbled— Isaiah 213 against all the cedars of Lebanon lofty and lifted up against all the oaks of Bashan Isaiah 214 against all the tall mountains against all the high hills Isaiah 215 against every high tower against every fortified wall Isaiah 216 against every ship of Tarshish and against every stately vessel Isaiah 217 So the pride of man will be brought low and the loftiness of men will be humbled the LORD alone will be exalted in that day Isaiah 218 and the idols will vanish completely Isaiah 219 Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty when He rises to shake the earth Isaiah 220 In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship Isaiah 221 They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty when He rises to shake the earth Isaiah 222 Put no more trust in man who has only the breath in his nostrils Of what account is he Isaiah 31 For behold the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support the whole supply of food and water Isaiah 32 the mighty man and the warrior the judge and the prophet the soothsayer and the elder Isaiah 33 the commander of fifty and the dignitary the counselor the cunning magician and the clever enchanter Isaiah 34 “I will make mere lads their leaders and children will rule over them” Isaiah 35 The people will oppress one another man against man neighbor against neighbor the young will rise up against the old and the base against the honorable Isaiah 36 A man will seize his brother within his father’s house “You have a cloak—you be our leader Take charge of this heap of rubble” Isaiah 37 On that day he will cry aloud “I am not a healer I have no food or clothing in my house Do not make me leader of the people” Isaiah 38 For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD defying His glorious presence Isaiah 39 The expression on their faces testifies against them and like Sodom they flaunt their sin they do not conceal it Woe to them for they have brought disaster upon themselves Isaiah 310 Tell the righteous it will be well with them for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor Isaiah 311 Woe to the wicked disaster is upon them For they will be repaid with what their hands have done Isaiah 312 Youths oppress My people and women rule over them O My people your guides mislead you they turn you from your paths Isaiah 313 The LORD arises to contend He stands to judge the people Isaiah 314 The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people “You have devoured the vineyard the plunder of the poor is in your houses Isaiah 315 Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts Isaiah 316 The LORD also says “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes prancing and skipping as they go jingling the bracelets on their ankles— Isaiah 317 the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion and the LORD will make their foreheads bare” Isaiah 318 In that day the Lord will take away their finery their anklets and headbands and crescents Isaiah 319 their pendants bracelets and veils Isaiah 320 their headdresses ankle chains and sashes their perfume bottles and charms Isaiah 321 their signet rings and nose rings Isaiah 322 their festive robes capes cloaks and purses Isaiah 323 and their mirrors linen garments tiaras and shawls Isaiah 324 Instead of fragrance there will be a stench instead of a belt a rope instead of styled hair baldness instead of fine clothing sackcloth instead of beauty shame Isaiah 325 Your men will fall by the sword and your warriors in battle Isaiah 326 And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn destitute she will sit on the ground Isaiah 41 In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes Just let us be called by your name Take away our disgrace” Isaiah 42 On that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors Isaiah 43 Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy—all in Jerusalem who are recorded among the living— Isaiah 44 when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire Isaiah 45 Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night For over all the glory there will be a canopy Isaiah 46 a shelter to give shade from the heat by day and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and the rain Isaiah 51 I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill Isaiah 52 He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes but the fruit it produced was sour Isaiah 53 “And now O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard Isaiah 54 What more could have been done for My vineyard than I have done for it Why when I expected sweet grapes did it bring forth sour fruit Isaiah 55 Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard I will take away its hedge and it will be consumed I will tear down its wall and it will be trampled Isaiah 56 I will make it a wasteland neither pruned nor cultivated and thorns and briers will grow up I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it” Isaiah 57 For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight He looked for justice but saw bloodshed for righteousness but heard a cry of distress Isaiah 58 Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land Isaiah 59 I heard the LORD of Hosts declare “Surely many houses will become desolate great mansions left unoccupied Isaiah 510 For ten acres of vineyard will yield but a bath of wine and a homer of seed only an ephah of grain” Isaiah 511 Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink who linger into the evening to be inflamed by wine Isaiah 512 At their feasts are the lyre and harp tambourines and flutes and wine They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands Isaiah 513 Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst Isaiah 514 Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws and down go Zion’s nobles and masses her revelers and carousers Isaiah 515 So mankind will be brought low and each man humbled the arrogant will lower their eyes Isaiah 516 But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness Isaiah 517 Lambs will graze as in their own pastures and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy Isaiah 518 Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes Isaiah 519 to those who say “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it” Isaiah 520 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil who turn darkness to light and light to darkness who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter Isaiah 521 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight Isaiah 522 Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink Isaiah 523 who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice Isaiah 524 Therefore as a tongue of fire consumes the straw and as dry grass shrivels in the flame so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel Isaiah 525 Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people His hand is raised against them to strike them down The mountains quake and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets Despite all this His anger is not turned away His hand is still upraised Isaiah 526 He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come Isaiah 527 None of them grows weary or stumbles no one slumbers or sleeps No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken Isaiah 528 Their arrows are sharpened and all their bows are strung The hooves of their horses are like flint their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind Isaiah 529 Their roaring is like that of a lion they roar like young lions They growl and seize their prey they carry it away and no one can rescue it Isaiah 530 In that day they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea If one looks over the land he will see darkness and distress even the light will be obscured by clouds Isaiah 61 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord seated on a throne high and exalted and the train of His robe filled the temple Isaiah 62 Above Him stood seraphim each having six wings With two wings they covered their faces with two they covered their feet and with two they were flying Isaiah 63 And they were calling out to one another “Holy holy holy is the LORD of Hosts all the earth is full of His glory” Isaiah 64 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke Isaiah 65 Then I said “Woe is me for I am ruined because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips for my eyes have seen the King the LORD of Hosts” Isaiah 66 Then one of the seraphim flew to me and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar Isaiah 67 And with it he touched my mouth and said “Now that this has touched your lips your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for” Isaiah 68 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying “Whom shall I send Who will go for Us” And I said “Here am I Send me” Isaiah 69 And He replied “Go and tell this people ‘Be ever hearing but never understanding be ever seeing but never perceiving’ Isaiah 610 Make the hearts of this people calloused deafen their ears and close their eyes Otherwise they might see with their eyes hear with their ears understand with their hearts and turn and be healed” Isaiah 611 Then I asked “How long O Lord” And He replied “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged Isaiah 612 until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken Isaiah 613 And though a tenth remains in the land it will be burned again As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled so the holy seed will be a stump in the land” Isaiah 71 Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham the son of Uzziah was king of Judah Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel but he could not overpower the city Isaiah 72 When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind Isaiah 73 Then the LORD said to Isaiah “Go out with your son Shearjashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool on the road to the Launderer’s Field Isaiah 74 and say to him Calm down and be quiet Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah Isaiah 75 For Aram along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah has plotted your ruin saying Isaiah 76 ‘Let us invade Judah terrorize it and divide it among ourselves Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king’ Isaiah 77 But this is what the Lord GOD says ‘It will not arise it will not happen Isaiah 78 For the head of Aram is Damascus and the head of Damascus is Rezin Within sixtyfive years Ephraim will be shattered as a people Isaiah 79 The head of Ephraim is Samaria and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah If you do not stand firm in your faith then you will not stand at all’” Isaiah 710 Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz saying Isaiah 711 “Ask for a sign from the LORD your God whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven” Isaiah 712 But Ahaz replied “I will not ask I will not test the LORD” Isaiah 713 Then Isaiah said “Hear now O house of David Is it not enough to try the patience of men Will you try the patience of my God as well Isaiah 714 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign Behold the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son and will call Him Immanuel Isaiah 715 By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good He will be eating curds and honey Isaiah 716 For before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste Isaiah 717 The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria” Isaiah 718 On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria Isaiah 719 And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines and clefts of the rocks in all the thornbushes and watering holes Isaiah 720 On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs and to remove your beard as well Isaiah 721 On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep Isaiah 722 and from the abundance of milk they give he will eat curds for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey Isaiah 723 And on that day in every place that had a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels of silver only briers and thorns will be found Isaiah 724 Men will go there with bow and arrow for the land will be covered with briers and thorns Isaiah 725 For fear of the briers and thorns you will no longer traverse the hills once tilled by the hoe they will become places for oxen to graze and sheep to trample Isaiah 81 Then the LORD said to me “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus Mahershalalhashbaz Isaiah 82 And I will appoint for Myself trustworthy witnesses—Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah” Isaiah 83 And I had relations with the prophetess and she conceived and gave birth to a son The LORD said to me “Name him Mahershalalhashbaz Isaiah 84 For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria” Isaiah 85 And the LORD spoke to me further Isaiah 86 “Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced in Rezin and the son of Remaliah Isaiah 87 the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks Isaiah 88 It will pour into Judah swirling and sweeping over it reaching up to the neck its spreading streams will cover your entire land O Immanuel Isaiah 89 Huddle together O peoples and be shattered pay attention all you distant lands prepare for battle and be shattered prepare for battle and be shattered Isaiah 810 Devise a plan but it will be thwarted state a proposal but it will not happen For God is with us” Isaiah 811 For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand instructing me not to walk in the way of this people Isaiah 812 “Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy Do not fear what they fear do not live in dread Isaiah 813 The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy Only He should be feared only He should be dreaded Isaiah 814 And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare Isaiah 815 Many will stumble over these they will fall and be broken they will be ensnared and captured” Isaiah 816 Bind up the testimony and seal the law among my disciples Isaiah 817 I will wait for the LORD who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob I will put my trust in Him Isaiah 818 Here am I and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts who dwells on Mount Zion Isaiah 819 When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter shouldn’t a people consult their God instead Why consult the dead on behalf of the living Isaiah 820 To the law and to the testimony If they do not speak according to this word they have no light of dawn Isaiah 821 They will roam the land dejected and hungry When they are famished they will become enraged and looking upward they will curse their king and their God Isaiah 822 Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish And they will be driven into utter darkness Isaiah 91 Nevertheless there will be no more gloom for those in distress In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea beyond the Jordan Galilee of the nations Isaiah 92 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned Isaiah 93 You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time as men rejoice in dividing the plunder Isaiah 94 For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden the bar across their shoulders and the rod of their oppressor Isaiah 95 For every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire Isaiah 96 For unto us a child is born unto us a son is given and the government will be upon His shoulders And He will be called Wonderful Counselor Mighty God Everlasting Father Prince of Peace Isaiah 97 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this Isaiah 98 The Lord has sent a message against Jacob and it has fallen upon Israel Isaiah 99 All the people will know it—Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria With pride and arrogance of heart they will say Isaiah 910 “The bricks have fallen but we will rebuild with finished stone the sycamores have been felled but we will replace them with cedars” Isaiah 911 The LORD has raised up the foes of Rezin against him and joined his enemies together Isaiah 912 Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths Despite all this His anger is not turned away His hand is still upraised Isaiah 913 But the people did not return to Him who struck them they did not seek the LORD of Hosts Isaiah 914 So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail both palm branch and reed in a single day Isaiah 915 The head is the elder and honorable man and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies Isaiah 916 For those who guide this people mislead them and those they mislead are swallowed up Isaiah 917 Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows For every one of them is godless and wicked and every mouth speaks folly Despite all this His anger is not turned away His hand is still upraised Isaiah 918 For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets which roll upward in billows of smoke Isaiah 919 By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched and the people are fuel for the fire No man even spares his brother Isaiah 920 They carve out what is on the right but they are still hungry they eat what is on the left but they are still not satisfied Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring Isaiah 921 Manasseh devours Ephraim and Ephraim Manasseh together they turn against Judah Despite all this His anger is not turned away His hand is still upraised Isaiah 101 Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees Isaiah 102 to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder Isaiah 103 What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar To whom will you flee for help Where will you leave your wealth Isaiah 104 Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain Despite all this His anger is not turned away His hand is still upraised Isaiah 105 Woe to Assyria the rod of My anger the staff in their hands is My wrath Isaiah 106 I will send him against a godless nation I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage to take spoils and seize plunder and to trample them down like clay in the streets Isaiah 107 But this is not his intention this is not his plan For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations Isaiah 108 “Are not all my commanders kings” he says Isaiah 109 “Is not Calno like Carchemish Is not Hamath like Arpad Is not Samaria like Damascus Isaiah 1010 As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms whose images surpassed those of Jerusalem and Samaria Isaiah 1011 and as I have done to Samaria and its idols will I not also do to Jerusalem and her idols” Isaiah 1012 So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem He will say “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes Isaiah 1013 For he says ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this and by my wisdom for I am clever I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures like a mighty one I subdued their rulers Isaiah 1014 My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations Like one gathering abandoned eggs I gathered all the earth No wing fluttered no beak opened or chirped’” Isaiah 1015 Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it Does a saw boast over him who saws with it It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it or a staff lifting him who is not wood Isaiah 1016 Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame Isaiah 1017 And the Light of Israel will become a fire and its Holy One a flame In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles Isaiah 1018 The splendor of its forests and orchards both soul and body it will completely destroy as a sickness consumes a man Isaiah 1019 The remaining trees of its forests will be so few that a child could count them Isaiah 1020 On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them but they will truly rely on the LORD the Holy One of Israel Isaiah 1021 A remnant will return—a remnant of Jacob—to the Mighty God Isaiah 1022 Though your people O Israel be like the sand of the sea only a remnant will return Destruction has been decreed overflowing with righteousness Isaiah 1023 For the Lord GOD of Hosts will carry out the destruction decreed upon the whole land Isaiah 1024 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says “O My people who dwell in Zion do not fear Assyria who strikes you with a rod and lifts his staff against you as the Egyptians did Isaiah 1025 For in just a little while My fury against you will subside and My anger will turn to their destruction” Isaiah 1026 And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb He will raise His staff over the sea as He did in Egypt Isaiah 1027 On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders and the yoke from your neck The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large Isaiah 1028 Assyria has entered Aiath and passed through Migron storing their supplies at Michmash Isaiah 1029 They have crossed at the ford “We will spend the night at Geba” Ramah trembles Gibeah of Saul flees Isaiah 1030 Cry aloud O Daughter of Gallim Listen O Laishah O wretched Anathoth Isaiah 1031 Madmenah flees the people of Gebim take refuge Isaiah 1032 Yet today they will halt at Nob shaking a fist at the mount of Daughter Zion at the hill of Jerusalem Isaiah 1033 Behold the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power The tall trees will be cut down the lofty ones will be felled Isaiah 1034 He will clear the forest thickets with an axe and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One Isaiah 111 Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit Isaiah 112 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding the Spirit of counsel and strength the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD Isaiah 113 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD He will not judge by what His eyes see and He will not decide by what His ears hear Isaiah 114 but with righteousness He will judge the poor and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips Isaiah 115 Righteousness will be the belt around His hips and faithfulness the sash around His waist Isaiah 116 The wolf will live with the lamb and the leopard will lie down with the goat the calf and young lion and fatling will be together and a little child will lead them Isaiah 117 The cow will graze with the bear their young will lie down together and the lion will eat straw like the ox Isaiah 118 The infant will play by the cobra’s den and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest Isaiah 119 They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water Isaiah 1110 On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples The nations will seek Him and His place of rest will be glorious Isaiah 1111 On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria from Egypt from Pathros from Cush from Elam from Shinar from Hamath and from the islands of the sea Isaiah 1112 He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth Isaiah 1113 Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off Ephraim will no longer envy Judah nor will Judah harass Ephraim Isaiah 1114 They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west together they will plunder the sons of the east They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab and the Ammonites will be subject to them Isaiah 1115 The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals Isaiah 1116 There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt Isaiah 121 In that day you will say “O LORD I will praise You Although You were angry with me Your anger has turned away and You have comforted me Isaiah 122 Surely God is my salvation I will trust and not be afraid For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song and He also has become my salvation” Isaiah 123 With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation Isaiah 124 and on that day you will say “Give praise to the LORD proclaim His name Make His works known among the peoples declare that His name is exalted Isaiah 125 Sing to the LORD for He has done glorious things Let this be known in all the earth Isaiah 126 Cry out and sing O citizen of Zion for great among you is the Holy One of Israel” Isaiah 131 This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received Isaiah 132 Raise a banner on a barren hilltop call aloud to them Wave your hand that they may enter the gates of the nobles Isaiah 133 I have commanded My sanctified ones I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph Isaiah 134 Listen a tumult on the mountains like that of a great multitude Listen an uproar among the kingdoms like nations gathered together The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war Isaiah 135 They are coming from faraway lands from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country Isaiah 136 Wail for the Day of the LORD is near it will come as destruction from the Almighty Isaiah 137 Therefore all hands will fall limp and every man’s heart will melt Isaiah 138 Terror pain and anguish will seize them they will writhe like a woman in labor They will look at one another their faces flushed with fear Isaiah 139 Behold the Day of the LORD is coming—cruel with fury and burning anger—to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it Isaiah 1310 For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light Isaiah 1311 I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless Isaiah 1312 I will make man scarcer than pure gold and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir Isaiah 1313 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger Isaiah 1314 Like a hunted gazelle like a sheep without a shepherd each will return to his own people each will flee to his native land Isaiah 1315 Whoever is caught will be stabbed and whoever is captured will die by the sword Isaiah 1316 Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes their houses will be looted and their wives will be ravished Isaiah 1317 Behold I will stir up against them the Medes who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold Isaiah 1318 Their bows will dash young men to pieces they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb they will not look with pity on the children Isaiah 1319 And Babylon the jewel of the kingdoms the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah Isaiah 1320 She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation no nomad will pitch his tent there no shepherd will rest his flock there Isaiah 1321 But desert creatures will lie down there and howling creatures will fill her houses Ostriches will dwell there and wild goats will leap about Isaiah 1322 Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her luxurious palaces Babylon’s time is at hand and her days will not be prolonged Isaiah 141 For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob Isaiah 142 The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors Isaiah 143 On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment and from the hard labor into which you were forced Isaiah 144 you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon How the oppressor has ceased and how his fury has ended Isaiah 145 The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked the scepter of the rulers Isaiah 146 It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution Isaiah 147 All the earth is at peace and at rest they break out in song Isaiah 148 Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you “Since you have been laid low no woodcutter comes against us” Isaiah 149 Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones Isaiah 1410 They will all respond to you saying “You too have become weak as we are you have become like us” Isaiah 1411 Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol along with the music of your harps Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket Isaiah 1412 How you have fallen from heaven O day star son of the dawn You have been cut down to the ground O destroyer of nations Isaiah 1413 You said in your heart “I will ascend to the heavens I will raise my throne above the stars of God I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north Isaiah 1414 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds I will make myself like the Most High” Isaiah 1415 But you will be brought down to Sheol to the lowest depths of the Pit Isaiah 1416 Those who see you will stare they will ponder your fate “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble Isaiah 1417 who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities who refused to let the captives return to their homes” Isaiah 1418 All the kings of the nations lie in state each in his own tomb Isaiah 1419 But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch covered by those slain with the sword and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot Isaiah 1420 You will not join them in burial since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned Isaiah 1421 Prepare a place to slaughter his sons for the iniquities of their forefathers They will never rise up to possess a land or cover the earth with their cities Isaiah 1422 “I will rise up against them” declares the LORD of Hosts “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant her offspring and her posterity” declares the LORD Isaiah 1423 “I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction” declares the LORD of Hosts Isaiah 1424 The LORD of Hosts has sworn “Surely as I have planned so will it be as I have purposed so will it stand Isaiah 1425 I will break Assyria in My land I will trample him on My mountain His yoke will be taken off My people and his burden removed from their shoulders” Isaiah 1426 This is the plan devised for the whole earth and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations Isaiah 1427 The LORD of Hosts has purposed and who can thwart Him His hand is outstretched so who can turn it back Isaiah 1428 In the year that King Ahaz died this burden was received Isaiah 1429 Do not rejoice all you Philistines that the rod that struck you is broken For a viper will spring from the root of the snake and a flying serpent from its egg Isaiah 1430 Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture and the needy will lie down in safety but I will kill your root by famine and your remnant will be slain Isaiah 1431 Wail O gate Cry out O city Melt away all you Philistines For a cloud of smoke comes from the north and there are no stragglers in its ranks Isaiah 1432 What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation “The LORD has founded Zion where His afflicted people will find refuge” Isaiah 151 This is the burden against Moab Ar in Moab is ruined destroyed in a night Kir in Moab is devastated destroyed in a night Isaiah 152 Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places Moab wails over Nebo as well as over Medeba Every head is shaved every beard is cut off Isaiah 153 In its streets they wear sackcloth on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail falling down weeping Isaiah 154 Heshbon and Elealeh cry out their voices are heard as far as Jahaz Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out their souls tremble within Isaiah 155 My heart cries out over Moab her fugitives flee as far as Zoar as far as Eglathshelishiyah With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim Isaiah 156 The waters of Nimrim are dried up and the grass is withered the vegetation is gone and the greenery is no more Isaiah 157 So they carry their wealth and belongings over the Brook of the Willows Isaiah 158 For their outcry echoes to the border of Moab Their wailing reaches Eglaim it is heard in Beerelim Isaiah 159 The waters of Dimon are full of blood but I will bring more upon Dimon—a lion upon the fugitives of Moab and upon the remnant of the land Isaiah 161 Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion Isaiah 162 Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon Isaiah 163 “Give us counsel render a decision Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night Hide the refugees do not betray the one who flees Isaiah 164 Let my fugitives stay with you be a refuge for Moab from the destroyer” When the oppressor has gone destruction has ceased and the oppressors have vanished from the land Isaiah 165 in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness Isaiah 166 We have heard of Moab’s pomposity his exceeding pride and conceit his overflowing arrogance But his boasting is empty Isaiah 167 Therefore let Moab wail let them wail together for Moab Moan for the raisin cakes of Kirhareseth you who are utterly stricken Isaiah 168 For the fields of Heshbon have withered along with the grapevines of Sibmah The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea Isaiah 169 So I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest Isaiah 1610 Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard no one sings or shouts in the vineyards No one tramples the grapes in the winepresses I have put an end to the cheering Isaiah 1611 Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp my inmost being for Kirheres Isaiah 1612 When Moab appears on the high place when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray it will do him no good Isaiah 1613 This is the message that the LORD spoke earlier concerning Moab Isaiah 1614 And now the LORD says “In three years as a hired worker counts the years Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt with all her many people And those who are left will be few and feeble” Isaiah 171 This is the burden against Damascus “Behold Damascus is no longer a city it has become a heap of ruins Isaiah 172 The cities of Aroer are forsaken they will be left to the flocks which will lie down with no one to fear Isaiah 173 The fortress will disappear from Ephraim and the sovereignty from Damascus The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites” declares the LORD of Hosts Isaiah 174 “In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade and the fat of his body will waste away Isaiah 175 as the reaper gathers the standing grain and harvests the ears with his arm as one gleans heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim Isaiah 176 Yet gleanings will remain like an olive tree that has been beaten—two or three berries atop the tree four or five on its fruitful branches” declares the LORD the God of Israel Isaiah 177 In that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel Isaiah 178 They will not look to the altars they have fashioned with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they have made with their fingers Isaiah 179 In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken thickets and summits abandoned to the Israelites and to utter desolation Isaiah 1710 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge Therefore though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines— Isaiah 1711 though on the day you plant you make them grow and on that morning you help your seed sprout—yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain Isaiah 1712 Alas the tumult of many peoples they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters Isaiah 1713 The nations rage like the rush of many waters He rebukes them and they flee far away driven before the wind like chaff on the hills like tumbleweeds before a gale Isaiah 1714 In the evening there is sudden terror Before morning they are no more This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us Isaiah 181 Woe to the land of whirring wings along the rivers of Cush Isaiah 182 which sends couriers by sea in papyrus vessels on the waters Go swift messengers to a people tall and smoothskinned to a people widely feared to a powerful nation of strange speech whose land is divided by rivers Isaiah 183 All you people of the world and dwellers of the earth when a banner is raised on the mountains you will see it when a ram’s horn sounds you will hear it Isaiah 184 For this is what the LORD has told me “I will quietly look on from My dwelling place like shimmering heat in the sunshine like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest” Isaiah 185 For before the harvest when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape He will cut off the shoots with a pruning knife and remove and discard the branches Isaiah 186 They will all be left to the mountain birds of prey and to the beasts of the land The birds will feed on them in summer and all the wild animals in winter Isaiah 187 At that time gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts—from a people tall and smoothskinned from a people widely feared from a powerful nation of strange speech whose land is divided by rivers—to Mount Zion the place of the Name of the LORD of Hosts Isaiah 191 This is the burden against Egypt Behold the LORD rides on a swift cloud He is coming to Egypt The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them Isaiah 192 “So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian brother will fight against brother neighbor against neighbor city against city and kingdom against kingdom Isaiah 193 Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them and I will frustrate their plans so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead to mediums and spiritists Isaiah 194 I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of a harsh master and a fierce king will rule over them” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts Isaiah 195 The waters of the Nile will dry up and the riverbed will be parched and empty Isaiah 196 The canals will stink the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up the reeds and rushes will wither Isaiah 197 The bulrushes by the Nile by the mouth of the river and all the fields sown along the Nile will wither blow away and be no more Isaiah 198 Then the fishermen will mourn all who cast a hook into the Nile will lament and those who spread nets on the waters will pine away Isaiah 199 The workers in flax will be dismayed and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale Isaiah 1910 The workers in cloth will be dejected and all the hired workers will be sick at heart Isaiah 1911 The princes of Zoan are mere fools Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice How can you say to Pharaoh “I am one of the wise a son of eastern kings” Isaiah 1912 Where are your wise men now Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt Isaiah 1913 The princes of Zoan have become fools the princes of Memphis are deceived The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray Isaiah 1914 The LORD has poured into her a spirit of confusion Egypt has been led astray in all she does as a drunkard staggers through his own vomit Isaiah 1915 There is nothing Egypt can do—head or tail palm or reed Isaiah 1916 In that day the Egyptians will be like women They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts when He brandishes it against them Isaiah 1917 The land of Judah will bring terror to Egypt whenever Judah is mentioned Egypt will tremble over what the LORD of Hosts has planned against it Isaiah 1918 In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Hosts One of them will be called the City of the Sun Isaiah 1919 In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the center of the land of Egypt and a pillar to the LORD near her border Isaiah 1920 It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors He will send them a savior and defender to rescue them Isaiah 1921 The LORD will make Himself known to Egypt and on that day Egypt will acknowledge the LORD They will worship with sacrifices and offerings they will make vows to the LORD and fulfill them Isaiah 1922 And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague He will strike them but heal them They will turn to the LORD and He will hear their prayers and heal them Isaiah 1923 In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria The Assyrians will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together Isaiah 1924 In that day Israel will join a threeparty alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing upon the earth Isaiah 1925 The LORD of Hosts will bless them saying “Blessed be Egypt My people Assyria My handiwork and Israel My inheritance” Isaiah 201 Before the year that the chief commander sent by Sargon king of Assyria came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it Isaiah 202 the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz saying “Go remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet” And Isaiah did so walking around naked and barefoot Isaiah 203 Then the LORD said “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush Isaiah 204 so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush young and old alike naked and barefoot with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame Isaiah 205 Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed Isaiah 206 And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say ‘See what has happened to our source of hope those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria How then can we escape’” Isaiah 211 This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev an invader comes from the desert from a land of terror Isaiah 212 A dire vision is declared to me “The traitor still betrays and the destroyer still destroys Go up O Elam Lay siege O Media I will put an end to all her groaning” Isaiah 213 Therefore my body is filled with anguish Pain grips me like the pains of a woman in labor I am bewildered to hear I am dismayed to see Isaiah 214 My heart falters fear makes me tremble The twilight I desired has turned to horror Isaiah 215 They prepare a table they lay out a carpet they eat they drink Rise up O princes oil the shields Isaiah 216 For this is what the Lord says to me “Go post a lookout and have him report what he sees Isaiah 217 When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen riders on donkeys riders on camels he must be alert fully alert” Isaiah 218 Then the lookout shouted “Day after day my lord I stand on the watchtower night after night I stay at my post Isaiah 219 Look here come the riders horsemen in pairs” And one answered saying “Fallen fallen is Babylon All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground” Isaiah 2110 O my people crushed on the threshing floor I tell you what I have heard from the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel Isaiah 2111 This is the burden against Dumah One calls to me from Seir “Watchman what is left of the night Watchman what is left of the night” Isaiah 2112 The watchman replies “Morning has come but also the night If you would inquire then inquire Come back yet again” Isaiah 2113 This is the burden against Arabia In the thickets of Arabia you must lodge O caravans of Dedanites Isaiah 2114 Bring water for the thirsty O dwellers of Tema meet the refugees with food Isaiah 2115 For they flee from the sword—the sword that is drawn—from the bow that is bent and from the stress of battle Isaiah 2116 For this is what the Lord says to me “Within one year as a hired worker would count it all the glory of Kedar will be gone Isaiah 2117 The remaining archers the warriors of Kedar will be few” For the LORD the God of Israel has spoken Isaiah 221 This is the burden against the Valley of Vision What ails you now that you have all gone up to the rooftops Isaiah 222 O city of commotion O town of revelry Your slain did not die by the sword nor were they killed in battle Isaiah 223 All your rulers have fled together captured without a bow All your fugitives were captured together having fled to a distant place Isaiah 224 Therefore I said “Turn away from me let me weep bitterly Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people” Isaiah 225 For the Lord GOD of Hosts has set a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the Valley of Vision—of breaking down the walls and crying to the mountains Isaiah 226 Elam takes up a quiver with chariots and horsemen and Kir uncovers the shield Isaiah 227 Your choicest valleys are full of chariots and horsemen are posted at the gates Isaiah 228 He has uncovered the defenses of Judah On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest Isaiah 229 You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David You collected water from the lower pool Isaiah 2210 You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore them down to strengthen the wall Isaiah 2211 You built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool but you did not look to the One who made it or consider Him who planned it long ago Isaiah 2212 On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth Isaiah 2213 But look there is joy and gladness butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep eating of meat and drinking of wine “Let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die” Isaiah 2214 The LORD of Hosts has revealed in my hearing “Until your dying day this sin of yours will never be atoned for” says the Lord GOD of Hosts Isaiah 2215 This is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says “Go say to Shebna the steward in charge of the palace Isaiah 2216 What are you doing here and who authorized you to carve out a tomb for yourself here—to chisel your tomb in the height and cut your resting place in the rock Isaiah 2217 Look O mighty man The LORD is about to shake you violently He will take hold of you Isaiah 2218 roll you into a ball and sling you into a wide land There you will die and there your glorious chariots will remain—a disgrace to the house of your master Isaiah 2219 I will remove you from office and you will be ousted from your position Isaiah 2220 On that day I will summon My servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah Isaiah 2221 I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him I will put your authority in his hand and he will be a father to the dwellers of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah Isaiah 2222 I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David What he opens no one can shut and what he shuts no one can open Isaiah 2223 I will drive him like a peg into a firm place and he will be a throne of glory for the house of his father Isaiah 2224 So they will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house the descendants and the offshoots—all the lesser vessels from bowls to every kind of jar Isaiah 2225 In that day declares the LORD of Hosts the peg driven into a firm place will give way it will be sheared off and fall and the load upon it will be cut down” Indeed the LORD has spoken Isaiah 231 This is the burden against Tyre Wail O ships of Tarshish for Tyre is laid waste without house or harbor Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus Isaiah 232 Be silent O dwellers of the coastland you merchants of Sidon whose traders have crossed the sea Isaiah 233 On the great waters came the grain of Shihor the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre she was the merchant of the nations Isaiah 234 Be ashamed O Sidon the stronghold of the sea for the sea has spoken “I have not been in labor or given birth I have not raised young men or brought up young women” Isaiah 235 When the report reaches Egypt they will writhe in agony over the news of Tyre Isaiah 236 Cross over to Tarshish wail O inhabitants of the coastland Isaiah 237 Is this your jubilant city whose origin is from antiquity whose feet have taken her to settle far away Isaiah 238 Who planned this against Tyre the bestower of crowns whose traders are princes whose merchants are renowned on the earth Isaiah 239 The LORD of Hosts planned it to defile all its glorious beauty to disgrace all the renowned of the earth Isaiah 2310 Cultivate your land like the Nile O Daughter of Tarshish there is no longer a harbor Isaiah 2311 The LORD has stretched out His hand over the sea He has made kingdoms tremble He has given a command that the strongholds of Canaan be destroyed Isaiah 2312 He said “You shall rejoice no more O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon Get up and cross over to Cyprus—even there you will find no rest” Isaiah 2313 Look at the land of the Chaldeans—a people now of no account The Assyrians destined it for the desert creatures they set up their siege towers and stripped its palaces They brought it to ruin Isaiah 2314 Wail O ships of Tarshish for your harbor has been destroyed Isaiah 2315 At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years—the span of a king’s life But at the end of seventy years it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot Isaiah 2316 “Take up your harp stroll through the city O forgotten harlot Make sweet melody sing many a song so you will be remembered” Isaiah 2317 And at the end of seventy years the LORD will restore Tyre Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth Isaiah 2318 Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD they will not be stored or saved for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD for abundant food and fine clothing Isaiah 241 Behold the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants— Isaiah 242 people and priest alike servant and master maid and mistress buyer and seller lender and borrower creditor and debtor Isaiah 243 The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered For the LORD has spoken this word Isaiah 244 The earth mourns and withers the world languishes and fades the exalted of the earth waste away Isaiah 245 The earth is defiled by its people they have transgressed the laws they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant Isaiah 246 Therefore a curse has consumed the earth and its inhabitants must bear the guilt the earth’s dwellers have been burned and only a few survive Isaiah 247 The new wine dries up the vine withers All the merrymakers now groan Isaiah 248 The joyful tambourines have ceased the noise of revelers has stopped the joyful harp is silent Isaiah 249 They no longer sing and drink wine strong drink is bitter to those who consume it Isaiah 2410 The city of chaos is shattered every house is closed to entry Isaiah 2411 In the streets they cry out for wine All joy turns to gloom rejoicing is exiled from the land Isaiah 2412 The city is left in ruins its gate is reduced to rubble Isaiah 2413 So will it be on the earth and among the nations like a harvested olive tree like a gleaning after a grape harvest Isaiah 2414 They raise their voices they shout for joy from the west they proclaim the majesty of the LORD Isaiah 2415 Therefore glorify the LORD in the east Extol the name of the LORD the God of Israel in the islands of the sea Isaiah 2416 From the ends of the earth we hear singing “Glory to the Righteous One” But I said “I am wasting away I am wasting away Woe is me” The treacherous betray the treacherous deal in treachery Isaiah 2417 Terror and pit and snare await you O dweller of the earth Isaiah 2418 Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare For the windows of heaven are open and the foundations of the earth are shaken Isaiah 2419 The earth is utterly broken apart the earth is split open the earth is shaken violently Isaiah 2420 The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack Earth’s rebellion weighs it down and it falls never to rise again Isaiah 2421 In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below Isaiah 2422 They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days Isaiah 2423 The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem and before His elders with great glory Isaiah 251 O LORD You are my God I will exalt You I will praise Your name For You have worked wonders—plans formed long ago—in perfect faithfulness Isaiah 252 Indeed You have made the city a heap of rubble the fortified town a ruin The fortress of strangers is a city no more it will never be rebuilt Isaiah 253 Therefore a strong people will honor You The cities of ruthless nations will revere You Isaiah 254 For You have been a refuge for the poor a stronghold for the needy in distress a refuge from the storm a shade from the heat For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall Isaiah 255 like heat in a dry land You subdue the uproar of foreigners As the shade of a cloud cools the heat so the song of the ruthless is silenced Isaiah 256 On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all the peoples a feast of aged wine of choice meat of finely aged wine Isaiah 257 On this mountain He will swallow up the shroud that enfolds all peoples the sheet that covers all nations Isaiah 258 He will swallow up death forever The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth For the LORD has spoken Isaiah 259 And in that day it will be said “Surely this is our God we have waited for Him and He has saved us This is the LORD for whom we have waited Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation” Isaiah 2510 For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile Isaiah 2511 He will spread out his hands within it as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim His pride will be brought low despite the skill of his hands Isaiah 2512 The highwalled fortress will be brought down cast to the ground into the dust Isaiah 261 In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah We have a strong city salvation is established as its walls and ramparts Isaiah 262 Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter—one that remains faithful Isaiah 263 You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind because he trusts in You Isaiah 264 Trust in the LORD forever because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal Isaiah 265 For He has humbled those who dwell on high He lays the lofty city low He brings it down to the ground He casts it into the dust Isaiah 266 Feet trample it down—the feet of the oppressed the steps of the poor Isaiah 267 The path of the righteous is level You clear a straight path for the upright Isaiah 268 Yes we wait for You O LORD we walk in the path of Your judgments Your name and renown are the desire of our souls Isaiah 269 My soul longs for You in the night indeed my spirit seeks You at dawn For when Your judgments come upon the earth the people of the world learn righteousness Isaiah 2610 Though grace is shown to the wicked man he does not learn righteousness In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD Isaiah 2611 O LORD Your hand is upraised but they do not see it They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame The fire set for Your enemies will consume them Isaiah 2612 O LORD You will establish peace for us For all that we have accomplished You have done for us Isaiah 2613 O LORD our God other lords besides You have ruled over us but Your name alone do we confess Isaiah 2614 The dead will not live the departed spirits will not rise Therefore You have punished and destroyed them You have wiped out all memory of them Isaiah 2615 You have enlarged the nation O LORD You have enlarged the nation You have gained glory for Yourself You have extended all the borders of the land Isaiah 2616 O LORD they sought You in their distress when You disciplined them they poured out a quiet prayer Isaiah 2617 As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain so were we in Your presence O LORD Isaiah 2618 We were with child we writhed in pain but we gave birth to wind We have given no salvation to the earth nor brought any life into the world Isaiah 2619 Your dead will live their bodies will rise Awake and sing you who dwell in the dust For your dew is like the dew of the morning and the earth will bring forth her dead Isaiah 2620 Go my people enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed Isaiah 2621 For behold the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain Isaiah 271 In that day the LORD will take His sharp great and mighty sword and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea Isaiah 272 In that day “Sing about a fruitful vineyard Isaiah 273 I the LORD am its keeper I water it continually I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it Isaiah 274 I am not angry If only thorns and briers confronted Me I would march and trample them I would burn them to the ground Isaiah 275 Or let them lay claim to My protection let them make peace with Me—yes let them make peace with Me” Isaiah 276 In the days to come Jacob will take root Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit Isaiah 277 Has the LORD struck Israel as He struck her oppressors Was she killed like those who slayed her Isaiah 278 By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind as on the day the east wind blows Isaiah 279 Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing Isaiah 2710 For the fortified city lies deserted—a homestead abandoned a wilderness forsaken There the calves graze and there they lie down they strip its branches bare Isaiah 2711 When its limbs are dry they are broken off Women come and use them for kindling for this is a people without understanding Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them and their Creator shows them no favor Isaiah 2712 In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt and you O Israelites will be gathered one by one Isaiah 2713 And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem Isaiah 281 Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards to the fading flower of his glorious splendor set on the summit above the fertile valley the pride of those overcome by wine Isaiah 282 Behold the Lord has one who is strong and mighty Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest like a driving rain or flooding downpour he will smash that crown to the ground Isaiah 283 The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards will be trampled underfoot Isaiah 284 The fading flower of his beautiful splendor set on the summit above the fertile valley will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest Whoever sees it will take it in his hand and swallow it Isaiah 285 On that day the LORD of Hosts will be a crown of glory a diadem of splendor to the remnant of His people Isaiah 286 a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate Isaiah 287 These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine They stumble because of strong drink muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments Isaiah 288 For all their tables are covered with vomit there is not a place without filth Isaiah 289 Whom is He trying to teach To whom is He explaining His message To infants just weaned from milk To babies removed from the breast Isaiah 2810 For they hear “Order on order order on order line on line line on line a little here a little there” Isaiah 2811 Indeed with mocking lips and foreign tongues He will speak to this people Isaiah 2812 to whom He has said “This is the place of rest let the weary rest this is the place of repose” But they would not listen Isaiah 2813 Then the word of the LORD to them will become “Order on order order on order line on line line on line a little here a little there” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured ensnared and captured Isaiah 2814 Therefore hear the word of the LORD O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem Isaiah 2815 For you said “We have made a covenant with death we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place” Isaiah 2816 So this is what the Lord GOD says “See I lay a stone in Zion a tested stone a precious cornerstone a sure foundation the one who believes will never be shaken Isaiah 2817 I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies and water will flood your hiding place Isaiah 2818 Your covenant with death will be dissolved and your agreement with Sheol will not stand When the overwhelming scourge passes through you will be trampled by it Isaiah 2819 As often as it passes through it will carry you away it will sweep through morning after morning by day and by night” The understanding of this message will bring sheer terror Isaiah 2820 Indeed the bed is too short to stretch out on and the blanket too small to wrap around you Isaiah 2821 For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon to do His work His strange work and to perform His task His disturbing task Isaiah 2822 So now do not mock or your shackles will become heavier Indeed I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land Isaiah 2823 Listen and hear my voice Pay attention and hear what I say Isaiah 2824 Does the plowman plow for planting every day Does he continuously loosen and harrow the soil Isaiah 2825 When he has leveled its surface does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots and rye within its border Isaiah 2826 For his God instructs and teaches him properly Isaiah 2827 Surely caraway is not threshed with a sledge and the wheel of a cart is not rolled over the cumin But caraway is beaten out with a stick and cumin with a rod Isaiah 2828 Grain for bread must be ground but it is not endlessly threshed Though the wheels of the cart roll over it the horses do not crush it Isaiah 2829 This also comes from the LORD of Hosts who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom Isaiah 291 Woe to you O Ariel the city of Ariel where David camped Year upon year let your festivals recur Isaiah 292 And I will constrain Ariel and there will be mourning and lamentation she will be like an altar hearth before Me Isaiah 293 I will camp in a circle around you I will besiege you with towers and set up siege works against you Isaiah 294 You will be brought low you will speak from the ground and out of the dust your words will be muffled Your voice will be like a spirit from the ground your speech will whisper out of the dust Isaiah 295 But your many foes will be like fine dust the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff Then suddenly in an instant Isaiah 296 you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire Isaiah 297 All the many nations going out to battle against Ariel—even all who war against her laying siege and attacking her—will be like a dream like a vision in the night Isaiah 298 as when a hungry man dreams he is eating then awakens still hungry as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking then awakens faint and parched So will it be for all the many nations who go to battle against Mount Zion Isaiah 299 Stop and be astonished blind yourselves and be sightless be drunk but not with wine stagger but not from strong drink Isaiah 2910 For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep He has shut your eyes O prophets He has covered your heads O seers Isaiah 2911 And the entire vision will be to you like the words sealed in a scroll If it is handed to someone to read he will say “I cannot because it is sealed” Isaiah 2912 Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read he will say “I cannot read” Isaiah 2913 Therefore the Lord said “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips but their hearts are far from Me Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men Isaiah 2914 Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder The wisdom of the wise will vanish and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden” Isaiah 2915 Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD In darkness they do their works and say “Who sees us and who will know” Isaiah 2916 You have turned things upside down as if the potter were regarded as clay Shall what is formed say to him who formed it “He did not make me” Can the pottery say of the potter “He has no understanding” Isaiah 2917 In a very short time will not Lebanon become an orchard and the orchard seem like a forest Isaiah 2918 On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see Isaiah 2919 The humble will increase their joy in the LORD and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel Isaiah 2920 For the ruthless will vanish the mockers will disappear and all who look for evil will be cut down— Isaiah 2921 those who indict a man with a word who ensnare the mediator at the gate and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice Isaiah 2922 Therefore the LORD who redeemed Abraham says of the house of Jacob “No longer will Jacob be ashamed and no more will his face grow pale Isaiah 2923 For when he sees his children around him the work of My hands they will honor My name they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel Isaiah 2924 Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding and those who grumble will accept instruction” Isaiah 301 “Woe to the rebellious children” declares the LORD “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine who form an alliance but against My will heaping up sin upon sin Isaiah 302 They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade Isaiah 303 But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace Isaiah 304 For though their princes are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes Isaiah 305 everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them They bring neither help nor benefit but only shame and disgrace” Isaiah 306 This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev Through a land of hardship and distress of lioness and lion of viper and flying serpent they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels to a people of no profit to them Isaiah 307 Egypt’s help is futile and empty therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still Isaiah 308 Go now write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll it will be for the days to come a witness forever and ever Isaiah 309 These are rebellious people deceitful children children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction Isaiah 3010 They say to the seers “Stop seeing visions” and to the prophets “Do not prophesy to us the truth Speak to us pleasant words prophesy illusions Isaiah 3011 Get out of the way turn off the road Rid us of the Holy One of Israel” Isaiah 3012 Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says “Because you have rejected this message trusting in oppression and relying on deceit Isaiah 3013 this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail a bulge in a high wall whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant Isaiah 3014 It will break in pieces like a potter’s jar shattered so that no fragment can be found Not a shard will be found in the dust large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth or to skim the water from a cistern” Isaiah 3015 For the Lord GOD the Holy One of Israel has said “By repentance and rest you would be saved your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing” Isaiah 3016 “No” you say “we will flee on horses” Therefore you will flee “We will ride swift horses” but your pursuers will be faster Isaiah 3017 A thousand will flee at the threat of one at the threat of five you will all flee until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop like a banner on a hill Isaiah 3018 Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you therefore He rises to show you compassion for the LORD is a just God Blessed are all who wait for Him Isaiah 3019 O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem you will weep no more He will surely be gracious when you cry for help when He hears He will answer you Isaiah 3020 The Lord will give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction but your Teacher will no longer hide Himself—with your own eyes you will see Him Isaiah 3021 And whether you turn to the right or to the left your ears will hear this command behind you “This is the way Walk in it” Isaiah 3022 So you will desecrate your silverplated idols and your goldplated images You will throw them away like menstrual cloths saying to them “Be gone” Isaiah 3023 Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures Isaiah 3024 The oxen and donkeys that work the ground will eat salted fodder winnowed with shovel and pitchfork Isaiah 3025 And from every high mountain and every raised hill streams of water will flow in the day of great slaughter when the towers fall Isaiah 3026 The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted Isaiah 3027 Behold the Name of the LORD comes from afar with burning anger and dense smoke His lips are full of fury and His tongue is like a consuming fire Isaiah 3028 His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray Isaiah 3029 You will sing as on the night of a holy festival and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute going up to the mountain of the LORD to the Rock of Israel Isaiah 3030 And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire and with cloudburst storm and hailstones Isaiah 3031 For Assyria will be shattered at the voice of the LORD He will strike them with His scepter Isaiah 3032 And with every stroke of the rod of punishment that the LORD brings down on them the tambourines and lyres will sound as He battles with weapons brandished Isaiah 3033 For Topheth has long been prepared it has been made ready for the king Its funeral pyre is deep and wide with plenty of fire and wood The breath of the LORD like a torrent of burning sulfur sets it ablaze Isaiah 311 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help who rely on horses who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen They do not look to the Holy One of Israel they do not seek the LORD Isaiah 312 Yet He too is wise and brings disaster He does not call back His words He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers Isaiah 313 But the Egyptians are men not God their horses are flesh not spirit When the LORD stretches out His hand the helper will stumble and the one he helps will fall both will perish together Isaiah 314 For this is what the LORD has said to me “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights Isaiah 315 Like birds hovering overhead so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem He will shield it and deliver it He will pass over it and preserve it” Isaiah 316 Return to the One against whom you have so blatantly rebelled O children of Israel Isaiah 317 For on that day every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold that your own hands have sinfully made Isaiah 318 “Then Assyria will fall but not by the sword of man a sword will devour them but not one made by mortals They will flee before the sword and their young men will be put to forced labor Isaiah 319 Their rock will pass away for fear and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard” declares the LORD whose fire is in Zion whose furnace is in Jerusalem Isaiah 321 Behold a king will reign in righteousness and princes will rule with justice Isaiah 322 Each will be like a shelter from the wind a refuge from the storm like streams of water in a dry land like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land Isaiah 323 Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed and the ears of those who hear will listen Isaiah 324 The mind of the rash will know and understand and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently Isaiah 325 No longer will a fool be called noble nor a scoundrel be respected Isaiah 326 For a fool speaks foolishness his mind plots iniquity He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink Isaiah 327 The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies even when the plea of the needy is just Isaiah 328 But a noble man makes honorable plans he stands up for worthy causes Isaiah 329 Stand up you complacent women listen to me Give ear to my word you overconfident daughters Isaiah 3210 In a little more than a year you will tremble O secure ones For the grape harvest will fail and the fruit harvest will not arrive Isaiah 3211 Shudder you ladies of leisure tremble you daughters of complacency Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists Isaiah 3212 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields for the fruitful vines Isaiah 3213 and for the land of my people overgrown with thorns and briers—even for every house of merriment in this city of revelry Isaiah 3214 For the palace will be forsaken the busy city abandoned The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever—the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks— Isaiah 3215 until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high Then the desert will be an orchard and the orchard will seem like a forest Isaiah 3216 Then justice will inhabit the wilderness and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field Isaiah 3217 The work of righteousness will be peace the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever Isaiah 3218 Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place in safe and secure places of rest Isaiah 3219 But hail will level the forest and the city will sink to the depths Isaiah 3220 Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters who let the ox and donkey range freely Isaiah 331 Woe to you O destroyer never destroyed O traitor never betrayed When you have finished destroying you will be destroyed When you have finished betraying you will be betrayed Isaiah 332 O LORD be gracious to us We wait for You Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble Isaiah 333 The peoples flee the thunder of Your voice the nations scatter when You rise Isaiah 334 Your spoil O nations is gathered as by locusts like a swarm of locusts men sweep over it Isaiah 335 The LORD is exalted for He dwells on high He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness Isaiah 336 He will be the sure foundation for your times a storehouse of salvation wisdom and knowledge The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure Isaiah 337 Behold their valiant ones cry aloud in the streets the envoys of peace weep bitterly Isaiah 338 The highways are deserted travel has ceased The treaty has been broken the witnesses are despised and human life is disregarded Isaiah 339 The land mourns and languishes Lebanon is ashamed and decayed Sharon is like a desert Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves Isaiah 3310 “Now I will arise” says the LORD “Now I will lift Myself up Now I will be exalted Isaiah 3311 You conceive chaff you give birth to stubble Your breath is a fire that will consume you Isaiah 3312 The peoples will be burned to ashes like thorns cut down and set ablaze Isaiah 3313 You who are far off hear what I have done you who are near acknowledge My might” Isaiah 3314 The sinners in Zion are afraid trembling grips the ungodly “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames” Isaiah 3315 He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity who refuses gain from extortion whose hand never takes a bribe who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil— Isaiah 3316 he will dwell on the heights the mountain fortress will be his refuge his food will be provided and his water assured Isaiah 3317 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar Isaiah 3318 Your mind will ponder the former terror “Where is he who tallies Where is he who weighs Where is he who counts the towers” Isaiah 3319 You will no longer see the insolent a people whose speech is unintelligible who stammer in a language you cannot understand Isaiah 3320 Look upon Zion the city of our appointed feasts Your eyes will see Jerusalem a peaceful pasture a tent that does not wander its tent pegs will not be pulled up nor will any of its cords be broken Isaiah 3321 But there the Majestic One our LORD will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals where no galley with oars will row and no majestic vessel will pass Isaiah 3322 For the LORD is our Judge the LORD is our lawgiver the LORD is our King It is He who will save us Isaiah 3323 Your ropes are slack they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail Then an abundance of spoils will be divided and even the lame will carry off plunder Isaiah 3324 And no resident of Zion will say “I am sick” The people who dwell there will be forgiven of iniquity Isaiah 341 Come near O nations to listen pay attention O peoples Let the earth hear and all that fills it the world and all that springs from it Isaiah 342 The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies He will devote them to destruction He will give them over to slaughter Isaiah 343 Their slain will be left unburied and the stench of their corpses will rise the mountains will flow with their blood Isaiah 344 All the stars of heaven will be dissolved The skies will be rolled up like a scroll and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine like foliage from the fig tree Isaiah 345 When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens then it will come down upon Edom upon the people I have devoted to destruction Isaiah 346 The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats with the fat of the kidneys of rams For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah a great slaughter in the land of Edom Isaiah 347 And the wild oxen will fall with them the young bulls with the strong ones Their land will be drenched with blood and their soil will be soaked with fat Isaiah 348 For the LORD has a day of vengeance a year of recompense for the cause of Zion Isaiah 349 Edom’s streams will be turned to tar and her soil to sulfur her land will become a blazing pitch Isaiah 3410 It will not be quenched—day or night Its smoke will ascend forever From generation to generation it will lie desolate no one will ever again pass through it Isaiah 3411 The desert owl and screech owl will possess it and the great owl and raven will dwell in it The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction Isaiah 3412 No nobles will be left to proclaim a king and all her princes will come to nothing Isaiah 3413 Her towers will be overgrown with thorns her fortresses with thistles and briers She will become a haunt for jackals an abode for ostriches Isaiah 3414 The desert creatures will meet with hyenas and one wild goat will call to another There the night creature will settle and find her place of repose Isaiah 3415 There the owl will make her nest she will lay and hatch her eggs and gather her brood under her shadow Even there the birds of prey will gather each with its mate Isaiah 3416 Search and read the scroll of the LORD Not one of these will go missing not one will lack her mate because He has ordered it by His mouth and He will gather them by His Spirit Isaiah 3417 He has allotted their portion His hand has distributed it by measure They will possess it forever they will dwell in it from generation to generation Isaiah 351 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose Isaiah 352 It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing The glory of Lebanon will be given to it the splendor of Carmel and Sharon They will see the glory of the LORD the splendor of our God Isaiah 353 Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees Isaiah 354 Say to those with anxious hearts “Be strong do not fear Behold your God will come with vengeance With divine retribution He will come to save you” Isaiah 355 Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped Isaiah 356 Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy For waters will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert Isaiah 357 The parched ground will become a pool the thirsty land springs of water In the haunt where jackals once lay there will be grass and reeds and papyrus Isaiah 358 And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it Isaiah 359 No lion will be there and no vicious beast will go up on it Such will not be found there but the redeemed will walk upon it Isaiah 3510 So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing crowned with everlasting joy Gladness and joy will overtake them and sorrow and sighing will flee Isaiah 361 In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah Isaiah 362 And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh with a great army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool on the road to the Launderer’s Field Isaiah 363 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator Shebna the scribe and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went out to him Isaiah 364 The Rabshakeh said to them “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king the king of Assyria says What is the basis of this confidence of yours Isaiah 365 You claim to have a strategy and strength for war but these are empty words In whom are you now trusting that you have rebelled against me Isaiah 366 Look now you are trusting in Egypt that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him Isaiah 367 But if you say to me ‘We trust in the LORD our God’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed saying to Judah and Jerusalem ‘You must worship before this altar’ Isaiah 368 Now therefore make a bargain with my master the king of Assyria I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them Isaiah 369 For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen Isaiah 3610 So now was it apart from the LORD that I have come up against this land to destroy it The LORD Himself said to me ‘Go up against this land and destroy it’” Isaiah 3611 Then Eliakim Shebna and Joah said to the Rabshakeh “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic since we understand it Do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall” Isaiah 3612 But the Rabshakeh replied “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master and not to the men sitting on the wall who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine” Isaiah 3613 Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew “Hear the words of the great king the king of Assyria Isaiah 3614 This is what the king says Do not let Hezekiah deceive you for he cannot deliver you Isaiah 3615 Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says ‘The LORD will surely deliver us this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria’ Isaiah 3616 Do not listen to Hezekiah for this is what the king of Assyria says Make peace with me and come out to me Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree and drink water from his own cistern Isaiah 3617 until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine a land of bread and vineyards Isaiah 3618 Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says ‘The LORD will deliver us’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria Isaiah 3619 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad Where are the gods of Sepharvaim Have they delivered Samaria from my hand Isaiah 3620 Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand” Isaiah 3621 But the people remained silent and did not answer a word for Hezekiah had commanded “Do not answer him” Isaiah 3622 Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator Shebna the scribe and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh Isaiah 371 On hearing this report King Hezekiah tore his clothes put on sackcloth and entered the house of the LORD Isaiah 372 And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator Shebna the scribe and the leading priests all wearing sackcloth to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz Isaiah 373 to tell him “This is what Hezekiah says Today is a day of distress rebuke and disgrace for children have come to the point of birth but there is no strength to deliver them Isaiah 374 Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives” Isaiah 375 So the servants of King Hezekiah went to Isaiah Isaiah 376 who replied “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me Isaiah 377 Behold I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land where I will cause him to fall by the sword’” Isaiah 378 When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah Isaiah 379 Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush “He has set out to fight against you” On hearing this Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah saying Isaiah 3710 “Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah ‘Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria Isaiah 3711 Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries devoting them to destruction Will you then be spared Isaiah 3712 Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan Haran and Rezeph and of the people of Eden in Telassar Isaiah 3713 Where are the kings of Hamath Arpad Sepharvaim Hena and Ivvah’” Isaiah 3714 So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers read it and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD Isaiah 3715 And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD Isaiah 3716 “O LORD of Hosts God of Israel enthroned above the cherubim You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth You made the heavens and the earth Isaiah 3717 Incline Your ear O LORD and hear open Your eyes O LORD and see Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God Isaiah 3718 Truly O LORD the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries and their lands Isaiah 3719 They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them for they were not gods but only wood and stone—the work of human hands Isaiah 3720 And now O LORD our God save us from his hand so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone O LORD are God” Isaiah 3721 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah “This is what the LORD the God of Israel says Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria Isaiah 3722 this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you Isaiah 3723 Whom have you taunted and blasphemed Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride Against the Holy One of Israel Isaiah 3724 Through your servants you have taunted the Lord and you have said “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains to the remote peaks of Lebanon I have cut down its tallest cedars the finest of its cypresses I have reached its farthest heights the densest of its forests Isaiah 3725 I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt” Isaiah 3726 Have you not heard Long ago I ordained it in days of old I planned it Now I have brought it to pass that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble Isaiah 3727 Therefore their inhabitants devoid of power are dismayed and ashamed They are like plants in the field tender green shoots grass on the rooftops scorched before it is grown Isaiah 3728 But I know your sitting down your going out and coming in and your raging against Me Isaiah 3729 Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth I will send you back the way you came’ Isaiah 3730 And this will be a sign to you O Hezekiah This year you will eat what grows on its own and in the second year what springs from the same But in the third year you will sow and reap you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit Isaiah 3731 And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above Isaiah 3732 For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem and survivors from Mount Zion The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this Isaiah 3733 So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it Isaiah 3734 He will go back the way he came and he will not enter this city’ declares the LORD Isaiah 3735 ‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David’” Isaiah 3736 Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185000 men in the camp of the Assyrians When the people got up the next morning there were all the dead bodies Isaiah 3737 So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew He returned to Nineveh and stayed there Isaiah 3738 One day while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat And his son Esarhaddon reigned in his place Isaiah 381 In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said “This is what the LORD says ‘Put your house in order for you are about to die you will not recover’” Isaiah 382 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD Isaiah 383 saying “Please O LORD remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion I have done what is good in Your sight” And Hezekiah wept bitterly Isaiah 384 And the word of the LORD came to Isaiah saying Isaiah 385 “Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the LORD the God of your father David says ‘I have heard your prayer I have seen your tears Behold I will add fifteen years to your life Isaiah 386 And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria I will defend this city Isaiah 387 This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised Isaiah 388 I will make the sun’s shadow that falls on the stairway of Ahaz go back ten steps’” So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had descended Isaiah 389 This is a writing by Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery Isaiah 3810 I said “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years” Isaiah 3811 I said “I will never again see the LORD even the LORD in the land of the living I will no longer look on mankind with those who dwell in this world Isaiah 3812 My dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent I have rolled up my life like a weaver He cuts me off from the loom from day until night You make an end of me Isaiah 3813 I composed myself until the morning Like a lion He breaks all my bones from day until night You make an end of me Isaiah 3814 I chirp like a swallow or crane I moan like a dove My eyes grow weak as I look upward O Lord I am oppressed be my security” Isaiah 3815 What can I say He has spoken to me and He Himself has done this I will walk slowly all my years because of the anguish of my soul Isaiah 3816 O Lord by such things men live and in all of them my spirit finds life You have restored me to health and have let me live Isaiah 3817 Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion for You have cast all my sins behind Your back Isaiah 3818 For Sheol cannot thank You Death cannot praise You Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness Isaiah 3819 The living only the living can thank You as I do today fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness Isaiah 3820 The LORD will save me we will play songs on stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the house of the LORD Isaiah 3821 Now Isaiah had said “Prepare a lump of pressed figs and apply it to the boil and he will recover” Isaiah 3822 And Hezekiah had asked “What will be the sign that I will go up to the house of the LORD” Isaiah 391 At that time Merodachbaladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness and recovery Isaiah 392 And Hezekiah welcomed the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his treasure house—the silver the gold the spices and the precious oil as well as his entire armory—all that was found in his storehouses There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them Isaiah 393 Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked “Where did those men come from and what did they say to you” “They came to me from a distant land” Hezekiah replied “from Babylon” Isaiah 394 “What have they seen in your palace” Isaiah asked “They have seen everything in my palace” answered Hezekiah “There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them” Isaiah 395 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah “Hear the word of the LORD of Hosts Isaiah 396 The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon Nothing will be left says the LORD Isaiah 397 And some of your descendants your own flesh and blood will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon” Isaiah 398 But Hezekiah said to Isaiah “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good” For he thought “At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime” Isaiah 401 “Comfort comfort My people” says your God Isaiah 402 “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed her iniquity has been pardoned For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins” Isaiah 403 A voice of one calling “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness make a straight highway for our God in the desert Isaiah 404 Every valley shall be lifted up and every mountain and hill made low the uneven ground will become smooth and the rugged land a plain Isaiah 405 And the glory of the LORD will be revealed and all humanity together will see it” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken Isaiah 406 A voice says “Cry out” And I asked “What should I cry out” “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flowers of the field Isaiah 407 The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them indeed the people are grass Isaiah 408 The grass withers and the flowers fall but the word of our God stands forever” Isaiah 409 Go up on a high mountain O Zion herald of good news Raise your voice loudly O Jerusalem herald of good news Lift it up do not be afraid Say to the cities of Judah “Here is your God” Isaiah 4010 Behold the Lord GOD comes with might and His arm establishes His rule His reward is with Him and His recompense accompanies Him Isaiah 4011 He tends His flock like a shepherd He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart He gently leads the nursing ewes Isaiah 4012 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance Isaiah 4013 Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD or informed Him as His counselor Isaiah 4014 Whom did He consult to enlighten Him and who taught Him the paths of justice Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding Isaiah 4015 Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket they are considered a speck of dust on the scales He lifts up the islands like fine dust Isaiah 4016 Lebanon is not sufficient for fuel nor its animals enough for a burnt offering Isaiah 4017 All the nations are as nothing before Him He regards them as nothingness and emptiness Isaiah 4018 To whom will you liken God To what image will you compare Him Isaiah 4019 To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains Isaiah 4020 One lacking such an offering chooses wood that will not rot He seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple Isaiah 4021 Do you not know Have you not heard Has it not been declared to you from the beginning Have you not understood since the foundation of the earth Isaiah 4022 He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth its dwellers are like grasshoppers He stretches out the heavens like a curtain and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in Isaiah 4023 He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless Isaiah 4024 No sooner are they planted no sooner are they sown no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground than He blows on them and they wither and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble Isaiah 4025 “To whom will you liken Me or who is My equal” asks the Holy One Isaiah 4026 Lift up your eyes on high Who created all these He leads forth the starry host by number He calls each one by name Because of His great power and mighty strength not one of them is missing Isaiah 4027 Why do you say O Jacob and why do you assert O Israel “My way is hidden from the LORD and my claim is ignored by my God” Isaiah 4028 Do you not know Have you not heard The LORD is the everlasting God the Creator of the ends of the earth He will not grow tired or weary His understanding is beyond searching out Isaiah 4029 He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak Isaiah 4030 Even youths grow tired and weary and young men stumble and fall Isaiah 4031 But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength they will mount up with wings like eagles they will run and not grow weary they will walk and not faint Isaiah 411 “Be silent before Me O islands and let the peoples renew their strength Let them come forward and testify let us together draw near for judgment Isaiah 412 Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him He turns them to dust with his sword to windblown chaff with his bow Isaiah 413 He pursues them going on safely hardly touching the path with his feet Isaiah 414 Who has performed this and carried it out calling forth the generations from the beginning I the LORD—the first and the last—I am He” Isaiah 415 The islands see and fear the ends of the earth tremble They approach and come forward Isaiah 416 Each one helps the other and says to his brother “Be strong” Isaiah 417 The craftsman encourages the goldsmith and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil saying of the welding “It is good” He nails it down so it will not be toppled Isaiah 418 “But you O Israel My servant Jacob whom I have chosen descendant of Abraham My friend— Isaiah 419 I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners I said ‘You are My servant’ I have chosen and not rejected you Isaiah 4110 Do not fear for I am with you do not be afraid for I am your God I will strengthen you I will surely help you I will uphold you with My righteous right hand Isaiah 4111 Behold all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish Isaiah 4112 You will seek them but will not find them Those who wage war against you will come to nothing Isaiah 4113 For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and tells you Do not fear I will help you Isaiah 4114 Do not fear O Jacob you worm O few men of Israel I will help you” declares the LORD “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel Isaiah 4115 Behold I will make you into a threshing sledge new and sharp with many teeth You will thresh the mountains and crush them and reduce the hills to chaff Isaiah 4116 You will winnow them and a wind will carry them away a gale will scatter them But you will rejoice in the LORD you will glory in the Holy One of Israel Isaiah 4117 The poor and needy seek water but there is none their tongues are parched with thirst I the LORD will answer them I the God of Israel will not forsake them Isaiah 4118 I will open rivers on the barren heights and fountains in the middle of the valleys I will turn the desert into a pool of water and the dry land into flowing springs Isaiah 4119 I will plant cedars in the wilderness acacias myrtles and olive trees I will set cypresses in the desert elms and boxwood together Isaiah 4120 so that all may see and know may consider and understand that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it” Isaiah 4121 “Present your case” says the LORD “Submit your arguments” says the King of Jacob Isaiah 4122 “Let them come and tell us what will happen Tell the former things so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome Or announce to us what is coming Isaiah 4123 Tell us the things that are to come so that we may know that you are gods Yes do something good or evil that we may look on together in dismay Isaiah 4124 Behold you are nothing and your work is of no value Anyone who chooses you is detestable Isaiah 4125 I have raised up one from the north and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name He will march over rulers as if they were mortar like a potter who treads the clay Isaiah 4126 Who has declared this from the beginning so that we may know and from times past so that we may say ‘He was right’ No one announced it no one foretold it no one heard your words Isaiah 4127 I was the first to tell Zion ‘Look here they are’ And I gave to Jerusalem a herald of good news Isaiah 4128 When I look there is no one there is no counselor among them when I ask them they have nothing to say Isaiah 4129 See they are all a delusion their works amount to nothing their images are as empty as the wind Isaiah 421 “Here is My Servant whom I uphold My Chosen One in whom My soul delights I will put My Spirit on Him and He will bring justice to the nations Isaiah 422 He will not cry out or raise His voice nor make His voice heard in the streets Isaiah 423 A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish He will faithfully bring forth justice Isaiah 424 He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth In His law the islands will put their hope” Isaiah 425 This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out who spread out the earth and its offspring who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it Isaiah 426 “I the LORD have called you for a righteous purpose and I will take hold of your hand I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations Isaiah 427 to open the eyes of the blind to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house Isaiah 428 I am the LORD that is My name I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols Isaiah 429 Behold the former things have happened and now I declare new things Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you” Isaiah 4210 Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise from the ends of the earth—you who go down to the sea and all that is in it you islands and all who dwell in them Isaiah 4211 Let the desert and its cities raise their voices let the villages of Kedar cry aloud Let the people of Sela sing for joy let them cry out from the mountaintops Isaiah 4212 Let them give glory to the LORD and declare His praise in the islands Isaiah 4213 The LORD goes forth like a mighty one He stirs up His zeal like a warrior He shouts yes He roars in triumph over His enemies Isaiah 4214 “I have kept silent from ages past I have remained quiet and restrained But now I will groan like a woman in labor I will at once gasp and pant Isaiah 4215 I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes Isaiah 4216 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know I will guide them on unfamiliar paths I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground These things I will do for them and I will not forsake them Isaiah 4217 But those who trust in idols and say to molten images ‘You are our gods’ will be turned back in utter shame Isaiah 4218 Listen you deaf ones look you blind ones that you may see Isaiah 4219 Who is blind but My servant or deaf like the messenger I am sending Who is blind like My covenant partner or blind like the servant of the LORD Isaiah 4220 Though seeing many things you do not keep watch Though your ears are open you do not hear” Isaiah 4221 The LORD was pleased for the sake of His righteousness to magnify His law and make it glorious Isaiah 4222 But this is a people plundered and looted all trapped in caves or imprisoned in dungeons They have become plunder with no one to rescue them and loot with no one to say “Send them back” Isaiah 4223 Who among you will pay attention to this Who will listen and obey hereafter Isaiah 4224 Who gave Jacob up for spoil and Israel to the plunderers Was it not the LORD against whom we have sinned They were unwilling to walk in His ways and they would not obey His law Isaiah 4225 So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle It enveloped them in flames but they did not understand it consumed them but they did not take it to heart Isaiah 431 But now this is what the LORD says—He who created you O Jacob and He who formed you O Israel “Do not fear for I have redeemed you I have called you by your name you are Mine Isaiah 432 When you pass through the waters I will be with you and when you go through the rivers they will not overwhelm you When you walk through the fire you will not be scorched the flames will not set you ablaze Isaiah 433 For I am the LORD your God the Holy One of Israel your Savior I give Egypt for your ransom Cush and Seba in your place Isaiah 434 Because you are precious and honored in My sight and because I love you I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life Isaiah 435 Do not be afraid for I am with you I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west Isaiah 436 I will say to the north ‘Give them up’ and to the south ‘Do not hold them back’ Bring My sons from afar and My daughters from the ends of the earth— Isaiah 437 everyone called by My name and created for My glory whom I have indeed formed and made” Isaiah 438 Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind and who have ears but are deaf Isaiah 439 All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble Who among them can declare this and proclaim to us the former things Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them so that others may hear and say “It is true” Isaiah 4310 “You are My witnesses” declares the LORD “and My servant whom I have chosen so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He Before Me no god was formed and after Me none will come Isaiah 4311 I yes I am the LORD and there is no Savior but Me Isaiah 4312 I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed—I and not some foreign god among you So you are My witnesses” declares the LORD “that I am God Isaiah 4313 Even from eternity I am He and none can deliver out of My hand When I act who can reverse it” Isaiah 4314 Thus says the LORD your Redeemer the Holy One of Israel “For your sake I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives even the Chaldeans in the ships in which they rejoice Isaiah 4315 I am the LORD your Holy One the Creator of Israel and your King” Isaiah 4316 Thus says the LORD who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters Isaiah 4317 who brings out the chariots and horses the armies and warriors together to lie down never to rise again to be extinguished snuffed out like a wick Isaiah 4318 “Do not call to mind the former things pay no attention to the things of old Isaiah 4319 Behold I am about to do something new even now it is coming Do you not see it Indeed I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert Isaiah 4320 The beasts of the field will honor Me the jackals and the ostriches because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert to give drink to My chosen people Isaiah 4321 The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise Isaiah 4322 But you have not called on Me O Jacob because you have grown weary of Me O Israel Isaiah 4323 You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings nor honored Me with your sacrifices I have not burdened you with offerings nor wearied you with frankincense Isaiah 4324 You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices But you have burdened Me with your sins you have wearied Me with your iniquities Isaiah 4325 I yes I am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more Isaiah 4326 Remind Me let us argue the matter together State your case so that you may be vindicated Isaiah 4327 Your first father sinned and your spokesmen rebelled against Me Isaiah 4328 So I will disgrace the princes of your sanctuary and I will devote Jacob to destruction and Israel to reproach” Isaiah 441 But now listen O Jacob My servant Israel whom I have chosen Isaiah 442 This is the word of the LORD your Maker who formed you from the womb and who will help you “Do not be afraid O Jacob My servant Jeshurun whom I have chosen Isaiah 443 For I will pour water on the thirsty land and currents on the dry ground I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants and My blessing on your offspring Isaiah 444 They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams Isaiah 445 One will say ‘I belong to the LORD’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob and still another will write on his hand ‘The LORD’s’ and will take the name of Israel” Isaiah 446 Thus says the LORD the King and Redeemer of Israel the LORD of Hosts “I am the first and I am the last and there is no God but Me Isaiah 447 Who then is like Me Let him say so Let him declare his case before Me since I established an ancient people Let him foretell the things to come and what is to take place Isaiah 448 Do not tremble or fear Have I not told you and declared it long ago You are My witnesses Is there any God but Me There is no other Rock I know not one” Isaiah 449 All makers of idols are nothing and the things they treasure are worthless Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend so they are put to shame Isaiah 4410 Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing Isaiah 4411 Behold all his companions will be put to shame for the craftsmen themselves are only human Let them all assemble and take their stand they will all be brought to terror and shame Isaiah 4412 The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength he fails to drink water and grows faint Isaiah 4413 The woodworker extends a measuring line he marks it out with a stylus he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass He fashions it in the likeness of man like man in all his glory that it may dwell in a shrine Isaiah 4414 He cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest He plants a laurel and the rain makes it grow Isaiah 4415 It serves as fuel for man He takes some of it to warm himself and he kindles a fire and bakes his bread He also fashions it into a god and worships it he makes an idol and bows down to it Isaiah 4416 He burns half of it in the fire and he roasts meat on that half He eats the roast and is satisfied Indeed he warms himself and says “Ah I am warm I see the fire” Isaiah 4417 From the rest he makes a god his graven image He bows down to it and worships he prays to it and says “Save me for you are my god” Isaiah 4418 They do not comprehend or discern for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand Isaiah 4419 And no one considers in his heart no one has the knowledge or insight to say “I burned half of it in the fire and I baked bread on its coals I roasted meat and I ate Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it Shall I bow down to a block of wood” Isaiah 4420 He feeds on ashes His deluded heart has led him astray and he cannot deliver himself or say “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie” Isaiah 4421 Remember these things O Jacob for you are My servant O Israel I have made you and you are My servant O Israel I will never forget you Isaiah 4422 I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like a mist Return to Me for I have redeemed you Isaiah 4423 Sing for joy O heavens for the LORD has done this shout aloud O depths of the earth Break forth in song O mountains you forests and all your trees For the LORD has redeemed Jacob and revealed His glory in Israel Isaiah 4424 Thus says the LORD your Redeemer who formed you from the womb “I am the LORD who has made all things who alone stretched out the heavens who by Myself spread out the earth Isaiah 4425 who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense Isaiah 4426 who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers who says of Jerusalem ‘She will be inhabited’ and of the cities of Judah ‘They will be rebuilt and I will restore their ruins’ Isaiah 4427 who says to the depths of the sea ‘Be dry and I will dry up your currents’ Isaiah 4428 who says of Cyrus ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire’ who says of Jerusalem ‘She will be rebuilt’ and of the temple ‘Let its foundation be laid’” Isaiah 451 This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him to disarm kings to open the doors before him so that the gates will not be shut Isaiah 452 “I will go before you and level the mountains I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron Isaiah 453 I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places so that you may know that I am the LORD the God of Israel who calls you by name Isaiah 454 For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one I call you by name I have given you a title of honor though you have not known Me Isaiah 455 I am the LORD and there is no other there is no God but Me I will equip you for battle though you have not known Me Isaiah 456 so that all may know from where the sun rises to where it sets that there is none but Me I am the LORD and there is no other Isaiah 457 I form the light and create the darkness I bring prosperity and create calamity I the LORD do all these things Isaiah 458 Drip down O heavens from above and let the skies pour down righteousness Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it I the LORD have created it Isaiah 459 Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many Does the clay ask the potter ‘What are you making’ Does your work say ‘He has no hands’ Isaiah 4510 Woe to him who says to his father ‘What have you begotten’ or to his mother ‘What have you brought forth’” Isaiah 4511 Thus says the LORD the Holy One of Israel and its Maker “Concerning things to come do you question Me about My sons or instruct Me in the work of My hands Isaiah 4512 It is I who made the earth and created man upon it It was My hands that stretched out the heavens and I ordained all their host Isaiah 4513 I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness and I will make all his ways straight He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free but not for payment or reward says the LORD of Hosts” Isaiah 4514 This is what the LORD says “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush along with the Sabeans men of stature will come over to you and will be yours they will trudge behind you they will come over in chains and bow down to you They will confess to you ‘God is indeed with you and there is no other there is no other God’” Isaiah 4515 Truly You are a God who hides Himself O God of Israel the Savior Isaiah 4516 They will all be put to shame and humiliated the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace Isaiah 4517 But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation you will not be put to shame or humiliated to ages everlasting Isaiah 4518 For thus says the LORD who created the heavens—He is God He formed the earth and fashioned it He established it He did not create it to be empty but formed it to be inhabited “I am the LORD and there is no other Isaiah 4519 I have not spoken in secret from a place in a land of darkness I did not say to the descendants of Jacob ‘Seek Me in a wasteland’ I the LORD speak the truth I say what is right Isaiah 4520 Come gather together and draw near you fugitives from the nations Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save Isaiah 4521 Speak up and present your case—yes let them take counsel together Who foretold this long ago Who announced it from ancient times Was it not I the LORD There is no other God but Me a righteous God and Savior there is none but Me Isaiah 4522 Turn to Me and be saved all the ends of the earth for I am God and there is no other Isaiah 4523 By Myself I have sworn truth has gone out from My mouth a word that will not be revoked Every knee will bow before Me every tongue will swear allegiance Isaiah 4524 Surely they will say of Me ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame Isaiah 4525 In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult Isaiah 461 Bel crouches Nebo cowers Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle The images you carry are burdensome a load to the weary animal Isaiah 462 The gods cower they crouch together unable to relieve the burden but they themselves go into captivity Isaiah 463 “Listen to Me O house of Jacob all the remnant of the house of Israel who have been sustained from the womb carried along since birth Isaiah 464 Even to your old age I will be the same and I will bear you up when you turn gray I have made you and I will carry you I will sustain you and deliver you Isaiah 465 To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal To whom will you compare Me that we should be alike Isaiah 466 They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god so they can bow down and worship Isaiah 467 They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along they set it in its place and there it stands not budging from that spot They cry out to it but it does not answer it saves no one from his troubles Isaiah 468 Remember this and be brave take it to heart you transgressors Isaiah 469 Remember what happened long ago for I am God and there is no other I am God and there is none like Me Isaiah 4610 I declare the end from the beginning and from ancient times what is still to come I say ‘My purpose will stand and all My good pleasure I will accomplish’ Isaiah 4611 I summon a bird of prey from the east a man for My purpose from a faroff land Truly I have spoken and truly I will bring it to pass I have planned it and I will surely do it Isaiah 4612 Listen to Me you stubborn people far removed from righteousness Isaiah 4613 I am bringing My righteousness near it is not far away and My salvation will not be delayed I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor Isaiah 471 “Go down and sit in the dust O Virgin Daughter of Babylon Sit on the ground without a throne O Daughter of the Chaldeans For you will no longer be called tender or delicate Isaiah 472 Take millstones and grind flour remove your veil strip off your skirt bare your thigh and wade through the streams Isaiah 473 Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed I will take vengeance I will spare no one” Isaiah 474 Our Redeemer—the LORD of Hosts is His name—is the Holy One of Israel Isaiah 475 “Sit in silence and go into darkness O Daughter of the Chaldeans For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms Isaiah 476 I was angry with My people I profaned My heritage and I placed them under your control You showed them no mercy even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke Isaiah 477 You said ‘I will be queen forever’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome Isaiah 478 So now hear this O lover of luxury who sits securely who says to herself ‘I am and there is none besides me I will never be a widow or know the loss of children’ Isaiah 479 These two things will overtake you in a moment in a single day loss of children and widowhood They will come upon you in full measure in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells Isaiah 4710 You were secure in your wickedness you said ‘No one sees me’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray you told yourself ‘I am and there is none besides me’ Isaiah 4711 But disaster will come upon you you will not know how to charm it away A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly Isaiah 4712 So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries with which you have wearied yourself from your youth Perhaps you will succeed perhaps you will inspire terror Isaiah 4713 You are wearied by your many counselors let them come forward now and save you—your astrologers who observe the stars who monthly predict your fate Isaiah 4714 Surely they are like stubble the fire will burn them up They cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame There will be no coals to warm them or fire to sit beside Isaiah 4715 This is what they are to you—those with whom you have labored and traded from youth—each one strays in his own direction not one of them can save you Isaiah 481 “Listen to this O house of Jacob you who are called by the name of Israel who have descended from the line of Judah who swear by the name of the LORD who invoke the God of Israel—but not in truth or righteousness— Isaiah 482 who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel the LORD of Hosts is His name Isaiah 483 I foretold the former things long ago they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them Suddenly I acted and they came to pass Isaiah 484 For I knew that you are stubborn your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze Isaiah 485 Therefore I declared it to you long ago I announced it before it came to pass so that you could not claim ‘My idol has done this my carved image and molten god has ordained it’ Isaiah 486 You have heard these things look at them all Will you not acknowledge them From now on I will tell you of new things hidden things unknown to you Isaiah 487 They are created now and not long ago you have not heard of them before today So you cannot claim ‘I already knew them’ Isaiah 488 You have never heard you have never understood for a long time your ears have not been open For I knew how deceitful you are you have been called a rebel from birth Isaiah 489 For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath for the sake of My praise I will restrain it so that you will not be cut off Isaiah 4810 See I have refined you but not as silver I have tested you in the furnace of affliction Isaiah 4811 For My own sake My very own sake I will act for how can I let Myself be defamed I will not yield My glory to another Isaiah 4812 Listen to Me O Jacob and Israel whom I have called I am He I am the first and I am the last Isaiah 4813 Surely My own hand founded the earth and My right hand spread out the heavens when I summon them they stand up together Isaiah 4814 Come together all of you and listen Which of the idols has foretold these things The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon and His arm will be against the Chaldeans Isaiah 4815 I even I have spoken yes I have called him I have brought him and he will succeed in his mission Isaiah 4816 Come near to Me and listen to this From the beginning I have not spoken in secret from the time it happened I was there” And now the Lord GOD has sent me accompanied by His Spirit Isaiah 4817 Thus says the LORD your Redeemer the Holy One of Israel “I am the LORD your God who teaches you for your benefit who directs you in the way you should go Isaiah 4818 If only you had paid attention to My commandments your peace would have been like a river and your righteousness like waves of the sea Isaiah 4819 Your descendants would have been as countless as the sand and your offspring as numerous as its grains their name would never be cut off or eliminated from My presence” Isaiah 4820 Leave Babylon Flee from the Chaldeans Declare it with a shout of joy proclaim it let it go out to the ends of the earth saying “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob” Isaiah 4821 They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts He made water flow for them from the rock He split the rock and water gushed out Isaiah 4822 “There is no peace” says the LORD “for the wicked” Isaiah 491 Listen to Me O islands pay attention O distant peoples The LORD called Me from the womb from the body of My mother He named Me Isaiah 492 He made My mouth like a sharp sword He hid Me in the shadow of His hand He made Me like a polished arrow He hid Me in His quiver Isaiah 493 He said to Me “You are My Servant Israel in whom I will display My glory” Isaiah 494 But I said “I have labored in vain I have spent My strength in futility and vanity yet My vindication is with the LORD and My reward is with My God” Isaiah 495 And now says the LORD who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant to bring Jacob back to Him that Israel might be gathered to Him—for I am honored in the sight of the LORD and My God is My strength— Isaiah 496 He says “It is not enough for You to be My Servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the protected ones of Israel I will also make You a light for the nations to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth” Isaiah 497 Thus says the LORD the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation to the Servant of rulers “Kings will see You and rise and princes will bow down because of the LORD who is faithful the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You” Isaiah 498 This is what the LORD says “In the time of favor I will answer You and in the day of salvation I will help You I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people to restore the land to apportion its desolate inheritances Isaiah 499 to say to the prisoners ‘Come out’ and to those in darkness ‘Show yourselves’ They will feed along the pathways and find pasture on every barren hill Isaiah 4910 They will not hunger or thirst nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water Isaiah 4911 I will turn all My mountains into roads and My highways will be raised up Isaiah 4912 Behold they will come from far away from the north and from the west and from the land of Aswan” Isaiah 4913 Shout for joy O heavens rejoice O earth break forth in song O mountains For the LORD has comforted His people and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones Isaiah 4914 But Zion said “The LORD has forsaken me the Lord has forgotten me” Isaiah 4915 “Can a woman forget her nursing child or lack compassion for the son of her womb Even if she could forget I will not forget you Isaiah 4916 Behold I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands your walls are ever before Me Isaiah 4917 Your builders hasten back your destroyers and wreckers depart from you Isaiah 4918 Lift up your eyes and look around They all gather together they come to you As surely as I live” declares the LORD “you will wear them all as jewelry and put them on like a bride Isaiah 4919 For your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people and those who devoured you will be far away Isaiah 4920 Yet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing ‘This place is too small for us make room for us to live here’ Isaiah 4921 Then you will say in your heart ‘Who has begotten these for me I was bereaved and barren I was exiled and rejected So who has reared them Look I was left all alone so where did they come from’” Isaiah 4922 This is what the Lord GOD says “Behold I will lift up My hand to the nations and raise My banner to the peoples They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders Isaiah 4923 Kings will be your foster fathers and their queens your nursing mothers They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet Then you will know that I am the LORD those who hope in Me will never be put to shame” Isaiah 4924 Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty or the captives of a tyrant be delivered Isaiah 4925 Indeed this is what the LORD says “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved I will contend with those who contend with you and I will save your children Isaiah 4926 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh they will be drunk on their own blood as with wine Then all mankind will know that I the LORD am your Savior and your Redeemer the Mighty One of Jacob” Isaiah 501 This is what the LORD says “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away Or to which of My creditors did I sell you Look you were sold for your iniquities and for your transgressions your mother was sent away Isaiah 502 Why was no one there when I arrived Why did no one answer when I called Is My hand too short to redeem you Or do I lack the strength to deliver you Behold My rebuke dries up the sea I turn the rivers into a desert the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst Isaiah 503 I clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering” Isaiah 504 The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship to sustain the weary with a word He awakens Me morning by morning He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple Isaiah 505 The Lord GOD has opened My ears and I have not been rebellious nor have I turned back Isaiah 506 I offered My back to those who struck Me and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle Isaiah 507 Because the Lord GOD helps Me I have not been disgraced therefore I have set My face like flint and I know that I will not be put to shame Isaiah 508 The One who vindicates Me is near Who will dare to contend with Me Let us confront each other Who has a case against Me Let him approach Me Isaiah 509 Surely the Lord GOD helps Me Who is there to condemn Me See they will all wear out like a garment the moths will devour them Isaiah 5010 Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant Who among you walks in darkness and has no light Let him trust in the name of the LORD let him lean on his God Isaiah 5011 Behold all you who kindle a fire who array yourselves with firebrands walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have lit This is what you will receive from My hand You will lie down in a place of torment Isaiah 511 “Listen to Me you who pursue righteousness you who seek the LORD Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn Isaiah 512 Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah who gave you birth When I called him he was but one then I blessed him and multiplied him Isaiah 513 For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD Joy and gladness will be found in her thanksgiving and melodious song Isaiah 514 Pay attention to Me My people and listen to Me My nation for a law will go out from Me and My justice will become a light to the nations I will bring it about quickly Isaiah 515 My righteousness draws near My salvation is on the way and My arms will bring justice to the nations The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm Isaiah 516 Lift up your eyes to the heavens and look at the earth below for the heavens will vanish like smoke the earth will wear out like a garment and its people will die like gnats But My salvation will last forever and My righteousness will never fail Isaiah 517 Listen to Me you who know what is right you people with My law in your hearts Do not fear the scorn of men do not be broken by their insults Isaiah 518 For the moth will devour them like a garment and the worm will eat them like wool But My righteousness will last forever My salvation through all generations” Isaiah 519 Awake awake put on strength O arm of the LORD Wake up as in days past as in generations of old Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces who pierced through the dragon Isaiah 5110 Was it not You who dried up the sea the waters of the great deep who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over Isaiah 5111 So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing crowned with everlasting joy Gladness and joy will overtake them and sorrow and sighing will flee Isaiah 5112 “I even I am He who comforts you Why should you be afraid of mortal man of a son of man who withers like grass Isaiah 5113 But you have forgotten the LORD your Maker who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth You live in terror all day long because of the fury of the oppressor who is bent on destruction But where is the fury of the oppressor Isaiah 5114 The captive will soon be freed he will not die in the dungeon and his bread will not be lacking Isaiah 5115 For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name Isaiah 5116 I have put My words in your mouth and covered you with the shadow of My hand to establish the heavens to found the earth and to say to Zion ‘You are My people’” Isaiah 5117 Awake awake Rise up O Jerusalem you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury you who have drained the goblet to the dregs—the cup that makes men stagger Isaiah 5118 Among all the sons she bore there is no one to guide her among all the sons she brought up there is no one to take her hand Isaiah 5119 These pairs have befallen you devastation and destruction famine and sword Who will grieve for you Who can comfort you Isaiah 5120 Your sons have fainted they lie at the head of every street like an antelope in a net They are full of the wrath of the LORD the rebuke of your God Isaiah 5121 Therefore now hear this you afflicted one drunken but not with wine Isaiah 5122 Thus says your Lord the LORD even your God who defends His people “See I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering From that goblet the cup of My fury you will never drink again Isaiah 5123 I will place it in the hands of your tormentors who told you ‘Lie down so we can walk over you’ so that you made your back like the ground like a street to be traversed” Isaiah 521 Awake awake clothe yourself with strength O Zion Put on your garments of splendor O Jerusalem holy city For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you Isaiah 522 Shake off your dust Rise up and sit on your throne O Jerusalem Remove the chains from your neck O captive Daughter of Zion Isaiah 523 For this is what the LORD says “You were sold for nothing and without money you will be redeemed” Isaiah 524 For this is what the Lord GOD says “At first My people went down to Egypt to live then Assyria oppressed them without cause Isaiah 525 And now what have I here declares the LORD For My people have been taken without cause those who rule them taunt declares the LORD and My name is blasphemed continually all day long Isaiah 526 Therefore My people will know My name therefore they will know on that day that I am He who speaks Here I am” Isaiah 527 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news who proclaim peace who bring good tidings who proclaim salvation who say to Zion “Your God reigns” Isaiah 528 Listen Your watchmen lift up their voices together they shout for joy For every eye will see when the LORD returns to Zion Isaiah 529 Break forth in joy sing together O ruins of Jerusalem for the LORD has comforted His people He has redeemed Jerusalem Isaiah 5210 The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God Isaiah 5211 Depart depart go out from there Touch no unclean thing come out from it purify yourselves you who carry the vessels of the LORD Isaiah 5212 For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste for the LORD goes before you and the God of Israel is your rear guard Isaiah 5213 Behold My Servant will prosper He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted Isaiah 5214 Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man and His form was marred beyond human likeness— Isaiah 5215 so He will sprinkle many nations Kings will shut their mouths because of Him For they will see what they have not been told and they will understand what they have not heard Isaiah 531 Who has believed our message And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed Isaiah 532 He grew up before Him like a tender shoot and like a root out of dry ground He had no stately form or majesty to attract us no beauty that we should desire Him Isaiah 533 He was despised and rejected by men a man of sorrows acquainted with grief Like one from whom men hide their faces He was despised and we esteemed Him not Isaiah 534 Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows yet we considered Him stricken struck down by God and afflicted Isaiah 535 But He was pierced for our transgressions He was crushed for our iniquities the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him and by His stripes we are healed Isaiah 536 We all like sheep have gone astray each one has turned to his own way and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all Isaiah 537 He was oppressed and afflicted yet He did not open His mouth He was led like a lamb to the slaughter and as a sheep before her shearers is silent so He did not open His mouth Isaiah 538 By oppression and judgment He was taken away and who can recount His descendants For He was cut off from the land of the living He was stricken for the transgression of My people Isaiah 539 He was assigned a grave with the wicked and with a rich man in His death although He had done no violence nor was any deceit in His mouth Isaiah 5310 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer and when His soul is made a guilt offering He will see His offspring He will prolong His days and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand Isaiah 5311 After the anguish of His soul He will see the light of life and be satisfied By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many and He will bear their iniquities Isaiah 5312 Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great and He will divide the spoils with the strong because He has poured out His life unto death and He was numbered with the transgressors Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors Isaiah 541 “Shout for joy O barren woman who bears no children break forth in song and cry aloud you who have never travailed because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband” says the LORD Isaiah 542 “Enlarge the site of your tent stretch out the curtains of your dwellings do not hold back Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep Isaiah 543 For you will spread out to the right and left your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities Isaiah 544 Do not be afraid for you will not be put to shame do not be intimidated for you will not be humiliated For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood Isaiah 545 For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer He is called the God of all the earth Isaiah 546 For the LORD has called you back like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit like the rejected wife of one’s youth” says your God Isaiah 547 “For a brief moment I forsook you but with great compassion I will bring you back Isaiah 548 In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you” says the LORD your Redeemer Isaiah 549 “For to Me this is like the days of Noah when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you Isaiah 5410 Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken My loving devotion will not depart from you and My covenant of peace will not be broken” says the LORD who has compassion on you Isaiah 5411 “O afflicted city lashed by storms without solace surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires Isaiah 5412 I will make your pinnacles of rubies your gates of sparkling jewels and all your walls of precious stones Isaiah 5413 Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD and great will be their prosperity Isaiah 5414 In righteousness you will be established far from oppression for you will have no fear Terror will be far removed for it will not come near you Isaiah 5415 If anyone attacks you it is not from Me whoever assails you will fall before you Isaiah 5416 Behold I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc Isaiah 5417 No weapon formed against you shall prosper and you will refute every tongue that accuses you This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD and their vindication is from Me” declares the LORD Isaiah 551 “Come all you who are thirsty come to the waters and you without money come buy and eat Come buy wine and milk without money and without cost Isaiah 552 Why spend money on that which is not bread and your labor on that which does not satisfy Listen carefully to Me and eat what is good and your soul will delight in the richest of foods Isaiah 553 Incline your ear and come to Me listen so that your soul may live I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David Isaiah 554 Behold I have made him a witness to the nations a leader and commander of the peoples Isaiah 555 Surely you will summon a nation you do not know and nations who do not know you will run to you For the LORD your God the Holy One of Israel has bestowed glory on you” Isaiah 556 Seek the LORD while He may be found call on Him while He is near Isaiah 557 Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts let him return to the LORD that He may have compassion and to our God for He will freely pardon Isaiah 558 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts neither are your ways My ways” declares the LORD Isaiah 559 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts Isaiah 5510 For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth making it bud and sprout and providing seed to sow and food to eat Isaiah 5511 so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty but it will accomplish what I please and it will prosper where I send it Isaiah 5512 You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace the mountains and hills will burst into song before you and all the trees of the field will clap their hands Isaiah 5513 Instead of the thornbush the cypress will grow and instead of the brier the myrtle will spring up this will make a name for the LORD an everlasting sign never to be destroyed” Isaiah 561 This is what the LORD says “Maintain justice and do what is right for My salvation is coming soon and My righteousness will be revealed Isaiah 562 Blessed is the man who does this and the son of man who holds it fast who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil” Isaiah 563 Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people” And let the eunuch not say “I am but a dry tree” Isaiah 564 For this is what the LORD says “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths who choose what pleases Me and hold fast to My covenant— Isaiah 565 I will give them in My house and within My walls a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off Isaiah 566 And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him to love the name of the LORD and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant— Isaiah 567 I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations” Isaiah 568 Thus declares the Lord GOD who gathers the dispersed of Israel “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered” Isaiah 569 Come all you beasts of the field eat greedily all you beasts of the forest Isaiah 5610 Israel’s watchmen are blind they are all oblivious they are all mute dogs they cannot bark they are dreamers lying around loving to slumber Isaiah 5611 Like ravenous dogs they are never satisfied They are shepherds with no discernment they all turn to their own way each one seeking his own gain Isaiah 5612 “Come let me get the wine let us imbibe the strong drink and tomorrow will be like today only far better” Isaiah 571 The righteous perish and no one takes it to heart devout men are taken away while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil Isaiah 572 Those who walk uprightly enter into peace they find rest lying down in death Isaiah 573 “But come here you sons of a sorceress you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes Isaiah 574 Whom are you mocking At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue Are you not children of transgression offspring of deceit Isaiah 575 who burn with lust among the oaks under every luxuriant tree who slaughter your children in the valleys under the clefts of the rocks Isaiah 576 Your portion is among the smooth stones of the valley indeed they are your lot Even to them you have poured out a drink offering and offered a grain offering Should I relent because of these Isaiah 577 On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed and there you went up to offer sacrifices Isaiah 578 Behind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial Forsaking Me you uncovered your bed you climbed up and opened it wide And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved you have gazed upon their nakedness Isaiah 579 You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes You have sent your envoys a great distance you have descended even to Sheol itself Isaiah 5710 You are wearied by your many journeys but you did not say “There is no hope” You found renewal of your strength therefore you did not grow weak Isaiah 5711 Whom have you dreaded and feared so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me Isaiah 5712 I will expose your righteousness and your works and they will not profit you Isaiah 5713 When you cry out let your companies of idols deliver you Yet the wind will carry off all of them a breath will take them away But he who seeks refuge in Me will inherit the land and possess My holy mountain” Isaiah 5714 And it will be said “Build it up build it up prepare the way take every obstacle out of the way of My people” Isaiah 5715 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up who inhabits eternity whose name is Holy “I dwell in a high and holy place and with the oppressed and humble in spirit to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite Isaiah 5716 For I will not accuse you forever nor will I always be angry for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made Isaiah 5717 I was enraged by his sinful greed so I struck him and hid My face in anger yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart Isaiah 5718 I have seen his ways but I will heal him I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners Isaiah 5719 bringing praise to their lips Peace peace to those far and near” says the LORD “and I will heal them” Isaiah 5720 But the wicked are like the stormtossed sea for it cannot be still and its waves churn up mire and muck Isaiah 5721 “There is no peace” says my God “for the wicked” Isaiah 581 “Cry aloud do not hold back Raise your voice like a ram’s horn Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins Isaiah 582 For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God They ask Me for righteous judgments they delight in the nearness of God” Isaiah 583 “Why have we fasted and You have not seen Why have we humbled ourselves and You have not noticed” “Behold on the day of your fast you do as you please and you oppress all your workers Isaiah 584 You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high Isaiah 585 Is this the fast I have chosen a day for a man to deny himself to bow his head like a reed and to spread out sackcloth and ashes Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD Isaiah 586 Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen to break the chains of wickedness to untie the cords of the yoke to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke Isaiah 587 Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry to bring the poor and homeless into your home to clothe the naked when you see him and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood Isaiah 588 Then your light will break forth like the dawn and your healing will come quickly Your righteousness will go before you and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard Isaiah 589 Then you will call and the LORD will answer you will cry out and He will say ‘Here I am’ If you remove the yoke from your midst the pointing of the finger and malicious talk Isaiah 5810 and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul then your light will go forth in the darkness and your night will be like noonday Isaiah 5811 The LORD will always guide you He will satisfy you in a sunscorched land and strengthen your frame You will be like a wellwatered garden like a spring whose waters never fail Isaiah 5812 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins you will restore the ageold foundations you will be called Repairer of the Breach Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling Isaiah 5813 If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath from doing as you please on My holy day if you call the Sabbath a delight and the LORD’s holy day honorable if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words Isaiah 5814 then you will delight yourself in the LORD and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken Isaiah 591 Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save nor His ear too dull to hear Isaiah 592 But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear Isaiah 593 For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with iniquity your lips have spoken lies and your tongue mutters injustice Isaiah 594 No one calls for justice no one pleads his case honestly They rely on empty pleas they tell lies they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity Isaiah 595 They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web Whoever eats their eggs will die crack one open and a viper is hatched Isaiah 596 Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing and they cannot cover themselves with their works Their deeds are sinful deeds and acts of violence are in their hands Isaiah 597 Their feet run to evil they are swift to shed innocent blood Their thoughts are sinful thoughts ruin and destruction lie in their wake Isaiah 598 The way of peace they have not known and there is no justice in their tracks They have turned them into crooked paths no one who treads on them will know peace Isaiah 599 Therefore justice is far from us and righteousness does not reach us We hope for light but there is darkness for brightness but we walk in gloom Isaiah 5910 Like the blind we feel our way along the wall groping like those without eyes We stumble at midday as in the twilight among the vigorous we are like the dead Isaiah 5911 We all growl like bears and moan like doves We hope for justice but find none for salvation but it is far from us Isaiah 5912 For our transgressions are multiplied before You and our sins testify against us Our transgressions are indeed with us and we know our iniquities Isaiah 5913 rebelling and denying the LORD turning away from our God speaking oppression and revolt conceiving and uttering lies from the heart Isaiah 5914 So justice is turned away and righteousness stands at a distance For truth has stumbled in the public square and honesty cannot enter Isaiah 5915 Truth is missing and whoever turns from evil becomes prey The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice Isaiah 5916 He saw that there was no man He was amazed that there was no one to intercede So His own arm brought salvation and His own righteousness sustained Him Isaiah 5917 He put on righteousness like a breastplate and the helmet of salvation on His head He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal Isaiah 5918 So He will repay according to their deeds fury to His enemies retribution to His foes and recompense to the islands Isaiah 5919 So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets and His glory where it rises For He will come like a raging flood driven by the breath of the LORD Isaiah 5920 “The Redeemer will come to Zion to those in Jacob who turn from transgression” declares the LORD Isaiah 5921 “As for Me this is My covenant with them” says the LORD “My Spirit will not depart from you and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren from now on and forevermore” says the LORD Isaiah 601 Arise shine for your light has come and the glory of the LORD rises upon you Isaiah 602 For behold darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples but the LORD will rise upon you and His glory will appear over you Isaiah 603 Nations will come to your light and kings to the brightness of your dawn Isaiah 604 Lift up your eyes and look around They all gather and come to you your sons will come from afar and your daughters will be carried on the arm Isaiah 605 Then you will look and be radiant and your heart will tremble and swell with joy because the riches of the sea will be brought to you and the wealth of the nations will come to you Isaiah 606 Caravans of camels will cover your land young camels of Midian and Ephah and all from Sheba will come bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD Isaiah 607 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance I will adorn My glorious house Isaiah 608 Who are these who fly like clouds like doves to their shelters Isaiah 609 Surely the islands will wait for Me with the ships of Tarshish in the lead to bring your children from afar with their silver and gold to the honor of the LORD your God the Holy One of Israel for He has glorified you Isaiah 6010 Foreigners will rebuild your walls and their kings will serve you Although I struck you in anger yet in favor I will show you mercy Isaiah 6011 Your gates will always stand open they will never be shut day or night so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you with their kings being led in procession Isaiah 6012 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish it will be utterly destroyed Isaiah 6013 The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress elm and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary and I will glorify the place of My feet Isaiah 6014 The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD Zion of the Holy One of Israel Isaiah 6015 Whereas you have been forsaken and despised with no one passing through I will make you an everlasting pride a joy from age to age Isaiah 6016 You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty you will know that I the LORD am your Savior and your Redeemer the Mighty One of Jacob Isaiah 6017 Instead of bronze I will bring you gold I will bring silver in place of iron bronze instead of wood and iron instead of stones I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler Isaiah 6018 No longer will violence be heard in your land nor ruin or destruction within your borders But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise Isaiah 6019 No longer will the sun be your light by day nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night for the LORD will be your everlasting light and your God will be your splendor Isaiah 6020 Your sun will no longer set and your moon will not wane for the LORD will be your everlasting light and the days of your sorrow will cease Isaiah 6021 Then all your people will be righteous they will possess the land forever they are the branch of My planting the work of My hands so that I may be glorified Isaiah 6022 The least of you will become a thousand and the smallest a mighty nation I am the LORD in its time I will accomplish it quickly Isaiah 611 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners Isaiah 612 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance to comfort all who mourn Isaiah 613 to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes the oil of joy for mourning and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair So they will be called oaks of righteousness the planting of the LORD that He may be glorified Isaiah 614 They will rebuild the ancient ruins they will restore the places long devastated they will renew the ruined cities the desolations of many generations Isaiah 615 Strangers will stand and feed your flocks and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers Isaiah 616 But you will be called the priests of the LORD they will speak of you as ministers of our God you will feed on the wealth of nations and you will boast in their riches Isaiah 617 Instead of shame My people will have a double portion and instead of humiliation they will rejoice in their share and so they will inherit a double portion in their land and everlasting joy will be theirs Isaiah 618 For I the LORD love justice I hate robbery and iniquity in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them Isaiah 619 Their descendants will be known among the nations and their offspring among the peoples All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed Isaiah 6110 I will rejoice greatly in the LORD my soul will exult in my God for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress as a bride adorns herself with her jewels Isaiah 6111 For as the earth brings forth its growth and as a garden enables seed to spring up so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations Isaiah 621 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still until her righteousness shines like a bright light her salvation like a blazing torch Isaiah 622 Nations will see your righteousness and all kings your glory You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow Isaiah 623 You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD a royal diadem in the palm of your God Isaiah 624 No longer will you be called Forsaken nor your land named Desolate but you will be called Hephzibah and your land Beulah for the LORD will take delight in you and your land will be His bride Isaiah 625 For as a young man marries a young woman so your sons will marry you and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride so your God will rejoice over you Isaiah 626 On your walls O Jerusalem I have posted watchmen they will never be silent day or night You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves Isaiah 627 nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth Isaiah 628 The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled Isaiah 629 For those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the LORD and those who gather grapes will drink the wine in My holy courts” Isaiah 6210 Go out go out through the gates prepare the way for the people Build it up build up the highway clear away the stones raise a banner for the nations Isaiah 6211 Behold the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth “Say to Daughter Zion See your Savior comes Look His reward is with Him and His recompense goes before Him” Isaiah 6212 And they will be called the Holy People the Redeemed of The LORD and you will be called Sought Out A City Not Forsaken Isaiah 631 Who is this coming from Edom from Bozrah with crimsonstained garments Who is this robed in splendor marching in the greatness of His strength “It is I proclaiming vindication mighty to save” Isaiah 632 Why are Your clothes red and Your garments like one who treads the winepress Isaiah 633 “I have trodden the winepress alone and no one from the nations was with Me I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury their blood spattered My garments and all My clothes were stained Isaiah 634 For the day of vengeance was in My heart and the year of My redemption had come Isaiah 635 I looked but there was no one to help I was appalled that no one assisted So My arm brought Me salvation and My own wrath upheld Me Isaiah 636 I trampled the nations in My anger in My wrath I made them drunk and poured out their blood on the ground” Isaiah 637 I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion Isaiah 638 For He said “They are surely My people sons who will not be disloyal” So He became their Savior Isaiah 639 In all their distress He too was afflicted and the Angel of His Presence saved them In His love and compassion He redeemed them He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old Isaiah 6310 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit So He turned and became their enemy and He Himself fought against them Isaiah 6311 Then His people remembered the days of old the days of Moses Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them Isaiah 6312 who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown Isaiah 6313 who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness so that they did not stumble Isaiah 6314 Like cattle going down to the valley the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest You led Your people this way to make for Yourself a glorious name Isaiah 6315 Look down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious habitation Where are Your zeal and might Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained Isaiah 6316 Yet You are our Father though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us You O LORD are our Father our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name Isaiah 6317 Why O LORD do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You Return for the sake of Your servants the tribes of Your heritage Isaiah 6318 For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary Isaiah 6319 We have become like those You never ruled like those not called by Your name Isaiah 641 If only You would rend the heavens and come down so that mountains would quake at Your presence Isaiah 642 as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil to make Your name known to Your enemies so that the nations will tremble at Your presence Isaiah 643 When You did awesome works that we did not expect You came down and the mountains trembled at Your presence Isaiah 644 From ancient times no one has heard no ear has perceived no eye has seen any God besides You who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him Isaiah 645 You welcome those who gladly do right who remember Your ways Surely You were angry for we sinned How can we be saved if we remain in our sins Isaiah 646 Each of us has become like something unclean and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags we all wither like a leaf and our iniquities carry us away like the wind Isaiah 647 No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity Isaiah 648 But now O LORD You are our Father we are the clay and You are the potter we are all the work of Your hand Isaiah 649 Do not be angry O LORD beyond measure do not remember our iniquity forever Oh look upon us we pray we are all Your people Isaiah 6410 Your holy cities have become a wilderness Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation Isaiah 6411 Our holy and beautiful temple where our fathers praised You has been burned with fire and all that was dear to us lies in ruins Isaiah 6412 After all this O LORD will You restrain Yourself Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure Isaiah 651 “I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me I was found by those who did not seek Me To a nation that did not call My name I said ‘Here I am Here I am’ Isaiah 652 All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path who follow their own imaginations Isaiah 653 to a people who continually provoke Me to My face sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense on altars of brick Isaiah 654 sitting among the graves spending nights in secret places eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls Isaiah 655 They say ‘Keep to yourself do not come near me for I am holier than you’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils a fire that burns all day long Isaiah 656 Behold it is written before Me I will not keep silent but I will repay I will pay it back into their laps Isaiah 657 both for your iniquities and for those of your fathers” says the LORD “Because they burned incense on the mountains and scorned Me on the hills I will measure into their laps full payment for their former deeds” Isaiah 658 This is what the LORD says “As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes and men say ‘Do not destroy it for it contains a blessing’ so I will act on behalf of My servants I will not destroy them all Isaiah 659 And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob and heirs from Judah My elect will possess My mountains and My servants will dwell there Isaiah 6510 Sharon will become a pasture for flocks and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds for My people who seek Me Isaiah 6511 But you who forsake the LORD who forget My holy mountain who set a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny Isaiah 6512 I will destine you for the sword and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered because I called and you did not answer I spoke and you did not listen you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight” Isaiah 6513 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says “My servants will eat but you will go hungry My servants will drink but you will go thirsty My servants will rejoice but you will be put to shame Isaiah 6514 My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit Isaiah 6515 You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones and the Lord GOD will slay you but to His servants He will give another name Isaiah 6516 Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight Isaiah 6517 For behold I will create new heavens and a new earth The former things will not be remembered nor will they come to mind Isaiah 6518 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight Isaiah 6519 I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her Isaiah 6520 No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days or an old man fail to live out his years For the youth will die at a hundred years and he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed Isaiah 6521 They will build houses and dwell in them they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit Isaiah 6522 No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit nor plant for others to eat For as is the lifetime of a tree so will be the days of My people and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands Isaiah 6523 They will not labor in vain or bear children doomed to disaster for they will be a people blessed by the LORD—they and their descendants with them Isaiah 6524 Even before they call I will answer and while they are still speaking I will hear Isaiah 6525 The wolf and the lamb will feed together and the lion will eat straw like the ox but the food of the serpent will be dust They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain” says the LORD Isaiah 661 This is what the LORD says “Heaven is My throne and earth is My footstool What kind of house will you build for Me Or where will My place of repose be Isaiah 662 Has not My hand made all these things And so they came into being” declares the LORD “This is the one I will esteem he who is humble and contrite in spirit who trembles at My word Isaiah 663 Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol Indeed they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations Isaiah 664 So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them because I called and no one answered I spoke and no one listened But they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight” Isaiah 665 You who tremble at His word hear the word of the LORD “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy’ But they will be put to shame” Isaiah 666 Hear the uproar from the city listen to the voice from the temple It is the voice of the LORD repaying His enemies what they deserve Isaiah 667 “Before she was in labor she gave birth before she was in pain she delivered a boy Isaiah 668 Who has heard of such as this Who has seen such things Can a country be born in a day or a nation be delivered in an instant Yet as soon as Zion was in labor she gave birth to her children Isaiah 669 Shall I bring a baby to the point of birth and not deliver it” says the LORD “Or will I who deliver close the womb” says your God Isaiah 6610 Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her all who love her Rejoice greatly with her all who mourn over her Isaiah 6611 so that you may nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts you may drink deeply and delight yourselves in her glorious abundance Isaiah 6612 For this is what the LORD says “I will extend peace to her like a river and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream you will nurse and be carried on her arm and bounced upon her knees Isaiah 6613 As a mother comforts her son so will I comfort you and you will be consoled over Jerusalem” Isaiah 6614 When you see you will rejoice and you will flourish like grass then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants but His wrath will be shown to His enemies Isaiah 6615 For behold the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire Isaiah 6616 For by fire and by His sword the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh and many will be slain by the LORD Isaiah 6617 “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together” declares the LORD Isaiah 6618 “And I knowing their deeds and thoughts am coming to gather all nations and tongues and they will come and see My glory Isaiah 6619 I will establish a sign among them and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish Put and the archers of Lud to Tubal Javan and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory So they will proclaim My glory among the nations Isaiah 6620 And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons on mules and camels to My holy mountain Jerusalem” says the LORD “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD” Isaiah 6621 “And I will select some of them as priests and Levites” says the LORD Isaiah 6622 “For just as the new heavens and the new earth which I will make will endure before Me” declares the LORD “so your descendants and your name will endure Isaiah 6623 From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another all mankind will come to worship before Me” says the LORD Isaiah 6624 “As they go forth they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me for their worm will never die their fire will never be quenched and they will be a horror to all mankind” Jeremiah 11 These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin Jeremiah 12 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah Jeremiah 13 and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah when the people of Jerusalem went into exile Jeremiah 14 The word of the LORD came to me saying Jeremiah 15 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations” Jeremiah 16 “Ah Lord GOD” I said “I surely do not know how to speak for I am only a child” Jeremiah 17 But the LORD told me “Do not say ‘I am only a child’ For to everyone I send you you must go and all that I command you you must speak Jeremiah 18 Do not be afraid of them for I am with you to deliver you” declares the LORD Jeremiah 19 Then the LORD reached out His hand touched my mouth and said to me “Behold I have put My words in your mouth Jeremiah 110 See I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down to destroy and overthrow to build and plant” Jeremiah 111 And the word of the LORD came to me asking “Jeremiah what do you see” “I see a branch of an almond tree” I replied Jeremiah 112 “You have observed correctly” said the LORD “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it” Jeremiah 113 Again the word of the LORD came to me asking “What do you see” “I see a boiling pot” I replied “and it is tilting toward us from the north” Jeremiah 114 Then the LORD said to me “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land Jeremiah 115 For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north” declares the LORD “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah Jeremiah 116 I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness because they have forsaken Me and they have burned incense to other gods and worshiped the works of their own hands Jeremiah 117 Get yourself ready Stand up and tell them everything that I command you Do not be intimidated by them or I will terrify you before them Jeremiah 118 Now behold this day I have made you like a fortified city an iron pillar and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah its officials its priests and the people of the land Jeremiah 119 They will fight against you but will never overcome you since I am with you to deliver you” declares the LORD Jeremiah 21 Now the word of the LORD came to me saying Jeremiah 22 “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says ‘I remember the devotion of your youth your love as a bride how you followed Me in the wilderness in a land not sown Jeremiah 23 Israel was holy to the LORD the firstfruits of His harvest All who devoured her were found guilty disaster came upon them’” declares the LORD Jeremiah 24 Hear the word of the LORD O house of Jacob and all you families of the house of Israel Jeremiah 25 This is what the LORD says “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves Jeremiah 26 They did not ask ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt who led us through the wilderness through a land of deserts and pits a land of drought and darkness a land where no one travels and no one lives’ Jeremiah 27 I brought you into a fertile land to eat its fruit and bounty but you came and defiled My land and made My inheritance detestable Jeremiah 28 The priests did not ask ‘Where is the LORD’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me and the leaders rebelled against Me The prophets prophesied by Baal and followed useless idols Jeremiah 29 Therefore I will contend with you again declares the LORD and I will bring a case against your children’s children Jeremiah 210 Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and take a look send to Kedar and consider carefully see if there has ever been anything like this Jeremiah 211 Has a nation ever changed its gods Yet they are not gods at all But My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols Jeremiah 212 Be stunned by this O heavens be shocked and utterly appalled” declares the LORD Jeremiah 213 “For My people have committed two evils They have forsaken Me the fountain of living water and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water Jeremiah 214 Is Israel a slave Was he born into slavery Why then has he become prey Jeremiah 215 The young lions have roared at him they have sounded their voices They have laid waste his land his cities lie in ruins without inhabitant Jeremiah 216 The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head Jeremiah 217 Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way Jeremiah 218 Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates Jeremiah 219 Your own evil will discipline you your own apostasies will reprimand you Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts Jeremiah 220 “For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains saying ‘I will not serve’ Indeed on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute Jeremiah 221 I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten wild vine Jeremiah 222 Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap the stain of your guilt is still before Me” declares the Lord GOD Jeremiah 223 “How can you say ‘I am not defiled I have not run after the Baals’ Look at your behavior in the valley acknowledge what you have done You are a swift young shecamel galloping here and there Jeremiah 224 a wild donkey at home in the wilderness sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire Who can restrain her passion All who seek her need not weary themselves in mating season they will find her Jeremiah 225 You should have kept your feet from going bare and your throat from being thirsty But you said ‘It is hopeless For I love foreign gods and I must go after them’ Jeremiah 226 As the thief is ashamed when he is caught so the house of Israel is disgraced They their kings their officials their priests and their prophets Jeremiah 227 say to a tree ‘You are my father’ and to a stone ‘You gave me birth’ They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces Yet in the time of trouble they say ‘Rise up and save us’ Jeremiah 228 But where are the gods you made for yourselves Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can for your gods are as numerous as your cities O Judah Jeremiah 229 Why do you bring a case against Me You have all rebelled against Me” declares the LORD Jeremiah 230 “I have struck your sons in vain they accepted no discipline Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion” Jeremiah 231 You people of this generation consider the word of the LORD “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness Why do My people say ‘We are free to roam we will come to You no more’ Jeremiah 232 Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number Jeremiah 233 How skillfully you pursue love Even the most immoral of women could learn from your ways Jeremiah 234 Moreover your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor though you did not find them breaking in But in spite of all these things Jeremiah 235 you say ‘I am innocent Surely His anger will turn from me’ Behold I will judge you because you say ‘I have not sinned’ Jeremiah 236 How impulsive you are constantly changing your ways You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria Jeremiah 237 Moreover you will leave that place with your hands on your head for the LORD has rejected those you trust you will not prosper by their help” Jeremiah 31 “If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another can he ever return to her Would not such a land be completely defiled But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me” declares the LORD Jeremiah 32 “Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see Is there any place where you have not been violated You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers like a nomad in the desert You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness Jeremiah 33 Therefore the showers have been withheld and no spring rains have fallen Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute you refuse to be ashamed Jeremiah 34 Have you not just called to Me ‘My Father You are my friend from youth Jeremiah 35 Will He be angry forever Will He be indignant to the end’ This you have spoken but you keep doing all the evil you can” Jeremiah 36 Now in the days of King Josiah the LORD said to me “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there Jeremiah 37 I thought that after she had done all these things she would return to Me But she did not return and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it Jeremiah 38 She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well Jeremiah 39 Indifferent to her own infidelity Israel had defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees Jeremiah 310 Yet in spite of all this her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart but only in pretense” declares the LORD Jeremiah 311 And the LORD said to me “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah Jeremiah 312 Go proclaim this message toward the north ‘Return O faithless Israel’ declares the LORD ‘I will no longer look on you with anger for I am merciful’ declares the LORD ‘I will not be angry forever Jeremiah 313 Only acknowledge your guilt that you have rebelled against the LORD your God You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice’” declares the LORD Jeremiah 314 “Return O faithless children” declares the LORD “for I am your master and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion Jeremiah 315 Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart who will feed you with knowledge and understanding” Jeremiah 316 “In those days when you multiply and increase in the land” declares the LORD “they will no longer discuss the ark of the covenant of the LORD It will never come to mind and no one will remember it or miss it nor will another one be made Jeremiah 317 At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the LORD and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts Jeremiah 318 In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave to your fathers as an inheritance Jeremiah 319 Then I said ‘How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations’ I thought you would call Me ‘Father’ and never turn away from following Me Jeremiah 320 But as a woman may betray her husband so you have betrayed Me O house of Israel” declares the LORD Jeremiah 321 A voice is heard on the barren heights the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God Jeremiah 322 “Return O faithless children and I will heal your faithlessness” “Here we are We come to You for You are the LORD our God Jeremiah 323 Surely deception comes from the hills and commotion from the mountains Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God Jeremiah 324 From our youth that shameful god has consumed what our fathers have worked for—their flocks and herds their sons and daughters Jeremiah 325 Let us lie down in our shame let our disgrace cover us We have sinned against the LORD our God both we and our fathers from our youth even to this day we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God” Jeremiah 41 “If you will return O Israel return to Me” declares the LORD “If you will remove your detestable idols from My sight and no longer waver Jeremiah 42 and if you can swear ‘As surely as the LORD lives’ in truth in justice and in righteousness then the nations will be blessed by Him and in Him they will glory” Jeremiah 43 For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem “Break up your unplowed ground and do not sow among the thorns Jeremiah 44 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD and remove the foreskins of your hearts O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem Otherwise My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of your evil deeds” Jeremiah 45 Announce in Judah proclaim in Jerusalem and say “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land Cry aloud and say ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities’ Jeremiah 46 Raise a signal flag toward Zion Seek refuge Do not delay For I am bringing disaster from the north and terrible destruction Jeremiah 47 A lion has gone up from his thicket and a destroyer of nations has set out He has left his lair to lay waste your land Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited Jeremiah 48 So put on sackcloth mourn and wail for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us” Jeremiah 49 “In that day” declares the LORD “the king and officials will lose their courage The priests will tremble in fear and the prophets will be astounded” Jeremiah 410 Then I said “Ah Lord GOD how completely You have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying ‘You will have peace’ while a sword is at our throats” Jeremiah 411 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people but not to winnow or to sift Jeremiah 412 a wind too strong for that comes from Me Now I also pronounce judgments against them” Jeremiah 413 Behold he advances like the clouds his chariots like the whirlwind His horses are swifter than eagles Woe to us for we are ruined Jeremiah 414 Wash the evil from your heart O Jerusalem so that you may be saved How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you Jeremiah 415 For a voice resounds from Dan proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim Jeremiah 416 Warn the nations now Proclaim to Jerusalem “A besieging army comes from a distant land they raise their voices against the cities of Judah Jeremiah 417 They surround her like men guarding a field because she has rebelled against Me” declares the LORD Jeremiah 418 “Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you This is your punishment how bitter it is because it pierces to the heart” Jeremiah 419 My anguish my anguish I writhe in pain Oh the pain in my chest My heart pounds within me I cannot be silent For I have heard the sound of the horn the alarm of battle Jeremiah 420 Disaster after disaster is proclaimed for the whole land is laid waste My tents are destroyed in an instant my curtains in a moment Jeremiah 421 How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the horn Jeremiah 422 “For My people are fools they have not known Me They are foolish children without understanding They are skilled in doing evil but they know not how to do good” Jeremiah 423 I looked at the earth and it was formless and void I looked to the heavens and they had no light Jeremiah 424 I looked at the mountains and behold they were quaking all the hills were swaying Jeremiah 425 I looked and no man was left all the birds of the air had fled Jeremiah 426 I looked and the fruitful land was a desert All its cities were torn down before the LORD before His fierce anger Jeremiah 427 For this is what the LORD says “The whole land will be desolate but I will not finish its destruction Jeremiah 428 Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark I have spoken I have planned and I will not relent or turn back” Jeremiah 429 Every city flees at the sound of the horseman and archer They enter the thickets and climb among the rocks Every city is abandoned no inhabitant is left Jeremiah 430 And you O devastated one what will you do though you dress yourself in scarlet though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry though you enlarge your eyes with paint You adorn yourself in vain your lovers despise you they want to take your life Jeremiah 431 For I hear a cry like a woman in labor a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child—the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath stretching out her hands to say “Woe is me for my soul faints before the murderers” Jeremiah 51 “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem Look now and take note search her squares If you can find a single person anyone who acts justly anyone who seeks the truth then I will forgive the city Jeremiah 52 Although they say ‘As surely as the LORD lives’ they are swearing falsely” Jeremiah 53 O LORD do not Your eyes look for truth You struck them but they felt no pain You finished them off but they refused to accept discipline They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent Jeremiah 54 Then I said “They are only the poor they have played the fool for they do not know the way of the LORD the justice of their God Jeremiah 55 I will go to the powerful and speak to them Surely they know the way of the LORD the justice of their God” But they too with one accord had broken the yoke and torn off the chains Jeremiah 56 Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down a wolf from the desert will ravage them A leopard will lie in wait near their cities and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces For their rebellious acts are many and their unfaithful deeds are numerous Jeremiah 57 “Why should I forgive you Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods I satisfied their needs yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes Jeremiah 58 They are wellfed lusty stallions each neighing after his neighbor’s wife Jeremiah 59 Should I not punish them for these things” declares the LORD “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this Jeremiah 510 Go up through her vineyards and ravage them but do not finish them off Strip off her branches for they do not belong to the LORD Jeremiah 511 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to Me” declares the LORD Jeremiah 512 They have lied about the LORD and said “He will not do anything harm will not come to us we will not see sword or famine Jeremiah 513 The prophets are but wind for the word is not in them So let their own predictions befall them” Jeremiah 514 Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says “Because you have spoken this word I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes Jeremiah 515 Behold I am bringing a distant nation against you O house of Israel” declares the LORD “It is an established nation an ancient nation a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand Jeremiah 516 Their quivers are like open graves they are all mighty men Jeremiah 517 They will devour your harvest and food they will consume your sons and daughters they will eat up your flocks and herds they will feed on your vines and fig trees With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust” Jeremiah 518 “Yet even in those days” declares the LORD “I will not make a full end of you Jeremiah 519 And when the people ask ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us’ You are to tell them ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own’” Jeremiah 520 Declare this in the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah Jeremiah 521 “Hear this O foolish and senseless people who have eyes but do not see who have ears but do not hear Jeremiah 522 Do you not fear Me” declares the LORD “Do you not tremble before Me the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea an enduring barrier it cannot cross The waves surge but they cannot prevail They roar but cannot cross it Jeremiah 523 But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts They have turned aside and gone away Jeremiah 524 They have not said in their hearts ‘Let us fear the LORD our God who gives the rains both autumn and spring in season who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest’ Jeremiah 525 Your iniquities have diverted these from you your sins have deprived you of My bounty Jeremiah 526 For among My people are wicked men they watch like fowlers lying in wait they set a trap to catch men Jeremiah 527 Like cages full of birds so their houses are full of deceit Therefore they have become powerful and rich Jeremiah 528 They have grown fat and sleek and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless that they might prosper nor have they defended the rights of the needy Jeremiah 529 Should I not punish them for these things” declares the LORD “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this Jeremiah 530 A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land Jeremiah 531 The prophets prophesy falsely and the priests rule by their own authority My people love it so but what will you do in the end Jeremiah 61 “Run for cover O sons of Benjamin flee from Jerusalem Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa send up a signal over Bethhaccherem for disaster looms from the north even great destruction Jeremiah 62 Though she is beautiful and delicate I will destroy the Daughter of Zion Jeremiah 63 Shepherds and their flocks will come against her they will pitch their tents all around her each tending his own portion Jeremiah 64 ‘Prepare for battle against her rise up let us attack at noon Woe to us for the daylight is fading the evening shadows grow long Jeremiah 65 Rise up let us attack by night and destroy her fortresses’” Jeremiah 66 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem This city must be punished there is nothing but oppression in her midst Jeremiah 67 As a well gushes its water so she pours out her evil Violence and destruction resound in her sickness and wounds are ever before Me Jeremiah 68 Be forewarned O Jerusalem or I will turn away from you I will make you a desolation a land without inhabitant” Jeremiah 69 This is what the LORD of Hosts says “Glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer over the branches” Jeremiah 610 To whom can I give this warning Who will listen to me Look their ears are closed so they cannot hear See the word of the LORD has become offensive to them they find no pleasure in it Jeremiah 611 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 and on the young men gathered together For both husband and wife will be captured the old and the very old alike Jeremiah 612 Their houses will be turned over to others their fields and wives as well for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land” declares the LORD Jeremiah 613 “For from the least of them to the greatest all are greedy for gain from prophet to priest all practice deceit Jeremiah 614 They dress the wound of My people with very little care saying ‘Peace peace’ when there is no peace at all Jeremiah 615 Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed No they have no shame at all they do not even know how to blush So they will fall among the fallen when I punish them they will collapse” says the LORD Jeremiah 616 This is what the LORD says “Stand at the crossroads and look Ask for the ancient paths ‘Where is the good way’ Then walk in it and you will find rest for your souls But they said ‘We will not walk in it’ Jeremiah 617 I appointed watchmen over you and said ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn’ But they answered ‘We will not listen’ Jeremiah 618 Therefore hear O nations and learn O congregations what will happen to them Jeremiah 619 Hear O earth I am bringing disaster on this people the fruit of their own schemes because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction Jeremiah 620 What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land Your burnt offerings are not acceptable your sacrifices do not please Me” Jeremiah 621 Therefore this is what the LORD says “I will lay stumbling blocks before this people fathers and sons alike will be staggered friends and neighbors will perish” Jeremiah 622 This is what the LORD says “Behold an army is coming from the land of the north a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth Jeremiah 623 They grasp the bow and spear they are cruel and merciless Their voice roars like the sea and they ride upon horses lined up like men in formation against you O Daughter of Zion” Jeremiah 624 We have heard the report our hands hang limp Anguish has gripped us pain like that of a woman in labor Jeremiah 625 Do not go out to the fields do not walk the road For the enemy has a sword terror is on every side Jeremiah 626 O daughter of my people dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes Mourn with bitter wailing as you would for an only son for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us Jeremiah 627 “I have appointed you to examine My people like ore so you may know and try their ways Jeremiah 628 All are hardened rebels walking around as slanderers They are bronze and iron all of them are corrupt Jeremiah 629 The bellows blow fiercely blasting away the lead with fire The refining proceeds in vain for the wicked are not purged Jeremiah 630 They are called rejected silver because the LORD has rejected them” Jeremiah 71 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD saying Jeremiah 72 “Stand in the gate of the house of the LORD and proclaim this message Hear the word of the LORD all you people of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the LORD Jeremiah 73 Thus says the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel Correct your ways and deeds and I will let you live in this place Jeremiah 74 Do not trust in deceptive words saying ‘This is the temple of the LORD the temple of the LORD the temple of the LORD’ Jeremiah 75 For if you really correct your ways and deeds if you act justly toward one another Jeremiah 76 if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm Jeremiah 77 then I will let you live in this place in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever Jeremiah 78 But look you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail Jeremiah 79 Will you steal and murder commit adultery and perjury burn incense to Baal and follow other gods that you have not known Jeremiah 710 and then come and stand before Me in this house which bears My Name and say ‘We are delivered so we can continue with all these abominations’ Jeremiah 711 Has this house which bears My Name become a den of robbers in your sight Yes I too have seen it declares the LORD Jeremiah 712 But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel Jeremiah 713 And now because you have done all these things declares the LORD and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen and I have called to you but you would not answer Jeremiah 714 therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name the house in which you trust the place that I gave to you and your fathers Jeremiah 715 And I will cast you out of My presence just as I have cast out all your brothers all the descendants of Ephraim Jeremiah 716 As for you do not pray for these people do not offer a plea or petition on their behalf and do not beg Me for I will not listen to you Jeremiah 717 Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem Jeremiah 718 The sons gather wood the fathers light the fire and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven they pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger Jeremiah 719 But am I the One they are provoking declares the LORD Is it not themselves they spite to their own shame Jeremiah 720 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says Behold My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place on man and beast on the trees of the field and the produce of the land and it will burn and not be extinguished Jeremiah 721 This is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves Jeremiah 722 For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices Jeremiah 723 but this is what I commanded them Obey Me and I will be your God and you will be My people You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you so that it may go well with you Jeremiah 724 Yet they did not listen or incline their ear but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts They went backward and not forward Jeremiah 725 From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again Jeremiah 726 Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers Jeremiah 727 When you tell them all these things they will not listen to you When you call to them they will not answer Jeremiah 728 Therefore you must say to them ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction Truth has perished it has disappeared from their lips Jeremiah 729 Cut off your hair and throw it away Raise up a lamentation on the barren heights for the LORD has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath’ Jeremiah 730 For the people of Judah have done evil in My sight declares the LORD They have set up their abominations in the house that bears My Name and so have defiled it Jeremiah 731 They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Benhinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded nor did it even enter My mind Jeremiah 732 So behold the days are coming declares the LORD when this place will no longer be called Topheth and the Valley of Benhinnom but the Valley of Slaughter For they will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room Jeremiah 733 The corpses of this people will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth and there will be no one to scare them away Jeremiah 734 I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom for the land will become a wasteland” Jeremiah 81 “At that time” declares the LORD “the bones of the kings of Judah the bones of the officials the bones of the priests the bones of the prophets and the bones of the people of Jerusalem will be removed from their graves Jeremiah 82 They will be exposed to the sun and moon and to all the host of heaven which they have loved served followed consulted and worshiped Their bones will not be gathered up or buried but will become like dung lying on the ground Jeremiah 83 And wherever I have banished them the remnant of this evil family will choose death over life” declares the LORD of Hosts Jeremiah 84 So you are to tell them this is what the LORD says “Do men fall and not get up again Does one turn away and not return Jeremiah 85 Why then have these people turned away Why does Jerusalem always turn away They cling to deceit they refuse to return Jeremiah 86 I have listened and heard they do not speak what is right No one repents of his wickedness asking ‘What have I done’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle Jeremiah 87 Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons The turtledove the swift and the thrush keep their time of migration but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD Jeremiah 88 How can you say ‘We are wise and the Law of the LORD is with us’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception Jeremiah 89 The wise will be put to shame they will be dismayed and trapped Since they have rejected the word of the LORD what wisdom do they really have Jeremiah 810 Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners For from the least of them to the greatest all are greedy for gain from prophet to priest all practice deceit Jeremiah 811 They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care saying ‘Peace peace’ when there is no peace at all Jeremiah 812 Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed No they have no shame at all they do not even know how to blush So they will fall among the fallen when I punish them they will collapse says the LORD Jeremiah 813 I will take away their harvest declares the LORD There will be no grapes on the vine nor figs on the tree and even the leaf will wither Whatever I have given them will be lost to them” Jeremiah 814 Why are we just sitting here Gather together let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there for the LORD our God has doomed us He has given us poisoned water to drink because we have sinned against the LORD Jeremiah 815 We hoped for peace but no good has come for a time of healing but there was only terror Jeremiah 816 The snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds the whole land quakes They come to devour the land and everything in it the city and all who dwell in it Jeremiah 817 “For behold I will send snakes among you vipers that cannot be charmed and they will bite you” declares the LORD Jeremiah 818 My sorrow is beyond healing my heart is faint within me Jeremiah 819 Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away “Is the LORD no longer in Zion Is her King no longer there” “Why have they provoked Me to anger with their carved images with their worthless foreign idols” Jeremiah 820 “The harvest has passed the summer has ended but we have not been saved” Jeremiah 821 For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed I mourn horror has gripped me Jeremiah 822 Is there no balm in Gilead Is no physician there Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored Jeremiah 91 Oh that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people Jeremiah 92 If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness I would abandon my people and depart from them for they are all adulterers a crowd of faithless people Jeremiah 93 “They bend their tongues like bows lies prevail over truth in the land For they proceed from evil to evil and they do not take Me into account” declares the LORD Jeremiah 94 “Let everyone guard against his neighbor do not trust any brother for every brother deals craftily and every friend spreads slander Jeremiah 95 Each one betrays his friend no one tells the truth They have taught their tongues to lie they wear themselves out committing iniquity Jeremiah 96 You dwell in the midst of deception in their deceit they refuse to know Me” declares the LORD Jeremiah 97 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says “Behold I will refine them and test them for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people Jeremiah 98 Their tongues are deadly arrows they speak deception With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor but in his heart he sets a trap for him Jeremiah 99 Should I not punish them for these things declares the LORD Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this” Jeremiah 910 I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains a dirge over the wilderness pasture for they have been scorched so no one passes through and the lowing of cattle is not heard Both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled they have gone away Jeremiah 911 “And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble a haunt for jackals and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant” Jeremiah 912 Who is the man wise enough to understand this To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken that he may explain it Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert so no one can pass through it Jeremiah 913 And the LORD answered “It is because they have forsaken My law which I set before them they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice Jeremiah 914 Instead they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals as their fathers taught them” Jeremiah 915 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says “Behold I will feed this people wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink Jeremiah 916 I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off” Jeremiah 917 This is what the LORD of Hosts says “Take note and summon the wailing women send for the most skillful among them Jeremiah 918 Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us that our eyes may overflow with tears and our eyelids may gush with water Jeremiah 919 For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion ‘How devastated we are How great is our shame For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down’” Jeremiah 920 Now O women hear the word of the LORD Open your ears to the word of His mouth Teach your daughters to wail and one another to lament Jeremiah 921 For death has climbed in through our windows it has entered our fortresses to cut off the children from the streets the young men from the town squares Jeremiah 922 Declare that this is what the LORD says “The corpses of men will fall like dung upon the open field like newly cut grain behind the reaper with no one to gather it” Jeremiah 923 This is what the LORD says “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom nor the strong man in his strength nor the wealthy man in his riches Jeremiah 924 But let him who boasts boast in this that he understands and knows Me that I am the LORD who exercises loving devotion justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things” declares the LORD Jeremiah 925 “Behold the days are coming” declares the LORD “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh— Jeremiah 926 Egypt Judah Edom Ammon Moab and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair of their temples For all these nations are uncircumcised and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart” Jeremiah 101 Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you O house of Israel Jeremiah 102 This is what the LORD says “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by the signs in the heavens though the nations themselves are terrified by them Jeremiah 103 For the customs of the peoples are worthless they cut down a tree from the forest it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman Jeremiah 104 They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails so that it will not totter Jeremiah 105 Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch their idols cannot speak They must be carried because they cannot walk Do not fear them for they can do no harm and neither can they do any good” Jeremiah 106 There is none like You O LORD You are great and Your name is mighty in power Jeremiah 107 Who would not fear You O King of nations This is Your due For among all the wise men of the nations and in all their kingdoms there is none like You Jeremiah 108 But they are altogether senseless and foolish instructed by worthless idols made of wood Jeremiah 109 Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz—the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith Their clothes are blue and purple all fashioned by skilled workers Jeremiah 1010 But the LORD is the true God He is the living God and eternal King The earth quakes at His wrath and the nations cannot endure His indignation Jeremiah 1011 Thus you are to tell them “These gods who have made neither the heavens nor the earth will perish from this earth and from under these heavens” Jeremiah 1012 The LORD made the earth by His power He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding Jeremiah 1013 When He thunders the waters in the heavens roar He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses Jeremiah 1014 Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols For his molten images are a fraud and there is no breath in them Jeremiah 1015 They are worthless a work to be mocked In the time of their punishment they will perish Jeremiah 1016 The Portion of Jacob is not like these for He is the Maker of all things and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD of Hosts is His name Jeremiah 1017 Gather up your belongings from this land you who live under siege Jeremiah 1018 For this is what the LORD says “Behold at this time I will sling out the inhabitants of the land and bring distress upon them so that they may be captured” Jeremiah 1019 Woe to me because of my brokenness my wound is grievous But I said “This is truly my sickness and I must bear it” Jeremiah 1020 My tent is destroyed and all its ropes are snapped My sons have departed from me and are no more I have no one left to pitch my tent or set up my curtains Jeremiah 1021 For the shepherds have become senseless they do not seek the LORD Therefore they have not prospered and all their flock is scattered Jeremiah 1022 Listen The sound of a report is coming—a great commotion from the land to the north It will make the cities of Judah a desolation a haunt for jackals Jeremiah 1023 I know O LORD that a man’s way is not his own no one who walks directs his own steps Jeremiah 1024 Correct me O LORD but only with justice—not in Your anger or You will bring me to nothing Jeremiah 1025 Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You and on the families that do not call on Your name For they have devoured Jacob they have consumed him and finished him off they have devastated his homeland Jeremiah 111 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD Jeremiah 112 “Listen to the words of this covenant and tell them to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem Jeremiah 113 You must tell them that this is what the LORD the God of Israel says Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant Jeremiah 114 which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt out of the iron furnace saying ‘Obey Me and do everything I command you and you will be My people and I will be your God’ Jeremiah 115 This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers to give them a land flowing with milk and honey as it is to this day” “Amen LORD” I answered Jeremiah 116 Then the LORD said to me “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem saying Hear the words of this covenant and carry them out Jeremiah 117 For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today I strongly warned them again and again saying ‘Obey My voice’ Jeremiah 118 Yet they would not obey or incline their ears but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep” Jeremiah 119 And the LORD told me “There is a conspiracy among the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem Jeremiah 1110 They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words They have followed other gods to serve them The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers Jeremiah 1111 Therefore this is what the LORD says ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape They will cry out to Me but I will not listen to them Jeremiah 1112 Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to which they have been burning incense but these gods certainly will not save them in their time of disaster Jeremiah 1113 Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities O Judah the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem’ Jeremiah 1114 As for you do not pray for these people Do not raise up a cry or a prayer on their behalf for I will not be listening when they call out to Me in their time of disaster Jeremiah 1115 What right has My beloved in My house having carried out so many evil schemes Can consecrated meat avert your doom When you are wicked then you rejoice Jeremiah 1116 The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree beautiful with wellformed fruit But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire and its branches will be consumed Jeremiah 1117 The LORD of Hosts who planted you has decreed disaster against you on account of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have brought upon themselves provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal” Jeremiah 1118 And the LORD informed me so I knew Then You showed me their deeds Jeremiah 1119 For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter I did not know that they had plotted against me “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit let us cut him off from the land of the living that his name may be remembered no more” Jeremiah 1120 O LORD of Hosts who judges righteously who examines the heart and mind let me see Your vengeance upon them for to You I have committed my cause Jeremiah 1121 Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying “You must not prophesy in the name of the LORD or you will die by our hand” Jeremiah 1122 So this is what the LORD of Hosts says “I will punish them Their young men will die by the sword their sons and daughters by famine Jeremiah 1123 There will be no remnant for I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth in the year of their punishment” Jeremiah 121 Righteous are You O LORD when I plead before You Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You Why does the way of the wicked prosper Why do all the faithless live at ease Jeremiah 122 You planted them and they have taken root They have grown and produced fruit You are ever on their lips but far from their hearts Jeremiah 123 But You know me O LORD You see me and test my heart toward You Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage Jeremiah 124 How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field be withered Because of the evil of its residents the animals and birds have been swept away for the people have said “He cannot see what our end will be” Jeremiah 125 “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out how can you compete with horses If you stumble in a peaceful land how will you do in the thickets of the Jordan Jeremiah 126 Even your brothers—your own father’s household—even they have betrayed you even they have cried aloud against you Do not trust them though they speak well of you Jeremiah 127 I have forsaken My house I have abandoned My inheritance I have given the beloved of My soul into the hands of her enemies Jeremiah 128 My inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest She has roared against Me therefore I hate her Jeremiah 129 Is not My inheritance to Me like a speckled bird of prey with other birds of prey circling against her Go gather all the beasts of the field bring them to devour her Jeremiah 1210 Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard they have trampled My plot of ground They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland Jeremiah 1211 They have made it a desolation desolate before Me it mourns All the land is laid waste but no man takes it to heart Jeremiah 1212 Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other No flesh has peace Jeremiah 1213 They have sown wheat but harvested thorns They have exhausted themselves to no avail Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD” Jeremiah 1214 This is what the LORD says “As for all My evil neighbors who attack the inheritance that I bequeathed to My people Israel I am about to uproot them from their land and I will uproot the house of Judah from among them Jeremiah 1215 But after I have uprooted them I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land Jeremiah 1216 And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name saying ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people Jeremiah 1217 But if they will not obey then I will uproot that nation I will uproot it and destroy it declares the LORD” Jeremiah 131 This is what the LORD said to me “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist but do not let it touch water” Jeremiah 132 So I bought a loincloth in accordance with the word of the LORD and I put it around my waist Jeremiah 133 Then the word of the LORD came to me a second time Jeremiah 134 “Take the loincloth that you bought and are wearing and go at once to Perath and hide it there in a crevice of the rocks” Jeremiah 135 So I went and hid it at Perath as the LORD had commanded me Jeremiah 136 Many days later the LORD said to me “Arise go to Perath and get the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there” Jeremiah 137 So I went to Perath and dug up the loincloth and I took it from the place where I had hidden it But now it was ruined—of no use at all Jeremiah 138 Then the word of the LORD came to me Jeremiah 139 “This is what the LORD says In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem Jeremiah 1310 These evil people who refuse to listen to My words who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts and who go after other gods to serve and worship them they will be like this loincloth—of no use at all Jeremiah 1311 For just as a loincloth clings to a man’s waist so I have made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to Me declares the LORD so that they might be My people for My renown and praise and glory But they did not listen Jeremiah 1312 Therefore you are to tell them that this is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘Every wineskin shall be filled with wine’ And when they reply ‘Don’t we surely know that every wineskin should be filled with wine’ Jeremiah 1313 then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says ‘I am going to fill with drunkenness all who live in this land—the kings who sit on David’s throne the priests the prophets and all the people of Jerusalem Jeremiah 1314 I will smash them against one another fathers and sons alike declares the LORD I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them’” Jeremiah 1315 Listen and give heed Do not be arrogant for the LORD has spoken Jeremiah 1316 Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains You wait for light but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness Jeremiah 1317 But if you do not listen I will weep in secret because of your pride My eyes will overflow with tears because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive Jeremiah 1318 Say to the king and to the queen mother “Take a lowly seat for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads” Jeremiah 1319 The cities of the Negev have been shut tight and no one can open them All Judah has been carried into exile wholly taken captive Jeremiah 1320 Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north Where is the flock entrusted to you the sheep that were your pride Jeremiah 1321 What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained Will not pangs of anguish grip you as they do a woman in labor Jeremiah 1322 And if you ask yourself “Why has this happened to me” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed Jeremiah 1323 Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots Neither are you able to do good—you who are accustomed to doing evil Jeremiah 1324 “I will scatter you like chaff driven by the desert wind Jeremiah 1325 This is your lot the portion I have measured to you” declares the LORD “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood Jeremiah 1326 So I will pull your skirts up over your face that your shame may be seen Jeremiah 1327 Your adulteries and lustful neighings your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detestable acts Woe to you O Jerusalem How long will you remain unclean” Jeremiah 141 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought Jeremiah 142 “Judah mourns and her gates languish Her people wail for the land and a cry goes up from Jerusalem Jeremiah 143 The nobles send their servants for water they go to the cisterns but find no water their jars return empty They are ashamed and humiliated they cover their heads Jeremiah 144 The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land The farmers are ashamed they cover their heads Jeremiah 145 Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass Jeremiah 146 Wild donkeys stand on barren heights they pant for air like jackals their eyes fail for lack of pasture” Jeremiah 147 Although our iniquities testify against us O LORD act for the sake of Your name Indeed our rebellions are many we have sinned against You Jeremiah 148 O Hope of Israel its Savior in times of distress why are You like a stranger in the land like a traveler who stays but a night Jeremiah 149 Why are You like a man taken by surprise like a warrior powerless to save Yet You are among us O LORD and we are called by Your name Do not forsake us Jeremiah 1410 This is what the LORD says about this people “Truly they love to wander they have not restrained their feet So the LORD does not accept them He will now remember their iniquity and punish them for their sins” Jeremiah 1411 Then the LORD said to me “Do not pray for the wellbeing of this people Jeremiah 1412 Although they may fast I will not listen to their cry although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings I will not accept them Instead I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague” Jeremiah 1413 “Ah Lord GOD” I replied “Look the prophets are telling them ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine but I will give you lasting peace in this place’” Jeremiah 1414 “The prophets are prophesying lies in My name” replied the LORD “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them They are prophesying to you a false vision a worthless divination the futility and delusion of their own minds Jeremiah 1415 Therefore this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name I did not send them yet they say ‘No sword or famine will touch this land’ By sword and famine these very prophets will meet their end Jeremiah 1416 And the people to whom they prophesy will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword There will be no one to bury them or their wives their sons or their daughters I will pour out their own evil upon them Jeremiah 1417 You are to speak this word to them ‘My eyes overflow with tears day and night they do not cease for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow a severely grievous wound Jeremiah 1418 If I go out to the country I see those slain by the sword if I enter the city I see those ravaged by famine For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know’” Jeremiah 1419 Have You rejected Judah completely Do You despise Zion Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing We hoped for peace but no good has come and for the time of healing but there was only terror Jeremiah 1420 We acknowledge our wickedness O LORD the guilt of our fathers indeed we have sinned against You Jeremiah 1421 For the sake of Your name do not despise us do not disgrace Your glorious throne Remember Your covenant with us do not break it Jeremiah 1422 Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain Do the skies alone send showers Is this not by You O LORD our God So we put our hope in You for You have done all these things Jeremiah 151 Then the LORD said to me “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me My heart would not go out to this people Send them from My presence and let them go Jeremiah 152 If they ask you ‘Where shall we go’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says ‘Those destined for death to death those destined for the sword to the sword those destined for famine to famine and those destined for captivity to captivity’ Jeremiah 153 I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers declares the LORD the sword to kill the dogs to drag away and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy Jeremiah 154 I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem Jeremiah 155 Who will have pity on you O Jerusalem Who will mourn for you Who will turn aside to ask about your welfare Jeremiah 156 You have forsaken Me declares the LORD You have turned your back So I will stretch out My hand against you and I will destroy you I am weary of showing compassion Jeremiah 157 I will scatter them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land I will bereave and destroy My people who have not turned from their ways Jeremiah 158 I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea I will bring a destroyer at noon against the mothers of young men I will suddenly bring upon them anguish and dismay Jeremiah 159 The mother of seven will grow faint she will breathe her last breath Her sun will set while it is still day she will be disgraced and humiliated And the rest I will put to the sword in the presence of their enemies” declares the LORD Jeremiah 1510 Woe to me my mother that you have borne me a man of strife and conflict in all the land I have neither lent nor borrowed yet everyone curses me Jeremiah 1511 The LORD said “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose surely I will intercede with your enemy in your time of trouble in your time of distress Jeremiah 1512 Can anyone smash iron—iron from the north—or bronze Jeremiah 1513 Your wealth and your treasures I will give up as plunder without charge for all your sins within all your borders Jeremiah 1514 Then I will enslave you to your enemies in a land you do not know for My anger will kindle a fire that will burn against you” Jeremiah 1515 You understand O LORD remember me and attend to me Avenge me against my persecutors In Your patience do not take me away Know that I endure reproach for Your honor Jeremiah 1516 Your words were found and I ate them Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight For I bear Your name O LORD God of Hosts Jeremiah 1517 I never sat with the band of revelers nor did I celebrate with them Because Your hand was on me I sat alone for You have filled me with indignation Jeremiah 1518 Why is my pain unending and my wound incurable refusing to be healed You have indeed become like a mirage to me—water that is not there Jeremiah 1519 Therefore this is what the LORD says “If you return I will restore you you will stand in My presence And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless you will be My spokesman It is they who must turn to you but you must not turn to them Jeremiah 1520 Then I will make you a wall to this people a fortified wall of bronze they will fight against you but will not overcome you for I am with you to save and deliver you declares the LORD Jeremiah 1521 I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless” Jeremiah 161 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Jeremiah 162 “You must not marry or have sons or daughters in this place” Jeremiah 163 For this is what the LORD says concerning the sons and daughters born in this place and the mothers who bore them and the fathers who fathered them in this land Jeremiah 164 “They will die from deadly diseases They will not be mourned or buried but will lie like dung on the ground They will be finished off by sword and famine and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth” Jeremiah 165 Indeed this is what the LORD says “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal Do not go to mourn or show sympathy for I have removed from this people My peace My loving devotion and My compassion” declares the LORD Jeremiah 166 “Both great and small will die in this land They will not be buried or mourned nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them Jeremiah 167 No food will be offered to comfort those who mourn the dead not even a cup of consolation will be given for the loss of a father or mother Jeremiah 168 You must not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down with them to eat and drink Jeremiah 169 For this is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says I am going to remove from this place before your very eyes and in your days the sounds of joy and gladness the voices of the bride and bridegroom Jeremiah 1610 When you tell these people all these things they will ask you ‘Why has the LORD pronounced all this great disaster against us What is our iniquity What is the sin that we have committed against the LORD our God’ Jeremiah 1611 Then you are to answer them ‘It is because your fathers have forsaken Me declares the LORD and followed other gods and served and worshiped them They abandoned Me and did not keep My instruction Jeremiah 1612 And you have done more evil than your fathers See how each of you follows the stubbornness of his evil heart instead of obeying Me Jeremiah 1613 So I will cast you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your fathers have known There you will serve other gods day and night for I will show you no favor’ Jeremiah 1614 Yet behold the days are coming declares the LORD when they will no longer say ‘As surely as the LORD lives who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt’ Jeremiah 1615 Instead they will say ‘As surely as the LORD lives who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and all the other lands to which He had banished them’ For I will return them to their land that I gave to their forefathers Jeremiah 1616 But for now I will send for many fishermen declares the LORD and they will catch them After that I will send for many hunters and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill even from the clefts of the rocks Jeremiah 1617 For My eyes are on all their ways They are not hidden from My face and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes Jeremiah 1618 And I will first repay them double their iniquity and their sin because they have defiled My land with the carcasses of their detestable idols and they have filled My inheritance with their abominations” Jeremiah 1619 O LORD my strength and my fortress my refuge in the day of distress the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth and they will say “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies worthless idols of no benefit at all Jeremiah 1620 Can man make gods for himself Such are not gods” Jeremiah 1621 “Therefore behold I will inform them and this time I will make them know My power and My might then they will know that My name is the LORD Jeremiah 171 “The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus engraved with a diamond point on the tablets of their hearts and on the horns of their altars Jeremiah 172 Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles by the green trees and on the high hills Jeremiah 173 O My mountain in the countryside I will give over your wealth and all your treasures as plunder because of the sin of your high places within all your borders Jeremiah 174 And you yourself will relinquish the inheritance that I gave you I will enslave you to your enemies in a land that you do not know for you have kindled My anger it will burn forever” Jeremiah 175 This is what the LORD says “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD Jeremiah 176 He will be like a shrub in the desert he will not see when prosperity comes He will dwell in the parched places of the desert in a salt land where no one lives Jeremiah 177 But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD whose confidence is in Him Jeremiah 178 He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream It does not fear when the heat comes and its leaves are always green It does not worry in a year of drought nor does it cease to produce fruit Jeremiah 179 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure Who can understand it Jeremiah 1710 I the LORD search the heart I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way by what his deeds deserve Jeremiah 1711 Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly In the middle of his days his riches will desert him and in the end he will be the fool” Jeremiah 1712 A glorious throne exalted from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary Jeremiah 1713 O LORD the hope of Israel all who abandon You will be put to shame All who turn away will be written in the dust for they have abandoned the LORD the fountain of living water Jeremiah 1714 Heal me O LORD and I will be healed save me and I will be saved for You are my praise Jeremiah 1715 Behold they keep saying to me “Where is the word of the LORD Let it come now” Jeremiah 1716 But I have not run away from being Your shepherd I have not desired the day of despair You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence Jeremiah 1717 Do not become a terror to me You are my refuge in the day of disaster Jeremiah 1718 Let my persecutors be put to shame but do not let me be put to shame Let them be terrified but do not let me be terrified Bring upon them the day of disaster and shatter them with double destruction Jeremiah 1719 This is what the LORD said to me “Go and stand at the gate of the people through which the kings of Judah go in and out and stand at all the other gates of Jerusalem Jeremiah 1720 Say to them ‘Hear the word of the LORD O kings of Judah all people of Judah and Jerusalem who enter through these gates Jeremiah 1721 This is what the LORD says Take heed for yourselves do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day Jeremiah 1722 You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day but you must keep the Sabbath day holy just as I commanded your forefathers Jeremiah 1723 Yet they would not listen or incline their ear but they stiffened their necks and would not listen or receive My discipline Jeremiah 1724 If however you listen carefully to Me says the LORD and bring no load through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day and keep the Sabbath day holy and do no work on it Jeremiah 1725 then kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city They will sit on the throne of David riding in chariots and on horses with their officials along with the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem and this city will be inhabited forever Jeremiah 1726 And people will come from the cities of Judah and the places around Jerusalem from the land of Benjamin and from the foothills the hill country and the Negev bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices grain offerings and frankincense and thank offerings to the house of the LORD Jeremiah 1727 But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem’” Jeremiah 181 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD Jeremiah 182 “Go down at once to the potter’s house and there I will give you My message” Jeremiah 183 So I went down to the potter’s house and saw him working at the wheel Jeremiah 184 But the vessel that he was shaping from the clay became flawed in his hand so he formed it into another vessel as it seemed best for him to do Jeremiah 185 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Jeremiah 186 “O house of Israel declares the LORD can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay Just like clay in the potter’s hand so are you in My hand O house of Israel Jeremiah 187 At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted torn down and destroyed Jeremiah 188 But if that nation I warned turns from its evil then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring Jeremiah 189 And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom Jeremiah 1810 and if it does evil in My sight and does not listen to My voice then I will relent of the good I had intended for it Jeremiah 1811 Now therefore tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says ‘Behold I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you Turn now each of you from your evil ways and correct your ways and deeds’ Jeremiah 1812 But they will reply ‘It is hopeless We will follow our own plans and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart’” Jeremiah 1813 Therefore this is what the LORD says “Inquire among the nations Who has ever heard things like these Virgin Israel has done a most terrible thing Jeremiah 1814 Does the snow of Lebanon ever leave its rocky slopes Or do its cool waters flowing from a distance ever run dry Jeremiah 1815 Yet My people have forgotten Me They burn incense to worthless idols that make them stumble in their ways leaving the ancient roads to walk on rutted bypaths instead of on the highway Jeremiah 1816 They have made their land a desolation a perpetual object of scorn all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads Jeremiah 1817 I will scatter them before the enemy like the east wind I will show them My back and not My face in the day of their calamity” Jeremiah 1818 Then some said “Come let us make plans against Jeremiah for the law will never be lost to the priest nor counsel to the wise nor an oracle to the prophet Come let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words” Jeremiah 1819 Attend to me O LORD Hear what my accusers are saying Jeremiah 1820 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 wrath from them Jeremiah 1821 Therefore hand their children over to famine pour out the power of the sword upon them Let their wives become childless and widowed let their husbands be slain by disease their young men struck down by the sword in battle Jeremiah 1822 Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet Jeremiah 1823 But You O LORD know all their deadly plots against me Do not wipe out their guilt or blot out their sin from Your sight Let them be overthrown before You deal with them in the time of Your anger Jeremiah 191 This is what the LORD says “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter Take some of the elders of the people and leaders of the priests Jeremiah 192 and go out to the Valley of Benhinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate Proclaim there the words I speak to you Jeremiah 193 saying ‘Hear the word of the LORD O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem This is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says I am going to bring such disaster on this place that the ears of all who hear of it will ring Jeremiah 194 because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent Jeremiah 195 They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned nor did it even enter My mind Jeremiah 196 So behold the days are coming declares the LORD when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Benhinnom but the Valley of Slaughter Jeremiah 197 And in this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies by the hands of those who seek their lives and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth Jeremiah 198 I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds Jeremiah 199 I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters and they will eat one another’s flesh in the siege and distress inflicted on them by their enemies who seek their lives’ Jeremiah 1910 Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the men who accompany you Jeremiah 1911 and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says I will shatter this nation and this city like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them Jeremiah 1912 This is what I will do to this place and to its residents declares the LORD I will make this city like Topheth Jeremiah 1913 The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods” Jeremiah 1914 Then Jeremiah returned from Topheth where the LORD had sent him to prophesy and he stood in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and proclaimed to all the people Jeremiah 1915 “This is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says ‘Behold I am about to bring on this city and on all the villages around it every disaster I have pronounced against them because they have stiffened their necks so as not to heed My words’” Jeremiah 201 When Pashhur the priest the son of Immer and the chief official in the house of the LORD heard Jeremiah prophesying these things Jeremiah 202 he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin which was by the house of the LORD Jeremiah 203 The next day when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks Jeremiah said to him “The LORD does not call you Pashhur but Magormissabib Jeremiah 204 For this is what the LORD says ‘I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends They will fall by the sword of their enemies before your very eyes And I will hand Judah over to the king of Babylon and he will carry them away to Babylon and put them to the sword Jeremiah 205 I will give away all the wealth of this city—all its products and valuables and all the treasures of the kings of Judah—to their enemies They will plunder them seize them and carry them off to Babylon Jeremiah 206 And you Pashhur and all who live in your house will go into captivity You will go to Babylon and there you will die and be buried—you and all your friends to whom you have prophesied these lies’” Jeremiah 207 You have deceived me O LORD and I was deceived You have overcome me and prevailed I am a laughingstock all day long everyone mocks me Jeremiah 208 For whenever I speak I cry out I proclaim violence and destruction For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long Jeremiah 209 If I say “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart shut up in my bones and I become weary of holding it in and I cannot prevail Jeremiah 2010 For I have heard the whispering of many “Terror is on every side Report him let us report him” All my trusted friends watch for my fall “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him” Jeremiah 2011 But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior Therefore my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail Since they have not succeeded they will be utterly put to shame with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten Jeremiah 2012 O LORD of Hosts who examines the righteous who sees the heart and mind let me see Your vengeance upon them for to You I have committed my cause Jeremiah 2013 Sing to the LORD Praise the LORD For He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of evildoers Jeremiah 2014 Cursed be the day I was born May the day my mother bore me never be blessed Jeremiah 2015 Cursed be the man who brought my father the news saying “A son is born to you” bringing him great joy Jeremiah 2016 May that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without compassion May he hear an outcry in the morning and a battle cry at noon Jeremiah 2017 because he did not kill me in the womb so that my mother might have been my grave and her womb forever enlarged Jeremiah 2018 Why did I come out of the womb to see only trouble and sorrow and to end my days in shame Jeremiah 211 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah They said Jeremiah 212 “Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us” Jeremiah 213 But Jeremiah answered “You are to tell Zedekiah that Jeremiah 214 this is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘I will turn against you the weapons of war in your hands with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the wall and I will assemble their forces in the center of this city Jeremiah 215 And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm with anger fury and great wrath Jeremiah 216 I will strike down the residents of this city both man and beast They will die in a terrible plague’ Jeremiah 217 ‘After that’ declares the LORD ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah his officers and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives He will put them to the sword he will not spare them or show pity or compassion’ Jeremiah 218 Furthermore you are to tell this people that this is what the LORD says ‘Behold I set before you the way of life and the way of death Jeremiah 219 Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live he will retain his life like a spoil of war Jeremiah 2110 For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good declares the LORD It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon who will destroy it with fire’ Jeremiah 2111 Moreover tell the house of the king of Judah to hear the word of the LORD Jeremiah 2112 O house of David this is what the LORD says ‘Administer justice every morning and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds Jeremiah 2113 Behold I am against you who dwell above the valley atop the rocky plateau—declares the LORD—you who say “Who can come against us Who can enter our dwellings” Jeremiah 2114 I will punish you as your deeds deserve declares the LORD I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around you’” Jeremiah 221 This is what the LORD says “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there Jeremiah 222 saying ‘Hear the word of the LORD O king of Judah who sits on the throne of David—you and your officials and your people who enter these gates Jeremiah 223 This is what the LORD says Administer justice and righteousness Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner the fatherless or the widow Do not shed innocent blood in this place Jeremiah 224 For if you will indeed carry out these commands then kings who sit on David’s throne will enter through the gates of this palace riding on chariots and horses—they and their officials and their people Jeremiah 225 But if you do not obey these words then I swear by Myself declares the LORD that this house will become a pile of rubble’” Jeremiah 226 For this is what the LORD says concerning the house of the king of Judah “You are like Gilead to Me like the summit of Lebanon but I will surely turn you into a desert like cities that are uninhabited Jeremiah 227 I will appoint destroyers against you each man with his weapons and they will cut down the choicest of your cedars and throw them into the fire Jeremiah 228 And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city’ Jeremiah 229 Then people will reply ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods’” Jeremiah 2210 Do not weep for him who is dead do not mourn his loss Weep bitterly for him who is exiled for he will never return to see his native land Jeremiah 2211 For this is what the LORD says concerning Shallum son of Josiah king of Judah who succeeded his father Josiah but has gone forth from this place “He will never return Jeremiah 2212 but he will die in the place to which he was exiled he will never see this land again” Jeremiah 2213 “Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness and his upper rooms without justice who makes his countrymen serve without pay and fails to pay their wages Jeremiah 2214 who says ‘I will build myself a great palace with spacious upper rooms’ So he cuts windows in it panels it with cedar and paints it with vermilion Jeremiah 2215 Does it make you a king to excel in cedar Did not your father have food and drink He administered justice and righteousness and so it went well with him Jeremiah 2216 He took up the cause of the poor and needy and so it went well with him Is this not what it means to know Me” declares the LORD Jeremiah 2217 “But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain on shedding innocent blood on practicing extortion and oppression” Jeremiah 2218 Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah “They will not mourn for him ‘Alas my brother Alas my sister’ They will not mourn for him ‘Alas my master Alas his splendor’ Jeremiah 2219 He will be buried like a donkey dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem Jeremiah 2220 Go up to Lebanon and cry out raise your voice in Bashan cry out from Abarim for all your lovers have been crushed Jeremiah 2221 I warned you when you were secure You said ‘I will not listen’ This has been your way from youth that you have not obeyed My voice Jeremiah 2222 The wind will drive away all your shepherds and your lovers will go into captivity Then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness Jeremiah 2223 O inhabitant of Lebanon nestled in the cedars how you will groan when pangs of anguish come upon you agony like a woman in labor” Jeremiah 2224 “As surely as I live” declares the LORD “even if you Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were a signet ring on My right hand I would pull you off Jeremiah 2225 In fact I will hand you over to those you dread who want to take your life—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans Jeremiah 2226 I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land where neither of you were born—and there you both will die Jeremiah 2227 You will never return to the land for which you long” Jeremiah 2228 Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot a jar that no one wants Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know Jeremiah 2229 O land land land hear the word of the LORD Jeremiah 2230 This is what the LORD says “Enroll this man as childless a man who will not prosper in his lifetime None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or to rule again in Judah” Jeremiah 231 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture” declares the LORD Jeremiah 232 Therefore this is what the LORD the God of Israel says about the shepherds who tend My people “You have scattered My flock and driven them away and have not attended to them Behold I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds declares the LORD Jeremiah 233 Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them and I will return them to their pasture where they will be fruitful and multiply Jeremiah 234 I will raise up shepherds over them who will tend them and they will no longer be afraid or dismayed nor will any go missing declares the LORD Jeremiah 235 Behold the days are coming declares the LORD when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land Jeremiah 236 In His days Judah will be saved and Israel will dwell securely And this is His name by which He will be called The LORD Our Righteousness Jeremiah 237 So behold the days are coming declares the LORD when they will no longer say ‘As surely as the LORD lives who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt’ Jeremiah 238 Instead they will say ‘As surely as the LORD lives who brought and led the descendants of the house of Israel up out of the land of the north and all the other lands to which He had banished them’ Then they will dwell once more in their own land” Jeremiah 239 As for the prophets My heart is broken within me and all my bones tremble I have become like a drunkard like a man overcome by wine because of the LORD because of His holy words Jeremiah 2310 For the land is full of adulterers—because of the curse the land mourns and the pastures of the wilderness have dried up—their course is evil and their power is misused Jeremiah 2311 “For both prophet and priest are ungodly even in My house I have found their wickedness” declares the LORD Jeremiah 2312 “Therefore their path will become slick they will be driven away into the darkness and fall into it For I will bring disaster upon them in the year of their punishment” declares the LORD Jeremiah 2313 “Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray Jeremiah 2314 And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing They commit adultery and walk in lies They strengthen the hands of evildoers so that no one turns his back on wickedness They are all like Sodom to Me the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah” Jeremiah 2315 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets “I will feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land” Jeremiah 2316 This is what the LORD of Hosts says “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you They are filling you with false hopes They speak visions from their own minds not from the mouth of the LORD Jeremiah 2317 They keep saying to those who despise Me ‘The LORD says that you will have peace’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart ‘No harm will come to you’ Jeremiah 2318 But which of them has stood in the council of the LORD to see and hear His word Who has given heed to His word and obeyed it Jeremiah 2319 Behold the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked Jeremiah 2320 The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart In the days to come you will understand this clearly Jeremiah 2321 I did not send these prophets yet they have run with their message I did not speak to them yet they have prophesied Jeremiah 2322 But if they had stood in My council they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds” Jeremiah 2323 “Am I only a God nearby” declares the LORD “and not a God far away” Jeremiah 2324 “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him” declares the LORD “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth” declares the LORD Jeremiah 2325 “I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name ‘I had a dream I had a dream’ Jeremiah 2326 How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood these prophets of the delusion of their own minds Jeremiah 2327 They suppose the dreams that they tell one another will make My people forget My name just as their fathers forgot My name through the worship of Baal Jeremiah 2328 Let the prophet who has a dream retell it but let him who has My word speak it truthfully For what is straw compared to grain” declares the LORD Jeremiah 2329 “Is not My word like fire” declares the LORD “and like a hammer that smashes a rock” Jeremiah 2330 “Therefore behold” declares the LORD “I am against the prophets who steal from one another words they attribute to Me” Jeremiah 2331 “Yes” declares the LORD “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and proclaim ‘The LORD declares it’” Jeremiah 2332 “Indeed” declares the LORD “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies It was not I who sent them or commanded them and they are of no benefit at all to these people” declares the LORD Jeremiah 2333 “Now when this people or a prophet or priest asks you ‘What is the burden of the LORD’ you are to say to them ‘What burden I will forsake you declares the LORD’ Jeremiah 2334 As for the prophet or priest or anyone who claims ‘This is the burden of the LORD’ I will punish that man and his household Jeremiah 2335 This is what each man is to say to his friend and to his brother ‘What has the LORD answered’ or ‘What has the LORD spoken’ Jeremiah 2336 But refer no more to the burden of the LORD for each man’s word becomes the burden so that you pervert the words of the living God the LORD of Hosts our God Jeremiah 2337 Thus you are to say to the prophet ‘What has the LORD answered you’ and ‘What has the LORD spoken’ Jeremiah 2338 But if you claim ‘This is the burden of the LORD’ then this is what the LORD says Because you have said ‘This is the burden of the LORD’ and I specifically told you not to make this claim Jeremiah 2339 therefore I will surely forget you and will cast you out of My presence both you and the city that I gave to you and your fathers Jeremiah 2340 And I will bring upon you everlasting shame and perpetual humiliation that will never be forgotten” Jeremiah 241 After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem and had brought them to Babylon the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD Jeremiah 242 One basket had very good figs like those that ripen early but the other basket contained very poor figs so bad they could not be eaten Jeremiah 243 “Jeremiah” the LORD asked “what do you see” “Figs” I replied “The good figs are very good but the bad figs are very bad so bad they cannot be eaten” Jeremiah 244 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Jeremiah 245 “This is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘Like these good figs so I regard as good the exiles from Judah whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans Jeremiah 246 I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land I will build them up and not tear them down I will plant them and not uproot them Jeremiah 247 I will give them a heart to know Me that I am the LORD They will be My people and I will be their God for they will return to Me with all their heart Jeremiah 248 But like the bad figs so bad they cannot be eaten’ says the LORD ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah his officials and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt Jeremiah 249 I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth a disgrace and an object of scorn ridicule and cursing wherever I have banished them Jeremiah 2410 And I will send against them sword and famine and plague until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers’” Jeremiah 251 This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon Jeremiah 252 So the prophet Jeremiah spoke to all the people of Judah and all the residents of Jerusalem as follows Jeremiah 253 “From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twentythree years—the word of the LORD has come to me and I have spoken to you again and again but you have not listened Jeremiah 254 And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear Jeremiah 255 The prophets told you ‘Turn now each of you from your evil ways and deeds and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever Jeremiah 256 Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands Then I will do you no harm’ Jeremiah 257 ‘But to your own harm you have not listened to Me’ declares the LORD ‘so you have provoked Me to anger with the works of your hands’ Jeremiah 258 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says ‘Because you have not obeyed My words Jeremiah 259 behold I will summon all the families of the north declares the LORD and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon whom I will bring against this land against its residents and against all the surrounding nations So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt an everlasting desolation Jeremiah 2510 Moreover I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness the voices of the bride and bridegroom the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp Jeremiah 2511 And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years Jeremiah 2512 But when seventy years are complete I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation the land of the Chaldeans for their guilt declares the LORD and I will make it an everlasting desolation Jeremiah 2513 I will bring upon that land all the words I have pronounced against it all that is written in this book which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations Jeremiah 2514 For many nations and great kings will enslave them and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands’” Jeremiah 2515 This is what the LORD the God of Israel said to me “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it Jeremiah 2516 And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds because of the sword that I will send among them” Jeremiah 2517 So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it each one to whom the LORD had sent me Jeremiah 2518 to make them a ruin an object of horror and contempt and cursing as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah its kings and officials Jeremiah 2519 Pharaoh king of Egypt his officials his leaders and all his people Jeremiah 2520 all the mixed tribes all the kings of Uz all the kings of the Philistines Ashkelon Gaza Ekron and the remnant of Ashdod Jeremiah 2521 Edom Moab and the Ammonites Jeremiah 2522 all the kings of Tyre and Sidon the kings of the coastlands across the sea Jeremiah 2523 Dedan Tema Buz and all who cut the corners of their hair Jeremiah 2524 all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert Jeremiah 2525 all the kings of Zimri Elam and Media Jeremiah 2526 all the kings of the north both near and far one after another—all the kingdoms on the face of the earth And after all of them the king of Sheshach will drink it too Jeremiah 2527 “Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says ‘Drink get drunk and vomit Fall down and never get up again because of the sword I will send among you’ Jeremiah 2528 If they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says ‘You most certainly must drink it Jeremiah 2529 For behold I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name so how could you possibly go unpunished You will not go unpunished for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth declares the LORD of Hosts’ Jeremiah 2530 So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them ‘The LORD will roar from on high He will raise His voice from His holy habitation He will roar loudly over His pasture like those who tread the grapes He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth Jeremiah 2531 The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword’” declares the LORD Jeremiah 2532 This is what the LORD of Hosts says “Behold Disaster is spreading from nation to nation a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth” Jeremiah 2533 Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other They will not be mourned gathered or buried They will be like dung lying on the ground Jeremiah 2534 Wail you shepherds and cry out roll in the dust you leaders of the flock For the days of your slaughter have come you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery Jeremiah 2535 Flight will evade the shepherds and escape will elude the leaders of the flock Jeremiah 2536 Hear the cry of the shepherds the wailing of the leaders of the flock for the LORD is destroying their pasture Jeremiah 2537 The peaceful meadows have been silenced because of the LORD’s burning anger Jeremiah 2538 He has left His den like a lion for their land has been made a desolation by the sword of the oppressor and because of the fierce anger of the LORD Jeremiah 261 At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah this word came from the LORD Jeremiah 262 “This is what the LORD says Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there Do not omit a word Jeremiah 263 Perhaps they will listen and turn—each from his evil way of life—so that I may relent of the disaster I am planning to bring upon them because of the evil of their deeds Jeremiah 264 And you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says ‘If you do not listen to Me and walk in My law which I have set before you Jeremiah 265 and if you do not listen to the words of My servants the prophets whom I have sent you again and again even though you did not listen Jeremiah 266 then I will make this house like Shiloh and I will make this city an object of cursing among all the nations of the earth’” Jeremiah 267 Now the priests and prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD Jeremiah 268 and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say the priests and prophets and all the people seized him shouting “You must surely die Jeremiah 269 How dare you prophesy in the name of the LORD that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted” And all the people assembled against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD Jeremiah 2610 When the officials of Judah heard these things they went up from the king’s palace to the house of the LORD and sat there at the entrance of the New Gate Jeremiah 2611 Then the priests and prophets said to the officials and all the people “This man is worthy of death for he has prophesied against this city as you have heard with your own ears” Jeremiah 2612 But Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard Jeremiah 2613 So now correct your ways and deeds and obey the voice of the LORD your God so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you Jeremiah 2614 As for me here I am in your hands do to me what you think is good and right Jeremiah 2615 But know for certain that if you put me to death you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves upon this city and upon its residents for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing” Jeremiah 2616 Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets “This man is not worthy of death for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God” Jeremiah 2617 Some of the elders of the land stood up and said to the whole assembly of the people Jeremiah 2618 “Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says ‘Zion will be plowed like a field Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble and the temple mount a wooded ridge’ Jeremiah 2619 Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves” Jeremiah 2620 Now there was another man prophesying in the name of the LORD Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriathjearim He prophesied against this city and against this land the same things that Jeremiah did Jeremiah 2621 King Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and officials heard his words and the king sought to put him to death But when Uriah found out about it he fled in fear and went to Egypt Jeremiah 2622 Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt Elnathan son of Achbor along with some other men Jeremiah 2623 They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim who had him put to the sword and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people Jeremiah 2624 Nevertheless Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death Jeremiah 271 At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD Jeremiah 272 This is what the LORD said to me “Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck Jeremiah 273 Send word to the kings of Edom Moab Ammon Tyre and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah Jeremiah 274 Give them a message from the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel to relay to their masters Jeremiah 275 By My great power and outstretched arm I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it and I give it to whom I please Jeremiah 276 So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon I have even made the beasts of the field subject to him Jeremiah 277 All nations will serve him and his son and grandson until the time of his own land comes then many nations and great kings will enslave him Jeremiah 278 As for the nation or kingdom that does not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and does not place its neck under his yoke I will punish that nation by sword and famine and plague declares the LORD until I have destroyed it by his hand Jeremiah 279 But as for you do not listen to your prophets your diviners your interpreters of dreams your mediums or your sorcerers who declare ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon’ Jeremiah 2710 For they prophesy to you a lie that will serve to remove you from your land I will banish you and you will perish Jeremiah 2711 But the nation that will put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him I will leave in its own land to cultivate it and reside in it declares the LORD” Jeremiah 2712 And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon serve him and his people and live Jeremiah 2713 Why should you and your people die by sword and famine and plague as the LORD has decreed against any nation that does not serve the king of Babylon Jeremiah 2714 Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon’ for they are prophesying to you a lie Jeremiah 2715 For I have not sent them declares the LORD and yet they are prophesying falsely in My name therefore I will banish you and you will perish—you and the prophets who prophesy to you” Jeremiah 2716 Then I said to the priests and to all this people “This is what the LORD says Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you saying ‘Look very soon now the articles from the house of the LORD will be brought back from Babylon’ They are prophesying to you a lie Jeremiah 2717 Do not listen to them Serve the king of Babylon and live Why should this city become a ruin Jeremiah 2718 If they are indeed prophets and the word of the LORD is with them let them now plead with the LORD of Hosts that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD in the palace of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem not be taken to Babylon Jeremiah 2719 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says about the pillars the sea the bases and the rest of the articles that remain in this city Jeremiah 2720 which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem Jeremiah 2721 Yes this is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says about the articles that remain in the house of the LORD in the palace of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem Jeremiah 2722 ‘They will be carried to Babylon and will remain there until the day I attend to them again’ declares the LORD ‘Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place’” Jeremiah 281 In the fifth month of that same year the fourth year near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur who was from Gibeon said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people Jeremiah 282 “This is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon Jeremiah 283 Within two years I will restore to this place all the articles of the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed from here and carried to Babylon Jeremiah 284 And I will restore to this place Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah along with all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon’ declares the LORD ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon’” Jeremiah 285 Then the prophet Jeremiah replied to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the LORD Jeremiah 286 “Amen” Jeremiah said “May the LORD do so May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied and may He restore the articles of His house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon Jeremiah 287 Nevertheless listen now to this message I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people Jeremiah 288 The prophets of old who preceded you and me prophesied war disaster and plague against many lands and great kingdoms Jeremiah 289 As for the prophet who prophesies peace only if the word of the prophet comes true will the prophet be recognized as one the LORD has truly sent” Jeremiah 2810 Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it Jeremiah 2811 And in the presence of all the people Hananiah proclaimed “This is what the LORD says ‘In this way within two years I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon off the neck of all the nations’” At this Jeremiah the prophet went on his way Jeremiah 2812 But shortly after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke off his neck the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah Jeremiah 2813 “Go and tell Hananiah that this is what the LORD says ‘You have broken a yoke of wood but in its place you have fashioned a yoke of iron’ Jeremiah 2814 For this is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says ‘I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and they will serve him I have even given him control of the beasts of the field’” Jeremiah 2815 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah “Listen Hananiah The LORD did not send you but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie Jeremiah 2816 Therefore this is what the LORD says ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD’” Jeremiah 2817 And in the seventh month of that very year the prophet Hananiah died Jeremiah 291 This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests the prophets and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon Jeremiah 292 This was after King Jeconiah the queen mother the court officials the officials of Judah and Jerusalem the craftsmen and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem Jeremiah 293 The letter was entrusted to Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon It stated Jeremiah 294 This is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says to all the exiles who were carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon Jeremiah 295 “Build houses and settle down Plant gardens and eat their produce Jeremiah 296 Take wives and have sons and daughters Take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage so that they too may have sons and daughters Multiply there do not decrease Jeremiah 297 Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles Pray to the LORD on its behalf for if it prospers you too will prosper” Jeremiah 298 For this is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them Jeremiah 299 For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name I have not sent them declares the LORD” Jeremiah 2910 For this is what the LORD says “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place Jeremiah 2911 For I know the plans I have for you declares the LORD plans to prosper you and not to harm you to give you a future and a hope Jeremiah 2912 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me and I will listen to you Jeremiah 2913 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart Jeremiah 2914 I will be found by you declares the LORD and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you declares the LORD I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile” Jeremiah 2915 Because you may say “The LORD has raised up for us prophets in Babylon” Jeremiah 2916 this is what the LORD says about the king who sits on David’s throne and all the people who remain in this city your brothers who did not go with you into exile— Jeremiah 2917 this is what the LORD of Hosts says “I will send against them sword and famine and plague and I will make them like rotten figs so bad they cannot be eaten Jeremiah 2918 I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse a desolation and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them Jeremiah 2919 I will do this because they have not listened to My words declares the LORD which I sent to them again and again through My servants the prophets And neither have you exiles listened declares the LORD” Jeremiah 2920 So hear the word of the LORD all you exiles I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon Jeremiah 2921 This is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah who are prophesying to you lies in My name “I will deliver them to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and he will kill them before your very eyes Jeremiah 2922 Because of them all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire’ Jeremiah 2923 For they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with the wives of their neighbors and speaking lies in My name which I did not command them to do I am He who knows and I am a witness declares the LORD” Jeremiah 2924 You are to tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite that Jeremiah 2925 this is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says “In your own name you have sent out letters to all the people of Jerusalem to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah and to all the priests You said to Zephaniah Jeremiah 2926 ‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons Jeremiah 2927 So now why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who poses as a prophet among you Jeremiah 2928 For he has sent to us in Babylon claiming Since the exile will be lengthy build houses and settle down plant gardens and eat their produce’” Jeremiah 2929 Zephaniah the priest however had read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet Jeremiah 2930 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah Jeremiah 2931 “Send a message telling all the exiles what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you—though I did not send him—and has made you trust in a lie Jeremiah 2932 this is what the LORD says ‘I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants He will have no one left among this people nor will he see the good that I will bring to My people declares the LORD for he has preached rebellion against the LORD’” Jeremiah 301 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD Jeremiah 302 “This is what the LORD the God of Israel says ‘Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you Jeremiah 303 For behold the days are coming declares the LORD when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah declares the LORD I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers and they will possess it’” Jeremiah 304 These are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah Jeremiah 305 Yes this is what the LORD says “A cry of panic is heard—a cry of terror not of peace Jeremiah 306 Ask now and see Can a male give birth Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale Jeremiah 307 How awful that day will be None will be like it It is the time of Jacob’s distress but he will be saved out of it Jeremiah 308 On that day declares the LORD of Hosts I will break the yoke off their necks and tear off their bonds and no longer will strangers enslave them Jeremiah 309 Instead they will serve the LORD their God and David their king whom I will raise up for them Jeremiah 3010 As for you O Jacob My servant do not be afraid declares the LORD and do not be dismayed O Israel For I will surely save you out of a distant place your descendants from the land of their captivity Jacob will return to quiet and ease with no one to make him afraid Jeremiah 3011 For I am with you to save you declares the LORD Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you I will not completely destroy you Yet I will discipline you justly and will by no means leave you unpunished” Jeremiah 3012 For this is what the LORD says “Your injury is incurable your wound is grievous Jeremiah 3013 There is no one to plead your cause no remedy for your sores no recovery for you Jeremiah 3014 All your lovers have forgotten you they no longer seek you for I have struck you as an enemy would with the discipline of someone cruel because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins Jeremiah 3015 Why do you cry out over your wound Your pain has no cure Because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins I have done these things to you Jeremiah 3016 Nevertheless all who devour you will be devoured and all your adversaries—every one of them—will go off into exile Those who plundered you will be plundered and all who raided you will be raided Jeremiah 3017 But I will restore your health and heal your wounds declares the LORD because they call you an outcast Zion for whom no one cares” Jeremiah 3018 This is what the LORD says “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins and the palace will stand in its rightful place Jeremiah 3019 Thanksgiving will proceed from them a sound of celebration I will multiply them and they will not be decreased I will honor them and they will not be belittled Jeremiah 3020 Their children will be as in days of old and their congregation will be established before Me and I will punish all their oppressors Jeremiah 3021 Their leader will be one of their own and their ruler will arise from their midst And I will bring him near and he will approach Me for who would dare on his own to approach Me” declares the LORD Jeremiah 3022 “And you will be My people and I will be your God” Jeremiah 3023 Behold the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked Jeremiah 3024 The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart In the days to come you will understand this Jeremiah 311 “At that time” declares the LORD “I will be the God of all the families of Israel and they will be My people” Jeremiah 312 This is what the LORD says “The people who survived the sword found favor in the wilderness when Israel went to find rest” Jeremiah 313 The LORD appeared to us in the past saying “I have loved you with an everlasting love therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion Jeremiah 314 Again I will build you and you will be rebuilt O Virgin Israel Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing Jeremiah 315 Again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria the farmers will plant and enjoy the fruit Jeremiah 316 For there will be a day when watchmen will call out on the hills of Ephraim ‘Arise let us go up to Zion to the LORD our God’” Jeremiah 317 For this is what the LORD says “Sing with joy for Jacob shout for the foremost of the nations Make your praises heard and say ‘O LORD save Your people the remnant of Israel’ Jeremiah 318 Behold I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth including the blind and the lame expectant mothers and women in labor They will return as a great assembly Jeremiah 319 They will come with weeping and by their supplication I will lead them I will make them walk beside streams of waters on a level path where they will not stumble For I am Israel’s Father and Ephraim is My firstborn” Jeremiah 3110 Hear O nations the word of the LORD and proclaim it in distant coastlands “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock Jeremiah 3111 For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and redeemed him from the hand that had overpowered him Jeremiah 3112 They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain new wine and oil and the young of the flocks and herds Their life will be like a wellwatered garden and never again will they languish Jeremiah 3113 Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing young men and old as well I will turn their mourning into joy and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow Jeremiah 3114 I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly and will fill My people with My goodness” declares the LORD Jeremiah 3115 This is what the LORD says “A voice is heard in Ramah mourning and great weeping Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted because they are no more” Jeremiah 3116 This is what the LORD says “Keep your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears for the reward for your work will come declares the LORD Then your children will return from the land of the enemy Jeremiah 3117 So there is hope for your future declares the LORD and your children will return to their own land Jeremiah 3118 I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning ‘You disciplined me severely like an untrained calf Restore me that I may return for You are the LORD my God Jeremiah 3119 After I returned I repented and after I was instructed I struck my thigh in grief I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth’ Jeremiah 3120 Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me a delightful child Though I often speak against him I still remember him Therefore My heart yearns for him I have great compassion for him” declares the LORD Jeremiah 3121 “Set up the road markers put up the signposts Keep the highway in mind the road you have traveled Return O Virgin Israel return to these cities of yours Jeremiah 3122 How long will you wander O faithless daughter For the LORD has created a new thing in the land—a woman will shelter a man” Jeremiah 3123 This is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says “When I restore them from captivity they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities ‘May the LORD bless you O righteous dwelling place O holy mountain’ Jeremiah 3124 And Judah and all its cities will dwell together in the land the farmers and those who move with the flocks Jeremiah 3125 for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak” Jeremiah 3126 At this I awoke and looked around My sleep had been most pleasant to me Jeremiah 3127 “The days are coming” declares the LORD “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and of beast Jeremiah 3128 Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down to demolish destroy and bring disaster so I will watch over them to build and to plant” declares the LORD Jeremiah 3129 “In those days it will no longer be said ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the teeth of the children are set on edge’ Jeremiah 3130 Instead each will die for his own iniquity If anyone eats the sour grapes his own teeth will be set on edge Jeremiah 3131 Behold the days are coming declares the LORD when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah Jeremiah 3132 It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke though I was a husband to them” declares the LORD Jeremiah 3133 “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days declares the LORD I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts And I will be their God and they will be My people Jeremiah 3134 No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother saying ‘Know the LORD’ because they will all know Me from the least of them to the greatest declares the LORD For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more” Jeremiah 3135 Thus says the LORD who gives the sun for light by day who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name Jeremiah 3136 “Only if this fixed order departed from My presence declares the LORD would Israel’s descendants ever cease to be a nation before Me” Jeremiah 3137 This is what the LORD says “Only if the heavens above could be measured and the foundations of the earth below searched out would I reject all of Israel’s descendants because of all they have done” declares the LORD Jeremiah 3138 “The days are coming” declares the LORD “when this city will be rebuilt for Me from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate Jeremiah 3139 The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah Jeremiah 3140 The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east will be holy to the LORD It will never again be uprooted or demolished” Jeremiah 321 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar Jeremiah 322 At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard which was in the palace of the king of Judah Jeremiah 323 For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him saying “Why are you prophesying like this You claim that the LORD says ‘Behold I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will capture it Jeremiah 324 Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon and will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye Jeremiah 325 He will take Zedekiah to Babylon where he will stay until I attend to him declares the LORD If you fight against the Chaldeans you will not succeed’” Jeremiah 326 Jeremiah replied “The word of the LORD came to me saying Jeremiah 327 Behold Hanamel the son of your uncle Shallum is coming to you to say ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth for you have the right of redemption to buy it’ Jeremiah 328 Then as the LORD had said my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin for you own the right of inheritance and redemption Buy it for yourself’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD Jeremiah 329 So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver Jeremiah 3210 I signed and sealed the deed called in witnesses and weighed out the silver on the scales Jeremiah 3211 Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions as well as the open copy— Jeremiah 3212 and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah the son of Mahseiah in the sight of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who were signing the purchase agreement and all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard Jeremiah 3213 In their sight I instructed Baruch Jeremiah 3214 “This is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says Take these deeds—both the sealed copy and the open copy of the deed of purchase—and put them in a clay jar to preserve them for a long time Jeremiah 3215 For this is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says Houses fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land” Jeremiah 3216 After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah I prayed to the LORD Jeremiah 3217 “Oh Lord GOD You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm Nothing is too difficult for You Jeremiah 3218 You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts Jeremiah 3219 the One great in counsel and mighty in deed whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds Jeremiah 3220 You performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt and You do so to this very day both in Israel and among all mankind And You have made a name for Yourself as is the case to this day Jeremiah 3221 You brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders with a strong hand and an outstretched arm and with great terror Jeremiah 3222 You gave them this land that You had sworn to give their fathers a land flowing with milk and honey Jeremiah 3223 They came in and possessed it but they did not obey Your voice or walk in Your law They failed to perform all that You commanded them to do and so You have brought upon them all this disaster Jeremiah 3224 See how the siege ramps are mounted against the city to capture it And by sword and famine and plague the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it What You have spoken has happened as You now see Jeremiah 3225 Yet You O Lord GOD have said to me ‘Buy for yourself the field with silver and call in witnesses even though the city has been delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans’” Jeremiah 3226 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah Jeremiah 3227 “Behold I am the LORD the God of all flesh Is anything too difficult for Me Jeremiah 3228 Therefore this is what the LORD says Behold I am about to deliver this city into the hands of the Chaldeans and of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon who will capture it Jeremiah 3229 And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in set it on fire and burn it along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods Jeremiah 3230 For the children of Israel and of Judah have done nothing but evil in My sight from their youth indeed they have done nothing but provoke Me to anger by the work of their hands declares the LORD Jeremiah 3231 For this city has aroused My wrath and fury from the day it was built until now Therefore I will remove it from My presence Jeremiah 3232 because of all the evil the children of Israel and of Judah have done to provoke Me to anger—they their kings their officials their priests and prophets the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem Jeremiah 3233 They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces Though I taught them again and again they would not listen or respond to discipline Jeremiah 3234 They have placed their abominations in the house that bears My Name and so have defiled it Jeremiah 3235 They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Benhinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech—something I never commanded them nor had it ever entered My mind that they should commit such an abomination and cause Judah to sin Jeremiah 3236 Now therefore about this city of which you say ‘It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword and famine and plague’ this is what the LORD the God of Israel says Jeremiah 3237 I will surely gather My people from all the lands to which I have banished them in My furious anger and great wrath and I will return them to this place and make them dwell in safety Jeremiah 3238 They will be My people and I will be their God Jeremiah 3239 I will give them one heart and one way so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them Jeremiah 3240 I will make an everlasting covenant with them I will never turn away from doing good to them and I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will never turn away from Me Jeremiah 3241 Yes I will rejoice in doing them good and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul Jeremiah 3242 For this is what the LORD says Just as I have brought all this great disaster on this people so I will bring on them all the good I have promised them Jeremiah 3243 And fields will be bought in this land about which you are saying ‘It is a desolation without man or beast it has been delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans’ Jeremiah 3244 Fields will be purchased with silver and deeds will be signed sealed and witnessed in the land of Benjamin in the areas surrounding Jerusalem and in the cities of Judah—the cities of the hill country the foothills and the Negev—because I will restore them from captivity declares the LORD” Jeremiah 331 While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard the word of the LORD came to him a second time Jeremiah 332 “Thus says the LORD who made the earth the LORD who formed it and established it the LORD is His name Jeremiah 333 Call to Me and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know Jeremiah 334 For this is what the LORD the God of Israel says about the houses of this city and the palaces of the kings of Judah that have been torn down for defense against the siege ramps and the sword Jeremiah 335 The Chaldeans are coming to fight and to fill those places with the corpses of the men I will strike down in My anger and in My wrath I have hidden My face from this city because of all its wickedness Jeremiah 336 Nevertheless I will bring to it health and healing and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth Jeremiah 337 I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times Jeremiah 338 And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me Jeremiah 339 So this city will bring Me renown joy praise and glory before all the nations of the earth who will hear of all the good I do for it They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it Jeremiah 3310 This is what the LORD says In this place you say is a wasteland without man or beast in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted—inhabited by neither man nor beast—there will be heard again Jeremiah 3311 the sounds of joy and gladness the voices of the bride and bridegroom and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD saying ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts for the LORD is good His loving devotion endures forever’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times says the LORD Jeremiah 3312 This is what the LORD of Hosts says In this desolate place without man or beast and in all its cities there will once more be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks Jeremiah 3313 In the cities of the hill country the foothills and the Negev in the land of Benjamin and the cities surrounding Jerusalem and in the cities of Judah the flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them says the LORD Jeremiah 3314 Behold the days are coming declares the LORD when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah Jeremiah 3315 In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land Jeremiah 3316 In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will dwell securely and this is the name by which it will be called The LORD Our Righteousness Jeremiah 3317 For this is what the LORD says David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel Jeremiah 3318 nor will the priests who are Levites ever fail to have a man before Me to offer burnt offerings to burn grain offerings and to present sacrifices” Jeremiah 3319 And the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah Jeremiah 3320 “This is what the LORD says If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time Jeremiah 3321 then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant and with My ministers the Levites who are priests so that David will not have a son to reign on his throne Jeremiah 3322 As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me” Jeremiah 3323 Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah Jeremiah 3324 “Have you not noticed what these people are saying ‘The LORD has rejected the two families He had chosen’ So they despise My people and no longer regard them as a nation Jeremiah 3325 This is what the LORD says If I have not established My covenant with the day and the night and the fixed order of heaven and earth Jeremiah 3326 then I would also reject the descendants of Jacob and of My servant David so as not to take from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham Isaac and Jacob For I will restore them from captivity and will have compassion on them” Jeremiah 341 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon all his army all the earthly kingdoms under his control and all the other nations were fighting against Jerusalem and all its surrounding cities Jeremiah 342 The LORD the God of Israel told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says “Behold I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it down Jeremiah 343 And you yourself will not escape his grasp but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face and you will go to Babylon Jeremiah 344 Yet hear the word of the LORD O Zedekiah king of Judah This is what the LORD says concerning you You will not die by the sword Jeremiah 345 you will die in peace As spices were burned for your fathers the former kings who preceded you so people will burn spices for you and lament ‘Alas O master’ For I Myself have spoken this word declares the LORD” Jeremiah 346 In Jerusalem then Jeremiah the prophet relayed all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah Jeremiah 347 as the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and the remaining cities of Judah—against Lachish and Azekah For these were the only fortified cities remaining in Judah Jeremiah 348 After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD Jeremiah 349 that each man should free his Hebrew slaves both male and female and no one should hold his fellow Jew in bondage Jeremiah 3410 So all the officials and all the people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their menservants and maidservants and no longer hold them in bondage They obeyed and released them Jeremiah 3411 but later they changed their minds and took back the menservants and maidservants they had freed and they forced them to become slaves again Jeremiah 3412 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD saying Jeremiah 3413 “This is what the LORD the God of Israel says I made a covenant with your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt out of the house of slavery saying Jeremiah 3414 Every seventh year each of you must free his Hebrew brother who has sold himself to you He may serve you six years but then you must let him go free But your fathers did not listen or incline their ear Jeremiah 3415 Recently you repented and did what pleased Me each of you proclaimed freedom for his neighbor You made a covenant before Me in the house that bears My Name Jeremiah 3416 But now you have changed your minds and profaned My name Each of you has taken back the menservants and maidservants whom you had set at liberty to go wherever they wanted and you have again forced them to be your slaves Jeremiah 3417 Therefore this is what the LORD says You have not obeyed Me you have not proclaimed freedom each man for his brother and for his neighbor So now I proclaim freedom for you declares the LORD—freedom to fall by sword by plague and by famine I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth Jeremiah 3418 And those who have transgressed My covenant and have not fulfilled the terms of the covenant they made before Me I will treat like the calf they cut in two in order to pass between its pieces Jeremiah 3419 The officials of Judah and Jerusalem the court officials the priests and all the people of the land who passed between the pieces of the calf Jeremiah 3420 I will deliver into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives Their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth Jeremiah 3421 And I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives to the army of the king of Babylon that had withdrawn from you Jeremiah 3422 Behold I am going to give the command declares the LORD and I will bring them back to this city They will fight against it capture it and burn it down And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant” Jeremiah 351 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah Jeremiah 352 “Go to the house of the Rechabites speak to them and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine” Jeremiah 353 So I took Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah the son of Habazziniah and his brothers and all his sons—the entire house of the Rechabites— Jeremiah 354 and I brought them into the house of the LORD to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah a man of God This room was near the chamber of the officials which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper Jeremiah 355 Then I set pitchers full of wine and some cups before the men of the house of the Rechabites and I said to them “Drink some wine” Jeremiah 356 “We do not drink wine” they replied “for our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us ‘Neither you nor your descendants are ever to drink wine Jeremiah 357 Nor are you ever to build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard Those things are not for you Instead you must live in tents all your lives so that you may live a long time in the land where you wander’ Jeremiah 358 And we have obeyed the voice of our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab in all he commanded us So we have not drunk wine all our lives—neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters Jeremiah 359 Nor have we built houses in which to live and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops Jeremiah 3510 But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done exactly as our forefather Jonadab commanded us Jeremiah 3511 So when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched into the land we said ‘Come let us go into Jerusalem to escape the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans’ So we have remained in Jerusalem” Jeremiah 3512 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah Jeremiah 3513 “This is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says Go and tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem ‘Will you not accept discipline and obey My words’ declares the LORD Jeremiah 3514 The words of Jonadab son of Rechab have been carried out He commanded his sons not to drink wine and they have not drunk it to this very day because they have obeyed the command of their forefather But I have spoken to you again and again and you have not obeyed Me Jeremiah 3515 Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets proclaiming ‘Turn now each of you from your wicked ways and correct your actions Do not go after other gods to serve them Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me Jeremiah 3516 Yes the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab carried out the command their forefather gave them but these people have not listened to Me Jeremiah 3517 Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts the God of Israel says ‘Behold I will bring to Judah and to all the residents of Jerusalem all the disaster I have pronounced against them because I have spoken to them but they have not obeyed and I have called to them but they have not answered’” Jeremiah 3518 Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites “This is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says ‘Because you have obeyed the command of your forefather Jonadab and have kept all his commandments and have done all that he charged you to do Jeremiah 3519 this is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says Jonadab son of Rechab will never fail to have a man to stand before Me’” Jeremiah 361 In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD Jeremiah 362 “Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel Judah and all the nations from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today Jeremiah 363 Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them each of them will turn from his wicked way Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin” Jeremiah 364 So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah and at the dictation of Jeremiah Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah Jeremiah 365 Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch “I am restricted I cannot enter the house of the LORD Jeremiah 366 so you are to go to the house of the LORD on a day of fasting and in the hearing of the people you are to read the words of the LORD from the scroll you have written at my dictation Read them in the hearing of all the people of Judah who are coming from their cities Jeremiah 367 Perhaps they will bring their petition before the LORD and each one will turn from his wicked way for great are the anger and fury that the LORD has pronounced against this people” Jeremiah 368 So Baruch son of Neriah did everything that Jeremiah the prophet had commanded him In the house of the LORD he read the words of the LORD from the scroll Jeremiah 369 Now in the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah a fast before the LORD was proclaimed to all the people of Jerusalem and all who had come there from the cities of Judah Jeremiah 3610 From the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe which was in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the house of the LORD Baruch read from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the hearing of all the people Jeremiah 3611 When Micaiah son of Gemariah the son of Shaphan heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll Jeremiah 3612 he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace where all the officials were sitting Elishama the scribe Delaiah son of Shemaiah Elnathan son of Achbor Gemariah son of Shaphan Zedekiah son of Hananiah and all the other officials Jeremiah 3613 And Micaiah reported to them all the words he had heard Baruch read from the scroll in the hearing of the people Jeremiah 3614 Then all the officials sent word to Baruch through Jehudi son of Nethaniah the son of Shelemiah the son of Cushi saying “Bring the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people and come here” So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll and went to them Jeremiah 3615 “Please sit down” they said “and read it in our hearing” So Baruch read it in their hearing Jeremiah 3616 When they had heard all these words they turned to one another in fear and said to Baruch “Surely we must report all these words to the king” Jeremiah 3617 “Tell us now” they asked Baruch “how did you write all these words Was it at Jeremiah’s dictation” Jeremiah 3618 “It was at his dictation” Baruch replied “He recited all these words to me and I wrote them in ink on the scroll” Jeremiah 3619 Then the officials said to Baruch “You and Jeremiah must hide yourselves and tell no one where you are” Jeremiah 3620 So the officials went to the king in the courtyard And having stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe they reported everything to the king Jeremiah 3621 Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing beside him Jeremiah 3622 Since it was the ninth month the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning before him Jeremiah 3623 And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire Jeremiah 3624 Yet in hearing all these words the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments Jeremiah 3625 Even though Elnathan Delaiah and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll he would not listen to them Jeremiah 3626 Instead the king commanded Jerahmeel a son of the king as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet But the LORD had hidden them Jeremiah 3627 After the king had burned the scroll containing the words that Baruch had written at Jeremiah’s dictation the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah Jeremiah 3628 “Take another scroll and rewrite on it the very words that were on the original scroll which Jehoiakim king of Judah has burned Jeremiah 3629 You are to proclaim concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah that this is what the LORD says You have burned the scroll and said ‘Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon would surely come and destroy this land and deprive it of man and beast’ Jeremiah 3630 Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah He will have no one to sit on David’s throne and his body will be thrown out and exposed to heat by day and frost by night Jeremiah 3631 I will punish him and his descendants and servants for their iniquity I will bring on them on the residents of Jerusalem and on the men of Judah all the calamity about which I warned them but they did not listen” Jeremiah 3632 Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah and at Jeremiah’s dictation he wrote on it all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire And many similar words were added to them Jeremiah 371 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim Jeremiah 372 But he and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet Jeremiah 373 Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest the son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah the prophet with the message “Please pray to the LORD our God for us” Jeremiah 374 Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people for they had not yet put him in prison Jeremiah 375 Pharaoh’s army had left Egypt and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report they withdrew from Jerusalem Jeremiah 376 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet Jeremiah 377 “This is what the LORD the God of Israel says that you are to tell the king of Judah who sent you to Me Behold Pharaoh’s army which has marched out to help you will go back to its own land of Egypt Jeremiah 378 Then the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city They will capture it and burn it down Jeremiah 379 This is what the LORD says Do not deceive yourselves by saying ‘The Chaldeans will go away for good’ for they will not Jeremiah 3710 Indeed if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans that is fighting against you and only wounded men remained in their tents they would still get up and burn this city down” Jeremiah 3711 When the Chaldean army withdrew from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army Jeremiah 3712 Jeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to claim his portion there among the people Jeremiah 3713 But when he reached the Gate of Benjamin the captain of the guard whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah the son of Hananiah seized him and said “You are deserting to the Chaldeans” Jeremiah 3714 “That is a lie” Jeremiah replied “I am not deserting to the Chaldeans” But Irijah would not listen to him instead he arrested Jeremiah and took him to the officials Jeremiah 3715 The officials were angry with Jeremiah and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe for it had been made into a prison Jeremiah 3716 So Jeremiah went into a cell in the dungeon and remained there a long time Jeremiah 3717 Later King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and received him in his palace where he asked him privately “Is there a word from the LORD” “There is” Jeremiah replied “You will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon” Jeremiah 3718 Then Jeremiah asked King Zedekiah “How have I sinned against you or your servants or these people that you have put me in prison Jeremiah 3719 Where are your prophets who prophesied to you claiming ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or this land’ Jeremiah 3720 But now please listen O my lord the king May my petition come before you Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe or I will die there” Jeremiah 3721 So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers until all the bread in the city was gone So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard Jeremiah 381 Now Shephatiah son of Mattan Gedaliah son of Pashhur Jucal son of Shelemiah and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard that Jeremiah had been telling all the people Jeremiah 382 “This is what the LORD says Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague but whoever surrenders to the Chaldeans will live he will retain his life like a spoil of war and he will live Jeremiah 383 This is what the LORD says This city will surely be delivered into the hands of the army of the king of Babylon and he will capture it” Jeremiah 384 Then the officials said to the king “This man ought to die for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city as well as all the people by speaking such words to them this man is not seeking the wellbeing of these people but their ruin” Jeremiah 385 “Here he is” replied King Zedekiah “He is in your hands since the king can do nothing to stop you” Jeremiah 386 So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah the king’s son which was in the courtyard of the guard They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern which had no water but only mud and Jeremiah sank down into the mud Jeremiah 387 Now Ebedmelech the Cushite a court official in the royal palace heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin Jeremiah 388 Ebedmelech went out from the king’s palace and said to the king Jeremiah 389 “My lord the king these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet They have dropped him into the cistern where he will starve to death for there is no more bread in the city” Jeremiah 3810 So the king commanded Ebedmelech the Cushite “Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies” Jeremiah 3811 Then Ebedmelech took the men with him and went to the king’s palace to a place below the storehouse From there he took old rags and wornout clothes and lowered them with ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern Jeremiah 3812 Ebedmelech the Cushite cried out to Jeremiah “Put these wornout rags and clothes under your arms to pad the ropes” Jeremiah did so Jeremiah 3813 and they pulled him up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard Jeremiah 3814 Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and received him at the third entrance to the house of the LORD “I am going to ask you something” said the king to Jeremiah “Do not hide anything from me” Jeremiah 3815 “If I tell you” Jeremiah replied “you will surely put me to death And even if I give you advice you will not listen to me” Jeremiah 3816 But King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah “As surely as the LORD lives who has given us this life I will not kill you nor will I deliver you into the hands of these men who are seeking your life” Jeremiah 3817 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah “This is what the LORD God of Hosts the God of Israel says ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon then you will live this city will not be burned down and you and your household will survive Jeremiah 3818 But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans They will burn it down and you yourself will not escape their grasp’” Jeremiah 3819 But King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to abuse me” Jeremiah 3820 “They will not hand you over” Jeremiah replied “Obey the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you that it may go well with you and you may live Jeremiah 3821 But if you refuse to surrender this is the word that the LORD has shown me Jeremiah 3822 All the women who remain in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon and those women will say ‘They misled you and overcame you—those trusted friends of yours Your feet sank into the mire and they deserted you’ Jeremiah 3823 All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans And you yourself will not escape their grasp for you will be seized by the king of Babylon and this city will be burned down” Jeremiah 3824 Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah “Do not let anyone know about this conversation or you will die Jeremiah 3825 If the officials hear that I have spoken with you and they come and demand of you ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what he said to you do not hide it from us or we will kill you’ Jeremiah 3826 then tell them ‘I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there’” Jeremiah 3827 When all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him he relayed to them the exact words the king had commanded him to say So they said no more to him for no one had overheard the conversation Jeremiah 3828 And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured Jeremiah 391 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah in the tenth month Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city Jeremiah 392 And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year the city was breached Jeremiah 393 Then all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate Nergalsharezer of Samgar Nebosarsekim the Rabsaris Nergalsharezer the Rabmag and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon Jeremiah 394 When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them they fled They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden through the gate between the two walls and they went out along the route to the Arabah Jeremiah 395 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath where he pronounced judgment on him Jeremiah 396 There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes and he also killed all the nobles of Judah Jeremiah 397 Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon Jeremiah 398 The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem Jeremiah 399 Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city along with the deserters who had defected to him Jeremiah 3910 But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields Jeremiah 3911 Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard saying Jeremiah 3912 “Take him look after him and do not let any harm come to him do for him whatever he says” Jeremiah 3913 So Nebuzaradan captain of the guard Nebushazban the Rabsaris Nergalsharezer the Rabmag and all the captains of the king of Babylon Jeremiah 3914 had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan to take him home So Jeremiah remained among his own people Jeremiah 3915 And while Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard the word of the LORD had come to him Jeremiah 3916 “Go and tell Ebedmelech the Cushite that this is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says ‘I am about to fulfill My words against this city for harm and not for good and on that day they will be fulfilled before your eyes Jeremiah 3917 But I will deliver you on that day declares the LORD and you will not be delivered into the hands of the men whom you fear Jeremiah 3918 For I will surely rescue you so that you do not fall by the sword Because you have trusted in Me you will escape with your life like a spoil of war declares the LORD’” Jeremiah 401 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had released him at Ramah having found him bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon Jeremiah 402 The captain of the guard found Jeremiah and said to him “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place Jeremiah 403 and now the LORD has fulfilled it He has done just as He said Because you people have sinned against the LORD and have not obeyed His voice this thing has happened to you Jeremiah 404 But now behold I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon then come and I will take care of you But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon go no farther Look the whole land is before you Wherever it seems good and right to you go there” Jeremiah 405 But before Jeremiah turned to go Nebuzaradan added “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah and stay with him among the people or go anywhere else that seems right” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him Jeremiah 406 So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land Jeremiah 407 When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men women and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled to Babylon Jeremiah 408 they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the sons of Ephai the Netophathite and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men Jeremiah 409 Gedaliah son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore an oath to them and their men assuring them “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon and it will go well with you Jeremiah 4010 As for me I will stay in Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us As for you gather wine grapes summer fruit and oil place them in your storage jars and live in the cities you have taken” Jeremiah 4011 When all the Jews in Moab Ammon Edom and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan over them Jeremiah 4012 they all returned from all the places to which they had been banished and came to the land of Judah to Gedaliah at Mizpah And they gathered an abundance of wine grapes and summer fruit Jeremiah 4013 Meanwhile Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah Jeremiah 4014 and said to him “Are you aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them Jeremiah 4015 Then Johanan son of Kareah spoke privately to Gedaliah at Mizpah “Let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah” he said “No one will know it Why should he take your life and scatter all the people of Judah who have gathered to you so that the remnant of Judah would perish” Jeremiah 4016 But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah “Do not do such a thing What you are saying about Ishmael is a lie” Jeremiah 411 In the seventh month Ishmael son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and they ate a meal together there Jeremiah 412 Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land Jeremiah 413 Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there Jeremiah 414 On the second day after the murder of Gedaliah when no one yet knew about it Jeremiah 415 eighty men who had shaved off their beards torn their garments and cut themselves came from Shechem Shiloh and Samaria carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD Jeremiah 416 And Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them weeping as he went When Ishmael encountered the men he said “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam” Jeremiah 417 And when they came into the city Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern Jeremiah 418 But ten of the men among them said to Ishmael “Do not kill us for we have hidden treasure in the field—wheat barley oil and honey” So he refrained from killing them with the others Jeremiah 419 Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men he had struck down along with Gedaliah was a large one that King Asa had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain Jeremiah 4110 Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites Jeremiah 4111 When Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him heard of all the crimes that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed Jeremiah 4112 they took all their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah And they found him near the great pool in Gibeon Jeremiah 4113 When all the people with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the army with him they rejoiced Jeremiah 4114 and all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah Jeremiah 4115 But Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped from Johanan and went to the Ammonites Jeremiah 4116 Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole remnant of the people from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam the soldiers women children and court officials he had brought back from Gibeon Jeremiah 4117 And they went and stayed in Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem in order to proceed into Egypt Jeremiah 4118 to escape the Chaldeans For they were afraid of the Chaldeans because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land Jeremiah 421 Then all the commanders of the forces along with Johanan son of Kareah Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah and all the people from the least to the greatest approached Jeremiah 422 Jeremiah the prophet and said “May our petition come before you pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant For few of us remain of the many as you can see with your own eyes Jeremiah 423 Pray that the LORD your God will tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do” Jeremiah 424 “I have heard you” replied Jeremiah the prophet “I will surely pray to the LORD your God as you request and I will tell you everything that the LORD answers I will not withhold a word from you” Jeremiah 425 Then they said to Jeremiah “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act upon every word that the LORD your God sends you to tell us Jeremiah 426 Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you so that it may go well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God” Jeremiah 427 After ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah Jeremiah 428 and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah all the commanders of the forces who were with him and all the people from the least to the greatest Jeremiah 429 Jeremiah told them “Thus says the LORD the God of Israel to whom you sent me to present your petition Jeremiah 4210 ‘If you will indeed stay in this land then I will build you up and not tear you down I will plant you and not uproot you for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you Jeremiah 4211 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon whom you now fear do not be afraid of him declares the LORD for I am with you to save you and deliver you from him Jeremiah 4212 And I will show you compassion and he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own land’ Jeremiah 4213 But if you say ‘We will not stay in this land’ and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God Jeremiah 4214 and if you say ‘No but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for bread’ Jeremiah 4215 then hear the word of the LORD O remnant of Judah This is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and reside there Jeremiah 4216 then the sword you fear will overtake you there and the famine you dread will follow on your heels into Egypt and you will die there Jeremiah 4217 So all who resolve to go to Egypt to reside there will die by sword and famine and plague Not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring upon them’ Jeremiah 4218 For this is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt You will become an object of cursing and horror of vilification and disgrace and you will never see this place again’ Jeremiah 4219 The LORD has told you O remnant of Judah ‘Do not go to Egypt’ Know for sure that I have warned you today Jeremiah 4220 For you have deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God saying ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf and as for all that the LORD our God says tell it to us and we will do it’ Jeremiah 4221 For I have told you today but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in all He has sent me to tell you Jeremiah 4222 Now therefore know for sure that by sword and famine and plague you will die in the place where you desire to go to reside” Jeremiah 431 When Jeremiah had finished telling all the people all the words of the LORD their God—everything that the LORD had sent him to say— Jeremiah 432 Azariah son of Hoshaiah Johanan son of Kareah and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah “You are lying The LORD our God has not sent you to say ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there’ Jeremiah 433 Rather Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to deliver us into the hands of the Chaldeans so that they may put us to death or exile us to Babylon” Jeremiah 434 So Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces disobeyed the command of the LORD to stay in the land of Judah Jeremiah 435 Instead Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took the whole remnant of Judah those who had returned to the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been scattered Jeremiah 436 the men the women the children the king’s daughters and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan as well as Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah Jeremiah 437 So they entered the land of Egypt because they did not obey the voice of the LORD and they went as far as Tahpanhes Jeremiah 438 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes Jeremiah 439 “In the sight of the Jews pick up some large stones and bury them in the clay of the brick pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace at Tahpanhes Jeremiah 4310 Then tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says ‘I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and I will set his throne over these stones that I have embedded and he will spread his royal pavilion over them Jeremiah 4311 He will come and strike down the land of Egypt bringing death to those destined for death captivity to those destined for captivity and the sword to those destined for the sword Jeremiah 4312 I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment and he will depart from there unscathed Jeremiah 4313 He will demolish the sacred pillars of the temple of the sun in the land of Egypt and he will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt’” Jeremiah 441 This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt—in Migdol Tahpanhes and Memphis—and in the land of Pathros Jeremiah 442 “This is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says You have seen all the disaster that I brought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah and behold they lie today in ruins and desolation Jeremiah 443 because of the evil they have done They provoked Me to anger by continuing to burn incense and to serve other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew Jeremiah 444 Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again saying ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate’ Jeremiah 445 But they did not listen or incline their ears they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods Jeremiah 446 Therefore My wrath and anger poured out and burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem so that they have become the desolate ruin they are today Jeremiah 447 So now this is what the LORD God of Hosts the God of Israel says Why are you doing such great harm to yourselves by cutting off from Judah man and woman child and infant leaving yourselves without a remnant Jeremiah 448 Why are you provoking Me to anger by the work of your hands by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have gone to reside As a result you will be cut off and will become an object of cursing and reproach among all the nations of the earth Jeremiah 449 Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers and of the kings of Judah and their wives as well as the wickedness that you and your wives committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem Jeremiah 4410 To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence nor have they followed My instruction or the statutes that I set before you and your fathers Jeremiah 4411 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says I will set My face to bring disaster and to cut off all Judah Jeremiah 4412 And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there they will meet their end They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine From the least to the greatest they will die by sword or famine and they will become an object of cursing and horror of vilification and reproach Jeremiah 4413 I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt just as I punished Jerusalem by sword and famine and plague Jeremiah 4414 so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone to reside in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah where they long to return and live for none will return except a few fugitives” Jeremiah 4415 Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods and all the women standing by—a great assembly—along with all the people living in the land of Egypt and in Pathros said to Jeremiah Jeremiah 4416 “As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD we will not listen to you Jeremiah 4417 Instead we will do everything we vowed to do We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her just as we our fathers our kings and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem At that time we had plenty of food and good things and we saw no disaster Jeremiah 4418 But from the time we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her we have lacked everything and have been perishing by sword and famine” Jeremiah 4419 “Moreover” said the women “when we burned incense to the Queen of Heaven and poured out drink offerings to her was it without our husbands’ knowledge that we made sacrificial cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her” Jeremiah 4420 Then Jeremiah said to all the people both men and women who were answering him Jeremiah 4421 “As for the incense you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem—you your fathers your kings your officials and the people of the land—did the LORD not remember and bring this to mind Jeremiah 4422 So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed and your land became a desolation a horror and an object of cursing without inhabitant as it is this day Jeremiah 4423 Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in His instruction His statutes and His testimonies this disaster has befallen you as you see today” Jeremiah 4424 Then Jeremiah said to all the people including all the women “Hear the word of the LORD all those of Judah who are in the land of Egypt Jeremiah 4425 This is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says As for you and your wives you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands your words ‘We will surely perform our vows that we have made to burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her’ Go ahead then do what you have promised Keep your vows Jeremiah 4426 Nevertheless hear the word of the LORD all you people of Judah living in Egypt Behold I have sworn by My great name says the LORD that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives’ Jeremiah 4427 I am watching over them for harm and not for good and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine until they are finished off Jeremiah 4428 Those who escape the sword will return from Egypt to Judah few in number and the whole remnant of Judah who went to dwell in the land of Egypt will know whose word will stand Mine or theirs Jeremiah 4429 This will be a sign to you that I will punish you in this place declares the LORD so that you may know that My threats of harm against you will surely stand Jeremiah 4430 This is what the LORD says Behold I will deliver Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who seek his life just as I delivered Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon the enemy who was seeking his life” Jeremiah 451 This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah Jeremiah 452 “This is what the LORD the God of Israel says to you Baruch Jeremiah 453 You have said ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest’” Jeremiah 454 Thus Jeremiah was to say to Baruch “This is what the LORD says Throughout the land I will demolish what I have built and uproot what I have planted Jeremiah 455 But as for you do you seek great things for yourself Stop seeking For I will bring disaster on every living creature declares the LORD but wherever you go I will grant your life as a spoil of war” Jeremiah 461 This is the word of the LORD about the nations—the word that came to Jeremiah the prophet Jeremiah 462 concerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah Jeremiah 463 “Deploy your shields small and large advance for battle Jeremiah 464 Harness the horses mount the steeds take your positions with helmets on Polish your spears put on armor Jeremiah 465 Why am I seeing this They are terrified they are retreating their warriors are defeated they flee in haste without looking back terror is on every side” declares the LORD Jeremiah 466 “The swift cannot flee and the warrior cannot escape In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall Jeremiah 467 Who is this rising like the Nile like rivers whose waters churn Jeremiah 468 Egypt rises like the Nile and its waters churn like rivers boasting ‘I will rise and cover the earth I will destroy the cities and their people’ Jeremiah 469 Advance O horses Race furiously O chariots Let the warriors come forth—Cush and Put carrying their shields men of Lydia drawing the bow Jeremiah 4610 For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts a day of vengeance against His foes The sword will devour until it is satisfied until it is quenched with their blood For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates Jeremiah 4611 Go up to Gilead for balm O Virgin Daughter of Egypt In vain you try many remedies but for you there is no healing Jeremiah 4612 The nations have heard of your shame and your outcry fills the earth because warrior stumbles over warrior and both of them have fallen together” Jeremiah 4613 This is the word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt Jeremiah 4614 “Announce it in Egypt and proclaim it in Migdol proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself for the sword devours those around you’ Jeremiah 4615 Why have your warriors been laid low They cannot stand for the LORD has thrust them down Jeremiah 4616 They continue to stumble indeed they have fallen over one another They say ‘Get up Let us return to our people and to the land of our birth away from the sword of the oppressor’ Jeremiah 4617 There they will cry out ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise he has let the appointed time pass him by’ Jeremiah 4618 As surely as I live declares the King whose name is the LORD of Hosts there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea Jeremiah 4619 Pack your bags for exile O daughter dwelling in Egypt For Memphis will be laid waste destroyed and uninhabited Jeremiah 4620 Egypt is a beautiful heifer but a gadfly from the north is coming against her Jeremiah 4621 Even the mercenaries among her are like fattened calves They too will turn back together they will flee they will not stand their ground for the day of calamity is coming upon them—the time of their punishment Jeremiah 4622 Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent for the enemy will advance in force with axes they will come against her like woodsmen cutting down trees Jeremiah 4623 They will chop down her forest declares the LORD dense though it may be for they are more numerous than locusts they cannot be counted Jeremiah 4624 The Daughter of Egypt will be put to shame she will be delivered into the hands of the people of the north” Jeremiah 4625 The LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says “Behold I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes along with Pharaoh Egypt with her gods and kings and those who trust in Pharaoh Jeremiah 4626 I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers But after this Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old declares the LORD Jeremiah 4627 But you O Jacob My servant do not be afraid and do not be dismayed O Israel For I will surely save you out of a distant place your descendants from the land of their captivity Jacob will return to quiet and ease with no one to make him afraid Jeremiah 4628 And you My servant Jacob do not be afraid declares the LORD for I am with you Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have banished you I will not completely destroy you Yet I will discipline you justly and will by no means leave you unpunished” Jeremiah 471 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza Jeremiah 472 This is what the LORD says “See how the waters are rising from the north and becoming an overflowing torrent They will overflow the land and its fullness the cities and their inhabitants The people will cry out and all who dwell in the land will wail Jeremiah 473 at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions the rumbling of chariots and the clatter of their wheels The fathers will not turn back for their sons their hands will hang limp Jeremiah 474 For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally Indeed the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor Jeremiah 475 The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning Ashkelon will be silenced O remnant of their valley how long will you gash yourself Jeremiah 476 ‘Alas O sword of the LORD how long until you rest Return to your sheath cease and be still’ Jeremiah 477 How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland” Jeremiah 481 Concerning Moab this is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says “Woe to Nebo for it will be devastated Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced the fortress will be shattered and dismantled Jeremiah 482 There is no longer praise for Moab in Heshbon they devise evil against her ‘Come let us cut her off from nationhood’ You too O people of Madmen will be silenced the sword will pursue you Jeremiah 483 A voice cries out from Horonaim ‘Devastation and great destruction’ Jeremiah 484 Moab will be shattered her little ones will cry out Jeremiah 485 For on the ascent to Luhith they weep bitterly as they go and on the descent to Horonaim cries of distress resound over the destruction Jeremiah 486 ‘Flee Run for your lives Become like a juniper in the desert’ Jeremiah 487 Because you trust in your works and treasures you too will be captured and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials Jeremiah 488 The destroyer will move against every city and not one town will escape The valley will also be ruined and the high plain will be destroyed as the LORD has said Jeremiah 489 Put salt on Moab for she will be laid waste her cities will become desolate with no one to dwell in them Jeremiah 4810 Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed Jeremiah 4811 Moab has been at ease from youth settled like wine on its dregs he has not been poured from vessel to vessel or gone into exile So his flavor has remained the same and his aroma is unchanged Jeremiah 4812 Therefore behold the days are coming declares the LORD when I will send to him wanderers who will pour him out They will empty his vessels and shatter his jars Jeremiah 4813 Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh just as the house of Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel Jeremiah 4814 How can you say ‘We are warriors mighty men ready for battle’ Jeremiah 4815 Moab has been destroyed and its towns have been invaded the best of its young men have gone down in the slaughter declares the King whose name is the LORD of Hosts Jeremiah 4816 Moab’s calamity is at hand and his affliction is rushing swiftly Jeremiah 4817 Mourn for him all you who surround him everyone who knows his name tell how the mighty scepter is shattered—the glorious staff Jeremiah 4818 Come down from your glory sit on parched ground O daughter dwelling in Dibon for the destroyer of Moab has come against you he has destroyed your fortresses Jeremiah 4819 Stand by the road and watch O dweller of Aroer Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping ‘What has happened’ Jeremiah 4820 Moab is put to shame for it has been shattered Wail and cry out Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed Jeremiah 4821 Judgment has come upon the high plain—upon Holon Jahzah and Mephaath Jeremiah 4822 upon Dibon Nebo and Bethdiblathaim Jeremiah 4823 upon Kiriathaim Bethgamul and Bethmeon Jeremiah 4824 upon Kerioth Bozrah and all the towns of Moab those far and near Jeremiah 4825 The horn of Moab has been cut off and his arm is broken” declares the LORD Jeremiah 4826 “Make him drunk because he has magnified himself against the LORD so Moab will wallow in his own vomit and he will also become a laughingstock Jeremiah 4827 Was not Israel your object of ridicule Was he ever found among thieves For whenever you speak of him you shake your head Jeremiah 4828 Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks O dwellers of Moab Be like a dove that nests at the mouth of a cave Jeremiah 4829 We have heard of Moab’s pomposity his exceeding pride and conceit his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart Jeremiah 4830 I know his insolence” declares the LORD “but it is futile His boasting is as empty as his deeds Jeremiah 4831 Therefore I will wail for Moab I will cry out for all of Moab I will moan for the men of Kirheres Jeremiah 4832 I will weep for you O vine of Sibmah more than I weep for Jazer Your tendrils have extended to the sea they reach even to Jazer The destroyer has descended on your summer fruit and grape harvest Jeremiah 4833 Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard and from the fields of Moab I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses no one treads them with shouts of joy their shouts are not for joy Jeremiah 4834 There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh they raise their voices to Jahaz from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglathshelishiyah for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up Jeremiah 4835 In Moab declares the LORD I will bring an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods Jeremiah 4836 Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab it laments like a flute for the men of Kirheres because the wealth they acquired has perished Jeremiah 4837 For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped on every hand is a gash and around every waist is sackcloth Jeremiah 4838 On all the rooftops of Moab and in the public squares everyone is mourning for I have shattered Moab like an unwanted jar” declares the LORD Jeremiah 4839 “How shattered it is How they wail How Moab has turned his back in shame Moab has become an object of ridicule and horror to all those around him” Jeremiah 4840 For this is what the LORD says “Behold an eagle swoops down and spreads his wings against Moab Jeremiah 4841 Kirioth has been taken and the strongholds seized In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor Jeremiah 4842 Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he vaunted himself against the LORD Jeremiah 4843 Terror and pit and snare await you O dweller of Moab” declares the LORD Jeremiah 4844 “Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment” declares the LORD Jeremiah 4845 “Those who flee will stand helpless in Heshbon’s shadow because fire has gone forth from Heshbon and a flame from within Sihon It devours the foreheads of Moab and the skulls of the sons of tumult Jeremiah 4846 Woe to you O Moab The people of Chemosh have perished for your sons have been taken into exile and your daughters have gone into captivity Jeremiah 4847 Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity” declares the LORD Here ends the judgment on Moab Jeremiah 491 Concerning the Ammonites this is what the LORD says “Has Israel no sons Is he without heir Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad Why have his people settled in their cities Jeremiah 492 Therefore behold the days are coming declares the LORD when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites It will become a heap of ruins and its villages will be burned Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors says the LORD Jeremiah 493 Wail O Heshbon for Ai has been destroyed cry out O daughters of Rabbah Put on sackcloth and mourn run back and forth within your walls for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials Jeremiah 494 Why do you boast of your valleys—your valleys so fruitful O faithless daughter You trust in your riches and say ‘Who can come against me’ Jeremiah 495 Behold I am about to bring terror upon you declares the Lord GOD of Hosts from all those around you You will each be driven headlong with no one to regather the fugitives Jeremiah 496 Yet afterward I will restore the Ammonites from captivity” declares the LORD Jeremiah 497 Concerning Edom this is what the LORD of Hosts says “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman Has counsel perished from the prudent Has their wisdom decayed Jeremiah 498 Turn and run Lie low O dwellers of Dedan for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him Jeremiah 499 If grape gatherers came to you would they not leave some gleanings Were thieves to come in the night would they not steal only what they wanted Jeremiah 4910 But I will strip Esau bare I will uncover his hiding places and he will be unable to conceal himself His descendants will be destroyed along with his relatives and neighbors and he will be no more Jeremiah 4911 Abandon your orphans I will preserve their lives Let your widows trust in Me” Jeremiah 4912 For this is what the LORD says “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it can you possibly remain unpunished You will not go unpunished for you must drink it too Jeremiah 4913 For by Myself I have sworn declares the LORD that Bozrah will become a desolation a disgrace a ruin and a curse and all her cities will be in ruins forever” Jeremiah 4914 I have heard a message from the LORD an envoy has been sent to the nations “Assemble yourselves to march against her Rise up for battle” Jeremiah 4915 “For behold I will make you small among nations despised among men Jeremiah 4916 The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks O occupiers of the mountain summit Though you elevate your nest like the eagle even from there I will bring you down” declares the LORD Jeremiah 4917 “Edom will become an object of horror All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds Jeremiah 4918 As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors” says the LORD “no one will dwell there no man will abide there Jeremiah 4919 Behold one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture For in an instant I will chase Edom from her land Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this For who is like Me and who can challenge Me What shepherd can stand against Me” Jeremiah 4920 Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them Jeremiah 4921 At the sound of their fall the earth will quake their cry will resound to the Red Sea Jeremiah 4922 Look An eagle will soar and swoop down spreading its wings over Bozrah In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor Jeremiah 4923 Concerning Damascus “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame for they have heard a bad report they are agitated like the sea their anxiety cannot be calmed Jeremiah 4924 Damascus has become feeble she has turned to flee Panic has gripped her anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor Jeremiah 4925 How is the city of praise not forsaken the town that brings Me joy Jeremiah 4926 For her young men will fall in the streets and all her warriors will be silenced in that day” declares the LORD of Hosts Jeremiah 4927 “I will set fire to the walls of Damascus it will consume the fortresses of Benhadad” Jeremiah 4928 Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated this is what the LORD says “Rise up advance against Kedar and destroy the people of the east Jeremiah 4929 They will take their tents and flocks their tent curtains and all their goods They will take their camels for themselves They will shout to them ‘Terror is on every side’ Jeremiah 4930 Run Escape quickly Lie low O residents of Hazor” declares the LORD “for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has drawn up a plan against you he has devised a strategy against you Jeremiah 4931 Rise up advance against a nation at ease one that dwells securely” declares the LORD “They have no gates or bars they live alone Jeremiah 4932 Their camels will become plunder and their large herds will be spoil I will scatter to the wind in every direction those who shave their temples I will bring calamity on them from all sides” declares the LORD Jeremiah 4933 “Hazor will become a haunt for jackals a desolation forever No one will dwell there no man will abide there” Jeremiah 4934 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah Jeremiah 4935 This is what the LORD of Hosts says “Behold I will shatter Elam’s bow the mainstay of their might Jeremiah 4936 I will bring the four winds against Elam from the four corners of the heavens and I will scatter them to all these winds There will not be a nation to which Elam’s exiles will not go Jeremiah 4937 So I will shatter Elam before their foes before those who seek their lives I will bring disaster upon them even My fierce anger” declares the LORD “I will send out the sword after them until I finish them off Jeremiah 4938 I will set My throne in Elam and destroy its king and officials” declares the LORD Jeremiah 4939 “Yet in the last days I will restore Elam from captivity” declares the LORD Jeremiah 501 This is the word that the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Chaldeans Jeremiah 502 “Announce and declare to the nations lift up a banner and proclaim it hold nothing back when you say ‘Babylon is captured Bel is put to shame Marduk is shattered her images are disgraced her idols are broken in pieces’ Jeremiah 503 For a nation from the north will come against her it will make her land a desolation No one will live in it both man and beast will flee” Jeremiah 504 “In those days and at that time declares the LORD the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together weeping as they come and will seek the LORD their God Jeremiah 505 They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it They will come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten Jeremiah 506 My people are lost sheep their shepherds have led them astray causing them to roam the mountains They have wandered from mountain to hill they have forgotten their resting place Jeremiah 507 All who found them devoured them and their enemies said ‘We are not guilty for they have sinned against the LORD their true pasture the LORD the hope of their fathers’ Jeremiah 508 Flee from the midst of Babylon depart from the land of the Chaldeans be like the hegoats that lead the flock Jeremiah 509 For behold I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north They will line up against her from the north she will be captured Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return emptyhanded Jeremiah 5010 Chaldea will be plundered all who plunder her will have their fill” declares the LORD Jeremiah 5011 “Because you rejoice because you sing in triumph—you who plunder My inheritance—because you frolic like a heifer treading grain and neigh like stallions Jeremiah 5012 your mother will be greatly ashamed she who bore you will be disgraced Behold she will be the least of the nations a wilderness a dry land and a desert Jeremiah 5013 Because of the wrath of the LORD she will not be inhabited she will become completely desolate All who pass through Babylon will be horrified and will hiss at all her wounds Jeremiah 5014 Line up in formation around Babylon all you who draw the bow Shoot at her Spare no arrows For she has sinned against the LORD Jeremiah 5015 Raise a war cry against her on every side She has thrown up her hands in surrender her towers have fallen her walls are torn down Since this is the vengeance of the LORD take out your vengeance upon her as she has done do the same to her Jeremiah 5016 Cut off the sower from Babylon and the one who wields the sickle at harvest time In the face of the oppressor’s sword each will turn to his own people each will flee to his own land Jeremiah 5017 Israel is a scattered flock chased away by lions The first to devour him was the king of Assyria the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon” Jeremiah 5018 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says “I will punish the king of Babylon and his land as I punished the king of Assyria Jeremiah 5019 I will return Israel to his pasture and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead Jeremiah 5020 In those days and at that time declares the LORD a search will be made for Israel’s guilt but there will be none and for Judah’s sins but they will not be found for I will forgive the remnant I preserve Jeremiah 5021 Go up against the land of Merathaim and against the residents of Pekod Kill them and devote them to destruction Do all that I have commanded you” declares the LORD Jeremiah 5022 “The noise of battle is in the land—the noise of great destruction Jeremiah 5023 How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered What a horror Babylon has become among the nations Jeremiah 5024 I laid a snare for you O Babylon and you were caught before you knew it You were found and captured because you challenged the LORD Jeremiah 5025 The LORD has opened His armory and brought out His weapons of wrath for this is the work of the Lord GOD of Hosts in the land of the Chaldeans Jeremiah 5026 Come against her from the farthest border Break open her granaries pile her up like mounds of grain Devote her to destruction leave her no survivors Jeremiah 5027 Kill all her young bulls let them go down to the slaughter Woe to them for their day has come—the time of their punishment Jeremiah 5028 Listen to the fugitives and refugees from the land of Babylon declaring in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God the vengeance for His temple Jeremiah 5029 Summon the archers against Babylon all who string the bow Encamp all around her let no one escape Repay her according to her deeds do to her as she has done For she has defied the LORD the Holy One of Israel Jeremiah 5030 Therefore her young men will fall in the streets and all her warriors will be silenced in that day” declares the LORD Jeremiah 5031 “Behold I am against you O arrogant one” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts “for your day has come the time when I will punish you Jeremiah 5032 The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him” Jeremiah 5033 This is what the LORD of Hosts says “The sons of Israel are oppressed and the sons of Judah as well All their captors hold them fast refusing to release them Jeremiah 5034 Their Redeemer is strong the LORD of Hosts is His name He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth but turmoil to those who live in Babylon Jeremiah 5035 A sword is against the Chaldeans declares the LORD against those who live in Babylon and against her officials and wise men Jeremiah 5036 A sword is against her false prophets and they will become fools A sword is against her warriors and they will be filled with terror Jeremiah 5037 A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst and they will become like women A sword is against her treasuries and they will be plundered Jeremiah 5038 A drought is upon her waters and they will be dried up For it is a land of graven images and the people go mad over idols Jeremiah 5039 So the desert creatures and hyenas will live there and ostriches will dwell there It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation Jeremiah 5040 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors” declares the LORD “no one will dwell there no man will abide there Jeremiah 5041 Behold an army is coming from the north a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the ends of the earth Jeremiah 5042 They grasp the bow and spear they are cruel and merciless Their voice roars like the sea and they ride upon horses lined up like men in formation against you O Daughter of Babylon Jeremiah 5043 The king of Babylon has heard the report and his hands hang limp Anguish has gripped him pain like that of a woman in labor Jeremiah 5044 Behold one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture For in an instant I will chase Babylon from her land Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this For who is like Me and who can challenge Me What shepherd can stand against Me” Jeremiah 5045 Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them Jeremiah 5046 At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will quake a cry will be heard among the nations Jeremiah 511 This is what the LORD says “Behold I will stir up against Babylon and against the people of Lebkamai the spirit of a destroyer Jeremiah 512 I will send strangers to Babylon to winnow her and empty her land for they will come against her from every side in her day of disaster Jeremiah 513 Do not let the archer bend his bow or put on his armor Do not spare her young men devote all her army to destruction Jeremiah 514 And they will fall slain in the land of the Chaldeans and pierced through in her streets Jeremiah 515 For Israel and Judah have not been abandoned by their God the LORD of Hosts though their land is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel” Jeremiah 516 Flee from Babylon Escape with your lives Do not be destroyed in her punishment For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance He will pay her what she deserves Jeremiah 517 Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD making the whole earth drunk The nations drank her wine therefore the nations have gone mad Jeremiah 518 Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered Wail for her get her balm for her pain perhaps she can be healed Jeremiah 519 “We tried to heal Babylon but she could not be healed Abandon her Let each of us go to his own land for her judgment extends to the sky and reaches to the clouds” Jeremiah 5110 “The LORD has brought forth our vindication come let us tell in Zion what the LORD our God has accomplished” Jeremiah 5111 Sharpen the arrows Fill the quivers The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her for it is the vengeance of the LORD—vengeance for His temple Jeremiah 5112 Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon post the guard station the watchmen prepare the ambush For the LORD has both devised and accomplished what He spoke against the people of Babylon Jeremiah 5113 You who dwell by many waters rich in treasures your end has come the thread of your life is cut Jeremiah 5114 The LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself “Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts and they will shout in triumph over you” Jeremiah 5115 The LORD made the earth by His power He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding Jeremiah 5116 When He thunders the waters in the heavens roar He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses Jeremiah 5117 Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols For his molten images are a fraud and there is no breath in them Jeremiah 5118 They are worthless a work to be mocked In the time of their punishment they will perish Jeremiah 5119 The Portion of Jacob is not like these for He is the Maker of all things and of the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD of Hosts is His name Jeremiah 5120 “You are My war club My weapon for battle With you I shatter nations with you I bring kingdoms to ruin Jeremiah 5121 With you I shatter the horse and rider with you I shatter the chariot and driver Jeremiah 5122 With you I shatter man and woman with you I shatter the old man and the youth with you I shatter the young man and the maiden Jeremiah 5123 With you I shatter the shepherd and his flock with you I shatter the farmer and his oxen with you I shatter the governors and officials Jeremiah 5124 Before your very eyes I will repay Babylon and all the dwellers of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion” declares the LORD Jeremiah 5125 “Behold I am against you O destroying mountain you who devastate the whole earth declares the LORD I will stretch out My hand against you I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain Jeremiah 5126 No one shall retrieve from you a cornerstone or a foundation stone because you will become desolate forever” declares the LORD Jeremiah 5127 “Raise a banner in the land Blow the ram’s horn among the nations Prepare the nations against her Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat Minni and Ashkenaz Appoint a captain against her bring up horses like swarming locusts Jeremiah 5128 Prepare the nations for battle against her—the kings of the Medes their governors and all their officials and all the lands they rule Jeremiah 5129 The earth quakes and writhes because the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand to make the land of Babylon a desolation without inhabitant Jeremiah 5130 The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting they sit in their strongholds Their strength is exhausted they have become like women Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze the bars of her gates are broken Jeremiah 5131 One courier races to meet another and messenger follows messenger to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end Jeremiah 5132 The fords have been seized the marshes set on fire and the soldiers are terrified” Jeremiah 5133 For this is what the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel says “The Daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled In just a little while her harvest time will come” Jeremiah 5134 “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me he has crushed me He has set me aside like an empty vessel he has swallowed me like a monster he filled his belly with my delicacies and vomited me out Jeremiah 5135 May the violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon” says the dweller of Zion “May my blood be on the dwellers of Chaldea” says Jerusalem Jeremiah 5136 Therefore this is what the LORD says “Behold I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry Jeremiah 5137 Babylon will become a heap of rubble a haunt for jackals an object of horror and scorn without inhabitant Jeremiah 5138 They will roar together like young lions they will growl like lion cubs Jeremiah 5139 While they are flushed with heat I will serve them a feast and I will make them drunk so that they may revel then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up declares the LORD Jeremiah 5140 I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter like rams with male goats Jeremiah 5141 How Sheshach has been captured The praise of all the earth has been seized What a horror Babylon has become among the nations Jeremiah 5142 The sea has come up over Babylon she is covered in turbulent waves Jeremiah 5143 Her cities have become a desolation a dry and arid land a land where no one lives where no son of man passes through Jeremiah 5144 I will punish Bel in Babylon I will make him spew out what he swallowed The nations will no longer stream to him even the wall of Babylon will fall Jeremiah 5145 Come out of her My people Save your lives each of you from the fierce anger of the LORD Jeremiah 5146 Do not let your heart grow faint and do not be afraid when the rumor is heard in the land for a rumor will come one year—and then another the next year—of violence in the land and of ruler against ruler Jeremiah 5147 Therefore behold the days are coming when I will punish the idols of Babylon Her entire land will suffer shame and all her slain will lie fallen within her Jeremiah 5148 Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon because the destroyers from the north will come against her” declares the LORD Jeremiah 5149 “Babylon must fall on account of the slain of Israel just as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon Jeremiah 5150 You who have escaped the sword depart and do not linger Remember the LORD from far away and let Jerusalem come to mind” Jeremiah 5151 “We are ashamed because we have heard reproach disgrace has covered our faces because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD’s house” Jeremiah 5152 “Therefore behold the days are coming” declares the LORD “when I will punish her idols and throughout her land the wounded will groan Jeremiah 5153 Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold the destroyers I send will come against her” declares the LORD Jeremiah 5154 “The sound of a cry comes from Babylon the sound of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans Jeremiah 5155 For the LORD will destroy Babylon He will silence her mighty voice The waves will roar like great waters the tumult of their voices will resound Jeremiah 5156 For a destroyer is coming against her—against Babylon Her warriors will be captured and their bows will be broken for the LORD is a God of retribution He will repay in full Jeremiah 5157 I will make her princes and wise men drunk along with her governors officials and warriors Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up” declares the King whose name is the LORD of Hosts Jeremiah 5158 This is what the LORD of Hosts says “Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled and her high gates consumed by fire So the labor of the people will be for nothing the nations will exhaust themselves to fuel the flames” Jeremiah 5159 This is the message that Jeremiah the prophet gave to the quartermaster Seraiah son of Neriah the son of Mahseiah when he went to Babylon with King Zedekiah of Judah in the fourth year of Zedekiah’s reign Jeremiah 5160 Jeremiah had written on a single scroll about all the disaster that would come upon Babylon—all these words that had been written concerning Babylon Jeremiah 5161 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah “When you get to Babylon see that you read all these words aloud Jeremiah 5162 and say ‘O LORD You have promised to cut off this place so that no one will remain—neither man nor beast Indeed it will be desolate forever’ Jeremiah 5163 When you finish reading this scroll tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates Jeremiah 5164 Then you are to say ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the disaster I will bring upon her And her people will grow weary’” Here end the words of Jeremiah Jeremiah 521 Zedekiah was twentyone years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah she was from Libnah Jeremiah 522 And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD just as Jehoiakim had done Jeremiah 523 For because of the anger of the LORD all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah until He finally banished them from His presence And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon Jeremiah 524 So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign on the tenth day of the tenth month Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it Jeremiah 525 And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year Jeremiah 526 By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food Jeremiah 527 Then the city was breached and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden They headed toward the Arabah Jeremiah 528 but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho and his whole army deserted him Jeremiah 529 The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah Jeremiah 5210 There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes and he also killed all the officials of Judah Jeremiah 5211 Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon where he kept him in custody until his dying day Jeremiah 5212 On the tenth day of the fifth month in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon Nebuzaradan captain of the guard a servant of the king of Babylon entered Jerusalem Jeremiah 5213 He burned down the house of the LORD the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building Jeremiah 5214 And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem Jeremiah 5215 Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the craftsmen Jeremiah 5216 But Nebuzaradan captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields Jeremiah 5217 Moreover the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD and they carried all the bronze to Babylon Jeremiah 5218 They also took away the pots shovels wick trimmers sprinkling bowls dishes and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service Jeremiah 5219 The captain of the guard also took away the basins censers sprinkling bowls pots lampstands pans and drink offering bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver Jeremiah 5220 As for the two pillars the Sea the twelve bronze bulls under it and the movable stands that King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure Jeremiah 5221 Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference each was hollow four fingers thick Jeremiah 5222 The bronze capital atop one pillar was five cubits high with a network of bronze pomegranates all around The second pillar with its pomegranates was similar Jeremiah 5223 Each capital had ninetysix pomegranates on the sides and a total of a hundred pomegranates were above the surrounding network Jeremiah 5224 The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest Zephaniah the priest of second rank and the three doorkeepers Jeremiah 5225 Of those still in the city he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war as well as seven trusted royal advisers He also took the scribe of the captain of the army who had enlisted the people of the land and sixty men who were found in the city Jeremiah 5226 Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah Jeremiah 5227 There at Riblah in the land of Hamath the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death So Judah was taken into exile away from its own land Jeremiah 5228 These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away in the seventh year 3023 Jews Jeremiah 5229 in Nebuchadnezzar’s eighteenth year 832 people from Jerusalem Jeremiah 5230 in Nebuchadnezzar’s twentythird year Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away 745 Jews So in all 4600 people were taken away Jeremiah 5231 On the twentyfifth day of the twelfth month of the thirtyseventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah in the first year of the reign of Evilmerodach king of Babylon he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison Jeremiah 5232 And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon Jeremiah 5233 So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life Jeremiah 5234 And the king of Babylon provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life until the day of his death Lamentations 11 How lonely lies the city once so full of people She who was great among the nations has become a widow The princess of the provinces has become a slave Lamentations 12 She weeps aloud in the night with tears upon her cheeks Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her All her friends have betrayed her they have become her enemies Lamentations 13 Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress Lamentations 14 The roads to Zion mourn because no one comes to her appointed feasts All her gates are deserted her priests groan her maidens grieve and she herself is bitter with anguish Lamentations 15 Her foes have become her masters her enemies are at ease For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy Lamentations 16 All the splendor has departed from the Daughter of Zion Her princes are like deer that find no pasture they lack the strength to flee in the face of the hunter Lamentations 17 In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old When her people fell into enemy hands she received no help Her enemies looked upon her laughing at her downfall Lamentations 18 Jerusalem has sinned greatly therefore she has become an object of scorn All who honored her now despise her for they have seen her nakedness she herself groans and turns away Lamentations 19 Her uncleanness stains her skirts she did not consider her end Her downfall was astounding there was no one to comfort her Look O LORD on my affliction for the enemy has triumphed Lamentations 110 The adversary has seized all her treasures For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary—those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly Lamentations 111 All her people groan as they search for bread They have traded their treasures for food to keep themselves alive Look O LORD and consider for I have become despised Lamentations 112 Is this nothing to you all you who pass by Look around and see Is there any sorrow like mine which was inflicted on me which the LORD made me suffer on the day of His fierce anger Lamentations 113 He sent fire from on high and it overpowered my bones He spread a net for my feet and turned me back He made me desolate faint all the day long Lamentations 114 My transgressions are bound into a yoke knit together by His hand they are draped over my neck and the Lord has broken my strength He has delivered me into the hands of those I cannot withstand Lamentations 115 The Lord has rejected all the mighty men in my midst He has summoned an army against me to crush my young warriors Like grapes in a winepress the Lord has trampled the Virgin Daughter of Judah Lamentations 116 For these things I weep my eyes flow with tears For there is no one nearby to comfort me no one to revive my soul My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed Lamentations 117 Zion stretches out her hands but there is no one to comfort her The LORD has decreed against Jacob that his neighbors become his foes Jerusalem has become an unclean thing among them Lamentations 118 The LORD is righteous yet I rebelled against His command Listen all you people look upon my suffering My young men and maidens have gone into captivity Lamentations 119 I called out to my lovers but they have betrayed me My priests and elders perished in the city while they searched for food to keep themselves alive Lamentations 120 See O LORD how distressed I am I am churning within my heart is pounding within me for I have been most rebellious Outside the sword bereaves inside there is death Lamentations 121 People have heard my groaning but there is no one to comfort me All my enemies have heard of my trouble they are glad that You have caused it May You bring the day You have announced so that they may become like me Lamentations 122 Let all their wickedness come before You and deal with them as You have dealt with me because of all my transgressions For my groans are many and my heart is faint Lamentations 21 How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of His anger He has cast the glory of Israel from heaven to earth He has abandoned His footstool in the day of His anger Lamentations 22 Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah He brought to the ground and defiled her kingdom and its princes Lamentations 23 In fierce anger He has cut off every horn of Israel and withdrawn His right hand at the approach of the enemy He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire that consumes everything around it Lamentations 24 He has bent His bow like an enemy His right hand is positioned Like a foe He has killed all who were pleasing to the eye He has poured out His wrath like fire on the tent of the Daughter of Zion Lamentations 25 The Lord is like an enemy He has swallowed up Israel He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for the Daughter of Judah Lamentations 26 He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth He has destroyed His place of meeting The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest Lamentations 27 The Lord has rejected His altar He has abandoned His sanctuary He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast Lamentations 28 The LORD determined to destroy the wall of the Daughter of Zion He stretched out a measuring line and did not withdraw His hand from destroying He made the ramparts and walls lament together they waste away Lamentations 29 Her gates have sunk into the ground He has destroyed and shattered their bars Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations the law is no more and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD Lamentations 210 The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground Lamentations 211 My eyes fail from weeping I am churning within My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people because children and infants faint in the streets of the city Lamentations 212 They cry out to their mothers “Where is the grain and wine” as they faint like the wounded in the streets of the city as their lives fade away in the arms of their mothers Lamentations 213 What can I say for you To what can I compare you O Daughter of Jerusalem To what can I liken you that I may console you O Virgin Daughter of Zion For your wound is as deep as the sea Who can ever heal you Lamentations 214 The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading Lamentations 215 All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty the joy of all the earth” Lamentations 216 All your enemies open their mouths against you They hiss and gnash their teeth saying “We have swallowed her up This is the day for which we have waited We have lived to see it” Lamentations 217 The LORD has done what He planned He has accomplished His decree which He ordained in days of old He has overthrown you without pity He has let the enemy gloat over you and exalted the horn of your foes Lamentations 218 The hearts of the people cry out to the Lord O wall of the Daughter of Zion let your tears run down like a river day and night Give yourself no relief and your eyes no rest Lamentations 219 Arise cry out in the night from the first watch of the night Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger on the corner of every street Lamentations 220 Look O LORD and consider Whom have You ever treated like this Should women eat their offspring the infants they have nurtured Should priests and prophets be killed in the sanctuary of the Lord Lamentations 221 Both young and old lie together in the dust of the streets My young men and maidens have fallen by the sword You have slain them in the day of Your anger You have slaughtered them without compassion Lamentations 222 You summoned my terrors on every side as for the day of an appointed feast In the day of the LORD’s anger no one escaped or survived my enemy has destroyed those I nurtured and reared Lamentations 31 I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath Lamentations 32 He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light Lamentations 33 Indeed He keeps turning His hand against me all day long Lamentations 34 He has worn away my flesh and skin He has shattered my bones Lamentations 35 He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship Lamentations 36 He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages Lamentations 37 He has walled me in so I cannot escape He has weighed me down with chains Lamentations 38 Even when I cry out and plead for help He shuts out my prayer Lamentations 39 He has barred my ways with cut stones He has made my paths crooked Lamentations 310 He is a bear lying in wait a lion hiding in ambush Lamentations 311 He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces He left me without help Lamentations 312 He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow Lamentations 313 He pierced my kidneys with His arrows Lamentations 314 I am a laughingstock to all my people they mock me in song all day long Lamentations 315 He has filled me with bitterness He has intoxicated me with wormwood Lamentations 316 He has ground my teeth with gravel and trampled me in the dust Lamentations 317 My soul has been deprived of peace I have forgotten what prosperity is Lamentations 318 So I say “My strength has perished along with my hope from the LORD” Lamentations 319 Remember my affliction and wandering the wormwood and the gall Lamentations 320 Surely my soul remembers and is humbled within me Lamentations 321 Yet I call this to mind and therefore I have hope Lamentations 322 Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed for His mercies never fail Lamentations 323 They are new every morning great is Your faithfulness Lamentations 324 “The LORD is my portion” says my soul “therefore I will hope in Him” Lamentations 325 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him to the soul who seeks Him Lamentations 326 It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD Lamentations 327 It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young Lamentations 328 Let him sit alone in silence for the LORD has laid it upon him Lamentations 329 Let him bury his face in the dust—perhaps there is still hope Lamentations 330 Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him let him be filled with reproach Lamentations 331 For the Lord will not cast us off forever Lamentations 332 Even if He causes grief He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion Lamentations 333 For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men Lamentations 334 To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land Lamentations 335 to deny a man justice before the Most High Lamentations 336 to subvert a man in his lawsuit—of these the Lord does not approve Lamentations 337 Who has spoken and it came to pass unless the Lord has ordained it Lamentations 338 Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High Lamentations 339 Why should any mortal man complain in view of his sins Lamentations 340 Let us examine and test our ways and turn back to the LORD Lamentations 341 Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven Lamentations 342 “We have sinned and rebelled You have not forgiven” Lamentations 343 You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us You have killed without pity Lamentations 344 You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through Lamentations 345 You have made us scum and refuse among the nations Lamentations 346 All our enemies open their mouths against us Lamentations 347 Panic and pitfall have come upon us—devastation and destruction Lamentations 348 Streams of tears flow from my eyes over the destruction of the daughter of my people Lamentations 349 My eyes overflow unceasingly without relief Lamentations 350 until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees Lamentations 351 My eyes bring grief to my soul because of all the daughters of my city Lamentations 352 Without cause my enemies hunted me like a bird Lamentations 353 They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me Lamentations 354 The waters flowed over my head and I thought I was going to die Lamentations 355 I called on Your name O LORD out of the depths of the Pit Lamentations 356 You heard my plea “Do not ignore my cry for relief” Lamentations 357 You drew near when I called on You You said “Do not be afraid” Lamentations 358 You defend my cause O Lord You redeem my life Lamentations 359 You have seen O LORD the wrong done to me vindicate my cause Lamentations 360 You have seen all their malice all their plots against me Lamentations 361 O LORD You have heard their insults all their plots against me— Lamentations 362 the slander and murmuring of my assailants against me all day long Lamentations 363 When they sit and when they rise see how they mock me in song Lamentations 364 You will pay them back what they deserve O LORD according to the work of their hands Lamentations 365 Put a veil of anguish over their hearts may Your curse be upon them Lamentations 366 You will pursue them in anger and exterminate them from under Your heavens O LORD Lamentations 41 How the gold has become tarnished the pure gold has become dull The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner Lamentations 42 How the precious sons of Zion once worth their weight in pure gold are now esteemed as jars of clay the work of a potter’s hands Lamentations 43 Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young but the daughter of my people has become cruel like an ostrich in the wilderness Lamentations 44 The nursing infant’s tongue clings in thirst to the roof of his mouth Little children beg for bread but no one gives them any Lamentations 45 Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps Lamentations 46 The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her Lamentations 47 Her dignitaries were brighter than snow whiter than milk their bodies were more ruddy than rubies their appearance like sapphires Lamentations 48 But now their appearance is blacker than soot they are not recognized in the streets Their skin has shriveled on their bones it has become as dry as a stick Lamentations 49 Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger who waste away pierced with pain because the fields lack produce Lamentations 410 The hands of compassionate women have cooked their own children who became their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people Lamentations 411 The LORD has exhausted His wrath He has poured out His fierce anger He has kindled a fire in Zion and it has consumed her foundations Lamentations 412 The kings of the earth did not believe nor any people of the world that an enemy or a foe could enter the gates of Jerusalem Lamentations 413 But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst Lamentations 414 They wandered blind in the streets defiled by this blood so that no one dared to touch their garments Lamentations 415 “Go away Unclean” men shouted at them “Away away Do not touch us” So they fled and wandered Among the nations it was said “They can stay here no longer” Lamentations 416 The presence of the LORD has scattered them He regards them no more The priests are shown no honor the elders find no favor Lamentations 417 All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us Lamentations 418 They stalked our every step so that we could not walk in our streets Our end drew near our time ran out for our end had come Lamentations 419 Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness Lamentations 420 The LORD’s anointed the breath of our life was captured in their pits We had said of him “Under his shadow we will live among the nations” Lamentations 421 So rejoice and be glad O Daughter of Edom you who dwell in the land of Uz Yet the cup will pass to you as well you will get drunk and expose yourself Lamentations 422 O Daughter of Zion your punishment is complete He will not prolong your exile But He will punish your iniquity O Daughter of Edom He will expose your sins Lamentations 51 Remember O LORD what has happened to us Look and see our disgrace Lamentations 52 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers our houses to foreigners Lamentations 53 We have become fatherless orphans our mothers are widows Lamentations 54 We must buy the water we drink our wood comes at a price Lamentations 55 We are closely pursued we are weary and find no rest Lamentations 56 We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread Lamentations 57 Our fathers sinned and are no more but we bear their punishment Lamentations 58 Slaves rule over us there is no one to deliver us from their hands Lamentations 59 We get our bread at the risk of our lives because of the sword in the wilderness Lamentations 510 Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger Lamentations 511 Women have been ravished in Zion virgins in the cities of Judah Lamentations 512 Princes have been hung up by their hands elders receive no respect Lamentations 513 Young men toil at millstones boys stagger under loads of wood Lamentations 514 The elders have left the city gate the young men have stopped their music Lamentations 515 Joy has left our hearts our dancing has turned to mourning Lamentations 516 The crown has fallen from our head Woe to us for we have sinned Lamentations 517 Because of this our hearts are faint because of these our eyes grow dim— Lamentations 518 because of Mount Zion which lies desolate patrolled by foxes Lamentations 519 You O LORD reign forever Your throne endures from generation to generation Lamentations 520 Why have You forgotten us forever Why have You forsaken us for so long Lamentations 521 Restore us to Yourself O LORD so we may return renew our days as of old Lamentations 522 unless You have utterly rejected us and remain angry with us beyond measure Ezekiel 11 In the thirtieth year on the fifth day of the fourth month while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar the heavens opened and I saw visions of God Ezekiel 12 On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin— Ezekiel 13 the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest the son of Buzi in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar And there the LORD’s hand was upon him Ezekiel 14 I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber Ezekiel 15 and within it was the form of four living creatures And this was their appearance They had a human form Ezekiel 16 but each had four faces and four wings Ezekiel 17 Their legs were straight and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf gleaming like polished bronze Ezekiel 18 Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands All four living creatures had faces and wings Ezekiel 19 and their wings were touching one another They did not turn as they moved each one went straight ahead Ezekiel 110 The form of their faces was that of a man and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side the face of an ox on the left side and also the face of an eagle Ezekiel 111 Such were their faces Their wings were spread upward each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side and two wings covering its body Ezekiel 112 Each creature went straight ahead Wherever the spirit would go they would go without turning as they moved Ezekiel 113 In the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire or of torches Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures it was bright and lightning flashed out of it Ezekiel 114 The creatures were darting back and forth as quickly as flashes of lightning Ezekiel 115 When I looked at the living creatures I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces Ezekiel 116 The workmanship of the wheels looked like the gleam of beryl and all four had the same likeness Their workmanship looked like a wheel within a wheel Ezekiel 117 As they moved they went in any of the four directions without pivoting as they moved Ezekiel 118 Their rims were high and awesome and all four rims were full of eyes all around Ezekiel 119 So as the living creatures moved the wheels moved beside them and when the creatures rose from the ground the wheels also rose Ezekiel 120 Wherever the spirit would go they would go and the wheels would rise alongside them because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels Ezekiel 121 When the creatures moved the wheels moved when the creatures stood still the wheels stood still and when the creatures rose from the ground the wheels rose alongside them because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels Ezekiel 122 Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse gleaming like crystal Ezekiel 123 And under the expanse their wings stretched out toward one another Each one also had two wings covering its body Ezekiel 124 When the creatures moved I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters like the voice of the Almighty like the tumult of an army When they stood still they lowered their wings Ezekiel 125 And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads as they stood still with their wings lowered Ezekiel 126 Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man Ezekiel 127 From what seemed to be His waist up I saw a gleam like amber with what looked like fire within it all around And from what seemed to be His waist down I saw what looked like fire and brilliant light surrounded Him Ezekiel 128 The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD And when I saw it I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking Ezekiel 21 “Son of man” He said to me “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you” Ezekiel 22 And as He spoke to me the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet and I heard Him speaking to me Ezekiel 23 “Son of man” He said to me “I am sending you to the Israelites to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me Ezekiel 24 They are obstinate and stubborn children I am sending you to them and you are to say to them ‘This is what the Lord GOD says’ Ezekiel 25 And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them Ezekiel 26 But you son of man do not be afraid of them or their words Do not be afraid though briers and thorns surround you and you dwell among scorpions Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence though they are a rebellious house Ezekiel 27 But speak My words to them whether they listen or refuse to listen for they are rebellious Ezekiel 28 And you son of man listen to what I tell you Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house Open your mouth and eat what I give you” Ezekiel 29 Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me and in it was a scroll Ezekiel 210 which He unrolled before me And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation mourning and woe Ezekiel 31 “Son of man” He said to me “eat what you find here Eat this scroll then go and speak to the house of Israel” Ezekiel 32 So I opened my mouth and He fed me the scroll Ezekiel 33 “Son of man” He said to me “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you” So I ate and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth Ezekiel 34 Then He said to me “Son of man go now to the house of Israel and speak My words to them Ezekiel 35 For you are not being sent to a people of unfamiliar speech or difficult language but to the house of Israel— Ezekiel 36 not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand Surely if I had sent you to them they would have listened to you Ezekiel 37 But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you since they are unwilling to listen to Me For the whole house of Israel is hardheaded and hardhearted Ezekiel 38 Behold I will make your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads Ezekiel 39 I will make your forehead like a diamond harder than flint Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence even though they are a rebellious house” Ezekiel 310 “Son of man” He added “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you and take them to heart Ezekiel 311 Go to your people the exiles speak to them and tell them ‘This is what the Lord GOD says’ whether they listen or refuse to listen” Ezekiel 312 Then the Spirit lifted me up and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me “Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His dwelling place” Ezekiel 313 It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against one another and the sound of the wheels beside them a great rumbling sound Ezekiel 314 So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit with the strong hand of the LORD upon me Ezekiel 315 I came to the exiles at Telabib who dwelt by the River Kebar And for seven days I sat where they sat and remained there among them overwhelmed Ezekiel 316 At the end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 317 “Son of man I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel Whenever you hear a word from My mouth give them a warning from Me Ezekiel 318 If I say to the wicked man ‘You will surely die’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life that wicked man will die in his iniquity and I will hold you responsible for his blood Ezekiel 319 But if you warn a wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness and his wicked way he will die in his iniquity but you will have saved yourself Ezekiel 320 Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity and I put a stumbling block before him he will die If you did not warn him he will die in his sin and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered And I will hold you responsible for his blood Ezekiel 321 But if you warn the righteous man not to sin and he does not sin he will indeed live because he heeded your warning and you will have saved yourself” Ezekiel 322 And there the hand of the LORD was upon me and He said to me “Get up go out to the plain and there I will speak with you” Ezekiel 323 So I got up and went out to the plain and behold the glory of the LORD was present there like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar and I fell facedown Ezekiel 324 Then the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet He spoke with me and said “Go shut yourself inside your house Ezekiel 325 And you son of man they will tie with ropes and you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people Ezekiel 326 I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them though they are a rebellious house Ezekiel 327 But when I speak with you I will open your mouth and you are to tell them ‘This is what the Lord GOD says’ Whoever listens let him listen and whoever refuses let him refuse for they are a rebellious house Ezekiel 41 “Now you son of man take a brick place it before you and draw on it the city of Jerusalem Ezekiel 42 Then lay siege against it Construct a siege wall build a ramp to it set up camps against it and place battering rams around it on all sides Ezekiel 43 Then take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege and besiege it This will be a sign to the house of Israel Ezekiel 44 Then lie down on your left side and place the iniquity of the house of Israel upon yourself You are to bear their iniquity for the number of days you lie on your side Ezekiel 45 For I have assigned to you 390 days according to the number of years of their iniquity So you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Israel Ezekiel 46 When you have completed these days lie down again but on your right side and bear the iniquity of the house of Judah I have assigned to you 40 days a day for each year Ezekiel 47 You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared and prophesy against it Ezekiel 48 Now behold I will tie you up with ropes so you cannot turn from side to side until you have finished the days of your siege Ezekiel 49 But take wheat barley beans lentils millet and spelt put them in a single container and make them into bread for yourself This is what you are to eat during the 390 days you lie on your side Ezekiel 410 You are to weigh out twenty shekels of food to eat each day and you are to eat it at set times Ezekiel 411 You are also to measure out a sixth of a hin of water to drink and you are to drink it at set times Ezekiel 412 And you shall eat the food as you would a barley cake after you bake it over dried human excrement in the sight of the people” Ezekiel 413 Then the LORD said “This is how the Israelites will eat their defiled bread among the nations to which I will banish them” Ezekiel 414 “Ah Lord GOD” I said “I have never defiled myself From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth” Ezekiel 415 “Look” He replied “I will let you use cow dung instead of human excrement and you may bake your bread over that” Ezekiel 416 Then He told me “Son of man I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight and in despair they will drink water by measure Ezekiel 417 So they will lack food and water they will be appalled at the sight of one another wasting away in their iniquity Ezekiel 51 “As for you son of man take a sharp sword use it as a barber’s razor and shave your head and beard Then take a set of scales and divide the hair Ezekiel 52 When the days of the siege have ended you are to burn up a third of the hair inside the city you are also to take a third and slash it with the sword all around the city and you are to scatter a third to the wind For I will unleash a sword behind them Ezekiel 53 But you are to take a few strands of hair and secure them in the folds of your garment Ezekiel 54 Again take a few of these throw them into the fire and burn them From there a fire will spread to the whole house of Israel Ezekiel 55 This is what the Lord GOD says ‘This is Jerusalem which I have set in the center of the nations with countries all around her Ezekiel 56 But she has rebelled against My ordinances more wickedly than the nations and against My statutes worse than the countries around her For her people have rejected My ordinances and have not walked in My statutes’ Ezekiel 57 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says ‘You have been more insubordinate than the nations around you you have not walked in My statutes or kept My ordinances nor have you even conformed to the ordinances of the nations around you’ Ezekiel 58 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Behold I Myself am against you Jerusalem and I will execute judgments among you in the sight of the nations Ezekiel 59 Because of all your abominations I will do to you what I have never done before and will never do again Ezekiel 510 As a result fathers among you will eat their sons and sons will eat their fathers I will execute judgments against you and scatter all your remnant to every wind’ Ezekiel 511 Therefore as surely as I live declares the Lord GOD because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations I Myself will withdraw My favor I will not look upon you with pity nor will I spare you Ezekiel 512 A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you a third will fall by the sword outside your walls and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them Ezekiel 513 And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them I will be appeased And when I have spent My wrath on them they will know that I the LORD in My zeal have spoken Ezekiel 514 I will make you a ruin and a disgrace among the nations around you in the sight of all who pass by Ezekiel 515 So you will be a reproach and a taunt a warning and a horror to the nations around you when I execute judgments against you in anger wrath and raging fury I the LORD have spoken Ezekiel 516 When I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food Ezekiel 517 I will send famine and wild beasts against you and they will leave you childless Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you and I will bring a sword against you I the LORD have spoken” Ezekiel 61 And the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 62 “Son of man set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them Ezekiel 63 You are to say ‘O mountains of Israel hear the word of the Lord GOD This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills to the ravines and valleys I am about to bring a sword against you and I will destroy your high places Ezekiel 64 Your altars will be demolished and your incense altars will be smashed and I will cast down your slain before your idols Ezekiel 65 I will lay the corpses of the Israelites before their idols and scatter your bones around your altars Ezekiel 66 Wherever you live the cities will be laid waste and the high places will be demolished so that your altars will be laid waste and desecrated your idols smashed and obliterated your incense altars cut down and your works blotted out Ezekiel 67 The slain will fall among you and you will know that I am the LORD Ezekiel 68 Yet I will leave a remnant for some of you will escape the sword when you are scattered among the nations and throughout the lands Ezekiel 69 Then in the nations to which they have been carried captive your survivors will remember Me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me and by their eyes that lusted after idols So they will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their abominations Ezekiel 610 And they will know that I am the LORD I did not declare in vain that I would bring this calamity upon them Ezekiel 611 This is what the Lord GOD says Clap your hands stomp your feet and cry out “Alas” because of all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel who will fall by sword and famine and plague Ezekiel 612 He who is far off will die by the plague he who is near will fall by the sword and he who remains will die by famine So I will vent My fury upon them Ezekiel 613 Then you will know that I am the LORD when their slain lie among their idols around their altars on every high hill on all the mountaintops and under every green tree and leafy oak—the places where they offered fragrant incense to all their idols Ezekiel 614 I will stretch out My hand against them and wherever they live I will make the land a desolate waste from the wilderness to Diblah Then they will know that I am the LORD’” Ezekiel 71 And the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 72 “O son of man this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel ‘The end The end has come upon the four corners of the land Ezekiel 73 The end is now upon you and I will unleash My anger against you I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations Ezekiel 74 I will not look on you with pity nor will I spare you but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you Then you will know that I am the LORD’ Ezekiel 75 This is what the Lord GOD says ‘Disaster An unprecedented disaster—behold it is coming Ezekiel 76 The end has come The end has come It has roused itself against you Behold it has come Ezekiel 77 Doom has come to you O inhabitants of the land The time has come the day is near there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy Ezekiel 78 Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations Ezekiel 79 I will not look on you with pity nor will I spare you but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you Then you will know that it is I the LORD who strikes the blow Ezekiel 710 Behold the day is here It has come Doom has gone out the rod has budded arrogance has bloomed Ezekiel 711 Their violence has grown into a rod to punish their wickedness None of them will remain none of their multitude none of their wealth and nothing of value Ezekiel 712 The time has come the day has arrived Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn for wrath is upon the whole multitude Ezekiel 713 The seller will surely not recover what he sold while both remain alive For the vision concerning the whole multitude will not be revoked and because of their iniquity not one of them will preserve his life Ezekiel 714 They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready but no one goes to war for My wrath is upon the whole multitude Ezekiel 715 The sword is outside plague and famine are within Those in the country will die by the sword and those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague Ezekiel 716 The survivors will escape and live in the mountains moaning like doves of the valley each for his own iniquity Ezekiel 717 Every hand will go limp and every knee will turn to water Ezekiel 718 They will put on sackcloth and terror will overwhelm them Shame will cover all their faces and all their heads will be shaved Ezekiel 719 They will throw their silver into the streets and their gold will seem unclean Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity Ezekiel 720 His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them Ezekiel 721 And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth who will defile them Ezekiel 722 I will turn My face away from them and they will defile My treasured place Violent men will enter it and they will defile it Ezekiel 723 Forge the chain for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed and the city is full of violence Ezekiel 724 So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses I will end the pride of the mighty and their holy places will be profaned Ezekiel 725 Anguish is coming They will seek peace but find none Ezekiel 726 Disaster upon disaster will come and rumor after rumor Then they will seek a vision from a prophet but instruction from the priests will perish as will counsel from the elders Ezekiel 727 The king will mourn the prince will be clothed with despair and the hands of the people of the land will tremble I will deal with them according to their conduct and I will judge them by their own standards Then they will know that I am the LORD’” Ezekiel 81 In the sixth year on the fifth day of the sixth month I was sitting in my house and the elders of Judah were sitting before me and there the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me Ezekiel 82 Then I looked and saw a figure like that of a man From His waist down His appearance was like fire and from His waist up He was as bright as the gleam of amber Ezekiel 83 He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court where the idol that provokes jealousy was seated Ezekiel 84 And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel like the vision I had seen in the plain Ezekiel 85 “Son of man” He said to me “now lift up your eyes to the north” So I lifted up my eyes to the north and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate I saw this idol of jealousy Ezekiel 86 “Son of man” He said to me “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary Yet you will see even greater abominations” Ezekiel 87 Then He brought me to the entrance to the court and I looked and saw a hole in the wall Ezekiel 88 “Son of man” He told me “dig through the wall” So I dug through the wall and discovered a doorway Ezekiel 89 Then He said to me “Go in and see the wicked abominations they are committing here” Ezekiel 810 So I went in and looked and engraved all around the wall was every kind of crawling creature and detestable beast along with all the idols of the house of Israel Ezekiel 811 Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them Each had a censer in his hand and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising Ezekiel 812 “Son of man” He said to me “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness each at the shrine of his own idol For they are saying ‘The LORD does not see us the LORD has forsaken the land’” Ezekiel 813 Again He told me “You will see them committing even greater abominations” Ezekiel 814 Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD and I saw women sitting there weeping for Tammuz Ezekiel 815 “Son of man” He said to me “do you see this Yet you will see even greater abominations than these” Ezekiel 816 So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD between the portico and the altar were about twentyfive men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun Ezekiel 817 “Son of man” He said to me “do you see this Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger Look they are even putting the branch to their nose Ezekiel 818 Therefore I will respond with wrath I will not look on them with pity nor will I spare them Although they shout loudly in My ears I will not listen to them” Ezekiel 91 Then I heard Him call out in a loud voice saying “Draw near O executioners of the city each with a weapon of destruction in hand” Ezekiel 92 And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate which faces north each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar Ezekiel 93 Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim where it had been and moved to the threshold of the temple And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side Ezekiel 94 “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem” said the LORD “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there” Ezekiel 95 And as I listened He said to the others “Follow him through the city and start killing do not show pity or spare anyone Ezekiel 96 Slaughter the old men the young men and maidens the women and children but do not go near anyone who has the mark Now begin at My sanctuary” So they began with the elders who were before the temple Ezekiel 97 Then He told them “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain Go forth” So they went out and began killing throughout the city Ezekiel 98 While they were killing I was left alone And I fell facedown and cried out “Oh Lord GOD when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel” Ezekiel 99 He replied “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great The land is full of bloodshed and the city is full of perversity For they say ‘The LORD has forsaken the land the LORD does not see’ Ezekiel 910 But as for Me I will not look on them with pity nor will I spare them I will bring their deeds down upon their own heads” Ezekiel 911 Then the man clothed in linen with the writing kit at his side reported back “I have done as You commanded” Ezekiel 101 And I looked and saw above the expanse above the heads of the cherubim the likeness of a throne of sapphire Ezekiel 102 And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city” And as I watched he went in Ezekiel 103 Now when the man went in the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple and a cloud filled the inner court Ezekiel 104 Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple The temple was filled with the cloud and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD Ezekiel 105 The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks Ezekiel 106 When the LORD commanded the man clothed in linen saying “Take fire from within the wheelwork from among the cherubim” the man went in and stood beside a wheel Ezekiel 107 Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand and took some of the fire that was among them And he put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen who received it and went out Ezekiel 108 The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings Ezekiel 109 Then I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim one wheel beside each cherub And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone Ezekiel 1010 As for their appearance all four had the same form like a wheel within a wheel Ezekiel 1011 When they moved they would go in any of the four directions without turning as they moved For wherever the head faced the cherubim would go in that direction without turning as they moved Ezekiel 1012 Their entire bodies including their backs hands and wings were full of eyes all around as were their four wheels Ezekiel 1013 I heard the wheels being called “the whirling wheels” Ezekiel 1014 Each of the cherubim had four faces the first face was that of a cherub the second that of a man the third that of a lion and the fourth that of an eagle Ezekiel 1015 Then the cherubim rose upward These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar Ezekiel 1016 When the cherubim moved the wheels moved beside them and even when they spread their wings to rise from the ground the wheels did not veer away from their side Ezekiel 1017 When the cherubim stood still the wheels also stood still and when they ascended the wheels ascended with them for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels Ezekiel 1018 Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim Ezekiel 1019 As I watched the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground with the wheels beside them as they went And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD with the glory of the God of Israel above them Ezekiel 1020 These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar and I knew that they were cherubim Ezekiel 1021 Each had four faces and four wings with what looked like human hands under their wings Ezekiel 1022 Their faces looked like the faces I had seen by the River Kebar Each creature went straight ahead Ezekiel 111 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that faces east And there at the entrance of the gate were twentyfive men Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah who were leaders of the people Ezekiel 112 And the LORD said to me “Son of man these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city Ezekiel 113 They are saying ‘Is not the time near to build houses The city is the cooking pot and we are the meat’ Ezekiel 114 Therefore prophesy against them prophesy O son of man” Ezekiel 115 And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me and told me to declare that this is what the LORD says “That is what you are thinking O house of Israel and I know the thoughts that arise in your minds Ezekiel 116 You have multiplied those you killed in this city and filled its streets with the dead Ezekiel 117 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says The slain you have laid within this city are the meat and the city is the pot but I will remove you from it Ezekiel 118 You fear the sword so I will bring the sword against you declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 119 I will bring you out of the city and deliver you into the hands of foreigners and I will execute judgments against you Ezekiel 1110 You will fall by the sword and I will judge you even to the borders of Israel Then you will know that I am the LORD Ezekiel 1111 The city will not be a pot for you nor will you be the meat within it I will judge you even to the borders of Israel Ezekiel 1112 Then you will know that I am the LORD For you have neither followed My statutes nor practiced My ordinances but you have conformed to the ordinances of the nations around you” Ezekiel 1113 Now as I was prophesying Pelatiah son of Benaiah died Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice “Oh Lord GOD will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end” Ezekiel 1114 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 1115 “Son of man your brothers—your relatives your fellow exiles and the whole house of Israel—are those of whom the people of Jerusalem have said ‘They are far away from the LORD this land has been given to us as a possession’ Ezekiel 1116 Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Although 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 to which they have gone’ Ezekiel 1117 Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered and I will give back to you the land of Israel’ Ezekiel 1118 When they return to it they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations Ezekiel 1119 And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh Ezekiel 1120 so that they may follow My statutes keep My ordinances and practice them Then they will be My people and I will be their God Ezekiel 1121 But as for those whose hearts pursue detestable things and abominations I will bring their conduct down upon their own heads declares the Lord GOD” Ezekiel 1122 Then the cherubim with the wheels beside them spread their wings and the glory of the God of Israel was above them Ezekiel 1123 And the glory of the LORD rose up from within the city and stood over the mountain east of the city Ezekiel 1124 And the Spirit lifted me up and carried me back to Chaldea to the exiles in the vision given by the Spirit of God After the vision had gone up from me Ezekiel 1125 I told the exiles everything the LORD had shown me Ezekiel 121 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 122 “Son of man you are living in a rebellious house They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear for they are a rebellious house Ezekiel 123 Therefore son of man pack your bags for exile In broad daylight set out from your place and go to another as they watch Perhaps they will understand though they are a rebellious house Ezekiel 124 Bring out your baggage for exile by day as they watch Then in the evening as they watch go out like those who go into exile Ezekiel 125 As they watch dig through the wall and carry your belongings out through it Ezekiel 126 And as they watch lift your bags to your shoulder and take them out at dusk cover your face so that you cannot see the land For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel” Ezekiel 127 So I did as I was commanded I brought out my bags for exile by day and in the evening I dug through the wall by hand I took my belongings out at dusk carrying them on my shoulder as they watched Ezekiel 128 And in the morning the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 129 “Son of man hasn’t the rebellious house of Israel asked you ‘What are you doing’ Ezekiel 1210 Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are there’ Ezekiel 1211 You are to say ‘I am a sign to you’ Just as it happened here so will it be done to them they will go into exile as captives Ezekiel 1212 And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out They will dig through the wall to bring him out He will cover his face so he cannot see the land Ezekiel 1213 But I will spread My net over him and he will be caught in My snare I will bring him to Babylon the land of the Chaldeans yet he will not see it and there he will die Ezekiel 1214 And I will scatter to every wind all the attendants around him and all his troops and I will draw a sword to chase after them Ezekiel 1215 And they will know that I am the LORD when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries Ezekiel 1216 But I will spare a few of them from sword and famine and plague so that in the nations to which they go they can recount all their abominations Then they will know that I am the LORD” Ezekiel 1217 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 1218 “Son of man eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with quivering and anxiety Ezekiel 1219 Then tell the people of the land that this is what the Lord GOD says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel ‘They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in dread for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who dwell in it Ezekiel 1220 The inhabited cities will be laid waste and the land will become desolate Then you will know that I am the LORD’” Ezekiel 1221 Again the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 1222 “Son of man what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel ‘The days go by and every vision fails’ Ezekiel 1223 Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘I will put an end to this proverb and in Israel they will no longer recite it’ But say to them ‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled Ezekiel 1224 For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel Ezekiel 1225 because I the LORD will speak whatever word I speak and it will be fulfilled without delay For in your days O rebellious house I will speak a message and bring it to pass declares the Lord GOD’” Ezekiel 1226 Furthermore the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 1227 “Son of man take note that the house of Israel is saying ‘The vision that he sees is for many years from now he prophesies about the distant future’ Ezekiel 1228 Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘None of My words will be delayed any longer The message I speak will be fulfilled declares the Lord GOD’” Ezekiel 131 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 132 “Son of man prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying Tell those who prophesy out of their own imagination Hear the word of the LORD Ezekiel 133 This is what the Lord GOD says Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing Ezekiel 134 Your prophets O Israel are like foxes among the ruins Ezekiel 135 You did not go up to the gaps or restore the wall around the house of Israel so that it would stand in the battle on the Day of the LORD Ezekiel 136 They see false visions and speak lying divinations They claim ‘Thus declares the LORD’ when the LORD did not send them yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message Ezekiel 137 Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim ‘Thus declares the LORD’ even though I have not spoken Ezekiel 138 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says Because you have uttered vain words and seen false visions I am against you declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 139 My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel nor will they enter the land of Israel Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD Ezekiel 1310 Because they have led My people astray saying ‘Peace’ when there is no peace and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built Ezekiel 1311 tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall Rain will come in torrents I will send hailstones plunging down and a windstorm will burst forth Ezekiel 1312 Surely when the wall has fallen you will not be asked ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it’ Ezekiel 1313 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says In My wrath I will release a windstorm and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury Ezekiel 1314 I will tear down the wall you whitewashed and level it to the ground so that its foundation is exposed The city will fall and you will be destroyed within it Then you will know that I am the LORD Ezekiel 1315 And after I have vented My wrath against the wall and against those who whitewashed it I will say to you ‘The wall is gone and so are those who whitewashed it— Ezekiel 1316 those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace declares the Lord GOD’ Ezekiel 1317 Now O son of man set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination Prophesy against them Ezekiel 1318 and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height in order to ensnare their souls Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own Ezekiel 1319 You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread By lying to My people who would listen you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived Ezekiel 1320 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says See I am against the magic charms with which you ensnare souls like birds and I will tear them from your arms So I will free the souls you have ensnared like birds Ezekiel 1321 I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hands so that they will no longer be prey in your hands Then you will know that I am the LORD Ezekiel 1322 Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies even though I have caused them no grief and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives Ezekiel 1323 therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination I will deliver My people from your hands Then you will know that I am the LORD” Ezekiel 141 Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down before me Ezekiel 142 And the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 143 “Son of man these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces Should I consult with them in any way Ezekiel 144 Therefore speak to them and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘When any Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face and then comes to the prophet I the LORD will answer him according to his great idolatry Ezekiel 145 so that I may take hold of the hearts of the people of Israel For because of their idols they are all estranged from Me’ Ezekiel 146 Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Repent and turn away from your idols turn your faces away from all your abominations Ezekiel 147 For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me I the LORD will answer him Myself Ezekiel 148 I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb I will cut him off from among My people Then you will know that I am the LORD Ezekiel 149 But if the prophet is enticed to speak a message then it was I the LORD who enticed him and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel Ezekiel 1410 They will bear their punishment—the punishment of the inquirer will be the same as that of the prophet— Ezekiel 1411 in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions Then they will be My people and I will be their God declares the Lord GOD’” Ezekiel 1412 And the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 1413 “Son of man if a land sins against Me by acting unfaithfully and I stretch out My hand against it to cut off its supply of food to send famine upon it and to cut off from it both man and beast Ezekiel 1414 then even if these three men—Noah Daniel and Job—were in it their righteousness could deliver only themselves declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 1415 Or if I send wild beasts through the land to leave it childless and desolate with no man passing through it for fear of the beasts Ezekiel 1416 then as surely as I live declares the Lord GOD even if these three men were in it they could not deliver their own sons or daughters They alone would be delivered but the land would be desolate Ezekiel 1417 Or if I bring a sword against that land and say ‘Let a sword pass through it’ so that I cut off from it both man and beast Ezekiel 1418 then as surely as I live declares the Lord GOD even if these three men were in it they could not deliver their own sons or daughters They alone would be delivered Ezekiel 1419 Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out My wrath upon it through bloodshed cutting off from it both man and beast Ezekiel 1420 then as surely as I live declares the Lord GOD even if Noah Daniel and Job were in it they could not deliver their own sons or daughters Their righteousness could deliver only themselves Ezekiel 1421 For this is what the Lord GOD says ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword famine wild beasts and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast Ezekiel 1422 Yet behold some survivors will be left in it—sons and daughters who will be brought out They will come out to you and when you see their conduct and actions you will be comforted regarding the disaster I have brought upon Jerusalem—all that I have brought upon it Ezekiel 1423 They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done all these things within it’ declares the Lord GOD” Ezekiel 151 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 152 “Son of man how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest Ezekiel 153 Can wood be taken from it to make something useful Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils Ezekiel 154 No it is cast into the fire for fuel The fire devours both ends and the middle is charred Can it be useful for anything Ezekiel 155 Even when it was whole it could not be made useful How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it Ezekiel 156 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest which I have given to the fire for fuel so I will give up the people of Jerusalem Ezekiel 157 And I will set My face against them Though they may have escaped the fire yet another fire will consume them And when I set My face against them you will know that I am the LORD Ezekiel 158 Thus I will make the land desolate because they have acted unfaithfully’ declares the Lord GOD” Ezekiel 161 Again the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 162 “Son of man confront Jerusalem with her abominations Ezekiel 163 and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite Ezekiel 164 On the day of your birth your cord was not cut nor were you washed with water for cleansing You were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths Ezekiel 165 No one cared enough for you to do even one of these things out of compassion for you Instead you were thrown out into the open field because you were despised on the day of your birth Ezekiel 166 Then I passed by and saw you wallowing in your blood and as you lay there in your blood I said to you ‘Live’ There I said to you ‘Live’ Ezekiel 167 I made you thrive like a plant of the field You grew up and matured and became very beautiful Your breasts were formed and your hair grew but you were naked and bare Ezekiel 168 Then I passed by and saw you and you were indeed old enough for love So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness I pledged Myself to you entered into a covenant with you and you became Mine declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 169 Then I bathed you with water rinsed off your blood and anointed you with oil Ezekiel 1610 I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of fine leather I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk Ezekiel 1611 I adorned you with jewelry and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck Ezekiel 1612 I put a ring in your nose earrings on your ears and a beautiful crown upon your head Ezekiel 1613 So you were adorned with gold and silver and your clothing was made of fine linen silk and embroidered cloth You ate fine flour honey and oil You became very beautiful and rose to be queen Ezekiel 1614 Your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty for it was perfect in the splendor I bestowed on you declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 1615 But because of your fame you trusted in your beauty and played the harlot You lavished your favors on everyone who passed by and your beauty was theirs for the asking Ezekiel 1616 You took some of your garments and made colorful high places for yourself and on them you prostituted yourself Such things should not have happened never should they have occurred Ezekiel 1617 You also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself Ezekiel 1618 You took your embroidered garments to cover them and you set My oil and incense before them Ezekiel 1619 And you set before them as a pleasing aroma the food I had given you—the fine flour oil and honey that I had fed you That is what happened declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 1620 You even took the sons and daughters you bore to Me and sacrificed them as food to idols Was your prostitution not enough Ezekiel 1621 You slaughtered My children and delivered them up through the fire to idols Ezekiel 1622 And in all your abominations and acts of prostitution you did not remember the days of your youth when you were naked and bare wallowing in your own blood Ezekiel 1623 Woe Woe to you declares the Lord GOD And in addition to all your other wickedness Ezekiel 1624 you built yourself a mound and made yourself a lofty shrine in every public square Ezekiel 1625 At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty With increasing promiscuity you spread your legs to all who passed by Ezekiel 1626 You prostituted yourself with your lustful neighbors the Egyptians and increased your promiscuity to provoke Me to anger Ezekiel 1627 Therefore I stretched out My hand against you and reduced your portion I gave you over to the desire of those who hate you the daughters of the Philistines who were ashamed of your lewd conduct Ezekiel 1628 Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians because you were not yet satisfied Even after that you were still not satisfied Ezekiel 1629 So you extended your promiscuity to Chaldea the land of merchants—but even with this you were not satisfied Ezekiel 1630 How weakwilled is your heart declares the Lord GOD while you do all these things the acts of a shameless prostitute Ezekiel 1631 But when you built your mounds at the head of every street and made your lofty shrines in every public square you were not even like a prostitute because you scorned payment Ezekiel 1632 You adulterous wife You receive strangers instead of your own husband Ezekiel 1633 Men give gifts to all their prostitutes but you gave gifts to all your lovers You bribed them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors Ezekiel 1634 So your prostitution is the opposite of that of other women No one solicited your favors and you paid a fee instead of receiving one so you are the very opposite Ezekiel 1635 Therefore O prostitute hear the word of the LORD Ezekiel 1636 This is what the Lord GOD says Because you poured out your wealth and exposed your nakedness in your promiscuity with your lovers and with all your detestable idols and because of the blood of your children which you gave to them Ezekiel 1637 therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure all those you loved and all those you hated I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them and they will see you completely naked Ezekiel 1638 And I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and those who shed blood so I will bring upon you the wrath of your bloodshed and jealousy Ezekiel 1639 Then I will deliver you into the hands of your lovers and they will level your mounds and tear down your lofty shrines They will strip off your clothes take your fine jewelry and leave you naked and bare Ezekiel 1640 They will bring a mob against you who will stone you and cut you to pieces with their swords Ezekiel 1641 Then they will burn down your houses and execute judgment against you in the sight of many women I will put an end to your prostitution and you will never again pay your lovers Ezekiel 1642 So I will lay to rest My wrath against you and My jealousy will turn away from you Then I will be calm and no longer angry Ezekiel 1643 Because you did not remember the days of your youth but enraged Me with all these things I will surely bring your deeds down upon your own head declares the Lord GOD Have you not committed this lewdness on top of all your other abominations Ezekiel 1644 Behold all who speak in proverbs will quote this proverb about you ‘Like mother like daughter’ Ezekiel 1645 You are the daughter of your mother who despised her husband and children You are the sister of your sisters who despised their husbands and children Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite Ezekiel 1646 Your older sister was Samaria who lived with her daughters to your north and your younger sister was Sodom who lived with her daughters to your south Ezekiel 1647 And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations but soon you were more depraved than they were Ezekiel 1648 As surely as I live declares the Lord GOD your sister Sodom and her daughters never did as you and your daughters have done Ezekiel 1649 Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom She and her daughters were arrogant overfed and complacent they did not help the poor and needy Ezekiel 1650 Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me Therefore I removed them as you have seen Ezekiel 1651 Furthermore Samaria did not commit half the sins you did You have multiplied your abominations beyond theirs and all the abominations you have committed have made your sisters appear righteous Ezekiel 1652 So now you must bear your disgrace since you have brought justification for your sisters For they appear more righteous than you because your sins were more vile than theirs So you too must bear your shame and disgrace since you have made your sisters appear righteous Ezekiel 1653 But I will restore Sodom and her daughters from captivity as well as Samaria and her daughters And I will restore you along with them Ezekiel 1654 So you will bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all you did to comfort them Ezekiel 1655 And your sisters Sodom with her daughters and Samaria with her daughters will return to their former state You and your daughters will also return to your former state Ezekiel 1656 Did you not treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn in the day of your pride Ezekiel 1657 before your wickedness was uncovered Even so you are now scorned by the daughters of Edom and all those around her and by the daughters of the Philistines—all those around you who despise you Ezekiel 1658 You will bear the consequences of your lewdness and your abominations declares the LORD Ezekiel 1659 For this is what the Lord GOD says I will deal with you according to your deeds since you have despised the oath by breaking the covenant Ezekiel 1660 But I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you Ezekiel 1661 Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed when you receive your older and younger sisters I will give them to you as daughters but not because of My covenant with you Ezekiel 1662 So I will establish My covenant with you and you will know that I am the LORD Ezekiel 1663 so that when I make atonement for all you have done you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace declares the Lord GOD” Ezekiel 171 Now the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 172 “Son of man pose a riddle speak a parable to the house of Israel Ezekiel 173 and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions full of feathers of many colors came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar Ezekiel 174 He plucked off its topmost shoot carried it to the land of merchants and planted it in a city of traders Ezekiel 175 He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow Ezekiel 176 It sprouted and became a spreading vine low in height with branches turned toward him yet its roots remained where it stood So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots Ezekiel 177 But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers And behold this vine bent its roots toward him It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed so that he might water it Ezekiel 178 It had been planted in good soil by abundant waters in order to yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine’ Ezekiel 179 So you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Will it flourish Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it shrivels All its foliage will wither It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by its roots Ezekiel 1710 Even if it is transplanted will it flourish Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes It will wither on the bed where it sprouted’” Ezekiel 1711 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 1712 “Now say to this rebellious house ‘Do you not know what these things mean’ Tell them ‘Behold the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem carried off its king and officials and brought them back with him to Babylon Ezekiel 1713 He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him putting him under oath Then he carried away the leading men of the land Ezekiel 1714 so that the kingdom would be brought low unable to lift itself up surviving only by keeping his covenant Ezekiel 1715 But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army Will he flourish Will the one who does such things escape Can he break a covenant and yet escape’ Ezekiel 1716 ‘As surely as I live’ declares the Lord GOD ‘he will die in Babylon in the land of the king who enthroned him whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke Ezekiel 1717 Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives Ezekiel 1718 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things he will not escape’ Ezekiel 1719 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says ‘As surely as I live I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke Ezekiel 1720 I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me Ezekiel 1721 All his choice troops will fall by the sword and those who survive will be scattered to every wind Then you will know that I the LORD have spoken’ Ezekiel 1722 This is what the Lord GOD says ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar and I will set it out I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain Ezekiel 1723 I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar Birds of every kind will nest under it taking shelter in the shade of its branches Ezekiel 1724 Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish I the LORD have spoken and I have done it’” Ezekiel 181 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 182 “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the teeth of the children are set on edge’ Ezekiel 183 As surely as I live declares the Lord GOD you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel Ezekiel 184 Behold every soul belongs to Me both father and son are Mine The soul who sins is the one who will die Ezekiel 185 Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right Ezekiel 186 He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period Ezekiel 187 He does not oppress another but restores the pledge to the debtor He does not commit robbery but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing Ezekiel 188 He does not engage in usury or take excess interest but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men Ezekiel 189 He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances That man is righteous surely he will live declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 1810 Now suppose that man has a violent son who sheds blood or does any of these things Ezekiel 1811 though the father has done none of them Indeed the son eats at the mountain and defiles his neighbor’s wife Ezekiel 1812 He oppresses the poor and needy he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge He lifts his eyes to idols he commits abominations Ezekiel 1813 He engages in usury and takes excess interest Will this son live He will not Since he has committed all these abominations he will surely die his blood will be on his own head Ezekiel 1814 Now suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed considers them and does not do likewise Ezekiel 1815 He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel He does not defile his neighbor’s wife Ezekiel 1816 He does not oppress another or retain a pledge or commit robbery He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing Ezekiel 1817 He withholds his hand from harming the poor and takes no interest or usury He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity He will surely live Ezekiel 1818 As for his father he will die for his own iniquity because he practiced extortion robbed his brother and did what was wrong among his people Ezekiel 1819 Yet you may ask ‘Why shouldn’t the son bear the iniquity of his father’ Since the son has done what is just and right carefully observing all My statutes he will surely live Ezekiel 1820 The soul who sins is the one who will die A son will not bear the iniquity of his father and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him Ezekiel 1821 But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed keeps all My statutes and does what is just and right he will surely live he will not die Ezekiel 1822 None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him Because of the righteousness he has practiced he will live Ezekiel 1823 Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked declares the Lord GOD Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live Ezekiel 1824 But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity committing the same abominations as the wicked will he live None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed he will die Ezekiel 1825 Yet you say ‘The way of the Lord is not just’ Hear now O house of Israel Is it My way that is unjust Is it not your ways that are unjust Ezekiel 1826 If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity he will die for this He will die because of the iniquity he has committed Ezekiel 1827 But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right he will save his life Ezekiel 1828 Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed he will surely live he will not die Ezekiel 1829 Yet the house of Israel says ‘The way of the Lord is not just’ Are My ways unjust O house of Israel Is it not your ways that are unjust Ezekiel 1830 Therefore O house of Israel I will judge you each according to his ways declares the Lord GOD Repent and turn from all your transgressions so that your iniquity will not become your downfall Ezekiel 1831 Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit Why should you die O house of Israel Ezekiel 1832 For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death declares the Lord GOD So repent and live Ezekiel 191 “As for you take up a lament for the princes of Israel Ezekiel 192 and say ‘What was your mother A lioness among the lions She lay down among the young lions she reared her cubs Ezekiel 193 She brought up one of her cubs and he became a young lion After learning to tear his prey he devoured men Ezekiel 194 When the nations heard of him he was trapped in their pit With hooks they led him away to the land of Egypt Ezekiel 195 When she saw that she had waited in vain that her hope was lost she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion Ezekiel 196 He prowled among the lions and became a young lion After learning to tear his prey he devoured men Ezekiel 197 He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring Ezekiel 198 Then the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side They spread their net over him he was trapped in their pit Ezekiel 199 With hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel Ezekiel 1910 Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard planted by the water it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant waters Ezekiel 1911 It had strong branches fit for a ruler’s scepter It towered high above the thick branches conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage Ezekiel 1912 But it was uprooted in fury cast down to the ground and the east wind dried up its fruit Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered the fire consumed them Ezekiel 1913 Now it is planted in the wilderness in a dry and thirsty land Ezekiel 1914 Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter’ This is a lament and shall be used as a lament” Ezekiel 201 In the seventh year on the tenth day of the fifth month some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD and they sat down before me Ezekiel 202 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 203 “Son of man speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says Have you come to inquire of Me As surely as I live I will not be consulted by you declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 204 Will you judge them will you judge them son of man Confront them with the abominations of their fathers Ezekiel 205 and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says On the day I chose Israel I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt With an uplifted hand I said to them ‘I am the LORD your God’ Ezekiel 206 On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them a land flowing with milk and honey the glory of all lands Ezekiel 207 And I said to them ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt I am the LORD your God’ Ezekiel 208 But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt Ezekiel 209 But I acted for the sake of My name that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt Ezekiel 2010 So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them into the wilderness Ezekiel 2011 And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them Ezekiel 2012 I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them Ezekiel 2013 Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness Ezekiel 2014 But I acted for the sake of My name so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out Ezekiel 2015 Moreover with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey the glory of all lands— Ezekiel 2016 because they kept rejecting My ordinances refusing to walk in My statutes and profaning My Sabbaths for their hearts continually went after their idols Ezekiel 2017 Yet I looked on them with pity and did not destroy them or bring them to an end in the wilderness Ezekiel 2018 In the wilderness I said to their children ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols Ezekiel 2019 I am the LORD your God walk in My statutes keep My ordinances and practice them Ezekiel 2020 Keep My Sabbaths holy that they may be a sign between us so that you may know that I am the LORD your God’ Ezekiel 2021 But the children rebelled against Me They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness Ezekiel 2022 But I withheld My hand and acted for the sake of My name so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out Ezekiel 2023 However with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands Ezekiel 2024 For they did not practice My ordinances but they rejected My statutes and profaned My Sabbaths fixing their eyes on the idols of their fathers Ezekiel 2025 I also gave them over to statutes that were not good and ordinances by which they could not live Ezekiel 2026 And I pronounced them unclean through their gifts—the sacrifice of every firstborn in the fire—so that I might devastate them in order that they would know that I am the LORD Ezekiel 2027 Therefore son of man speak to the house of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says In this way also your fathers blasphemed Me by their unfaithfulness against Me Ezekiel 2028 When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree there they offered their sacrifices presented offerings that provoked Me sent up their fragrant incense and poured out their drink offerings Ezekiel 2029 So I asked them ‘What is this high place to which you go’ And to this day it is called Bamah Ezekiel 2030 Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says Will you defile yourselves the way your fathers did prostituting yourselves with their abominations Ezekiel 2031 When you offer your gifts sacrificing your sons in the fire you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day So should I be consulted by you O house of Israel As surely as I live declares the Lord GOD I will not be consulted by you Ezekiel 2032 When you say ‘Let us be like the nations like the peoples of the lands serving wood and stone’ what you have in mind will never come to pass Ezekiel 2033 As surely as I live declares the Lord GOD with a strong hand an outstretched arm and outpoured wrath I will rule over you Ezekiel 2034 With a strong hand an outstretched arm and outpoured wrath I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered Ezekiel 2035 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations where I will enter into judgment with you face to face Ezekiel 2036 Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt so I will enter into judgment with you declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 2037 I will make you pass under the rod and will bring you into the bond of the covenant Ezekiel 2038 And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell but they will not enter the land of Israel Then you will know that I am the LORD Ezekiel 2039 And as for you O house of Israel this is what the Lord GOD says Go and serve your idols every one of you But afterward you will surely listen to Me and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols Ezekiel 2040 For on My holy mountain the high mountain of Israel declares the Lord GOD there the whole house of Israel all of them will serve Me in the land There I will accept them and will require your offerings and choice gifts along with all your holy sacrifices Ezekiel 2041 When I bring you from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered I will accept you as a pleasing aroma And I will show My holiness through you in the sight of the nations Ezekiel 2042 Then you will know that I am the LORD when I bring you into the land of Israel the land that I swore to give your fathers Ezekiel 2043 There you will remember your ways and all the deeds with which you have defiled yourselves and you will loathe yourselves for all the evils you have done Ezekiel 2044 Then you will know O house of Israel that I am the LORD when I have dealt with you for the sake of My name and not according to your wicked ways and corrupt acts declares the Lord GOD” Ezekiel 2045 Now the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 2046 “Son of man set your face toward the south preach against it and prophesy against the forest of the Negev Ezekiel 2047 Say to the forest of the Negev Hear the word of the LORD This is what the Lord GOD says I am about to ignite in you a fire and it will devour all your trees both green and dry The blazing flame will not be quenched and by it every face from south to north will be scorched Ezekiel 2048 Then all people will see that I the LORD have kindled it it will not be quenched” Ezekiel 2049 Then I said “Ah Lord GOD they are saying of me ‘Is he not just telling parables’” Ezekiel 211 And the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 212 “Son of man set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries Prophesy against the land of Israel Ezekiel 213 and tell her that this is what the LORD says ‘I am against you and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked Ezekiel 214 Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north Ezekiel 215 Then all flesh will know that I the LORD have taken My sword from its sheath not to return it again’ Ezekiel 216 But you son of man groan Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief Ezekiel 217 And when they ask ‘Why are you groaning’ you are to say ‘Because of the news that is coming Every heart will melt and every hand will go limp Every spirit will faint and every knee will turn to water’ Yes it is coming and it will surely happen declares the Lord GOD” Ezekiel 218 Again the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 219 “Son of man prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says ‘A sword a sword sharpened and polished— Ezekiel 2110 it is sharpened for the slaughter polished to flash like lightning Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son The sword despises every such stick Ezekiel 2111 The sword is appointed to be polished to be grasped in the hand It is sharpened and polished to be placed in the hand of the slayer Ezekiel 2112 Cry out and wail O son of man for the sword is wielded against My people it is against all the princes of Israel They are tossed to the sword with My people therefore strike your thigh Ezekiel 2113 Surely testing will come And what if even the scepter which the sword despises does not continue’ declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 2114 ‘So then son of man prophesy and strike your hands together Let the sword strike two times even three It is a sword that slays a sword of great slaughter closing in on every side Ezekiel 2115 So that their hearts may melt and many may stumble I have appointed at all their gates a sword for slaughter Yes it is ready to flash like lightning it is drawn for slaughter Ezekiel 2116 Slash to the right set your blade to the left—wherever your blade is directed Ezekiel 2117 I too will strike My hands together and I will satisfy My wrath’ I the LORD have spoken” Ezekiel 2118 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 2119 “Now you son of man mark out two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to take both starting from the same land And make a signpost where the road branches off to each city Ezekiel 2120 Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem Ezekiel 2121 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road at the junction of the two roads to seek an omen He shakes the arrows he consults the idols he examines the liver Ezekiel 2122 In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem where he is to set up battering rams to call for the slaughter to lift a battle cry to direct the battering rams against the gates to build a ramp and to erect a siege wall Ezekiel 2123 It will seem like a false omen to the eyes of those who have sworn allegiance to him but it will draw attention to their guilt and take them captive Ezekiel 2124 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Because you have drawn attention to your guilt exposing your transgressions so that your sins are revealed in all your deeds—because you have come to remembrance—you shall be taken in hand Ezekiel 2125 And you O profane and wicked prince of Israel the day has come for your final punishment’ Ezekiel 2126 This is what the Lord GOD says ‘Remove the turban and take off the crown Things will not remain as they are Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted Ezekiel 2127 A ruin a ruin I will make it a ruin And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs to whom I have assigned the right of judgment’ Ezekiel 2128 Now prophesy son of man and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt ‘A sword A sword is drawn for slaughter polished to consume to flash like lightning— Ezekiel 2129 while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you—to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain whose day has come the time of their final punishment Ezekiel 2130 Return the sword to its sheath In the place where you were created in the land of your origin I will judge you Ezekiel 2131 I will pour out My anger upon you I will breathe the fire of My fury against you I will hand you over to brutal men skilled in destruction Ezekiel 2132 You will be fuel for the fire Your blood will stain your own land You will not be remembered for I the LORD have spoken’” Ezekiel 221 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 222 “As for you son of man will you judge her Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed Then confront her with all her abominations Ezekiel 223 and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘O city who brings her own doom by shedding blood within her walls and making idols to defile herself Ezekiel 224 you are guilty of the blood you have shed and you are defiled by the idols you have made You have brought your days to a close and have come to the end of your years Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations and a mockery to all the lands Ezekiel 225 Those near and far will mock you O infamous city full of turmoil Ezekiel 226 See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood Ezekiel 227 Father and mother are treated with contempt Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited the fatherless and the widow are oppressed Ezekiel 228 You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths Ezekiel 229 Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency Ezekiel 2210 In you they have uncovered the nakedness of their fathers in you they violate women during their menstrual impurity Ezekiel 2211 One man commits an abomination with his neighbor’s wife another wickedly defiles his daughterinlaw and yet another violates his sister his own father’s daughter Ezekiel 2212 In you they take bribes to shed blood You engage in usury take excess interest and extort your neighbors But Me you have forgotten declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 2213 Now look I strike My hands together against your unjust gain and against the blood you have shed in your midst Ezekiel 2214 Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you I the LORD have spoken and I will act Ezekiel 2215 I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you throughout the lands I will purge your uncleanness Ezekiel 2216 And when you have defiled yourself in the eyes of the nations then you will know that I am the LORD’” Ezekiel 2217 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 2218 “Son of man the house of Israel has become dross to Me All of them are copper tin iron and lead inside the furnace they are but the dross of silver Ezekiel 2219 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Because all of you have become dross behold I will gather you into Jerusalem Ezekiel 2220 Just as one gathers silver copper iron lead and tin into the furnace to melt with a fiery blast so I will gather you in My anger and wrath leave you there and melt you Ezekiel 2221 Yes I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My wrath and you will be melted within the city Ezekiel 2222 As silver is melted in a furnace so you will be melted within the city Then you will know that I the LORD have poured out My wrath upon you’” Ezekiel 2223 And the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 2224 “Son of man say to her ‘In the day of indignation you are a land that has not been cleansed upon which no rain has fallen’ Ezekiel 2225 The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey They devour the people seize the treasures and precious things and multiply the widows within her Ezekiel 2226 Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things They make no distinction between the holy and the common and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean They disregard My Sabbaths so that I am profaned among them Ezekiel 2227 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey shedding blood and destroying lives for dishonest gain Ezekiel 2228 Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations saying ‘This is what the Lord GOD says’ when the LORD has not spoken Ezekiel 2229 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice Ezekiel 2230 I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land so that I should not destroy it But I found no one Ezekiel 2231 So I have poured out My indignation upon them and consumed them with the fire of My fury I have brought their ways down upon their own heads declares the Lord GOD” Ezekiel 231 Again the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 232 “Son of man there were two women daughters of the same mother Ezekiel 233 and they played in Egypt prostituting themselves from their youth Their breasts were fondled there and their virgin bosoms caressed Ezekiel 234 The older was named Oholah and her sister was named Oholibah They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters As for their identities Oholah is Samaria and Oholibah is Jerusalem Ezekiel 235 Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine She lusted after her lovers the Assyrians—warriors Ezekiel 236 clothed in blue governors and commanders all desirable young men horsemen mounted on steeds Ezekiel 237 She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted Ezekiel 238 She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt when men slept with her in her youth caressed her virgin bosom and poured out their lust upon her Ezekiel 239 Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers the Assyrians for whom she lusted Ezekiel 2310 They exposed her nakedness seized her sons and daughters and put her to the sword Thus she became a byword among women and they executed judgment against her Ezekiel 2311 Her sister Oholibah saw this yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister Ezekiel 2312 She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders warriors dressed in splendor horsemen riding on steeds all desirable young men Ezekiel 2313 And I saw that she too had defiled herself both of them had taken the same path Ezekiel 2314 But Oholibah carried her prostitution even further She saw the men portrayed on the wall images of the Chaldeans engraved in vermilion Ezekiel 2315 wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads all of them looked like officers of the Babylonians in Chaldea the land of their birth Ezekiel 2316 At the sight of them she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea Ezekiel 2317 Then the Babylonians came to her to the bed of love and in their lust they defiled her But after she had been defiled by them she turned away in disgust Ezekiel 2318 When Oholibah openly prostituted herself and exposed her nakedness I turned away from her in disgust just as I had turned away from her sister Ezekiel 2319 Yet she multiplied her promiscuity remembering the days of her youth when she had prostituted herself in the land of Egypt Ezekiel 2320 and lusted after their lovers whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions Ezekiel 2321 So you revisited the indecency of your youth when the Egyptians caressed your bosom and pressed your young breasts Ezekiel 2322 Therefore Oholibah this is what the Lord GOD says ‘I will incite your lovers against you those from whom you turned away in disgust And I will bring them against you from every side— Ezekiel 2323 the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans the men of Pekod Shoa and Koa and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men governors and commanders officers and men of renown mounted on horses Ezekiel 2324 They will come against you with a host of peoples with weapons chariots and wagons They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet I will delegate judgment to them and they will punish you according to their own standards Ezekiel 2325 And I will set My jealous rage against you and they will deal with you in fury They will cut off your noses and ears and your survivors will fall by the sword They will seize your sons and daughters and your remnant will be consumed by fire Ezekiel 2326 They will strip off your clothes and take your fine jewelry Ezekiel 2327 So I will put an end to your indecency and prostitution which began in the land of Egypt and you will not lift your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore’ Ezekiel 2328 For this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Surely I will deliver you into the hands of those you hate from whom you turned away in disgust Ezekiel 2329 They will treat you with hatred take all for which you have worked and leave you naked and bare so that the shame of your prostitution will be exposed Your indecency and promiscuity Ezekiel 2330 have brought these things upon you because you have prostituted yourself with the nations and defiled yourself with their idols Ezekiel 2331 Because you have followed the path of your sister I will put her cup into your hand’ Ezekiel 2332 This is what the Lord GOD says ‘You will drink your sister’s cup a cup deep and wide It will bring scorn and derision for it holds so much Ezekiel 2333 You will be filled with drunkenness and grief with a cup of devastation and desolation the cup of your sister Samaria Ezekiel 2334 You will drink it and drain it you will dash it to pieces and tear your breasts For I have spoken’ declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 2335 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Because you have forgotten Me and have cast Me behind your back you must bear the consequences of your indecency and prostitution’” Ezekiel 2336 Then the LORD said to me “Son of man will you pass judgment against Oholah and Oholibah Then declare to them their abominations Ezekiel 2337 For they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands They have committed adultery with their idols They have even sacrificed their children whom they bore to Me in the fire as food for their idols Ezekiel 2338 They have also done this to Me On that very same day they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths Ezekiel 2339 On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols they entered My sanctuary to profane it Yes they did this inside My house Ezekiel 2340 Furthermore you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar and behold when they arrived you bathed for them painted your eyes and adorned yourself with jewelry Ezekiel 2341 You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it on which you had set My incense and My oil Ezekiel 2342 accompanied by the sound of a carefree crowd Drunkards were brought in from the desert along with men from the rabble who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your head Ezekiel 2343 Then I said of her who had grown old in adulteries ‘Now let them use her as a prostitute for that is all she is’ Ezekiel 2344 And they slept with her as with a prostitute they slept with Oholah and Oholibah those lewd women Ezekiel 2345 But righteous men will sentence them to the punishment of those who commit adultery and bloodshed because they are adulteresses with blood on their hands Ezekiel 2346 This is what the Lord GOD says ‘Bring a mob against them and consign them to terror and plunder Ezekiel 2347 The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses Ezekiel 2348 So I will put an end to indecency in the land and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your behavior Ezekiel 2349 They will repay you for your indecency and you will bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD’” Ezekiel 241 In the ninth year on the tenth day of the tenth month the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 242 “Son of man write down today’s date for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem Ezekiel 243 Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Put the pot on the fire put it on and pour in the water Ezekiel 244 Put in the pieces of meat every good piece—thigh and shoulder—fill it with choice bones Ezekiel 245 Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it’ Ezekiel 246 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed to the pot now rusted whose rust will not come off Empty it piece by piece cast no lots for its contents Ezekiel 247 For the blood she shed is still within her she poured it out on the bare rock she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust Ezekiel 248 In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance I have placed her blood on the bare rock so that it would not be covered’ Ezekiel 249 Yes this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed I too will pile the kindling high Ezekiel 2410 Pile on the logs and kindle the fire cook the meat well and mix in the spices let the bones be burned Ezekiel 2411 Set the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows Then its impurity will melt within its rust will be consumed Ezekiel 2412 It has frustrated every effort its thick rust has not been removed even by the fire Ezekiel 2413 Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you but you would not be purified from your filthiness You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided Ezekiel 2414 I the LORD have spoken the time is coming and I will act I will not refrain or show pity nor will I relent I will judge you according to your ways and deeds’ declares the Lord GOD” Ezekiel 2415 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 2416 “Son of man behold I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow Ezekiel 2417 Groan quietly do not mourn for the dead Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners” Ezekiel 2418 So I spoke to the people in the morning and in the evening my wife died And the next morning I did as I had been commanded Ezekiel 2419 Then the people asked me “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us” Ezekiel 2420 So I answered them “The word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 2421 Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary the pride of your power the desire of your eyes and the delight of your soul And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword’ Ezekiel 2422 Then you will do as I have done You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners Ezekiel 2423 Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet You will not mourn or weep but you will waste away because of your sins and you will groan among yourselves Ezekiel 2424 ‘Thus Ezekiel will be a sign for you you will do everything that he has done When this happens you will know that I am the Lord GOD’ Ezekiel 2425 And you son of man know that on the day I take away their stronghold their pride and joy—the desire of their eyes which uplifted their souls—and their sons and daughters as well Ezekiel 2426 on that day a fugitive will come and tell you the news Ezekiel 2427 On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped you will speak and no longer be mute So you will be a sign to them and they will know that I am the LORD” Ezekiel 251 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 252 “Son of man set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them Ezekiel 253 Tell the Ammonites to hear the word of the Lord GOD for this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Because you exclaimed “Aha” when My sanctuary was profaned when the land of Israel was laid waste and when the house of Judah went into exile Ezekiel 254 therefore I will indeed give you as a possession to the people of the East They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you They will eat your fruit and drink your milk Ezekiel 255 I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and Ammon a resting place for sheep Then you will know that I am the LORD’ Ezekiel 256 For this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Because you clapped your hands and stomped your feet and rejoiced over the land of Israel with a heart full of contempt Ezekiel 257 therefore I will indeed stretch out My hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations I will cut you off from the peoples and exterminate you from the countries I will destroy you and you will know that I am the LORD’ Ezekiel 258 This is what the Lord GOD says ‘Because Moab and Seir said “Look the house of Judah is like all the other nations” Ezekiel 259 therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Bethjeshimoth Baalmeon and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land Ezekiel 2510 I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations Ezekiel 2511 So I will execute judgments on Moab and they will know that I am the LORD’ Ezekiel 2512 This is what the Lord GOD says ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah and in so doing incurred grievous guilt Ezekiel 2513 therefore this is what the Lord GOD says I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast I will make it a wasteland and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword Ezekiel 2514 I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath Then they will know My vengeance declares the Lord GOD’ Ezekiel 2515 This is what the Lord GOD says ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance taking vengeance with malice of soul to destroy Judah with ancient hostility Ezekiel 2516 therefore this is what the Lord GOD says Behold I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast Ezekiel 2517 I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof Then they will know that I am the LORD when I lay My vengeance upon them’” Ezekiel 261 In the eleventh month of the twelfth year on the first day of the month the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 262 “Son of man because Tyre has said of Jerusalem ‘Aha The gate to the nations is broken it has swung open to me now that she lies in ruins I will be filled’ Ezekiel 263 therefore this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Behold O Tyre I am against you and I will raise up many nations against you as the sea brings up its waves Ezekiel 264 They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock Ezekiel 265 She will become a place to spread nets in the sea for I have spoken declares the Lord GOD She will become plunder for the nations Ezekiel 266 and the villages on her mainland will be slain by the sword Then they will know that I am the LORD’ Ezekiel 267 For this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Behold I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon king of kings with horses and chariots with cavalry and a great company of troops Ezekiel 268 He will slaughter the villages of your mainland with the sword he will set up siege works against you build a ramp to your walls and raise his shields against you Ezekiel 269 He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes Ezekiel 2610 His multitude of horses will cover you in their dust When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry wagons and chariots Ezekiel 2611 The hooves of his horses will trample all your streets He will slaughter your people with the sword and your mighty pillars will fall to the ground Ezekiel 2612 They will plunder your wealth and pillage your merchandise They will demolish your walls tear down your beautiful homes and throw your stones and timber and soil into the water Ezekiel 2613 So I will silence the sound of your songs and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard Ezekiel 2614 I will make you a bare rock and you will become a place to spread the fishing nets You will never be rebuilt for I the LORD have spoken declares the Lord GOD’ Ezekiel 2615 This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst Ezekiel 2616 All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments Clothed with terror they will sit on the ground trembling every moment appalled over you Ezekiel 2617 Then they will lament for you saying “How you have perished O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea along with her people who imposed terror on all peoples Ezekiel 2618 Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise”’ Ezekiel 2619 For this is what the Lord GOD says ‘When I make you a desolate city like other deserted cities and when I raise up the deep against you so that the mighty waters cover you Ezekiel 2620 then I will bring you down with those who descend to the Pit to the people of antiquity I will make you dwell in the earth below like the ancient ruins with those who descend to the Pit so that you will no longer be inhabited or set in splendor in the land of the living Ezekiel 2621 I will make you an object of horror and you will be no more You will be sought but will never be found’ declares the Lord GOD” Ezekiel 271 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 272 “Now you son of man take up a lament for Tyre Ezekiel 273 Tell Tyre who dwells at the gateway to the sea merchant of the peoples on many coasts that this is what the Lord GOD says You have said O Tyre ‘I am perfect in beauty’ Ezekiel 274 Your borders are in the heart of the seas your builders perfected your beauty Ezekiel 275 They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you Ezekiel 276 Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck inlaid with ivory Ezekiel 277 Of embroidered fine linen from Egypt they made your sail which served as your banner Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah they made your awning Ezekiel 278 The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen Your men of skill O Tyre were there as your captains Ezekiel 279 The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights repairing your leaks All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise Ezekiel 2710 Men of Persia Lydia and Put served as warriors in your army They hung their shields and helmets on your walls they gave you splendor Ezekiel 2711 Men of Arvad and Helech manned your walls all around and the men of Gammad were in your towers They hung their shields around your walls they perfected your beauty Ezekiel 2712 Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods they exchanged silver iron tin and lead for your wares Ezekiel 2713 Javan Tubal and Meshech were your merchants They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise Ezekiel 2714 The men of Bethtogarmah exchanged horses war horses and mules for your wares Ezekiel 2715 The men of Dedan were your clients many coastlands were your market they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony Ezekiel 2716 Aram was your customer because of your many products they exchanged turquoise purple embroidered work fine linen coral and rubies for your wares Ezekiel 2717 Judah and the land of Israel traded with you they exchanged wheat from Minnith cakes and honey oil and balm for your merchandise Ezekiel 2718 Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon wool from Zahar Ezekiel 2719 and casks of wine from Izal for your wares Wrought iron cassia and sweet cane were exchanged for your merchandise Ezekiel 2720 Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding Ezekiel 2721 Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers trading in lambs rams and goats Ezekiel 2722 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you for your wares they exchanged gold the finest of all spices and precious stones Ezekiel 2723 Haran Canneh and Eden traded with you and so did the merchants of Sheba Asshur and Chilmad Ezekiel 2724 In your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue embroidered work and multicolored rugs with cords tightly twisted and knotted Ezekiel 2725 The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea Ezekiel 2726 Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea Ezekiel 2727 Your wealth wares and merchandise your sailors captains and shipwrights your merchants and all the warriors within you with all the other people on board will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall Ezekiel 2728 The countryside will shake when your sailors cry out Ezekiel 2729 All who handle the oars will abandon their ships The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore Ezekiel 2730 They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes Ezekiel 2731 They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning Ezekiel 2732 As they wail and mourn over you they will take up a lament for you ‘Who was ever like Tyre silenced in the middle of the sea Ezekiel 2733 When your wares went out to sea you satisfied many nations You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and merchandise Ezekiel 2734 Now you are shattered by the seas in the depths of the waters your merchandise and the people among you have gone down with you Ezekiel 2735 All the people of the coastlands are appalled over you Their kings shudder with fear their faces are contorted Ezekiel 2736 Those who trade among the nations hiss at you you have come to a horrible end and will be no more’” Ezekiel 281 And the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 282 “Son of man tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says Your heart is proud and you have said ‘I am a god I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea’ Yet you are a man and not a god though you have regarded your heart as that of a god Ezekiel 283 Behold you are wiser than Daniel no secret is hidden from you Ezekiel 284 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries Ezekiel 285 By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth but your heart has grown proud because of it Ezekiel 286 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god Ezekiel 287 behold I will bring foreigners against you the most ruthless of nations They will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and will defile your splendor Ezekiel 288 They will bring you down to the Pit and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas Ezekiel 289 Will you still say ‘I am a god’ in the presence of those who slay you You will be only a man not a god in the hands of those who wound you Ezekiel 2810 You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners For I have spoken declares the Lord GOD” Ezekiel 2811 Again the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 2812 “Son of man take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘You were the seal of perfection full of wisdom and perfect in beauty Ezekiel 2813 You were in Eden the garden of God Every kind of precious stone adorned you ruby topaz and diamond beryl onyx and jasper sapphire turquoise and emerald Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold prepared on the day of your creation Ezekiel 2814 You were anointed as a guardian cherub for I had ordained you You were on the holy mountain of God you walked among the fiery stones Ezekiel 2815 From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways—until wickedness was found in you Ezekiel 2816 By the vastness of your trade you were filled with violence and you sinned So I drove you in disgrace from the mountain of God and I banished you O guardian cherub from among the fiery stones Ezekiel 2817 Your heart grew proud of your beauty you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor so I cast you to the earth I made you a spectacle before kings Ezekiel 2818 By the multitude of your iniquities and the dishonesty of your trading you have profaned your sanctuaries So I made fire come from within you and it consumed you I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the eyes of all who saw you Ezekiel 2819 All the nations who know you are appalled over you You have come to a horrible end and will be no more’” Ezekiel 2820 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 2821 “Son of man set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her Ezekiel 2822 And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Behold I am against you O Sidon and I will be glorified within you They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her Ezekiel 2823 I will send a plague against her and shed blood in her streets the slain will fall within her while the sword is against her on every side Then they will know that I am the LORD Ezekiel 2824 For the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them with contempt Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD’ Ezekiel 2825 This is what the Lord GOD says ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered I will show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations Then they will dwell in their own land which I have given to My servant Jacob Ezekiel 2826 And there they will dwell securely build houses and plant vineyards They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt Then they will know that I am the LORD their God’” Ezekiel 291 In the tenth year on the twelfth day of the tenth month the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 292 “Son of man set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt Ezekiel 293 Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says Behold I am against you O Pharaoh king of Egypt O great monster who lies among his rivers who says ‘The Nile is mine I made it myself’ Ezekiel 294 But I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales I will haul you up out of your rivers and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales Ezekiel 295 I will leave you in the desert you and all the fish of your streams You will fall on the open field and will not be taken away or gathered for burial I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air Ezekiel 296 Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel Ezekiel 297 When Israel took hold of you with their hands you splintered tearing all their shoulders when they leaned on you you broke and their backs were wrenched Ezekiel 298 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says I will bring a sword against you and cut off from you man and beast Ezekiel 299 The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland Then they will know that I am the LORD Because you said ‘The Nile is mine I made it’ Ezekiel 2910 therefore I am against you and against your rivers I will turn the land of Egypt into a ruin a desolate wasteland from Migdol to Syene and as far as the border of Cush Ezekiel 2911 No foot of man or beast will pass through and it will be uninhabited for forty years Ezekiel 2912 I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolate lands and her cities will lie desolate for forty years among the ruined cities And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries Ezekiel 2913 For this is what the Lord GOD says At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations to which they were scattered Ezekiel 2914 I will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros the land of their origin There they will be a lowly kingdom Ezekiel 2915 Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the nations For I will diminish Egypt so that it will never again rule over the nations Ezekiel 2916 Egypt will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel but will remind them of their iniquity in turning to the Egyptians Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD” Ezekiel 2917 In the twentyseventh year on the first day of the first month the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 2918 “Son of man Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it Ezekiel 2919 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon who will carry off its wealth seize its spoil and remove its plunder This will be the wages for his army Ezekiel 2920 I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor because it was done for Me declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 2921 In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel and I will open your mouth to speak among them Then they will know that I am the LORD” Ezekiel 301 Again the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 302 “Son of man prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says Wail ‘Alas for that day’ Ezekiel 303 For the day is near the Day of the LORD is near It will be a day of clouds a time of doom for the nations Ezekiel 304 A sword will come against Egypt and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt its wealth is taken away and its foundations are torn down Ezekiel 305 Cush Put and Lud and all the various peoples as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land will fall with Egypt by the sword Ezekiel 306 For this is what the LORD says The allies of Egypt will fall and her proud strength will collapse From Migdol to Syene they will fall by the sword within her declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 307 They will be desolate among desolate lands and their cities will lie among ruined cities Ezekiel 308 Then they will know that I am the LORD when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are shattered Ezekiel 309 On that day messengers will go out from Me in ships to frighten Cush out of complacency Anguish will come upon them on the day of Egypt’s doom For it is indeed coming Ezekiel 3010 This is what the Lord GOD says I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon Ezekiel 3011 He and his people with him the most ruthless of the nations will be brought in to destroy the land They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain Ezekiel 3012 I will make the streams dry up and sell the land to the wicked By the hands of foreigners I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it I the LORD have spoken Ezekiel 3013 This is what the Lord GOD says I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis There will no longer be a prince in Egypt and I will instill fear in that land Ezekiel 3014 I will lay waste Pathros set fire to Zoan and execute judgment on Thebes Ezekiel 3015 I will pour out My wrath on Pelusium the stronghold of Egypt and cut off the crowds of Thebes Ezekiel 3016 I will set fire to Egypt Pelusium will writhe in anguish Thebes will be split open and Memphis will face daily distress Ezekiel 3017 The young men of On and Pibeseth will fall by the sword and those cities will go into captivity Ezekiel 3018 The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end A cloud will cover her and her daughters will go into captivity Ezekiel 3019 So I will execute judgment on Egypt and they will know that I am the LORD” Ezekiel 3020 In the eleventh year on the seventh day of the first month the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 3021 “Son of man I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt See it has not been bound up for healing or splinted for strength to hold the sword Ezekiel 3022 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says Behold I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt I will break his arms both the strong one and the one already broken and will make the sword fall from his hand Ezekiel 3023 I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands Ezekiel 3024 I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand but I will break the arms of Pharaoh who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man Ezekiel 3025 I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king but Pharaoh’s arms will fall limp Then they will know that I am the LORD when I place My sword in the hand of Babylon’s king and he wields it against the land of Egypt Ezekiel 3026 I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands Then they will know that I am the LORD” Ezekiel 311 In the eleventh year on the first day of the third month the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 312 “Son of man say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude ‘Who can be compared to your greatness Ezekiel 313 Look at Assyria a cedar in Lebanon with beautiful branches that shaded the forest It towered on high its top was among the clouds Ezekiel 314 The waters made it grow the deep springs made it tall directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field Ezekiel 315 Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field Its branches multiplied and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters Ezekiel 316 All the birds of the air nested in its branches and all the beasts of the field gave birth beneath its boughs all the great nations lived in its shade Ezekiel 317 It was beautiful in its greatness in the length of its limbs for its roots extended to abundant waters Ezekiel 318 The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it the cypresses could not compare with its branches nor the plane trees match its boughs No tree in the garden of God could compare with its beauty Ezekiel 319 I made it beautiful with its many branches the envy of all the trees of Eden which were in the garden of God’ Ezekiel 3110 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds and it grew proud on account of its height Ezekiel 3111 I delivered it into the hand of the ruler of the nations for him to deal with it according to its wickedness I have banished it Ezekiel 3112 Foreigners the most ruthless of the nations cut it down and left it Its branches have fallen on the mountains and in every valley its boughs lay broken in all the earth’s ravines And all the peoples of the earth left its shade and abandoned it Ezekiel 3113 All the birds of the air nested on its fallen trunk and all the beasts of the field lived among its boughs Ezekiel 3114 This happened so that no other trees by the waters would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds and no other wellwatered trees would reach them in height For they have all been consigned to death to the depths of the earth among the mortals who descend to the Pit’ Ezekiel 3115 This is what the Lord GOD says ‘On the day it was brought down to Sheol I caused mourning I covered the deep because of it I held back its rivers its abundant waters were restrained I made Lebanon mourn for it and all the trees of the field fainted because of it Ezekiel 3116 I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit Then all the trees of Eden the choicest and best of Lebanon all the wellwatered trees were consoled in the earth below Ezekiel 3117 They too descended with it to Sheol to those slain by the sword As its allies they had lived in its shade among the nations Ezekiel 3118 Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden You will lie among the uncircumcised with those slain by the sword This is Pharaoh and all his multitude declares the Lord GOD’” Ezekiel 321 In the twelfth year on the first day of the twelfth month the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 322 “Son of man take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him ‘You are like a lion among the nations you are like a monster in the seas You thrash about in your rivers churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams’ Ezekiel 323 This is what the Lord GOD says ‘I will spread My net over you with a company of many peoples and they will draw you up in My net Ezekiel 324 I will abandon you on the land and hurl you into the open field I will cause all the birds of the air to settle upon you and all the beasts of the earth to eat their fill of you Ezekiel 325 I will put your flesh on the mountains and fill the valleys with your remains Ezekiel 326 I will drench the land with the flow of your blood all the way to the mountains—the ravines will be filled Ezekiel 327 When I extinguish you I will cover the heavens and darken their stars I will cover the sun with a cloud and the moon will not give its light Ezekiel 328 All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you and I will bring darkness upon your land’ declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 329 ‘I will trouble the hearts of many peoples when I bring about your destruction among the nations in countries you do not know Ezekiel 3210 I will cause many peoples to be appalled over you and their kings will shudder in horror because of you when I brandish My sword before them On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life’ Ezekiel 3211 For this is what the Lord GOD says ‘The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you Ezekiel 3212 I will make your hordes fall by the swords of the mighty the most ruthless of all nations They will ravage the pride of Egypt and all her multitudes will be destroyed Ezekiel 3213 I will slaughter all her cattle beside the abundant waters No human foot will muddy them again and no cattle hooves will disturb them Ezekiel 3214 Then I will let her waters settle and will make her rivers flow like oil’ declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 3215 ‘When I make the land of Egypt a desolation and empty it of all that filled it when I strike down all who live there then they will know that I am the LORD’ Ezekiel 3216 This is the lament they will chant for her the daughters of the nations will chant it Over Egypt and all her multitudes they will chant it declares the Lord GOD” Ezekiel 3217 In the twelfth year on the fifteenth day of the month the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 3218 “Son of man wail for the multitudes of Egypt and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit Ezekiel 3219 Whom do you surpass in beauty Go down and be placed with the uncircumcised Ezekiel 3220 They will fall among those slain by the sword The sword is appointed Let them drag her away along with all her multitudes Ezekiel 3221 Mighty chiefs will speak from the midst of Sheol about Egypt and her allies ‘They have come down and lie with the uncircumcised with those slain by the sword’ Ezekiel 3222 Assyria is there with her whole company her graves are all around her All of them are slain fallen by the sword Ezekiel 3223 Her graves are set in the depths of the Pit and her company is all around her grave All of them are slain fallen by the sword—those who once spread terror in the land of the living Ezekiel 3224 Elam is there with all her multitudes around her grave All of them are slain fallen by the sword—those who went down uncircumcised to the earth below who once spread their terror in the land of the living They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit Ezekiel 3225 Among the slain they prepare a resting place for Elam with all her hordes with her graves all around her All of them are uncircumcised slain by the sword although their terror was once spread in the land of the living They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit They are placed among the slain Ezekiel 3226 Meshech and Tubal are there with all their multitudes with their graves all around them All of them are uncircumcised slain by the sword because they spread their terror in the land of the living Ezekiel 3227 They do not lie down with the fallen warriors of old who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war whose swords were placed under their heads whose shields rested on their bones although the terror of the mighty was once in the land of the living Ezekiel 3228 But you too will be shattered and lie down among the uncircumcised with those slain by the sword Ezekiel 3229 Edom is there and all her kings and princes who despite their might are laid among those slain by the sword They lie down with the uncircumcised with those who descend to the Pit Ezekiel 3230 All the leaders of the north and all the Sidonians are there they went down in disgrace with the slain despite the terror of their might They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bear their shame with those who descend to the Pit Ezekiel 3231 Pharaoh will see them and be comforted over all his multitude—Pharaoh and all his army slain by the sword declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 3232 For I will spread My terror in the land of the living so that Pharaoh and all his multitude will be laid to rest among the uncircumcised with those slain by the sword declares the Lord GOD” Ezekiel 331 Again the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 332 “Son of man speak to your people and tell them ‘Suppose I bring the sword against a land and the people of that land choose a man from among them appointing him as their watchman Ezekiel 333 and he sees the sword coming against that land and blows the ram’s horn to warn the people Ezekiel 334 Then if anyone hears the sound of the horn but fails to heed the warning and the sword comes and takes him away his blood will be on his own head Ezekiel 335 Since he heard the sound of the horn but failed to heed the warning his blood will be on his own head If he had heeded the warning he would have saved his life Ezekiel 336 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people and the sword comes and takes away a life then that one will be taken away in his iniquity but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood’ Ezekiel 337 As for you O son of man I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me Ezekiel 338 If I say to the wicked ‘O wicked man you will surely die’ but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way then that wicked man will die in his iniquity yet I will hold you accountable for his blood Ezekiel 339 But if you warn the wicked man to turn from his way and he does not turn from it he will die in his iniquity but you will have saved your life Ezekiel 3310 Now as for you son of man tell the house of Israel that this is what they have said ‘Our transgressions and our sins are heavy upon us and we are wasting away because of them How can we live’ Ezekiel 3311 Say to them ‘As surely as I live declares the Lord GOD I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live Turn Turn from your evil ways For why should you die O house of Israel’ Ezekiel 3312 Therefore son of man say to your people ‘The righteousness of the righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression neither will the wickedness of the wicked man cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness Nor will the righteous man be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins’ Ezekiel 3313 If I tell the righteous man that he will surely live but he then trusts in his righteousness and commits iniquity then none of his righteous works will be remembered he will die because of the iniquity he has committed Ezekiel 3314 But if I tell the wicked man ‘You will surely die’ and he turns from his sin and does what is just and right— Ezekiel 3315 if he restores a pledge makes restitution for what he has stolen and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—then he will surely live he will not die Ezekiel 3316 None of the sins he has committed will be held against him He has done what is just and right he will surely live Ezekiel 3317 Yet your people say ‘The way of the Lord is not just’ But it is their way that is not just Ezekiel 3318 If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity he will die for it Ezekiel 3319 But if a wicked man turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right he will live because of this Ezekiel 3320 Yet you say ‘The way of the Lord is not just’ But I will judge each of you according to his ways O house of Israel” Ezekiel 3321 In the twelfth year of our exile on the fifth day of the tenth month a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and reported “The city has been taken” Ezekiel 3322 Now the evening before the fugitive arrived the hand of the LORD was upon me and He opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning So my mouth was opened and I was no longer mute Ezekiel 3323 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 3324 “Son of man those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying ‘Abraham was only one man yet he possessed the land But we are many surely the land has been given to us as a possession’ Ezekiel 3325 Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘You eat meat with the blood in it lift up your eyes to your idols and shed blood Should you then possess the land Ezekiel 3326 You have relied on your swords you have committed detestable acts and each of you has defiled his neighbor’s wife Should you then possess the land’ Ezekiel 3327 Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘As surely as I live those in the ruins will fall by the sword those in the open field I will give to be devoured by wild animals and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague Ezekiel 3328 I will make the land a desolate waste and the pride of her strength will come to an end The mountains of Israel will become desolate so that no one will pass through Ezekiel 3329 Then they will know that I am the LORD when I have made the land a desolate waste because of all the abominations they have committed’ Ezekiel 3330 As for you son of man your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses One speaks to another each saying to his brother ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the LORD’ Ezekiel 3331 So My people come to you as usual sit before you and hear your words but they do not put them into practice Although they express love with their mouths their hearts pursue dishonest gain Ezekiel 3332 Indeed you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice who skillfully plays an instrument They hear your words but do not put them into practice Ezekiel 3333 So when it comes to pass—and surely it will come—then they will know that a prophet has been among them” Ezekiel 341 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 342 “Son of man prophesy against the shepherds of Israel Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel who only feed themselves Should not the shepherds feed their flock Ezekiel 343 You eat the fat wear the wool and butcher the fattened sheep but you do not feed the flock Ezekiel 344 You have not strengthened the weak healed the sick bound up the injured brought back the strays or searched for the lost Instead you have ruled them with violence and cruelty Ezekiel 345 They were scattered for lack of a shepherd and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts Ezekiel 346 My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill They were scattered over the face of all the earth with no one to search for them or seek them out’ Ezekiel 347 Therefore you shepherds hear the word of the LORD Ezekiel 348 ‘As surely as I live declares the Lord GOD because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead Ezekiel 349 therefore you shepherds hear the word of the LORD’ Ezekiel 3410 This is what the Lord GOD says ‘Behold I am against the shepherds and I will demand from them My flock and remove them from tending the flock so that they can no longer feed themselves For I will deliver My flock from their mouths and it will no longer be food for them’ Ezekiel 3411 For this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Behold I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out Ezekiel 3412 As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock so I will look for My flock I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness Ezekiel 3413 I will bring them out from the peoples gather them from the countries and bring them into their own land I will feed them on the mountains of Israel in the ravines and in all the settlements of the land Ezekiel 3414 I will feed them in good pasture and the lofty mountains of Israel will be their grazing land There they will lie down in a good grazing land they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel Ezekiel 3415 I will tend My flock and make them lie down declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 3416 I will seek the lost bring back the strays bind up the broken and strengthen the weak but the sleek and strong I will destroy I will shepherd them with justice’ Ezekiel 3417 This is what the Lord GOD says to you My flock ‘I will judge between one sheep and another between the rams and the goats Ezekiel 3418 Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters Must you also muddy the rest with your feet Ezekiel 3419 Why must My flock feed on what your feet have trampled and drink what your feet have muddied’ Ezekiel 3420 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them ‘Behold I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep Ezekiel 3421 Since you shove with flank and shoulder butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad Ezekiel 3422 I will save My flock and they will no longer be prey I will judge between one sheep and another Ezekiel 3423 I will appoint over them one shepherd My servant David and he will feed them He will feed them and be their shepherd Ezekiel 3424 I the LORD will be their God and My servant David will be a prince among them I the LORD have spoken Ezekiel 3425 I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest Ezekiel 3426 I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing Ezekiel 3427 The trees of the field will give their fruit and the land will yield its produce My flock will be secure in their land Then they will know that I am the LORD when I have broken the bars of their yoke and delivered them from the hands that enslaved them Ezekiel 3428 They will no longer be prey for the nations and the beasts of the earth will not consume them They will dwell securely and no one will frighten them Ezekiel 3429 And I will raise up for them a garden of renown and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the scorn of the nations Ezekiel 3430 Then they will know that I the LORD their God am with them and that they the house of Israel are My people’ declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 3431 ‘You are My flock the sheep of My pasture My people and I am your God’ declares the Lord GOD” Ezekiel 351 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 352 “Son of man set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it Ezekiel 353 and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says Behold I am against you O Mount Seir I will stretch out My hand against you and make you a desolate waste Ezekiel 354 I will turn your cities into ruins and you will become a desolation Then you will know that I am the LORD Ezekiel 355 Because you harbored an ancient hatred and delivered the Israelites over to the sword in the time of their disaster at the final stage of their punishment Ezekiel 356 therefore as surely as I live declares the Lord GOD I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you Since you did not hate bloodshed it will pursue you Ezekiel 357 I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste and will cut off from it those who come and go Ezekiel 358 I will fill its mountains with the slain those killed by the sword will fall on your hills in your valleys and in all your ravines Ezekiel 359 I will make you a perpetual desolation and your cities will not be inhabited Then you will know that I am the LORD Ezekiel 3510 Because you have said ‘These two nations and countries will be ours and we will possess them’ even though the LORD was there Ezekiel 3511 therefore as surely as I live declares the Lord GOD I will treat you according to the anger and jealousy you showed in your hatred against them and I will make Myself known among them when I judge you Ezekiel 3512 Then you will know that I the LORD have heard every contemptuous word you uttered against the mountains of Israel when you said ‘They are desolate they are given to us to devour’ Ezekiel 3513 You boasted against Me with your mouth and multiplied your words against Me I heard it Myself Ezekiel 3514 This is what the Lord GOD says While the whole earth rejoices I will make you desolate Ezekiel 3515 As you rejoiced when the inheritance of the house of Israel became desolate so will I do to you You will become a desolation O Mount Seir and so will all of Edom Then they will know that I am the LORD Ezekiel 361 “And you son of man prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say O mountains of Israel hear the word of the LORD Ezekiel 362 This is what the Lord GOD says Because the enemy has said of you ‘Aha The ancient heights have become our possession’ Ezekiel 363 therefore prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says Because they have made you desolate and have trampled you on every side so that you became a possession of the rest of the nations and were taken up in slander by the lips of their talkers Ezekiel 364 therefore O mountains of Israel hear the word of the Lord GOD This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills to the ravines and valleys to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities which have become a spoil and a mockery to the rest of the nations around you Ezekiel 365 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations and against all Edom who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt so that its pastureland became plunder Ezekiel 366 Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel and tell the mountains and hills the ravines and valleys that this is what the Lord GOD says Behold I have spoken in My burning zeal because you have endured the reproach of the nations Ezekiel 367 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says I have sworn with an uplifted hand that surely the nations around you will endure reproach of their own Ezekiel 368 But you O mountains of Israel will produce branches and bear fruit for My people Israel for they will soon come home Ezekiel 369 For behold I am on your side I will turn toward you and you will be tilled and sown Ezekiel 3610 I will multiply the people upon you—the house of Israel in its entirety The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt Ezekiel 3611 I will fill you with people and animals and they will multiply and be fruitful I will make you as inhabited as you once were and I will make you prosper more than before Then you will know that I am the LORD Ezekiel 3612 Yes I will cause My people Israel to walk upon you they will possess you and you will be their inheritance and you will no longer deprive them of their children Ezekiel 3613 For this is what the Lord GOD says Because people say to you ‘You devour men and deprive your nation of its children’ Ezekiel 3614 therefore you will no longer devour men or deprive your nation of its children declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 3615 I will no longer allow the taunts of the nations to be heard against you and you will no longer endure the reproach of the peoples or cause your nation to stumble declares the Lord GOD” Ezekiel 3616 Again the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 3617 “Son of man when the people of Israel lived in their land they defiled it by their own ways and deeds Their behavior before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman’s impurity Ezekiel 3618 So I poured out My wrath upon them because of the blood they had shed on the land and because they had defiled it with their idols Ezekiel 3619 I dispersed them among the nations and they were scattered throughout the lands I judged them according to their ways and deeds Ezekiel 3620 And wherever they went among the nations they profaned My holy name because it was said of them ‘These are the people of the LORD yet they had to leave His land’ Ezekiel 3621 But I had concern for My holy name which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they had gone Ezekiel 3622 Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says It is not for your sake that I will act O house of Israel but for My holy name which you profaned among the nations to which you went Ezekiel 3623 I will show the holiness of My great name which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them Then the nations will know that I am the LORD declares the Lord GOD when I show My holiness in you before their eyes Ezekiel 3624 For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries and I will bring you back into your own land Ezekiel 3625 I will also sprinkle clean water on you and you will be clean I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols Ezekiel 3626 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh Ezekiel 3627 And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances Ezekiel 3628 Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers you will be My people and I will be your God Ezekiel 3629 I will save you from all your uncleanness I will summon the grain and make it plentiful and I will not bring famine upon you Ezekiel 3630 I will also make the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field plentiful so that you will no longer bear reproach among the nations on account of famine Ezekiel 3631 Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations Ezekiel 3632 It is not for your sake that I will act declares the Lord GOD—let it be known to you Be ashamed and disgraced for your ways O house of Israel Ezekiel 3633 This is what the Lord GOD says On the day I cleanse you from all your iniquities I will cause the cities to be resettled and the ruins to be rebuilt Ezekiel 3634 The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through Ezekiel 3635 Then they will say ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden The cities that were once ruined desolate and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited’ Ezekiel 3636 Then the nations around you that remain will know that I the LORD have rebuilt what was destroyed and I have replanted what was desolate I the LORD have spoken and I will do it Ezekiel 3637 This is what the Lord GOD says Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this I will multiply their people like a flock Ezekiel 3638 Like the numerous flocks for sacrifices at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts so the ruined cities will be filled with flocks of people Then they will know that I am the LORD” Ezekiel 371 The hand of the LORD was upon me and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley and it was full of bones Ezekiel 372 He led me all around among them and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley and indeed they were very dry Ezekiel 373 Then He asked me “Son of man can these bones come to life” “O Lord GOD” I replied “only You know” Ezekiel 374 And He said to me “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them ‘Dry bones hear the word of the LORD Ezekiel 375 This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones I will cause breath to enter you and you will come to life Ezekiel 376 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh grow upon you and cover you with skin I will put breath within you so that you will come to life Then you will know that I am the LORD’” Ezekiel 377 So I prophesied as I had been commanded And as I prophesied there was suddenly a noise a rattling and the bones came together bone to bone Ezekiel 378 As I looked on tendons appeared on them flesh grew and skin covered them but there was no breath in them Ezekiel 379 Then He said to me “Prophesy to the breath prophesy son of man and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says Come from the four winds O breath and breathe into these slain so that they may live” Ezekiel 3710 So I prophesied as He had commanded me and the breath entered them and they came to life and stood on their feet—a vast army Ezekiel 3711 Then He said to me “Son of man these bones are the whole house of Israel Look they are saying ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope has perished we are cut off’ Ezekiel 3712 Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘O My people I will open your graves and bring you up from them and I will bring you back to the land of Israel Ezekiel 3713 Then you My people will know that I am the LORD when I open your graves and bring you up from them Ezekiel 3714 I will put My Spirit in you and you will live and I will settle you in your own land Then you will know that I the LORD have spoken and I will do it declares the LORD’” Ezekiel 3715 Again the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 3716 “And you son of man take a single stick and write on it ‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him’ Then take another stick and write on it ‘Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim—and to all the house of Israel associated with him’ Ezekiel 3717 Then join them together into one stick so that they become one in your hand Ezekiel 3718 When your people ask you ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by these’ Ezekiel 3719 you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘I will take the stick of Joseph which is in the hand of Ephraim and the tribes of Israel associated with him and I will put them together with the stick of Judah I will make them into a single stick and they will become one in My hand’ Ezekiel 3720 When the sticks on which you write are in your hand and in full view of the people Ezekiel 3721 you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land Ezekiel 3722 I will make them one nation in the land on the mountains of Israel and one king will rule over all of them Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms Ezekiel 3723 They will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images or with any of their transgressions I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned and I will cleanse them Then they will be My people and I will be their God Ezekiel 3724 My servant David will be king over them and there will be one shepherd for all of them They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes Ezekiel 3725 They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob where your fathers lived They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren and My servant David will be their prince forever Ezekiel 3726 And I will make a covenant of peace with them it will be an everlasting covenant I will establish them and multiply them and I will set My sanctuary among them forever Ezekiel 3727 My dwelling place will be with them I will be their God and they will be My people Ezekiel 3728 Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel when My sanctuary is among them forever’” Ezekiel 381 And the word of the LORD came to me saying Ezekiel 382 “Son of man set your face against Gog of the land of Magog the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal Prophesy against him Ezekiel 383 and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says Behold I am against you O Gog chief prince of Meshech and Tubal Ezekiel 384 I will turn you around put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with all your army—your horses your horsemen in full armor and a great company armed with shields and bucklers all brandishing their swords Ezekiel 385 Persia Cush and Put will accompany them all with shields and helmets Ezekiel 386 as well as Gomer with all its troops and Bethtogarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you Ezekiel 387 Get ready prepare yourself you and all your company gathered around you you will be their guard Ezekiel 388 After a long time you will be summoned In the latter years you will enter a land that has recovered from war whose people were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel which had long been desolate They had been brought out from the nations and all now dwell securely Ezekiel 389 You and all your troops and many peoples with you will go up advancing like a thunderstorm you will be like a cloud covering the land Ezekiel 3810 This is what the Lord GOD says On that day thoughts will arise in your mind and you will devise an evil plan Ezekiel 3811 You will say ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages I will come against a quiet people who dwell securely all of them living without walls or bars or gates— Ezekiel 3812 in order to seize the spoil and carry off the plunder to turn a hand against the desolate places now inhabited and against a people gathered from the nations who have acquired livestock and possessions and who live at the center of the land’ Ezekiel 3813 Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its villages will ask ‘Have you come to capture the plunder Have you assembled your hordes to carry away loot to make off with silver and gold to take cattle and goods to seize great spoil’ Ezekiel 3814 Therefore prophesy son of man and tell Gog that this is what the Lord GOD says On that day when My people Israel are dwelling securely will you not take notice of this Ezekiel 3815 And you will come from your place out of the far north—you and many peoples with you all riding horses—a mighty horde a huge army Ezekiel 3816 You will advance against My people Israel like a cloud covering the land It will happen in the latter days O Gog that I will bring you against My land so that the nations may know Me when I show Myself holy in you before their eyes Ezekiel 3817 This is what the Lord GOD says Are you the one of whom I have spoken in former days through My servants the prophets of Israel who in those times prophesied for years that I would bring you against them Ezekiel 3818 Now on that day when Gog comes against the land of Israel declares the Lord GOD My wrath will flare up Ezekiel 3819 In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel Ezekiel 3820 The fish of the sea the birds of the air the beasts of the field every creature that crawls upon the ground and all mankind on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence The mountains will be thrown down the cliffs will collapse and every wall will fall to the ground Ezekiel 3821 And I will summon a sword against Gog on all My mountains declares the Lord GOD and every man’s sword will be against his brother Ezekiel 3822 I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed I will pour out torrents of rain hailstones fire and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him Ezekiel 3823 I will magnify and sanctify Myself and I will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations Then they will know that I am the LORD Ezekiel 391 “As for you O son of man prophesy against Gog and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says Behold I am against you O Gog chief prince of Meshech and Tubal Ezekiel 392 I will turn you around drive you along bring you up from the far north and send you against the mountains of Israel Ezekiel 393 Then I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the arrows from your right hand Ezekiel 394 On the mountains of Israel you will fall—you and all your troops and the nations with you I will give you as food to every kind of ravenous bird and wild beast Ezekiel 395 You will fall in the open field for I have spoken declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 396 I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands and they will know that I am the LORD Ezekiel 397 So I will make My holy name known among My people Israel and will no longer allow it to be profaned Then the nations will know that I am the LORD the Holy One in Israel Ezekiel 398 Yes it is coming and it will surely happen declares the Lord GOD This is the day of which I have spoken Ezekiel 399 Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out kindle fires and burn up the weapons—the bucklers and shields the bows and arrows the clubs and spears For seven years they will use them for fuel Ezekiel 3910 They will not gather wood from the countryside or cut it from the forests for they will use the weapons for fuel They will loot those who looted them and plunder those who plundered them declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 3911 And on that day I will give Gog a burial place in Israel the Valley of the Travelers east of the Sea It will block those who travel through because Gog and all his hordes will be buried there So it will be called the Valley of Hamongog Ezekiel 3912 For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them in order to cleanse the land Ezekiel 3913 All the people of the land will bury them and it will bring them renown on the day I display My glory declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 3914 And men will be employed to continually pass through the land to cleanse it by burying the invaders who remain on the ground At the end of the seven months they will begin their search Ezekiel 3915 As they pass through the land anyone who sees a human bone will set up a pillar next to it until the gravediggers have buried it in the Valley of Hamongog Ezekiel 3916 Even the city will be named Hamonah And so they will cleanse the land Ezekiel 3917 And as for you son of man this is what the Lord GOD says Call out to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you a great feast on the mountains of Israel There you will eat flesh and drink blood Ezekiel 3918 You will eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as though they were rams lambs goats and bulls—all the fattened animals of Bashan Ezekiel 3919 At the sacrifice I am preparing you will eat fat until you are gorged and drink blood until you are drunk Ezekiel 3920 And at My table you will eat your fill of horses and riders of mighty men and warriors of every kind’ declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 3921 I will display My glory among the nations and all the nations will see the judgment that I execute and the hand that I lay upon them Ezekiel 3922 From that day forward the house of Israel will know that I am the LORD their God Ezekiel 3923 And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity because they were unfaithful to Me So I hid My face from them and delivered them into the hands of their enemies so that they all fell by the sword Ezekiel 3924 I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and transgressions and I hid My face from them Ezekiel 3925 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel and I will be jealous for My holy name Ezekiel 3926 They will forget their disgrace and all the treachery they committed against Me when they dwell securely in their land with no one to frighten them Ezekiel 3927 When I bring them back from the peoples and gather them out of the lands of their enemies I will show My holiness in them in the sight of many nations Ezekiel 3928 Then they will know that I am the LORD their God when I regather them to their own land not leaving any of them behind after their exile among the nations Ezekiel 3929 And I will no longer hide My face from them for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel declares the Lord GOD” Ezekiel 401 In the twentyfifth year of our exile at the beginning of the year on the tenth day of the month—in the fourteenth year after Jerusalem had been struck down—on that very day the hand of the LORD was upon me and He took me there Ezekiel 402 In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city Ezekiel 403 So He took me there and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand Ezekiel 404 “Son of man” he said to me “look with your eyes hear with your ears and pay attention to everything I am going to show you for that is why you have been brought here Report to the house of Israel everything you see” Ezekiel 405 And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high Ezekiel 406 Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep Ezekiel 407 Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide and there were five cubits between the gate chambers The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod deep Ezekiel 408 Then he measured the portico of the gateway inside Ezekiel 409 it was eight cubits deep and its jambs were two cubits thick And the portico of the gateway faced the temple Ezekiel 4010 There were three gate chambers on each side of the east gate each with the same measurements and the gateposts on either side also had the same measurements Ezekiel 4011 And he measured the width of the gateway entrance to be ten cubits and its length was thirteen cubits Ezekiel 4012 In front of each gate chamber was a wall one cubit high and the gate chambers were six cubits square Ezekiel 4013 Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one the distance was twentyfive cubits from doorway to doorway Ezekiel 4014 Next he measured the gateposts to be sixty cubits high The gateway extended around to the gatepost of the courtyard Ezekiel 4015 And the distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its inner portico was fifty cubits Ezekiel 4016 The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway The porticos also had windows all around on the inside Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees Ezekiel 4017 Then he brought me into the outer court and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court Thirty chambers faced the pavement Ezekiel 4018 which flanked the gateways and corresponded to the length of the gates this was the lower pavement Ezekiel 4019 Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court it was a hundred cubits on the east side as well as on the north Ezekiel 4020 He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north Ezekiel 4021 Its three gate chambers on each side its side pillars and its portico all had the same measurements as the first gate fifty cubits long and twentyfive cubits wide Ezekiel 4022 Its windows portico and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east Seven steps led up to it with its portico opposite them Ezekiel 4023 There was a gate to the inner court facing the north gate just as there was on the east He measured the distance from gateway to gateway to be a hundred cubits Ezekiel 4024 Then he led me to the south side and I saw a gateway facing south He measured its side pillars and portico and they had the same measurements as the others Ezekiel 4025 Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around like the other windows It was fifty cubits long and twentyfive cubits wide Ezekiel 4026 Seven steps led up to it and its portico was opposite them it had palm trees on its side pillars one on each side Ezekiel 4027 The inner court also had a gate facing south and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits Ezekiel 4028 Next he brought me into the inner court through the south gate and he measured the south gate it had the same measurements as the others Ezekiel 4029 Its gate chambers side pillars and portico had the same measurements as the others Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around it was fifty cubits long and twentyfive cubits wide Ezekiel 4030 The porticoes around the inner court were twentyfive cubits long and five cubits deep Ezekiel 4031 Its portico faced the outer court and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees Eight steps led up to it Ezekiel 4032 And he brought me to the inner court on the east side and he measured the gateway it had the same measurements as the others Ezekiel 4033 Its gate chambers side pillars and portico had the same measurements as the others Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around It was fifty cubits long and twentyfive cubits wide Ezekiel 4034 Its portico faced the outer court and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side Eight steps led up to it Ezekiel 4035 Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it It had the same measurements as the others Ezekiel 4036 as did its gate chambers side pillars and portico It also had windows all around It was fifty cubits long and twentyfive cubits wide Ezekiel 4037 Its portico faced the outer court and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side Eight steps led up to it Ezekiel 4038 There was a chamber with a doorway by the portico in each of the inner gateways There the burnt offering was to be washed Ezekiel 4039 Inside the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side on which the burnt offerings sin offerings and guilt offerings were to be slaughtered Ezekiel 4040 Outside as one goes up to the entrance of the north gateway there were two tables on one side and two more tables on the other side of the gate’s portico Ezekiel 4041 So there were four tables inside the gateway and four outside—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered Ezekiel 4042 There were also four tables of dressed stone for the burnt offering each a cubit and a half long a cubit and a half wide and a cubit high On these were placed the utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices Ezekiel 4043 The doublepronged hooks each a handbreadth long were fastened all around the inside of the room and the flesh of the offering was to be placed on the tables Ezekiel 4044 Outside the inner gate within the inner court were two chambers one beside the north gate and facing south and another beside the south gate and facing north Ezekiel 4045 Then the man said to me “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple Ezekiel 4046 and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar These are the sons of Zadok the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him” Ezekiel 4047 Next he measured the court It was square a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide And the altar was in front of the temple Ezekiel 4048 Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the side pillars of the portico to be five cubits on each side The width of the gateway was fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were three cubits on either side Ezekiel 4049 The portico was twenty cubits wide and twelve cubits deep and ten steps led up to it There were columns by the side pillars one on each side Ezekiel 411 Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side Ezekiel 412 The width of the entrance was ten cubits and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits and the width to be twenty cubits Ezekiel 413 And he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the side pillars at the entrance to be two cubits wide The entrance was six cubits wide and the walls on each side were seven cubits wide Ezekiel 414 Then he measured the room adjacent to the inner sanctuary to be twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide And he said to me “This is the Most Holy Place” Ezekiel 415 Next he measured the wall of the temple to be six cubits thick and the width of each side room around the temple was four cubits Ezekiel 416 The side rooms were arranged one above another in three levels of thirty rooms each There were ledges all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side rooms so that the supports would not be fastened into the wall of the temple itself Ezekiel 417 The side rooms surrounding the temple widened at each successive level because the structure surrounding the temple ascended by stages corresponding to the narrowing of the temple wall as it rose upward And so a stairway went up from the lowest story to the highest through the middle one Ezekiel 418 I saw that the temple had a raised base all around it forming the foundation of the side rooms It was the full length of a rod six long cubits Ezekiel 419 The outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits thick and the open area between the side rooms of the temple Ezekiel 4110 and the outer chambers was twenty cubits wide all around the temple Ezekiel 4111 The side rooms opened into this area with one entrance on the north and another on the south The open area was five cubits wide all around Ezekiel 4112 Now the building that faced the temple courtyard on the west was seventy cubits wide and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around with a length of ninety cubits Ezekiel 4113 Then he measured the temple to be a hundred cubits long and the temple courtyard and the building with its walls were also a hundred cubits long Ezekiel 4114 The width of the temple courtyard on the east including the front of the temple was a hundred cubits Ezekiel 4115 Next he measured the length of the building facing the temple courtyard at the rear of the temple including its galleries on each side it was a hundred cubits The outer sanctuary the inner sanctuary and the porticoes facing the court Ezekiel 4116 as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold were overlaid with wood on all sides They were paneled from the ground to the windows and the windows were covered Ezekiel 4117 In the space above the outside of the entrance to the inner sanctuary on all the walls spaced evenly around the inner and outer sanctuary Ezekiel 4118 were alternating carved cherubim and palm trees Each cherub had two faces Ezekiel 4119 the face of a man was toward the palm tree on one side and the face of a young lion was toward the palm tree on the other side They were carved all the way around the temple Ezekiel 4120 Cherubim and palm trees were carved on the wall of the outer sanctuary from the floor to the space above the entrance Ezekiel 4121 The outer sanctuary had a rectangular doorframe and the doorframe of the sanctuary was similar Ezekiel 4122 There was an altar of wood three cubits high and two cubits square Its corners base and sides were of wood And the man told me “This is the table that is before the LORD” Ezekiel 4123 Both the outer sanctuary and the inner sanctuary had double doors Ezekiel 4124 and each door had two swinging panels There were two panels for one door and two for the other Ezekiel 4125 Cherubim and palm trees like those on the walls were carved on the doors of the outer sanctuary and there was a wooden canopy outside on the front of the portico Ezekiel 4126 There were beveled windows and palm trees on the sidewalls of the portico The side rooms of the temple also had canopies Ezekiel 421 Then the man led me out northward into the outer court and he brought me to the group of chambers opposite the temple courtyard and the outer wall on the north side Ezekiel 422 The building with the door facing north was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide Ezekiel 423 Gallery faced gallery in three levels opposite the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court and opposite the pavement that belonged to the outer court Ezekiel 424 In front of the chambers was an inner walkway ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long Their doors were on the north Ezekiel 425 Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space from the chambers on the lower and middle floors of the building Ezekiel 426 For they were arranged in three stories and unlike the courts they had no pillars So the upper chambers were set back further than the lower and middle floors Ezekiel 427 An outer wall in front of the chambers was fifty cubits long and ran parallel to the chambers and the outer court Ezekiel 428 For the chambers on the outer court were fifty cubits long while those facing the temple were a hundred cubits long Ezekiel 429 And below these chambers was the entrance on the east side as one enters them from the outer court Ezekiel 4210 On the south side along the length of the wall of the outer court were chambers adjoining the courtyard and opposite the building Ezekiel 4211 with a passageway in front of them just like the chambers that were on the north They had the same length and width with similar exits and dimensions Ezekiel 4212 And corresponding to the doors of the chambers that were facing south there was a door in front of the walkway that was parallel to the wall extending eastward Ezekiel 4213 Then the man said to me “The north and south chambers facing the temple courtyard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings There they will place the most holy offerings—the grain offerings the sin offerings and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy Ezekiel 4214 Once the priests have entered the holy area they must not go out into the outer court until they have left behind the garments in which they minister for these are holy They are to put on other clothes before they approach the places that are for the people” Ezekiel 4215 Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area he led me out by the gate that faced east and he measured the area all around Ezekiel 4216 With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long Ezekiel 4217 He measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long Ezekiel 4218 He measured the south side to be five hundred cubits long Ezekiel 4219 And he came around and measured the west side to be five hundred cubits long Ezekiel 4220 So he measured the area on all four sides It had a wall all around five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide to separate the holy from the common Ezekiel 431 Then the man brought me back to the gate that faces east Ezekiel 432 and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east His voice was like the roar of many waters and the earth shone with His glory Ezekiel 433 The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when He came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the River Kebar I fell facedown Ezekiel 434 and the glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east Ezekiel 435 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court and the glory of the LORD filled the temple Ezekiel 436 While the man was standing beside me I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple Ezekiel 437 and He said to me “Son of man this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet where I will dwell among the Israelites forever The house of Israel will never again defile My holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and by the funeral offerings for their kings at their deaths Ezekiel 438 When they placed their threshold next to My threshold and their doorposts beside My doorposts with only a wall between Me and them they defiled My holy name by the abominations they committed Therefore I have consumed them in My anger Ezekiel 439 Now let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings and I will dwell among them forever Ezekiel 4310 As for you son of man describe the temple to the people of Israel so that they may be ashamed of their iniquities Let them measure the plan Ezekiel 4311 and if they are ashamed of all they have done then make known to them the design of the temple—its arrangement and its exits and entrances—its whole design along with all its statutes forms and laws Write it down in their sight so that they may keep its complete design and all its statutes and may carry them out Ezekiel 4312 This is the law of the temple All its surrounding territory on top of the mountain will be most holy Yes this is the law of the temple Ezekiel 4313 These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits a cubit and a handbreadth Its gutter shall be a cubit deep and a cubit wide with a rim of one span around its edge And this is the height of the altar Ezekiel 4314 The space from the gutter on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits and the ledge one cubit wide The space from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits and the ledge one cubit wide Ezekiel 4315 The altar hearth shall be four cubits high and four horns shall project upward from the hearth Ezekiel 4316 The altar hearth shall be square at its four corners twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide Ezekiel 4317 The ledge shall also be square fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide with a rim of half a cubit and a gutter of a cubit all around it The steps of the altar shall face east” Ezekiel 4318 Then He said to me “Son of man this is what the Lord GOD says ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is constructed so that burnt offerings may be sacrificed on it and blood may be splattered on it Ezekiel 4319 You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok who approach Me to minister before Me declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 4320 You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar on the four corners of the ledge and all around the rim thus you will cleanse the altar and make atonement for it Ezekiel 4321 Then you are to take away the bull for the sin offering and burn it in the appointed part of the temple area outside the sanctuary Ezekiel 4322 On the second day you are to present an unblemished male goat as a sin offering and the altar is to be cleansed as it was with the bull Ezekiel 4323 When you have finished the purification you are to present a young unblemished bull and an unblemished ram from the flock Ezekiel 4324 You must present them before the LORD the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the LORD Ezekiel 4325 For seven days you are to provide a male goat daily for a sin offering you are also to provide a young bull and a ram from the flock both unblemished Ezekiel 4326 For seven days the priests are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it so they shall consecrate it Ezekiel 4327 At the end of these days from the eighth day on the priests are to present your burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar Then I will accept you declares the Lord GOD’” Ezekiel 441 The man then brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary that faced east but it was shut Ezekiel 442 And the LORD said to me “This gate is to remain shut It shall not be opened and no man shall enter through it because the LORD the God of Israel has entered through it Therefore it will remain shut Ezekiel 443 Only the prince himself may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence of the LORD He must enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way” Ezekiel 444 Then the man brought me to the front of the temple by way of the north gate I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling His temple and I fell facedown Ezekiel 445 The LORD said to me “Son of man pay attention look carefully with your eyes and listen closely with your ears to everything I tell you concerning all the statutes and laws of the house of the LORD Take careful note of the entrance to the temple along with all the exits of the sanctuary Ezekiel 446 Tell the rebellious house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says ‘I have had enough of all your abominations O house of Israel Ezekiel 447 In addition to all your other abominations you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood you broke My covenant Ezekiel 448 And you have not kept charge of My holy things but have appointed others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you’ Ezekiel 449 This is what the Lord GOD says No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites Ezekiel 4410 Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray and who wandered away from Me after their idols will bear the consequences of their iniquity Ezekiel 4411 Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them Ezekiel 4412 Because they ministered before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel therefore I swore with an uplifted hand concerning them that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 4413 They must not approach Me to serve Me as priests or come near any of My holy things or the most holy things They will bear the shame of the abominations they have committed Ezekiel 4414 Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of all the work for the temple and everything to be done in it Ezekiel 4415 But the Levitical priests who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me are to approach Me to minister before Me They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 4416 They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me They will keep My charge Ezekiel 4417 When they enter the gates of the inner court they are to wear linen garments they must not wear anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple Ezekiel 4418 They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists They must not wear anything that makes them perspire Ezekiel 4419 When they go out to the outer court to the people they are to take off the garments in which they have ministered leave them in the holy chambers and dress in other clothes so that they do not transmit holiness to the people with their garments Ezekiel 4420 They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long but must carefully trim their hair Ezekiel 4421 No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court Ezekiel 4422 And they shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman but must marry a virgin of the descendants of the house of Israel or a widow of a priest Ezekiel 4423 They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean Ezekiel 4424 In any dispute they shall officiate as judges and judge according to My ordinances They must keep My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed feasts and they must keep My Sabbaths holy Ezekiel 4425 A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person However for a father a mother a son a daughter a brother or an unmarried sister he may do so Ezekiel 4426 and after he is cleansed he must count off seven days for himself Ezekiel 4427 And on the day he goes into the sanctuary into the inner court to minister in the sanctuary he must present his sin offering declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 4428 In regard to their inheritance I am their inheritance You are to give them no possession in Israel for I am their possession Ezekiel 4429 They shall eat the grain offerings the sin offerings and the guilt offerings Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them Ezekiel 4430 The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest so that a blessing may rest upon your homes Ezekiel 4431 The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts Ezekiel 451 “When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance you are to set aside a portion for the LORD a holy portion of the land 25000 cubits long and 20000 cubits wide This entire tract of land will be holy Ezekiel 452 Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square with 50 cubits around it for open land Ezekiel 453 From this holy portion you are to measure off a length of 25000 cubits and a width of 10000 cubits and in it will be the sanctuary the Most Holy Place Ezekiel 454 It will be a holy portion of the land to be used by the priests who minister in the sanctuary who draw near to minister before the LORD It will be a place for their houses as well as a holy area for the sanctuary Ezekiel 455 An adjacent area 25000 cubits long and 10000 cubits wide shall belong to the Levites who minister in the temple it will be their possession for towns in which to live Ezekiel 456 As the property of the city you are to set aside an area 5000 cubits wide and 25000 cubits long adjacent to the holy district It will belong to the whole house of Israel Ezekiel 457 Now the prince will have the area bordering each side of the area formed by the holy district and the property of the city extending westward from the western side and eastward from the eastern side running lengthwise from the western boundary to the eastern boundary and parallel to one of the tribal portions Ezekiel 458 This land will be his possession in Israel And My princes will no longer oppress My people but will give the rest of the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes Ezekiel 459 For this is what the Lord GOD says ‘Enough O princes of Israel Cease your violence and oppression and do what is just and right Stop dispossessing My people declares the Lord GOD’ Ezekiel 4510 You must use honest scales a just ephah and a just bath Ezekiel 4511 The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer and the ephah a tenth of a homer the homer will be the standard measure for both Ezekiel 4512 The shekel will consist of twenty gerahs Twenty shekels plus twentyfive shekels plus fifteen shekels will equal one mina Ezekiel 4513 This is the contribution you are to offer a sixth of an ephah from each homer of wheat and a sixth of an ephah from each homer of barley Ezekiel 4514 The prescribed portion of oil measured by the bath is a tenth of a bath from each cor a cor consists of ten baths or one homer since ten baths are equivalent to a homer Ezekiel 4515 And one sheep shall be given from each flock of two hundred from the wellwatered pastures of Israel These are for the grain offerings burnt offerings and peace offerings to make atonement for the people declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 4516 All the people of the land must participate in this contribution for the prince in Israel Ezekiel 4517 And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings grain offerings and drink offerings for the feasts New Moons and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel He will provide the sin offerings grain offerings burnt offerings and peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel Ezekiel 4518 This is what the Lord GOD says ‘On the first day of the first month you are to take a young bull without blemish and purify the sanctuary Ezekiel 4519 And the priest is to take some of the blood from the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the temple on the four corners of the ledge of the altar and on the gateposts of the inner court Ezekiel 4520 You must do the same thing on the seventh day of the month for anyone who strays unintentionally or in ignorance In this way you will make atonement for the temple Ezekiel 4521 On the fourteenth day of the first month you are to observe the Passover a feast of seven days during which unleavened bread shall be eaten Ezekiel 4522 On that day the prince shall provide a bull as a sin offering for himself and for all the people of the land Ezekiel 4523 Each day during the seven days of the feast he shall provide seven bulls and seven rams without blemish as a burnt offering to the LORD along with a male goat for a sin offering Ezekiel 4524 He shall also provide as a grain offering an ephah for each bull and an ephah for each ram along with a hin of olive oil for each ephah of grain Ezekiel 4525 During the seven days of the feast that begins on the fifteenth day of the seventh month he is to make the same provision for sin offerings burnt offerings grain offerings and oil’ Ezekiel 461 “This is what the Lord GOD says ‘The gate of the inner court that faces east must be kept shut during the six days of work but on the Sabbath day and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened Ezekiel 462 The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico of the gateway and stand by the gatepost while the priests sacrifice his burnt offerings and peace offerings He is to bow in worship at the threshold of the gate and then depart but the gate must not be shut until evening Ezekiel 463 On the Sabbaths and New Moons the people of the land are also to bow in worship before the LORD at the entrance to that gateway Ezekiel 464 The burnt offering that the prince presents to the LORD on the Sabbath day shall be six unblemished male lambs and an unblemished ram Ezekiel 465 The grain offering with the ram shall be one ephah and the grain offering with the lambs shall be as much as he is able along with a hin of oil per ephah Ezekiel 466 On the day of the New Moon he shall offer a young unblemished bull six lambs and a ram without blemish Ezekiel 467 He is to provide a grain offering of an ephah with the bull an ephah with the ram and as much as he is able with the lambs along with a hin of oil per ephah Ezekiel 468 When the prince enters he shall go in through the portico of the gateway and he shall go out the same way Ezekiel 469 When the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts whoever enters by the north gate to worship must go out by the south gate and whoever enters by the south gate must go out by the north gate No one is to return through the gate by which he entered but each must go out by the opposite gate Ezekiel 4610 When the people enter the prince shall go in with them and when they leave he shall leave Ezekiel 4611 At the festivals and appointed feasts the grain offering shall be an ephah with a bull an ephah with a ram and as much as one is able to give with the lambs along with a hin of oil per ephah Ezekiel 4612 When the prince makes a freewill offering to the LORD whether a burnt offering or a peace offering the gate facing east must be opened for him He is to offer his burnt offering or peace offering just as he does on the Sabbath day Then he shall go out and the gate must be closed after he goes out Ezekiel 4613 And you shall provide an unblemished yearold lamb as a daily burnt offering to the LORD you are to offer it every morning Ezekiel 4614 You are also to provide with it every morning a grain offering of a sixth of an ephah with a third of a hin of oil to moisten the fine flour—a grain offering to the LORD This is a permanent statute Ezekiel 4615 Thus they shall provide the lamb the grain offering and the oil every morning as a regular burnt offering’ Ezekiel 4616 This is what the Lord GOD says ‘If the prince gives a gift to any of his sons as an inheritance it will belong to his descendants It will become their property by inheritance Ezekiel 4617 But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants it will belong to that servant until the year of freedom then it will revert to the prince His inheritance belongs only to his sons it shall be theirs Ezekiel 4618 The prince must not take any of the inheritance of the people by evicting them from their property He is to provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property so that none of My people will be displaced from his property’” Ezekiel 4619 Then the man brought me through the entrance at the side of the gate into the holy chambers facing north which belonged to the priests and he showed me a place there at the far western end Ezekiel 4620 and said to me “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering and where they shall bake the grain offering so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people” Ezekiel 4621 Then he brought me into the outer court and led me around to its four corners and I saw a separate court in each of its corners Ezekiel 4622 In the four corners of the outer court there were enclosed courts each forty cubits long and thirty cubits wide Each of the four corner areas had the same dimensions Ezekiel 4623 Around the inside of each of the four courts was a row of masonry with ovens built at the base of the walls on all sides Ezekiel 4624 And he said to me “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple will cook the sacrifices offered by the people” Ezekiel 471 Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east for the temple faced east The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple south of the altar Ezekiel 472 Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side Ezekiel 473 As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankledeep water Ezekiel 474 Then he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through kneedeep water Again he measured a thousand cubits and led me through waistdeep water Ezekiel 475 Once again he measured off a thousand cubits but now it was a river that I could not cross because the water had risen and was deep enough for swimming—a river that could not be crossed on foot Ezekiel 476 “Son of man do you see this” he asked Then he led me back to the bank of the river Ezekiel 477 When I arrived I saw a great number of trees along both banks of the river Ezekiel 478 And he said to me “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah When it empties into the Dead Sea the water there becomes fresh Ezekiel 479 Wherever the river flows there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish because it flows there and makes the waters fresh so wherever the river flows everything will flourish Ezekiel 4710 Fishermen will stand by the shore from Engedi to Eneglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds like the fish of the Great Sea Ezekiel 4711 But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh they will be left for salt Ezekiel 4712 Along both banks of the river fruit trees of all kinds will grow Their leaves will not wither and their fruit will not fail Each month they will bear fruit because the water from the sanctuary flows to them Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for healing” Ezekiel 4713 This is what the Lord GOD says “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel Joseph shall receive two portions Ezekiel 4714 You are to divide it equally among them Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers this land will fall to you as an inheritance Ezekiel 4715 This shall be the boundary of the land On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebohamath to Zedad Ezekiel 4716 Berothah and Sibraim which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath as far as Hazerhatticon which is on the border of Hauran Ezekiel 4717 So the border will run from the Sea to Hazarenan along the northern border of Damascus with the territory of Hamath to the north This will be the northern boundary Ezekiel 4718 On the east side the border will run between Hauran and Damascus along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel to the Eastern Sea and as far as Tamar This will be the eastern boundary Ezekiel 4719 On the south side it will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribathkadesh and along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea This will be the southern boundary Ezekiel 4720 And on the west side the Great Sea will be the boundary up to a point opposite Lebohamath This will be the western boundary Ezekiel 4721 You are to divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel Ezekiel 4722 You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners who dwell among you and who have children You are to treat them as nativeborn Israelites along with you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel Ezekiel 4723 In whatever tribe a foreigner dwells you are to assign his inheritance there” declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 481 “Now these are the names of the tribes At the northern frontier Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebohamath and running on to Hazarenan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north and extending from the east side to the west side Ezekiel 482 Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west Ezekiel 483 Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west Ezekiel 484 Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west Ezekiel 485 Ephraim will have one portion bordering the territory of Manasseh from east to west Ezekiel 486 Reuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west Ezekiel 487 Judah will have one portion bordering the territory of Reuben from east to west Ezekiel 488 Bordering the territory of Judah from east to west will be the portion you are to set apart It will be 25000 cubits wide and the length of a tribal portion from east to west In the center will be the sanctuary Ezekiel 489 The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25000 cubits long and 10000 cubits wide Ezekiel 4810 This will be the holy portion for the priests It will be 25000 cubits long on the north side 10000 cubits wide on the west side 10000 cubits wide on the east side and 25000 cubits long on the south side In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD Ezekiel 4811 It will be for the consecrated priests the descendants of Zadok who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray Ezekiel 4812 It will be a special portion for them set apart from the land a most holy portion adjacent to the territory of the Levites Ezekiel 4813 Bordering the territory of the priests the Levites shall have an area 25000 cubits long and 10000 cubits wide The whole length will be 25000 cubits and the width 10000 cubits Ezekiel 4814 They must not sell or exchange any of it and they must not transfer this best part of the land for it is holy to the LORD Ezekiel 4815 The remaining area 5000 cubits wide and 25000 cubits long will be for common use by the city for houses and for pastureland The city will be in the center of it Ezekiel 4816 and will have these measurements 4500 cubits on the north side 4500 cubits on the south side 4500 cubits on the east side and 4500 cubits on the west side Ezekiel 4817 The pastureland of the city will extend 250 cubits to the north 250 cubits to the south 250 cubits to the east and 250 cubits to the west Ezekiel 4818 The remainder of the length bordering the holy portion and running adjacent to it will be 10000 cubits on the east side and 10000 cubits on the west side Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city Ezekiel 4819 The workers of the city who cultivate it will come from all the tribes of Israel Ezekiel 4820 The entire portion will be a square 25000 cubits by 25000 cubits You are to set apart the holy portion along with the city property Ezekiel 4821 The remaining area on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city will belong to the prince He will own the land adjacent to the tribal portions extending eastward from the 25000 cubits of the holy district toward the eastern border and westward from the 25000 cubits to the western border And in the center of them will be the holy portion and the sanctuary of the temple Ezekiel 4822 So the Levitical property and the city property will lie in the center of the area belonging to the prince—the area between the borders of Judah and Benjamin Ezekiel 4823 As for the rest of the tribes Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side Ezekiel 4824 Simeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west Ezekiel 4825 Issachar will have one portion bordering the territory of Simeon from east to west Ezekiel 4826 Zebulun will have one portion bordering the territory of Issachar from east to west Ezekiel 4827 And Gad will have one portion bordering the territory of Zebulun from east to west Ezekiel 4828 The southern border of Gad will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribathkadesh then along the Brook of Egypt and out to the Great Sea Ezekiel 4829 This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel and these will be their portions” declares the Lord GOD Ezekiel 4830 “These will be the exits of the city Beginning on the north side which will be 4500 cubits long Ezekiel 4831 the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel On the north side there will be three gates the gate of Reuben the gate of Judah and the gate of Levi Ezekiel 4832 On the east side which will be 4500 cubits long there will be three gates the gate of Joseph the gate of Benjamin and the gate of Dan Ezekiel 4833 On the south side which will be 4500 cubits long there will be three gates the gate of Simeon the gate of Issachar and the gate of Zebulun Ezekiel 4834 And on the west side which will be 4500 cubits long there will be three gates the gate of Gad the gate of Asher and the gate of Naphtali Ezekiel 4835 The perimeter of the city will be 18000 cubits and from that day on the name of the city will be THE LORD IS THERE” Daniel 11 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it Daniel 12 And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah along with some of the articles from the house of God He carried these off to the land of Shinar to the house of his god where he put them in the treasury of his god Daniel 13 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz the chief of his court officials to bring in some Israelites from the royal family and the nobility— Daniel 14 young men without blemish handsome gifted in all wisdom knowledgeable quick to understand and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans Daniel 15 The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine They were to be trained for three years after which they were to enter the king’s service Daniel 16 Among these young men were some from Judah Daniel Hananiah Mishael and Azariah Daniel 17 The chief official gave them new names To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar to Hananiah Shadrach to Mishael Meshach and to Azariah Abednego Daniel 18 But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself Daniel 19 Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official Daniel 110 but he said to Daniel “I fear my lord the king who has assigned your food and drink For why should he see your faces looking thinner than those of the other young men your age You would endanger my head before the king” Daniel 111 Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel Hananiah Mishael and Azariah Daniel 112 “Please test your servants for ten days Let us be given only vegetables to eat and water to drink Daniel 113 Then compare our appearances with those of the young men who are eating the royal food and deal with your servants according to what you see” Daniel 114 So he consented to this and tested them for ten days Daniel 115 And at the end of ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food Daniel 116 So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink and he gave them vegetables instead Daniel 117 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams Daniel 118 Now at the end of the time specified by the king the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar Daniel 119 And the king spoke with them and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel Hananiah Mishael and Azariah So they entered the king’s service Daniel 120 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom Daniel 121 And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus Daniel 21 In the second year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit and sleep escaped him Daniel 22 So the king gave orders to summon the magicians enchanters sorcerers and astrologers to explain his dreams When they came and stood before the king Daniel 23 he said to them “I have had a dream and my spirit is anxious to understand it” Daniel 24 Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic “O king may you live forever Tell your servants the dream and we will give the interpretation” Daniel 25 The king replied to the astrologers “My word is final If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble Daniel 26 But if you tell me the dream and its interpretation you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor So tell me the dream and its interpretation” Daniel 27 They answered a second time “Let the king tell the dream to his servants and we will give the interpretation” Daniel 28 The king replied “I know for sure that you are stalling for time because you see that my word is final Daniel 29 If you do not tell me the dream there is only one decree for you You have conspired to speak before me false and fraudulent words hoping the situation will change Therefore tell me the dream and I will know that you can give me its interpretation” Daniel 210 The astrologers answered the king “No one on earth can do what the king requests No king however great and powerful has ever asked anything like this of any magician enchanter or astrologer Daniel 211 What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods whose dwelling is not with mortals” Daniel 212 This response made the king so angry and furious that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon Daniel 213 So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them Daniel 214 When Arioch the commander of the king’s guard went out to execute the wise men of Babylon Daniel responded with discretion and tact Daniel 215 “Why is the decree from the king so harsh” he asked Then Arioch explained the situation to Daniel Daniel 216 So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him some time so that he could give him the interpretation Daniel 217 Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah Mishael and Azariah Daniel 218 urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon Daniel 219 During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision and he blessed the God of heaven Daniel 220 and declared “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever for wisdom and power belong to Him Daniel 221 He changes the times and seasons He removes kings and establishes them He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning Daniel 222 He reveals the deep and hidden things He knows what lies in darkness and light dwells with Him Daniel 223 To You O God of my fathers I give thanks and praise because You have given me wisdom and power And now You have made known to me what we have requested for You have made known to us the dream of the king” Daniel 224 Therefore Daniel went to Arioch whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon and said to him “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon Bring me before the king and I will give him the interpretation” Daniel 225 Arioch hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who will tell the king the interpretation” Daniel 226 The king responded to Daniel whose name was Belteshazzar “Are you able to tell me what I saw in the dream as well as its interpretation” Daniel 227 Daniel answered the king “No wise man enchanter medium or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires Daniel 228 But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these Daniel 229 As you lay on your bed O king your thoughts turned to the future and the Revealer of Mysteries made known to you what will happen Daniel 230 And to me this mystery has been revealed not because I have more wisdom than any man alive but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind Daniel 231 As you O king were watching a great statue appeared A great and dazzling statue stood before you and its form was awesome Daniel 232 The head of the statue was pure gold its chest and arms were silver its belly and thighs were bronze Daniel 233 its legs were iron and its feet were part iron and part clay Daniel 234 As you watched a stone was cut out but not by human hands It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them Daniel 235 Then the iron clay bronze silver and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer The wind carried them away and not a trace of them could be found But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth Daniel 236 This was the dream now we will tell the king its interpretation Daniel 237 You O king are the king of kings to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty power strength and glory Daniel 238 Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all You are that head of gold Daniel 239 But after you there will arise another kingdom inferior to yours Next a third kingdom one of bronze will rule the whole earth Daniel 240 Finally there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron for iron shatters and crushes all things and like iron that crushes all things it will shatter and crush all the others Daniel 241 And just as you saw that the feet and toes were made partly of fired clay and partly of iron so this will be a divided kingdom yet some of the strength of iron will be in it—just as you saw the iron mixed with clay Daniel 242 And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle Daniel 243 As you saw the iron mixed with clay so the peoples will mix with one another but will not hold together any more than iron mixes with clay Daniel 244 In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed nor will it be left to another people It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end but will itself stand forever Daniel 245 And just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands and it shattered the iron bronze clay silver and gold so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future The dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy” Daniel 246 At this King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face paid homage to Daniel and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him Daniel 247 The king said to Daniel “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings the Revealer of Mysteries since you were able to reveal this mystery” Daniel 248 Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon Daniel 249 And at Daniel’s request the king appointed Shadrach Meshach and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon while Daniel remained in the king’s court Daniel 31 King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue sixty cubits high and six cubits wide and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon Daniel 32 Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to assemble the satraps prefects governors advisers treasurers judges magistrates and all the other officials of the provinces to attend the dedication of the statue he had set up Daniel 33 So the satraps prefects governors advisers treasurers judges magistrates and all the rulers of the provinces assembled for the dedication of the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up and they stood before it Daniel 34 Then the herald loudly proclaimed “O people of every nation and language this is what you are commanded Daniel 35 As soon as you hear the sound of the horn flute zither lyre harp pipes and all kinds of music you must fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up Daniel 36 And whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace” Daniel 37 Therefore as soon as all the people heard the sound of the horn flute zither lyre harp and all kinds of music the people of every nation and language would fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up Daniel 38 At this time some astrologers came forward and maliciously accused the Jews Daniel 39 saying to King Nebuchadnezzar “O king may you live forever Daniel 310 You O king have issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn flute zither lyre harp pipes and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the golden statue Daniel 311 and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace Daniel 312 But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach Meshach and Abednego—who have ignored you O king and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up” Daniel 313 Then Nebuchadnezzar furious with rage summoned Shadrach Meshach and Abednego So these men were brought before the king Daniel 314 and Nebuchadnezzar said to them “Shadrach Meshach and Abednego is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden statue I have set up Daniel 315 Now when you hear the sound of the horn flute zither lyre harp pipes and all kinds of music if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I have made very good But if you refuse to worship you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands” Daniel 316 Shadrach Meshach and Abednego replied to the king “O Nebuchadnezzar we have no need to answer you in this matter Daniel 317 If the God whom we serve exists then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand O king Daniel 318 But even if He does not let it be known to you O king that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up” Daniel 319 At this 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 hotter than usual Daniel 320 and he commanded some mighty men of valor in his army to tie up Shadrach Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing fiery furnace Daniel 321 So they were tied up wearing robes trousers turbans and other clothes and they were thrown into the blazing fiery furnace Daniel 322 The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the fiery flames killed the men who carried up Shadrach Meshach and Abednego Daniel 323 And these three men Shadrach Meshach and Abednego firmly bound fell into the blazing fiery furnace Daniel 324 Suddenly King Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and asked his advisers “Did we not throw three men firmly bound into the fire” “Certainly O king” they replied Daniel 325 “Look” he exclaimed “I see four men unbound and unharmed walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods” Daniel 326 Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the blazing fiery furnace and called out “Shadrach Meshach and Abednego servants of the Most High God come out” So Shadrach Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire Daniel 327 and when the satraps prefects governors and royal advisers had gathered around they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men Not a hair of their heads was singed their robes were unaffected and there was no smell of fire on them Daniel 328 Nebuchadnezzar declared “Blessed be the God of Shadrach Meshach and Abednego who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God Daniel 329 Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach Meshach and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble For there is no other god who can deliver in this way” Daniel 330 Then the king promoted Shadrach Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon Daniel 41 King Nebuchadnezzar To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth May your prosperity be multiplied Daniel 42 I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me Daniel 43 How great are His signs how mighty His wonders His kingdom is an eternal kingdom His dominion endures from generation to generation Daniel 44 I Nebuchadnezzar was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace Daniel 45 I had a dream and it frightened me while I was in my bed the images and visions in my mind alarmed me Daniel 46 So I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me Daniel 47 When the magicians enchanters astrologers and diviners came in I told them the dream but they could not interpret it for me Daniel 48 But at last into my presence came Daniel whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods And I told him the dream Daniel 49 “O Belteshazzar chief of the magicians I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery baffles you So explain to me the visions I saw in my dream and their interpretation Daniel 410 In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed I saw this come to pass There was a tree in the midst of the land and its height was great Daniel 411 The tree grew large and strong its top reached the sky and it was visible to the ends of the earth Daniel 412 Its leaves were beautiful its fruit was abundant and upon it was food for all Under it the beasts of the field found shelter in its branches the birds of the air nested and from it every creature was fed Daniel 413 As I lay on my bed I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher a holy one coming down from heaven Daniel 414 He called out in a loud voice ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit Let the beasts flee from under it and the birds from its branches Daniel 415 But leave the stump with its roots in the ground with a band of iron and bronze around it in the tender grass of the field Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven and graze with the beasts on the grass of the earth Daniel 416 Let his mind be changed from that of a man and let him be given the mind of a beast till seven times pass him by Daniel 417 This decision is the decree of the watchers the verdict declared by the holy ones so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes setting over it the lowliest of men’ Daniel 418 This is the dream that I King Nebuchadnezzar saw Now Belteshazzar tell me the interpretation because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me But you are able because the spirit of the holy gods is in you” Daniel 419 For a time Daniel who was also known as Belteshazzar was perplexed and his thoughts alarmed him So the king said “Belteshazzar do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you” “My lord” replied Belteshazzar “may the dream apply to those who hate you and its interpretation to your enemies Daniel 420 The tree you saw that grew large and strong whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth Daniel 421 whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant providing food for all under which the beasts of the field lived and in whose branches the birds of the air nested— Daniel 422 you O king are that tree For you have become great and strong your greatness has grown to reach the sky and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth Daniel 423 And you O king saw a watcher a holy one coming down from heaven and saying ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it but leave the stump with its roots in the ground with a band of iron and bronze around it in the tender grass of the field Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by’ Daniel 424 This is the interpretation O king and this is the decree that the Most High has issued against my lord the king Daniel 425 You will be driven away from mankind and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven and seven times shall pass you by until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes Daniel 426 As for the command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots your kingdom will be restored to you as soon as you acknowledge that Heaven rules Daniel 427 Therefore may my advice be pleasing to you O king Break away from your sins by doing what is right and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity” Daniel 428 All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar Daniel 429 Twelve months later as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon Daniel 430 the king exclaimed “Is this not Babylon the Great which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty” Daniel 431 While the words were still in the king’s mouth a voice came from heaven “It is decreed to you King Nebuchadnezzar that the kingdom has departed from you Daniel 432 You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field and you will feed on grass like an ox And seven times will pass you by until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes” Daniel 433 At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled He was driven away from mankind He ate grass like an ox and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird Daniel 434 But at the end of those days I Nebuchadnezzar looked up to heaven and my sanity was restored to me Then I praised the Most High and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion and His kingdom endures from generation to generation Daniel 435 All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him ‘What have You done’” Daniel 436 At the same time my sanity was restored my honor and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom My advisers and nobles sought me out and I was restored to my throne and surpassing greatness was added to me Daniel 437 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven for all His works are true and all His ways are just And He is able to humble those who walk in pride Daniel 51 Later King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles and he drank wine with them Daniel 52 Under the influence of the wine Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem so that the king could drink from them along with his nobles his wives and his concubines Daniel 53 Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple the house of God in Jerusalem and the king drank from them along with his nobles his wives and his concubines Daniel 54 As they drank the wine they praised their gods of gold and silver bronze and iron wood and stone Daniel 55 At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall near the lampstand in the royal palace As the king watched the hand that was writing Daniel 56 his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together Daniel 57 The king called out for the enchanters astrologers and diviners to be brought in and he said to these wise men of Babylon “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom” Daniel 58 So all the king’s wise men came in but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him Daniel 59 Then King Belshazzar became even more terrified his face grew even more pale and his nobles were bewildered Daniel 510 Hearing the outcry of the king and his nobles the queen entered the banquet hall “O king may you live forever” she said “Do not let your thoughts terrify you or your face grow pale Daniel 511 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him In the days of your father he was found to have insight intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods Your father King Nebuchadnezzar appointed him chief of the magicians enchanters astrologers and diviners Your own father the king Daniel 512 did this because Daniel the one he named Belteshazzar was found to have an extraordinary spirit as well as knowledge understanding and the ability to interpret dreams explain riddles and solve difficult problems Summon Daniel therefore and he will give you the interpretation” Daniel 513 So Daniel was brought before the king who asked him “Are you Daniel one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah Daniel 514 I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you have insight intelligence and extraordinary wisdom Daniel 515 Now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and interpret it for me but they could not give its interpretation Daniel 516 But I have heard about you that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems Therefore if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom” Daniel 517 In response Daniel said to the king “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else Nevertheless I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him Daniel 518 As for you O king the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness glory and honor Daniel 519 Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished Daniel 520 But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken from him Daniel 521 He was driven away from mankind and his mind was like that of a beast He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind setting over it whom He wishes Daniel 522 But you his son O Belshazzar have not humbled your heart even though you knew all this Daniel 523 Instead you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven The vessels from His house were brought to you and as you drank wine from them with your nobles wives and concubines you praised your gods of silver and gold bronze and iron wood and stone which cannot see or hear or understand But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways Daniel 524 Therefore He sent the hand that wrote the inscription Daniel 525 Now this is the inscription that was written MENE MENE TEKEL PARSIN Daniel 526 And this is the interpretation of the message MENE means that God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end Daniel 527 TEKEL means that you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient Daniel 528 PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians” Daniel 529 Then Belshazzar gave the command and they clothed Daniel in purple placed a gold chain around his neck and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom Daniel 530 That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain Daniel 531 and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixtytwo Daniel 61 Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom Daniel 62 and over them three administrators including Daniel to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss Daniel 63 Soon by his extraordinary spirit Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom Daniel 64 Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom but they could find no charge or corruption because he was trustworthy and no negligence or corruption was found in him Daniel 65 Finally these men said “We will never find any charge against this Daniel unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God” Daniel 66 So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said “O King Darius may you live forever Daniel 67 All the royal administrators prefects satraps advisers and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you O king will be thrown into the den of lions Daniel 68 Therefore O king establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians which cannot be repealed” Daniel 69 Therefore King Darius signed the written decree Daniel 610 Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed he went into his house where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem and three times a day he got down on his knees prayed and gave thanks to his God just as he had done before Daniel 611 Then these men went as a group and found Daniel petitioning and imploring his God Daniel 612 So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you O king will be thrown into the den of lions” The king replied “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands and it cannot be repealed” Daniel 613 Then they told the king “Daniel one of the exiles from Judah shows no regard for you O king or for the decree that you have signed He still makes his petition three times a day” Daniel 614 As soon as the king heard this he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel and he labored until sundown to rescue him Daniel 615 Then the men approached the king together and said to him “Remember O king that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed” Daniel 616 So the king gave the order and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions The king said to Daniel “May your God whom you serve continually deliver you” Daniel 617 A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed Daniel 618 Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting No entertainment was brought before him and sleep fled from him Daniel 619 At the first light of dawn the king got up and hurried to the den of lions Daniel 620 When he reached the den he cried out in a voice of anguish “O Daniel servant of the living God has your God whom you serve continually been able to deliver you from the lions” Daniel 621 Then Daniel replied “O king may you live forever Daniel 622 My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions They have not hurt me for I was found innocent in His sight and I have done no wrong against you O king” Daniel 623 The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den and when Daniel was lifted out of the den no wounds whatsoever were found on him because he had trusted in his God Daniel 624 At the command of the king the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives And before they had reached the bottom of the den the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones Daniel 625 Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land “May your prosperity abound Daniel 626 I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel For He is the living God and He endures forever His kingdom will never be destroyed and His dominion will never end Daniel 627 He delivers and rescues He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions” Daniel 628 So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian Daniel 71 In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed He wrote down the dream and this is the summary of his account Daniel 72 Daniel declared “In my vision in the night I looked and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea Daniel 73 Then four great beasts came up out of the sea each one different from the others Daniel 74 The first beast was like a lion and it had the wings of an eagle I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man and given the mind of a man Daniel 75 Suddenly another beast appeared which looked like a bear It was raised up on one of its sides and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth So it was told ‘Get up and gorge yourself on flesh’ Daniel 76 Next as I watched suddenly another beast appeared It was like a leopard and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird The beast also had four heads and it was given authority to rule Daniel 77 After this as I watched in my vision in the night suddenly a fourth beast appeared and it was terrifying—dreadful and extremely strong—with large iron teeth It devoured and crushed then it trampled underfoot whatever was left It was different from all the beasts before it and it had ten horns Daniel 78 While I was contemplating the horns suddenly another horn a little one came up among them and three of the first horns were uprooted before it This horn had eyes like those of a man and a mouth that spoke words of arrogance Daniel 79 As I continued to watch thrones were set in place and the Ancient of Days took His seat His clothing was white as snow and the hair of His head was like pure wool His throne was flaming with fire and its wheels were all ablaze Daniel 710 A river of fire was flowing coming out from His presence Thousands upon thousands attended Him and myriads upon myriads stood before Him The court was convened and the books were opened Daniel 711 Then I kept watching because of the arrogant words the horn was speaking As I continued to watch the beast was slain and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire Daniel 712 As for the rest of the beasts their dominion was removed but they were granted an extension of life for a season and a time Daniel 713 In my vision in the night I continued to watch and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence Daniel 714 And He was given dominion glory and kingship that the people of every nation and language should serve Him His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed Daniel 715 I Daniel was grieved in my spirit and the visions in my mind alarmed me Daniel 716 I approached one of those who were standing there and I asked him the true meaning of all this So he told me the interpretation of these things Daniel 717 ‘These four great beasts are four kings who will arise from the earth Daniel 718 But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes forever and ever’ Daniel 719 Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast which was different from all the others—extremely terrifying—devouring and crushing with iron teeth and bronze claws then trampling underfoot whatever was left Daniel 720 I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that came up before which three of them fell—the horn whose appearance was more imposing than the others with eyes and with a mouth that spoke words of arrogance Daniel 721 As I watched this horn was waging war against the saints and prevailing against them Daniel 722 until the Ancient of Days arrived and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High and the time came for them to possess the kingdom Daniel 723 This is what he said ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on the earth different from all the other kingdoms and it will devour the whole earth trample it down and crush it Daniel 724 And the ten horns are ten kings who will rise from this kingdom After them another king different from the earlier ones will rise and subdue three kings Daniel 725 He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High intending to change the appointed times and laws and the saints will be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time Daniel 726 But the court will convene and his dominion will be taken away and completely destroyed forever Daniel 727 Then the sovereignty dominion and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people the saints of the Most High His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom and all rulers will serve and obey Him’ Daniel 728 Thus ends the matter As for me Daniel my thoughts troubled me greatly and my face turned pale But I kept the matter to myself” Daniel 81 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me Daniel subsequent to the one that had appeared to me earlier Daniel 82 And in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa in the province of Elam I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal Daniel 83 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal The horns were long but one was longer than the other and the longer one grew up later Daniel 84 I saw the ram charging toward the west and the north and the south No animal could stand against him and there was no deliverance from his power He did as he pleased and became great Daniel 85 As I was contemplating all this suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground Daniel 86 He came toward the twohorned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed at him with furious power Daniel 87 I saw him approach the ram in a rage against him and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns The ram was powerless to stand against him and the goat threw him to the ground and trampled him and no one could deliver the ram from his power Daniel 88 Thus the goat became very great but at the height of his power his large horn was broken off and four prominent horns came up in its place pointing toward the four winds of heaven Daniel 89 From one of these horns a little horn emerged and grew extensively toward the south and the east and toward the Beautiful Land Daniel 810 It grew as high as the host of heaven and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the earth and trampled them Daniel 811 It magnified itself even to the Prince of the host it removed His daily sacrifice and overthrew the place of His sanctuary Daniel 812 And in the rebellion the host and the daily sacrifice were given over to the horn and it flung truth to the ground and prospered in whatever it did Daniel 813 Then I heard a holy one speaking and another holy one said to him “How long until the fulfillment of the vision of the daily sacrifice the rebellion that causes desolation and the surrender of the sanctuary and of the host to be trampled” Daniel 814 He said to me “It will take 2300 evenings and mornings then the sanctuary will be properly restored” Daniel 815 While I Daniel was watching the vision and trying to understand it there stood before me one having the appearance of a man Daniel 816 And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai “Gabriel explain the vision to this man” Daniel 817 As he came near to where I stood I was terrified and fell facedown “Son of man” he said to me “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end” Daniel 818 While he was speaking with me I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground Then he touched me helped me to my feet Daniel 819 and said “Behold I will make known to you what will happen in the latter time of wrath because it concerns the appointed time of the end Daniel 820 The twohorned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia Daniel 821 The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece and the large horn between his eyes is the first king Daniel 822 The four horns that replaced the broken one represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation but will not have the same power Daniel 823 In the latter part of their reign when the rebellion has reached its full measure an insolent king skilled in intrigue will come to the throne Daniel 824 His power will be great but it will not be his own He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people Daniel 825 Through his craft and by his hand he will cause deceit to prosper and in his own mind he will make himself great In a time of peace he will destroy many and he will even stand against the Prince of princes Yet he will be broken off but not by human hands Daniel 826 The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been spoken is true Now you must seal up the vision for it concerns the distant future” Daniel 827 I Daniel was exhausted and lay ill for days Then I got up and went about the king’s business I was confounded by the vision it was beyond understanding Daniel 91 In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes a Mede by descent who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans— Daniel 92 in the first year of his reign I Daniel understood from the sacred books according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years Daniel 93 So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition with fasting sackcloth and ashes Daniel 94 And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed “O Lord the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments Daniel 95 we have sinned and done wrong We have acted wickedly and rebelled We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances Daniel 96 We have not listened to Your servants the prophets who spoke in Your name to our kings leaders fathers and all the people of the land Daniel 97 To You O Lord belongs righteousness but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah the people of Jerusalem and all Israel near and far in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You Daniel 98 O LORD we are covered with shame—our kings our leaders and our fathers—because we have sinned against You Daniel 99 To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness even though we have rebelled against Him Daniel 910 and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God to walk in His laws which He set before us through His servants the prophets Daniel 911 All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away refusing to obey Your voice so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us because we have sinned against You Daniel 912 You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster For under all of heaven nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem Daniel 913 Just as it is written in the Law of Moses all this disaster has come upon us yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our iniquities and giving attention to Your truth Daniel 914 Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does yet we have not obeyed His voice Daniel 915 Now O Lord our God who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and who made for Yourself a name renowned to this day we have sinned we have acted wickedly Daniel 916 O Lord in keeping with all Your righteous acts I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem Your holy mountain for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us Daniel 917 So now our God hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant For Your sake O Lord cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary Daniel 918 Incline Your ear O my God and hear open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts but because of Your great compassion Daniel 919 O Lord listen O Lord forgive O Lord hear and act For Your sake O my God do not delay because Your city and Your people bear Your name” Daniel 920 While I was speaking praying confessing my sin and that of my people Israel and presenting my petition before the LORD my God concerning His holy mountain— Daniel 921 while I was still praying Gabriel the man I had seen in the earlier vision came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice Daniel 922 He instructed me and spoke with me saying “O Daniel I have come now to give you insight and understanding Daniel 923 At the beginning of your petitions an answer went out and I have come to tell you for you are highly precious So consider the message and understand the vision Daniel 924 Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression to put an end to sin to make atonement for iniquity to bring in everlasting righteousness to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place Daniel 925 Know and understand this From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah the Prince there will be seven weeks and sixtytwo weeks It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench but in times of distress Daniel 926 Then after the sixtytwo weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary The end will come like a flood and until the end there will be war desolations have been decreed Daniel 927 And he will confirm a covenant with many for one week but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering And on the wing of the temple will come the abomination that causes desolation until the decreed destruction is poured out upon him” Daniel 101 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel who was called Belteshazzar The message was true and it concerned a great conflict And the understanding of the message was given to him in a vision Daniel 102 In those days I Daniel was mourning for three full weeks Daniel 103 I ate no rich food no meat or wine entered my mouth and I did not anoint myself with oil until the three weeks were completed Daniel 104 On the twentyfourth day of the first month as I was standing on the bank of the great river the Tigris Daniel 105 I lifted up my eyes and behold there was a certain man dressed in linen with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist Daniel 106 His body was like beryl his face like the brilliance of lightning his eyes like flaming torches his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze and his voice like the sound of a multitude Daniel 107 Only I Daniel saw the vision the men with me did not see it but a great terror fell upon them and they ran and hid themselves Daniel 108 So I was left alone gazing at this great vision No strength remained in me my face grew deathly pale and I was powerless Daniel 109 I heard the sound of his words and as I listened I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground Daniel 1010 Suddenly a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees Daniel 1011 He said to me “Daniel you are a man who is highly precious Consider carefully the words that I am about to say to you Stand up for I have now been sent to you” And when he had said this to me I stood up trembling Daniel 1012 “Do not be afraid Daniel” he said “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God your words were heard and I have come in response to them Daniel 1013 However the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twentyone days Then Michael one of the chief princes came to help me for I had been left there with the kings of Persia Daniel 1014 Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the latter days for the vision concerns those days” Daniel 1015 While he was speaking these words to me I set my face toward the ground and became speechless Daniel 1016 And suddenly one with the likeness of a man touched my lips and I opened my mouth and said to the one standing before me “My lord because of the vision I am overcome with anguish and I have no strength Daniel 1017 How can I your servant speak with you my lord Now I have no strength nor is any breath left in me” Daniel 1018 Again the one with the likeness of a man touched me and strengthened me Daniel 1019 “Do not be afraid you who are highly precious” he said “Peace be with you Be strong now be very strong” As he spoke with me I was strengthened and said “Speak my lord for you have strengthened me” Daniel 1020 “Do you know why I have come to you” he said “I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia and when I have gone forth behold the prince of Greece will come Daniel 1021 But first I will tell you what is inscribed in the Book of Truth Yet no one has the courage to support me against these except Michael your prince Daniel 111 “And I in the first year of Darius the Mede stood up to strengthen and protect him Daniel 112 Now then I will tell you the truth Three more kings will arise in Persia and then a fourth who will be far richer than all the others By the power of his wealth he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece Daniel 113 Then a mighty king will arise who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases Daniel 114 But as soon as he is established his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven It will not go to his descendants nor will it have the authority with which he ruled because his kingdom will be uprooted and given to others Daniel 115 The king of the South will grow strong but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority Daniel 116 After some years they will form an alliance and the daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to seal the agreement But his daughter will not retain her position of power nor will his strength endure At that time she will be given up along with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her Daniel 117 But one from her family line will rise up in his place come against the army of the king of the North and enter his fortress fighting and prevailing Daniel 118 He will take even their gods captive to Egypt with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold For some years he will stay away from the king of the North Daniel 119 who will invade the realm of the king of the South and then return to his own land Daniel 1110 But his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army which will advance forcefully sweeping through like a flood and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress Daniel 1111 In a rage the king of the South will march out to fight the king of the North who will raise a large army but it will be delivered into the hand of his enemy Daniel 1112 When the army is carried off the king of the South will be proud in heart and will cast down tens of thousands but he will not triumph Daniel 1113 For the king of the North will raise another army larger than the first and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies Daniel 1114 In those times many will rise up against the king of the South Violent ones among your own people will exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision but they will fail Daniel 1115 Then the king of the North will come build up a siege ramp and capture a fortified city The forces of the South will not stand even their best troops will not be able to resist Daniel 1116 The invader will do as he pleases and no one will stand against him He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land with destruction in his hand Daniel 1117 He will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom and will reach an agreement with the king of the South He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom but his plan will not succeed or help him Daniel 1118 Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many of them But a commander will put an end to his reproach and will turn it back upon him Daniel 1119 After this he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land but he will stumble and fall and be no more Daniel 1120 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 destroyed though not in anger or in battle Daniel 1121 In his place a despicable person will arise royal honors will not be given to him but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue Daniel 1122 Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed along with a prince of the covenant Daniel 1123 After an alliance is made with him he will act deceitfully for he will rise to power with only a few people Daniel 1124 In a time of peace he will invade the richest provinces and do what his fathers and forefathers never did He will lavish plunder loot and wealth on his followers and he will plot against the strongholds—but only for a time Daniel 1125 And with a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South who will mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not withstand the plots devised against him Daniel 1126 Those who eat from his provisions will seek to destroy him his army will be swept away and many will fall slain Daniel 1127 And the two kings with their hearts bent on evil will speak lies at the same table but to no avail for still the end will come at the appointed time Daniel 1128 The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth but his heart will be set against the holy covenant so he will do damage and return to his own land Daniel 1129 At the appointed time he will invade the South again but this time will not be like the first Daniel 1130 Ships of Kittim will come against him and he will lose heart Then he will turn back and rage against the holy covenant and do damage So he will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant Daniel 1131 His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress They will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation Daniel 1132 With flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant but the people who know their God will firmly resist him Daniel 1133 Those with insight will instruct many though for a time they will fall by sword or flame or be captured or plundered Daniel 1134 Now when they fall they will be granted a little help but many will join them insincerely Daniel 1135 Some of the wise will fall so that they may be refined purified and made spotless until the time of the end for it will still come at the appointed time Daniel 1136 Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed for what has been decreed must be accomplished Daniel 1137 He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers nor for the one desired by women nor for any other god because he will magnify himself above them all Daniel 1138 And in their place he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold silver precious stones and riches Daniel 1139 He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price Daniel 1140 At the time of the end the king of the South will engage him in battle but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots horsemen and many ships invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood Daniel 1141 He will also invade the Beautiful Land and many countries will fall But these will be delivered from his hand Edom Moab and the leaders of the Ammonites Daniel 1142 He will extend his power over many countries and not even the land of Egypt will escape Daniel 1143 He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and over all the riches of Egypt and the Libyans and Cushites will also submit to him Daniel 1144 But news from the east and the north will alarm him and he will go out with great fury to destroy many and devote them to destruction Daniel 1145 He will pitch his royal tents between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain but he will meet his end with no one to help him Daniel 121 “At that time Michael the great prince who stands watch over your people will rise up There will be a time of distress the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered Daniel 122 And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake some to everlasting life but others to shame and everlasting contempt Daniel 123 Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever Daniel 124 But you Daniel shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end Many will roam to and fro and knowledge will increase” Daniel 125 Then I Daniel looked and saw two others standing there one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank Daniel 126 One of them said to the man dressed in linen who was above the waters of the river “How long until the fulfillment of these wonders” Daniel 127 And the man dressed in linen who was above the waters of the river raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever saying “It will be for a time and times and half a time When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered all these things will be completed” Daniel 128 I heard but I did not understand So I asked “My lord what will be the outcome of these things” Daniel 129 “Go on your way Daniel” he replied “for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end Daniel 1210 Many will be purified made spotless and refined but the wicked will continue to act wickedly None of the wicked will understand but the wise will understand Daniel 1211 And from the time the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation set up there will be 1290 days Daniel 1212 Blessed is he who waits and reaches the end of the 1335 days Daniel 1213 But as for you go on your way until the end You will rest and then you will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days” Hosea 11 This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah Jotham Ahaz and Hezekiah kings of Judah and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel Hosea 12 When the LORD first spoke through Hosea He told him “Go take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD” Hosea 13 So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim and she conceived and bore him a son Hosea 14 Then the LORD said to Hosea “Name him Jezreel for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel Hosea 15 And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel” Hosea 16 Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter and the LORD said to Hosea “Name her Loruhamah for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel that I should ever forgive them Hosea 17 Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war not by horses and cavalry but by the LORD their God” Hosea 18 After she had weaned Loruhamah Gomer conceived and gave birth to a son Hosea 19 And the LORD said “Name him Loammi for you are not My people and I am not your God Hosea 110 Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea which cannot be measured or counted And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them ‘You are not My people’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God’ Hosea 111 Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together and they will appoint for themselves one leader and will go up out of the land For great will be the day of Jezreel Hosea 21 “Say of your brothers ‘My people’ and of your sisters ‘My loved one’ Hosea 22 Rebuke your mother rebuke her for she is not My wife and I am not her husband Let her remove the adultery from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts Hosea 23 Otherwise I will strip her naked and expose her like the day of her birth I will make her like a desert and turn her into a parched land and I will let her die of thirst Hosea 24 I will have no compassion on her children because they are the children of adultery Hosea 25 For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace For she thought ‘I will go after my lovers who give me bread and water wool and linen oil and drink’ Hosea 26 Therefore behold I will hedge up her path with thorns I will enclose her with a wall so she cannot find her way Hosea 27 She will pursue her lovers but not catch them she will seek them but not find them Then she will say ‘I will return to my first husband for then I was better off than now’ Hosea 28 For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain new wine and oil who lavished on her silver and gold—which they crafted for Baal Hosea 29 Therefore I will take back My grain in its time and My new wine in its season I will take away My wool and linen which were given to cover her nakedness Hosea 210 And then I will expose her lewdness in the sight of her lovers and no one will deliver her out of My hands Hosea 211 I will put an end to all her exultation her feasts New Moons and Sabbaths—all her appointed feasts Hosea 212 I will destroy her vines and fig trees which she thinks are the wages paid by her lovers So I will make them into a thicket and the beasts of the field will devour them Hosea 213 I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them when she adorned herself with rings and jewelry and went after her lovers But Me she forgot” declares the LORD Hosea 214 “Therefore behold I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness and speak to her tenderly Hosea 215 There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth as in the day she came up out of Egypt Hosea 216 In that day” declares the LORD “you will call Me ‘my Husband’ and no longer call Me ‘my Master’ Hosea 217 For I will remove from her lips the names of the Baals no longer will their names be invoked Hosea 218 On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground And I will abolish bow and sword and battle in the land and will make them lie down in safety Hosea 219 So I will betroth you to Me forever I will betroth you in righteousness and justice in loving devotion and compassion Hosea 220 And I will betroth you in faithfulness and you will know the LORD” Hosea 221 “On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens and they will respond to the earth Hosea 222 And the earth will respond to the grain to the new wine and oil and they will respond to Jezreel Hosea 223 And I will sow her as My own in the land and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People’ ‘You are My people’ and they will say ‘You are my God’” Hosea 31 Then the LORD said to me “Go show love to your wife again though she is loved by another and is an adulteress Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites though they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols” Hosea 32 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley Hosea 33 Then I said to her “You must live with me for many days you must not be promiscuous or belong to another and I will do the same for you” Hosea 34 For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince without sacrifice or sacred pillar and without ephod or idol Hosea 35 Afterward the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days Hosea 41 Hear the word of the LORD O children of Israel for the LORD has a case against the people of the land “There is no truth no loving devotion and no knowledge of God in the land Hosea 42 Cursing and lying murder and stealing and adultery are rampant one act of bloodshed follows another Hosea 43 Therefore the land mourns and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air even the fish of the sea disappear Hosea 44 But let no man contend let no man offer reproof for your people are like those who contend with a priest Hosea 45 You will stumble by day and the prophet will stumble with you by night so I will destroy your mother— Hosea 46 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge Because you have rejected knowledge I will also reject you as My priests Since you have forgotten the law of your God I will also forget your children Hosea 47 The more they multiplied the more they sinned against Me they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace Hosea 48 They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity Hosea 49 And it shall be like people like priest I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds Hosea 410 They will eat but not be satisfied they will be promiscuous but not multiply For they have abandoned the LORD to give themselves Hosea 411 to promiscuity wine and new wine which take away understanding Hosea 412 My people consult their wooden idols and their divining rods inform them For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God Hosea 413 They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills under oak poplar and terebinth because their shade is pleasant And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughtersinlaw to adultery Hosea 414 I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves nor your daughtersinlaw when they commit adultery For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes So a people without understanding will come to ruin Hosea 415 Though you prostitute yourself O Israel may Judah avoid such guilt Do not journey to Gilgal do not go up to Bethaven and do not swear on oath ‘As surely as the LORD lives’ Hosea 416 For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow Hosea 417 Ephraim is joined to idols leave him alone Hosea 418 When their liquor is gone they turn to prostitution their rulers dearly love disgrace Hosea 419 The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings and their sacrifices will bring them shame Hosea 51 “Hear this O priests Take heed O house of Israel Give ear O royal house For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah a net spread out on Tabor Hosea 52 The rebels are deep in slaughter but I will chastise them all Hosea 53 I know all about Ephraim and Israel is not hidden from Me For now O Ephraim you have turned to prostitution Israel is defiled Hosea 54 Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God for a spirit of prostitution is within them and they do not know the LORD Hosea 55 Israel’s arrogance testifies against them Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity even Judah stumbles with them Hosea 56 They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD but they do not find Him He has withdrawn Himself from them Hosea 57 They have been unfaithful to the LORD for they have borne illegitimate children Now the New Moon will devour them along with their land Hosea 58 Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah the trumpet in Ramah raise the battle cry in Bethaven Lead on O Benjamin Hosea 59 Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of rebuke Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain Hosea 510 The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary stones I will pour out My fury upon them like water Hosea 511 Ephraim is oppressed crushed in judgment for he is determined to follow worthless idols Hosea 512 So I am like a moth to Ephraim and like decay to the house of Judah Hosea 513 When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king But he cannot cure you or heal your wound Hosea 514 For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah I even I will tear them to pieces and then go away I will carry them off where no one can rescue them Hosea 515 Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me” Hosea 61 Come let us return to the LORD For He has torn us to pieces but He will heal us He has wounded us but He will bind up our wounds Hosea 62 After two days He will revive us on the third day He will raise us up that we may live in His presence Hosea 63 So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD As surely as the sun rises He will appear He will come to us like the rain like the spring showers that water the earth Hosea 64 What shall I do with you O Ephraim What shall I do with you O Judah For your loyalty is like a morning mist like the early dew that vanishes Hosea 65 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets I have slain them by the words of My mouth and My judgments go forth like lightning Hosea 66 For I desire mercy not sacrifice and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings Hosea 67 But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant there they were unfaithful to Me Hosea 68 Gilead is a city of evildoers tracked with footprints of blood Hosea 69 Like raiders who lie in ambush so does a band of priests they murder on the way to Shechem surely they have committed atrocities Hosea 610 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing Ephraim practices prostitution there and Israel is defiled Hosea 611 Also for you O Judah a harvest is appointed when I restore My people from captivity Hosea 71 When I heal Israel the iniquity of Ephraim will be exposed as well as the crimes of Samaria For they practice deceit and thieves break in bandits raid in the streets Hosea 72 But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil Now their deeds are all around them they are before My face Hosea 73 They delight the king with their evil and the princes with their lies Hosea 74 They are all adulterers like an oven heated by a baker who needs not stoke the fire from the kneading to the rising of the dough Hosea 75 The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king so he joins hands with those who mock him Hosea 76 For they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait all night their anger smolders in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire Hosea 77 All of them are hot as an oven and they devour their rulers All their kings fall not one of them calls upon Me Hosea 78 Ephraim mixes with the nations Ephraim is an unturned cake Hosea 79 Foreigners consume his strength but he does not notice Even his hair is streaked with gray but he does not know Hosea 710 Israel’s arrogance testifies against them yet they do not return to the LORD their God despite all this they do not seek Him Hosea 711 So Ephraim has become like a silly senseless dove—calling out to Egypt then turning to Assyria Hosea 712 As they go I will spread My net over them I will bring them down like birds of the air I will chastise them when I hear them flocking together Hosea 713 Woe to them for they have strayed from Me Destruction to them for they have rebelled against Me Though I would redeem them they speak lies against Me Hosea 714 They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds They slash themselves for grain and new wine but turn away from Me Hosea 715 Although I trained and strengthened their arms they plot evil against Me Hosea 716 They turn but not to the Most High they are like a faulty bow Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt Hosea 81 Put the ram’s horn to your lips An eagle looms over the house of the LORD because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law Hosea 82 Israel cries out to Me “O our God we know You” Hosea 83 But Israel has rejected good an enemy will pursue him Hosea 84 They set up kings but not by Me They make princes but without My approval With their silver and gold they make themselves idols to their own destruction Hosea 85 He has rejected your calf O Samaria My anger burns against them How long will they be incapable of innocence Hosea 86 For this thing is from Israel—a craftsman made it and it is not God It will be broken to pieces that calf of Samaria Hosea 87 For they sow the wind and they shall reap the whirlwind There is no standing grain what sprouts fails to yield flour Even if it should produce the foreigners would swallow it up Hosea 88 Israel is swallowed up Now they are among the nations like a worthless vessel Hosea 89 For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own Ephraim has hired lovers Hosea 810 Though they hire allies among the nations I will now round them up and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes Hosea 811 Though Ephraim multiplied the altars for sin they became his altars for sinning Hosea 812 Though I wrote for them the great things of My law they regarded them as something strange Hosea 813 Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me and though they eat the meat the LORD does not accept them Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins They will return to Egypt Hosea 814 Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces Judah has multiplied its fortified cities But I will send fire upon their cities and it will consume their citadels Hosea 91 Do not rejoice O Israel with exultation like the nations for you have played the harlot against your God you have made love for hire on every threshing floor Hosea 92 The threshing floor and winepress will not feed them and the new wine will fail them Hosea 93 They will not remain in the land of the LORD Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria Hosea 94 They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD and their sacrifices will not please Him but will be to them like the bread of mourners all who eat will be defiled For their bread will be for themselves it will not enter the house of the LORD Hosea 95 What will you do on the appointed day on the day of the LORD’s feast Hosea 96 For even if they flee destruction Egypt will gather them and Memphis will bury them Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles and thorns will overrun their tents Hosea 97 The days of punishment have come the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it The prophet is called a fool and the inspired man insane because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility Hosea 98 The prophet is Ephraim’s watchman along with my God yet the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths Hostility is in the house of his God Hosea 99 They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah He will remember their guilt He will punish their sins Hosea 910 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season But they went to Baalpeor and consecrated themselves to Shame so they became as detestable as the thing they loved Hosea 911 Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird with no birth no pregnancy and no conception Hosea 912 Even if they raise their children I will bereave them of each one Yes woe be to them when I turn away from them Hosea 913 I have seen Ephraim like Tyre planted in a meadow But Ephraim will bring out his children for slaughter Hosea 914 Give them O LORD—what will You give Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that dry up Hosea 915 All their evil appears at Gilgal for there I hated them I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds I will no longer love them all their leaders are rebellious Hosea 916 Ephraim is struck down their root is withered they cannot bear fruit Even if they bear children I will slay the darlings of their wombs Hosea 917 My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him and they shall be wanderers among the nations Hosea 101 Israel was a luxuriant vine yielding fruit for himself The more his fruit increased the more he increased the altars The better his land produced the better he made the sacred pillars Hosea 102 Their hearts are devious now they must bear their guilt The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars Hosea 103 Surely now they will say “We have no king for we do not revere the LORD What can a king do for us” Hosea 104 They speak mere words with false oaths they make covenants So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field Hosea 105 The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Bethaven Indeed its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile Hosea 106 Yes it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king Ephraim will be seized with shame Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols Hosea 107 Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water Hosea 108 The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars Then they will say to the mountains “Cover us” and to the hills “Fall on us” Hosea 109 Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned O Israel and there you have remained Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity Hosea 1010 I will chasten them when I please nations will be gathered against them to put them in bondage for their double transgression Hosea 1011 Ephraim is a welltrained heifer that loves to thresh but I will place a yoke on her fair neck I will harness Ephraim Judah will plow and Jacob will break the hard ground Hosea 1012 Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion break up your unplowed ground For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain Hosea 1013 You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice you have eaten the fruit of lies Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men Hosea 1014 the roar of battle will rise against your people so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Betharbel in the day of battle when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children Hosea 1015 Thus it will be done to you O Bethel because of your great wickedness When the day dawns the king of Israel will be utterly cut off Hosea 111 When Israel was a child I loved him and out of Egypt I called My son Hosea 112 But the more I called Israel the farther they departed from Me They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images Hosea 113 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk taking them by the arms but they never realized that it was I who healed them Hosea 114 I led them with cords of kindness with ropes of love I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them Hosea 115 Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent Hosea 116 A sword will flash through their cities it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans Hosea 117 My people are bent on turning from Me Though they call to the Most High He will by no means exalt them Hosea 118 How could I give you up O Ephraim How could I surrender you O Israel How could I make you like Admah How could I treat you like Zeboiim My heart is turned within Me My compassion is stirred Hosea 119 I will not execute the full fury of My anger I will not destroy Ephraim again For I am God and not man—the Holy One among you—and I will not come in wrath Hosea 1110 They will walk after the LORD He will roar like a lion When He roars His children will come trembling from the west Hosea 1111 They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria Then I will settle them in their homes declares the LORD Hosea 1112 Ephraim surrounds Me with lies the house of Israel with deceit but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One Hosea 121 Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long he multiplies lies and violence he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt Hosea 122 The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds Hosea 123 In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel and in his vigor he wrestled with God Hosea 124 Yes he struggled with the angel and prevailed he wept and sought His favor he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there— Hosea 125 the LORD God of Hosts the LORD is His name of renown Hosea 126 But you must return to your God maintain love and justice and always wait on your God Hosea 127 A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands Hosea 128 And Ephraim boasts “How rich I have become I have found wealth for myself In all my labors they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful” Hosea 129 But I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt I will again make you dwell in tents as in the days of the appointed feast Hosea 1210 I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions I gave parables through the prophets Hosea 1211 Is there iniquity in Gilead They will surely come to nothing Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal Indeed their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field Hosea 1212 Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife—for a wife he tended sheep Hosea 1213 But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt and by a prophet he was preserved Hosea 1214 Ephraim has provoked bitter anger so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt Hosea 131 When Ephraim spoke there was trembling he was exalted in Israel But he incurred guilt through Baal and he died Hosea 132 Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images idols skillfully made from their silver all of them the work of craftsmen People say of them “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves” Hosea 133 Therefore they will be like the morning mist like the early dew that vanishes like chaff blown from a threshing floor like smoke through an open window Hosea 134 Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt you know no God but Me for there is no Savior besides Me Hosea 135 I knew you in the wilderness in the land of drought Hosea 136 When they had pasture they became satisfied when they were satisfied their hearts became proud and as a result they forgot Me Hosea 137 So like a lion I will pounce on them like a leopard I will lurk by the path Hosea 138 Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them and I will tear open their chests There I will devour them like a lion like a wild beast tearing them apart Hosea 139 You are destroyed O Israel because you are against Me—against your helper Hosea 1310 Where is your king now to save you in all your cities and the rulers to whom you said “Give me a king and princes” Hosea 1311 So in My anger I gave you a king and in My wrath I took him away Hosea 1312 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up his sin is stored up Hosea 1313 Labor pains come upon him but he is an unwise son When the time arrives he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb Hosea 1314 I will ransom them from the power of Sheol I will redeem them from Death Where O Death are your plagues Where O Sheol is your sting Compassion is hidden from My eyes Hosea 1315 Although he flourishes among his brothers an east wind will come—a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert His fountain will fail and his spring will run dry The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article Hosea 1316 Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God They will fall by the sword their little ones will be dashed to pieces and their pregnant women ripped open Hosea 141 Return O Israel to the LORD your God for you have stumbled by your iniquity Hosea 142 Bring your confessions and return to the LORD Say to Him “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously that we may present the fruit of our lips Hosea 143 Assyria will not save us nor will we ride on horses We will never again say ‘Our gods’ to the work of our own hands For in You the fatherless find compassion” Hosea 144 I will heal their apostasy I will freely love them for My anger has turned away from them Hosea 145 I will be like the dew to Israel he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon Hosea 146 His shoots will sprout and his splendor will be like the olive tree his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon Hosea 147 They will return and dwell in his shade they will grow grain and blossom like the vine His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon Hosea 148 O Ephraim what have I to do anymore with idols It is I who answer and watch over him I am like a flourishing cypress your fruit comes from Me Hosea 149 Whoever is wise let him understand these things whoever is discerning let him know them For the ways of the LORD are right and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them Joel 11 This is the word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel Joel 12 Hear this O elders and give ear all who dwell in the land Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your fathers Joel 13 Tell it to your children let your children tell it to their children and their children to the next generation Joel 14 What the devouring locust has left the swarming locust has eaten what the swarming locust has left the young locust has eaten and what the young locust has left the destroying locust has eaten Joel 15 Wake up you drunkards and weep wail all you drinkers of wine because of the sweet wine for it has been cut off from your mouth Joel 16 For a nation has invaded My land powerful and without number its teeth are the teeth of a lion and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness Joel 17 It has laid waste My grapevine and splintered My fig tree It has stripped off the bark and thrown it away the branches have turned white Joel 18 Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth grieving for the husband of her youth Joel 19 Grain and drink offerings have been cut off from the house of the LORD the priests are in mourning those who minister before the LORD Joel 110 The field is ruined the land mourns For the grain is destroyed the new wine is dried up and the oil fails Joel 111 Be dismayed O farmers wail O vinedressers over the wheat and barley because the harvest of the field has perished Joel 112 The grapevine is dried up and the fig tree is withered the pomegranate palm and apple—all the trees of the orchard—are withered Surely the joy of mankind has dried up Joel 113 Put on sackcloth and lament O priests wail O ministers of the altar Come spend the night in sackcloth O ministers of my God because the grain and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God Joel 114 Consecrate a fast proclaim a solemn assembly Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God and cry out to the LORD Joel 115 Alas for the day For the Day of the LORD is near and it will come as destruction from the Almighty Joel 116 Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes—joy and gladness from the house of our God Joel 117 The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods the storehouses are in ruins the granaries are broken down for the grain has withered away Joel 118 How the cattle groan The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture Even the flocks of sheep are suffering Joel 119 To You O LORD I call for fire has consumed the open pastures and flames have scorched all the trees of the field Joel 120 Even the beasts of the field pant for You for the streams of water have dried up and fire has consumed the open pastures Joel 21 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion sound the alarm on My holy mountain Let all who dwell in the land tremble for the Day of the LORD is coming indeed it is near— Joel 22 a day of darkness and gloom a day of clouds and blackness Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears such as never was of old nor will ever be in ages to come Joel 23 Before them a fire devours and behind them a flame scorches The land before them is like the Garden of Eden but behind them it is like a desert wasteland—surely nothing will escape them Joel 24 Their appearance is like that of horses and they gallop like swift steeds Joel 25 With a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops like the crackling of fire consuming stubble like a mighty army deployed for battle Joel 26 Nations writhe in horror before them every face turns pale Joel 27 They charge like mighty men they scale the walls like men of war Each one marches in formation not swerving from the course Joel 28 They do not jostle one another each proceeds in his path They burst through the defenses never breaking ranks Joel 29 They storm the city they run along the wall they climb into houses entering through windows like thieves Joel 210 Before them the earth quakes the heavens tremble The sun and moon grow dark and the stars lose their brightness Joel 211 The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army Indeed His camp is very large for mighty are those who obey His command For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful Who can endure it Joel 212 “Yet even now” declares the LORD “return to Me with all your heart with fasting weeping and mourning” Joel 213 So rend your hearts and not your garments and return to the LORD your God For He is gracious and compassionate slow to anger abounding in loving devotion And He relents from sending disaster Joel 214 Who knows He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him—grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God Joel 215 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion consecrate a fast proclaim a sacred assembly Joel 216 Gather the people sanctify the congregation assemble the aged gather the children even those nursing at the breast Let the bridegroom leave his room and the bride her chamber Joel 217 Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar saying “Spare Your people O LORD and do not make Your heritage a reproach an object of scorn among the nations Why should they say among the peoples ‘Where is their God’” Joel 218 Then the LORD became jealous for His land and He spared His people Joel 219 And the LORD answered His people “Behold I will send you grain new wine and oil and by them you will be satisfied I will never again make you a reproach among the nations Joel 220 The northern army I will drive away from you banishing it to a barren and desolate land its front ranks into the Eastern Sea and its rear guard into the Western Sea And its stench will rise its foul odor will ascend For He has done great things Joel 221 Do not be afraid O land rejoice and be glad for the LORD has done great things Joel 222 Do not be afraid O beasts of the field for the open pastures have turned green the trees bear their fruit and the fig tree and vine yield their best Joel 223 Be glad O children of Zion and rejoice in the LORD your God for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication He sends you showers both autumn and spring rains as before Joel 224 The threshing floors will be full of grain and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil Joel 225 I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts—the swarming locust the young locust the destroying locust and the devouring locust—My great army that I sent against you Joel 226 You will have plenty to eat until you are satisfied You will praise the name of the LORD your God who has worked wonders for you My people will never again be put to shame Joel 227 Then you will know that I am present in Israel and that I am the LORD your God and there is no other My people will never again be put to shame Joel 228 And afterward I will pour out My Spirit on all people Your sons and daughters will prophesy your old men will dream dreams your young men will see visions Joel 229 Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days Joel 230 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth blood and fire and columns of smoke Joel 231 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD Joel 232 And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance as the LORD has promised among the remnant called by the LORD Joel 31 “Yes in those days and at that time when I restore Judah and Jerusalem from captivity Joel 32 I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people My inheritance Israel whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land Joel 33 They cast lots for My people they bartered a boy for a prostitute and sold a girl for wine to drink Joel 34 Now what do you have against Me O Tyre Sidon and all the regions of Philistia Are you rendering against Me a recompense If you retaliate against Me I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads Joel 35 For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples Joel 36 You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks to send them far from their homeland Joel 37 Behold I will rouse them from the places to which you sold them I will return your recompense upon your heads Joel 38 I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah and they will sell them to the Sabeans—to a distant nation” Indeed the LORD has spoken Joel 39 Proclaim this among the nations “Prepare for war rouse the mighty men let all the men of war advance and attack Joel 310 Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears Let the weak say ‘I am strong’ Joel 311 Come quickly all you surrounding nations and gather yourselves Bring down Your mighty ones O LORD Joel 312 Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side Joel 313 Swing the sickle for the harvest is ripe Come trample the grapes for the winepress is full the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great Joel 314 Multitudes multitudes in the valley of decision For the Day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision Joel 315 The sun and moon will grow dark and the stars will no longer shine Joel 316 The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem heaven and earth will tremble But the LORD will be a refuge for His people a stronghold for the people of Israel Joel 317 Then you will know that I am the LORD your God who dwells in Zion My holy mountain Jerusalem will be holy never again to be overrun by foreigners Joel 318 And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine and the hills will flow with milk All the streams of Judah will run with water and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias Joel 319 Egypt will become desolate and Edom a desert wasteland because of the violence done to the people of Judah in whose land they shed innocent blood Joel 320 But Judah will be inhabited forever and Jerusalem from generation to generation Joel 321 For I will avenge their blood which I have not yet avenged” For the LORD dwells in Zion Amos 11 These are the words of Amos who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel Amos 12 He said “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem the pastures of the shepherds mourn and the summit of Carmel withers” Amos 13 This is what the LORD says “For three transgressions of Damascus even four I will not revoke My judgment because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron Amos 14 So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Benhadad Amos 15 I will break down the gates of Damascus I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Betheden The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir” says the LORD Amos 16 This is what the LORD says “For three transgressions of Gaza even four I will not revoke My judgment because they exiled a whole population delivering them up to Edom Amos 17 So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza to consume its citadels Amos 18 I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon I will turn My hand against Ekron and the remnant of the Philistines will perish” says the Lord GOD Amos 19 This is what the LORD says “For three transgressions of Tyre even four I will not revoke My judgment because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood Amos 110 So I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre to consume its citadels” Amos 111 This is what the LORD says “For three transgressions of Edom even four I will not revoke My judgment because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion his anger raged continually and his fury flamed incessantly Amos 112 So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah” Amos 113 This is what the LORD says “For three transgressions of the Ammonites even four I will not revoke My judgment because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory Amos 114 So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest Amos 115 Their king will go into exile—he and his princes together” says the LORD Amos 21 This is what the LORD says “For three transgressions of Moab even four I will not revoke My judgment because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king Amos 22 So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth Moab will die in tumult amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn Amos 23 I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him” says the LORD Amos 24 This is what the LORD says “For three transgressions of Judah even four I will not revoke My judgment because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked Amos 25 So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem” Amos 26 This is what the LORD says “For three transgressions of Israel even four I will not revoke My judgment because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals Amos 27 They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth they push the needy out of their way A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name Amos 28 They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge And in the house of their God they drink wine obtained through fines Amos 29 Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them though his height was like that of the cedars and he was as strong as the oaks Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below Amos 210 And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite Amos 211 I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men Is this not true O children of Israel” declares the LORD Amos 212 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy Amos 213 Behold I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain Amos 214 Escape will fail the swift the strong will not prevail by his strength and the mighty will not save his life Amos 215 The archer will not stand his ground the fleet of foot will not escape and the horseman will not save his life Amos 216 Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day” declares the LORD Amos 31 Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you O children of Israel against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt Amos 32 “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities” Amos 33 Can two walk together without agreeing where to go Amos 34 Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing Amos 35 Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch Amos 36 If a ram’s horn sounds in a city do the people not tremble If calamity comes to a city has not the LORD caused it Amos 37 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets Amos 38 The lion has roared—who will not fear The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy Amos 39 Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst” Amos 310 “For they know not how to do right” declares the LORD “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels” Amos 311 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says “An enemy will surround the land he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels” Amos 312 This is what the LORD says “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch Amos 313 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob declares the Lord GOD the God of Hosts Amos 314 On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel the horns of the altar will be cut off and they will fall to the ground Amos 315 I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house the houses of ivory will also perish and the great houses will come to an end” declares the LORD Amos 41 Hear this word you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy who say to your husbands “Bring us more to drink” Amos 42 The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness “Behold the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks and your posterity with fishhooks Amos 43 You will go out through broken walls each one straight ahead of her and you will be cast out toward Harmon” declares the LORD Amos 44 “Go to Bethel and transgress rebel even more at Gilgal Bring your sacrifices every morning your tithes every three days Amos 45 Offer leavened bread as a thank offering and loudly proclaim your freewill offerings For that is what you children of Israel love to do” declares the Lord GOD Amos 46 “I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread yet you did not return to Me” declares the LORD Amos 47 “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another One field received rain another without rain withered Amos 48 People staggered from city to city for water to drink but they were not satisfied yet you did not return to Me” declares the LORD Amos 49 “I struck you with blight and mildew in your growing gardens and vineyards the locust devoured your fig and olive trees yet you did not return to Me” declares the LORD Amos 410 “I sent plagues among you like those of Egypt I killed your young men with the sword along with your captured horses I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp yet you did not return to Me” declares the LORD Amos 411 “Some of you I overthrew as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze yet you did not return to Me” declares the LORD Amos 412 “Therefore that is what I will do to you O Israel and since I will do this to you prepare to meet your God O Israel Amos 413 For behold He who forms the mountains who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD the God of Hosts is His name” Amos 51 Hear this word O house of Israel this lamentation I take up against you Amos 52 “Fallen is Virgin Israel never to rise again She lies abandoned on her land with no one to raise her up” Amos 53 This is what the Lord GOD says “The city that marches out a thousand strong will have but a hundred left and the one that marches out a hundred strong will have but ten left in the house of Israel” Amos 54 For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel “Seek Me and live Amos 55 Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal do not journey to Beersheba for Gilgal will surely go into exile and Bethel will come to nothing Amos 56 Seek the LORD and live or He will sweep like fire through the house of Joseph it will devour everything with no one at Bethel to extinguish it Amos 57 There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground Amos 58 He who made the Pleiades and Orion who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth—the LORD is His name— Amos 59 He flashes destruction on the strong so that fury comes upon the stronghold Amos 510 There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity Amos 511 Therefore because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain you will never live in the stone houses you have built you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted Amos 512 For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous You oppress the righteous by taking bribes you deprive the poor of justice in the gate Amos 513 Therefore the prudent keep silent in such times for the days are evil Amos 514 Seek good not evil so that you may live And the LORD the God of Hosts will be with you as you have claimed Amos 515 Hate evil and love good establish justice in the gate Perhaps the LORD the God of Hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph” Amos 516 Therefore this is what the LORD the God of Hosts the Lord says “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas Alas’ in all the streets The farmer will be summoned to mourn and the mourners to wail Amos 517 There will be wailing in all the vineyards for I will pass through your midst” says the LORD Amos 518 Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD What will the Day of the LORD be for you It will be darkness and not light Amos 519 It will be like a man who flees from a lion only to encounter a bear or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall only to be bitten by a snake Amos 520 Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light even gloom with no brightness in it Amos 521 “I hate I despise your feasts I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies Amos 522 Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings I will not accept them for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard Amos 523 Take away from Me the noise of your songs I will not listen to the music of your harps Amos 524 But let justice roll on like a river and righteousness like an everflowing stream Amos 525 Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness O house of Israel Amos 526 You have taken along Sakkuth your king and Kaiwan your star god the idols you made for yourselves Amos 527 Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus” says the LORD whose name is the God of Hosts Amos 61 Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria the distinguished ones of the foremost nation to whom the house of Israel comes Amos 62 Cross over to Calneh and see go from there to the great Hamath then go down to Gath of the Philistines Are you better than these kingdoms Is their territory larger than yours Amos 63 You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence Amos 64 You lie on beds inlaid with ivory and lounge upon your couches You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall Amos 65 You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments Amos 66 You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph Amos 67 Therefore you will now go into exile as the first of the captives and your feasting and lounging will come to an end Amos 68 The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD the God of Hosts has declared “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels so I will deliver up the city and everything in it” Amos 69 And if there are ten men left in one house they too will die Amos 610 And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house he will call to one inside “Is anyone else with you” “None” that person will answer “Silence” the relative will retort “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked” Amos 611 For the LORD gives a command “The great house will be smashed to pieces and the small house to rubble” Amos 612 “Do horses gallop on the cliffs Does one plow the sea with oxen But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood— Amos 613 you who rejoice in Lodebar and say ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength’ Amos 614 For behold I will raise up a nation against you O house of Israel” declares the LORD the God of Hosts “and they will oppress you from Lebohamath to the Brook of the Arabah” Amos 71 This is what the Lord GOD showed me He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest as the late spring crop was coming up Amos 72 And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land I said “Lord GOD please forgive How will Jacob survive since he is so small” Amos 73 So the LORD relented from this plan “It will not happen” He said Amos 74 This is what the Lord GOD showed me The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire It consumed the great deep and devoured the land Amos 75 Then I said “Lord GOD please stop How will Jacob survive since he is so small” Amos 76 So the LORD relented from this plan “It will not happen either” said the Lord GOD Amos 77 This is what He showed me Behold the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb with a plumb line in His hand Amos 78 “Amos what do you see” asked the LORD “A plumb line” I replied “Behold” said the Lord “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel I will no longer spare them Amos 79 The high places of Isaac will be deserted and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with My sword” Amos 710 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel saying “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel The land cannot bear all his words Amos 711 for this is what Amos has said ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will surely go into exile away from their homeland’” Amos 712 And Amaziah said to Amos “Go away you seer Flee to the land of Judah earn your bread there and do your prophesying there Amos 713 But never prophesy at Bethel again because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom” Amos 714 “I was not a prophet” Amos replied “nor was I the son of a prophet rather I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamorefig trees Amos 715 But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me ‘Go prophesy to My people Israel’ Amos 716 Now therefore hear the word of the LORD You say ‘Do not prophesy against Israel do not preach against the house of Isaac’ Amos 717 Therefore this is what the LORD says ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword Your land will be divided by a measuring line and you yourself will die on pagan soil And Israel will surely go into exile away from their homeland’” Amos 81 This is what the Lord GOD showed me I saw a basket of summer fruit Amos 82 “Amos what do you see” He asked “A basket of summer fruit” I replied So the LORD said to me “The end has come for My people Israel I will no longer spare them” Amos 83 “In that day” declares the Lord GOD “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing Many will be the corpses strewn in silence everywhere” Amos 84 Hear this you who trample the needy who do away with the poor of the land Amos 85 asking “When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain When will the Sabbath end that we may market wheat Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel let us cheat with dishonest scales Amos 86 Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals selling even the chaff with the wheat” Amos 87 The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob “I will never forget any of their deeds Amos 88 Will not the land quake for this and all its dwellers mourn All of it will swell like the Nile it will surge and then subside like the Nile in Egypt Amos 89 And in that day declares the Lord GOD I will make the sun go down at noon and I will darken the earth in the daytime Amos 810 I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son and its outcome like a bitter day Amos 811 Behold the days are coming declares the Lord GOD when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD Amos 812 People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east seeking the word of the LORD but they will not find it Amos 813 In that day the lovely young women—the young men as well—will faint from thirst Amos 814 Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say ‘As surely as your god lives O Dan’ or ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’—they will fall never to rise again” Amos 91 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar and He said “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake Topple them on the heads of all the people and I will kill the rest with the sword None of those who flee will get away none of the fugitives will escape Amos 92 Though they dig down to Sheol from there My hand will take them and though they climb up to heaven from there I will pull them down Amos 93 Though they hide themselves atop Carmel there I will track them and seize them and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea there I will command the serpent to bite them Amos 94 Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity there I will command the sword to slay them I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good” Amos 95 The Lord GOD of Hosts He who touches the earth and it melts and all its dwellers mourn—all the land rises like the Nile then sinks like the river of Egypt— Amos 96 He builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth The LORD is His name Amos 97 “Are you not like the Cushites to Me O children of Israel” declares the LORD “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir Amos 98 Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom and I will destroy it from the face of the earth Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob” declares the LORD Amos 99 “For surely I will give the command and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve but not a pebble will reach the ground Amos 910 All the sinners among My people will die by the sword—all those who say ‘Disaster will never draw near or confront us’” Amos 911 “In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David I will repair its gaps restore its ruins and rebuild it as in the days of old Amos 912 that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear My name” declares the LORD who will do this Amos 913 “Behold the days are coming” declares the LORD “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes the sower of seed The mountains will drip with sweet wine with which all the hills will flow Amos 914 I will restore My people Israel from captivity they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities They will plant vineyards and drink their wine they will make gardens and eat their fruit Amos 915 I will firmly plant them in their own land never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them” says the LORD your God Obadiah 11 This is the vision of Obadiah This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD an envoy has been sent among the nations to say “Rise up and let us go to battle against her”— Obadiah 12 “Behold I will make you small among the nations you will be deeply despised Obadiah 13 The pride of your heart has deceived you O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights who say in your heart ‘Who can bring me down to the ground’ Obadiah 14 Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars even from there I will bring you down” declares the LORD Obadiah 15 “If thieves came to you if robbers by night—oh how you will be ruined—would they not steal only what they wanted If grape gatherers came to you would they not leave some gleanings Obadiah 16 But how Esau will be pillaged his hidden treasures sought out Obadiah 17 All the men allied with you will drive you to the border the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it Obadiah 18 In that day declares the LORD will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau Obadiah 19 Then your mighty men O Teman will be terrified so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter Obadiah 110 Because of the violence against your brother Jacob you will be covered with shame and cut off forever Obadiah 111 On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem you were just like one of them Obadiah 112 But you should not gloat in that day your brother’s day of misfortune nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction nor boast proudly in the day of their distress Obadiah 113 You should not enter the gate of My people in the day of their disaster nor gloat over their affliction in the day of their disaster nor loot their wealth in the day of their disaster Obadiah 114 Nor should you stand at the crossroads to cut off their fugitives nor deliver up their survivors in the day of their distress Obadiah 115 For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations As you have done it will be done to you your recompense will return upon your own head Obadiah 116 For as you drank on My holy mountain so all the nations will drink continually They will drink and gulp it down they will be as if they had never existed Obadiah 117 But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance and it will be holy and the house of Jacob will reclaim their possession Obadiah 118 Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire and the house of Joseph a burning flame but the house of Esau will be stubble—Jacob will set it ablaze and consume it Therefore no survivor will remain from the house of Esau” For the LORD has spoken Obadiah 119 Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria and Benjamin will possess Gilead Obadiah 120 And the exiles of this host of the Israelites will possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath and the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the cities of the Negev Obadiah 121 The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion to rule over the mountains of Esau And the kingdom will belong to the LORD Jonah 11 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai saying Jonah 12 “Get up Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it because its wickedness has come up before Me” Jonah 13 Jonah however got up to flee to Tarshish away from the presence of the LORD He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish away from the presence of the LORD Jonah 14 Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart Jonah 15 The sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep Jonah 16 The captain approached him and said “How can you sleep Get up and call upon your God Perhaps this God will consider us so that we may not perish” Jonah 17 “Come” said the sailors to one another “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us” So they cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah Jonah 18 “Tell us now” they demanded “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us What is your occupation and where have you come from What is your country and who are your people” Jonah 19 “I am a Hebrew” replied Jonah “I worship the LORD the God of the heavens who made the sea and the dry land” Jonah 110 Then the men were even more afraid and said to him “What have you done” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD because he had told them Jonah 111 Now the sea was growing worse and worse so they said to Jonah “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us” Jonah 112 “Pick me up” he answered “and cast me into the sea so it may quiet down for you For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you” Jonah 113 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get back to dry land but they could not for the sea was raging against them more and more Jonah 114 So they cried out to the LORD “Please O LORD do not let us perish on account of this man’s life Do not charge us with innocent blood For You O LORD have done as You pleased” Jonah 115 Then they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea and the raging sea grew calm Jonah 116 Then the men feared the LORD greatly and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him Jonah 117 Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish Jonah 21 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God Jonah 22 saying “In my distress I called to the LORD and He answered me From the belly of Sheol I called for help and You heard my voice Jonah 23 For You cast me into the deep into the heart of the seas and the current swirled about me all Your breakers and waves swept over me Jonah 24 At this I said ‘I have been banished from Your sight yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple’ Jonah 25 The waters engulfed me to take my life the watery depths closed around me the seaweed wrapped around my head Jonah 26 To the roots of the mountains I descended the earth beneath me barred me in forever But You raised my life from the pit O LORD my God Jonah 27 As my life was fading away I remembered the LORD My prayer went up to You to Your holy temple Jonah 28 Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion Jonah 29 But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to You I will fulfill what I have vowed Salvation is from the LORD” Jonah 210 And the LORD commanded the fish and it vomited Jonah onto dry land Jonah 31 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time Jonah 32 “Get up Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you” Jonah 33 This time Jonah got up and went to Nineveh in accordance with the word of the LORD Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city requiring a threeday journey Jonah 34 On the first day of his journey Jonah set out into the city and proclaimed “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned” Jonah 35 And the Ninevites believed God They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth from the greatest of them to the least Jonah 36 When word reached the king of Nineveh he got up from his throne took off his royal robe covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes Jonah 37 Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh “By the decree of the king and his nobles Let no man or beast herd or flock taste anything at all They must not eat or drink Jonah 38 Furthermore let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth and have everyone call out earnestly to God Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands Jonah 39 Who knows God may turn and relent He may turn from His fierce anger so that we will not perish” Jonah 310 When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them Jonah 41 Jonah however was greatly displeased and he became angry Jonah 42 So he prayed to the LORD saying “O LORD is this not what I said while I was still in my own country This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God slow to anger abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster Jonah 43 And now O LORD please take my life from me for it is better for me to die than to live” Jonah 44 But the LORD replied “Have you any right to be angry” Jonah 45 Then Jonah left the city and sat down east of it where he made himself a shelter and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city Jonah 46 So the LORD God appointed a vine and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah’s head to ease his discomfort and Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant Jonah 47 When dawn came the next day God appointed a worm that attacked the plant so that it withered Jonah 48 As the sun was rising God appointed a scorching east wind and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die saying “It is better for me to die than to live” Jonah 49 Then God asked Jonah “Have you any right to be angry about the plant” “I do” he replied “I am angry enough to die” Jonah 410 But the LORD said “You cared about the plant which you neither tended nor made grow It sprang up in a night and perished in a night Jonah 411 So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh which has more than 120000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left and many cattle as well” Micah 11 This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham Ahaz and Hezekiah kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem Micah 12 Hear O peoples all of you listen O earth and everyone in it May the Lord GOD bear witness against you the Lord from His holy temple Micah 13 For behold the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth Micah 14 The mountains will melt beneath Him and the valleys will split apart like wax before the fire like water rushing down a slope Micah 15 All this is for the transgression of Jacob and the sins of the house of Israel What is the transgression of Jacob Is it not Samaria And what is the high place of Judah Is it not Jerusalem Micah 16 Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field a planting area for a vineyard I will pour her stones into the valley and expose her foundations Micah 17 All her carved images will be smashed to pieces all her wages will be burned in the fire and I will destroy all her idols Since she collected the wages of a prostitute they will be used again on a prostitute Micah 18 Because of this I will lament and wail I will walk barefoot and naked I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich Micah 19 For her wound is incurable it has reached even Judah it has approached the gate of my people as far as Jerusalem itself Micah 110 Do not tell it in Gath do not weep at all Roll in the dust in Bethleaphrah Micah 111 Depart in shameful nakedness O dwellers of Shaphir The dwellers of Zaanan will not come out Bethezel is in mourning its support is taken from you Micah 112 For the dwellers of Maroth pined for good but calamity came down from the LORD even to the gate of Jerusalem Micah 113 Harness your chariot horses O dweller of Lachish You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion for the transgressions of Israel were found in you Micah 114 Therefore send farewell gifts to Moreshethgath the houses of Achzib will prove deceptive to the kings of Israel Micah 115 I will again bring a conqueror against you O dweller of Mareshah The glory of Israel will come to Adullam Micah 116 Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair in mourning for your precious children make yourselves as bald as an eagle for they will go from you into exile Micah 21 Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands Micah 22 They covet fields and seize them they take away houses They deprive a man of his home a fellow man of his inheritance Micah 23 Therefore this is what the LORD says “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks Then you will not walk so proudly for it will be a time of calamity Micah 24 In that day they will take up a proverb against you and taunt you with this bitter lamentation ‘We are utterly ruined He has changed the portion of my people How He has removed it from me He has allotted our fields to traitors’” Micah 25 Therefore you will have no one in the assembly of the LORD to divide the land by lot Micah 26 “Do not preach” they preach “Do not preach these things disgrace will not overtake us” Micah 27 Should it be said O house of Jacob “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient Are these the things He does” Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly Micah 28 But of late My people have risen up like an enemy You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby like men returning from battle Micah 29 You drive the women of My people from their pleasant homes You take away My blessing from their children forever Micah 210 Arise and depart for this is not your place of rest because its defilement brings destruction—a grievous destruction Micah 211 If a man of wind were to come and say falsely “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink” he would be just the preacher for this people Micah 212 I will surely gather all of you O Jacob I will collect the remnant of Israel I will bring them together like sheep in a pen like a flock in the midst of its pasture—a noisy throng Micah 213 One who breaks open the way will go up before them they will break through the gate and go out by it Their King will pass through before them the LORD as their leader Micah 31 Then I said “Hear now O leaders of Jacob you rulers of the house of Israel Should you not know justice Micah 32 You hate good and love evil You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones Micah 33 You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot like meat in a cauldron” Micah 34 Then they will cry out to the LORD but He will not answer them At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done Micah 35 This is what the LORD says “As for the prophets who lead My people astray who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths Micah 36 Therefore night will come over you without visions and darkness without divination The sun will set on these prophets and the daylight will turn black over them Micah 37 Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God” Micah 38 As for me however I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD with justice and courage to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin Micah 39 Now hear this O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel who despise justice and pervert all that is right Micah 310 who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity Micah 311 Her leaders judge for a bribe her priests teach for a price and her prophets practice divination for money Yet they lean upon the LORD saying “Is not the LORD among us No disaster can come upon us” Micah 312 Therefore because of you Zion will be plowed like a field Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble and the temple mount a wooded ridge Micah 41 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains it will be raised above the hills and the peoples will stream to it Micah 42 And many nations will come and say “Come let us go up to the mountain of the LORD to the house of the God of Jacob He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem Micah 43 Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation nor will they train anymore for war Micah 44 And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree with no one to frighten him For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken Micah 45 Though all the nations may walk in the name of their gods yet we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever Micah 46 “On that day” declares the LORD “I will gather the lame I will assemble the outcast even those whom I have afflicted Micah 47 And I will make the lame into a remnant the outcast into a strong nation Then the LORD will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever Micah 48 And you O watchtower of the flock O stronghold of the Daughter of Zion—the former dominion will be restored to you sovereignty will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem” Micah 49 Why do you now cry aloud Is there no king among you Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor Micah 410 Writhe in agony O Daughter of Zion like a woman in labor For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields You will go to Babylon there you will be rescued there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies Micah 411 But now many nations have assembled against you saying “Let her be defiled and let us feast our eyes on Zion” Micah 412 But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD or understand His plan for He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor Micah 413 Rise and thresh O Daughter of Zion for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples Then you will devote their gain to the LORD their wealth to the Lord of all the earth Micah 51 Now O daughter of troops mobilize your troops for a siege is laid against us With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel Micah 52 But you Bethlehem Ephrathah who are small among the clans of Judah out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old from the days of eternity Micah 53 Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel Micah 54 He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD in the majestic name of the LORD His God And they will dwell securely for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth Micah 55 And He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and tramples our citadels We will raise against it seven shepherds even eight leaders of men Micah 56 And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders Micah 57 Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD like showers on the grass which do not wait for man or linger for mankind Micah 58 Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations in the midst of many peoples like a lion among the beasts of the forest like a young lion among flocks of sheep which tramples and tears as it passes through with no one to rescue them Micah 59 Your hand will be lifted over your foes and all your enemies will be cut off Micah 510 “In that day” declares the LORD “I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots Micah 511 I will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds Micah 512 I will cut the sorceries from your hand and you will have no fortunetellers Micah 513 I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands Micah 514 I will root out the Asherah poles from your midst and demolish your cities Micah 515 I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me” Micah 61 Hear now what the LORD says “Arise plead your case before the mountains and let the hills hear your voice Micah 62 Hear O mountains the LORD’s indictment you enduring foundations of the earth For the LORD has a case against His people and He will argue it against Israel Micah 63 ‘My people what have I done to you Testify against Me how I have wearied you Micah 64 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery I sent Moses before you as well as Aaron and Miriam Micah 65 My people remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD’” Micah 66 With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high Should I come to Him with burnt offerings with yearold calves Micah 67 Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams with ten thousand rivers of oil Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul Micah 68 He has shown you O man what is good And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God Micah 69 The voice of the LORD calls out to the city and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name “Heed the rod and the One who ordained it Micah 610 Can I forget any longer O house of the wicked the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah which is accursed Micah 611 Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights Micah 612 For the wealthy of the city are full of violence and its residents speak lies their tongues are deceitful in their mouths Micah 613 Therefore I am striking you severely to ruin you because of your sins Micah 614 You will eat but not be satisfied and your hunger will remain with you What you acquire you will not preserve and what you save I will give to the sword Micah 615 You will sow but not reap you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil you will tread grapes but not drink the wine Micah 616 You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house you have followed their counsel Therefore I will make you a desolation and your inhabitants an object of contempt you will bear the scorn of the nations” Micah 71 Woe is me For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard there is no cluster to eat no early fig that I crave Micah 72 The godly man has perished from the earth there is no one upright among men They all lie in wait for blood they hunt one another with a net Micah 73 Both hands are skilled at evil the prince and the judge demand a bribe When the powerful utters his evil desire they all conspire together Micah 74 The best of them is like a brier the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns The day for your watchmen has come the day of your visitation Now is the time of their confusion Micah 75 Do not rely on a friend do not trust in a companion Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms Micah 76 For a son dishonors his father a daughter rises against her mother and a daughterinlaw against her motherinlaw A man’s enemies are the members of his own household Micah 77 But as for me I will look to the LORD I will wait for the God of my salvation My God will hear me Micah 78 Do not gloat over me my enemy Though I have fallen I will arise though I sit in darkness the LORD will be my light Micah 79 Because I have sinned against Him I must endure the rage of the LORD until He argues my case and executes justice for me He will bring me into the light I will see His righteousness Micah 710 Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame—she who said to me “Where is the LORD your God” My eyes will see her at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets Micah 711 The day for rebuilding your walls will come—the day for extending your boundary Micah 712 On that day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt even from Egypt to the Euphrates from sea to sea and mountain to mountain Micah 713 Then the earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants as the fruit of their deeds Micah 714 Shepherd with Your staff Your people the flock of Your inheritance They live alone in a woodland surrounded by pastures Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead as in the days of old Micah 715 As in the days when you came out of Egypt I will show My wonders Micah 716 Nations will see and be ashamed deprived of all their might They will put their hands over their mouths and their ears will become deaf Micah 717 They will lick the dust like a snake like reptiles slithering on the ground They will come trembling from their strongholds in the presence of the LORD our God they will tremble in fear of You Micah 718 Who is a God like You who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever because He delights in loving devotion Micah 719 He will again have compassion on us He will vanquish our iniquities You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea Micah 720 You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham as You swore to our fathers from the days of old Nahum 11 This is the burden against Nineveh the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite Nahum 12 The LORD is a jealous and avenging God the LORD is avenging and full of wrath The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies Nahum 13 The LORD is slow to anger and great in power the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished His path is in the whirlwind and storm and clouds are the dust beneath His feet Nahum 14 He rebukes the sea and dries it up He makes all the rivers run dry Bashan and Carmel wither and the flower of Lebanon wilts Nahum 15 The mountains quake before Him and the hills melt away the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers Nahum 16 Who can withstand His indignation Who can endure His burning anger His wrath is poured out like fire even rocks are shattered before Him Nahum 17 The LORD is good a stronghold in the day of distress He cares for those who trust in Him Nahum 18 But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness Nahum 19 Whatever you plot against the LORD He will bring to an end Affliction will not rise up a second time Nahum 110 For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard—like stubble that is fully dry Nahum 111 From you O Nineveh comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD a counselor of wickedness Nahum 112 This is what the LORD says “Though they are allied and numerous yet they will be cut down and pass away Though I have afflicted you O Judah I will afflict you no longer Nahum 113 For I will now break their yoke from your neck and tear away your shackles” Nahum 114 The LORD has issued a command concerning you O Nineveh “There will be no descendants to carry on your name I will cut off the carved image and cast idol from the house of your gods I will prepare your grave for you are contemptible” Nahum 115 Look to the mountains—the feet of one who brings good news who proclaims peace Celebrate your feasts O Judah fulfill your vows For the wicked will never again march through you they will be utterly cut off Nahum 21 One who scatters advances against you O Nineveh Guard the fortress Watch the road Brace yourselves Summon all your strength Nahum 22 For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel though destroyers have laid them waste and ruined the branches of their vine Nahum 23 The shields of his mighty men are red the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared and the spears of cypress have been brandished Nahum 24 The chariots dash through the streets they rush around the plazas appearing like torches darting about like lightning Nahum 25 He summons his nobles they stumble as they advance They race to its wall the protective shield is set in place Nahum 26 The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses Nahum 27 It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away her maidservants moan like doves and beat upon their breasts Nahum 28 Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days but now it is draining away “Stop Stop” they cry but no one turns back Nahum 29 “Plunder the silver Plunder the gold” There is no end to the treasure an abundance of every precious thing Nahum 210 She is emptied Yes she is desolate and laid waste Hearts melt knees knock bodies tremble and every face grows pale Nahum 211 Where is the lions’ lair or the feeding ground of the young lions where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs with nothing to frighten them away Nahum 212 The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness It filled its dens with the kill and its lairs with mauled prey Nahum 213 “Behold I am against you” declares the LORD of Hosts “I will reduce your chariots to cinders and the sword will devour your young lions I will cut off your prey from the earth and the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard” Nahum 31 Woe to the city of blood full of lies full of plunder never without prey Nahum 32 The crack of the whip the rumble of the wheel galloping horse and bounding chariot Nahum 33 Charging horseman flashing sword shining spear heaps of slain mounds of corpses dead bodies without end—they stumble over their dead— Nahum 34 because of the many harlotries of the harlot the seductive mistress of sorcery who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft Nahum 35 “Behold I am against you” declares the LORD of Hosts “I will lift your skirts over your face I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms Nahum 36 I will pelt you with filth and treat you with contempt I will make a spectacle of you Nahum 37 Then all who see you will recoil from you and say ‘Nineveh is devastated who will grieve for her’ Where can I find comforters for you” Nahum 38 Are you better than Thebes stationed by the Nile with water around her whose rampart was the sea whose wall was the water Nahum 39 Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength Put and Libya were her allies Nahum 310 Yet she became an exile she went into captivity Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street They cast lots for her dignitaries and all her nobles were bound in chains Nahum 311 You too will become drunk you will go into hiding and seek refuge from the enemy Nahum 312 All your fortresses are fig trees with the first ripe figs when shaken they fall into the mouth of the eater Nahum 313 Look at your troops—they are like your women The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies fire consumes their bars Nahum 314 Draw your water for the siege strengthen your fortresses Work the clay and tread the mortar repair the brick kiln Nahum 315 There the fire will devour you the sword will cut you down and consume you like a young locust Make yourself many like the young locust make yourself many like the swarming locust Nahum 316 You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of the sky The young locust strips the land and flies away Nahum 317 Your guards are like the swarming locust and your scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day When the sun rises they fly away and no one knows where Nahum 318 O king of Assyria your shepherds slumber your officers sleep Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them Nahum 319 There is no healing for your injury your wound is severe All who hear the news of you applaud your downfall for who has not experienced your constant cruelty Habakkuk 11 This is the burden that Habakkuk the prophet received in a vision Habakkuk 12 How long O LORD must I call for help but You do not hear or cry out to You “Violence” but You do not save Habakkuk 13 Why do You make me see iniquity Why do You tolerate wrongdoing Destruction and violence are before me Strife is ongoing and conflict abounds Habakkuk 14 Therefore the law is paralyzed and justice never goes forth For the wicked hem in the righteous so that justice is perverted Habakkuk 15 “Look at the nations and observe—be utterly astounded For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you Habakkuk 16 For behold I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own Habakkuk 17 They are dreaded and feared from themselves they derive justice and sovereignty Habakkuk 18 Their horses are swifter than leopards fiercer than wolves of the night Their horsemen charge ahead and their cavalry comes from afar They fly like a vulture swooping down to devour Habakkuk 19 All of them come bent on violence their hordes advance like the east wind they gather prisoners like sand Habakkuk 110 They scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it Habakkuk 111 Then they sweep by like the wind and pass through They are guilty their own strength is their god” Habakkuk 112 Are You not from everlasting O LORD my God my Holy One We will not die O LORD You have appointed them to execute judgment O Rock You have established them for correction Habakkuk 113 Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing So why do You tolerate the faithless Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves Habakkuk 114 You have made men like the fish of the sea like creeping things that have no ruler Habakkuk 115 The foe pulls all of them up with a hook he catches them in his dragnet and gathers them in his fishing net so he rejoices gladly Habakkuk 116 Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet and burns incense to his fishing net for by these things his portion is sumptuous and his food is rich Habakkuk 117 Will he therefore empty his net and continue to slay nations without mercy Habakkuk 21 I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts I will watch to see what He will say to me and how I should answer when corrected Habakkuk 22 Then the LORD answered me “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets so that a herald may run with it Habakkuk 23 For the vision awaits an appointed time it testifies of the end and does not lie Though it lingers wait for it since it will surely come and will not delay Habakkuk 24 Look at the proud one his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith— Habakkuk 25 and wealth indeed betrays him He is an arrogant man never at rest He enlarges his appetite like Sheol and like Death he is never satisfied He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own Habakkuk 26 Will not all of these take up a taunt against him speaking with mockery and derision ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans How long will this go on’ Habakkuk 27 Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken Then you will become their prey Habakkuk 28 Because you have plundered many nations the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land the city and all their dwellers Habakkuk 29 Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster Habakkuk 210 You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life Habakkuk 211 For the stones will cry out from the wall and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork Habakkuk 212 Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity Habakkuk 213 Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire and the nations weary themselves in vain Habakkuk 214 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea Habakkuk 215 Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk in order to gaze at their nakedness Habakkuk 216 You will be filled with shame instead of glory You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you and utter disgrace will cover your glory Habakkuk 217 For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you and the destruction of animals will terrify you because of your bloodshed against men and your violence against the land the city and all their dwellers Habakkuk 218 What use is an idol that a craftsman should carve it—or an image a teacher of lies For its maker trusts in his own creation he makes idols that cannot speak Habakkuk 219 Woe to him who says to wood ‘Awake’ or to silent stone ‘Arise’ Can it give guidance Behold it is overlaid with gold and silver yet there is no breath in it at all” Habakkuk 220 But the LORD is in His holy temple let all the earth be silent before Him Habakkuk 31 This is a prayer of Habakkuk the prophet according to Shigionoth Habakkuk 32 O LORD I have heard the report of You I stand in awe O LORD of Your deeds Revive them in these years make them known in these years In Your wrath remember mercy Habakkuk 33 God came from Teman and the Holy One from Mount Paran Selah His glory covered the heavens and His praise filled the earth Habakkuk 34 His radiance was like the sunlight rays flashed from His hand where His power is hidden Habakkuk 35 Plague went before Him and fever followed in His steps Habakkuk 36 He stood and measured the earth He looked and startled the nations the ancient mountains crumbled the perpetual hills collapsed His ways are everlasting Habakkuk 37 I saw the tents of Cushan in distress the curtains of Midian were trembling Habakkuk 38 Were You angry at the rivers O LORD Was Your wrath against the streams Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses on Your chariots of salvation Habakkuk 39 You brandished Your bow You called for many arrows Selah You split the earth with rivers Habakkuk 310 The mountains saw You and quaked torrents of water swept by The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high Habakkuk 311 Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows at the brightness of Your shining spear Habakkuk 312 You marched across the earth with fury You threshed the nations in wrath Habakkuk 313 You went forth for the salvation of Your people to save Your anointed You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe Selah Habakkuk 314 With his own spear You pierced his head when his warriors stormed out to scatter us gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak Habakkuk 315 You trampled the sea with Your horses churning the great waters Habakkuk 316 I heard and trembled within my lips quivered at the sound Decay entered my bones I trembled where I stood Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us Habakkuk 317 Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls Habakkuk 318 yet I will exult in the LORD I will rejoice in the God of my salvation Habakkuk 319 GOD the Lord is my strength He makes my feet like those of a deer He makes me walk upon the heights For the choirmaster With stringed instruments Zephaniah 11 This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi the son of Gedaliah the son of Amariah the son of Hezekiah in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah Zephaniah 12 “I will completely sweep away everything from the face of the earth” declares the LORD Zephaniah 13 “I will sweep away man and beast I will sweep away the birds of the air and the fish of the sea and the idols with their wicked worshipers I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth” declares the LORD Zephaniah 14 “I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests— Zephaniah 15 those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom Zephaniah 16 and those who turn back from following the LORD neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him” Zephaniah 17 Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD for the Day of the LORD is near Indeed the LORD has prepared a sacrifice He has consecrated His guests Zephaniah 18 “On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice I will punish the princes the sons of the king and all who are dressed in foreign apparel Zephaniah 19 On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit Zephaniah 110 On that day” declares the LORD “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate a wail from the Second District and a loud crashing from the hills Zephaniah 111 Wail O dwellers of the Hollow for all your merchants will be silenced all who weigh out silver will be cut off Zephaniah 112 And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency who say to themselves ‘The LORD will do nothing either good or bad’ Zephaniah 113 Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste They will build houses but not inhabit them and plant vineyards but never drink their wine Zephaniah 114 The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly Listen the Day of the LORD Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter Zephaniah 115 That day will be a day of wrath a day of trouble and distress a day of destruction and desolation a day of darkness and gloom a day of clouds and blackness Zephaniah 116 a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities and against the high corner towers Zephaniah 117 I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind because they have sinned against the LORD Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung Zephaniah 118 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy” For indeed He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth Zephaniah 21 Gather yourselves gather together O shameful nation Zephaniah 22 before the decree takes effect and the day passes like chaff before the burning anger of the LORD comes upon you before the Day of the LORD’s anger comes upon you Zephaniah 23 Seek the LORD all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice Seek righteousness seek humility Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger Zephaniah 24 For Gaza will be abandoned and Ashkelon left in ruins Ashdod will be driven out at noon and Ekron will be uprooted Zephaniah 25 Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast O nation of the Cherethites The word of the LORD is against you O Canaan land of the Philistines “I will destroy you and no one will be left” Zephaniah 26 So the seacoast will become a land of pastures with wells for shepherds and folds for sheep Zephaniah 27 The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah there they will find pasture They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives Zephaniah 28 “I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites who have taunted My people and threatened their borders Zephaniah 29 Therefore as surely as I live” declares the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits a perpetual wasteland The remnant of My people will plunder them the remainder of My nation will dispossess them” Zephaniah 210 This they shall have in return for their pride for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts Zephaniah 211 The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him each in its own place Zephaniah 212 “You too O Cushites will be slain by My sword” Zephaniah 213 And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria He will make Nineveh a desolation as dry as a desert Zephaniah 214 Herds will lie down in her midst creatures of every kind Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars Their calls will sound from the window but desolation will lie on the threshold for He will expose the beams of cedar Zephaniah 215 This carefree city that dwells securely that thinks to herself “I am it and there is none besides me” what a ruin she has become a resting place for beasts Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist Zephaniah 31 Woe to the city of oppressors rebellious and defiled Zephaniah 32 She heeded no voice she accepted no correction She does not trust in the LORD she has not drawn near to her God Zephaniah 33 Her princes are roaring lions her judges are evening wolves leaving nothing for the morning Zephaniah 34 Her prophets are reckless faithless men Her priests profane the sanctuary they do violence to the law Zephaniah 35 The LORD within her is righteous He does no wrong He applies His justice morning by morning He does not fail at dawn yet the unjust know no shame Zephaniah 36 “I have cut off the nations their corner towers are destroyed I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through Their cities are laid waste with no man no inhabitant Zephaniah 37 I said ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds Zephaniah 38 Therefore wait for Me” declares the LORD “until the day I rise to testify For My decision is to gather nations to assemble kingdoms to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy Zephaniah 39 For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder Zephaniah 310 From beyond the rivers of Cush My worshipers My scattered people will bring Me an offering Zephaniah 311 On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain Zephaniah 312 But I will leave within you a meek and humble people and they will trust in the name of the LORD Zephaniah 313 The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths But they will feed and lie down with no one to make them tremble” Zephaniah 314 Sing for joy O Daughter of Zion shout aloud O Israel Be glad and rejoice with all your heart O Daughter of Jerusalem Zephaniah 315 The LORD has taken away your punishment He has turned back your enemy Israel’s King the LORD is among you no longer will you fear any harm Zephaniah 316 On that day they will say to Jerusalem “Do not fear O Zion do not let your hands fall limp Zephaniah 317 The LORD your God is among you He is mighty to save He will rejoice over you with gladness He will quiet you with His love He will rejoice over you with singing” Zephaniah 318 “I will gather those among you who grieve over the appointed feasts so that you will no longer suffer reproach Zephaniah 319 Behold at that time I will deal with all who afflict you I will save the lame and gather the scattered and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth Zephaniah 320 At that time I will bring you in yes at that time I will gather you For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes” says the LORD Haggai 11 In the second year of the reign of Darius on the first day of the sixth month the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel governor of Judah and to Joshua son of Jehozadak the high priest stating Haggai 12 that this is what the LORD of Hosts says “These people say ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD’” Haggai 13 Then the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet saying Haggai 14 “Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses while this house lies in ruins” Haggai 15 Now this is what the LORD of Hosts says “Consider carefully your ways Haggai 16 You have planted much but harvested little You eat but never have enough You drink but never have your fill You put on clothes but never get warm You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through” Haggai 17 This is what the LORD of Hosts says “Consider carefully your ways Haggai 18 Go up into the hills bring down lumber and build the house so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified says the LORD Haggai 19 You expected much but behold it amounted to little And what you brought home I blew away Why declares the LORD of Hosts Because My house still lies in ruins while each of you is busy with his own house Haggai 110 Therefore on account of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth has withheld its crops Haggai 111 I have summoned a drought on the fields and on the mountains on the grain new wine and oil and on whatever the ground yields on man and beast and on all the labor of your hands” Haggai 112 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak the high priest as well as all the remnant of the people obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of the prophet Haggai because the LORD their God had sent him So the people feared the LORD Haggai 113 Haggai the messenger of the LORD delivered the message of the LORD to the people “I am with you” declares the LORD Haggai 114 So the LORD stirred the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel governor of Judah and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak the high priest as well as the spirit of all the remnant of the people And they came and began the work on the house of the LORD of Hosts their God Haggai 115 on the twentyfourth day of the sixth month in the second year of King Darius Haggai 21 On the twentyfirst day of the seventh month the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet saying Haggai 22 “Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel governor of Judah and to Joshua son of Jehozadak the high priest and also to the remnant of the people Ask them Haggai 23 ‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory How does it look to you now Does it not appear to you like nothing in comparison’ Haggai 24 But now be strong O Zerubbabel declares the LORD Be strong O Joshua son of Jehozadak the high priest And be strong all you people of the land declares the LORD Work For I am with you declares the LORD of Hosts Haggai 25 This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt And My Spirit remains among you do not be afraid” Haggai 26 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says “Once more in a little while I will shake the heavens and the earth the sea and the dry land Haggai 27 I will shake all the nations and they will come with all their treasures and I will fill this house with glory says the LORD of Hosts Haggai 28 The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine declares the LORD of Hosts Haggai 29 The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former says the LORD of Hosts And in this place I will provide peace declares the LORD of Hosts” Haggai 210 On the twentyfourth day of the ninth month in the second year of Darius the word of the LORD came to Haggai the prophet saying Haggai 211 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says ‘Ask the priests for a ruling Haggai 212 If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment and it touches bread stew wine oil or any other food does that item become holy’” “No” replied the priests Haggai 213 So Haggai asked “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these does it become defiled” “Yes it becomes defiled” the priests answered Haggai 214 Then Haggai replied “So it is with this people and this nation before Me declares the LORD and so it is with every work of their hands whatever they offer there is defiled Haggai 215 Now consider carefully from this day forward Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD Haggai 216 from that time when one came expecting a heap of twenty ephahs of grain there were but ten When one came to the winepress to draw out fifty baths there were but twenty Haggai 217 I struck you—all the work of your hands—with blight mildew and hail but you did not turn to Me declares the LORD Haggai 218 Consider carefully from this day forward—from the twentyfourth day of the ninth month the day the foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid—consider carefully Haggai 219 Is there still seed in the barn The vine the fig the pomegranate and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit But from this day on I will bless you” Haggai 220 For the second time that day the twentyfourth day of the month the word of the LORD came to Haggai saying Haggai 221 “Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth Haggai 222 I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations I will overturn chariots and their riders horses and their riders will fall each by the sword of his brother Haggai 223 On that day declares the LORD of Hosts I will take you My servant Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel declares the LORD and I will make you like My signet ring for I have chosen you declares the LORD of Hosts” Zechariah 11 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah the son of Iddo saying Zechariah 12 “The LORD was very angry with your fathers Zechariah 13 So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says ‘Return to Me declares the LORD of Hosts and I will return to you says the LORD of Hosts’ Zechariah 14 Do not be like your fathers to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me declares the LORD Zechariah 15 Where are your fathers now And the prophets do they live forever Zechariah 16 But did not My words and My statutes which I commanded My servants the prophets overtake your fathers They repented and said ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds so He has done to us’” Zechariah 17 On the twentyfourth day of the eleventh month the month of Shebat in the second year of Darius the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah the son of Iddo Zechariah 18 I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow and behind him were red sorrel and white horses Zechariah 19 “What are these my lord” I asked And the angel who was speaking with me replied “I will show you what they are” Zechariah 110 Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained “They are the ones the LORD has sent to patrol the earth” Zechariah 111 And the riders answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees “We have patrolled the earth and behold all the earth is at rest and tranquil” Zechariah 112 Then the angel of the LORD said “How long O LORD of Hosts will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah with which You have been angry these seventy years” Zechariah 113 So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me Zechariah 114 Then the angel who was speaking with me said “Proclaim this word This is what the LORD of Hosts says ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion Zechariah 115 but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease For I was a little angry but they have added to the calamity’ Zechariah 116 Therefore this is what the LORD says ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy and there My house will be rebuilt declares the LORD of Hosts and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem’ Zechariah 117 Proclaim further that this is what the LORD of Hosts says ‘My cities will again overflow with prosperity the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem’” Zechariah 118 Then I looked up and saw four horns Zechariah 119 So I asked the angel who was speaking with me “What are these” And he told me “These are the horns that have scattered Judah Israel and Jerusalem” Zechariah 120 Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen Zechariah 121 “What are these coming to do” I asked And He replied “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations that have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it” Zechariah 21 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand Zechariah 22 “Where are you going” I asked “To measure Jerusalem” he replied “and to determine its width and length” Zechariah 23 Then the angel who was speaking with me went forth and another angel came forward to meet him Zechariah 24 and said to him “Run and tell that young man ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it Zechariah 25 For I will be a wall of fire around it declares the LORD and I will be the glory within it’” Zechariah 26 “Get up Get up Flee from the land of the north” declares the LORD “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven” declares the LORD Zechariah 27 “Get up O Zion Escape you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon” Zechariah 28 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye— Zechariah 29 I will surely wave My hand over them so that they will become plunder for their own servants Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me” Zechariah 210 “Shout for joy and be glad O Daughter of Zion for I am coming to dwell among you” declares the LORD Zechariah 211 “On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD and they will become My people I will dwell among you and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you Zechariah 212 And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land and He will once again choose Jerusalem Zechariah 213 Be silent before the LORD all people for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling” Zechariah 31 Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him Zechariah 32 And the LORD said to Satan “The LORD rebukes you Satan Indeed the LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebukes you Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire” Zechariah 33 Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel Zechariah 34 So the angel said to those standing before him “Take off his filthy clothes” Then he said to Joshua “See I have removed your iniquity and I will clothe you with splendid robes” Zechariah 35 Then I said “Let them put a clean turban on his head” So a clean turban was placed on his head and they clothed him as the angel of the LORD stood by Zechariah 36 Then the angel of the LORD gave this charge to Joshua Zechariah 37 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says ‘If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions then you will govern My house and will also have charge of My courts and I will give you a place among these who are standing here Zechariah 38 Hear now O high priest Joshua you and your companions seated before you who are indeed a sign For behold I am going to bring My servant the Branch Zechariah 39 See the stone I have set before Joshua on that one stone are seven eyes Behold I will engrave on it an inscription declares the LORD of Hosts and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day Zechariah 310 On that day declares the LORD of Hosts you will each invite your neighbor to sit under your own vine and fig tree’” Zechariah 41 Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me as a man is awakened from his sleep Zechariah 42 “What do you see” he asked “I see a solid gold lampstand” I replied “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it with seven spouts to the lamps Zechariah 43 There are also two olive trees beside it one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left” Zechariah 44 “What are these my lord” I asked the angel who was speaking with me Zechariah 45 “Do you not know what they are” replied the angel “No my lord” I answered Zechariah 46 So he said to me “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel Not by might nor by power but by My Spirit says the LORD of Hosts Zechariah 47 What are you O great mountain Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace grace to it’” Zechariah 48 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying Zechariah 49 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house and his hands will complete it Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you Zechariah 410 For who has despised the day of small things But these seven eyes of the LORD which scan the whole earth will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel” Zechariah 411 Then I asked the angel “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand” Zechariah 412 And I questioned him further “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours” Zechariah 413 “Do you not know what these are” he inquired “No my lord” I replied Zechariah 414 So he said “These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth” Zechariah 51 Again I lifted up my eyes and saw before me a flying scroll Zechariah 52 “What do you see” asked the angel “I see a flying scroll” I replied “twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide” Zechariah 53 Then he told me “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land for according to one side of the scroll every thief will be removed and according to the other side every perjurer will be removed Zechariah 54 I will send it out declares the LORD of Hosts and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name It will remain inside his house and destroy it down to its timbers and stones” Zechariah 55 Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me “Now lift up your eyes and see what is approaching” Zechariah 56 “What is it” I asked And he replied “A measuring basket is going forth” Then he continued “This is their iniquity in all the land” Zechariah 57 And behold the cover of lead was raised and there was a woman sitting inside the basket Zechariah 58 “This is Wickedness” he said And he shoved her down into the basket pushing down the lead cover over its opening Zechariah 59 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching with the wind in their wings Their wings were like those of a stork and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth Zechariah 510 “Where are they taking the basket” I asked the angel who was speaking with me Zechariah 511 “To build a house for it in the land of Shinar” he told me “And when it is ready the basket will be set there on its pedestal” Zechariah 61 And again I lifted up my eyes and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze Zechariah 62 The first chariot had red horses the second black horses Zechariah 63 the third white horses and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong Zechariah 64 So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me “What are these my lord” Zechariah 65 And the angel told me “These are the four spirits of heaven going forth from their station before the Lord of all the earth Zechariah 66 The one with the black horses is going toward the land of the north the one with the white horses toward the west and the one with the dappled horses toward the south” Zechariah 67 As the strong horses went out they were eager to go and patrol the earth and the LORD said “Go and patrol the earth” So they patrolled the earth Zechariah 68 Then the LORD summoned me and said “Behold those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north” Zechariah 69 The word of the LORD also came to me saying Zechariah 610 “Take an offering from the exiles—from Heldai Tobijah and Jedaiah who have arrived from Babylon—and go that same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah Zechariah 611 Take silver and gold make an ornate crown and set it on the head of the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak Zechariah 612 And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD Zechariah 613 Yes He will build the temple of the LORD He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule And He will be a priest on His throne and there will be peaceful counsel between the two’ Zechariah 614 The crown will reside in the temple of the LORD as a memorial to Helem Tobijah Jedaiah and the gracious son of Zephaniah Zechariah 615 Even those far away will come and build the temple of the LORD and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God” Zechariah 71 In the fourth year of King Darius the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month the month of Chislev Zechariah 72 Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech along with their men to plead before the LORD Zechariah 73 by asking the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts as well as the prophets “Should I weep and fast in the fifth month as I have done these many years” Zechariah 74 Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me saying Zechariah 75 “Ask all the people of the land and the priests ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years was it really for Me that you fasted Zechariah 76 And when you were eating and drinking were you not doing so simply for yourselves Zechariah 77 Are these not the words that the LORD proclaimed through the earlier prophets when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were populous and prosperous and the Negev and the foothills were inhabited’” Zechariah 78 Then the word of the LORD came to Zechariah saying Zechariah 79 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says ‘Administer true justice Show loving devotion and compassion to one another Zechariah 710 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless the foreigner or the poor And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another’ Zechariah 711 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder they stopped up their ears from hearing Zechariah 712 They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts Zechariah 713 And just as I had called and they would not listen so when they called I would not listen says the LORD of Hosts Zechariah 714 But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation” Zechariah 81 Again the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me saying Zechariah 82 This is what the LORD of Hosts says “I am jealous for Zion with great zeal I am jealous for her with great fervor” Zechariah 83 This is what the LORD says “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain” Zechariah 84 This is what the LORD of Hosts says “Old men and old women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem each with a staff in hand because of great age Zechariah 85 And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing there” Zechariah 86 This is what the LORD of Hosts says “If this is impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days should it also be impossible in My eyes” declares the LORD of Hosts Zechariah 87 This is what the LORD of Hosts says “I will save My people from the land of the east and from the land of the west Zechariah 88 I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem where they will be My people and I will be their faithful and righteous God” Zechariah 89 This is what the LORD of Hosts says “Let your hands be strong you who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were present when the foundations were laid to rebuild the temple the house of the LORD of Hosts Zechariah 810 For before those days neither man nor beast received wages nor was there safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went for I had turned every man against his neighbor Zechariah 811 But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as I did in the past” declares the LORD of Hosts Zechariah 812 “For the seed will be prosperous the vine will yield its fruit the ground will yield its produce and the skies will give their dew To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance Zechariah 813 As you have been a curse among the nations O house of Judah and house of Israel so I will save you and you will be a blessing Do not be afraid let your hands be strong” Zechariah 814 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says “Just as I resolved to bring disaster upon you when your fathers provoked Me to anger and I did not relent” says the LORD of Hosts Zechariah 815 “so now I have resolved to do good again to Jerusalem and Judah Do not be afraid Zechariah 816 These are the things you must do Speak truth to one another render true and sound judgments in your gates Zechariah 817 do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor and do not love to swear falsely for I hate all these things” declares the LORD Zechariah 818 Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me saying Zechariah 819 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says The fasts of the fourth the fifth the seventh and the tenth months will become times of joy and gladness cheerful feasts for the house of Judah Therefore you are to love both truth and peace” Zechariah 820 This is what the LORD of Hosts says “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities— Zechariah 821 and the residents of one city will go to another saying ‘Let us go at once to plead before the LORD and to seek the LORD of Hosts I myself am going’ Zechariah 822 And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD” Zechariah 823 This is what the LORD of Hosts says “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew saying ‘Let us go with you for we have heard that God is with you’” Zechariah 91 This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place—for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD— Zechariah 92 and also against Hamath which borders it as well as Tyre and Sidon though they are very shrewd Zechariah 93 Tyre has built herself a fortress she has heaped up silver like dust and gold like the dirt of the streets Zechariah 94 Behold the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea and she will be consumed by fire Zechariah 95 Ashkelon will see and fear Gaza will writhe in agony as will Ekron for her hope will wither There will cease to be a king in Gaza and Ashkelon will be uninhabited Zechariah 96 A mixed race will occupy Ashdod and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines Zechariah 97 I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth Then they too will become a remnant for our God they will become like a clan in Judah and Ekron will be like the Jebusites Zechariah 98 But I will camp around My house because of an army because of those who march to and fro and never again will an oppressor overrun My people for now I keep watch with My own eyes Zechariah 99 Rejoice greatly O Daughter of Zion Shout in triumph O Daughter of Jerusalem See your King comes to you righteous and victorious humble and riding on a donkey on a colt the foal of a donkey Zechariah 910 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem and the bow of war will be broken Then He will proclaim peace to the nations His dominion will extend from sea to sea and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth Zechariah 911 As for you because of the blood of My covenant I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit Zechariah 912 Return to your stronghold O prisoners of hope even today I declare that I will restore to you double Zechariah 913 For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim I will rouse your sons O Zion against the sons of Greece I will make you like the sword of a mighty man Zechariah 914 Then the LORD will appear over them and His arrow will go forth like lightning The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south Zechariah 915 The LORD of Hosts will shield them They will destroy and conquer with slingstones they will drink and roar as with wine And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls drenched like the corners of the altar Zechariah 916 On that day the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people for like jewels in a crown they will sparkle over His land Zechariah 917 How lovely they will be and how beautiful Grain will make the young men flourish and new wine the young women Zechariah 101 Ask the LORD for rain in springtime the LORD makes the storm clouds and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field Zechariah 102 For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort Therefore the people wander like sheep oppressed for lack of a shepherd Zechariah 103 “My anger burns against the shepherds and I will punish the leaders For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock the house of Judah He will make them like His royal steed in battle Zechariah 104 The cornerstone will come from Judah the tent peg from him as well as the battle bow and every ruler together Zechariah 105 They will be like mighty men in battle trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets They will fight because the LORD is with them and they will put the horsemen to shame Zechariah 106 I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph I will restore them because I have compassion on them and they will be as though I had not rejected them For I am the LORD their God and I will answer them Zechariah 107 Ephraim will be like a mighty man and their hearts will be glad as with wine Their children will see it and be joyful their hearts will rejoice in the LORD Zechariah 108 I will whistle for them to gather for I have redeemed them and they will be as numerous as they once were Zechariah 109 Though I sow them among the nations they will remember Me in distant lands they and their children will live and return Zechariah 1010 I will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon until no more room is found for them Zechariah 1011 They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea all the depths of the Nile will dry up The pride of Assyria will be brought down and the scepter of Egypt will depart Zechariah 1012 I will strengthen them in the LORD and in His name they will walk” declares the LORD Zechariah 111 Open your doors O Lebanon that the fire may consume your cedars Zechariah 112 Wail O cypress for the cedar has fallen the majestic trees are ruined Wail O oaks of Bashan for the dense forest has been cut down Zechariah 113 Listen to the wailing of the shepherds for their glory is in ruins Listen to the roaring of the young lions for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed Zechariah 114 This is what the LORD my God says “Pasture the flock marked for slaughter Zechariah 115 whose buyers slaughter them without remorse Those who sell them say ‘Blessed be the LORD for I am rich’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them Zechariah 116 For I will no longer have compassion on the people of the land declares the LORD but behold I will cause each man to fall into the hands of his neighbor and his king who will devastate the land and I will not deliver it from their hands” Zechariah 117 So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter especially the afflicted of the flock Then I took for myself two staffs calling one Favor and the other Union and I pastured the flock Zechariah 118 And in one month I dismissed three shepherds My soul grew impatient with the flock and their souls also detested me Zechariah 119 Then I said “I will no longer shepherd you Let the dying die and the perishing perish and let those who remain devour one another’s flesh” Zechariah 1110 Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations Zechariah 1111 It was revoked on that day and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew that it was the word of the LORD Zechariah 1112 Then I told them “If it seems right to you give me my wages but if not keep them” So they weighed out my wages thirty pieces of silver Zechariah 1113 And the LORD said to me “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD Zechariah 1114 Then I cut in two my second staff called Union breaking the brotherhood between Judah and Israel Zechariah 1115 And the LORD said to me “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd Zechariah 1116 For behold I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost nor seek the young nor heal the broken nor sustain the healthy but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves Zechariah 1117 Woe to the worthless shepherd who deserts the flock May a sword strike his arm and his right eye May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded” Zechariah 121 This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel Thus declares the LORD who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth who forms the spirit of man within him Zechariah 122 “Behold I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem Zechariah 123 On that day when all the nations of the earth gather against her I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples all who would heave it away will be severely injured Zechariah 124 On that day declares the LORD I will strike every horse with panic and every rider with madness I will keep a watchful eye on the house of Judah but I will strike with blindness all the horses of the nations Zechariah 125 Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts ‘The people of Jerusalem are my strength for the LORD of Hosts is their God’ Zechariah 126 On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile like a flaming torch among the sheaves they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and on the left while the people of Jerusalem remain secure there Zechariah 127 The LORD will save the tents of Judah first so that the glory of the house of David and of the people of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah Zechariah 128 On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem so that the weakest among them will be like David and the house of David will be like God like the angel of the LORD going before them Zechariah 129 So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem Zechariah 1210 Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer and they will look on Me the One they have pierced They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son Zechariah 1211 On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadadrimmon in the plain of Megiddo Zechariah 1212 The land will mourn each clan on its own the clan of the house of David and their wives the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives Zechariah 1213 the clan of the house of Levi and their wives the clan of Shimei and their wives Zechariah 1214 and all the remaining clans and their wives Zechariah 131 “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem to cleanse them from sin and impurity Zechariah 132 And on that day declares the LORD of Hosts I will erase the names of the idols from the land and they will no longer be remembered I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land Zechariah 133 And if anyone still prophesies his father and mother who bore him will say to him ‘You shall not remain alive because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD’ When he prophesies his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through Zechariah 134 And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive Zechariah 135 He will say ‘I am not a prophet I work the land for I was purchased as a servant in my youth’ Zechariah 136 If someone asks him ‘What are these wounds on your chest’ he will answer ‘These are the wounds I received in the house of my friends’ Zechariah 137 Awake O sword against My Shepherd against the man who is My Companion declares the LORD of Hosts Strike the Shepherd and the sheep will be scattered and I will turn My hand against the little ones Zechariah 138 And in all the land declares the LORD twothirds will be cut off and perish but a third will be left in it Zechariah 139 This third I will bring through the fire I will refine them like silver and test them like gold They will call on My name and I will answer them I will say ‘They are My people’ and they will say ‘The LORD is our God’” Zechariah 141 Behold a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence Zechariah 142 For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem and the city will be captured the houses looted and the women ravished Half of the city will go into exile but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city Zechariah 143 Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations as He fights in the day of battle Zechariah 144 On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives east of Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west forming a great valley with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south Zechariah 145 You will flee by My mountain valley for it will extend to Azal You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah Then the LORD my God will come and all the holy ones with Him Zechariah 146 On that day there will be no light no cold or frost Zechariah 147 It will be a unique day known only to the LORD without day or night but when evening comes there will be light Zechariah 148 And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea in summer and winter alike Zechariah 149 On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone and His name alone Zechariah 1410 All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses Zechariah 1411 People will live there and never again will there be an utter destruction So Jerusalem will dwell securely Zechariah 1412 And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet their eyes will rot in their sockets and their tongues will rot in their mouths Zechariah 1413 On that day a great panic from the LORD will come upon them so that each will seize the hand of another and the hand of one will rise against the other Zechariah 1414 Judah will also fight at Jerusalem and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—gold silver and apparel in great abundance Zechariah 1415 And a similar plague will strike the horses and mules camels and donkeys and all the animals in those camps Zechariah 1416 Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King the LORD of Hosts and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles Zechariah 1417 And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King the LORD of Hosts then the rain will not fall on them Zechariah 1418 And if the people of Egypt will not go up and enter in then the rain will not fall on them this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles Zechariah 1419 This will be the punishment of Egypt and of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles Zechariah 1420 On that day HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses and the cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the sprinkling bowls before the altar Zechariah 1421 Indeed every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Hosts and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and cook in them And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts Malachi 11 This is the burden of the word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi Malachi 12 “I have loved you” says the LORD But you ask “How have You loved us” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother” declares the LORD “Yet Jacob I have loved Malachi 13 but Esau I have hated and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals” Malachi 14 Though Edom may say “We have been devastated but we will rebuild the ruins” this is what the LORD of Hosts says “They may build but I will demolish They will be called the Land of Wickedness and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever Malachi 15 You will see this with your own eyes and you yourselves will say ‘The LORD is great—even beyond the borders of Israel’” Malachi 16 “A son honors his father and a servant his master But if I am a father where is My honor And if I am a master where is your fear of Me” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name “But you ask ‘How have we despised Your name’ Malachi 17 By presenting defiled food on My altar But you ask ‘How have we defiled You’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible Malachi 18 When you offer blind animals for sacrifice is it not wrong And when you present the lame and sick ones is it not wrong Try offering them to your governor Would he be pleased with you or show you favor” asks the LORD of Hosts Malachi 19 “But ask now for God’s favor Will He be gracious Since this has come from your hands will He show you favor” asks the LORD of Hosts Malachi 110 “Oh that one of you would shut the temple doors so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar I take no pleasure in you” says the LORD of Hosts “and I will accept no offering from your hands Malachi 111 For My name will be great among the nations from where the sun rises to where it sets In every place incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name because My name will be great among the nations” says the LORD of Hosts Malachi 112 “But you profane it when you say ‘The table of the Lord is defiled and as for its fruit its food is contemptible’ Malachi 113 You also say ‘Oh what a nuisance’ And you turn up your nose at it” says the LORD of Hosts “You bring offerings that are stolen lame or sick Should I accept these from your hands” asks the LORD Malachi 114 “But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord For I am a great King” says the LORD of Hosts “and My name is to be feared among the nations Malachi 21 “And now this decree is for you O priests Malachi 22 If you do not listen and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name” says the LORD of Hosts “I will send a curse among you and I will curse your blessings Yes I have already begun to curse them because you are not taking it to heart Malachi 23 Behold I will rebuke your descendants and I will spread dung on your faces the waste from your feasts and you will be carried off with it Malachi 24 Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue” says the LORD of Hosts Malachi 25 “My covenant with him was one of life and peace which I gave to him it called for reverence and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name Malachi 26 True instruction was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips He walked with Me in peace and uprightness and he turned many from iniquity Malachi 27 For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge and people should seek instruction from his mouth because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts Malachi 28 But you have departed from the way and your instruction has caused many to stumble You have violated the covenant of Levi” says the LORD of Hosts Malachi 29 “So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people because you have not kept My ways but have shown partiality in matters of the law” Malachi 210 Do we not all have one Father Did not one God create us Why then do we break faith with one another so as to profane the covenant of our fathers Malachi 211 Judah has broken faith an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god Malachi 212 As for the man who does this may the LORD cut off from the tents of Jacob everyone who is awake and aware—even if he brings an offering to the LORD of Hosts Malachi 213 And this is another thing you do You cover the altar of the LORD with tears with weeping and groaning because He no longer regards your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands Malachi 214 Yet you ask “Why” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth against whom you have broken faith though she is your companion and your wife by covenant Malachi 215 Has not the LORD made them one having a portion of the Spirit And why one Because He seeks godly offspring So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth Malachi 216 “For I hate divorce” says the LORD the God of Israel “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence” says the LORD of Hosts So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith Malachi 217 You have wearied the LORD with your words yet you ask “How have we wearied Him” By saying “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD and in them He delights” or “Where is the God of justice” Malachi 31 “Behold I will send My messenger who will prepare the way before Me Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—see He is coming” says the LORD of Hosts Malachi 32 But who can endure the day of His coming And who can stand when He appears For He will be like a refiner’s fire like a launderer’s soap Malachi 33 And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness Malachi 34 Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD as in days of old and years gone by Malachi 35 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me” says the LORD of Hosts Malachi 36 “Because I the LORD do not change you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed Malachi 37 Yet from the days of your fathers you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them Return to Me and I will return to you” says the LORD of Hosts “But you ask ‘How can we return’ Malachi 38 Will a man rob God Yet you are robbing Me But you ask ‘How do we rob You’ In tithes and offerings Malachi 39 You are cursed with a curse yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me Malachi 310 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse so that there may be food in My house Test Me in this” says the LORD of Hosts “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure Malachi 311 I will rebuke the devourer for you so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit” says the LORD of Hosts Malachi 312 “Then all the nations will call you blessed for you will be a land of delight” says the LORD of Hosts Malachi 313 “Your words against Me have been harsh” says the LORD “Yet you ask ‘What have we spoken against You’ Malachi 314 You have said ‘It is futile to serve God What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts Malachi 315 So now we call the arrogant blessed Not only do evildoers prosper they even test God and escape’” Malachi 316 At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another and the LORD listened and heard them So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name Malachi 317 “They will be Mine” says the LORD of Hosts “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him Malachi 318 So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked between those who serve God and those who do not” Malachi 41 “For behold the day is coming burning like a furnace when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble the day is coming when I will set them ablaze” says the LORD of Hosts “Not a root or branch will be left to them” Malachi 42 “But for you who fear My name the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall Malachi 43 Then you will trample the wicked for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing” says the LORD of Hosts Malachi 44 “Remember the law of My servant Moses the statutes and ordinances I commanded him for all Israel at Horeb Malachi 45 Behold I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD Malachi 46 And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers Otherwise I will come and strike the land with a curse” Matthew 11 This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David the son of Abraham Matthew 12 Abraham was the father of Isaac Isaac the father of Jacob and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers Matthew 13 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar Perez the father of Hezron and Hezron the father of Ram Matthew 14 Ram was the father of Amminadab Amminadab the father of Nahshon and Nahshon the father of Salmon Matthew 15 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth Obed the father of Jesse Matthew 16 and Jesse the father of David the king Next David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife Matthew 17 Solomon the father of Rehoboam Rehoboam the father of Abijah and Abijah the father of Asa Matthew 18 Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat Jehoshaphat the father of Joram and Joram the father of Uzziah Matthew 19 Uzziah was the father of Jotham Jotham the father of Ahaz and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah Matthew 110 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh Manasseh the father of Amon Amon the father of Josiah Matthew 111 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon Matthew 112 After the exile to Babylon Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel Matthew 113 Zerubbabel the father of Abiud Abiud the father of Eliakim and Eliakim the father of Azor Matthew 114 Azor was the father of Zadok Zadok the father of Achim and Achim the father of Eliud Matthew 115 Eliud was the father of Eleazar Eleazar the father of Matthan Matthan the father of Jacob Matthew 116 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ Matthew 117 In all then there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon and fourteen from the exile to the Christ Matthew 118 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph but before they came together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit Matthew 119 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly he resolved to divorce her quietly Matthew 120 But after he had pondered these things an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said “Joseph son of David do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit Matthew 121 She will give birth to a Son and you are to give Him the name Jesus because He will save His people from their sins” Matthew 122 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet Matthew 123 “Behold the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son and they will call Him Immanuel” which means “God with us” Matthew 124 When Joseph woke up he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife Matthew 125 But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son And he gave Him the name Jesus Matthew 21 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea during the time of King Herod Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem Matthew 22 asking “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him” Matthew 23 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed and all Jerusalem with him Matthew 24 And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people he asked them where the Christ was to be born Matthew 25 “In Bethlehem in Judea” they replied “for this is what the prophet has written Matthew 26 ‘But you Bethlehem in the land of Judah are by no means least among the rulers of Judah for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel’” Matthew 27 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared Matthew 28 And sending them to Bethlehem he said “Go and search carefully for the Child and when you find Him report to me so that I too may go and worship Him” Matthew 29 After they had heard the king they went on their way and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was Matthew 210 When they saw the star they rejoiced with great delight Matthew 211 On coming to the house they saw the Child with His mother Mary and they fell down and worshiped Him Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh Matthew 212 And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod they withdrew to their country by another route Matthew 213 When the Magi had gone an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream “Get up” he said “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt Stay there until I tell you for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him” Matthew 214 So he got up took the Child and His mother by night and withdrew to Egypt Matthew 215 where he stayed until the death of Herod This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet “Out of Egypt I called My Son” Matthew 216 When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi he was filled with rage Sending orders he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under according to the time he had learned from the Magi Matthew 217 Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled Matthew 218 “A voice is heard in Ramah weeping and great mourning Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted because they are no more” Matthew 219 After Herod died an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt Matthew 220 “Get up” he said “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead” Matthew 221 So Joseph got up took the Child and His mother and went to the land of Israel Matthew 222 But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod he was afraid to go there And having been warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee Matthew 223 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets “He will be called a Nazarene” Matthew 31 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea Matthew 32 and saying “Repent for the kingdom of heaven is near” Matthew 33 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah “A voice of one calling in the wilderness ‘Prepare the way for the Lord make straight paths for Him’” Matthew 34 John wore a garment of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist His food was locusts and wild honey Matthew 35 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan Matthew 36 Confessing their sins they were baptized by him in the Jordan River Matthew 37 But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism he said to them “You brood of vipers who warned you to flee from the coming wrath Matthew 38 Produce fruit then in keeping with repentance Matthew 39 And do not presume to say to yourselves ‘We have Abraham as our father’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham Matthew 310 The axe lies ready at the root of the trees and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire Matthew 311 I baptize you with water for repentance but after me will come One more powerful than I whose sandals I am not worthy to carry He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire Matthew 312 His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire” Matthew 313 At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John Matthew 314 But John tried to prevent Him saying “I need to be baptized by You and do You come to me” Matthew 315 “Let it be so now” Jesus replied “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way” Then John permitted Him Matthew 316 As soon as Jesus was baptized He went up out of the water Suddenly the heavens were opened and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him Matthew 317 And a voice from heaven said “This is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased” Matthew 41 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil Matthew 42 After fasting forty days and forty nights He was hungry Matthew 43 The tempter came to Him and said “If You are the Son of God tell these stones to become bread” Matthew 44 But Jesus answered “It is written ‘Man shall not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God’” Matthew 45 Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple Matthew 46 “If You are the Son of God” he said “throw Yourself down For it is written ‘He will command His angels concerning You and they will lift You up in their hands so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone’” Matthew 47 Jesus replied “It is also written ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test’” Matthew 48 Again the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory Matthew 49 “All this I will give You” he said “if You will fall down and worship me” Matthew 410 “Away from Me Satan” Jesus told him “For it is written ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only’” Matthew 411 Then the devil left Him and angels came and ministered to Him Matthew 412 When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned He withdrew to Galilee Matthew 413 Leaving Nazareth He went and lived in Capernaum which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali Matthew 414 to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah Matthew 415 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali the Way of the Sea beyond the Jordan Galilee of the Gentiles— Matthew 416 the people living in darkness have seen a great light on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned” Matthew 417 From that time on Jesus began to preach “Repent for the kingdom of heaven is near” Matthew 418 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee He saw two brothers Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew They were casting a net into the sea for they were fishermen Matthew 419 “Come follow Me” Jesus said “and I will make you fishers of men” Matthew 420 And at once they left their nets and followed Him Matthew 421 Going on from there He saw two other brothers James son of Zebedee and his brother John They were in a boat with their father Zebedee mending their nets Jesus called them Matthew 422 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him Matthew 423 Jesus went throughout Galilee teaching in their synagogues preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness among the people Matthew 424 News about Him spread all over Syria and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases those suffering acute pain the demonpossessed those having seizures and the paralyzed and He healed them Matthew 425 Large crowds followed Him having come from Galilee the Decapolis Jerusalem Judea and beyond the Jordan Matthew 51 When Jesus saw the crowds He went up on the mountain and sat down His disciples came to Him Matthew 52 and He began to teach them saying Matthew 53 “Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven Matthew 54 Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted Matthew 55 Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth Matthew 56 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be filled Matthew 57 Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy Matthew 58 Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God Matthew 59 Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called sons of God Matthew 510 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness for theirs is the kingdom of heaven Matthew 511 Blessed are you when people insult you persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me Matthew 512 Rejoice and be glad because great is your reward in heaven for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you Matthew 513 You are the salt of the earth But if the salt loses its savor how can it be made salty again It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled by men Matthew 514 You are the light of the world A city on a hill cannot be hidden Matthew 515 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket Instead they set it on a stand and it gives light to everyone in the house Matthew 516 In the same way let your light shine before men that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven Matthew 517 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them Matthew 518 For I tell you truly until heaven and earth pass away not a single jot not a stroke of a pen will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished Matthew 519 So then whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven Matthew 520 For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees you will never enter the kingdom of heaven Matthew 521 You have heard that it was said to the ancients ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment’ Matthew 522 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment Again anyone who says to his brother ‘Raca’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin But anyone who says ‘You fool’ will be subject to the fire of hell Matthew 523 So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you Matthew 524 leave your gift there before the altar First go and be reconciled to your brother then come and offer your gift Matthew 525 Reconcile quickly with your adversary while you are still on the way to court Otherwise he may hand you over to the judge and the judge may hand you over to the officer and you may be thrown into prison Matthew 526 Truly I tell you you will not get out until you have paid the last penny Matthew 527 You have heard that it was said ‘Do not commit adultery’ Matthew 528 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart Matthew 529 If your right eye causes you to sin gouge it out and throw it away It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell Matthew 530 And if your right hand causes you to sin cut it off and throw it away It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell Matthew 531 It has also been said ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce’ Matthew 532 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife except for sexual immorality brings adultery upon her And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery Matthew 533 Again you have heard that it was said to the ancients ‘Do not break your oath but fulfill your vows to the Lord’ Matthew 534 But I tell you not to swear at all either by heaven for it is God’s throne Matthew 535 or by the earth for it is His footstool or by Jerusalem for it is the city of the great King Matthew 536 Nor should you swear by your head for you cannot make a single hair white or black Matthew 537 Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ ‘No’ Anything more comes from the evil one Matthew 538 You have heard that it was said ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth’ Matthew 539 But I tell you not to resist an evil person If someone slaps you on your right cheek turn to him the other also Matthew 540 if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic let him have your cloak as well Matthew 541 and if someone forces you to go one mile go with him two miles Matthew 542 Give to the one who asks you and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you Matthew 543 You have heard that it was said ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy’ Matthew 544 But I tell you love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you Matthew 545 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous Matthew 546 If you love those who love you what reward will you get Do not even tax collectors do the same Matthew 547 And if you greet only your brothers what are you doing more than others Do not even Gentiles do the same Matthew 548 Be perfect therefore as your heavenly Father is perfect Matthew 61 “Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them If you do you will have no reward from your Father in heaven Matthew 62 So when you give to the needy do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets to be honored by men Truly I tell you they already have their full reward Matthew 63 But when you give to the needy do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing Matthew 64 so that your giving may be in secret And your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you Matthew 65 And when you pray do not be like the hypocrites For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men Truly I tell you they already have their full reward Matthew 66 But when you pray go into your inner room shut your door and pray to your Father who is unseen And your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you Matthew 67 And when you pray do not babble on like pagans for they think that by their many words they will be heard Matthew 68 Do not be like them for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him Matthew 69 So then this is how you should pray ‘Our Father in heaven hallowed be Your name Matthew 610 Your kingdom come Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven Matthew 611 Give us this day our daily bread Matthew 612 And forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors Matthew 613 And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one’ Matthew 614 For if you forgive men their trespasses your heavenly Father will also forgive you Matthew 615 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses neither will your Father forgive yours Matthew 616 When you fast do not be somber like the hypocrites for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting Truly I tell you they already have their full reward Matthew 617 But when you fast anoint your head and wash your face Matthew 618 so that your fasting will not be obvious to men but only to your Father who is unseen And your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you Matthew 619 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal Matthew 620 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven where moth and rust do not destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal Matthew 621 For where your treasure is there your heart will be also Matthew 622 The eye is the lamp of the body If your eyes are good your whole body will be full of light Matthew 623 But if your eyes are bad your whole body will be full of darkness If then the light within you is darkness how great is that darkness Matthew 624 No one can serve two masters Either he will hate the one and love the other or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other You cannot serve both God and money Matthew 625 Therefore I tell you do not worry about your life what you will eat or drink or about your body what you will wear Is not life more than food and the body more than clothes Matthew 626 Look at the birds of the air They do not sow or reap or gather into barns and yet your heavenly Father feeds them Are you not much more valuable than they Matthew 627 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life Matthew 628 And why do you worry about clothes Consider how the lilies of the field grow They do not labor or spin Matthew 629 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these Matthew 630 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace will He not much more clothe you O you of little faith Matthew 631 Therefore do not worry saying ‘What shall we eat’ or ‘What shall we drink’ or ‘What shall we wear’ Matthew 632 For the Gentiles strive after all these things and your heavenly Father knows that you need them Matthew 633 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you Matthew 634 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself Today has enough trouble of its own Matthew 71 “Do not judge or you will be judged Matthew 72 For with the same judgment you pronounce you will be judged and with the measure you use it will be measured to you Matthew 73 Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye Matthew 74 How can you say to your brother ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye’ while there is still a beam in your own eye Matthew 75 You hypocrite First take the beam out of your own eye and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye Matthew 76 Do not give dogs what is holy do not throw your pearls before swine If you do they may trample them under their feet and then turn and tear you to pieces Matthew 77 Ask and it will be given to you seek and you will find knock and the door will be opened to you Matthew 78 For everyone who asks receives he who seeks finds and to him who knocks the door will be opened Matthew 79 Which of you if his son asks for bread will give him a stone Matthew 710 Or if he asks for a fish will give him a snake Matthew 711 So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him Matthew 712 In everything then do to others as you would have them do to you For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets Matthew 713 Enter through the narrow gate For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction and many enter through it Matthew 714 But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life and only a few find it Matthew 715 Beware of false prophets They come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly they are ravenous wolves Matthew 716 By their fruit you will recognize them Are grapes gathered from thornbushes or figs from thistles Matthew 717 Likewise every good tree bears good fruit but a bad tree bears bad fruit Matthew 718 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit Matthew 719 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire Matthew 720 So then by their fruit you will recognize them Matthew 721 Not everyone who says to Me ‘Lord Lord’ will enter the kingdom of heaven but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven Matthew 722 Many will say to Me on that day ‘Lord Lord did we not prophesy in Your name and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles’ Matthew 723 Then I will tell them plainly ‘I never knew you depart from Me you workers of lawlessness’ Matthew 724 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock Matthew 725 The rain fell the torrents raged and the winds blew and beat against that house yet it did not fall because its foundation was on the rock Matthew 726 But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand Matthew 727 The rain fell the torrents raged and the winds blew and beat against that house and it fell—and great was its collapse” Matthew 728 When Jesus had finished saying these things the crowds were astonished at His teaching Matthew 729 because He taught as one who had authority and not as their scribes Matthew 81 When Jesus came down from the mountain large crowds followed Him Matthew 82 Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him saying “Lord if You are willing You can make me clean” Matthew 83 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man “I am willing” He said “Be clean” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed Matthew 84 Then Jesus instructed him “See that you don’t tell anyone But go show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses as a testimony to them” Matthew 85 When Jesus had entered Capernaum a centurion came and pleaded with Him Matthew 86 “Lord my servant lies at home paralyzed and in terrible agony” Matthew 87 “I will go and heal him” Jesus replied Matthew 88 The centurion answered “Lord I am not worthy to have You come under my roof But just say the word and my servant will be healed Matthew 89 For I myself am a man under authority with soldiers under me I tell one to go and he goes and another to come and he comes I tell my servant to do something and he does it” Matthew 810 When Jesus heard this He marveled and said to those following Him “Truly I tell you I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith Matthew 811 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven Matthew 812 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth” Matthew 813 Then Jesus said to the centurion “Go As you have believed so will it be done for you” And his servant was healed at that very hour Matthew 814 When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house He saw Peter’s motherinlaw sick in bed with a fever Matthew 815 So He touched her hand and the fever left her and she got up and began to serve Him Matthew 816 When evening came many who were demonpossessed were brought to Jesus and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick Matthew 817 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases” Matthew 818 When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea Matthew 819 And one of the scribes came to Him and said “Teacher I will follow You wherever You go” Matthew 820 Jesus replied “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head” Matthew 821 Another of His disciples requested “Lord first let me go and bury my father” Matthew 822 But Jesus told him “Follow Me and let the dead bury their own dead” Matthew 823 When He got into the boat His disciples followed Him Matthew 824 Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea so that the boat was engulfed by the waves But Jesus was sleeping Matthew 825 The disciples went and woke Him saying “Lord save us We are perishing” Matthew 826 “You of little faith” Jesus replied “why are you so afraid” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea and it was perfectly calm Matthew 827 The men were amazed and asked “What kind of man is this Even the winds and the sea obey Him” Matthew 828 When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes He was met by two demonpossessed men coming from the tombs They were so violent that no one could pass that way Matthew 829 “What do You want with us Son of God” they shouted “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time” Matthew 830 In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding Matthew 831 So the demons begged Jesus “If You drive us out send us into the herd of pigs” Matthew 832 “Go” He told them So they came out and went into the pigs and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters Matthew 833 Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this including the account of the demonpossessed men Matthew 834 Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus And when they saw Him they begged Him to leave their region Matthew 91 Jesus got into a boat crossed over and came to His own town Matthew 92 Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat When Jesus saw their faith He said to the paralytic “Take courage son your sins are forgiven” Matthew 93 On seeing this some of the scribes said to themselves “This man is blaspheming” Matthew 94 But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts Matthew 95 Which is easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven’ or to say ‘Get up and walk’ Matthew 96 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” Then He said to the paralytic “Get up pick up your mat and go home” Matthew 97 And the man got up and went home Matthew 98 When the crowds saw this they were filled with awe and glorified God who had given such authority to men Matthew 99 As Jesus went on from there He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth “Follow Me” He told him and Matthew got up and followed Him Matthew 910 Later as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples Matthew 911 When the Pharisees saw this they asked His disciples “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners” Matthew 912 On hearing this Jesus said “It is not the healthy who need a doctor but the sick Matthew 913 But go and learn what this means ‘I desire mercy not sacrifice’ For I have not come to call the righteous but sinners” Matthew 914 Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often but Your disciples do not fast” Matthew 915 Jesus replied “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them then they will fast Matthew 916 No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment For the patch will pull away from the garment and a worse tear will result Matthew 917 Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins If they do the skins will burst the wine will spill and the wineskins will be ruined Instead they pour new wine into new wineskins and both are preserved” Matthew 918 While Jesus was saying these things a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him “My daughter has just died” he said “But come and place Your hand on her and she will live” Matthew 919 So Jesus got up and went with him along with His disciples Matthew 920 Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak Matthew 921 She said to herself “If only I touch His cloak I will be healed” Matthew 922 Jesus turned and saw her “Take courage daughter” He said “your faith has healed you” And the woman was healed from that very hour Matthew 923 When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd Matthew 924 “Go away” He told them “The girl is not dead but asleep” And they laughed at Him Matthew 925 After the crowd had been put outside Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand and she got up Matthew 926 And the news about this spread throughout that region Matthew 927 As Jesus went on from there two blind men followed Him crying out “Have mercy on us Son of David” Matthew 928 After Jesus had entered the house the blind men came to Him “Do you believe that I am able to do this” He asked “Yes Lord” they answered Matthew 929 Then He touched their eyes and said “According to your faith will it be done to you” Matthew 930 And their eyes were opened Jesus warned them sternly “See that no one finds out about this” Matthew 931 But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout the land Matthew 932 As they were leaving a demonpossessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus Matthew 933 And when the demon had been driven out the man began to speak The crowds were amazed and said “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel” Matthew 934 But the Pharisees said “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons” Matthew 935 Jesus went through all the towns and villages teaching in their synagogues preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness Matthew 936 When He saw the crowds He was moved with compassion for them because they were harassed and helpless like sheep without a shepherd Matthew 937 Then He said to His disciples “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few Matthew 938 Ask the Lord of the harvest therefore to send out workers into His harvest” Matthew 101 And calling His twelve disciples to Him Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness Matthew 102 These are the names of the twelve apostles first Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew James son of Zebedee and his brother John Matthew 103 Philip and Bartholomew Thomas and Matthew the tax collector James son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus Matthew 104 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus Matthew 105 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans Matthew 106 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel Matthew 107 As you go preach this message ‘The kingdom of heaven is near’ Matthew 108 Heal the sick raise the dead cleanse the lepers drive out demons Freely you have received freely give Matthew 109 Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts Matthew 1010 Take no bag for the road or second tunic or sandals or staff for the worker is worthy of his provisions Matthew 1011 Whatever town or village you enter find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on Matthew 1012 As you enter the home greet its occupants Matthew 1013 If the home is worthy let your peace rest on it but if it is not let your peace return to you Matthew 1014 And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town Matthew 1015 Truly I tell you it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town Matthew 1016 Behold I am sending you out like sheep among wolves therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves Matthew 1017 But beware of men for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues Matthew 1018 On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles Matthew 1019 But when they hand you over do not worry about how to respond or what to say In that hour you will be given what to say Matthew 1020 For it will not be you speaking but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you Matthew 1021 Brother will betray brother to death and a father his child children will rise against their parents and have them put to death Matthew 1022 You will be hated by everyone because of My name but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved Matthew 1023 When they persecute you in one town flee to the next Truly I tell you you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes Matthew 1024 A disciple is not above his teacher nor a servant above his master Matthew 1025 It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher and a servant like his master If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul how much more the members of his household Matthew 1026 So do not be afraid of them For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed and nothing hidden that will not be made known Matthew 1027 What I tell you in the dark speak in the daylight what is whispered in your ear proclaim from the housetops Matthew 1028 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul Instead fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell Matthew 1029 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father Matthew 1030 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered Matthew 1031 So do not be afraid you are worth more than many sparrows Matthew 1032 Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men I will also confess him before My Father in heaven Matthew 1033 But whoever denies Me before men I will also deny him before My Father in heaven Matthew 1034 Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth I have not come to bring peace but a sword Matthew 1035 For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father a daughter against her mother a daughterinlaw against her motherinlaw Matthew 1036 A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household’ Matthew 1037 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me Matthew 1038 and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me Matthew 1039 Whoever finds his life will lose it and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it Matthew 1040 He who receives you receives Me and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me Matthew 1041 Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward Matthew 1042 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple truly I tell you he will never lose his reward” Matthew 111 After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities Matthew 112 Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ and he sent his disciples Matthew 113 to ask Him “Are You the One who was to come or should we look for someone else” Matthew 114 Jesus replied “Go back and report to John what you hear and see Matthew 115 The blind receive sight the lame walk the lepers are cleansed the deaf hear the dead are raised and the good news is preached to the poor Matthew 116 Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me” Matthew 117 As John’s disciples were leaving Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John “What did you go out into the wilderness to see A reed swaying in the wind Matthew 118 Otherwise what did you go out to see A man dressed in fine clothes Look those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces Matthew 119 What then did you go out to see A prophet Yes I tell you and more than a prophet Matthew 1110 This is the one about whom it is written ‘Behold I will send My messenger ahead of You who will prepare Your way before You’ Matthew 1111 Truly I tell you among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he Matthew 1112 From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence and the violent lay claim to it Matthew 1113 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John Matthew 1114 And if you are willing to accept it he is the Elijah who was to come Matthew 1115 He who has ears let him hear Matthew 1116 To what can I compare this generation They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others Matthew 1117 ‘We played the flute for you and you did not dance we sang a dirge and you did not mourn’ Matthew 1118 For John came neither eating nor drinking and they say ‘He has a demon’ Matthew 1119 The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they say ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard a friend of tax collectors and sinners’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions” Matthew 1120 Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed because they did not repent Matthew 1121 “Woe to you Chorazin Woe to you Bethsaida For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes Matthew 1122 But I tell you it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you Matthew 1123 And you Capernaum will you be lifted up to heaven No you will be brought down to Hades For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom it would have remained to this day Matthew 1124 But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you” Matthew 1125 At that time Jesus declared “I praise You Father Lord of heaven and earth because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to little children Matthew 1126 Yes Father for this was wellpleasing in Your sight Matthew 1127 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father No one knows the Son except the Father and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him Matthew 1128 Come to Me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest Matthew 1129 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls Matthew 1130 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light” Matthew 121 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them Matthew 122 When the Pharisees saw this they said to Him “Look Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath” Matthew 123 Jesus replied “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry Matthew 124 He entered the house of God and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread which was not lawful for them to eat but only for the priests Matthew 125 Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent Matthew 126 But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here Matthew 127 If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy not sacrifice’ you would not have condemned the innocent Matthew 128 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath” Matthew 129 Moving on from there Jesus entered their synagogue Matthew 1210 and a man with a withered hand was there In order to accuse Jesus they asked Him “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath” Matthew 1211 He replied “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath will he not take hold of it and lift it out Matthew 1212 How much more valuable is a man than a sheep Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath” Matthew 1213 Then Jesus said to the man “Stretch out your hand” So he stretched it out and it was restored to full use just like the other Matthew 1214 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus Matthew 1215 Aware of this Jesus withdrew from that place Large crowds followed Him and He healed them all Matthew 1216 warning them not to make Him known Matthew 1217 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah Matthew 1218 “Here is My Servant whom I have chosen My beloved in whom My soul delights I will put My Spirit on Him and He will proclaim justice to the nations Matthew 1219 He will not quarrel or cry out no one will hear His voice in the streets Matthew 1220 A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish till He leads justice to victory Matthew 1221 In His name the nations will put their hope” Matthew 1222 Then a demonpossessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus and He healed the man so that he could speak and see Matthew 1223 The crowds were astounded and asked “Could this be the Son of David” Matthew 1224 But when the Pharisees heard this they said “Only by Beelzebul the prince of demons does this man drive out demons” Matthew 1225 Knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and every city or household divided against itself will not stand Matthew 1226 If Satan drives out Satan he is divided against himself How then can his kingdom stand Matthew 1227 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul by whom do your sons drive them out So then they will be your judges Matthew 1228 But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God then the kingdom of God has come upon you Matthew 1229 Or again how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man Then he can plunder his house Matthew 1230 He who is not with Me is against Me and he who does not gather with Me scatters Matthew 1231 Therefore I tell you every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven Matthew 1232 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven either in this age or in the one to come Matthew 1233 Make a tree good and its fruit will be good or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad for a tree is known by its fruit Matthew 1234 You brood of vipers how can you who are evil say anything good For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks Matthew 1235 The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure Matthew 1236 But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken Matthew 1237 For by your words you will be acquitted and by your words you will be condemned” Matthew 1238 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him “Teacher we want to see a sign from You” Matthew 1239 Jesus replied “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah Matthew 1240 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth Matthew 1241 The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it for they repented at the preaching of Jonah and now One greater than Jonah is here Matthew 1242 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon and now One greater than Solomon is here Matthew 1243 When an unclean spirit comes out of a man it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it Matthew 1244 Then it says ‘I will return to the house I left’ On its return it finds the house vacant swept clean and put in order Matthew 1245 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself and they go in and dwell there And the final plight of that man is worse than the first So will it be with this wicked generation” Matthew 1246 While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds His mother and brothers stood outside wanting to speak to Him Matthew 1247 Someone told Him “Look Your mother and brothers are standing outside wanting to speak to You” Matthew 1248 But Jesus replied “Who is My mother and who are My brothers” Matthew 1249 Pointing to His disciples He said “Here are My mother and My brothers Matthew 1250 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother” Matthew 131 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea Matthew 132 Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down while all the people stood on the shore Matthew 133 And He told them many things in parables saying “A farmer went out to sow his seed Matthew 134 And as he was sowing some seed fell along the path and the birds came and devoured it Matthew 135 Some fell on rocky ground where it did not have much soil It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow Matthew 136 But when the sun rose the seedlings were scorched and they withered because they had no root Matthew 137 Other seed fell among thorns which grew up and choked the seedlings Matthew 138 Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold sixtyfold or thirtyfold Matthew 139 He who has ears let him hear” Matthew 1310 Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked “Why do You speak to the people in parables” Matthew 1311 He replied “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you but not to them Matthew 1312 Whoever has will be given more and he will have an abundance Whoever does not have even what he has will be taken away from him Matthew 1313 This is why I speak to them in parables ‘Though seeing they do not see though hearing they do not hear or understand’ Matthew 1314 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding you will be ever seeing but never perceiving Matthew 1315 For this people’s heart has grown callous they hardly hear with their ears and they have closed their eyes Otherwise they might see with their eyes hear with their ears understand with their hearts and turn and I would heal them’ Matthew 1316 But blessed are your eyes because they see and your ears because they hear Matthew 1317 For truly I tell you many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it and to hear what you hear but did not hear it Matthew 1318 Consider then the parable of the sower Matthew 1319 When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart This is the seed sown along the path Matthew 1320 The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy Matthew 1321 But since he has no root he remains for only a season When trouble or persecution comes because of the word he quickly falls away Matthew 1322 The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and it becomes unfruitful Matthew 1323 But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold sixtyfold or thirtyfold” Matthew 1324 Jesus put before them another parable “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field Matthew 1325 But while everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and slipped away Matthew 1326 When the wheat sprouted and bore grain then the weeds also appeared Matthew 1327 The owner’s servants came to him and said ‘Sir didn’t you sow good seed in your field Where then did the weeds come from’ Matthew 1328 ‘An enemy did this’ he replied So the servants asked him ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up’ Matthew 1329 ‘No’ he said ‘if you pull the weeds now you might uproot the wheat with them Matthew 1330 Let both grow together until the harvest At that time I will tell the harvesters First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned then gather the wheat into my barn’” Matthew 1331 He put before them another parable “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field Matthew 1332 Although it is the smallest of all seeds yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches” Matthew 1333 He told them still another parable “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour until all of it was leavened” Matthew 1334 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables He did not tell them anything without using a parable Matthew 1335 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet “I will open My mouth in parables I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world” Matthew 1336 Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house His disciples came to Him and said “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field” Matthew 1337 He replied “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man Matthew 1338 The field is the world and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom The weeds are the sons of the evil one Matthew 1339 and the enemy who sows them is the devil The harvest is the end of the age and the harvesters are angels Matthew 1340 As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire so will it be at the end of the age Matthew 1341 The Son of Man will send out His angels and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness Matthew 1342 And they will throw them into the fiery furnace where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth Matthew 1343 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father He who has ears let him hear Matthew 1344 The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field When a man found it he hid it again and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field Matthew 1345 Again the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls Matthew 1346 When he found one very precious pearl he went away and sold all he had and bought it Matthew 1347 Once again the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish Matthew 1348 When it was full the men pulled it ashore Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers but threw the bad away Matthew 1349 So will it be at the end of the age The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous Matthew 1350 and throw them into the fiery furnace where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth Matthew 1351 Have you understood all these things” “Yes” they answered Matthew 1352 Then He told them “For this reason every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old” Matthew 1353 When Jesus had finished these parables He withdrew from that place Matthew 1354 Coming to His hometown He taught the people in their synagogue and they were astonished “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers” they asked Matthew 1355 “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son Isn’t His mother’s name Mary and aren’t His brothers James Joseph Simon and Judas Matthew 1356 Aren’t all His sisters with us as well Where then did this man get all these things” Matthew 1357 And they took offense at Him But Jesus said to them “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor” Matthew 1358 And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief Matthew 141 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus Matthew 142 and said to his servants “This is John the Baptist he has risen from the dead That is why miraculous powers are at work in him” Matthew 143 Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias his brother Philip’s wife Matthew 144 because John had been telling him “It is not lawful for you to have her” Matthew 145 Although Herod wanted to kill John he was afraid of the people because they regarded John as a prophet Matthew 146 On Herod’s birthday however the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod Matthew 147 so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked Matthew 148 Prompted by her mother she said “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist” Matthew 149 The king was grieved but because of his oaths and his guests he ordered that her wish be granted Matthew 1410 and sent to have John beheaded in the prison Matthew 1411 John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl who carried it to her mother Matthew 1412 Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it And they went and informed Jesus Matthew 1413 When Jesus heard about John He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns Matthew 1414 When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd He had compassion on them and healed their sick Matthew 1415 When evening came the disciples came to Him and said “This is a desolate place and the hour is already late Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food” Matthew 1416 “They do not need to go away” Jesus replied “You give them something to eat” Matthew 1417 “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish” they answered Matthew 1418 “Bring them here to Me” Jesus said Matthew 1419 And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven He spoke a blessing Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples and the disciples gave them to the people Matthew 1420 They all ate and were satisfied and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over Matthew 1421 About five thousand men were fed besides women and children Matthew 1422 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side while He dismissed the crowds Matthew 1423 After He had dismissed them He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray When evening came He was there alone Matthew 1424 but the boat was already far from land buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it Matthew 1425 During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them walking on the sea Matthew 1426 When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea they were terrified “It’s a ghost” they said and cried out in fear Matthew 1427 But Jesus spoke up at once “Take courage It is I Do not be afraid” Matthew 1428 “Lord if it is You” Peter replied “command me to come to You on the water” Matthew 1429 “Come” said Jesus Then Peter got down out of the boat walked on the water and came toward Jesus Matthew 1430 But when he saw the strength of the wind he was afraid and beginning to sink cried out “Lord save me” Matthew 1431 Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter “You of little faith” He said “why did you doubt” Matthew 1432 And when they had climbed back into the boat the wind died down Matthew 1433 Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him saying “Truly You are the Son of God” Matthew 1434 When they had crossed over they landed at Gennesaret Matthew 1435 And when the men of that place recognized Jesus they sent word to all the surrounding region People brought all the sick to Him Matthew 1436 and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak And all who touched Him were healed Matthew 151 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked Matthew 152 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders They do not wash their hands before they eat” Matthew 153 Jesus replied “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition Matthew 154 For God said ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death’ Matthew 155 But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God’ Matthew 156 he need not honor his father or mother with it Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition Matthew 157 You hypocrites Isaiah prophesied correctly about you Matthew 158 ‘These people honor Me with their lips but their hearts are far from Me Matthew 159 They worship Me in vain they teach as doctrine the precepts of men’” Matthew 1510 Jesus called the crowd to Him and said “Listen and understand Matthew 1511 A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth but by what comes out of it” Matthew 1512 Then the disciples came to Him and said “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this” Matthew 1513 But Jesus replied “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots Matthew 1514 Disregard them They are blind guides If a blind man leads a blind man both will fall into a pit” Matthew 1515 Peter said to Him “Explain this parable to us” Matthew 1516 “Do you still not understand” Jesus asked Matthew 1517 “Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated Matthew 1518 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart and these things defile a man Matthew 1519 For out of the heart come evil thoughts murder adultery sexual immorality theft false testimony and slander Matthew 1520 These are what defile a man but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him” Matthew 1521 Leaving that place Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon Matthew 1522 And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him crying out “Lord Son of David have mercy on me My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon” Matthew 1523 But Jesus did not answer a word So His disciples came and urged Him “Send her away for she keeps crying out after us” Matthew 1524 He answered “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel” Matthew 1525 The woman came and knelt before Him “Lord help me” she said Matthew 1526 But Jesus replied “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs” Matthew 1527 “Yes Lord” she said “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table” Matthew 1528 “O woman” Jesus answered “your faith is great Let it be done for you as you desire” And her daughter was healed from that very hour Matthew 1529 Moving on from there Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee Then He went up on a mountain and sat down Matthew 1530 Large crowds came to Him bringing the lame the blind the crippled the mute and many others and laid them at His feet and He healed them Matthew 1531 The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking the crippled restored the lame walking and the blind seeing And they glorified the God of Israel Matthew 1532 Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said “I have compassion for this crowd because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat I do not want to send them away hungry or they may faint along the way” Matthew 1533 The disciples replied “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd” Matthew 1534 “How many loaves do you have” Jesus asked “Seven” they replied “and a few small fish” Matthew 1535 And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground Matthew 1536 Taking the seven loaves and the fish He gave thanks and broke them Then He gave them to the disciples and the disciples gave them to the people Matthew 1537 They all ate and were satisfied and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over Matthew 1538 A total of four thousand men were fed besides women and children Matthew 1539 After Jesus had dismissed the crowds He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan Matthew 161 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven Matthew 162 But He replied “When evening comes you say ‘The weather will be fair for the sky is red’ Matthew 163 and in the morning ‘Today it will be stormy for the sky is red and overcast’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky but not the signs of the times Matthew 164 A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah” Then He left them and went away Matthew 165 When they crossed to the other side the disciples forgot to take bread Matthew 166 “Watch out” Jesus told them “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees” Matthew 167 They discussed this among themselves and concluded “It is because we did not bring any bread” Matthew 168 Aware of their conversation Jesus said “You of little faith why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread Matthew 169 Do you still not understand Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand and how many basketfuls you gathered Matthew 1610 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many basketfuls you gathered Matthew 1611 How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees” Matthew 1612 Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees Matthew 1613 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi He questioned His disciples “Who do people say the Son of Man is” Matthew 1614 They replied “Some say John the Baptist others say Elijah and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets” Matthew 1615 “But what about you” Jesus asked “Who do you say I am” Matthew 1616 Simon Peter answered “You are the Christ the Son of the living God” Matthew 1617 Jesus replied “Blessed are you Simon son of Jonah For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood but by My Father in heaven Matthew 1618 And I tell you that you are Peter and on this rock I will build My church and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it Matthew 1619 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” Matthew 1620 Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ Matthew 1621 From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders chief priests and scribes and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life Matthew 1622 Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him “Far be it from You Lord” he said “This shall never happen to You” Matthew 1623 But Jesus turned and said to Peter “Get behind Me Satan You are a stumbling block to Me For you do not have in mind the things of God but the things of men” Matthew 1624 Then Jesus told His disciples “If anyone wants to come after Me he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me Matthew 1625 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it Matthew 1626 What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet forfeits his soul Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul Matthew 1627 For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels and then He will repay each one according to what he has done Matthew 1628 Truly I tell you some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom” Matthew 171 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter James and John the brother of James and led them up a high mountain by themselves Matthew 172 There He was transfigured before them His face shone like the sun and His clothes became as white as the light Matthew 173 Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them talking with Jesus Matthew 174 Peter said to Jesus “Lord it is good for us to be here If You wish I will put up three shelters—one for You one for Moses and one for Elijah” Matthew 175 While Peter was still speaking a bright cloud enveloped them and a voice from the cloud said “This is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased Listen to Him” Matthew 176 When the disciples heard this they fell facedown in terror Matthew 177 Then Jesus came over and touched them “Get up” He said “Do not be afraid” Matthew 178 And when they looked up they saw no one except Jesus Matthew 179 As they were coming down the mountain Jesus commanded them “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead” Matthew 1710 The disciples asked Him “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first” Matthew 1711 Jesus replied “Elijah does indeed come and he will restore all things Matthew 1712 But I tell you that Elijah has already come and they did not recognize him but have done to him whatever they wished In the same way the Son of Man will suffer at their hands” Matthew 1713 Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist Matthew 1714 When they came to the crowd a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him Matthew 1715 “Lord have mercy on my son” he said “He has seizures and is suffering terribly He often falls into the fire or into the water Matthew 1716 I brought him to Your disciples but they could not heal him” Matthew 1717 “O unbelieving and perverse generation” Jesus replied “How long must I remain with you How long must I put up with you Bring the boy here to Me” Matthew 1718 Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of the boy and he was healed from that moment Matthew 1719 Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked “Why couldn’t we drive it out” Matthew 1720 “Because you have so little faith” He answered “For truly I tell you if you have faith the size of a mustard seed you can say to this mountain ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move Nothing will be impossible for you” Matthew 1721 Matthew 1722 When they gathered together in Galilee Jesus told them “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men Matthew 1723 They will kill Him and on the third day He will be raised to life” And the disciples were deeply grieved Matthew 1724 After they had arrived in Capernaum the collectors of the twodrachma tax came to Peter and asked “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas” Matthew 1725 “Yes” he answered When Peter entered the house Jesus preempted him “What do you think Simon” He asked “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes from their own sons or from others” Matthew 1726 “From others” Peter answered “Then the sons are exempt” Jesus said to him Matthew 1727 “But so that we may not offend them go to the sea cast a hook and take the first fish you catch When you open its mouth you will find a fourdrachma coin Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours” Matthew 181 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven” Matthew 182 Jesus invited a little child to stand among them Matthew 183 “Truly I tell you” He said “unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven Matthew 184 Therefore whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven Matthew 185 And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me Matthew 186 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea Matthew 187 Woe to the world for the causes of sin These stumbling blocks must come but woe to the man through whom they come Matthew 188 If your hand or your foot causes you to sin cut it off and throw it away It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire Matthew 189 And if your eye causes you to sin gouge it out and throw it away It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell Matthew 1810 See that you do not look down on any of these little ones For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven Matthew 1811 Matthew 1812 What do you think If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray will he not leave the ninetynine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost Matthew 1813 And if he finds it truly I tell you he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninetynine that did not go astray Matthew 1814 In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish Matthew 1815 If your brother sins against you go and confront him privately If he listens to you you have won your brother over Matthew 1816 But if he will not listen take one or two others along so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses’ Matthew 1817 If he refuses to listen to them tell it to the church And if he refuses to listen even to the church regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector Matthew 1818 Truly I tell you whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven Matthew 1819 Again I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for it will be done for you by My Father in heaven Matthew 1820 For where two or three gather together in My name there am I with them” Matthew 1821 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked “Lord how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me Up to seven times” Matthew 1822 Jesus answered “I tell you not just seven times but seventyseven times Matthew 1823 Because of this the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants Matthew 1824 As he began the settlements a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him Matthew 1825 Since the man was unable to pay the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt along with his wife and children and everything he owned Matthew 1826 Then the servant fell on his knees before him ‘Have patience with me’ he begged ‘and I will pay back everything’ Matthew 1827 His master had compassion on him forgave his debt and released him Matthew 1828 But when that servant went out he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii He grabbed him and began to choke him saying ‘Pay back what you owe me’ Matthew 1829 So his fellow servant fell down and begged him ‘Have patience with me and I will pay you back’ Matthew 1830 But he refused Instead he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt Matthew 1831 When his fellow servants saw what had happened they were greatly distressed and they went and recounted all of this to their master Matthew 1832 Then the master summoned him and said ‘You wicked servant I forgave all your debt because you begged me Matthew 1833 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you’ Matthew 1834 In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured until he should repay all that he owed Matthew 1835 That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart” Matthew 191 When Jesus had finished saying these things He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan Matthew 192 Large crowds followed Him and He healed them there Matthew 193 Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason” Matthew 194 Jesus answered “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female’ Matthew 195 and said ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and the two will become one flesh’ Matthew 196 So they are no longer two but one flesh Therefore what God has joined together let man not separate” Matthew 197 “Why then” they asked “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away” Matthew 198 Jesus replied “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart But it was not this way from the beginning Matthew 199 Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife except for sexual immorality and marries another woman commits adultery” Matthew 1910 His disciples said to Him “If this is the case between a man and his wife it is better not to marry” Matthew 1911 “Not everyone can accept this word” He replied “but only those to whom it has been given Matthew 1912 For there are eunuchs who were born that way others were made that way by men and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven The one who can accept this should accept it” Matthew 1913 Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them And the disciples rebuked those who brought them Matthew 1914 But Jesus said “Let the little children come to Me and do not hinder them For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these” Matthew 1915 And after He had placed His hands on them He went on from there Matthew 1916 Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired “Teacher what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life” Matthew 1917 “Why do you ask Me about what is good” Jesus replied “There is only One who is good If you want to enter life keep the commandments” Matthew 1918 “Which ones” the man asked Jesus answered “‘Do not murder do not commit adultery do not steal do not bear false witness Matthew 1919 honor your father and mother and love your neighbor as yourself’” Matthew 1920 “All these I have kept” said the young man “What do I still lack” Matthew 1921 Jesus told him “If you want to be perfect go sell your possessions and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven Then come follow Me” Matthew 1922 When the young man heard this he went away in sorrow because he had great wealth Matthew 1923 Then Jesus said to His disciples “Truly I tell you it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven Matthew 1924 Again I tell you it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God” Matthew 1925 When the disciples heard this they were greatly astonished and asked “Who then can be saved” Matthew 1926 Jesus looked at them and said “With man this is impossible but with God all things are possible” Matthew 1927 “Look” Peter replied “we have left everything to follow You What then will there be for us” Matthew 1928 Jesus said to them “Truly I tell you in the renewal of all things when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel Matthew 1929 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life Matthew 1930 But many who are first will be last and the last will be first Matthew 201 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard Matthew 202 He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard Matthew 203 About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing Matthew 204 ‘You also go into my vineyard’ he said ‘and I will pay you whatever is right’ Matthew 205 So they went He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing Matthew 206 About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing’ he asked Matthew 207 ‘Because no one has hired us’ they answered So he told them ‘You also go into my vineyard’ Matthew 208 When evening came the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first’ Matthew 209 The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius Matthew 2010 So when the original workers came they assumed they would receive more But each of them also received a denarius Matthew 2011 On receiving their pay they began to grumble against the landowner Matthew 2012 ‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour’ they said ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day’ Matthew 2013 But he answered one of them ‘Friend I am not being unfair to you Did you not agree with me on one denarius Matthew 2014 Take your pay and go I want to give this last man the same as I gave you Matthew 2015 Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine Or are you envious because I am generous’ Matthew 2016 So the last will be first and the first will be last” Matthew 2017 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem He took the twelve disciples aside and said Matthew 2018 “Look we are going up to Jerusalem and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes They will condemn Him to death Matthew 2019 and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified And on the third day He will be raised to life” Matthew 2020 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him Matthew 2021 “What do you want” He inquired She answered “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left” Matthew 2022 “You do not know what you are asking” Jesus replied “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink” “We can” the brothers answered Matthew 2023 “You will indeed drink My cup” Jesus said “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them” Matthew 2024 When the ten heard about this they were indignant with the two brothers Matthew 2025 But Jesus called them aside and said “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them and their superiors exercise authority over them Matthew 2026 It shall not be this way among you Instead whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant Matthew 2027 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave— Matthew 2028 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many” Matthew 2029 As they were leaving Jericho a large crowd followed Him Matthew 2030 And there were two blind men sitting beside the road When they heard that Jesus was passing by they cried out “Lord Son of David have mercy on us” Matthew 2031 The crowd admonished them to be silent but they cried out all the louder “Lord Son of David have mercy on us” Matthew 2032 Jesus stopped and called them “What do you want Me to do for you” He asked Matthew 2033 “Lord” they answered “let our eyes be opened” Matthew 2034 Moved with compassion Jesus touched their eyes and at once they received their sight and followed Him Matthew 211 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives Jesus sent out two disciples Matthew 212 saying to them “Go into the village ahead of you and at once you will find a donkey tied there with her colt beside her Untie them and bring them to Me Matthew 213 If anyone questions you tell him that the Lord needs them and he will send them right away” Matthew 214 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Matthew 215 “Say to the Daughter of Zion ‘See your King comes to you gentle and riding on a donkey on a colt the foal of a donkey’” Matthew 216 So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them Matthew 217 They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them and Jesus sat on them Matthew 218 A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road Matthew 219 The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting “Hosanna to the Son of David” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” “Hosanna in the highest” Matthew 2110 When Jesus had entered Jerusalem the whole city was stirred and asked “Who is this” Matthew 2111 The crowds replied “This is Jesus the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee” Matthew 2112 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves Matthew 2113 And He declared to them “It is written ‘My house will be called a house of prayer’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers’” Matthew 2114 The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple and He healed them Matthew 2115 But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts “Hosanna to the Son of David” Matthew 2116 “Do You hear what these children are saying” they asked “Yes” Jesus answered “Have you never read ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’” Matthew 2117 Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany where He spent the night Matthew 2118 In the morning as Jesus was returning to the city He was hungry Matthew 2119 Seeing a fig tree by the road He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves “May you never bear fruit again” He said And immediately the tree withered Matthew 2120 When the disciples saw this they marveled and asked “How did the fig tree wither so quickly” Matthew 2121 “Truly I tell you” Jesus replied “if you have faith and do not doubt not only will you do what was done to the fig tree but even if you say to this mountain ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea’ it will happen Matthew 2122 If you believe you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer” Matthew 2123 When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him “By what authority are You doing these things” they asked “And who gave You this authority” Matthew 2124 “I will also ask you one question” Jesus replied “and if you answer Me I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things Matthew 2125 What was the source of John’s baptism Was it from heaven or from men” They deliberated among themselves and said “If we say ‘From heaven’ He will ask ‘Why then did you not believe him’ Matthew 2126 But if we say ‘From men’ we are afraid of the people for they all regard John as a prophet” Matthew 2127 So they answered “We do not know” And Jesus replied “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things Matthew 2128 But what do you think There was a man who had two sons He went to the first one and said ‘Son go and work today in the vineyard’ Matthew 2129 ‘I will not’ he replied But later he changed his mind and went Matthew 2130 Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing ‘I will sir’ he said But he did not go Matthew 2131 Which of the two did the will of his father” “The first” they answered Jesus said to them “Truly I tell you the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you Matthew 2132 For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him but the tax collectors and prostitutes did And even after you saw this you did not repent and believe him Matthew 2133 Listen to another parable There was a landowner who planted a vineyard He put a wall around it dug a winepress in it and built a tower Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey Matthew 2134 When the harvest time drew near he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit Matthew 2135 But the tenants seized his servants They beat one killed another and stoned a third Matthew 2136 Again he sent other servants more than the first group But the tenants did the same to them Matthew 2137 Finally he sent his son to them ‘They will respect my son’ he said Matthew 2138 But when the tenants saw the son they said to one another ‘This is the heir Come let us kill him and take his inheritance’ Matthew 2139 So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him Matthew 2140 Therefore when the owner of the vineyard returns what will he do to those tenants” Matthew 2141 “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end” they replied “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time” Matthew 2142 Jesus said to them “Have you never read in the Scriptures ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone This is from the Lord and it is marvelous in our eyes’ Matthew 2143 Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit Matthew 2144 He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces but he on whom it falls will be crushed” Matthew 2145 When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables they knew that Jesus was speaking about them Matthew 2146 Although they wanted to arrest Him they were afraid of the crowds because the people regarded Him as a prophet Matthew 221 Once again Jesus spoke to them in parables Matthew 222 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son Matthew 223 He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet but they refused to come Matthew 224 Again he sent other servants and said ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed and everything is ready Come to the wedding banquet’ Matthew 225 But they paid no attention and went away one to his field another to his business Matthew 226 The rest seized his servants mistreated them and killed them Matthew 227 The king was enraged and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city Matthew 228 Then he said to his servants ‘The wedding banquet is ready but those I invited were not worthy Matthew 229 Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find’ Matthew 2210 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find both evil and good and the wedding hall was filled with guests Matthew 2211 But when the king came in to see the guests he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes Matthew 2212 ‘Friend’ he asked ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes’ But the man was speechless Matthew 2213 Then the king told the servants ‘Tie him hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth’ Matthew 2214 For many are called but few are chosen” Matthew 2215 Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words Matthew 2216 They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians “Teacher” they said “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth You seek favor from no one because You pay no attention to external appearance Matthew 2217 So tell us what You think Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not” Matthew 2218 But Jesus knew their evil intent and said “You hypocrites why are you testing Me Matthew 2219 Show Me the coin used for the tax” And they brought Him a denarius Matthew 2220 “Whose image is this” He asked “and whose inscription” Matthew 2221 “Caesar’s” they answered So Jesus told them “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s” Matthew 2222 And when they heard this they were amazed So they left Him and went away Matthew 2223 That same day the Sadducees who say there is no resurrection came to Jesus and questioned Him Matthew 2224 “Teacher” they said “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him Matthew 2225 Now there were seven brothers among us The first one married and died without having children So he left his wife to his brother Matthew 2226 The same thing happened to the second and third brothers down to the seventh Matthew 2227 And last of all the woman died Matthew 2228 In the resurrection then whose wife will she be of the seven For all of them were married to her” Matthew 2229 Jesus answered “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God Matthew 2230 In the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage Instead they will be like the angels in heaven Matthew 2231 But concerning the resurrection of the dead have you not read what God said to you Matthew 2232 ‘I am the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob’ He is not the God of the dead but of the living” Matthew 2233 When the crowds heard this they were astonished at His teaching Matthew 2234 And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees they themselves gathered together Matthew 2235 One of them an expert in the law tested Him with a question Matthew 2236 “Teacher which commandment is the greatest in the Law” Matthew 2237 Jesus declared “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind’ Matthew 2238 This is the first and greatest commandment Matthew 2239 And the second is like it ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’ Matthew 2240 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments” Matthew 2241 While the Pharisees were assembled Jesus questioned them Matthew 2242 “What do you think about the Christ Whose son is He” “David’s” they answered Matthew 2243 Jesus said to them “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’ For he says Matthew 2244 ‘The Lord said to my Lord “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet”’ Matthew 2245 So if David calls Him ‘Lord’ how can He be David’s son” Matthew 2246 No one was able to answer a word and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further Matthew 231 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples Matthew 232 “The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat Matthew 233 So practice and observe everything they tell you But do not do what they do for they do not practice what they preach Matthew 234 They tie up heavy burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them Matthew 235 All their deeds are done for men to see They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels Matthew 236 They love the places of honor at banquets the chief seats in the synagogues Matthew 237 the greetings in the marketplaces and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed Matthew 238 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi’ for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers Matthew 239 And do not call anyone on earth your father for you have one Father who is in heaven Matthew 2310 Nor are you to be called instructors for you have one Instructor the Christ Matthew 2311 The greatest among you shall be your servant Matthew 2312 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled and whoever humbles himself will be exalted Matthew 2313 Woe to you scribes and Pharisees you hypocrites You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces You yourselves do not enter nor will you let in those who wish to enter Matthew 2314 Matthew 2315 Woe to you scribes and Pharisees you hypocrites You traverse land and sea to win a single convert and when he becomes one you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are Matthew 2316 Woe to you blind guides You say ‘If anyone swears by the temple it means nothing but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple he is bound by his oath’ Matthew 2317 You blind fools Which is greater the gold or the temple that makes it sacred Matthew 2318 And you say ‘If anyone swears by the altar it means nothing but if anyone swears by the gift on it he is bound by his oath’ Matthew 2319 You blind men Which is greater the gift or the altar that makes it sacred Matthew 2320 So then he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it Matthew 2321 And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it Matthew 2322 And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it Matthew 2323 Woe to you scribes and Pharisees you hypocrites You pay tithes of mint dill and cumin But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law justice mercy and faithfulness You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former Matthew 2324 You blind guides You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel Matthew 2325 Woe to you scribes and Pharisees you hypocrites You clean the outside of the cup and dish but inside they are full of greed and selfindulgence Matthew 2326 Blind Pharisee First clean the inside of the cup and dish so that the outside may become clean as well Matthew 2327 Woe to you scribes and Pharisees you hypocrites You are like whitewashed tombs which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity Matthew 2328 In the same way on the outside you appear to be righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness Matthew 2329 Woe to you scribes and Pharisees you hypocrites You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous Matthew 2330 And you say ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets’ Matthew 2331 So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets Matthew 2332 Fill up then the measure of the sin of your fathers Matthew 2333 You snakes You brood of vipers How will you escape the sentence of hell Matthew 2334 Because of this I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers Some of them you will kill and crucify and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town Matthew 2335 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah whom you murdered between the temple and the altar Matthew 2336 Truly I tell you all these things will come upon this generation Matthew 2337 O Jerusalem Jerusalem who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings but you were unwilling Matthew 2338 Look your house is left to you desolate Matthew 2339 For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord’” Matthew 241 As Jesus left the temple and was walking away His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings Matthew 242 “Do you see all these things” He replied “Truly I tell you not one stone here will be left on another every one will be thrown down” Matthew 243 While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives the disciples came to Him privately “Tell us” they said “when will these things happen and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age” Matthew 244 Jesus answered “See to it that no one deceives you Matthew 245 For many will come in My name claiming ‘I am the Christ’ and will deceive many Matthew 246 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars but see to it that you are not alarmed These things must happen but the end is still to come Matthew 247 Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom There will be famines and earthquakes in various places Matthew 248 All these are the beginning of birth pains Matthew 249 Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed and you will be hated by all nations because of My name Matthew 2410 At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another Matthew 2411 and many false prophets will arise and deceive many Matthew 2412 Because of the multiplication of wickedness the love of most will grow cold Matthew 2413 But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved Matthew 2414 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations and then the end will come Matthew 2415 So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel let the reader understand Matthew 2416 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains Matthew 2417 Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house Matthew 2418 And let no one in the field return for his cloak Matthew 2419 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers Matthew 2420 Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath Matthew 2421 For at that time there will be great tribulation unseen from the beginning of the world until now and never to be seen again Matthew 2422 If those days had not been cut short nobody would be saved But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short Matthew 2423 At that time if anyone says to you ‘Look here is the Christ’ or ‘There He is’ do not believe it Matthew 2424 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect if that were possible Matthew 2425 See I have told you in advance Matthew 2426 So if they tell you ‘There He is in the wilderness’ do not go out or ‘Here He is in the inner rooms’ do not believe it Matthew 2427 For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west so will be the coming of the Son of Man Matthew 2428 Wherever there is a carcass there the vultures will gather Matthew 2429 Immediately after the tribulation of those days ‘The sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light the stars will fall from the sky and the powers of the heavens will be shaken’ Matthew 2430 At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven and all the tribes of the earth will mourn They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory Matthew 2431 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather His elect from the four winds from one end of the heavens to the other Matthew 2432 Now learn this lesson from the fig tree As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves you know that summer is near Matthew 2433 So also when you see all these things you will know that He is near right at the door Matthew 2434 Truly I tell you this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened Matthew 2435 Heaven and earth will pass away but My words will never pass away Matthew 2436 No one knows about that day or hour not even the angels in heaven nor the Son but only the Father Matthew 2437 As it was in the days of Noah so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man Matthew 2438 For in the days before the flood people were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark Matthew 2439 And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man Matthew 2440 Two men will be in the field one will be taken and the other left Matthew 2441 Two women will be grinding at the mill one will be taken and the other left Matthew 2442 Therefore keep watch because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come Matthew 2443 But understand this If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into Matthew 2444 For this reason you also must be ready because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect Matthew 2445 Who then is the faithful and wise servant whom the master has put in charge of his household to give the others their food at the proper time Matthew 2446 Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns Matthew 2447 Truly I tell you he will put him in charge of all his possessions Matthew 2448 But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart ‘My master will be away a long time’ Matthew 2449 And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards Matthew 2450 The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate Matthew 2451 Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth Matthew 251 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom Matthew 252 Five of them were foolish and five were wise Matthew 253 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil Matthew 254 But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps Matthew 255 When the bridegroom was delayed they all became drowsy and fell asleep Matthew 256 At midnight the cry rang out ‘Here is the bridegroom Come out to meet him’ Matthew 257 Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps Matthew 258 The foolish ones said to the wise ‘Give us some of your oil our lamps are going out’ Matthew 259 ‘No’ said the wise ones ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you Instead go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves’ Matthew 2510 But while they were on their way to buy it the bridegroom arrived Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet and the door was shut Matthew 2511 Later the other virgins arrived and said ‘Lord lord open the door for us’ Matthew 2512 But he replied ‘Truly I tell you I do not know you’ Matthew 2513 Therefore keep watch because you do not know the day or the hour Matthew 2514 For it is just like a man going on a journey who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions Matthew 2515 To one he gave five talents to another two talents and to another one talent—each according to his own ability And he went on his journey Matthew 2516 The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more Matthew 2517 Likewise the one with the two talents gained two more Matthew 2518 But the servant who had received the one talent went off dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money Matthew 2519 After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them Matthew 2520 The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more ‘Master’ he said ‘you entrusted me with five talents See I have gained five more’ Matthew 2521 His master replied ‘Well done good and faithful servant You have been faithful with a few things I will put you in charge of many things Enter into the joy of your master’ Matthew 2522 The servant who had received the two talents also came and said ‘Master you entrusted me with two talents See I have gained two more’ Matthew 2523 His master replied ‘Well done good and faithful servant You have been faithful with a few things I will put you in charge of many things Enter into the joy of your master’ Matthew 2524 Finally the servant who had received the one talent came and said ‘Master I knew that you are a hard man reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed Matthew 2525 So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground See you have what belongs to you’ Matthew 2526 ‘You wicked lazy servant’ replied his master ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed Matthew 2527 Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers and on my return I would have received it back with interest Matthew 2528 Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents Matthew 2529 For everyone who has will be given more and he will have an abundance But the one who does not have even what he has will be taken away from him Matthew 2530 And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth’ Matthew 2531 When the Son of Man comes in His glory and all the angels with Him He will sit on His glorious throne Matthew 2532 All the nations will be gathered before Him and He will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats Matthew 2533 He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left Matthew 2534 Then the King will say to those on His right ‘Come you who are blessed by My Father inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world Matthew 2535 For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink I was a stranger and you took Me in Matthew 2536 I was naked and you clothed Me I was sick and you looked after Me I was in prison and you visited Me’ Matthew 2537 Then the righteous will answer Him ‘Lord when did we see You hungry and feed You or thirsty and give You something to drink Matthew 2538 When did we see You a stranger and take You in or naked and clothe You Matthew 2539 When did we see You sick or in prison and visit You’ Matthew 2540 And the King will reply ‘Truly I tell you whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine you did for Me’ Matthew 2541 Then He will say to those on His left ‘Depart from Me you who are cursed into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels Matthew 2542 For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink Matthew 2543 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in I was naked and you did not clothe Me I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me’ Matthew 2544 And they too will reply ‘Lord when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to You’ Matthew 2545 Then the King will answer ‘Truly I tell you whatever you did not do for one of the least of these you did not do for Me’ Matthew 2546 And they will go away into eternal punishment but the righteous into eternal life” Matthew 261 When Jesus had finished saying all these things He told His disciples Matthew 262 “You know that the Passover is two days away and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified” Matthew 263 At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest whose name was Caiaphas Matthew 264 and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him Matthew 265 “But not during the feast” they said “or there may be a riot among the people” Matthew 266 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper Matthew 267 a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table Matthew 268 When the disciples saw this they were indignant and asked “Why this waste Matthew 269 This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor” Matthew 2610 Aware of this Jesus asked “Why are you bothering this woman She has done a beautiful deed to Me Matthew 2611 The poor you will always have with you but you will not always have Me Matthew 2612 By pouring this perfume on Me she has prepared My body for burial Matthew 2613 Truly I tell you wherever this gospel is preached in all the world what she has done will also be told in memory of her” Matthew 2614 Then one of the Twelve the one called Judas Iscariot went to the chief priests Matthew 2615 and asked “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver Matthew 2616 So from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus Matthew 2617 On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover” Matthew 2618 He answered “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says ‘My time is near I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house’” Matthew 2619 So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover Matthew 2620 When evening came Jesus was reclining with the twelve disciples Matthew 2621 And while they were eating He said to them “Truly I tell you one of you will betray Me” Matthew 2622 They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another “Surely not I Lord” Matthew 2623 Jesus answered “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me Matthew 2624 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed It would be better for him if he had not been born” Matthew 2625 Then Judas who would betray Him said “Surely not I Rabbi” Jesus answered “You have said it yourself” Matthew 2626 While they were eating Jesus took bread spoke a blessing and broke it and gave it to the disciples saying “Take and eat this is My body” Matthew 2627 Then He took the cup gave thanks and gave it to them saying “Drink from it all of you Matthew 2628 This is My blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins Matthew 2629 I tell you I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom” Matthew 2630 And when they had sung a hymn they went out to the Mount of Olives Matthew 2631 Then Jesus said to them “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me For it is written ‘I will strike the Shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered’ Matthew 2632 But after I have risen I will go ahead of you into Galilee” Matthew 2633 Peter said to Him “Even if all fall away on account of You I never will” Matthew 2634 “Truly I tell you” Jesus declared “this very night before the rooster crows you will deny Me three times” Matthew 2635 Peter replied “Even if I have to die with You I will never deny You” And all the other disciples said the same thing Matthew 2636 Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane and He told them “Sit here while I go over there and pray” Matthew 2637 He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed Matthew 2638 Then He said to them “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death Stay here and keep watch with Me” Matthew 2639 Going a little farther He fell facedown and prayed “My Father if it is possible let this cup pass from Me Yet not as I will but as You will” Matthew 2640 Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour” He asked Peter Matthew 2641 “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation For the spirit is willing but the body is weak” Matthew 2642 A second time He went away and prayed “My Father if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it may Your will be done” Matthew 2643 And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping for their eyes were heavy Matthew 2644 So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time saying the same thing Matthew 2645 Then He returned to the disciples and said “Are you still sleeping and resting Look the hour is near and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners Matthew 2646 Rise let us go See My betrayer is approaching” Matthew 2647 While Jesus was still speaking Judas one of the Twelve arrived accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs sent from the chief priests and elders of the people Matthew 2648 Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them “The One I kiss is the man arrest Him” Matthew 2649 Going directly to Jesus he said “Greetings Rabbi” and kissed Him Matthew 2650 “Friend” Jesus replied “do what you came for” Then the men stepped forward seized Jesus and arrested Him Matthew 2651 At this one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest cutting off his ear Matthew 2652 “Put your sword back in its place” Jesus said to him “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword Matthew 2653 Are you not aware that I can call on My Father and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels Matthew 2654 But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way” Matthew 2655 At that time Jesus said to the crowd “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts and you did not arrest Me Matthew 2656 But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled Matthew 2657 Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest where the scribes and elders had gathered Matthew 2658 But Peter followed Him at a distance right up to the courtyard of the high priest And he went in and sat down with the guards to see the outcome Matthew 2659 Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death Matthew 2660 But they did not find any though many false witnesses came forward Finally two came forward Matthew 2661 and declared “This man said ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days’” Matthew 2662 So the high priest stood up and asked Him “Have You no answer What are these men testifying against You” Matthew 2663 But Jesus remained silent Then the high priest said to Him “I charge You under oath by the living God Tell us if You are the Christ the Son of God” Matthew 2664 “You have said it yourself” Jesus answered “But I say to all of you from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven” Matthew 2665 At this the high priest tore his clothes and declared “He has blasphemed Why do we need any more witnesses Look now you have heard the blasphemy Matthew 2666 What do you think” “He deserves to die” they answered Matthew 2667 Then they spit in His face and struck Him Others slapped Him Matthew 2668 and said “Prophesy to us Christ Who hit You” Matthew 2669 Meanwhile Peter was sitting out in the courtyard and a servant girl came up to him “You also were with Jesus the Galilean” she said Matthew 2670 But he denied it before them all “I do not know what you are talking about” Matthew 2671 When Peter had gone out to the gateway another servant girl saw him and said to the people there “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth” Matthew 2672 And again he denied it with an oath “I do not know the man” Matthew 2673 After a little while those standing nearby came up to Peter “Surely you are one of them” they said “for your accent gives you away” Matthew 2674 At that he began to curse and swear to them “I do not know the man” And immediately a rooster crowed Matthew 2675 Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken “Before the rooster crows you will deny Me three times” And he went outside and wept bitterly Matthew 271 When morning came all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death Matthew 272 They bound Him led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate the governor Matthew 273 When Judas who had betrayed Him saw that Jesus was condemned he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders Matthew 274 “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood” he said “What is that to us” they replied “You bear the responsibility” Matthew 275 So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left Then he went away and hanged himself Matthew 276 The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury since it is blood money” Matthew 277 After conferring together they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners Matthew 278 That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day Matthew 279 Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled “They took the thirty pieces of silver the price set on Him by the people of Israel Matthew 2710 and they gave them for the potter’s field as the Lord had commanded me” Matthew 2711 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor who questioned Him “Are You the King of the Jews” “You have said so” Jesus replied Matthew 2712 And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders He gave no answer Matthew 2713 Then Pilate asked Him “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You” Matthew 2714 But Jesus gave no answer not even to a single charge much to the governor’s amazement Matthew 2715 Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing Matthew 2716 At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas Matthew 2717 So when the crowd had assembled Pilate asked them “Which one do you want me to release to you Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ” Matthew 2718 For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him Matthew 2719 While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat his wife sent him this message “Have nothing to do with that innocent man for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him” Matthew 2720 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death Matthew 2721 “Which of the two do you want me to release to you” asked the governor “Barabbas” they replied Matthew 2722 “What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ” Pilate asked They all answered “Crucify Him” Matthew 2723 “Why” asked Pilate “What evil has He done” But they shouted all the louder “Crucify Him” Matthew 2724 When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing but that instead a riot was breaking out he took water and washed his hands before the crowd “I am innocent of this man’s blood” he said “You bear the responsibility” Matthew 2725 All the people answered “His blood be on us and on our children” Matthew 2726 So Pilate released Barabbas to them But he had Jesus flogged and handed Him over to be crucified Matthew 2727 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him Matthew 2728 They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him Matthew 2729 And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head They put a staff in His right hand knelt down before Him and mocked Him saying “Hail King of the Jews” Matthew 2730 Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly Matthew 2731 After they had mocked Him they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him Then they led Him away to crucify Him Matthew 2732 Along the way they found a man from Cyrene named Simon and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus Matthew 2733 And when they came to a place called Golgotha which means The Place of the Skull Matthew 2734 they offered Him wine to drink mixed with gall but after tasting it He refused to drink it Matthew 2735 When they had crucified Him they divided up His garments by casting lots Matthew 2736 And sitting down they kept watch over Him there Matthew 2737 Above His head they posted the written charge against Him THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS Matthew 2738 Two robbers were crucified with Him one on His right and the other on His left Matthew 2739 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him shaking their heads Matthew 2740 and saying “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days save Yourself If You are the Son of God come down from the cross” Matthew 2741 In the same way the chief priests scribes and elders mocked Him saying Matthew 2742 “He saved others but He cannot save Himself He is the King of Israel Let Him come down now from the cross and we will believe in Him Matthew 2743 He trusts in God Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him For He said ‘I am the Son of God’” Matthew 2744 In the same way even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him Matthew 2745 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land Matthew 2746 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice “Eli Eli lema sabachthani” which means “My God My God why have You forsaken Me” Matthew 2747 When some of those standing there heard this they said “He is calling Elijah” Matthew 2748 One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge He filled it with sour wine put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink Matthew 2749 But the others said “Leave Him alone Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him” Matthew 2750 When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice He yielded up His spirit Matthew 2751 At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom The earth quaked and the rocks were split Matthew 2752 The tombs broke open and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised Matthew 2753 After Jesus’ resurrection when they had come out of the tombs they entered the holy city and appeared to many people Matthew 2754 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened they were terrified and said “Truly this was the Son of God” Matthew 2755 And many women were there watching from a distance They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him Matthew 2756 Among them were Mary Magdalene Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of Zebedee’s sons Matthew 2757 When it was evening there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph who himself was a disciple of Jesus Matthew 2758 He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus and Pilate ordered that it be given to him Matthew 2759 So Joseph took the body wrapped it in a clean linen cloth Matthew 2760 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away Matthew 2761 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb Matthew 2762 The next day the one after Preparation Day the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate Matthew 2763 “Sir” they said “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said ‘After three days I will rise again’ Matthew 2764 So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day Otherwise His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead And this last deception would be worse than the first” Matthew 2765 “You have a guard” Pilate said “Go make the tomb as secure as you know how” Matthew 2766 So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard Matthew 281 After the Sabbath at dawn on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb Matthew 282 Suddenly there was a great earthquake for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven rolled away the stone and sat on it Matthew 283 His appearance was like lightning and his clothes were white as snow Matthew 284 The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men Matthew 285 But the angel said to the women “Do not be afraid for I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified Matthew 286 He is not here He has risen just as He said Come see the place where He lay Matthew 287 Then go quickly and tell His disciples ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee There you will see Him’ See I have told you” Matthew 288 So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy and ran to tell His disciples Matthew 289 Suddenly Jesus met them and said “Greetings” They came to Him grasped His feet and worshiped Him Matthew 2810 “Do not be afraid” said Jesus “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee There they will see Me” Matthew 2811 While the women were on their way some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened Matthew 2812 And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan they gave the soldiers a large sum of money Matthew 2813 and instructed them “You are to say ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep’ Matthew 2814 If this report reaches the governor we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble” Matthew 2815 So the guards took the money and did as they were instructed And this account has been circulated among the Jews to this very day Matthew 2816 Meanwhile the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain Jesus had designated Matthew 2817 When they saw Him they worshiped Him but some doubted Matthew 2818 Then Jesus came to them and said “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me Matthew 2819 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Matthew 2820 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you And surely I am with you always even to the end of the age” Mark 11 This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God Mark 12 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet “Behold I will send My messenger ahead of You who will prepare Your way” Mark 13 “A voice of one calling in the wilderness ‘Prepare the way for the Lord make straight paths for Him’” Mark 14 John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins Mark 15 People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea Confessing their sins they were baptized by him in the Jordan River Mark 16 John was clothed in camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist His food was locusts and wild honey Mark 17 And he proclaimed “After me will come One more powerful than I the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie Mark 18 I baptize you with water but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit” Mark 19 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan Mark 110 As soon as Jesus came up out of the water He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove Mark 111 And a voice came from heaven “You are My beloved Son in You I am well pleased” Mark 112 At once the Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness Mark 113 and He was there for forty days being tempted by Satan He was with the wild animals and the angels ministered to Him Mark 114 After the arrest of John Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God Mark 115 “The time is fulfilled” He said “and the kingdom of God is near Repent and believe in the gospel” Mark 116 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee He saw Simon and his brother Andrew They were casting a net into the sea for they were fishermen Mark 117 “Come follow Me” Jesus said “and I will make you fishers of men” Mark 118 And at once they left their nets and followed Him Mark 119 Going on a little farther He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John They were in a boat mending their nets Mark 120 Immediately Jesus called them and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him Mark 121 Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach Mark 122 The people were astonished at His teaching because He taught as one who had authority and not as the scribes Mark 123 Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue Mark 124 “What do You want with us Jesus of Nazareth Have You come to destroy us I know who You are—the Holy One of God” Mark 125 But Jesus rebuked the spirit “Be silent” He said “Come out of him” Mark 126 At this the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek Mark 127 All the people were amazed and began to ask one another “What is this A new teaching with authority He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey Him” Mark 128 And the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee Mark 129 As soon as Jesus and His companions had left the synagogue they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew Mark 130 Simon’s motherinlaw was sick in bed with a fever and they promptly told Jesus about her Mark 131 So He went to her took her by the hand and helped her up The fever left her and she began to serve them Mark 132 That evening after sunset people brought to Jesus all the sick and demonpossessed Mark 133 and the whole town gathered at the door Mark 134 And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons But He would not allow the demons to speak because they knew who He was Mark 135 Early in the morning while it was still dark Jesus got up and went out to a solitary place to pray Mark 136 Simon and his companions went to look for Him Mark 137 and when they found Him they said “Everyone is looking for You” Mark 138 But Jesus answered “Let us go on to the neighboring towns so I can preach there as well for that is why I have come” Mark 139 So He went throughout Galilee preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons Mark 140 Then a leper came to Jesus begging on his knees “If You are willing You can make me clean” Mark 141 Moved with compassion Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man “I am willing” He said “Be clean” Mark 142 And immediately the leprosy left him and the man was cleansed Mark 143 Jesus promptly sent him away with a stern warning Mark 144 “See that you don’t tell anyone But go show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing as a testimony to them” Mark 145 But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news Consequently Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view but He stayed out in solitary places Yet people came to Him from every quarter Mark 21 A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum And when the people heard that He was home Mark 22 they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room not even outside the door as Jesus spoke the word to them Mark 23 Then a paralytic was brought to Him carried by four men Mark 24 Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd they uncovered the roof above Him made an opening and lowered the paralytic on his mat Mark 25 When Jesus saw their faith He said to the paralytic “Son your sins are forgiven” Mark 26 But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts Mark 27 “Why does this man speak like this He is blaspheming Who can forgive sins but God alone” Mark 28 At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts” He asked Mark 29 “Which is easier to say to a paralytic ‘Your sins are forgiven’ or to say ‘Get up pick up your mat and walk’ Mark 210 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” He said to the paralytic Mark 211 “I tell you get up pick up your mat and go home” Mark 212 And immediately the man got up picked up his mat and walked out in front of them all As a result they were all astounded and glorified God saying “We have never seen anything like this” Mark 213 Once again Jesus went out beside the sea All the people came to Him and He taught them there Mark 214 As He was walking along He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth “Follow Me” He told him and Levi got up and followed Him Mark 215 While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him Mark 216 When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people they asked His disciples “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners” Mark 217 On hearing this Jesus told them “It is not the healthy who need a doctor but the sick I have not come to call the righteous but sinners” Mark 218 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting So people came to Jesus and asked “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees” Mark 219 Jesus replied “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them As long as He is with them they cannot fast Mark 220 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them then they will fast Mark 221 No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment If he does the new piece will pull away from the old and a worse tear will result Mark 222 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins If he does the wine will burst the skins and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined Instead new wine is poured into new wineskins” Mark 223 One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along Mark 224 So the Pharisees said to Him “Look why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath” Mark 225 Jesus replied “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need Mark 226 During the high priesthood of Abiathar he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread which was lawful only for the priests And he gave some to his companions as well” Mark 227 Then Jesus declared “The Sabbath was made for man not man for the Sabbath Mark 228 Therefore the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath” Mark 31 Once again Jesus entered the synagogue and a man with a withered hand was there Mark 32 In order to accuse Jesus they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath Mark 33 Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand “Stand up among us” Mark 34 And He asked them “Which is lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil to save life or to destroy it” But they were silent Mark 35 Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart Then He said to the man “Stretch out your hand” So he stretched it out and it was restored Mark 36 At this the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus Mark 37 So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee Judea Mark 38 Jerusalem Idumea the region beyond the Jordan and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing Mark 39 Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him Mark 310 For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him Mark 311 And when the unclean spirits saw Him they fell down before Him and cried out “You are the Son of God” Mark 312 But He warned them sternly not to make Him known Mark 313 Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted and they came to Him Mark 314 He appointed twelve of them whom He designated as apostles to accompany Him to be sent out to preach Mark 315 and to have authority to drive out demons Mark 316 These are the twelve He appointed Simon whom He named Peter Mark 317 James son of Zebedee and his brother John whom He named Boanerges meaning “Sons of Thunder” Mark 318 Andrew Philip Bartholomew Matthew Thomas James son of Alphaeus Thaddaeus Simon the Zealot Mark 319 and Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus Mark 320 Then Jesus went home and once again a crowd gathered so that He and His disciples could not even eat Mark 321 When His family heard about this they went out to take custody of Him saying “He is out of His mind” Mark 322 And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying “He is possessed by Beelzebul” and “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons” Mark 323 So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables “How can Satan drive out Satan Mark 324 If a kingdom is divided against itself it cannot stand Mark 325 If a house is divided against itself it cannot stand Mark 326 And if Satan is divided and rises against himself he cannot stand his end has come Mark 327 Indeed no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man Then he can plunder his house Mark 328 Truly I tell you the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies as many as they utter Mark 329 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven he is guilty of eternal sin” Mark 330 Jesus made this statement because they were saying “He has an unclean spirit” Mark 331 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside They sent someone in to summon Him Mark 332 and a crowd was sitting around Him “Look” He was told “Your mother and brothers are outside asking for You” Mark 333 But Jesus replied “Who are My mother and My brothers” Mark 334 Looking at those seated in a circle around Him He said “Here are My mother and My brothers Mark 335 For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother” Mark 41 Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it while all the people crowded along the shore Mark 42 And He taught them many things in parables and in His teaching He said Mark 43 “Listen A farmer went out to sow his seed Mark 44 And as he was sowing some seed fell along the path and the birds came and devoured it Mark 45 Some fell on rocky ground where it did not have much soil It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow Mark 46 But when the sun rose the seedlings were scorched and they withered because they had no root Mark 47 Other seed fell among thorns which grew up and choked the seedlings and they yielded no crop Mark 48 Still other seed fell on good soil where it sprouted grew up and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold another sixtyfold and another a hundredfold” Mark 49 Then Jesus said “He who has ears to hear let him hear” Mark 410 As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him they asked Him about the parable Mark 411 He replied “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables Mark 412 so that ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving and ever hearing but never understanding otherwise they might turn and be forgiven’” Mark 413 Then Jesus said to them “Do you not understand this parable Then how will you understand any of the parables Mark 414 The farmer sows the word Mark 415 Some are like the seeds along the path where the word is sown As soon as they hear it Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them Mark 416 Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground They hear the word and at once receive it with joy Mark 417 But they themselves have no root and they remain for only a season When trouble or persecution comes because of the word they quickly fall away Mark 418 Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns They hear the word Mark 419 but the worries of this life the deceitfulness of wealth and the desire for other things come in and choke the word and it becomes unfruitful Mark 420 Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil They hear the word receive it and produce a crop—thirtyfold sixtyfold or a hundredfold” Mark 421 Jesus also said to them “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed Doesn’t he set it on a stand Mark 422 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light Mark 423 If anyone has ears to hear let him hear” Mark 424 He went on to say “Pay attention to what you hear With the measure you use it will be measured to you and even more will be added to you Mark 425 For whoever has will be given more But whoever does not have even what he has will be taken away from him” Mark 426 Jesus also said “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground Mark 427 Night and day he sleeps and wakes and the seed sprouts and grows though he knows not how Mark 428 All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk then the head then grain that ripens within Mark 429 And as soon as the grain is ripe he swings the sickle because the harvest has come” Mark 430 Then He asked “To what can we compare the kingdom of God With what parable shall we present it Mark 431 It is like a mustard seed which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth Mark 432 But after it is planted it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches so that the birds of the air nest in its shade” Mark 433 With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them to the extent that they could understand Mark 434 He did not tell them anything without using a parable But privately He explained everything to His own disciples Mark 435 When that evening came He said to His disciples “Let us cross to the other side” Mark 436 After they had dismissed the crowd they took Jesus with them since He was already in the boat And there were other boats with Him Mark 437 Soon a violent windstorm came up and the waves were breaking over the boat so that it was being swamped Mark 438 But Jesus was in the stern sleeping on the cushion So they woke Him and said “Teacher don’t You care that we are perishing” Mark 439 Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea “Silence” He commanded “Be still” And the wind died down and it was perfectly calm Mark 440 “Why are you so afraid” He asked “Do you still have no faith” Mark 441 Overwhelmed with fear they asked one another “Who is this that even the wind and the sea obey Him” Mark 51 On the other side of the sea they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes Mark 52 As soon as Jesus got out of the boat He was met by a man with an unclean spirit who was coming from the tombs Mark 53 This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained even with chains Mark 54 Though he was often bound with chains and shackles he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him Mark 55 Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones Mark 56 When the man saw Jesus from a distance he ran and fell on his knees before Him Mark 57 And he shouted in a loud voice “What do You want with me Jesus Son of the Most High God I beg You before God not to torture me” Mark 58 For Jesus had already declared “Come out of this man you unclean spirit” Mark 59 “What is your name” Jesus asked “My name is Legion” he replied “for we are many” Mark 510 And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region Mark 511 There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding Mark 512 So the demons begged Jesus “Send us to the pigs so that we may enter them” Mark 513 He gave them permission and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water Mark 514 Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside and the people went out to see what had happened Mark 515 When they came to Jesus they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there clothed and in his right mind and they were afraid Mark 516 Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demonpossessed man and also to the pigs Mark 517 And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region Mark 518 As He was getting into the boat the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him Mark 519 But Jesus would not allow him “Go home to your own people” He said “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and what mercy He has shown you” Mark 520 So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him And everyone was amazed Mark 521 When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea Mark 522 A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived and seeing Jesus he fell at His feet Mark 523 and pleaded with Him urgently “My little daughter is near death Please come and place Your hands on her so that she will be healed and live” Mark 524 So Jesus went with him and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him Mark 525 And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years Mark 526 She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had but to no avail Instead her condition had only grown worse Mark 527 When the woman heard about Jesus she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak Mark 528 For she kept saying “If only I touch His garments I will be healed” Mark 529 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction Mark 530 At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him Turning to the crowd He asked “Who touched My garments” Mark 531 His disciples answered “You can see the crowd pressing in on You and yet You ask ‘Who touched Me’” Mark 532 But He kept looking around to see who had done this Mark 533 Then the woman knowing what had happened to her came and fell down before Him trembling in fear and she told Him the whole truth Mark 534 “Daughter” said Jesus “your faith has healed you Go in peace and be free of your affliction” Mark 535 While He was still speaking messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said “Your daughter is dead why bother the Teacher anymore” Mark 536 But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus “Do not be afraid just believe” Mark 537 And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter James and John the brother of James Mark 538 When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly Mark 539 He went inside and asked “Why all this commotion and weeping The child is not dead but asleep” Mark 540 And they laughed at Him After He had put them all outside He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions and went in to see the child Mark 541 Taking her by the hand Jesus said “Talitha koum” which means “Little girl I say to you get up” Mark 542 Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around she was twelve years old And at once they were utterly astounded Mark 543 Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this and He told them to give her something to eat Mark 61 Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown accompanied by His disciples Mark 62 When the Sabbath came He began to teach in the synagogue and many who heard Him were astonished “Where did this man get these ideas” they asked “What is this wisdom He has been given And how can He perform such miracles Mark 63 Isn’t this the carpenter the son of Mary and the brother of James Joses Judas and Simon Aren’t His sisters here with us as well” And they took offense at Him Mark 64 Then Jesus said to them “Only in his hometown among his relatives and in his own household is a prophet without honor” Mark 65 So He could not perform any miracles there except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them Mark 66 And He was amazed at their unbelief And He went around from village to village teaching the people Mark 67 Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two giving them authority over unclean spirits Mark 68 He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread no bag no money in their belts— Mark 69 and to wear sandals but not a second tunic Mark 610 And He told them “When you enter a house stay there until you leave that area Mark 611 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place as a testimony against them” Mark 612 So they set out and preached that the people should repent Mark 613 They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick anointing them with oil Mark 614 Now King Herod heard about this for Jesus’ name had become well known and people were saying “John the Baptist has risen from the dead That is why miraculous powers are at work in him” Mark 615 Others were saying “He is Elijah” and still others “He is a prophet like one of the prophets of old” Mark 616 But when Herod heard this he said “John whom I beheaded has risen from the dead” Mark 617 For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias whom Herod had married Mark 618 For John had been telling Herod “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife” Mark 619 So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him But she had been unable Mark 620 because Herod feared John and protected him knowing that he was a righteous and holy man When he heard John’s words he was greatly perplexed yet he listened to him gladly Mark 621 On Herod’s birthday her opportunity arose Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee Mark 622 When the daughter of Herodias came and danced she pleased Herod and his guests and the king said to the girl “Ask me for whatever you wish and I will give it to you” Mark 623 And he swore to her “Whatever you ask of me I will give you up to half my kingdom” Mark 624 Then she went out and asked her mother “What should I request” And her mother answered “The head of John the Baptist” Mark 625 At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately” Mark 626 The king was consumed with sorrow but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to refuse her Mark 627 So without delay the king commanded that John’s head be brought in He sent an executioner who went and beheaded him in the prison Mark 628 The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl who gave it to her mother Mark 629 When John’s disciples heard about this they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb Mark 630 Meanwhile the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught Mark 631 And He said to them “Come with Me privately to a solitary place and let us rest for a while” For many people were coming and going and they did not even have time to eat Mark 632 So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place Mark 633 But many people saw them leaving and recognized them They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them Mark 634 When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd He had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd And He began to teach them many things Mark 635 By now the hour was already late So the disciples came to Jesus and said “This is a desolate place and the hour is already late Mark 636 Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat” Mark 637 But Jesus told them “You give them something to eat” They asked Him “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat” Mark 638 “Go and see how many loaves you have” He told them And after checking they said “Five—and two fish” Mark 639 Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass Mark 640 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties Mark 641 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people And He divided the two fish among them all Mark 642 They all ate and were satisfied Mark 643 and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish Mark 644 And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves Mark 645 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida while He dismissed the crowd Mark 646 After bidding them farewell He went up on the mountain to pray Mark 647 When evening came the boat was in the middle of the sea and Jesus was alone on land Mark 648 He could see that the disciples were straining to row because the wind was against them About the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them walking on the sea He intended to pass by them Mark 649 but when they saw Him walking on the sea they cried out thinking He was a ghost— Mark 650 for they all saw Him and were terrified But Jesus spoke up at once “Take courage It is I Do not be afraid” Mark 651 Then He climbed into the boat with them and the wind died down And the disciples were utterly astounded Mark 652 for they had not understood about the loaves but their hearts had been hardened Mark 653 When they had crossed over they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat Mark 654 As soon as they got out of the boat the people recognized Jesus Mark 655 and ran through that whole region carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was Mark 656 And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak And all who touched Him were healed Mark 71 Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus Mark 72 and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is unwashed Mark 73 Now in holding to the tradition of the elders the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially Mark 74 And on returning from the market they do not eat unless they wash And there are many other traditions for them to observe including the washing of cups pitchers kettles and couches for dining Mark 75 So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders Instead they eat with defiled hands” Mark 76 Jesus answered them “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites as it is written ‘These people honor Me with their lips but their hearts are far from Me Mark 77 They worship Me in vain they teach as doctrine the precepts of men’ Mark 78 You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men” Mark 79 He went on to say “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition Mark 710 For Moses said ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death’ Mark 711 But you say that if a man says to his father or mother ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ that is a gift devoted to God Mark 712 he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother Mark 713 Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down And you do so in many such matters” Mark 714 Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said “All of you listen to Me and understand Mark 715 Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him but the things that come out of a man these are what defile him” Mark 716 Mark 717 After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house His disciples inquired about the parable Mark 718 “Are you still so dull” He asked “Do you not understand Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him Mark 719 because it does not enter his heart but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated” Thus all foods are clean Mark 720 He continued “What comes out of a man that is what defiles him Mark 721 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts sexual immorality theft murder adultery Mark 722 greed wickedness deceit debauchery envy slander arrogance and foolishness Mark 723 All these evils come from within and these are what defile a man” Mark 724 Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre Not wanting anyone to know He was there He entered a house but was unable to escape their notice Mark 725 Instead a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus and she came and fell at His feet Mark 726 Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter Mark 727 “First let the children have their fill” He said “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs” Mark 728 “Yes Lord” she replied “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs” Mark 729 Then Jesus told her “Because of this answer you may go The demon has left your daughter” Mark 730 And she went home and found her child lying on the bed and the demon was gone Mark 731 Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis Mark 732 Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him Mark 733 So Jesus took him aside privately away from the crowd and put His fingers into the man’s ears Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue Mark 734 And looking up to heaven He sighed deeply and said to him “Ephphatha” which means “Be opened” Mark 735 Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released and he began to speak plainly Mark 736 Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone But the more He ordered them the more widely they proclaimed it Mark 737 The people were utterly astonished and said “He has done all things well He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak” Mark 81 In those days the crowd once again became very large and they had nothing to eat Jesus called the disciples to Him and said Mark 82 “I have compassion for this crowd because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat Mark 83 If I send them home hungry they will faint along the way For some of them have come a great distance” Mark 84 His disciples replied “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people” Mark 85 “How many loaves do you have” Jesus asked “Seven” they replied Mark 86 And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground Then He took the seven loaves gave thanks and broke them and gave them to His disciples to set before the people And they distributed them to the crowd Mark 87 They also had a few small fish and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well Mark 88 The people ate and were satisfied and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over Mark 89 And about four thousand men were present And when Jesus had dismissed the crowd Mark 810 He immediately got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha Mark 811 Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven Mark 812 Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said “Why does this generation demand a sign Truly I tell you no sign will be given to this generation” Mark 813 And He left them got back into the boat and crossed to the other side Mark 814 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread except for one loaf they had with them in the boat Mark 815 “Watch out” He cautioned them “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod” Mark 816 So they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread Mark 817 Aware of their conversation Jesus asked them “Why are you debating about having no bread Do you still not see or understand Do you have such hard hearts Mark 818 ‘Having eyes do you not see And having ears do you not hear’ And do you not remember Mark 819 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect” “Twelve” they answered Mark 820 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect” “Seven” they said Mark 821 Then He asked them “Do you still not understand” Mark 822 When they arrived at Bethsaida some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him Mark 823 So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him “Can you see anything” He asked Mark 824 The man looked up and said “I can see the people but they look like trees walking around” Mark 825 Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes and when he opened them his sight was restored and he could see everything clearly Mark 826 Jesus sent him home and said “Do not go back into the village” Mark 827 Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi On the way He questioned His disciples “Who do people say I am” Mark 828 They replied “Some say John the Baptist others say Elijah and still others one of the prophets” Mark 829 “But what about you” Jesus asked “Who do you say I am” Peter answered “You are the Christ” Mark 830 And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him Mark 831 Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders chief priests and scribes and that He must be killed and after three days rise again Mark 832 He spoke this message quite frankly and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him Mark 833 But Jesus turning and looking at His disciples rebuked Peter and said “Get behind Me Satan For you do not have in mind the things of God but the things of men” Mark 834 Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples and He told them “If anyone wants to come after Me he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me Mark 835 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it Mark 836 What does it profit a man to gain the whole world yet forfeit his soul Mark 837 Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul Mark 838 If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels” Mark 91 Then Jesus said to them “Truly I tell you there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God arrive with power” Mark 92 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter James and John and led them up a high mountain by themselves There He was transfigured before them Mark 93 His clothes became radiantly white brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them Mark 94 And Elijah and Moses appeared before them talking with Jesus Mark 95 Peter said to Jesus “Rabbi it is good for us to be here Let us put up three shelters—one for You one for Moses and one for Elijah” Mark 96 For they were all so terrified that Peter did not know what else to say Mark 97 Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them and a voice came from the cloud “This is My beloved Son Listen to Him” Mark 98 Suddenly when they looked around they saw no one with them except Jesus Mark 99 As they were coming down the mountain Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead Mark 910 So they kept this matter to themselves discussing what it meant to rise from the dead Mark 911 And they asked Jesus “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first” Mark 912 He replied “Elijah does indeed come first and he restores all things Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected Mark 913 But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come and they have done to him whatever they wished just as it is written about him” Mark 914 When they returned to the other disciples they saw a large crowd around them and scribes arguing with them Mark 915 As soon as all the people saw Jesus they were filled with awe and ran to greet Him Mark 916 “What are you disputing with them” He asked Mark 917 Someone in the crowd replied “Teacher I brought You my son who has a spirit that makes him mute Mark 918 Whenever it seizes him it throws him to the ground He foams at the mouth gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid I asked Your disciples to drive it out but they were unable” Mark 919 “O unbelieving generation” Jesus replied “How long must I remain with you How long must I put up with you Bring the boy to Me” Mark 920 So they brought him and seeing Jesus the spirit immediately threw the boy into a convulsion He fell to the ground and rolled around foaming at the mouth Mark 921 Jesus asked the boy’s father “How long has this been with him” “From childhood” he said Mark 922 “It often throws him into the fire or into the water trying to kill him But if You can do anything have compassion on us and help us” Mark 923 “If You can” echoed Jesus “All things are possible to him who believes” Mark 924 Immediately the boy’s father cried out “I do believe help my unbelief” Mark 925 When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running He rebuked the unclean spirit “You deaf and mute spirit” He said “I command you to come out and never enter him again” Mark 926 After shrieking and convulsing him violently the spirit came out The boy became like a corpse so that many said “He is dead” Mark 927 But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet and he stood up Mark 928 After Jesus had gone into the house His disciples asked Him privately “Why couldn’t we drive it out” Mark 929 Jesus answered “This kind cannot come out except by prayer” Mark 930 Going on from there they passed through Galilee But Jesus did not want anyone to know Mark 931 because He was teaching His disciples He told them “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men They will kill Him and after three days He will rise” Mark 932 But they did not understand this statement and they were afraid to ask Him about it Mark 933 Then they came to Capernaum While Jesus was in the house He asked them “What were you discussing on the way” Mark 934 But they were silent for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest Mark 935 Sitting down Jesus called the Twelve and said “If anyone wants to be first he must be the last of all and the servant of all” Mark 936 Then He had a little child stand among them Taking the child in His arms He said to them Mark 937 “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me but the One who sent Me” Mark 938 John said to Him “Teacher we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name and we tried to stop him because he does not accompany us” Mark 939 “Do not stop him” Jesus replied “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me Mark 940 For whoever is not against us is for us Mark 941 Indeed if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ truly I tell you he will never lose his reward Mark 942 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea Mark 943 If your hand causes you to sin cut it off It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell into the unquenchable fire Mark 944 Mark 945 If your foot causes you to sin cut it off It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell Mark 946 Mark 947 And if your eye causes you to sin pluck it out It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell Mark 948 where ‘their worm never dies and the fire is never quenched’ Mark 949 For everyone will be salted with fire Mark 950 Salt is good but if the salt loses its saltiness with what will you season it Have salt among yourselves and be at peace with one another” Mark 101 Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them as was His custom Mark 102 Some Pharisees came to test Him “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife” they inquired Mark 103 “What did Moses command you” He replied Mark 104 They answered “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away” Mark 105 But Jesus told them “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart Mark 106 However from the beginning of creation ‘God made them male and female’ Mark 107 ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife Mark 108 and the two will become one flesh’ So they are no longer two but one flesh Mark 109 Therefore what God has joined together let man not separate” Mark 1010 When they were back inside the house the disciples asked Jesus about this matter Mark 1011 So He told them “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her Mark 1012 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man she commits adultery” Mark 1013 Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and the disciples rebuked those who brought them Mark 1014 But when Jesus saw this He was indignant and told them “Let the little children come to Me and do not hinder them For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these Mark 1015 Truly I tell you anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it” Mark 1016 And He took the children in His arms placed His hands on them and blessed them Mark 1017 As Jesus started on His way a man ran up and knelt before Him “Good Teacher” he asked “what must I do to inherit eternal life” Mark 1018 “Why do you call Me good” Jesus replied “No one is good except God alone Mark 1019 You know the commandments ‘Do not murder do not commit adultery do not steal do not bear false witness do not cheat others honor your father and mother’” Mark 1020 “Teacher” he replied “all these I have kept from my youth” Mark 1021 Jesus looked at him loved him and said to him “There is one thing you lack Go sell everything you own and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven Then come follow Me” Mark 1022 But the man was saddened by these words and went away in sorrow because he had great wealth Mark 1023 Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God” Mark 1024 And the disciples were amazed at His words But Jesus said to them again “Children how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God Mark 1025 It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God” Mark 1026 They were even more astonished and said to one another “Who then can be saved” Mark 1027 Jesus looked at them and said “With man this is impossible but not with God For all things are possible with God” Mark 1028 Peter began to say to Him “Look we have left everything and followed You” Mark 1029 “Truly I tell you” Jesus replied “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel Mark 1030 will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life Mark 1031 But many who are first will be last and the last will be first” Mark 1032 As they were going up the road to Jerusalem Jesus was walking ahead of them The disciples were amazed but those who followed were afraid Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him Mark 1033 “Look we are going up to Jerusalem and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes They will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles Mark 1034 who will mock Him and spit on Him and flog Him and kill Him And after three days He will rise again” Mark 1035 Then James and John the sons of Zebedee came to Jesus and declared “Teacher we want You to do for us whatever we ask” Mark 1036 “What do you want Me to do for you” He inquired Mark 1037 They answered “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory” Mark 1038 “You do not know what you are asking” Jesus replied “Can you drink the cup I will drink or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo” Mark 1039 “We can” the brothers answered “You will drink the cup that I drink” Jesus said “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo Mark 1040 But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared” Mark 1041 When the ten heard about this they became indignant with James and John Mark 1042 So Jesus called them together and said “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them and their superiors exercise authority over them Mark 1043 But it shall not be this way among you Instead whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant Mark 1044 and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all Mark 1045 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many” Mark 1046 Next they came to Jericho And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd a blind beggar named Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus was sitting beside the road Mark 1047 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth he began to cry out “Jesus Son of David have mercy on me” Mark 1048 Many people admonished him to be silent but he cried out all the louder “Son of David have mercy on me” Mark 1049 Jesus stopped and said “Call him” So they called the blind man “Take courage” they said “Get up He is calling for you” Mark 1050 Throwing off his cloak Bartimaeus jumped up and came to Jesus Mark 1051 “What do you want Me to do for you” Jesus asked “Rabboni” said the blind man “let me see again” Mark 1052 “Go” said Jesus “your faith has healed you” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road Mark 111 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives Jesus sent out two of His disciples Mark 112 and said to them “Go into the village ahead of you and as soon as you enter it you will find a colt tied there on which no one has ever sat Untie it and bring it here Mark 113 If anyone asks ‘Why are you doing this’ tell him ‘The Lord needs it and will return it shortly’” Mark 114 So they went and found the colt outside in the street tied at a doorway They untied it Mark 115 and some who were standing there asked “Why are you untying the colt” Mark 116 The disciples answered as Jesus had instructed them and the people gave them permission Mark 117 Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it and He sat on it Mark 118 Many in the crowd spread their cloaks on the road while others spread branches they had cut from the fields Mark 119 The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting “Hosanna” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” Mark 1110 “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David” “Hosanna in the highest” Mark 1111 Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts He looked around at everything but since it was already late He went out to Bethany with the Twelve Mark 1112 The next day when they had left Bethany Jesus was hungry Mark 1113 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf He went to see if there was any fruit on it But when He reached it He found nothing on it except leaves since it was not the season for figs Mark 1114 Then He said to the tree “May no one ever eat of your fruit again” And His disciples heard this statement Mark 1115 When they arrived in Jerusalem Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves Mark 1116 And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts Mark 1117 Then Jesus began to teach them and He declared “Is it not written ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers’” Mark 1118 When the chief priests and scribes heard this they looked for a way to kill Him For they were afraid of Him because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching Mark 1119 And when evening came Jesus and His disciples went out of the city Mark 1120 As they were walking back in the morning they saw the fig tree withered from its roots Mark 1121 Peter remembered it and said “Look Rabbi The fig tree You cursed has withered” Mark 1122 “Have faith in God” Jesus said to them Mark 1123 “Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen it will be done for him Mark 1124 Therefore I tell you whatever you ask for in prayer believe that you have received it and it will be yours Mark 1125 And when you stand to pray if you hold anything against another forgive it so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well” Mark 1126 Mark 1127 After their return to Jerusalem Jesus was walking in the temple courts and the chief priests scribes and elders came up to Him Mark 1128 “By what authority are You doing these things” they asked “And who gave You the authority to do them” Mark 1129 “I will ask you one question” Jesus replied “and if you answer Me I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things Mark 1130 John’s baptism—was it from heaven or from men Answer Me” Mark 1131 They deliberated among themselves what they should answer “If we say ‘From heaven’ He will ask ‘Why then did you not believe him’ Mark 1132 But if we say ‘From men’” they were afraid of the people for they all held that John truly was a prophet Mark 1133 So they answered “We do not know” And Jesus replied “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things” Mark 121 Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables “A man planted a vineyard He put a wall around it dug a wine vat and built a watchtower Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey Mark 122 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard Mark 123 But they seized the servant beat him and sent him away emptyhanded Mark 124 Then he sent them another servant and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully Mark 125 He sent still another and this one they killed He sent many others some they beat and others they killed Mark 126 Finally having one beloved son he sent him to them ‘They will respect my son’ he said Mark 127 But the tenants said to one another ‘This is the heir Come let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours’ Mark 128 So they seized the son killed him and threw him out of the vineyard Mark 129 What then will the owner of the vineyard do He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others Mark 1210 Have you never read this Scripture ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone Mark 1211 This is from the Lord and it is marvelous in our eyes’” Mark 1212 At this the leaders sought to arrest Jesus for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them But fearing the crowd they left Him and went away Mark 1213 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words Mark 1214 “Teacher” they said “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one Indeed You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not Should we pay them or not” Mark 1215 But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said “Why are you testing Me Bring Me a denarius to inspect” Mark 1216 So they brought it and He asked them “Whose image is this And whose inscription” “Caesar’s” they answered Mark 1217 Then Jesus told them “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s” And they marveled at Him Mark 1218 Then the Sadducees who say there is no resurrection came to Jesus and questioned Him Mark 1219 “Teacher Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him Mark 1220 Now there were seven brothers The first one married and died leaving no children Mark 1221 Then the second one married the widow but he also died and left no children And the third did likewise Mark 1222 In this way none of the seven left any children And last of all the woman died Mark 1223 In the resurrection then whose wife will she be For all seven were married to her” Mark 1224 Jesus said to them “Aren’t you mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God Mark 1225 When the dead rise they will neither marry nor be given in marriage Instead they will be like the angels in heaven Mark 1226 But concerning the dead rising have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses how God told him ‘I am the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob’ Mark 1227 He is not the God of the dead but of the living You are badly mistaken” Mark 1228 Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate Noticing how well Jesus had answered them he asked Him “Which commandment is the most important of all” Mark 1229 Jesus replied “This is the most important ‘Hear O Israel the Lord our God the Lord is One Mark 1230 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength’ Mark 1231 The second is this ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’ No other commandment is greater than these” Mark 1232 “Right Teacher” the scribe replied “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him Mark 1233 and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength and to love your neighbor as yourself This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices” Mark 1234 When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely He said “You are not far from the kingdom of God” And no one dared to question Him any further Mark 1235 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts He asked “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David Mark 1236 Speaking by the Holy Spirit David himself declared ‘The Lord said to my Lord “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet”’ Mark 1237 David himself calls Him ‘Lord’ So how can He be David’s son” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight Mark 1238 In His teaching Jesus also said “Watch out for the scribes They like to walk around in long robes to receive greetings in the marketplaces Mark 1239 and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets Mark 1240 They defraud widows of their houses and for a show make lengthy prayers These men will receive greater condemnation” Mark 1241 As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury He watched the crowd putting money into it And many rich people put in large amounts Mark 1242 Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius Mark 1243 Jesus called His disciples to Him and said “Truly I tell you this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury Mark 1244 For they all contributed out of their surplus but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on” Mark 131 As Jesus was leaving the temple one of His disciples said to Him “Teacher look at the magnificent stones and buildings” Mark 132 “Do you see all these great buildings” Jesus replied “Not one stone here will be left on another every one will be thrown down” Mark 133 While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple Peter James John and Andrew asked Him privately Mark 134 “Tell us when will these things happen And what will be the sign that they are about to be fulfilled” Mark 135 Jesus began by telling them “See to it that no one deceives you Mark 136 Many will come in My name claiming ‘I am He’ and will deceive many Mark 137 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars do not be alarmed These things must happen but the end is still to come Mark 138 Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom There will be earthquakes in various places as well as famines These are the beginning of birth pains Mark 139 So be on your guard You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them Mark 1310 And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations Mark 1311 But when they arrest you and hand you over do not worry beforehand what to say Instead speak whatever you are given at that time for it will not be you speaking but the Holy Spirit Mark 1312 Brother will betray brother to death and a father his child Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death Mark 1313 You will be hated by everyone because of My name but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved Mark 1314 So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be let the reader understand then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains Mark 1315 Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house Mark 1316 And let no one in the field return for his cloak Mark 1317 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers Mark 1318 Pray that this will not occur in the winter Mark 1319 For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now and never to be seen again Mark 1320 If the Lord had not cut short those days nobody would be saved But for the sake of the elect whom He has chosen He has cut them short Mark 1321 At that time if anyone says to you ‘Look here is the Christ’ or ‘There He is’ do not believe it Mark 1322 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect if that were possible Mark 1323 So be on your guard I have told you everything in advance Mark 1324 But in those days after that tribulation ‘The sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light Mark 1325 the stars will fall from the sky and the powers of the heavens will be shaken’ Mark 1326 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory Mark 1327 And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven Mark 1328 Now learn this lesson from the fig tree As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves you know that summer is near Mark 1329 So also when you see these things happening know that He is near right at the door Mark 1330 Truly I tell you this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened Mark 1331 Heaven and earth will pass away but My words will never pass away Mark 1332 No one knows about that day or hour not even the angels in heaven nor the Son but only the Father Mark 1333 Be on your guard and stay alert For you do not know when the appointed time will come Mark 1334 It is like a man going on a journey who left his house put each servant in charge of his own task and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch Mark 1335 Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening at midnight when the rooster crows or in the morning Mark 1336 Otherwise he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping Mark 1337 And what I say to you I say to everyone Keep watch” Mark 141 Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him Mark 142 “But not during the feast” they said “or there may be a riot among the people” Mark 143 While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume made of pure nard She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head Mark 144 Some of those present however expressed their indignation to one another “Why this waste of perfume Mark 145 It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor” And they scolded her Mark 146 But Jesus said “Leave her alone why are you bothering her She has done a beautiful deed to Me Mark 147 The poor you will always have with you and you can help them whenever you want But you will not always have Me Mark 148 She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial Mark 149 And truly I tell you wherever the gospel is preached in all the world what she has done will also be told in memory of her” Mark 1410 Then Judas Iscariot one of the Twelve went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them Mark 1411 They were delighted to hear this and they promised to give him money So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus Mark 1412 On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed Jesus’ disciples asked Him “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover” Mark 1413 So He sent two of His disciples and told them “Go into the city and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you Follow him Mark 1414 and whichever house he enters say to the owner ‘The Teacher asks Where is My guest room where I may eat the Passover with My disciples’ Mark 1415 And he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready Make preparations for us there” Mark 1416 So the disciples left and went into the city where they found everything as Jesus had described And they prepared the Passover Mark 1417 When evening came Jesus arrived with the Twelve Mark 1418 And while they were reclining and eating Jesus said “Truly I tell you one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me” Mark 1419 They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another “Surely not I” Mark 1420 He answered “It is one of the Twelve—the one who is dipping his hand into the bowl with Me Mark 1421 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed It would be better for him if he had not been born” Mark 1422 While they were eating Jesus took bread spoke a blessing and broke it and gave it to the disciples saying “Take it this is My body” Mark 1423 Then He took the cup gave thanks and gave it to them and they all drank from it Mark 1424 He said to them “This is My blood of the covenant which is poured out for many Mark 1425 Truly I tell you I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God” Mark 1426 And when they had sung a hymn they went out to the Mount of Olives Mark 1427 Then Jesus said to them “You will all fall away for it is written ‘I will strike the Shepherd and the sheep will be scattered’ Mark 1428 But after I have risen I will go ahead of you into Galilee” Mark 1429 Peter declared “Even if all fall away I never will” Mark 1430 “Truly I tell you” Jesus replied “this very night before the rooster crows twice you will deny Me three times” Mark 1431 But Peter kept insisting “Even if I have to die with You I will never deny You” And all the others said the same thing Mark 1432 Then they came to a place called Gethsemane and Jesus told His disciples “Sit here while I pray” Mark 1433 He took with Him Peter James and John and began to be deeply troubled and distressed Mark 1434 Then He said to them “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death Stay here and keep watch” Mark 1435 Going a little farther He fell to the ground and prayed that if it were possible the hour would pass from Him Mark 1436 “Abba Father” He said “all things are possible for You Take this cup from Me Yet not what I will but what You will” Mark 1437 Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping “Simon are you asleep” He asked “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour Mark 1438 Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation For the spirit is willing but the body is weak” Mark 1439 Again He went away and prayed saying the same thing Mark 1440 And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping for their eyes were heavy And they did not know what to answer Him Mark 1441 When Jesus returned the third time He said “Are you still sleeping and resting That is enough The hour has come Look the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners Mark 1442 Rise let us go See My betrayer is approaching” Mark 1443 While Jesus was still speaking Judas one of the Twelve arrived accompanied by a crowd armed with swords and clubs sent from the chief priests scribes and elders Mark 1444 Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them “The One I kiss is the man arrest Him and lead Him away securely” Mark 1445 Going directly to Jesus he said “Rabbi” and kissed Him Mark 1446 Then the men seized Jesus and arrested Him Mark 1447 And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest cutting off his ear Mark 1448 Jesus asked the crowd “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw Mark 1449 Every day I was with you teaching in the temple courts and you did not arrest Me But this has happened that the Scriptures would be fulfilled” Mark 1450 Then everyone deserted Him and fled Mark 1451 One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body They caught hold of him Mark 1452 but he pulled free of the linen cloth and ran away naked Mark 1453 They led Jesus away to the high priest and all the chief priests elders and scribes assembled Mark 1454 Peter followed Him at a distance right into the courtyard of the high priest And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire Mark 1455 Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death but they did not find any Mark 1456 For many bore false witness against Jesus but their testimony was inconsistent Mark 1457 Then some men stood up and testified falsely against Him Mark 1458 “We heard Him say ‘I will destroy this manmade temple and in three days I will build another that is made without hands’” Mark 1459 But even their testimony was inconsistent Mark 1460 So the high priest stood up before them and questioned Jesus “Have You no answer What are these men testifying against You” Mark 1461 But Jesus remained silent and made no reply Again the high priest questioned Him “Are You the Christ the Son of the Blessed One” Mark 1462 “I am” said Jesus “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven” Mark 1463 At this the high priest tore his clothes and declared “Why do we need any more witnesses Mark 1464 You have heard the blasphemy What is your verdict” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death Mark 1465 Then some of them began to spit on Him They blindfolded Him struck Him with their fists and said to Him “Prophesy” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face Mark 1466 While Peter was in the courtyard below one of the servant girls of the high priest came down Mark 1467 and saw him warming himself there She looked at Peter and said “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene” Mark 1468 But he denied it “I do not know or even understand what you are talking about” he said Then he went out to the gateway and the rooster crowed Mark 1469 There the servant girl saw him and again said to those standing nearby “This man is one of them” Mark 1470 But he denied it again After a little while those standing nearby said once more to Peter “Surely you are one of them for you too are a Galilean” Mark 1471 But he began to curse and swear “I do not know this man of whom you speak” Mark 1472 And immediately the rooster crowed a second time Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him “Before the rooster crows twice you will deny Me three times” And he broke down and wept Mark 151 Early in the morning the chief priests elders scribes and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan They bound Jesus led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate Mark 152 So Pilate questioned Him “Are You the King of the Jews” “You have said so” Jesus replied Mark 153 And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things Mark 154 Then Pilate questioned Him again “Have You no answer Look how many charges they are bringing against You” Mark 155 But to Pilate’s amazement Jesus made no further reply Mark 156 Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing Mark 157 And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection Mark 158 So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom Mark 159 “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews” Pilate asked Mark 1510 For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over Mark 1511 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead Mark 1512 So Pilate asked them again “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews” Mark 1513 And they shouted back “Crucify Him” Mark 1514 “Why” asked Pilate “What evil has He done” But they shouted all the louder “Crucify Him” Mark 1515 And wishing to satisfy the crowd Pilate released Barabbas to them But he had Jesus flogged and handed Him over to be crucified Mark 1516 Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace that is the Praetorium and called the whole company together Mark 1517 They dressed Him in a purple robe twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head Mark 1518 And they began to salute Him “Hail King of the Jews” Mark 1519 They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him And they knelt down and bowed before Him Mark 1520 After they had mocked Him they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him Then they led Him out to crucify Him Mark 1521 Now Simon of Cyrene the father of Alexander and Rufus was passing by on his way in from the country and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus Mark 1522 They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha which means The Place of the Skull Mark 1523 There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh but He did not take it Mark 1524 And they crucified Him They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take Mark 1525 It was the third hour when they crucified Him Mark 1526 And the charge inscribed against Him read THE KING OF THE JEWS Mark 1527 Along with Jesus they crucified two robbers one on His right and one on His left Mark 1528 Mark 1529 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him shaking their heads and saying “Aha You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days Mark 1530 come down from the cross and save Yourself” Mark 1531 In the same way the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves saying “He saved others but He cannot save Himself Mark 1532 Let the Christ the King of Israel come down now from the cross so that we may see and believe” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him Mark 1533 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land Mark 1534 At the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice “Eloi Eloi lema sabachthani” which means “My God My God why have You forsaken Me” Mark 1535 When some of those standing nearby heard this they said “Behold He is calling Elijah” Mark 1536 And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink saying “Leave Him alone Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down” Mark 1537 But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last Mark 1538 And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom Mark 1539 When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last he said “Truly this man was the Son of God” Mark 1540 And there were also women watching from a distance Among them were Mary Magdalene Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses and Salome Mark 1541 These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him Mark 1542 Now it was already evening Since it was Preparation Day that is the day before the Sabbath Mark 1543 Joseph of Arimathea a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus Mark 1544 Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so Mark 1545 When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion he granted the body to Joseph Mark 1546 So Joseph bought a linen cloth took down the body of Jesus wrapped it in the cloth and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb Mark 1547 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed Mark 161 When the Sabbath was over Mary Magdalene Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus Mark 162 Very early on the first day of the week just after sunrise they went to the tomb Mark 163 They were asking one another “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb” Mark 164 But when they looked up they saw that the stone had been rolled away even though it was extremely large Mark 165 When they entered the tomb they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side and they were alarmed Mark 166 But he said to them “Do not be alarmed You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene who was crucified He has risen He is not here See the place where they put Him Mark 167 But go tell His disciples and Peter ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee There you will see Him just as He told you’” Mark 168 So the women left the tomb and ran away trembling and bewildered And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone Mark 169 Early on the first day of the week after Jesus had risen He appeared first to Mary Magdalene from whom He had driven out seven demons Mark 1610 She went and told those who had been with Him who were mourning and weeping Mark 1611 And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him they did not believe it Mark 1612 After this Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them as they walked along in the country Mark 1613 And they went back and reported it to the rest but they did not believe them either Mark 1614 Later as they were eating Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen Mark 1615 And He said to them “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature Mark 1616 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved but whoever does not believe will be condemned Mark 1617 And these signs will accompany those who believe In My name they will drive out demons they will speak in new tongues Mark 1618 they will pick up snakes with their hands and if they drink any deadly poison it will not harm them they will lay their hands on the sick and they will be made well” Mark 1619 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God Mark 1620 And they went out and preached everywhere and the Lord worked through them confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it Luke 11 Many have undertaken to compose an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us Luke 12 just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word Luke 13 Therefore having carefully investigated everything from the beginning it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you most excellent Theophilus Luke 14 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught Luke 15 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron Luke 16 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord Luke 17 But they had no children because Elizabeth was barren and they were both well along in years Luke 18 One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God Luke 19 he was chosen by lot according to the custom of the priesthood to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense Luke 110 And at the hour of the incense offering the whole congregation was praying outside Luke 111 Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah standing at the right side of the altar of incense Luke 112 When Zechariah saw him he was startled and gripped with fear Luke 113 But the angel said to him “Do not be afraid Zechariah because your prayer has been heard Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son and you are to give him the name John Luke 114 He will be a joy and delight to you and many will rejoice at his birth Luke 115 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord He shall never take wine or strong drink and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb Luke 116 Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God Luke 117 And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord” Luke 118 “How can I be sure of this” Zechariah asked the angel “I am an old man and my wife is well along in years” Luke 119 “I am Gabriel” replied the angel “I stand in the presence of God and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news Luke 120 And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled at their proper time” Luke 121 Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple Luke 122 When he came out and was unable to speak to them they realized he had seen a vision in the temple He kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak Luke 123 And when the days of his service were complete he returned home Luke 124 After these days his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion She declared Luke 125 “The Lord has done this for me In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people” Luke 126 In the sixth month God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth Luke 127 to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph who was of the house of David And the virgin’s name was Mary Luke 128 The angel appeared to her and said “Greetings you who are highly favored The Lord is with you” Luke 129 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be Luke 130 So the angel told her “Do not be afraid Mary for you have found favor with God Luke 131 Behold you will conceive and give birth to a son and you are to give Him the name Jesus Luke 132 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David Luke 133 and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever His kingdom will never end” Luke 134 “How can this be” Mary asked the angel “since I am a virgin” Luke 135 The angel replied “The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God Luke 136 Look even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age and she who was called barren is in her sixth month Luke 137 For no word from God will ever fail” Luke 138 “I am the Lord’s servant” Mary answered “May it happen to me according to your word” Then the angel left her Luke 139 In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah Luke 140 where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth Luke 141 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting the baby leaped in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit Luke 142 In a loud voice she exclaimed “Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb Luke 143 And why am I so honored that the mother of my Lord should come to me Luke 144 For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears the baby in my womb leaped for joy Luke 145 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled” Luke 146 Then Mary said “My soul magnifies the Lord Luke 147 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior Luke 148 For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant From now on all generations will call me blessed Luke 149 For the Mighty One has done great things for me Holy is His name Luke 150 His mercy extends to those who fear Him from generation to generation Luke 151 He has performed mighty deeds with His arm He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts Luke 152 He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has exalted the humble Luke 153 He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty Luke 154 He has helped His servant Israel remembering to be merciful Luke 155 as He promised to our fathers to Abraham and his descendants forever” Luke 156 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home Luke 157 When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child she gave birth to a son Luke 158 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy and they rejoiced with her Luke 159 On the eighth day when they came to circumcise the child they were going to name him after his father Zechariah Luke 160 But his mother replied “No He shall be called John” Luke 161 They said to her “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name” Luke 162 So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child Luke 163 Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote “His name is John” And they were all amazed Luke 164 Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released and he began to speak praising God Luke 165 All their neighbors were filled with awe and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events Luke 166 And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked “What then will this child become” For the Lord’s hand was with him Luke 167 Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied Luke 168 “Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel because He has visited and redeemed His people Luke 169 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David Luke 170 as He spoke through His holy prophets those of ages past Luke 171 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us Luke 172 to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant Luke 173 the oath He swore to our father Abraham to grant us Luke 174 deliverance from hostile hands that we may serve Him without fear Luke 175 in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives Luke 176 And you child will be called a prophet of the Most High for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him Luke 177 to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins Luke 178 because of the tender mercy of our God by which the Dawn will visit us from on high Luke 179 to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death to guide our feet into the path of peace” Luke 180 And the child grew and became strong in spirit and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel Luke 21 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire Luke 22 This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria Luke 23 And everyone went to his own town to register Luke 24 So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea to the city of David called Bethlehem since he was from the house and line of David Luke 25 He went there to register with Mary who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child Luke 26 While they were there the time came for her Child to be born Luke 27 And she gave birth to her firstborn a Son She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn Luke 28 And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby keeping watch over their flocks by night Luke 29 Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them and the glory of the Lord shone around them and they were terrified Luke 210 But the angel said to them “Do not be afraid For behold I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people Luke 211 Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you He is Christ the Lord Luke 212 And this will be a sign to you You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger” Luke 213 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying Luke 214 “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests” Luke 215 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven the shepherds said to one another “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us” Luke 216 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby who was lying in the manger Luke 217 After they had seen the Child they spread the message they had received about Him Luke 218 And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them Luke 219 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart Luke 220 The shepherds returned glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen which was just as the angel had told them Luke 221 When the eight days before His circumcision had passed He was named Jesus the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived Luke 222 And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord Luke 223 as it is written in the Law of the Lord “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord” Luke 224 and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons” Luke 225 Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout He was waiting for the consolation of Israel and the Holy Spirit was upon him Luke 226 The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ Luke 227 Led by the Spirit he went into the temple courts And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law Luke 228 Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God saying Luke 229 “Sovereign Lord as You have promised You now dismiss Your servant in peace Luke 230 For my eyes have seen Your salvation Luke 231 which You have prepared in the sight of all people Luke 232 a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to Your people Israel” Luke 233 The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him Luke 234 Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary “Behold this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be spoken against Luke 235 so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your soul as well” Luke 236 There was also a prophetess named Anna the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher who was well along in years She had been married for seven years Luke 237 and then was a widow to the age of eightyfour She never left the temple but worshiped night and day fasting and praying Luke 238 Coming forward at that moment she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem Luke 239 When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth Luke 240 And the Child grew and became strong He was filled with wisdom and the grace of God was upon Him Luke 241 Every year His parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover Luke 242 And when He was twelve years old they went up according to the custom of the Feast Luke 243 When those days were over and they were returning home the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem but His parents were unaware He had stayed Luke 244 Assuming He was in their company they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends Luke 245 When they could not find Him they returned to Jerusalem to search for Him Luke 246 Finally after three days they found Him in the temple courts sitting among the teachers listening to them and asking them questions Luke 247 And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers Luke 248 When His parents saw Him they were astonished “Child why have You done this to us” His mother asked “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You” Luke 249 “Why were you looking for Me” He asked “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house” Luke 250 But they did not understand the statement He was making to them Luke 251 Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart Luke 252 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man Luke 31 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea Herod tetrarch of Galilee his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene Luke 32 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness Luke 33 He went into all the region around the Jordan preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins Luke 34 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet “A voice of one calling in the wilderness ‘Prepare the way for the Lord make straight paths for Him Luke 35 Every valley shall be filled in and every mountain and hill made low The crooked ways shall be made straight and the rough ways smooth Luke 36 And all humanity will see God’s salvation’” Luke 37 Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him “You brood of vipers who warned you to flee from the coming wrath Luke 38 Produce fruit then in keeping with repentance And do not begin to say to yourselves ‘We have Abraham as our father’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham Luke 39 The axe lies ready at the root of the trees and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire” Luke 310 The crowds asked him “What then should we do” Luke 311 John replied “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none and whoever has food should do the same” Luke 312 Even tax collectors came to be baptized “Teacher” they asked “what should we do” Luke 313 “Collect no more than you are authorized” he answered Luke 314 Then some soldiers asked him “And what should we do” “Do not take money by force or false accusation” he said “Be content with your wages” Luke 315 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ Luke 316 John answered all of them “I baptize you with water but One more powerful than I will come the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire Luke 317 His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire” Luke 318 With these and many other exhortations John proclaimed the good news to the people Luke 319 But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done Luke 320 Herod added this to them all He locked John up in prison Luke 321 When all the people were being baptized Jesus was baptized too And as He was praying heaven was opened Luke 322 and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove And a voice came from heaven “You are My beloved Son in You I am well pleased” Luke 323 Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry He was regarded as the son of Joseph the son of Heli Luke 324 the son of Matthat the son of Levi the son of Melchi the son of Jannai the son of Joseph Luke 325 the son of Mattathias the son of Amos the son of Nahum the son of Esli the son of Naggai Luke 326 the son of Maath the son of Mattathias the son of Semein the son of Josech the son of Joda Luke 327 the son of Joanan the son of Rhesa the son of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel the son of Neri Luke 328 the son of Melchi the son of Addi the son of Cosam the son of Elmadam the son of Er Luke 329 the son of Joshua the son of Eliezer the son of Jorim the son of Matthat the son of Levi Luke 330 the son of Simeon the son of Judah the son of Joseph the son of Jonam the son of Eliakim Luke 331 the son of Melea the son of Menna the son of Mattatha the son of Nathan the son of David Luke 332 the son of Jesse the son of Obed the son of Boaz the son of Sala the son of Nahshon Luke 333 the son of Amminadab the son of Admin the son of Arni the son of Hezron the son of Perez the son of Judah Luke 334 the son of Jacob the son of Isaac the son of Abraham the son of Terah the son of Nahor Luke 335 the son of Serug the son of Reu the son of Peleg the son of Eber the son of Shelah Luke 336 the son of Cainan the son of Arphaxad the son of Shem the son of Noah the son of Lamech Luke 337 the son of Methuselah the son of Enoch the son of Jared the son of Mahalalel the son of Cainan Luke 338 the son of Enosh the son of Seth the son of Adam the son of God Luke 41 Then Jesus full of the Holy Spirit returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness Luke 42 where for forty days He was tempted by the devil He ate nothing during those days and when they had ended He was hungry Luke 43 The devil said to Him “If You are the Son of God tell this stone to become bread” Luke 44 But Jesus answered “It is written ‘Man shall not live on bread alone’” Luke 45 Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world Luke 46 “I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory” he said “For it has been relinquished to me and I can give it to anyone I wish Luke 47 So if You worship me it will all be Yours” Luke 48 But Jesus answered “It is written ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only’” Luke 49 Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple “If You are the Son of God” he said “throw Yourself down from here Luke 410 For it is written ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully Luke 411 and they will lift You up in their hands so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone’” Luke 412 But Jesus answered “It also says ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test’” Luke 413 When the devil had finished every temptation he left Him until an opportune time Luke 414 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region Luke 415 He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone Luke 416 Then Jesus came to Nazareth where He had been brought up As was His custom He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath And when He stood up to read Luke 417 the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him Unrolling it He found the place where it was written Luke 418 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind to release the oppressed Luke 419 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor” Luke 420 Then He rolled up the scroll returned it to the attendant and sat down The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him Luke 421 and He began by saying “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing” Luke 422 All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips “Isn’t this the son of Joseph” they asked Luke 423 Jesus said to them “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me ‘Physician heal yourself Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum’” Luke 424 Then He added “Truly I tell you no prophet is accepted in his hometown Luke 425 But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land Luke 426 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon Luke 427 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian” Luke 428 On hearing this all the people in the synagogue were enraged Luke 429 They got up drove Him out of the town and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built in order to throw Him over the cliff Luke 430 But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way Luke 431 Then He went down to Capernaum a town in Galilee and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people Luke 432 They were astonished at His teaching because His message had authority Luke 433 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon He cried out in a loud voice Luke 434 “Ha What do You want with us Jesus of Nazareth Have You come to destroy us I know who You are—the Holy One of God” Luke 435 But Jesus rebuked the demon “Be silent” He said “Come out of him” At this the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him Luke 436 All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another “What is this message With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits and they come out” Luke 437 And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region Luke 438 After Jesus had left the synagogue He went to the home of Simon whose motherinlaw was suffering from a high fever So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf Luke 439 and He stood over her and rebuked the fever and it left her And she got up at once and began to serve them Luke 440 At sunset all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus and laying His hands on each one He healed them Luke 441 Demons also came out of many people shouting “You are the Son of God” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak because they knew He was the Christ Luke 442 At daybreak Jesus went out to a solitary place and the crowds were looking for Him They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving Luke 443 But Jesus told them “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well because that is why I was sent” Luke 444 And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea Luke 51 On one occasion while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God Luke 52 He saw two boats at the edge of the lake The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets Luke 53 Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore And sitting down He taught the people from the boat Luke 54 When Jesus had finished speaking He said to Simon “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch” Luke 55 “Master” Simon replied “we have worked hard all night without catching anything But because You say so I will let down the nets” Luke 56 When they had done so they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear Luke 57 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink Luke 58 When Simon Peter saw this he fell at Jesus’ knees “Go away from me Lord” he said “for I am a sinful man” Luke 59 For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken Luke 510 and so were his partners James and John the sons of Zebedee “Do not be afraid” Jesus said to Simon “From now on you will catch men” Luke 511 And when they had brought their boats ashore they left everything and followed Him Luke 512 While Jesus was in one of the towns a man came along who was covered with leprosy When he saw Jesus he fell facedown and begged Him “Lord if You are willing You can make me clean” Luke 513 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man “I am willing” He said “Be clean” And immediately the leprosy left him Luke 514 “Do not tell anyone” Jesus instructed him “But go show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing as a testimony to them” Luke 515 But the news about Jesus spread all the more and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses Luke 516 Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray Luke 517 One day Jesus was teaching and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick Luke 518 Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus Luke 519 but they could not find a way through the crowd So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd right in front of Jesus Luke 520 When Jesus saw their faith He said “Friend your sins are forgiven” Luke 521 But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy Who can forgive sins but God alone” Luke 522 Knowing what they were thinking Jesus replied “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts Luke 523 Which is easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven’ or to say ‘Get up and walk’ Luke 524 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic “I tell you get up pick up your mat and go home” Luke 525 And immediately the man stood up before them took what he had been lying on and went home glorifying God Luke 526 Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God They were filled with awe and said “We have seen remarkable things today” Luke 527 After this Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth “Follow Me” He told him Luke 528 and Levi got up left everything and followed Him Luke 529 Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house A large crowd of tax collectors was there along with others who were eating with them Luke 530 But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners” Luke 531 Jesus answered “It is not the healthy who need a doctor but the sick Luke 532 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance” Luke 533 Then they said to Him “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray but Yours keep on eating and drinking” Luke 534 Jesus replied “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them Luke 535 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them then they will fast” Luke 536 He also told them a parable “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one If he does he will tear the new garment as well and the patch from the new will not match the old Luke 537 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins If he does the new wine will burst the skins the wine will spill and the wineskins will be ruined Luke 538 Instead new wine is poured into new wineskins Luke 539 And no one after drinking old wine wants new for he says ‘The old is better’” Luke 61 One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain rub them in their hands and eat them Luke 62 But some of the Pharisees asked “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath” Luke 63 Jesus replied “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry Luke 64 He entered the house of God took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat” Luke 65 Then Jesus declared “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath” Luke 66 On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching and a man was there whose right hand was withered Luke 67 Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath Luke 68 But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand “Get up and stand among us” So he got up and stood there Luke 69 Then Jesus said to them “I ask you which is lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil to save life or to destroy it” Luke 610 And after looking around at all of them He said to the man “Stretch out your hand” He did so and it was restored Luke 611 But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus Luke 612 In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray and He spent the night in prayer to God Luke 613 When daylight came He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them whom He also designated as apostles Luke 614 Simon whom He named Peter and his brother Andrew James and John Philip and Bartholomew Luke 615 Matthew and Thomas James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot Luke 616 Judas son of James and Judas Iscariot who became a traitor Luke 617 Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place A large crowd of His disciples was there along with a great number of people from all over Judea Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon Luke 618 They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed Luke 619 The entire crowd was trying to touch Him because power was coming from Him and healing them all Luke 620 Looking up at His disciples Jesus said “Blessed are you who are poor for yours is the kingdom of God Luke 621 Blessed are you who hunger now for you will be filled Blessed are you who weep now for you will laugh Luke 622 Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man Luke 623 Rejoice in that day and leap for joy because great is your reward in heaven For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way Luke 624 But woe to you who are rich for you have already received your comfort Luke 625 Woe to you who are well fed now for you will hunger Woe to you who laugh now for you will mourn and weep Luke 626 Woe to you when all men speak well of you for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way Luke 627 But to those of you who will listen I say Love your enemies do good to those who hate you Luke 628 bless those who curse you pray for those who mistreat you Luke 629 If someone strikes you on one cheek turn to him the other also And if someone takes your cloak do not withhold your tunic as well Luke 630 Give to everyone who asks you and if anyone takes what is yours do not demand it back Luke 631 Do to others as you would have them do to you Luke 632 If you love those who love you what credit is that to you Even sinners love those who love them Luke 633 If you do good to those who do good to you what credit is that to you Even sinners do the same Luke 634 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment what credit is that to you Even sinners lend to sinners expecting to be repaid in full Luke 635 But love your enemies do good to them and lend to them expecting nothing in return Then your reward will be great and you will be sons of the Most High for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked Luke 636 Be merciful just as your Father is merciful Luke 637 Do not judge and you will not be judged Do not condemn and you will not be condemned Forgive and you will be forgiven Luke 638 Give and it will be given to you A good measure pressed down shaken together and running over will be poured into your lap For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you” Luke 639 Jesus also told them a parable “Can a blind man lead a blind man Will they not both fall into a pit Luke 640 A disciple is not above his teacher but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher Luke 641 Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye Luke 642 How can you say ‘Brother let me take the speck out of your eye’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye You hypocrite First take the beam out of your own eye and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye Luke 643 No good tree bears bad fruit nor does a bad tree bear good fruit Luke 644 For each tree is known by its own fruit Indeed figs are not gathered from thornbushes nor grapes from brambles Luke 645 The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks Luke 646 Why do you call Me ‘Lord Lord’ but do not do what I say Luke 647 I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them Luke 648 He is like a man building a house who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock When the flood came the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it because it was well built Luke 649 But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation The torrent crashed against that house and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction” Luke 71 When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people He went to Capernaum Luke 72 There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die Luke 73 When the centurion heard about Jesus he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant Luke 74 They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly “This man is worthy to have You grant this Luke 75 for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue” Luke 76 So Jesus went with them But when He was not far from the house the centurion sent friends with the message “Lord do not trouble Yourself for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof Luke 77 That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You But just say the word and my servant will be healed Luke 78 For I myself am a man under authority with soldiers under me I tell one to go and he goes and another to come and he comes I tell my servant to do something and he does it” Luke 79 When Jesus heard this He marveled at the centurion Turning to the crowd following Him He said “I tell you not even in Israel have I found such great faith” Luke 710 And when the messengers returned to the house they found the servant in good health Luke 711 Soon afterward Jesus went to a town called Nain His disciples went with Him accompanied by a large crowd Luke 712 As He approached the town gate He saw a dead man being carried out the only son of his mother and she was a widow And a large crowd from the town was with her Luke 713 When the Lord saw her He had compassion on her and said “Do not weep” Luke 714 Then He went up and touched the coffin and those carrying it stood still “Young man” He said “I tell you get up” Luke 715 And the dead man sat up and began to speak Then Jesus gave him back to his mother Luke 716 A sense of awe swept over all of them and they glorified God “A great prophet has appeared among us” they said “God has visited His people” Luke 717 And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding region Luke 718 Then John’s disciples informed him about all these things Luke 719 So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord “Are You the One who was to come or should we look for someone else” Luke 720 When the men came to Jesus they said “John the Baptist sent us to ask ‘Are You the One who was to come or should we look for someone else’” Luke 721 At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases afflictions and evil spirits and He gave sight to many who were blind Luke 722 So He replied “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard The blind receive sight the lame walk the lepers are cleansed the deaf hear the dead are raised and the good news is preached to the poor Luke 723 Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me” Luke 724 After John’s messengers had left Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John “What did you go out into the wilderness to see A reed swaying in the wind Luke 725 Otherwise what did you go out to see A man dressed in fine clothes Look those who wear elegant clothing and live in luxury are found in palaces Luke 726 What then did you go out to see A prophet Yes I tell you and more than a prophet Luke 727 This is the one about whom it is written ‘Behold I will send My messenger ahead of You who will prepare Your way before You’ Luke 728 I tell you among those born of women there is no one greater than John yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he” Luke 729 All the people who heard this even the tax collectors acknowledged God’s justice For they had received the baptism of John Luke 730 But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves because they had not been baptized by John Luke 731 “To what then can I compare the men of this generation What are they like Luke 732 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another ‘We played the flute for you and you did not dance we sang a dirge and you did not weep’ Luke 733 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine and you say ‘He has a demon’ Luke 734 The Son of Man came eating and drinking and you say ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard a friend of tax collectors and sinners’ Luke 735 But wisdom is vindicated by all her children” Luke 736 Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table Luke 737 When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there she brought an alabaster jar of perfume Luke 738 As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume Luke 739 When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this he said to himself “If this man were a prophet He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner” Luke 740 But Jesus answered him “Simon I have something to tell you” “Tell me Teacher” he said Luke 741 “Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender One owed him five hundred denarii and the other fifty Luke 742 When they were unable to repay him he forgave both of them Which one then will love him more” Luke 743 “I suppose the one who was forgiven more” Simon replied “You have judged correctly” Jesus said Luke 744 And turning toward the woman He said to Simon “Do you see this woman When I entered your house you did not give Me water for My feet but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair Luke 745 You did not greet Me with a kiss but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived Luke 746 You did not anoint My head with oil but she has anointed My feet with perfume Luke 747 Therefore I tell you her many sins have been forgiven for she has loved much But he who has been forgiven little loves little” Luke 748 Then Jesus said to her “Your sins are forgiven” Luke 749 But those at the table began to say to themselves “Who is this who even forgives sins” Luke 750 And Jesus told the woman “Your faith has saved you go in peace” Luke 81 Soon afterward Jesus traveled from one town and village to another preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God The Twelve were with Him Luke 82 as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities Mary called Magdalene from whom seven demons had gone out Luke 83 Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza Susanna and many others These women were ministering to them out of their own means Luke 84 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town He told them this parable Luke 85 “A farmer went out to sow his seed And as he was sowing some seed fell along the path where it was trampled and the birds of the air devoured it Luke 86 Some fell on rocky ground and when it came up the seedlings withered because they had no moisture Luke 87 Other seed fell among thorns which grew up with it and choked the seedlings Luke 88 Still other seed fell on good soil where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold” As Jesus said this He called out “He who has ears to hear let him hear” Luke 89 Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant Luke 810 He replied “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you but to others I speak in parables so that ‘though seeing they may not see though hearing they may not understand’ Luke 811 Now this is the meaning of the parable The seed is the word of God Luke 812 The seeds along the path are those who hear but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts so that they may not believe and be saved Luke 813 The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy but they have no root They believe for a season but in the time of testing they fall away Luke 814 The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries riches and pleasures of this life and their fruit does not mature Luke 815 But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart who hear the word cling to it and by persevering produce a crop Luke 816 No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed Instead he sets it on a stand so those who enter can see the light Luke 817 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light Luke 818 Pay attention therefore to how you listen Whoever has will be given more but whoever does not have even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him” Luke 819 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd Luke 820 He was told “Your mother and brothers are standing outside wanting to see You” Luke 821 But He replied “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out” Luke 822 One day Jesus said to His disciples “Let us cross to the other side of the lake” So He got into a boat with them and set out Luke 823 As they sailed He fell asleep and a windstorm came down on the lake so that the boat was being swamped and they were in great danger Luke 824 The disciples went and woke Him saying “Master Master we are perishing” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters and they subsided and all was calm Luke 825 “Where is your faith” He asked Frightened and amazed they asked one another “Who is this He commands even the winds and the water and they obey Him” Luke 826 Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes across the lake from Galilee Luke 827 When Jesus stepped ashore He was met by a demonpossessed man from the town For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house but he stayed in the tombs Luke 828 When the man saw Jesus he cried out and fell down before Him shouting in a loud voice “What do You want with me Jesus Son of the Most High God I beg You not to torture me” Luke 829 For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man Many times it had seized him and though he was bound with chains and shackles he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places Luke 830 “What is your name” Jesus asked “Legion” he replied because many demons had gone into him Luke 831 And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss Luke 832 There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs and He gave them permission Luke 833 Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned Luke 834 When those tending the pigs saw what had happened they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside Luke 835 So the people went out to see what had happened They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left sitting at Jesus’ feet clothed and in his right mind and they were afraid Luke 836 Meanwhile those who had seen it reported how the demonpossessed man had been healed Luke 837 Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them because great fear had taken hold of them So He got into the boat and started back Luke 838 The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus But He sent him away saying Luke 839 “Return home and describe how much God has done for you” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him Luke 840 When Jesus returned the crowd welcomed Him for they had all been waiting for Him Luke 841 Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet He begged Him to come to his house Luke 842 because his only daughter who was about twelve was dying As Jesus went with him the crowds pressed around Him Luke 843 including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years She had spent all her money on physicians but no one was able to heal her Luke 844 She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak and immediately her bleeding stopped Luke 845 “Who touched Me” Jesus asked But they all denied it “Master” said Peter “the people are crowding and pressing against You” Luke 846 But Jesus declared “Someone touched Me for I know that power has gone out from Me” Luke 847 Then the woman seeing that she could not escape notice came trembling and fell down before Him In the presence of all the people she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed Luke 848 “Daughter” said Jesus “your faith has healed you Go in peace” Luke 849 While He was still speaking someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader “Your daughter is dead” he told Jairus “Do not bother the Teacher anymore” Luke 850 But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus “Do not be afraid just believe and she will be healed” Luke 851 When He entered the house He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter John James and the child’s father and mother Luke 852 Meanwhile everyone was weeping and mourning for her But Jesus said “Stop weeping she is not dead but asleep” Luke 853 And they laughed at Him knowing that she was dead Luke 854 But Jesus took her by the hand and called out “Child get up” Luke 855 Her spirit returned and at once she got up And He directed that she be given something to eat Luke 856 Her parents were astounded but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened Luke 91 Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and power to cure diseases Luke 92 And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick Luke 93 “Take nothing for the journey” He told them “no staff no bag no bread no money no second tunic Luke 94 Whatever house you enter stay there until you leave that area Luke 95 If anyone does not welcome you shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town as a testimony against them” Luke 96 So they set out and went from village to village preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere Luke 97 When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening he was perplexed For some were saying that John had risen from the dead Luke 98 others that Elijah had appeared and still others that a prophet of old had arisen Luke 99 “I beheaded John” Herod said “but who is this man I hear such things about” And he kept trying to see Jesus Luke 910 Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done Taking them away privately He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida Luke 911 But the crowds found out and followed Him He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God and He healed those who needed healing Luke 912 As the day neared its end the Twelve came to Jesus and said “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions For we are in a desolate place here” Luke 913 But Jesus told them “You give them something to eat” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish” they answered “unless we go and buy food for all these people” Luke 914 There were about five thousand men He told His disciples “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each” Luke 915 They did so and everyone was seated Luke 916 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people Luke 917 They all ate and were satisfied and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over Luke 918 One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him He questioned them “Who do the crowds say I am” Luke 919 They replied “Some say John the Baptist others say Elijah and still others that a prophet of old has arisen” Luke 920 “But what about you” Jesus asked “Who do you say I am” Peter answered “The Christ of God” Luke 921 Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone Luke 922 “The Son of Man must suffer many things” He said “He must be rejected by the elders chief priests and scribes and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life” Luke 923 Then Jesus said to all of them “If anyone wants to come after Me he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me Luke 924 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it Luke 925 What does it profit a man to gain the whole world yet lose or forfeit his very self Luke 926 If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels Luke 927 But I tell you truly some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God” Luke 928 About eight days after Jesus had said these things He took with Him Peter John and James and went up on a mountain to pray Luke 929 And as He was praying the appearance of His face changed and His clothes became radiantly white Luke 930 Suddenly two men Moses and Elijah began talking with Jesus Luke 931 They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem Luke 932 Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep but when they awoke they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him Luke 933 As Moses and Elijah were leaving Peter said to Jesus “Master it is good for us to be here Let us put up three shelters—one for You one for Moses and one for Elijah” He did not know what he was saying Luke 934 While Peter was speaking a cloud appeared and enveloped them and they were afraid as they entered the cloud Luke 935 And a voice came from the cloud saying “This is My Son whom I have chosen Listen to Him” Luke 936 After the voice had spoken only Jesus was present with them The disciples kept this to themselves and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen Luke 937 The next day when they came down from the mountain Jesus was met by a large crowd Luke 938 Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out “Teacher I beg You to look at my son for he is my only child Luke 939 A spirit keeps seizing him and he screams abruptly It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him Luke 940 I begged Your disciples to drive it out but they were unable” Luke 941 “O unbelieving and perverse generation” Jesus replied “How long must I remain with you and put up with you Bring your son here” Luke 942 Even while the boy was approaching the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit healed the boy and gave him back to his father Luke 943 And they were all astonished at the greatness of God While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing He said to His disciples Luke 944 “Let these words sink into your ears The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men” Luke 945 But they did not understand this statement It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it and they were afraid to ask Him about it Luke 946 Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest Luke 947 But Jesus knowing the thoughts of their hearts had a little child stand beside Him Luke 948 And He said to them “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me For whoever is the least among all of you he is the greatest” Luke 949 “Master” said John “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name and we tried to stop him because he does not accompany us” Luke 950 “Do not stop him” Jesus replied “for whoever is not against you is for you” Luke 951 As the day of His ascension approached Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem Luke 952 He sent messengers on ahead who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him Luke 953 But the people there refused to welcome Him because He was heading for Jerusalem Luke 954 When the disciples James and John saw this they asked “Lord do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them” Luke 955 But Jesus turned and rebuked them Luke 956 And He and His disciples went on to another village Luke 957 As they were walking along the road someone said to Jesus “I will follow You wherever You go” Luke 958 Jesus replied “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head” Luke 959 Then He said to another man “Follow Me” The man replied “Lord first let me go and bury my father” Luke 960 But Jesus told him “Let the dead bury their own dead You however go and proclaim the kingdom of God” Luke 961 Still another said “I will follow You Lord but first let me bid farewell to my family” Luke 962 Then Jesus declared “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God” Luke 101 After this the Lord appointed seventytwo others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit Luke 102 And He told them “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few Ask the Lord of the harvest therefore to send out workers into His harvest Luke 103 Go I am sending you out like lambs among wolves Luke 104 Carry no purse or bag or sandals Do not greet anyone along the road Luke 105 Whatever house you enter begin by saying ‘Peace to this house’ Luke 106 If a man of peace is there your peace will rest on him if not it will return to you Luke 107 Stay at the same house eating and drinking whatever you are offered For the worker is worthy of his wages Do not move around from house to house Luke 108 If you enter a town and they welcome you eat whatever is set before you Luke 109 Heal the sick who are there and tell them ‘The kingdom of God is near you’ Luke 1010 But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you go into the streets and declare Luke 1011 ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off as a testimony against you Yet be sure of this The kingdom of God is near’ Luke 1012 I tell you it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town Luke 1013 Woe to you Chorazin Woe to you Bethsaida For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon they would have repented long ago sitting in sackcloth and ashes Luke 1014 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you Luke 1015 And you Capernaum will you be lifted up to heaven No you will be brought down to Hades Luke 1016 Whoever listens to you listens to Me whoever rejects you rejects Me and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me” Luke 1017 The seventytwo returned with joy and said “Lord even the demons submit to us in Your name” Luke 1018 So He told them “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven Luke 1019 Behold I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy Nothing will harm you Luke 1020 Nevertheless do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you but rejoice that your names are written in heaven” Luke 1021 At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared “I praise You Father Lord of heaven and earth because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to little children Yes Father for this was wellpleasing in Your sight Luke 1022 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father No one knows who the Son is except the Father and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him” Luke 1023 Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see Luke 1024 For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it and to hear what you hear but did not hear it” Luke 1025 One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him “Teacher” he asked “what must I do to inherit eternal life” Luke 1026 “What is written in the Law” Jesus replied “How do you read it” Luke 1027 He answered “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’” Luke 1028 “You have answered correctly” Jesus said “Do this and you will live” Luke 1029 But wanting to justify himself he asked Jesus “And who is my neighbor” Luke 1030 Jesus took up this question and said “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers They stripped him beat him and went away leaving him half dead Luke 1031 Now by chance a priest was going down the same road but when he saw him he passed by on the other side Luke 1032 So too when a Levite came to that spot and saw him he passed by on the other side Luke 1033 But a Samaritan on a journey came upon him and when he saw him he had compassion Luke 1034 He went to him and bandaged his wounds pouring on oil and wine Then he put him on his own animal brought him to an inn and took care of him Luke 1035 The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper ‘Take care of him’ he said ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense’ Luke 1036 Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers” Luke 1037 “The one who showed him mercy” replied the expert in the law Then Jesus told him “Go and do likewise” Luke 1038 As they traveled along Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home Luke 1039 She had a sister named Mary who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message Luke 1040 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made She came to Jesus and said “Lord do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone Tell her to help me” Luke 1041 “Martha Martha” the Lord replied “you are worried and upset about many things Luke 1042 But only one thing is necessary Mary has chosen the good portion and it will not be taken away from her” Luke 111 One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying one of His disciples requested “Lord teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples” Luke 112 So Jesus told them “When you pray say ‘Father hallowed be Your name Your kingdom come Luke 113 Give us each day our daily bread Luke 114 And forgive us our sins for we also forgive everyone who sins against us And lead us not into temptation’” Luke 115 Then Jesus said to them “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says ‘Friend lend me three loaves of bread Luke 116 because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey and I have nothing to set before him’ Luke 117 And suppose the one inside answers ‘Do not bother me My door is already shut and my children and I are in bed I cannot get up to give you anything’ Luke 118 I tell you even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship yet because of the man’s persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs Luke 119 So I tell you Ask and it will be given to you seek and you will find knock and the door will be opened to you Luke 1110 For everyone who asks receives he who seeks finds and to him who knocks the door will be opened Luke 1111 What father among you if his son asks for a fish will give him a snake instead Luke 1112 Or if he asks for an egg will give him a scorpion Luke 1113 So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him” Luke 1114 One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute And when the demon was gone the man who had been mute spoke The crowds were amazed Luke 1115 but some of them said “It is by Beelzebul the prince of the demons that He drives out demons” Luke 1116 And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven Luke 1117 Knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and a house divided against a house will fall Luke 1118 If Satan is divided against himself how can his kingdom stand After all you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul Luke 1119 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul by whom do your sons drive them out So then they will be your judges Luke 1120 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God then the kingdom of God has come upon you Luke 1121 When a strong man fully armed guards his house his possessions are secure Luke 1122 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and then he divides up his plunder Luke 1123 He who is not with Me is against Me and he who does not gather with Me scatters Luke 1124 When an unclean spirit comes out of a man it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it Then it says ‘I will return to the house I left’ Luke 1125 On its return it finds the house swept clean and put in order Luke 1126 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself and they go in and dwell there And the final plight of that man is worse than the first” Luke 1127 As Jesus was saying these things a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said “Blessed is the womb that bore You and blessed are the breasts that nursed You” Luke 1128 But He replied “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it” Luke 1129 As the crowds were increasing Jesus said “This is a wicked generation It demands a sign but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah Luke 1130 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation Luke 1131 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon and now One greater than Solomon is here Luke 1132 The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it for they repented at the preaching of Jonah and now One greater than Jonah is here Luke 1133 No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket Instead he sets it on a stand so those who enter can see the light Luke 1134 Your eye is the lamp of your body When your eyes are good your whole body also is full of light But when they are bad your body is full of darkness Luke 1135 Be careful then that the light within you is not darkness Luke 1136 So if your whole body is full of light with no part of it in darkness you will be radiant as though a lamp were shining on you” Luke 1137 As Jesus was speaking a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him so He went in and reclined at the table Luke 1138 But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal Luke 1139 Then the Lord said “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish but inside you are full of greed and wickedness Luke 1140 You fools Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well Luke 1141 But give as alms the things that are within you and behold everything will be clean for you Luke 1142 Woe to you Pharisees For you pay tithes of mint rue and every herb but you disregard justice and the love of God You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former Luke 1143 Woe to you Pharisees For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces Luke 1144 Woe to you For you are like unmarked graves which men walk over without even noticing” Luke 1145 One of the experts in the law told Him “Teacher when You say these things You insult us as well” Luke 1146 “Woe to you as well experts in the law” He replied “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load Luke 1147 Woe to you For you build tombs for the prophets but it was your fathers who killed them Luke 1148 So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers They killed the prophets and you build their tombs Luke 1149 Because of this the wisdom of God said ‘I will send them prophets and apostles some of them they will kill and others they will persecute’ Luke 1150 As a result this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world Luke 1151 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary Yes I tell you all of it will be charged to this generation Luke 1152 Woe to you experts in the law For you have taken away the key to knowledge You yourselves have not entered and you have hindered those who were entering” Luke 1153 As Jesus went on from there the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things Luke 1154 waiting to catch Him in something He might say Luke 121 In the meantime a crowd of many thousands had gathered so that they were trampling one another Jesus began to speak first to His disciples “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees which is hypocrisy Luke 122 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed and nothing hidden that will not be made known Luke 123 What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops Luke 124 I tell you My friends do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more Luke 125 But I will show you whom you should fear Fear the One who after you have been killed has authority to throw you into hell Yes I tell you fear Him Luke 126 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies Yet not one of them is forgotten by God Luke 127 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered So do not be afraid you are worth more than many sparrows Luke 128 I tell you everyone who confesses Me before men the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God Luke 129 But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God Luke 1210 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven Luke 1211 When you are brought before synagogues rulers and authorities do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say Luke 1212 For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say” Luke 1213 Someone in the crowd said to Him “Teacher tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me” Luke 1214 But Jesus replied “Man who appointed Me judge or executor between you” Luke 1215 And He said to them “Watch out Guard yourselves against every form of greed for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” Luke 1216 Then He told them a parable “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance Luke 1217 So he thought to himself ‘What shall I do since I have nowhere to store my crops’ Luke 1218 Then he said ‘This is what I will do I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones and there I will store up all my grain and my goods Luke 1219 Then I will say to myself “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years Take it easy Eat drink and be merry”’ Luke 1220 But God said to him ‘You fool This very night your life will be required of you Then who will own what you have accumulated’ Luke 1221 This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God” Luke 1222 Then Jesus said to His disciples “Therefore I tell you do not worry about your life what you will eat or about your body what you will wear Luke 1223 For life is more than food and the body more than clothes Luke 1224 Consider the ravens They do not sow or reap they have no storehouse or barn yet God feeds them How much more valuable you are than the birds Luke 1225 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life Luke 1226 So if you cannot do such a small thing why do you worry about the rest Luke 1227 Consider how the lilies grow They do not labor or spin Yet I tell you not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these Luke 1228 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace how much more will He clothe you O you of little faith Luke 1229 And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink Do not worry about it Luke 1230 For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things and your Father knows that you need them Luke 1231 But seek His kingdom and these things will be added unto you Luke 1232 Do not be afraid little flock for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom Luke 1233 Sell your possessions and give to the poor Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out an inexhaustible treasure in heaven where no thief approaches and no moth destroys Luke 1234 For where your treasure is there your heart will be also Luke 1235 Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning Luke 1236 Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet so that when he comes and knocks they can open the door for him at once Luke 1237 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns Truly I tell you he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table and he himself will come and wait on them Luke 1238 Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert those servants will be blessed Luke 1239 But understand this If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming he would not have let his house be broken into Luke 1240 You also must be ready because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect” Luke 1241 “Lord” said Peter “are You addressing this parable to us or to everyone else as well” Luke 1242 And the Lord answered “Who then is the faithful and wise manager whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time Luke 1243 Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns Luke 1244 Truly I tell you he will put him in charge of all his possessions Luke 1245 But suppose that servant says in his heart ‘My master will be a long time in coming’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants and to eat and drink and get drunk Luke 1246 The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers Luke 1247 That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows Luke 1248 But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows From everyone who has been given much much will be required and from him who has been entrusted with much even more will be demanded Luke 1249 I have come to ignite a fire on the earth and how I wish it were already kindled Luke 1250 But I have a baptism to undergo and how distressed I am until it is accomplished Luke 1251 Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth No I tell you but division Luke 1252 From now on five in one household will be divided three against two and two against three Luke 1253 They will be divided father against son and son against father mother against daughter and daughter against mother motherinlaw against daughterinlaw and daughterinlaw against motherinlaw” Luke 1254 Then Jesus said to the crowds “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west you say ‘A shower is coming’ and that is what happens Luke 1255 And when the south wind blows you say ‘It will be hot’ and it is Luke 1256 You hypocrites You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time Luke 1257 And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right Luke 1258 Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate Otherwise he may drag you off to the judge and the judge may hand you over to the officer and the officer may throw you into prison Luke 1259 I tell you you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny” Luke 131 At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices Luke 132 To this He replied “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way Luke 133 No I tell you But unless you repent you too will all perish Luke 134 Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem Luke 135 No I tell you But unless you repent you too will all perish” Luke 136 Then Jesus told this parable “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any Luke 137 So he said to the keeper of the vineyard ‘Look for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any Therefore cut it down Why should it use up the soil’ Luke 138 ‘Sir’ the man replied ‘leave it alone again this year until I dig around it and fertilize it Luke 139 If it bears fruit next year fine But if not you can cut it down’” Luke 1310 One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues Luke 1311 and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years She was hunched over and could not stand up straight Luke 1312 When Jesus saw her He called her over and said “Woman you are set free from your disability” Luke 1313 Then He placed His hands on her and immediately she straightened up and began to glorify God Luke 1314 But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath “There are six days for work” he told the crowd “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath” Luke 1315 “You hypocrites” the Lord replied “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water Luke 1316 Then should not this daughter of Abraham whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day” Luke 1317 When Jesus said this all His adversaries were humiliated And the whole crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things He was doing Luke 1318 Then Jesus asked “What is the kingdom of God like To what can I compare it Luke 1319 It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden It grew and became a tree and the birds of the air nested in its branches” Luke 1320 Again He asked “To what can I compare the kingdom of God Luke 1321 It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour until all of it was leavened” Luke 1322 Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem Luke 1323 “Lord” someone asked Him “will only a few people be saved” Jesus answered Luke 1324 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door For many I tell you will try to enter and will not be able Luke 1325 After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door you will stand outside knocking and saying ‘Lord open the door for us’ But he will reply ‘I do not know where you are from’ Luke 1326 Then you will say ‘We ate and drank with you and you taught in our streets’ Luke 1327 And he will answer ‘I tell you I do not know where you are from Depart from me all you evildoers’ Luke 1328 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham Isaac Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves are thrown out Luke 1329 People will come from east and west and north and south and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God Luke 1330 And indeed some who are last will be first and some who are first will be last” Luke 1331 At that very hour some Pharisees came to Jesus and told Him “Leave this place and get away because Herod wants to kill You” Luke 1332 But Jesus replied “Go tell that fox ‘Look I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow and on the third day I will reach My goal’ Luke 1333 Nevertheless I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem Luke 1334 O Jerusalem Jerusalem who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings but you were unwilling Luke 1335 Look your house is left to you desolate And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord’” Luke 141 One Sabbath Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee and those in attendance were watching Him closely Luke 142 Right there before Him was a man with dropsy Luke 143 So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not” Luke 144 But they remained silent Then Jesus took hold of the man healed him and sent him on his way Luke 145 And He asked them “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out” Luke 146 And they were unable to answer these questions Luke 147 When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor He told them a parable Luke 148 “When you are invited to a wedding banquet do not sit in the place of honor in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited Luke 149 Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you ‘Give this man your seat’ And in humiliation you will have to take the last place Luke 1410 But when you are invited go and sit in the last place so that your host will come and tell you ‘Friend move up to a better place’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you Luke 1411 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled and the one who humbles himself will be exalted” Luke 1412 Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him “When you host a dinner or a banquet do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors Otherwise they may invite you in return and you will be repaid Luke 1413 But when you host a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame and the blind Luke 1414 and you will be blessed Since they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous” Luke 1415 When one of those reclining with Him heard this he said to Jesus “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God” Luke 1416 But Jesus replied “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests Luke 1417 When it was time for the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited ‘Come for everything is now ready’ Luke 1418 But one after another they all began to make excuses The first one said ‘I have bought a field and I need to go see it Please excuse me’ Luke 1419 Another said ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen and I am going to try them out Please excuse me’ Luke 1420 Still another said ‘I have married a wife so I cannot come’ Luke 1421 The servant returned and reported all this to his master Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city and bring in the poor the crippled the blind and the lame’ Luke 1422 ‘Sir’ the servant replied ‘what you ordered has been done and there is still room’ Luke 1423 So the master told his servant ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in so that my house will be full Luke 1424 For I tell you not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet’” Luke 1425 Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus and He turned and said to them Luke 1426 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes even his own life—he cannot be My disciple Luke 1427 And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple Luke 1428 Which of you wishing to build a tower does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it Luke 1429 Otherwise if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work everyone who sees it will ridicule him Luke 1430 saying ‘This man could not finish what he started to build’ Luke 1431 Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand Luke 1432 And if he is unable he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off to ask for terms of peace Luke 1433 In the same way any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple Luke 1434 Salt is good but if the salt loses its savor with what will it be seasoned Luke 1435 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile and it is thrown out He who has ears to hear let him hear” Luke 151 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus Luke 152 So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them” Luke 153 Then Jesus told them this parable Luke 154 “What man among you if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them does not leave the ninetynine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost until he finds it Luke 155 And when he finds it he joyfully puts it on his shoulders Luke 156 comes home and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them ‘Rejoice with me for I have found my lost sheep’ Luke 157 I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninetynine righteous ones who do not need to repent Luke 158 Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp sweep her house and search carefully until she finds it Luke 159 And when she finds it she calls together her friends and neighbors to say ‘Rejoice with me for I have found my lost coin’ Luke 1510 In the same way I tell you there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents” Luke 1511 Then Jesus said “There was a man who had two sons Luke 1512 The younger son said to him ‘Father give me my share of the estate’ So he divided his property between them Luke 1513 After a few days the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country where he squandered his wealth in wild living Luke 1514 After he had spent all he had a severe famine swept through that country and he began to be in need Luke 1515 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs Luke 1516 He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating but no one would give him a thing Luke 1517 Finally he came to his senses and said ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food but here I am starving to death Luke 1518 I will get up and go back to my father and say to him “Father I have sinned against heaven and against you Luke 1519 I am no longer worthy to be called your son Make me like one of your hired servants”’ Luke 1520 So he got up and went to his father But while he was still in the distance his father saw him and was filled with compassion He ran to his son embraced him and kissed him Luke 1521 The son declared ‘Father I have sinned against heaven and against you I am no longer worthy to be called your son’ Luke 1522 But the father said to his servants ‘Quick Bring the best robe and put it on him Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet Luke 1523 Bring the fattened calf and kill it Let us feast and celebrate Luke 1524 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again He was lost and is found’ So they began to celebrate Luke 1525 Meanwhile the older son was in the field and as he approached the house he heard music and dancing Luke 1526 So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on Luke 1527 ‘Your brother has returned’ he said ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound’ Luke 1528 The older son became angry and refused to go in So his father came out and pleaded with him Luke 1529 But he answered his father ‘Look all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends Luke 1530 But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes you kill the fattened calf for him’ Luke 1531 ‘Son you are always with me’ the father said ‘and all that is mine is yours Luke 1532 But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again he was lost and is found’” Luke 161 Jesus also said to His disciples “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions Luke 162 So he called him in to ask ‘What is this I hear about you Turn in an account of your management for you cannot be manager any longer’ Luke 163 The manager said to himself ‘What shall I do now that my master is taking away my position I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg Luke 164 I know what I will do so that after my removal from management people will welcome me into their homes’ Luke 165 And he called in each one of his master’s debtors ‘How much do you owe my master’ he asked the first Luke 166 ‘A hundred measures of olive oil’ he answered ‘Take your bill’ said the manager ‘sit down quickly and write fifty’ Luke 167 Then he asked another ‘And how much do you owe’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat’ he replied ‘Take your bill and write eighty’ he told him Luke 168 The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light Luke 169 I tell you use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone they will welcome you into eternal dwellings Luke 1610 Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much Luke 1611 So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth who will entrust you with true riches Luke 1612 And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another who will give you belongings of your own Luke 1613 No servant can serve two masters Either he will hate the one and love the other or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other You cannot serve both God and money” Luke 1614 The Pharisees who were lovers of money heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus Luke 1615 So He said to them “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men but God knows your hearts For what is prized among men is detestable before God Luke 1616 The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John Since that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached and everyone is forcing his way into it Luke 1617 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law Luke 1618 Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery Luke 1619 Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen who lived each day in joyous splendor Luke 1620 And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate covered with sores Luke 1621 and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table Even the dogs came and licked his sores Luke 1622 One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side And the rich man also died and was buried Luke 1623 In Hades where he was in torment he looked up and saw Abraham from afar with Lazarus by his side Luke 1624 So he cried out ‘Father Abraham have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue For I am in agony in this fire’ Luke 1625 But Abraham answered ‘Child remember that during your lifetime you received your good things while Lazarus received bad things But now he is comforted here while you are in agony Luke 1626 And besides all this a great chasm has been fixed between us and you so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you nor can anyone cross from there to us’ Luke 1627 ‘Then I beg you father’ he said ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house Luke 1628 for I have five brothers Let him warn them so that they will not also end up in this place of torment’ Luke 1629 But Abraham replied ‘They have Moses and the Prophets let your brothers listen to them’ Luke 1630 ‘No father Abraham’ he said ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead they will repent’ Luke 1631 Then Abraham said to him ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead’” Luke 171 Jesus said to His disciples “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come but woe to the one through whom they come Luke 172 It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble Luke 173 Watch yourselves If your brother sins rebuke him and if he repents forgive him Luke 174 Even if he sins against you seven times in a day and seven times returns to say ‘I repent’ you must forgive him” Luke 175 The apostles said to the Lord “Increase our faith” Luke 176 And the Lord answered “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed you can say to this mulberry tree ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea’ and it will obey you Luke 177 Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’ Luke 178 Instead won’t he tell him ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink and afterward you may eat and drink’ Luke 179 Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told Luke 1710 So you also when you have done everything commanded of you should say ‘We are unworthy servants we have only done our duty’” Luke 1711 While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem He was passing between Samaria and Galilee Luke 1712 As He entered one of the villages He was met by ten lepers They stood at a distance Luke 1713 and raised their voices shouting “Jesus Master have mercy on us” Luke 1714 When Jesus saw them He said “Go show yourselves to the priests” And as they were on their way they were cleansed Luke 1715 When one of them saw that he was healed he came back praising God in a loud voice Luke 1716 He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan Luke 1717 “Were not all ten cleansed” Jesus asked “Where then are the other nine Luke 1718 Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God” Luke 1719 Then Jesus said to him “Rise and go your faith has made you well” Luke 1720 When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come Jesus replied “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs Luke 1721 Nor will people say ‘Look here it is’ or ‘There it is’ For you see the kingdom of God is in your midst” Luke 1722 Then He said to the disciples “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man but you will not see it Luke 1723 People will tell you ‘Look there He is’ or ‘Look here He is’ Do not go out or chase after them Luke 1724 For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other so will be the Son of Man in His day Luke 1725 But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation Luke 1726 Just as it was in the days of Noah so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man Luke 1727 People were eating and drinking marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark Then the flood came and destroyed them all Luke 1728 It was the same in the days of Lot People were eating and drinking buying and selling planting and building Luke 1729 But on the day Lot left Sodom fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all Luke 1730 It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed Luke 1731 On that day let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions Likewise let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind Luke 1732 Remember Lot’s wife Luke 1733 Whoever tries to save his life will lose it but whoever loses his life will preserve it Luke 1734 I tell you on that night two people will be in one bed one will be taken and the other left Luke 1735 Two women will be grinding grain together one will be taken and the other left” Luke 1736 Luke 1737 “Where Lord” they asked Jesus answered “Wherever there is a carcass there the vultures will gather” Luke 181 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart Luke 182 “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men Luke 183 And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him ‘Give me justice against my adversary’ Luke 184 For a while he refused but later he said to himself ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men Luke 185 yet because this widow keeps pestering me I will give her justice Otherwise she will wear me out with her perpetual requests’” Luke 186 And the Lord said “Listen to the words of the unjust judge Luke 187 Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night Will He delay in helping them Luke 188 I tell you He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf Nevertheless when the Son of Man comes will He find faith on earth” Luke 189 To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt He also told this parable Luke 1810 “Two men went up to the temple to pray One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector Luke 1811 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed ‘God I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers evildoers adulterers—or even like this tax collector Luke 1812 I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire’ Luke 1813 But the tax collector stood at a distance unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven Instead he beat his breast and said ‘God have mercy on me a sinner’ Luke 1814 I tell you this man rather than the Pharisee went home justified For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled but the one who humbles himself will be exalted” Luke 1815 Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them And when the disciples saw this they rebuked those who brought them Luke 1816 But Jesus called the children to Him and said “Let the little children come to Me and do not hinder them For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these Luke 1817 Truly I tell you anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it” Luke 1818 Then a certain ruler asked Him “Good Teacher what must I do to inherit eternal life” Luke 1819 “Why do you call Me good” Jesus replied “No one is good except God alone Luke 1820 You know the commandments ‘Do not commit adultery do not murder do not steal do not bear false witness honor your father and mother’” Luke 1821 “All these I have kept from my youth” he said Luke 1822 On hearing this Jesus told him “You still lack one thing Sell everything you own and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven Then come follow Me” Luke 1823 But when the ruler heard this he became very sad because he was extremely wealthy Luke 1824 Seeing the man’s sadness Jesus said “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God Luke 1825 Indeed it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God” Luke 1826 Those who heard this asked “Who then can be saved” Luke 1827 But Jesus said “What is impossible with man is possible with God” Luke 1828 “Look” said Peter “we have left all we had to follow You” Luke 1829 “Truly I tell you” Jesus replied “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God Luke 1830 will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come eternal life” Luke 1831 Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them “Look we are going up to Jerusalem and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled Luke 1832 He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon Luke 1833 They will flog Him and kill Him and on the third day He will rise again” Luke 1834 But the disciples did not understand any of these things The meaning was hidden from them and they did not comprehend what He was saying Luke 1835 As Jesus drew near to Jericho a blind man was sitting beside the road begging Luke 1836 When he heard the crowd going by he asked what was happening Luke 1837 “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by” they told him Luke 1838 So he called out “Jesus Son of David have mercy on me” Luke 1839 Those who led the way admonished him to be silent but he cried out all the louder “Son of David have mercy on me” Luke 1840 Jesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him When he had come near Jesus asked him Luke 1841 “What do you want Me to do for you” “Lord” he said “let me see again” Luke 1842 “Receive your sight” Jesus replied “Your faith has healed you” Luke 1843 Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus glorifying God And all the people when they saw it gave praise to God Luke 191 Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through Luke 192 And there was a man named Zacchaeus a chief tax collector who was very wealthy Luke 193 He was trying to see who Jesus was but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature Luke 194 So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him since Jesus was about to pass that way Luke 195 When Jesus came to that place He looked up and said “Zacchaeus hurry down for I must stay at your house today” Luke 196 So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully Luke 197 And all who saw this began to grumble saying “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man” Luke 198 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord “Look Lord half of my possessions I give to the poor and if I have cheated anyone I will repay it fourfold” Luke 199 Jesus said to him “Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a son of Abraham Luke 1910 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost” Luke 1911 While the people were listening to this Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently Luke 1912 So He said “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return Luke 1913 Beforehand he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas ‘Conduct business with this until I return’ he said Luke 1914 But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say ‘We do not want this man to rule over us’ Luke 1915 When he returned from procuring his kingship he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money to find out what each one had earned Luke 1916 The first servant came forward and said ‘Master your mina has produced ten more minas’ Luke 1917 His master replied ‘Well done good servant Because you have been faithful in a very small matter you shall have authority over ten cities’ Luke 1918 The second servant came and said ‘Master your mina has made five minas’ Luke 1919 And to this one he said ‘You shall have authority over five cities’ Luke 1920 Then another servant came and said ‘Master here is your mina which I have laid away in a piece of cloth Luke 1921 For I was afraid of you because you are a harsh man You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow’ Luke 1922 His master replied ‘You wicked servant I will judge you by your own words So you knew that I am a harsh man withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow Luke 1923 Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank and upon my return I could have collected it with interest’ Luke 1924 Then he told those standing by ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas’ Luke 1925 ‘Master’ they said ‘he already has ten’ Luke 1926 He replied ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more but the one who does not have even what he has will be taken away from him Luke 1927 And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them bring them here and slay them in front of me’” Luke 1928 After Jesus had said this He went on ahead going up to Jerusalem Luke 1929 As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives He sent out two of His disciples Luke 1930 saying “Go into the village ahead of you and as you enter it you will find a colt tied there on which no one has ever sat Untie it and bring it here Luke 1931 If anyone asks ‘Why are you untying it’ tell him ‘The Lord needs it’” Luke 1932 So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them Luke 1933 As they were untying the colt its owners asked “Why are you untying the colt” Luke 1934 “The Lord needs it” they answered Luke 1935 Then they led the colt to Jesus threw their cloaks over it and put Jesus on it Luke 1936 As He rode along the people spread their cloaks on the road Luke 1937 And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen Luke 1938 “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest” Luke 1939 But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him “Teacher rebuke Your disciples” Luke 1940 “I tell you” He answered “if they remain silent the very stones will cry out” Luke 1941 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city He wept over it Luke 1942 and said “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace But now it is hidden from your eyes Luke 1943 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side Luke 1944 They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls They will not leave one stone on another because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God” Luke 1945 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there Luke 1946 He declared to them “It is written ‘My house will be a house of prayer’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers’” Luke 1947 Jesus was teaching at the temple every day but the chief priests scribes and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him Luke 1948 Yet they could not find a way to do so because all the people hung on His words Luke 201 One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel the chief priests and scribes together with the elders came up to Him Luke 202 “Tell us” they said “by what authority are You doing these things and who gave You this authority” Luke 203 “I will also ask you a question” Jesus replied “Tell Me Luke 204 John’s baptism—was it from heaven or from men” Luke 205 They deliberated among themselves and said “If we say ‘From heaven’ He will ask ‘Why did you not believe him’ Luke 206 But if we say ‘From men’ all the people will stone us for they are convinced that John was a prophet” Luke 207 So they answered that they did not know where it was from Luke 208 And Jesus replied “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things” Luke 209 Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable “A man planted a vineyard rented it out to some tenants and went away for a long time Luke 2010 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away emptyhanded Luke 2011 So he sent another servant but they beat him and treated him shamefully sending him away emptyhanded Luke 2012 Then he sent a third but they wounded him and threw him out Luke 2013 ‘What shall I do’ asked the owner of the vineyard ‘I will send my beloved son Perhaps they will respect him’ Luke 2014 But when the tenants saw the son they discussed it among themselves and said ‘This is the heir Let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours’ Luke 2015 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them Luke 2016 He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others” And when the people heard this they said “May such a thing never happen” Luke 2017 But Jesus looked directly at them and said “Then what is the meaning of that which is written ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’ Luke 2018 Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces but he on whom it falls will be crushed” Luke 2019 When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them they sought to arrest Him that very hour But they were afraid of the people Luke 2020 So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor Luke 2021 “Teacher” they inquired “we know that You speak and teach correctly You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth Luke 2022 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not” Luke 2023 But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them Luke 2024 “Show Me a denarius Whose image and inscription are on it” “Caesar’s” they answered Luke 2025 So Jesus told them “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s” Luke 2026 And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people And amazed at His answer they fell silent Luke 2027 Then some of the Sadducees who say there is no resurrection came to question Him Luke 2028 “Teacher” they said “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him Luke 2029 Now there were seven brothers The first one married a wife but died childless Luke 2030 Then the second Luke 2031 and the third married the widow and in the same way all seven died leaving no children Luke 2032 And last of all the woman died Luke 2033 So then in the resurrection whose wife will she be For all seven were married to her” Luke 2034 Jesus answered “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage Luke 2035 But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage Luke 2036 In fact they can no longer die because they are like the angels And since they are sons of the resurrection they are sons of God Luke 2037 Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised in the passage about the burning bush For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob’ Luke 2038 He is not the God of the dead but of the living for to Him all are alive” Luke 2039 Some of the scribes answered “Teacher You have spoken well” Luke 2040 And they did not dare to question Him any further Luke 2041 Then Jesus declared “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David Luke 2042 For David himself says in the book of Psalms ‘The Lord said to my Lord “Sit at My right hand Luke 2043 until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”’ Luke 2044 Thus David calls Him ‘Lord’ So how can He be David’s son” Luke 2045 In the hearing of all the people Jesus said to His disciples Luke 2046 “Beware of the scribes They like to walk around in long robes and they love the greetings in the marketplaces the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets Luke 2047 They defraud widows of their houses and for a show make lengthy prayers These men will receive greater condemnation” Luke 211 Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury Luke 212 and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins Luke 213 “Truly I tell you” He said “this poor widow has put in more than all the others Luke 214 For they all contributed out of their surplus but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on” Luke 215 As some of the disciples were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts Jesus said Luke 216 “As for what you see here the time will come when not one stone will be left on another every one will be thrown down” Luke 217 “Teacher” they asked “when will these things happen And what will be the sign that they are about to take place” Luke 218 Jesus answered “See to it that you are not deceived For many will come in My name claiming ‘I am He’ and ‘The time is near’ Do not follow them Luke 219 When you hear of wars and rebellions do not be alarmed These things must happen first but the end is not imminent” Luke 2110 Then He told them “Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom Luke 2111 There will be great earthquakes famines and pestilences in various places along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven Luke 2112 But before all this they will seize you and persecute you On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons and they will bring you before kings and governors Luke 2113 This will be your opportunity to serve as witnesses Luke 2114 So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves Luke 2115 For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict Luke 2116 You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends and some of you will be put to death Luke 2117 And you will be hated by everyone because of My name Luke 2118 Yet not even a hair of your head will perish Luke 2119 By your patient endurance you will gain your souls Luke 2120 But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies you will know that her desolation is near Luke 2121 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains let those in the city get out and let those in the country stay out of the city Luke 2122 For these are the days of vengeance to fulfill all that is written Luke 2123 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people Luke 2124 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled Luke 2125 There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars and on the earth dismay among the nations bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves Luke 2126 Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth for the powers of the heavens will be shaken Luke 2127 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory Luke 2128 When these things begin to happen stand up and lift up your heads because your redemption is drawing near” Luke 2129 Then Jesus told them a parable “Look at the fig tree and all the trees Luke 2130 When they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near Luke 2131 So also when you see these things happening know that the kingdom of God is near Luke 2132 Truly I tell you this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened Luke 2133 Heaven and earth will pass away but My words will never pass away Luke 2134 But watch yourselves or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation drunkenness and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare Luke 2135 For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth Luke 2136 So keep watch at all times and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man” Luke 2137 Every day Jesus taught at the temple but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives Luke 2138 And early in the morning all the people would come to hear Him at the temple Luke 221 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread called the Passover was approaching Luke 222 and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death for they feared the people Luke 223 Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot who was one of the Twelve Luke 224 And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them Luke 225 They were delighted and agreed to give him money Luke 226 Judas consented and began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of a crowd Luke 227 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed Luke 228 Jesus sent Peter and John saying “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover” Luke 229 “Where do You want us to prepare it” they asked Luke 2210 He answered “When you enter the city a man carrying a jug of water will meet you Follow him to the house he enters Luke 2211 and say to the owner of that house ‘The Teacher asks Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with My disciples’ Luke 2212 And he will show you a large upper room already furnished Make preparations there” Luke 2213 So they went and found it just as Jesus had told them And they prepared the Passover Luke 2214 When the hour had come Jesus reclined at the table with His apostles Luke 2215 And He said to them “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering Luke 2216 For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God” Luke 2217 After taking the cup He gave thanks and said “Take this and divide it among yourselves Luke 2218 For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes” Luke 2219 And He took the bread gave thanks and broke it and gave it to them saying “This is My body given for you do this in remembrance of Me” Luke 2220 In the same way after supper He took the cup saying “This cup is the new covenant in My blood which is poured out for you Luke 2221 Look The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table Luke 2222 Indeed the Son of Man will go as it has been determined but woe to that man who betrays Him” Luke 2223 Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this Luke 2224 A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them should be considered the greatest Luke 2225 So Jesus declared “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors Luke 2226 But you shall not be like them Instead the greatest among you should be like the youngest and the one who leads like the one who serves Luke 2227 For who is greater the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves Is it not the one who reclines But I am among you as one who serves Luke 2228 You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials Luke 2229 And I bestow on you a kingdom just as My Father has bestowed one on Me Luke 2230 so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel Luke 2231 Simon Simon Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat Luke 2232 But I have prayed for you Simon that your faith will not fail And when you have turned back strengthen your brothers” Luke 2233 “Lord” said Peter “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death” Luke 2234 But Jesus replied “I tell you Peter the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me” Luke 2235 Then Jesus asked them “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals did you lack anything” “Nothing” they answered Luke 2236 “Now however” He told them “the one with a purse should take it and likewise a bag and the one without a sword should sell his cloak and buy one Luke 2237 For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in Me ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors’ For what is written about Me is reaching its fulfillment” Luke 2238 So they said “Look Lord here are two swords” “That is enough” He answered Luke 2239 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives and the disciples followed Him Luke 2240 When He came to the place He told them “Pray that you will not enter into temptation” Luke 2241 And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them where He knelt down and prayed Luke 2242 “Father if You are willing take this cup from Me Yet not My will but Yours be done” Luke 2243 Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him Luke 2244 And in His anguish He prayed more earnestly and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground Luke 2245 When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples He found them asleep exhausted from sorrow Luke 2246 “Why are you sleeping” He asked “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation” Luke 2247 While He was still speaking a crowd arrived led by the man called Judas one of the Twelve He approached Jesus to kiss Him Luke 2248 But Jesus asked him “Judas are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss” Luke 2249 Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said “Lord should we strike with our swords” Luke 2250 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest cutting off his right ear Luke 2251 But Jesus answered “No more of this” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him Luke 2252 Then Jesus said to the chief priests temple officers and elders who had come for Him “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw Luke 2253 Every day I was with you in the temple courts and you did not lay a hand on Me But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness” Luke 2254 Then they seized Jesus led Him away and took Him into the house of the high priest And Peter followed at a distance Luke 2255 When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together Peter sat down among them Luke 2256 A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him “This man also was with Him” she said Luke 2257 But Peter denied it “Woman I do not know Him” he said Luke 2258 A short time later someone else saw him and said “You also are one of them” But Peter said “Man I am not” Luke 2259 About an hour later another man insisted “Certainly this man was with Him for he too is a Galilean” Luke 2260 “Man I do not know what you are talking about” Peter replied And immediately while he was still speaking the rooster crowed Luke 2261 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him “Before the rooster crows today you will deny Me three times” Luke 2262 And he went outside and wept bitterly Luke 2263 The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him Luke 2264 They blindfolded Him and kept demanding “Prophesy Who hit You” Luke 2265 And they said many other blasphemous things against Him Luke 2266 At daybreak the council of the elders of the people both the chief priests and scribes met together They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said Luke 2267 “If You are the Christ tell us” Jesus answered “If I tell you you will not believe Luke 2268 And if I ask you a question you will not answer Luke 2269 But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God” Luke 2270 So they all asked “Are You then the Son of God” He replied “You say that I am” Luke 2271 “Why do we need any more testimony” they declared “We have heard it for ourselves from His own lips” Luke 231 Then the whole council rose and led Jesus away to Pilate Luke 232 And they began to accuse Him saying “We found this man subverting our nation forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar and proclaiming Himself to be Christ a King” Luke 233 So Pilate asked Him “Are You the King of the Jews” “You have said so” Jesus replied Luke 234 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds “I find no basis for a charge against this man” Luke 235 But they kept insisting “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching He began in Galilee and has come all the way here” Luke 236 When Pilate heard this he asked if the man was a Galilean Luke 237 And learning that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction he sent Him to Herod who himself was in Jerusalem at that time Luke 238 When Herod saw Jesus he was greatly pleased He had wanted to see Him for a long time because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle Luke 239 Herod questioned Jesus at great length but He gave no answer Luke 2310 Meanwhile the chief priests and scribes stood there vehemently accusing Him Luke 2311 And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him Dressing Him in a fine robe they sent Him back to Pilate Luke 2312 That day Herod and Pilate became friends before this time they had been enemies Luke 2313 Then Pilate called together the chief priests the rulers and the people Luke 2314 and said to them “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him Luke 2315 Neither has Herod for he sent Him back to us As you can see He has done nothing deserving of death Luke 2316 Therefore I will punish Him and release Him” Luke 2317 Luke 2318 But they all cried out in unison “Away with this man Release Barabbas to us” Luke 2319 Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city and for murder Luke 2320 Wanting to release Jesus Pilate addressed them again Luke 2321 but they kept shouting “Crucify Him Crucify Him” Luke 2322 A third time he said to them “What evil has this man done I have found in Him no offense worthy of death So after I punish Him I will release Him” Luke 2323 But they were insistent demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified And their clamor prevailed Luke 2324 So Pilate sentenced that their demand be met Luke 2325 As they had requested he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder and he handed Jesus over to their will Luke 2326 As the soldiers led Him away they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country and they put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus Luke 2327 A great number of people followed Him including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him Luke 2328 But Jesus turned to them and said “Daughters of Jerusalem do not weep for Me but weep for yourselves and for your children Luke 2329 Look the days are coming when people will say ‘Blessed are the barren women the wombs that never bore and breasts that never nursed’ Luke 2330 At that time ‘they will say to the mountains “Fall on us” and to the hills “Cover us”’ Luke 2331 For if men do these things while the tree is green what will happen when it is dry” Luke 2332 Two others who were criminals were also led away to be executed with Jesus Luke 2333 When they came to the place called The Skull they crucified Him there along with the criminals one on His right and the other on His left Luke 2334 Then Jesus said “Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing” And they divided up His garments by casting lots Luke 2335 The people stood watching and the rulers sneered at Him saying “He saved others let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God the Chosen One” Luke 2336 The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine Luke 2337 “If You are the King of the Jews” they said “save Yourself” Luke 2338 Above Him was posted an inscription THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS Luke 2339 One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him “Are You not the Christ” he said “Save Yourself and us” Luke 2340 But the other one rebuked him saying “Do you not even fear God since you are under the same judgment Luke 2341 We are punished justly for we are receiving what our actions deserve But this man has done nothing wrong” Luke 2342 Then he said “Jesus remember me when You come into Your kingdom” Luke 2343 And Jesus said to him “Truly I tell you today you will be with Me in Paradise” Luke 2344 It was now about the sixth hour and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour Luke 2345 The sun was darkened and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle Luke 2346 Then Jesus called out in a loud voice “Father into Your hands I commit My Spirit” And when He had said this He breathed His last Luke 2347 When the centurion saw what had happened he gave glory to God saying “Surely this was a righteous man” Luke 2348 And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened they returned home beating their breasts Luke 2349 But all those who knew Jesus including the women who had followed Him from Galilee stood at a distance watching these things Luke 2350 Now there was a Council member named Joseph a good and righteous man Luke 2351 who had not consented to their decision or action He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God Luke 2352 He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus Luke 2353 Then he took it down wrapped it in a linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock where no one had yet been laid Luke 2354 It was Preparation Day and the Sabbath was beginning Luke 2355 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed Luke 2356 Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment Luke 241 On the first day of the week very early in the morning the women came to the tomb bringing the spices they had prepared Luke 242 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb Luke 243 but when they entered they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus Luke 244 While they were puzzling over this suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them Luke 245 As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror the two men asked them “Why do you look for the living among the dead Luke 246 He is not here He has risen Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee Luke 247 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise again’” Luke 248 Then they remembered His words Luke 249 And when they returned from the tomb they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others Luke 2410 It was Mary Magdalene Joanna Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told this to the apostles Luke 2411 But their words seemed like nonsense to them and they did not believe the women Luke 2412 Peter however got up and ran to the tomb And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths he went away wondering to himself what had happened Luke 2413 That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus about seven miles from Jerusalem Luke 2414 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened Luke 2415 And as they talked and deliberated Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them Luke 2416 But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him Luke 2417 He asked them “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along” They stood still with sadness on their faces Luke 2418 One of them named Cleopas asked Him “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days” Luke 2419 “What things” He asked “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth” they answered “This man was a prophet powerful in speech and action before God and all the people Luke 2420 Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death and they crucified Him Luke 2421 But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel And besides all this it is the third day since these things took place Luke 2422 Furthermore some of our women astounded us They were at the tomb early this morning Luke 2423 but they did not find His body They came and told us they had seen a vision of angels who said that Jesus was alive Luke 2424 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described But Him they did not see” Luke 2425 Then Jesus said to them “O foolish ones and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken Luke 2426 Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory” Luke 2427 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself Luke 2428 As they approached the village where they were headed He seemed to be going farther Luke 2429 But they pleaded with Him “Stay with us for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over” So He went in to stay with them Luke 2430 While He was reclining at the table with them He took bread spoke a blessing and broke it and gave it to them Luke 2431 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight Luke 2432 They asked each other “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us” Luke 2433 And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem There they found the Eleven and those with them gathered together Luke 2434 and saying “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon” Luke 2435 Then the two told what had happened on the road and how they had recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread Luke 2436 While they were describing these events Jesus Himself stood among them and said “Peace be with you” Luke 2437 But they were startled and frightened thinking they had seen a spirit Luke 2438 “Why are you troubled” Jesus asked “and why do doubts arise in your hearts Luke 2439 Look at My hands and My feet It is I Myself Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have” Luke 2440 And when He had said this He showed them His hands and feet Luke 2441 While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement He asked them “Do you have anything here to eat” Luke 2442 So they gave Him a piece of broiled fish Luke 2443 and He took it and ate it in front of them Luke 2444 Jesus said to them “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses the Prophets and the Psalms” Luke 2445 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures Luke 2446 And He told them “This is what is written The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day Luke 2447 and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations beginning in Jerusalem Luke 2448 You are witnesses of these things Luke 2449 And behold I am sending the promise of My Father upon you But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high” Luke 2450 When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany He lifted up His hands and blessed them Luke 2451 While He was blessing them He left them and was carried up into heaven Luke 2452 And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy Luke 2453 praising God continually in the temple John 11 In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God John 12 He was with God in the beginning John 13 Through Him all things were made and without Him nothing was made that has been made John 14 In Him was life and that life was the light of men John 15 The Light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it John 16 There came a man who was sent from God His name was John John 17 He came as a witness to testify about the Light so that through him everyone might believe John 18 He himself was not the Light but he came to testify about the Light John 19 The true Light who gives light to everyone was coming into the world John 110 He was in the world and though the world was made through Him the world did not recognize Him John 111 He came to His own and His own did not receive Him John 112 But to all who did receive Him to those who believed in His name He gave the right to become children of God— John 113 children born not of blood nor of the desire or will of man but born of God John 114 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us We have seen His glory the glory of the one and only Son from the Father full of grace and truth John 115 John testified concerning Him He cried out saying “This is He of whom I said ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me’” John 116 From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace John 117 For the law was given through Moses grace and truth came through Jesus Christ John 118 No one has ever seen God but the one and only Son who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side has made Him known John 119 And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him “Who are you” John 120 He did not refuse to confess but openly declared “I am not the Christ” John 121 “Then who are you” they inquired “Are you Elijah” He said “I am not” “Are you the Prophet” He answered “No” John 122 So they said to him “Who are you We need an answer for those who sent us What do you say about yourself” John 123 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness ‘Make straight the way for the Lord’” John 124 Then the Pharisees who had been sent John 125 asked him “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ nor Elijah nor the Prophet” John 126 “I baptize with water” John replied “but among you stands One you do not know John 127 He is the One who comes after me the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie” John 128 All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan where John was baptizing John 129 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said “Look the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world John 130 This is He of whom I said ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me’ John 131 I myself did not know Him but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel” John 132 Then John testified “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him John 133 I myself did not know Him but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit’ John 134 I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God” John 135 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples John 136 When he saw Jesus walking by he said “Look the Lamb of God” John 137 And when the two disciples heard him say this they followed Jesus John 138 Jesus turned and saw them following “What do you want” He asked They said to Him “Rabbi” which means Teacher “where are You staying” John 139 “Come and see” He replied So they went and saw where He was staying and spent that day with Him It was about the tenth hour John 140 Andrew Simon Peter’s brother was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus John 141 He first found his brother Simon and told him “We have found the Messiah” which is translated as Christ John 142 Andrew brought him to Jesus who looked at him and said “You are Simon son of John You will be called Cephas” which is translated as Peter John 143 The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee Finding Philip He told him “Follow Me” John 144 Now Philip was from Bethsaida the same town as Andrew and Peter John 145 Philip found Nathanael and told him “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth the son of Joseph” John 146 “Can anything good come from Nazareth” Nathanael asked “Come and see” said Philip John 147 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching He said of him “Here is a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit” John 148 “How do You know me” Nathanael asked Jesus replied “Before Philip called you I saw you under the fig tree” John 149 “Rabbi” Nathanael answered “You are the Son of God You are the King of Israel” John 150 Jesus said to him “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree You will see greater things than these” John 151 Then He declared “Truly truly I tell you you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man” John 21 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee Jesus’ mother was there John 22 and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding John 23 When the wine ran out Jesus’ mother said to Him “They have no more wine” John 24 “Woman what is that to you and to Me” Jesus replied “My hour has not yet come” John 25 His mother said to the servants “Do whatever He tells you” John 26 Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons John 27 Jesus told the servants “Fill the jars with water” So they filled them to the brim John 28 “Now draw some out” He said “and take it to the master of the banquet” They did so John 29 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine He did not know where it was from but the servants who had drawn the water knew Then he called the bridegroom aside John 210 and said “Everyone serves the fine wine first and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk But you have saved the fine wine until now” John 211 Jesus performed this the first of His signs at Cana in Galilee He thus revealed His glory and His disciples believed in Him John 212 After this He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples and they stayed there a few days John 213 When the Jewish Passover was near Jesus went up to Jerusalem John 214 In the temple courts He found men selling cattle sheep and doves and money changers seated at their tables John 215 So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts both sheep and cattle He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables John 216 To those selling doves He said “Get these out of here How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace” John 217 His disciples remembered that it is written “Zeal for Your house will consume Me” John 218 On account of this the Jews demanded “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things” John 219 Jesus answered “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up again” John 220 “This temple took fortysix years to build” the Jews replied “and You are going to raise it up in three days” John 221 But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body John 222 After He was raised from the dead His disciples remembered that He had said this Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken John 223 While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name John 224 But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them for He knew them all John 225 He did not need any testimony about man for He knew what was in a man John 31 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus a leader of the Jews John 32 He came to Jesus at night and said “Rabbi we know that You are a teacher who has come from God For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him” John 33 Jesus replied “Truly truly I tell you no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again” John 34 “How can a man be born when he is old” Nicodemus asked “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born” John 35 Jesus answered “Truly truly I tell you no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit John 36 Flesh is born of flesh but spirit is born of the Spirit John 37 Do not be amazed that I said ‘You must be born again’ John 38 The wind blows where it wishes You hear its sound but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going So it is with everyone born of the Spirit” John 39 “How can this be” Nicodemus asked John 310 “You are Israel’s teacher” said Jesus “and you do not understand these things John 311 Truly truly I tell you we speak of what we know and we testify to what we have seen and yet you people do not accept our testimony John 312 If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things John 313 No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man John 314 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness so the Son of Man must be lifted up John 315 that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life John 316 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life John 317 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world through Him John 318 Whoever believes in Him is not condemned but whoever does not believe has already been condemned because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son John 319 And this is the verdict The Light has come into the world but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil John 320 Everyone who does evil hates the Light and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed John 321 But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God” John 322 After this Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside where He spent some time with them and baptized John 323 Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim because the water was plentiful there and people kept coming to be baptized John 324 For John had not yet been thrown into prison John 325 Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing John 326 So John’s disciples came to him and said “Look Rabbi the One who was with you beyond the Jordan the One you testified about—He is baptizing and everyone is going to Him” John 327 John replied “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven John 328 You yourselves can testify that I said ‘I am not the Christ but am sent ahead of Him’ John 329 The bride belongs to the bridegroom The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice That joy is mine and it is now complete John 330 He must increase I must decrease John 331 The One who comes from above is above all The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth The One who comes from heaven is above all John 332 He testifies to what He has seen and heard yet no one accepts His testimony John 333 Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful John 334 For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God for God gives the Spirit without limit John 335 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands John 336 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life Whoever rejects the Son will not see life Instead the wrath of God remains on him” John 41 When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John John 42 although it was not Jesus who baptized but His disciples John 43 He left Judea and returned to Galilee John 44 Now He had to pass through Samaria John 45 So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph John 46 Since Jacob’s well was there Jesus weary from His journey sat down by the well It was about the sixth hour John 47 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water Jesus said to her “Give Me a drink” John 48 His disciples had gone into the town to buy food John 49 “You are a Jew” said the woman “How can You ask for a drink from me a Samaritan woman” For Jews do not associate with Samaritans John 410 Jesus answered “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water” John 411 “Sir” the woman replied “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep Where then will You get this living water John 412 Are You greater than our father Jacob who gave us this well and drank from it himself as did his sons and his livestock” John 413 Jesus said to her “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again John 414 But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst Indeed the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life” John 415 The woman said to Him “Sir give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water” John 416 Jesus told her “Go call your husband and come back” John 417 “I have no husband” the woman replied Jesus said to her “You are correct to say that you have no husband John 418 In fact you have had five husbands and the man you now have is not your husband You have spoken truthfully” John 419 “Sir” the woman said “I see that You are a prophet John 420 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem” John 421 “Believe Me woman” Jesus replied “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem John 422 You worship what you do not know we worship what we do know for salvation is from the Jews John 423 But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him John 424 God is Spirit and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth” John 425 The woman said “I know that Messiah” called Christ “is coming When He comes He will explain everything to us” John 426 Jesus answered “I who speak to you am He” John 427 Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman But no one asked Him “What do You want from her” or “Why are You talking with her” John 428 Then the woman left her water jar went back into the town and said to the people John 429 “Come see a man who told me everything I ever did Could this be the Christ” John 430 So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus John 431 Meanwhile the disciples urged Him “Rabbi eat something” John 432 But He told them “I have food to eat that you know nothing about” John 433 So the disciples asked one another “Could someone have brought Him food” John 434 Jesus explained “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work John 435 Do you not say ‘There are still four months until the harvest’ I tell you lift up your eyes and look at the fields for they are ripe for harvest John 436 Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together John 437 For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true John 438 I sent you to reap what you have not worked for others have done the hard work and now you have taken up their labor” John 439 Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony “He told me everything I ever did” John 440 So when the Samaritans came to Him they asked Him to stay with them and He stayed two days John 441 And many more believed because of His message John 442 They said to the woman “We now believe not only because of your words we have heard for ourselves and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world” John 443 After two days Jesus left for Galilee John 444 Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown John 445 Yet when He arrived the Galileans welcomed Him They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast for they had gone there as well John 446 So once again He came to Cana in Galilee where He had turned the water into wine And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum John 447 When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son who was about to die John 448 Jesus said to him “Unless you people see signs and wonders you will never believe” John 449 “Sir” the official said “come down before my child dies” John 450 “Go” said Jesus “Your son will live” The man took Jesus at His word and departed John 451 And while he was still on the way his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive John 452 So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered and they told him “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour” John 453 Then the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him “Your son will live” And he and all his household believed John 454 This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee John 51 Some time later there was a feast of the Jews and Jesus went up to Jerusalem John 52 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades which in Hebrew is called Bethesda John 53 On these walkways lay a great number of the sick the blind the lame and the paralyzed John 54 John 55 One man there had been an invalid for thirtyeight years John 56 When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition He asked him “Do you want to get well” John 57 “Sir” the invalid replied “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred While I am on my way someone else goes in before me” John 58 Then Jesus told him “Get up pick up your mat and walk” John 59 Immediately the man was made well and he picked up his mat and began to walk Now this happened on the Sabbath day John 510 so the Jews said to the man who had been healed “This is the Sabbath It is unlawful for you to carry your mat” John 511 But he answered “The man who made me well told me ‘Pick up your mat and walk’” John 512 “Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk” they asked John 513 But the man who was healed did not know who it was for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there John 514 Afterward Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him “See you have been made well Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you” John 515 And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well John 516 Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath the Jews began to persecute Him John 517 But Jesus answered them “To this very day My Father is at His work and I too am working” John 518 Because of this the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him Not only was He breaking the Sabbath but He was even calling God His own Father making Himself equal with God John 519 So Jesus replied “Truly truly I tell you the Son can do nothing by Himself unless He sees the Father doing it For whatever the Father does the Son also does John 520 The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does And to your amazement He will show Him even greater works than these John 521 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes John 522 Furthermore the Father judges no one but has assigned all judgment to the Son John 523 so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him John 524 Truly truly I tell you whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment Indeed he has crossed over from death to life John 525 Truly truly I tell you the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live John 526 For as the Father has life in Himself so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself John 527 And He has given Him authority to execute judgment because He is the Son of Man John 528 Do not be amazed at this for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice John 529 and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment John 530 I can do nothing by Myself I judge only as I hear And My judgment is just because I do not seek My own will but the will of Him who sent Me John 531 If I testify about Myself My testimony is not valid John 532 There is another who testifies about Me and I know that His testimony about Me is valid John 533 You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth John 534 Even though I do not accept human testimony I say these things so that you may be saved John 535 John was a lamp that burned and gave light and you were willing for a season to bask in his light John 536 But I have testimony more substantial than that of John For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me John 537 And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me You have never heard His voice nor seen His form John 538 nor does His word abide in you because you do not believe the One He sent John 539 You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life These are the very words that testify about Me John 540 yet you refuse to come to Me to have life John 541 I do not accept glory from men John 542 but I know you that you do not have the love of God within you John 543 I have come in My Father’s name and you have not received Me but if someone else comes in his own name you will receive him John 544 How can you believe if you accept glory from one another yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God John 545 Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father Your accuser is Moses in whom you have put your hope John 546 If you had believed Moses you would believe Me because he wrote about Me John 547 But since you do not believe what he wrote how will you believe what I say” John 61 After this Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee that is the Sea of Tiberias John 62 A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick John 63 Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples John 64 Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near John 65 When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him He said to Philip “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat” John 66 But He was asking this to test him for He knew what He was about to do John 67 Philip answered “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece” John 68 One of His disciples Andrew Simon Peter’s brother said to Him John 69 “Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish But what difference will these make among so many” John 610 “Have the people sit down” Jesus said Now there was plenty of grass in that place so the men sat down about five thousand of them John 611 Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish gave thanks and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted John 612 And when everyone was full He said to His disciples “Gather the pieces that are left over so that nothing will be wasted” John 613 So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten John 614 When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed they began to say “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world” John 615 Then Jesus realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force withdrew again to a mountain by Himself John 616 When evening came His disciples went down to the sea John 617 got into a boat and started across the sea to Capernaum It was already dark and Jesus had not yet gone out to them John 618 A strong wind was blowing and the sea grew agitated John 619 When they had rowed about three or four miles they saw Jesus approaching the boat walking on the sea—and they were terrified John 620 But Jesus spoke up “It is I do not be afraid” John 621 Then they were willing to take Him into the boat and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading John 622 The next day the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples but they had gone away alone John 623 However some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks John 624 So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him John 625 When they found Him on the other side of the sea they asked Him “Rabbi when did You get here” John 626 Jesus replied “Truly truly I tell you it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me but because you ate the loaves and had your fill John 627 Do not work for food that perishes but for food that endures to eternal life which the Son of Man will give you For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval” John 628 Then they inquired “What must we do to perform the works of God” John 629 Jesus replied “The work of God is this to believe in the One He has sent” John 630 So they asked Him “What sign then will You perform so that we may see it and believe You What will You do John 631 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness as it is written ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat’” John 632 Jesus said to them “Truly truly I tell you it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven John 633 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world” John 634 “Sir” they said “give us this bread at all times” John 635 Jesus answered “I am the bread of life Whoever comes to Me will never hunger and whoever believes in Me will never thirst John 636 But as I stated you have seen Me and still you do not believe John 637 Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away John 638 For I have come down from heaven not to do My own will but to do the will of Him who sent Me John 639 And this is the will of Him who sent Me that I shall lose none of those He has given Me but raise them up at the last day John 640 For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day” John 641 At this the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said “I am the bread that came down from heaven” John 642 They were asking “Is this not Jesus the son of Joseph whose father and mother we know How then can He say ‘I have come down from heaven’” John 643 “Stop grumbling among yourselves” Jesus replied John 644 “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him and I will raise him up at the last day John 645 It is written in the Prophets ‘And they will all be taught by God’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me— John 646 not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God only He has seen the Father John 647 Truly truly I tell you he who believes has eternal life John 648 I am the bread of life John 649 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness yet they died John 650 This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that anyone may eat of it and not die John 651 I am the living bread that came down from heaven If anyone eats of this bread he will live forever And this bread which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh” John 652 At this the Jews began to argue among themselves “How can this man give us His flesh to eat” John 653 So Jesus said to them “Truly truly I tell you unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man you have no life in you John 654 Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day John 655 For My flesh is real food and My blood is real drink John 656 Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me and I in him John 657 Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me John 658 This is the bread that came down from heaven Unlike your fathers who ate the manna and died the one who eats this bread will live forever” John 659 Jesus said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum John 660 On hearing it many of His disciples said “This is a difficult teaching Who can accept it” John 661 Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching Jesus asked them “Does this offend you John 662 Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before John 663 The Spirit gives life the flesh profits nothing The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life John 664 However there are some of you who do not believe” For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him John 665 Then Jesus said “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him” John 666 From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him John 667 So Jesus asked the Twelve “Do you want to leave too” John 668 Simon Peter replied “Lord to whom would we go You have the words of eternal life John 669 We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God” John 670 Jesus answered them “Have I not chosen you the Twelve Yet one of you is a devil” John 671 He was speaking about Judas the son of Simon Iscariot For although Judas was one of the Twelve he was later to betray Jesus John 71 After this Jesus traveled throughout Galilee He did not want to travel in Judea because the Jews there were trying to kill Him John 72 However the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near John 73 So Jesus’ brothers said to Him “Leave here and go to Judea so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing John 74 For no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret Since You are doing these things show Yourself to the world” John 75 For even His own brothers did not believe in Him John 76 Therefore Jesus told them “Although your time is always at hand My time has not yet come John 77 The world cannot hate you but it hates Me because I testify that its works are evil John 78 Go up to the feast on your own I am not going up to this feast because My time has not yet come” John 79 Having said this Jesus remained in Galilee John 710 But after His brothers had gone up to the feast He also went—not publicly but in secret John 711 So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking “Where is He” John 712 Many in the crowds were whispering about Him Some said “He is a good man” But others replied “No He deceives the people” John 713 Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews John 714 About halfway through the feast Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach John 715 The Jews were amazed and asked “How did this man attain such learning without having studied” John 716 “My teaching is not My own” Jesus replied “It comes from Him who sent Me John 717 If anyone desires to do His will he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own John 718 He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth in Him there is no falsehood John 719 Has not Moses given you the law Yet not one of you keeps it Why are you trying to kill Me” John 720 “You have a demon” the crowd replied “Who is trying to kill You” John 721 Jesus answered them “I did one miracle and you are all amazed John 722 But because Moses gave you circumcision you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath not that it is from Moses but from the patriarchs John 723 If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath John 724 Stop judging by outward appearances and start judging justly” John 725 Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill John 726 Yet here He is speaking publicly and they are not saying anything to Him Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ John 727 But we know where this man is from When the Christ comes no one will know where He is from” John 728 Then Jesus still teaching in the temple courts cried out “You know Me and you know where I am from I have not come of My own accord but He who sent Me is true You do not know Him John 729 but I know Him because I am from Him and He sent Me” John 730 So they tried to seize Him but no one laid a hand on Him because His hour had not yet come John 731 Many in the crowd however believed in Him and said “When the Christ comes will He perform more signs than this man” John 732 When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him John 733 So Jesus said “I am with you only a little while longer and then I am going to the One who sent Me John 734 You will look for Me but you will not find Me and where I am you cannot come” John 735 At this the Jews said to one another “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks and teach the Greeks John 736 What does He mean by saying ‘You will look for Me but you will not find Me’ and ‘Where I am you cannot come’” John 737 On the last and greatest day of the feast Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice “If anyone is thirsty let him come to Me and drink John 738 Whoever believes in Me as the Scripture has said ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him’” John 739 He was speaking about the Spirit whom those who believed in Him were later to receive For the Spirit had not yet been given because Jesus had not yet been glorified John 740 On hearing these words some of the people said “This is truly the Prophet” John 741 Others declared “This is the Christ” But still others asked “How can the Christ come from Galilee John 742 Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem the village where David lived” John 743 So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus John 744 Some of them wanted to seize Him but no one laid a hand on Him John 745 Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees who asked them “Why didn’t you bring Him in” John 746 “Never has anyone spoken like this man” the officers answered John 747 “Have you also been deceived” replied the Pharisees John 748 “Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him John 749 But this crowd that does not know the law—they are under a curse” John 750 Nicodemus who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them asked John 751 “Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done” John 752 “Aren’t you also from Galilee” they replied “Look into it and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee” John 753 Then each went to his own home John 81 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives John 82 Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts All the people came to Him and He sat down to teach them John 83 The scribes and Pharisees however brought to Him a woman caught in adultery They made her stand before them John 84 and said “Teacher this woman was caught in the act of adultery John 85 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman So what do You say” John 86 They said this to test Him in order to have a basis for accusing Him But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger John 87 When they continued to question Him He straightened up and said to them “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her” John 88 And again He bent down and wrote on the ground John 89 When they heard this they began to go away one by one beginning with the older ones until only Jesus was left with the woman standing there John 810 Then Jesus straightened up and asked her “Woman where are your accusers Has no one condemned you” John 811 “No one Lord” she answered “Then neither do I condemn you” Jesus declared “Now go and sin no more” John 812 Once again Jesus spoke to the people and said “I am the light of the world Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life” John 813 So the Pharisees said to Him “You are testifying about Yourself Your testimony is not valid” John 814 Jesus replied “Even if I testify about Myself My testimony is valid because I know where I came from and where I am going But you do not know where I came from or where I am going John 815 You judge according to the flesh I judge no one John 816 But even if I do judge My judgment is true because I am not alone I am with the Father who sent Me John 817 Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid John 818 I am One who testifies about Myself and the Father who sent Me also testifies about Me” John 819 “Where is Your Father” they asked Him “You do not know Me or My Father” Jesus answered “If you knew Me you would know My Father as well” John 820 He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts near the treasury Yet no one seized Him because His hour had not yet come John 821 Again He said to them “I am going away and you will look for Me but you will die in your sin Where I am going you cannot come” John 822 So the Jews began to ask “Will He kill Himself since He says ‘Where I am going you cannot come’” John 823 Then He told them “You are from below I am from above You are of this world I am not of this world John 824 That is why I told you that you would die in your sins For unless you believe that I am He you will die in your sins” John 825 “Who are You” they asked “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning” Jesus replied John 826 “I have much to say about you and much to judge But the One who sent Me is truthful and what I have heard from Him I tell the world” John 827 They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father John 828 So Jesus said “When you have lifted up the Son of Man then you will know that I am He and that I do nothing on My own but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me John 829 He who sent Me is with Me He has not left Me alone because I always do what pleases Him” John 830 As Jesus spoke these things many believed in Him John 831 So He said to the Jews who had believed Him “If you continue in My word you are truly My disciples John 832 Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free” John 833 “We are Abraham’s descendants” they answered “We have never been slaves to anyone How can You say we will be set free” John 834 Jesus replied “Truly truly I tell you everyone who sins is a slave to sin John 835 A slave does not remain in the house forever but a son remains forever John 836 So if the Son sets you free you will be free indeed John 837 I know you are Abraham’s descendants but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you John 838 I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father and you do what you have heard from your father” John 839 “Abraham is our father” they replied “If you were children of Abraham” said Jesus “you would do the works of Abraham John 840 But now you are trying to kill Me a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God Abraham never did such a thing John 841 You are doing the works of your father” “We are not illegitimate children” they declared “Our only Father is God Himself” John 842 Jesus said to them “If God were your Father you would love Me for I have come here from God I have not come on My own but He sent Me John 843 Why do you not understand what I am saying It is because you are unable to accept My message John 844 You belong to your father the devil and you want to carry out his desires He was a murderer from the beginning refusing to uphold the truth because there is no truth in him When he lies he speaks his native language because he is a liar and the father of lies John 845 But because I speak the truth you do not believe Me John 846 Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin If I speak the truth why do you not believe Me John 847 Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God” John 848 The Jews answered Him “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon” John 849 “I do not have a demon” Jesus replied “but I honor My Father and you dishonor Me John 850 I do not seek My own glory There is One who seeks it and He is the Judge John 851 Truly truly I tell you if anyone keeps My word he will never see death” John 852 “Now we know that You have a demon” declared the Jews “Abraham died and so did the prophets yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death John 853 Are You greater than our father Abraham He died as did the prophets Who do You claim to be” John 854 Jesus answered “If I glorify Myself My glory means nothing The One who glorifies Me is My Father of whom you say ‘He is our God’ John 855 You do not know Him but I know Him If I said I did not know Him I would be a liar like you But I do know Him and I keep His word John 856 Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day He saw it and was glad” John 857 Then the Jews said to Him “You are not yet fifty years old and You have seen Abraham” John 858 “Truly truly I tell you” Jesus declared “before Abraham was born I am” John 859 At this they picked up stones to throw at Him But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area John 91 Now as Jesus was passing by He saw a man blind from birth John 92 and His disciples asked Him “Rabbi who sinned this man or his parents that he was born blind” John 93 Jesus answered “Neither this man nor his parents sinned but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him John 94 While it is daytime we must do the works of Him who sent Me Night is coming when no one can work John 95 While I am in the world I am the light of the world” John 96 When Jesus had said this He spit on the ground made some mud and applied it to the man’s eyes John 97 Then He told him “Go wash in the Pool of Siloam” which means “Sent” So the man went and washed and came back seeing John 98 At this his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg” John 99 Some claimed that he was but others said “No he just looks like him” But the man kept saying “I am the one” John 910 “How then were your eyes opened” they asked John 911 He answered “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes and He told me to go to Siloam and wash So I went and washed and received my sight” John 912 “Where is He” they asked “I do not know” he answered John 913 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind John 914 Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath John 915 So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight The man answered “He put mud on my eyes and I washed and now I can see” John 916 Because of this some of the Pharisees said “This man is not from God for He does not keep the Sabbath” But others said “How can a sinful man perform such signs” And there was division among them John 917 So once again they asked the man who had been blind “What do you say about Him since it was your eyes He opened” “He is a prophet” the man replied John 918 The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents John 919 and asked “Is this your son the one you say was born blind So how is it that he can now see” John 920 His parents answered “We know he is our son and we know he was born blind John 921 But how he can now see or who opened his eyes we do not know Ask him He is old enough to speak for himself” John 922 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue John 923 That was why his parents said “He is old enough Ask him” John 924 So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said “Give glory to God We know that this man is a sinner” John 925 He answered “Whether He is a sinner I do not know There is one thing I do know I was blind but now I see” John 926 “What did He do to you” they asked “How did He open your eyes” John 927 He replied “I already told you and you did not listen Why do you want to hear it again Do you also want to become His disciples” John 928 Then they heaped insults on him and said “You are His disciple we are disciples of Moses John 929 We know that God spoke to Moses but we do not know where this man is from” John 930 “That is remarkable indeed” the man said “You do not know where He is from and yet He opened my eyes John 931 We know that God does not listen to sinners but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will John 932 Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind John 933 If this man were not from God He could do no such thing” John 934 They replied “You were born in utter sin and you are instructing us” And they threw him out John 935 When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out He found the man and said “Do you believe in the Son of Man” John 936 “Who is He Sir” he replied “Tell me so that I may believe in Him” John 937 “You have already seen Him” Jesus answered “He is the One speaking with you” John 938 “Lord I believe” he said And he worshiped Jesus John 939 Then Jesus declared “For judgment I have come into this world so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind” John 940 Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this and they asked Him “Are we blind too” John 941 “If you were blind” Jesus replied “you would not be guilty of sin But since you claim you can see your guilt remains” John 101 “Truly truly I tell you whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in some other way is a thief and a robber John 102 But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep John 103 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him and the sheep listen for his voice He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out John 104 When he has brought out all his own he goes on ahead of them and his sheep follow him because they know his voice John 105 But they will never follow a stranger in fact they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice” John 106 Jesus spoke to them using this illustration but they did not understand what He was telling them John 107 So He said to them again “Truly truly I tell you I am the gate for the sheep John 108 All who came before Me were thieves and robbers but the sheep did not listen to them John 109 I am the gate If anyone enters through Me he will be saved He will come in and go out and find pasture John 1010 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy I have come that they may have life and have it in all its fullness John 1011 I am the good shepherd The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep John 1012 The hired hand is not the shepherd and the sheep are not his own When he sees the wolf coming he abandons the sheep and runs away Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock John 1013 The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep John 1014 I am the good shepherd I know My sheep and My sheep know Me John 1015 just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father And I lay down My life for the sheep John 1016 I have other sheep that are not of this fold I must bring them in as well and they will listen to My voice Then there will be one flock and one shepherd John 1017 The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again John 1018 No one takes it from Me but I lay it down of My own accord I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again This charge I have received from My Father” John 1019 Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message John 1020 Many of them said “He is demonpossessed and insane Why would you listen to Him” John 1021 But others replied “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon Can a demon open the eyes of the blind” John 1022 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem It was winter John 1023 and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade John 1024 So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded “How long will You keep us in suspense If You are the Christ tell us plainly” John 1025 “I already told you” Jesus replied “but you did not believe The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf John 1026 But because you are not My sheep you refuse to believe John 1027 My sheep listen to My voice I know them and they follow Me John 1028 I give them eternal life and they will never perish No one can snatch them out of My hand John 1029 My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand John 1030 I and the Father are one” John 1031 At this the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him John 1032 But Jesus responded “I have shown you many good works from the Father For which of these do you stone Me” John 1033 “We are not stoning You for any good work” said the Jews “but for blasphemy because You who are a man make Yourself out to be God” John 1034 Jesus replied “Is it not written in your Law ‘I have said you are gods’ John 1035 If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken— John 1036 then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God John 1037 If I am not doing the works of My Father then do not believe Me John 1038 But if I am doing them even though you do not believe Me believe the works themselves so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me and I am in the Father” John 1039 At this they tried again to seize Him but He escaped their grasp John 1040 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing and He stayed there John 1041 Many came to Him and said “Although John never performed a sign everything he said about this man was true” John 1042 And many in that place believed in Jesus John 111 At this time a man named Lazarus was sick He lived in Bethany the village of Mary and her sister Martha John 112 Mary whose brother Lazarus was sick was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair John 113 So the sisters sent word to Jesus “Lord the one You love is sick” John 114 When Jesus heard this He said “This sickness will not end in death No it is for the glory of God so that the Son of God may be glorified through it” John 115 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus John 116 So on hearing that Lazarus was sick He stayed where He was for two days John 117 and then He said to the disciples “Let us go back to Judea” John 118 “Rabbi” they replied “the Jews just tried to stone You and You are going back there” John 119 Jesus answered “Are there not twelve hours of daylight If anyone walks in the daytime he will not stumble because he sees by the light of this world John 1110 But if anyone walks at night he will stumble because he has no light” John 1111 After He had said this He told them “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep but I am going there to wake him up” John 1112 His disciples replied “Lord if he is sleeping he will get better” John 1113 They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus John 1114 So Jesus told them plainly “Lazarus is dead John 1115 and for your sake I am glad I was not there so that you may believe But let us go to him” John 1116 Then Thomas called Didymus said to his fellow disciples “Let us also go so that we may die with Him” John 1117 When Jesus arrived He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb John 1118 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem a little less than two miles away John 1119 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother John 1120 So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming she went out to meet Him but Mary stayed at home John 1121 Martha said to Jesus “Lord if You had been here my brother would not have died John 1122 But even now I know that God will give You whatever You ask of Him” John 1123 “Your brother will rise again” Jesus told her John 1124 Martha replied “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day” John 1125 Jesus said to her “I am the resurrection and the life Whoever believes in Me will live even though he dies John 1126 And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die Do you believe this” John 1127 “Yes Lord” she answered “I believe that You are the Christ the Son of God who was to come into the world” John 1128 After Martha had said this she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her “The Teacher is here and is asking for you” John 1129 And when Mary heard this she got up quickly and went to Him John 1130 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village but was still at the place where Martha had met Him John 1131 When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out they followed her supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there John 1132 When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him she fell at His feet and said “Lord if You had been here my brother would not have died” John 1133 When Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews who had come with her also weeping He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled John 1134 “Where have you put him” He asked “Come and see Lord” they answered John 1135 Jesus wept John 1136 Then the Jews said “See how He loved him” John 1137 But some of them asked “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying” John 1138 Jesus once again deeply moved came to the tomb It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance John 1139 “Take away the stone” Jesus said “Lord by now he stinks” said Martha the sister of the dead man “It has already been four days” John 1140 Jesus replied “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God” John 1141 So they took away the stone Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said “Father I thank You that You have heard Me John 1142 I knew that You always hear Me but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here so they may believe that You sent Me” John 1143 After Jesus had said this He called out in a loud voice “Lazarus come out” John 1144 The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen and his face wrapped in a cloth “Unwrap him and let him go” Jesus told them John 1145 Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary and had seen what Jesus did believed in Him John 1146 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done John 1147 Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said “What are we to do This man is performing many signs John 1148 If we let Him go on like this everyone will believe in Him and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation” John 1149 But one of them named Caiaphas who was high priest that year said to them “You know nothing at all John 1150 You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish” John 1151 Caiaphas did not say this on his own Instead as high priest that year he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation John 1152 and not only for the nation but also for the scattered children of God to gather them together into one John 1153 So from that day on they plotted to kill Him John 1154 As a result Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness And He stayed there with the disciples John 1155 Now the Jewish Passover was near and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover John 1156 They kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts “What do you think Will He come to the feast at all” John 1157 But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it so that they could arrest Him John 121 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany the hometown of Lazarus whom He had raised from the dead John 122 So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there Martha served and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him John 123 Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume made of pure nard and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume John 124 But one of His disciples Judas Iscariot who was going to betray Him asked John 125 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor” John 126 Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief As keeper of the money bag he used to take from what was put into it John 127 “Leave her alone” Jesus replied “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial John 128 The poor you will always have with you but you will not always have Me” John 129 Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there And they came not only because of Him but also to see Lazarus whom He had raised from the dead John 1210 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well John 1211 for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus John 1212 The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem John 1213 They took palm branches and went out to meet Him shouting “Hosanna” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” “Blessed is the King of Israel” John 1214 Finding a young donkey Jesus sat on it as it is written John 1215 “Do not be afraid O Daughter of Zion See your King is coming seated on the colt of a donkey” John 1216 At first His disciples did not understand these things but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him John 1217 Meanwhile many people who had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify John 1218 That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him because they heard that He had performed this sign John 1219 Then the Pharisees said to one another “You can see that this is doing you no good Look how the whole world has gone after Him” John 1220 Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast John 1221 They came to Philip who was from Bethsaida in Galilee and requested of him “Sir we want to see Jesus” John 1222 Philip relayed this appeal to Andrew and both of them went and told Jesus John 1223 But Jesus replied “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified John 1224 Truly truly I tell you unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies it remains only a seed But if it dies it bears much fruit John 1225 Whoever loves his life will lose it but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life John 1226 If anyone serves Me he must follow Me and where I am My servant will be as well If anyone serves Me the Father will honor him John 1227 Now My soul is troubled and what shall I say ‘Father save Me from this hour’ No it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour John 1228 Father glorify Your name” Then a voice came from heaven “I have glorified it and I will glorify it again” John 1229 The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered Others said that an angel had spoken to Him John 1230 In response Jesus said “This voice was not for My benefit but yours John 1231 Now judgment is upon this world now the prince of this world will be cast out John 1232 And I when I am lifted up from the earth will draw everyone to Myself” John 1233 He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die John 1234 The crowd replied “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up Who is this Son of Man” John 1235 Then Jesus told them “For a little while longer the Light will be among you Walk while you have the Light so that darkness will not overtake you The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going John 1236 While you have the Light believe in the Light so that you may become sons of light” After Jesus had spoken these things He went away and was hidden from them John 1237 Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence they still did not believe in Him John 1238 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet “Lord who has believed our message And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed” John 1239 For this reason they were unable to believe For again Isaiah says John 1240 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts so that they cannot see with their eyes and understand with their hearts and turn and I would heal them” John 1241 Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him John 1242 Nevertheless many of the leaders believed in Him But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue John 1243 For they loved praise from men more than praise from God John 1244 Then Jesus cried out “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone but in the One who sent Me John 1245 And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me John 1246 I have come into the world as a light so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness John 1247 As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them I do not judge him For I have not come to judge the world but to save the world John 1248 There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day John 1249 I have not spoken on My own but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it John 1250 And I know that His command leads to eternal life So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say” John 131 It was now just before the Passover Feast and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father Having loved His own who were in the world He loved them to the very end John 132 The evening meal was underway and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot to betray Jesus John 133 Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands and that He had come from God and was returning to God John 134 So He got up from the supper laid aside His outer garments and wrapped a towel around His waist John 135 After that He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him John 136 He came to Simon Peter who asked Him “Lord are You going to wash my feet” John 137 Jesus replied “You do not realize now what I am doing but later you will understand” John 138 “Never shall You wash my feet” Peter told Him Jesus answered “Unless I wash you you have no part with Me” John 139 “Then Lord” Simon Peter replied “not only my feet but my hands and my head as well” John 1310 Jesus told him “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet and he will be completely clean And you are clean though not all of you” John 1311 For He knew who would betray Him That is why He said “Not all of you are clean” John 1312 When Jesus had washed their feet and put on His outer garments He reclined with them again and asked “Do you know what I have done for you John 1313 You call Me Teacher and Lord and rightly so because I am John 1314 So if I your Lord and Teacher have washed your feet you also should wash one another’s feet John 1315 I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you John 1316 Truly truly I tell you no servant is greater than his master nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him John 1317 If you know these things you will be blessed if you do them John 1318 I am not speaking about all of you I know whom I have chosen But this is to fulfill the Scripture ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me’ John 1319 I am telling you now before it happens so that when it comes to pass you will believe that I am He John 1320 Truly truly I tell you whoever receives the one I send receives Me and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me” John 1321 After Jesus had said this He became troubled in spirit and testified “Truly truly I tell you one of you will betray Me” John 1322 The disciples looked at one another perplexed as to which of them He meant John 1323 One of His disciples the one whom Jesus loved was reclining at His side John 1324 So Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus which one He was talking about John 1325 Leaning back against Jesus he asked “Lord who is it” John 1326 Jesus answered “It is the one to whom I give this morsel after I have dipped it” Then He dipped the morsel and gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot John 1327 And when Judas had taken the morsel Satan entered into him Then Jesus said to Judas “What you are about to do do quickly” John 1328 But no one at the table knew why Jesus had said this to him John 1329 Since Judas kept the money bag some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast or to give something to the poor John 1330 As soon as he had received the morsel Judas went out into the night John 1331 When Judas had gone out Jesus said “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in Him John 1332 If God is glorified in Him God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once John 1333 Little children I am with you only a little while longer You will look for Me and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you ‘Where I am going you cannot come’ John 1334 A new commandment I give you Love one another As I have loved you so you also must love one another John 1335 By this everyone will know that you are My disciples if you love one another” John 1336 “Lord where are You going” Simon Peter asked Jesus answered “Where I am going you cannot follow Me now but you will follow later” John 1337 “Lord” said Peter “why can’t I follow You now I will lay down my life for You” John 1338 “Will you lay down your life for Me” Jesus replied “Truly truly I tell you before the rooster crows you will deny Me three times John 141 “Do not let your hearts be troubled You believe in God believe in Me as well John 142 In My Father’s house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you John 143 And if I go and prepare a place for you I will come back and welcome you into My presence so that you also may be where I am John 144 You know the way to the place where I am going” John 145 “Lord” said Thomas “we do not know where You are going so how can we know the way” John 146 Jesus answered “I am the way and the truth and the life No one comes to the Father except through Me John 147 If you had known Me you would know My Father as well From now on you do know Him and have seen Him” John 148 Philip said to Him “Lord show us the Father and that will be enough for us” John 149 Jesus replied “Philip I have been with you all this time and still you do not know Me Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father How can you say ‘Show us the Father’ John 1410 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me The words I say to you I do not speak on My own Instead it is the Father dwelling in Me performing His works John 1411 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves John 1412 Truly truly I tell you whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing He will do even greater things than these because I am going to the Father John 1413 And I will do whatever you ask in My name so that the Father may be glorified in the Son John 1414 If you ask Me for anything in My name I will do it John 1415 If you love Me you will keep My commandments John 1416 And I will ask the Father and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever— John 1417 the Spirit of truth The world cannot receive Him because it neither sees Him nor knows Him But you do know Him for He abides with you and will be in you John 1418 I will not leave you as orphans I will come to you John 1419 In a little while the world will see Me no more but you will see Me Because I live you also will live John 1420 On that day you will know that I am in My Father and you are in Me and I am in you John 1421 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father and I will love him and reveal Myself to him” John 1422 Judas not Iscariot asked Him “Lord why are You going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world” John 1423 Jesus replied “If anyone loves Me he will keep My word My Father will love him and We will come to him and make Our home with him John 1424 Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words The word that you hear is not My own but it is from the Father who sent Me John 1425 All this I have spoken to you while I am still with you John 1426 But the Advocate the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in My name will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you John 1427 Peace I leave with you My peace I give to you I do not give to you as the world gives Do not let your hearts be troubled do not be afraid John 1428 You heard Me say ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you’ If you loved Me you would rejoice that I am going to the Father because the Father is greater than I John 1429 And now I have told you before it happens so that when it does happen you will believe John 1430 I will not speak with you much longer for the prince of this world is coming and he has no claim on Me John 1431 But I do exactly what the Father has commanded Me so that the world may know that I love the Father Get up Let us go on from here John 151 “I am the true vine and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard John 152 He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit and every branch that does bear fruit He prunes to make it even more fruitful John 153 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you John 154 Remain in Me and I will remain in you Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me John 155 I am the vine and you are the branches The one who remains in Me and I in him will bear much fruit For apart from Me you can do nothing John 156 If anyone does not remain in Me he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers Such branches are gathered up thrown into the fire and burned John 157 If you remain in Me and My words remain in you ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you John 158 This is to My Father’s glory that you bear much fruit proving yourselves to be My disciples John 159 As the Father has loved Me so have I loved you Remain in My love John 1510 If you keep My commandments you will remain in My love just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love John 1511 I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete John 1512 This is My commandment that you love one another as I have loved you John 1513 Greater love has no one than this that he lay down his life for his friends John 1514 You are My friends if you do what I command you John 1515 No longer do I call you servants for a servant does not understand what his master is doing But I have called you friends because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you John 1516 You did not choose Me but I chose you And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you John 1517 This is My command to you Love one another John 1518 If the world hates you understand that it hated Me first John 1519 If you were of the world it would love you as its own Instead the world hates you because you are not of the world but I have chosen you out of the world John 1520 Remember the word that I spoke to you ‘No servant is greater than his master’ If they persecuted Me they will persecute you as well if they kept My word they will keep yours as well John 1521 But they will treat you like this because of My name since they do not know the One who sent Me John 1522 If I had not come and spoken to them they would not be guilty of sin Now however they have no excuse for their sin John 1523 Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well John 1524 If I had not done among them the works that no one else did they would not be guilty of sin but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father John 1525 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law ‘They hated Me without reason’ John 1526 When the Advocate comes whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me John 1527 And you also must testify because you have been with Me from the beginning John 161 “I have told you these things so that you will not fall away John 162 They will put you out of the synagogues In fact a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God John 163 They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me John 164 But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes you will remember that I told you about them I did not tell you these things from the beginning because I was with you John 165 Now however I am going to Him who sent Me yet none of you asks Me ‘Where are You going’ John 166 Instead your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things John 167 But I tell you the truth it is for your benefit that I am going away Unless I go away the Advocate will not come to you but if I go I will send Him to you John 168 And when He comes He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment John 169 in regard to sin because they do not believe in Me John 1610 in regard to righteousness because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see Me John 1611 and in regard to judgment because the prince of this world has been condemned John 1612 I still have much to tell you but you cannot yet bear to hear it John 1613 However when the Spirit of truth comes He will guide you into all truth For He will not speak on His own but He will speak what He hears and He will declare to you what is to come John 1614 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you John 1615 Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you John 1616 In a little while you will see Me no more and then after a little while you will see Me” John 1617 Then some of His disciples asked one another “Why is He telling us ‘In a little while you will not see Me and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’” John 1618 They kept asking “Why is He saying ‘a little while’ We do not understand what He is saying” John 1619 Aware that they wanted to question Him Jesus said to them “Are you asking one another why I said ‘In a little while you will not see Me and then after a little while you will see Me’ John 1620 Truly truly I tell you you will weep and wail while the world rejoices You will grieve but your grief will turn to joy John 1621 A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come but when she brings forth her child she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world John 1622 So also you have sorrow now but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice and no one will take away your joy John 1623 In that day you will no longer ask Me anything Truly truly I tell you whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you John 1624 Until now you have not asked for anything in My name Ask and you will receive so that your joy may be complete John 1625 I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way but will tell you plainly about the Father John 1626 In that day you will ask in My name I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf John 1627 For the Father Himself loves you because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God John 1628 I came from the Father and entered the world In turn I will leave the world and go to the Father” John 1629 His disciples said “See now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech John 1630 Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You Because of this we believe that You came from God” John 1631 “Do you finally believe” Jesus replied John 1632 “Look an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered each to his own home and you will leave Me all alone Yet I am not alone because the Father is with Me John 1633 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace In the world you will have tribulation But take courage I have overcome the world” John 171 When Jesus had spoken these things He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said “Father the hour has come Glorify Your Son that Your Son may glorify You John 172 For You granted Him authority over all people so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him John 173 Now this is eternal life that they may know You the only true God and Jesus Christ whom You have sent John 174 I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do John 175 And now Father glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed John 176 I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world They were Yours You gave them to Me and they have kept Your word John 177 Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You John 178 For I have given them the words You gave Me and they have received them They knew with certainty that I came from You and they believed that You sent Me John 179 I ask on their behalf I do not ask on behalf of the world but on behalf of those You have given Me for they are Yours John 1710 All I have is Yours and all You have is Mine and in them I have been glorified John 1711 I will no longer be in the world but they are in the world and I am coming to You Holy Father protect them by Your name the name You gave Me so that they may be one as We are one John 1712 While I was with them I protected and preserved them by Your name the name You gave Me Not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction so that the Scripture would be fulfilled John 1713 But now I am coming to You and I am saying these things while I am in the world so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them John 1714 I have given them Your word and the world has hated them For they are not of the world just as I am not of the world John 1715 I am not asking that You take them out of the world but that You keep them from the evil one John 1716 They are not of the world just as I am not of the world John 1717 Sanctify them by the truth Your word is truth John 1718 As You sent Me into the world I have also sent them into the world John 1719 For them I sanctify Myself so that they too may be sanctified by the truth John 1720 I am not asking on behalf of them alone but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message John 1721 that all of them may be one as You Father are in Me and I am in You May they also be in Us so that the world may believe that You sent Me John 1722 I have given them the glory You gave Me so that they may be one as We are one— John 1723 I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me John 1724 Father I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world John 1725 Righteous Father although the world has not known You I know You and they know that You sent Me John 1726 And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known so that the love You have for Me may be in them and I in them” John 181 After Jesus had spoken these words He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley where they entered a garden John 182 Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place because Jesus had often met there with His disciples John 183 So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns torches and weapons John 184 Jesus knowing all that was coming upon Him stepped forward and asked them “Whom are you seeking” John 185 “Jesus of Nazareth” they answered Jesus said “I am He” And Judas His betrayer was standing there with them John 186 When Jesus said “I am He” they drew back and fell to the ground John 187 So He asked them again “Whom are you seeking” “Jesus of Nazareth” they answered John 188 “I told you that I am He” Jesus replied “So if you are looking for Me let these men go” John 189 This was to fulfill the word He had spoken “I have not lost one of those You have given Me” John 1810 Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest cutting off his right ear The servant’s name was Malchus John 1811 “Put your sword back in its sheath” Jesus said to Peter “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me” John 1812 Then the band of soldiers with its commander and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him John 1813 They brought Him first to Annas who was the fatherinlaw of Caiaphas the high priest that year John 1814 Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people John 1815 Now Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus Since that disciple was known to the high priest he also went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest John 1816 But Peter stood outside at the door Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper and brought Peter in John 1817 At this the servant girl watching the door said to Peter “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disciples” “I am not” he answered John 1818 Because it was cold the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm And Peter was also standing with them warming himself John 1819 Meanwhile the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching John 1820 “I have spoken openly to the world” Jesus answered “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple where all the Jews come together I said nothing in secret John 1821 Why are you asking Me Ask those who heard My message Surely they know what I said” John 1822 When Jesus had said this one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said “Is this how You answer the high priest” John 1823 Jesus replied “If I said something wrong testify as to what was wrong But if I spoke correctly why did you strike Me” John 1824 Then Annas sent Him still bound to Caiaphas the high priest John 1825 Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself So they asked him “Aren’t you also one of His disciples” He denied it and said “I am not” John 1826 One of the high priest’s servants a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off asked “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden” John 1827 Peter denied it once more and immediately a rooster crowed John 1828 Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium By now it was early morning and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover John 1829 So Pilate went out to them and asked “What accusation are you bringing against this man” John 1830 “If He were not a criminal” they replied “we would not have handed Him over to you” John 1831 “You take Him and judge Him by your own law” Pilate told them “We are not permitted to execute anyone” the Jews replied John 1832 This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die John 1833 Pilate went back into the Praetorium summoned Jesus and asked Him “Are You the King of the Jews” John 1834 “Are you saying this on your own” Jesus asked “or did others tell you about Me” John 1835 “Am I a Jew” Pilate replied “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me What have You done” John 1836 Jesus answered “My kingdom is not of this world if it were My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews But now My kingdom is not of this realm” John 1837 “Then You are a king” Pilate said “You say that I am a king” Jesus answered “For this reason I was born and have come into the world to testify to the truth Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice” John 1838 “What is truth” Pilate asked And having said this he went out again to the Jews and told them “I find no basis for a charge against Him John 1839 But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover So then do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews” John 1840 “Not this man” they shouted “but Barabbas” Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist John 191 Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged John 192 The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns set it on His head and dressed Him in a purple robe John 193 And they went up to Him again and again saying “Hail King of the Jews” and slapping Him in the face John 194 Once again Pilate came out and said to the Jews “Look I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him” John 195 When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe Pilate said to them “Here is the man” John 196 As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him they shouted “Crucify Him Crucify Him” “You take Him and crucify Him” Pilate replied “for I find no basis for a charge against Him” John 197 “We have a law” answered the Jews “and according to that law He must die because He declared Himself to be the Son of God” John 198 When Pilate heard this statement he was even more afraid John 199 and he went back into the Praetorium “Where are You from” he asked But Jesus gave no answer John 1910 So Pilate said to Him “Do You refuse to speak to me Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You” John 1911 Jesus answered “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin” John 1912 From then on Pilate tried to release Him but the Jews kept shouting “If you release this man you are no friend of Caesar Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar” John 1913 When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement which in Hebrew is Gabbatha John 1914 It was the day of Preparation for the Passover about the sixth hour And Pilate said to the Jews “Here is your King” John 1915 At this they shouted “Away with Him Away with Him Crucify Him” “Shall I crucify your King” Pilate asked “We have no king but Caesar” replied the chief priests John 1916 Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified and the soldiers took Him away John 1917 Carrying His own cross He went out to The Place of the Skull which in Hebrew is called Golgotha John 1918 There they crucified Him and with Him two others one on each side with Jesus in the middle John 1919 Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross It read JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS John 1920 Many of the Jews read this sign because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city and it was written in Hebrew Latin and Greek John 1921 So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate “Do not write ‘The King of the Jews’ but only that He said ‘I am the King of the Jews’” John 1922 Pilate answered “What I have written I have written” John 1923 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus they divided His garments into four parts one for each soldier with the tunic remaining It was seamless woven in one piece from top to bottom John 1924 So they said to one another “Let us not tear it Instead let us cast lots to see who will get it” This was to fulfill the Scripture “They divided My garments among them and cast lots for My clothing” So that is what the soldiers did John 1925 Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene John 1926 When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby He said to His mother “Woman here is your son” John 1927 Then He said to the disciple “Here is your mother” So from that hour this disciple took her into his home John 1928 After this knowing that everything had now been accomplished and to fulfill the Scripture Jesus said “I am thirsty” John 1929 A jar of sour wine was sitting there So they soaked a sponge in the wine put it on a stalk of hyssop and lifted it to His mouth John 1930 When Jesus had received the sour wine He said “It is finished” And bowing His head He yielded up His spirit John 1931 It was the day of Preparation and the next day was a High Sabbath In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed John 1932 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus and those of the other John 1933 But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead they did not break His legs John 1934 Instead one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear and immediately blood and water flowed out John 1935 The one who saw it has testified to this and his testimony is true He knows that he is telling the truth so that you also may believe John 1936 Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled “Not one of His bones will be broken” John 1937 And as another Scripture says “They will look on the One they have pierced” John 1938 Afterward Joseph of Arimathea who was a disciple of Jesus but secretly for fear of the Jews asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus Pilate gave him permission so he came and removed His body John 1939 Nicodemus who had previously come to Jesus at night also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes about seventyfive pounds John 1940 So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices according to the Jewish burial custom John 1941 Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid John 1942 And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby they placed Jesus there John 201 Early on the first day of the week while it was still dark Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance John 202 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple the one whom Jesus loved “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb” she said “and we do not know where they have put Him” John 203 Then Peter and the other disciple set out for the tomb John 204 The two were running together but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first John 205 He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there but he did not go in John 206 Simon Peter arrived just after him He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there John 207 The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up lying separate from the linen cloths John 208 Then the other disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in And he saw and believed John 209 For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead John 2010 Then the disciples returned to their homes John 2011 But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping And as she wept she bent down to look into the tomb John 2012 and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain one at the head and the other at the feet John 2013 “Woman why are you weeping” they asked “Because they have taken my Lord away” she said “and I do not know where they have put Him” John 2014 When she had said this she turned around and saw Jesus standing there But she did not recognize that it was Jesus John 2015 “Woman why are you weeping” Jesus asked “Whom are you seeking” Thinking He was the gardener she said “Sir if you have carried Him off tell me where you have put Him and I will get Him” John 2016 Jesus said to her “Mary” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew “Rabboni” which means “Teacher” John 2017 “Do not cling to Me” Jesus said “for I have not yet ascended to the Father But go and tell My brothers ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father to My God and your God’” John 2018 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples “I have seen the Lord” And she told them what He had said to her John 2019 It was the first day of the week and that very evening while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews Jesus came and stood among them “Peace be with you” He said to them John 2020 After He had said this He showed them His hands and His side The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord John 2021 Again Jesus said to them “Peace be with you As the Father has sent Me so also I am sending you” John 2022 When He had said this He breathed on them and said “Receive the Holy Spirit John 2023 If you forgive anyone his sins they are forgiven if you withhold forgiveness from anyone it is withheld” John 2024 Now Thomas called Didymus one of the Twelve was not with the disciples when Jesus came John 2025 So the other disciples told him “We have seen the Lord” But he replied “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands and put my finger where the nails have been and put my hand into His side I will never believe” John 2026 Eight days later His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked and Thomas was with them Jesus came and stood among them and said “Peace be with you” John 2027 Then Jesus said to Thomas “Put your finger here and look at My hands Reach out your hand and put it into My side Stop doubting and believe” John 2028 Thomas replied “My Lord and my God” John 2029 Jesus said to him “Because you have seen Me you have believed blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed” John 2030 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples which are not written in this book John 2031 But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God and that by believing you may have life in His name John 211 Later by the Sea of Tiberias Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples He made Himself known in this way John 212 Simon Peter Thomas called Didymus Nathanael from Cana in Galilee the sons of Zebedee and two other disciples were together John 213 Simon Peter told them “I am going fishing” “We will go with you” they said So they went out and got into the boat but caught nothing that night John 214 Early in the morning Jesus stood on the shore but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus John 215 So He called out to them “Children do you have any fish” “No” they answered John 216 He told them “Cast the net on the right side of the boat and you will find some” So they cast it there and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish John 217 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter “It is the Lord” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord he put on his outer garment for he had removed it and jumped into the sea John 218 The other disciples came ashore in the boat They dragged in the net full of fish for they were not far from land only about a hundred yards John 219 When they landed they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it and some bread John 2110 Jesus told them “Bring some of the fish you have just caught” John 2111 So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore It was full of large fish 153 but even with so many the net was not torn John 2112 “Come have breakfast” Jesus said to them None of the disciples dared to ask Him “Who are You” They knew it was the Lord John 2113 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them and He did the same with the fish John 2114 This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after He was raised from the dead John 2115 When they had finished eating Jesus asked Simon Peter “Simon son of John do you love Me more than these” “Yes Lord” he answered “You know I love You” Jesus replied “Feed My lambs” John 2116 Jesus asked a second time “Simon son of John do you love Me” “Yes Lord” he answered “You know I love You” Jesus told him “Shepherd My sheep” John 2117 Jesus asked a third time “Simon son of John do you love Me” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time “Do you love Me” “Lord You know all things” he replied “You know I love You” Jesus said to him “Feed My sheep John 2118 Truly truly I tell you when you were young you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted but when you are old you will stretch out your hands and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go” John 2119 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God And after He had said this He told him “Follow Me” John 2120 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask “Lord who is going to betray You” John 2121 When Peter saw him he asked “Lord what about him” John 2122 Jesus answered “If I want him to remain until I return what is that to you You follow Me” John 2123 Because of this the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die However Jesus did not say that he would not die but only “If I want him to remain until I return what is that to you” John 2124 This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has written them down And we know that his testimony is true John 2125 There are many more things that Jesus did If all of them were written down I suppose that not even the world itself would have space for the books that would be written Acts 11 In my first book O Theophilus I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach Acts 12 until the day He was taken up to heaven after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen Acts 13 After His suffering He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God Acts 14 And while they were gathered together He commanded them “Do not leave Jerusalem but wait for the gift the Father promised which you have heard Me discuss Acts 15 For John baptized with water but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit” Acts 16 So when they came together they asked Him “Lord will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel” Acts 17 Jesus replied “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority Acts 18 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth” Acts 19 After He had said this they watched as He was taken up and a cloud hid Him from their sight Acts 110 They were looking intently into the sky as He was going when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them Acts 111 “Men of Galilee” they said “why do you stand here looking into the sky This same Jesus who has been taken from you into heaven will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven” Acts 112 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives which is near the city a Sabbath day’s journey away Acts 113 When they arrived they went to the upper room where they were staying Peter and John James and Andrew Philip and Thomas Bartholomew and Matthew James son of Alphaeus Simon the Zealot and Judas son of James Acts 114 With one accord they all continued in prayer along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus and with His brothers Acts 115 In those days Peter stood up among the brothers a gathering of about a hundred and twenty and said Acts 116 “Brothers the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus Acts 117 He was one of our number and shared in this ministry” Acts 118 Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle and all his intestines spilled out Acts 119 This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem so they called that field in their own language Akeldama that is Field of Blood Acts 120 “For it is written in the book of Psalms ‘May his place be deserted let there be no one to dwell in it’ and ‘May another take his position’ Acts 121 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us Acts 122 beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection” Acts 123 So they proposed two men Joseph called Barsabbas also known as Justus and Matthias Acts 124 And they prayed “Lord You know everyone’s heart Show us which of these two You have chosen Acts 125 to take up this ministry and apostleship which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place” Acts 126 Then they cast lots and the lot fell to Matthias So he was added to the eleven apostles Acts 21 When the day of Pentecost came they were all together in one place Acts 22 Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting Acts 23 They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them Acts 24 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them Acts 25 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Godfearing Jews from every nation under heaven Acts 26 And when this sound rang out a crowd came together in bewilderment because each one heard them speaking his own language Acts 27 Astounded and amazed they asked “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans Acts 28 How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language Acts 29 Parthians Medes and Elamites residents of Mesopotamia Judea and Cappadocia Pontus and Asia Acts 210 Phrygia and Pamphylia Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene visitors from Rome Acts 211 both Jews and converts to Judaism Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues” Acts 212 Astounded and perplexed they asked one another “What does this mean” Acts 213 But others mocked them and said “They are drunk on new wine” Acts 214 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven lifted up his voice and addressed the crowd “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem let this be known to you and listen carefully to my words Acts 215 These men are not drunk as you suppose It is only the third hour of the day Acts 216 No this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel Acts 217 ‘In the last days God says I will pour out My Spirit on all people Your sons and daughters will prophesy your young men will see visions your old men will dream dreams Acts 218 Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days and they will prophesy Acts 219 I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below blood and fire and billows of smoke Acts 220 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord Acts 221 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved’ Acts 222 Men of Israel listen to this message Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles wonders and signs which God did among you through Him as you yourselves know Acts 223 He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge and you by the hands of the lawless put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross Acts 224 But God raised Him from the dead releasing Him from the agony of death because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip Acts 225 David says about Him ‘I saw the Lord always before me because He is at my right hand I will not be shaken Acts 226 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices my body also will dwell in hope Acts 227 because You will not abandon my soul to Hades nor will You let Your Holy One see decay Acts 228 You have made known to me the paths of life You will fill me with joy in Your presence’ Acts 229 Brothers I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried and his tomb is with us to this day Acts 230 But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne Acts 231 Foreseeing this David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ that He was not abandoned to Hades nor did His body see decay Acts 232 God has raised this Jesus to life to which we are all witnesses Acts 233 Exalted then to the right hand of God He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear Acts 234 For David did not ascend into heaven but he himself says ‘The Lord said to my Lord “Sit at My right hand Acts 235 until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”’ Acts 236 Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ” Acts 237 When the people heard this they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles “Brothers what shall we do” Acts 238 Peter replied “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit Acts 239 This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself” Acts 240 With many other words he testified and he urged them “Be saved from this corrupt generation” Acts 241 Those who embraced his message were baptized and about three thousand were added to the believers that day Acts 242 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship to the breaking of bread and to prayer Acts 243 A sense of awe came over everyone and the apostles performed many wonders and signs Acts 244 All the believers were together and had everything in common Acts 245 Selling their possessions and goods they shared with anyone who was in need Acts 246 With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart Acts 247 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved Acts 31 One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer the ninth hour Acts 32 And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts Acts 33 When he saw Peter and John about to enter he asked them for money Acts 34 Peter looked directly at him as did John “Look at us” said Peter Acts 35 So the man gave them his attention expecting to receive something from them Acts 36 But Peter said “Silver or gold I do not have but what I have I give you In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth get up and walk” Acts 37 Taking him by the right hand Peter helped him up and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong Acts 38 He sprang to his feet and began to walk Then he went with them into the temple courts walking and leaping and praising God Acts 39 When all the people saw him walking and praising God Acts 310 they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him Acts 311 While the man clung to Peter and John all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade Acts 312 And when Peter saw this he addressed the people “Men of Israel why are you surprised by this Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk Acts 313 The God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob the God of our fathers has glorified His servant Jesus You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate even though he had decided to release Him Acts 314 You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you Acts 315 You killed the Author of life but God raised Him from the dead and we are witnesses of this fact Acts 316 By faith in the name of Jesus this man whom you see and know has been made strong It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence Acts 317 And now brothers I know that you acted in ignorance as did your leaders Acts 318 But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets saying that His Christ would suffer Acts 319 Repent then and turn back so that your sins may be wiped away Acts 320 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord and that He may send Jesus the Christ who has been appointed for you Acts 321 Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things which God announced long ago through His holy prophets Acts 322 For Moses said ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers You must listen to Him in everything He tells you Acts 323 Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people’ Acts 324 Indeed all the prophets from Samuel on as many as have spoken have proclaimed these days Acts 325 And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed’ Acts 326 When God raised up His Servant He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways” Acts 41 While Peter and John were speaking to the people the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them Acts 42 greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead Acts 43 They seized Peter and John and because it was evening they put them in custody until the next day Acts 44 But many who heard the message believed and the number of men grew to about five thousand Acts 45 The next day the rulers elders and scribes assembled in Jerusalem Acts 46 along with Annas the high priest Caiaphas John Alexander and many others from the high priest’s family Acts 47 They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them “By what power or what name did you do this” Acts 48 Then Peter filled with the Holy Spirit said to them “Rulers and elders of the people Acts 49 If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame to determine how he was healed Acts 410 then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead that this man stands before you healed Acts 411 This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected which has become the cornerstone’ Acts 412 Salvation exists in no one else for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” Acts 413 When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled ordinary men they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus Acts 414 And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them they had nothing to say in response Acts 415 So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together Acts 416 “What shall we do with these men” they asked “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them and we cannot deny it Acts 417 But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name” Acts 418 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus Acts 419 But Peter and John replied “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God Acts 420 For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard” Acts 421 After further threats they let them go They could not find a way to punish them because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened Acts 422 For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old Acts 423 On their release Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them Acts 424 When the believers heard this they lifted up their voices to God with one accord “Sovereign Lord” they said “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them Acts 425 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant our father David ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain Acts 426 The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One’ Acts 427 In fact this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus whom You anointed Acts 428 They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen Acts 429 And now Lord consider their threats and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness Acts 430 as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus” Acts 431 After they had prayed their meeting place was shaken and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly Acts 432 The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own but they shared everything they owned Acts 433 With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus And abundant grace was upon them all Acts 434 There were no needy ones among them because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property bring the proceeds from the sales Acts 435 and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need Acts 436 Joseph a Levite from Cyprus whom the apostles called Barnabas meaning Son of Encouragement Acts 437 sold a field he owned brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet Acts 51 Now a man named Ananias together with his wife Sapphira also sold a piece of property Acts 52 With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back some of the proceeds for himself but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet Acts 53 Then Peter said “Ananias how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land Acts 54 Did it not belong to you before it was sold And after it was sold was it not at your disposal How could you conceive such a deed in your heart You have not lied to men but to God” Acts 55 On hearing these words Ananias fell down and died And great fear came over all who heard what had happened Acts 56 Then the young men stepped forward wrapped up his body and carried him out and buried him Acts 57 About three hours later his wife also came in unaware of what had happened Acts 58 “Tell me” said Peter “is this the price you and your husband got for the land” “Yes” she answered “that is the price” Acts 59 “How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord” Peter replied “Look the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door and they will carry you out also” Acts 510 At that instant she fell down at his feet and died Then the young men came in and finding her dead carried her out and buried her beside her husband Acts 511 And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events Acts 512 The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade Acts 513 Although the people regarded them highly no one else dared to join them Acts 514 Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women Acts 515 As a result people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by Acts 516 Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits and all of them were healed Acts 517 Then the high priest and all his associates who belonged to the party of the Sadducees were filled with jealousy They went out Acts 518 and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail Acts 519 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out saying Acts 520 “Go stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life” Acts 521 At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people When the high priest and his associates arrived they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles Acts 522 But on arriving at the jail the officers did not find them there So they returned with the report Acts 523 “We found the jail securely locked with the guards posted at the doors but when we opened them we found no one inside” Acts 524 When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account they were perplexed as to what was happening Acts 525 Then someone came in and announced “Look the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people” Acts 526 At that point the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force for fear the people would stone them Acts 527 They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin where the high priest interrogated them Acts 528 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name” he said “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood” Acts 529 But Peter and the other apostles replied “We must obey God rather than men Acts 530 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree Acts 531 God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel Acts 532 We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him” Acts 533 When the Council members heard this they were enraged and they resolved to put the apostles to death Acts 534 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time Acts 535 “Men of Israel” he said “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men Acts 536 Some time ago Theudas rose up claiming to be somebody and about four hundred men joined him He was killed all his followers were dispersed and it all came to nothing Acts 537 After him Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him He too perished and all his followers were scattered Acts 538 So in the present case I advise you Leave these men alone Let them go For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin it will fail Acts 539 But if it is from God you will not be able to stop them You may even find yourselves fighting against God” Acts 540 At this they yielded to Gamaliel They called the apostles in and had them flogged Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them Acts 541 The apostles left the Sanhedrin rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name Acts 542 Every day in the temple courts and from house to house they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ Acts 61 In those days when the disciples were increasing in number the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food Acts 62 So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables Acts 63 Therefore brothers select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom We will assign this responsibility to them Acts 64 and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word” Acts 65 This proposal pleased the whole group They chose Stephen a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit as well as Philip Prochorus Nicanor Timon Parmenas and Nicolas from Antioch a convert to Judaism Acts 66 They presented these seven to the apostles who prayed and laid their hands on them Acts 67 So the word of God continued to spread The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith Acts 68 Now Stephen who was full of grace and power was performing great wonders and signs among the people Acts 69 But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen including Cyrenians Alexandrians and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia They disputed with Stephen Acts 610 but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke Acts 611 Then they prompted some men to say “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God” Acts 612 So they stirred up the people elders and scribes and confronted Stephen They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin Acts 613 where they presented false witnesses who said “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law Acts 614 For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us” Acts 615 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel Acts 71 Then the high priest asked Stephen “Are these charges true” Acts 72 And Stephen declared “Brothers and fathers listen to me The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia before he lived in Haran Acts 73 and told him ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you’ Acts 74 So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran After his father died God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living Acts 75 He gave him no inheritance here not even a foot of ground But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants even though he did not yet have a child Acts 76 God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years Acts 77 ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them’ God said ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place’ Acts 78 Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day And Isaac became the father of Jacob and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs Acts 79 Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph they sold him as a slave into Egypt But God was with him Acts 710 and rescued him from all his troubles He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household Acts 711 Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan and our fathers could not find food Acts 712 When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt he sent our fathers on their first visit Acts 713 On their second visit Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers and his family became known to Pharaoh Acts 714 Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives seventyfive in all Acts 715 So Jacob went down to Egypt where he and our fathers died Acts 716 Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver Acts 717 As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham our people in Egypt increased greatly in number Acts 718 Then another king who knew nothing of Joseph arose over Egypt Acts 719 He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die Acts 720 At that time Moses was born and he was beautiful in the sight of God For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house Acts 721 When he was set outside Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son Acts 722 So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action Acts 723 When Moses was forty years old he decided to visit his brothers the children of Israel Acts 724 And when he saw one of them being mistreated Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him Acts 725 He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them but they did not Acts 726 The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting and he tried to reconcile them saying ‘Men you are brothers Why are you mistreating each other’ Acts 727 But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us Acts 728 Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday’ Acts 729 At this remark Moses fled to the land of Midian where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons Acts 730 After forty years had passed an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai Acts 731 When Moses saw it he marveled at the sight As he approached to look more closely the voice of the Lord came to him Acts 732 ‘I am the God of your fathers the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look Acts 733 Then the Lord said to him ‘Take off your sandals for the place where you are standing is holy ground Acts 734 I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them Now come I will send you back to Egypt’ Acts 735 This Moses whom they had rejected with the words ‘Who made you ruler and judge’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush Acts 736 He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt at the Red Sea and for forty years in the wilderness Acts 737 This is the same Moses who told the Israelites ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers’ Acts 738 He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai and with our fathers And he received living words to pass on to us Acts 739 But our fathers refused to obey him Instead they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt Acts 740 They said to Aaron ‘Make us gods who will go before us As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt we do not know what has happened to him’ Acts 741 At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol rejoicing in the works of their hands Acts 742 But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven as it is written in the book of the prophets ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness O house of Israel Acts 743 You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan the idols you made to worship Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon’ Acts 744 Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses according to the pattern he had seen Acts 745 And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them It remained until the time of David Acts 746 who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob Acts 747 But it was Solomon who built the house for Him Acts 748 However the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands As the prophet says Acts 749 ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool What kind of house will you build for Me says the Lord or where will My place of repose be Acts 750 Has not My hand made all these things’ Acts 751 You stiffnecked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears You always resist the Holy Spirit just as your fathers did Acts 752 Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One And now you are His betrayers and murderers— Acts 753 you who received the law ordained by angels yet have not kept it” Acts 754 On hearing this the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged and they gnashed their teeth at him Acts 755 But Stephen full of the Holy Spirit looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God Acts 756 “Look” he said “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God” Acts 757 At this they covered their ears cried out in a loud voice and rushed together at him Acts 758 They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul Acts 759 While they were stoning him Stephen appealed “Lord Jesus receive my spirit” Acts 760 Falling on his knees he cried out in a loud voice “Lord do not hold this sin against them” And when he had said this he fell asleep Acts 81 And Saul was there giving approval to Stephen’s death On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria Acts 82 Godfearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him Acts 83 But Saul began to destroy the church Going from house to house he dragged off men and women and put them in prison Acts 84 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went Acts 85 Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them Acts 86 The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform Acts 87 With loud shrieks unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed Acts 88 So there was great joy in that city Acts 89 Prior to that time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria He claimed to be someone great Acts 810 and all the people from the least to the greatest heeded his words and said “This man is the divine power called the Great Power” Acts 811 They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery Acts 812 But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ they were baptized both men and women Acts 813 Even Simon himself believed and was baptized He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed Acts 814 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God they sent Peter and John to them Acts 815 On their arrival they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit Acts 816 For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus Acts 817 Then Peter and John laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit Acts 818 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands he offered them money Acts 819 “Give me this power as well” he said “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit” Acts 820 But Peter replied “May your silver perish with you because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money Acts 821 You have no part or share in our ministry because your heart is not right before God Acts 822 Repent therefore of your wickedness and pray to the Lord Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart Acts 823 For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity” Acts 824 Then Simon answered “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me” Acts 825 And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord they returned to Jerusalem preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages Acts 826 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza” Acts 827 So he started out and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace queen of the Ethiopians He had gone to Jerusalem to worship Acts 828 and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet Acts 829 The Spirit said to Philip “Go over to that chariot and stay by it” Acts 830 So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet “Do you understand what you are reading” Philip asked Acts 831 “How can I” he said “unless someone guides me” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him Acts 832 The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter and as a lamb before the shearer is silent so He did not open His mouth Acts 833 In His humiliation He was deprived of justice Who can recount His descendants For His life was removed from the earth” Acts 834 “Tell me” said the eunuch “who is the prophet talking about himself or someone else” Acts 835 Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus Acts 836 As they traveled along the road and came to some water the eunuch said “Look here is water What is there to prevent me from being baptized” Acts 837 Acts 838 And he gave orders to stop the chariot Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him Acts 839 When they came up out of the water the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away and the eunuch saw him no more but went on his way rejoicing Acts 840 But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea Acts 91 Meanwhile Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord He approached the high priest Acts 92 and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem Acts 93 As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him Acts 94 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him “Saul Saul why do you persecute Me” Acts 95 “Who are You Lord” Saul asked “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting” He replied Acts 96 “Now get up and go into the city and you will be told what you must do” Acts 97 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless They heard the voice but did not see anyone Acts 98 Saul got up from the ground but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing So they led him by the hand into Damascus Acts 99 For three days he was without sight and he did not eat or drink anything Acts 910 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias The Lord spoke to him in a vision “Ananias” “Here I am Lord” he answered Acts 911 “Get up” the Lord told him “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul for he is praying Acts 912 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight” Acts 913 But Ananias answered “Lord many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem Acts 914 And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name” Acts 915 “Go” said the Lord “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel Acts 916 I will show him how much he must suffer for My name” Acts 917 So Ananias went to the house and when he arrived he placed his hands on Saul “Brother Saul” he said “the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit” Acts 918 At that instant something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes and his sight was restored He got up and was baptized Acts 919 and after taking some food he regained his strength And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus Acts 920 Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues declaring “He is the Son of God” Acts 921 All who heard him were astounded and asked “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests” Acts 922 But Saul was empowered all the more and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ Acts 923 After many days had passed the Jews conspired to kill him Acts 924 but Saul learned of their plot Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him Acts 925 One night however his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall Acts 926 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem he tried to join the disciples but they were all afraid of him not believing that he was a disciple Acts 927 Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus Acts 928 So Saul stayed with them moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Acts 929 He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews but they tried to kill him Acts 930 When the brothers learned of this they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus Acts 931 Then the church throughout Judea Galilee and Samaria experienced a time of peace It grew in strength and numbers living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit Acts 932 As Peter traveled throughout the area he went to visit the saints in Lydda Acts 933 There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years Acts 934 “Aeneas” Peter said to him “Jesus Christ heals you Get up and put away your mat” Immediately Aeneas got up Acts 935 and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord Acts 936 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha which is translated as Dorcas who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity Acts 937 At that time however she became sick and died and her body was washed and placed in an upper room Acts 938 Since Lydda was near Joppa the disciples hearing that Peter was there sent two men to urge him “Come to us without delay” Acts 939 So Peter got up and went with them On his arrival they took him to the upper room All the widows stood around him weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them Acts 940 Then Peter sent them all out of the room He knelt down and prayed and turning toward her body he said “Tabitha get up” She opened her eyes and seeing Peter she sat up Acts 941 Peter took her by the hand and helped her up Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive Acts 942 This became known all over Joppa and many people believed in the Lord Acts 943 And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon Acts 101 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment Acts 102 He and all his household were devout and Godfearing He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly Acts 103 One day at about the ninth hour he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said “Cornelius” Acts 104 Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked “What is it Lord” The angel answered “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God Acts 105 Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter Acts 106 He is staying with Simon the tanner whose house is by the sea” Acts 107 When the angel who spoke to him had gone Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants Acts 108 He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa Acts 109 The next day at about the sixth hour as the men were approaching the city on their journey Peter went up on the roof to pray Acts 1010 He became hungry and wanted something to eat but while the meal was being prepared he fell into a trance Acts 1011 He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners Acts 1012 It contained all kinds of fourfooted animals and reptiles of the earth as well as birds of the air Acts 1013 Then a voice said to him “Get up Peter kill and eat” Acts 1014 “No Lord” Peter answered “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean” Acts 1015 The voice spoke to him a second time “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean” Acts 1016 This happened three times and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven Acts 1017 While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate Acts 1018 They called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there Acts 1019 As Peter continued to reflect on the vision the Spirit said to him “Behold three men are looking for you Acts 1020 So get up Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation because I have sent them” Acts 1021 So Peter went down to the men and said “Here am I the one you are looking for Why have you come” Acts 1022 “Cornelius the centurion has sent us” they said “He is a righteous and Godfearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you” Acts 1023 So Peter invited them in as his guests And the next day he got ready and went with them accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa Acts 1024 The following day he arrived in Caesarea where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends Acts 1025 As Peter was about to enter Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him Acts 1026 But Peter helped him up “Stand up” he said “I am only a man myself” Acts 1027 As Peter talked with him he went inside and found many people gathered together Acts 1028 He said to them “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean Acts 1029 So when I was invited I came without objection I ask then why have you sent for me” Acts 1030 Cornelius answered “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this the ninth hour Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me Acts 1031 and said ‘Cornelius your prayer has been heard and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God Acts 1032 Therefore send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner by the sea’ Acts 1033 So I sent for you immediately and you were kind enough to come Now then we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us” Acts 1034 Then Peter began to speak “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism Acts 1035 but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right Acts 1036 He has sent this message to the people of Israel proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ who is Lord of all Acts 1037 You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed Acts 1038 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil because God was with Him Acts 1039 We are witnesses of all that He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree Acts 1040 God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen— Acts 1041 not by all the people but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead Acts 1042 And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead Acts 1043 All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name” Acts 1044 While Peter was still speaking these words the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message Acts 1045 All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles Acts 1046 For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God Then Peter said Acts 1047 “Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have” Acts 1048 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ Then they asked him to stay for a few days Acts 111 The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God Acts 112 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem the circumcised believers took issue with him Acts 113 and said “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them” Acts 114 But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events Acts 115 “I was in the city of Joppa praying and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners and it came right down to me Acts 116 I looked at it closely and saw fourfooted animals of the earth wild beasts reptiles and birds of the air Acts 117 Then I heard a voice saying to me ‘Get up Peter kill and eat’ Acts 118 ‘No Lord’ I said ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth’ Acts 119 But the voice spoke from heaven a second time ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean’ Acts 1110 This happened three times and everything was drawn back up into heaven Acts 1111 Just then three men sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying Acts 1112 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation These six brothers also went with me and we entered the man’s home Acts 1113 He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter Acts 1114 He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved’ Acts 1115 As I began to speak the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning Acts 1116 Then I remembered the word of the Lord how He said ‘John baptized with water but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit’ Acts 1117 So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ who was I to hinder the work of God” Acts 1118 When they heard this they had no further objections and they glorified God saying “So then God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life” Acts 1119 Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia Cyprus and Antioch speaking the message only to Jews Acts 1120 But some of them men from Cyprus and Cyrene went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus Acts 1121 The hand of the Lord was with them and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord Acts 1122 When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem they sent Barnabas to Antioch Acts 1123 When he arrived and saw the grace of God he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts Acts 1124 Barnabas was a good man full of the Holy Spirit and faith and a great number of people were brought to the Lord Acts 1125 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul Acts 1126 and when he found him he brought him back to Antioch So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch Acts 1127 In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch Acts 1128 One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world This happened under Claudius Acts 1129 So the disciples each according to his ability decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea Acts 1130 This they did sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul Acts 121 About that time King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church Acts 122 He had James the brother of John put to death with the sword Acts 123 And seeing that this pleased the Jews Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread Acts 124 He arrested him and put him in prison handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover Acts 125 So Peter was kept in prison but the church was fervently praying to God for him Acts 126 On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial Peter was sleeping between two soldiers bound with two chains with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison Acts 127 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up saying “Get up quickly” And the chains fell off his wrists Acts 128 “Get dressed and put on your sandals” said the angel Peter did so and the angel told him “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me” Acts 129 So Peter followed him out but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real He thought he was only seeing a vision Acts 1210 They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city which opened for them by itself When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block the angel suddenly left him Acts 1211 Then Peter came to himself and said “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating” Acts 1212 And when he had realized this he went to the house of Mary the mother of John also called Mark where many people had gathered together and were praying Acts 1213 He knocked at the outer gate and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it Acts 1214 When she recognized Peter’s voice she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate but ran inside and announced “Peter is standing at the gate” Acts 1215 “You are out of your mind” they told her But when she kept insisting it was so they said “It must be his angel” Acts 1216 But Peter kept on knocking and when they opened the door and saw him they were astounded Acts 1217 Peter motioned with his hand for silence and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison “Send word to James and to the brothers” he said and he left for another place Acts 1218 At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter Acts 1219 After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there Acts 1220 Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon and they convened before him Having secured the support of Blastus the king’s chamberlain they asked for peace because their region depended on the king’s country for food Acts 1221 On the appointed day Herod donned his royal robes sat on his throne and addressed the people Acts 1222 And they began to shout “This is the voice of a god not a man” Acts 1223 Immediately because Herod did not give glory to God an angel of the Lord struck him down and he was eaten by worms and died Acts 1224 But the word of God continued to spread and multiply Acts 1225 When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem they returned bringing with them John also called Mark Acts 131 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers Barnabas Simeon called Niger Lucius of Cyrene Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch and Saul Acts 132 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting the Holy Spirit said “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them” Acts 133 And after they had fasted and prayed they laid their hands on them and sent them off Acts 134 So Barnabas and Saul sent forth by the Holy Spirit went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus Acts 135 When they arrived at Salamis they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues And John was with them as their helper Acts 136 They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named BarJesus Acts 137 an attendant of the proconsul Sergius Paulus The proconsul a man of intelligence summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God Acts 138 But Elymas the sorcerer for that is what his name means opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith Acts 139 Then Saul who was also called Paul filled with the Holy Spirit looked directly at Elymas Acts 1310 and said “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord Acts 1311 Now look the hand of the Lord is against you and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun” Immediately mist and darkness came over him and he groped about seeking someone to lead him by the hand Acts 1312 When the proconsul saw what had happened he believed for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord Acts 1313 After setting sail from Paphos Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia where John left them to return to Jerusalem Acts 1314 And from Perga they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down Acts 1315 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets the synagogue leaders sent word to them “Brothers if you have a word of encouragement for the people please speak” Acts 1316 Paul stood up motioned with his hand and began to speak “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God listen to me Acts 1317 The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land Acts 1318 He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness Acts 1319 And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan He gave their land to His people as an inheritance Acts 1320 All this took about 450 years After this God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet Acts 1321 Then the people asked for a king and God gave them Saul son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin who ruled forty years Acts 1322 After removing Saul He raised up David as their king and testified about him ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart he will carry out My will in its entirety’ Acts 1323 From the descendants of this man God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus as He promised Acts 1324 Before the arrival of Jesus John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel Acts 1325 As John was completing his course he said ‘Who do you suppose I am I am not that One But there is One coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie’ Acts 1326 Brothers children of Abraham and you Gentiles who fear God it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent Acts 1327 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath Acts 1328 And though they found no ground for a death sentence they asked Pilate to have Him executed Acts 1329 When they had carried out all that was written about Him they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb Acts 1330 But God raised Him from the dead Acts 1331 and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem They are now His witnesses to our people Acts 1332 And now we proclaim to you the good news What God promised our fathers Acts 1333 He has fulfilled for us their children by raising up Jesus As it is written in the second Psalm ‘You are My Son today I have become Your Father’ Acts 1334 In fact God raised Him from the dead never to see decay As He has said ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David’ Acts 1335 So also He says in another Psalm ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay’ Acts 1336 For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation he fell asleep His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay Acts 1337 But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay Acts 1338 Therefore let it be known to you brothers that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you Acts 1339 Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses Acts 1340 Watch out then that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you Acts 1341 ‘Look you scoffers wonder and perish For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you’” Acts 1342 As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath Acts 1343 After the synagogue was dismissed many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God Acts 1344 On the following Sabbath nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord Acts 1345 But when the Jews saw the crowds they were filled with jealousy and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying Acts 1346 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life we now turn to the Gentiles Acts 1347 For this is what the Lord has commanded us ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles to bring salvation to the ends of the earth’” Acts 1348 When the Gentiles heard this they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord and all who were appointed for eternal life believed Acts 1349 And the word of the Lord spread throughout that region Acts 1350 The Jews however incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district Acts 1351 So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium Acts 1352 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit Acts 141 At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed Acts 142 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers Acts 143 So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there speaking boldly for the Lord who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders Acts 144 The people of the city were divided Some sided with the Jews and others with the apostles Acts 145 But when the Gentiles and Jews together with their rulers set out to mistreat and stone them Acts 146 they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region Acts 147 where they continued to preach the gospel Acts 148 In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet who was lame from birth and had never walked Acts 149 This man was listening to the words of Paul who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed Acts 1410 In a loud voice Paul called out “Stand up on your feet” And the man jumped up and began to walk Acts 1411 When the crowds saw what Paul had done they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language “The gods have come down to us in human form” Acts 1412 Barnabas they called Zeus and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker Acts 1413 The priest of Zeus whose temple was just outside the city brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds Acts 1414 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd shouting Acts 1415 “Men why are you doing this We too are only men human like you We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them Acts 1416 In past generations He let all nations go their own way Acts 1417 Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons filling your hearts with food and gladness” Acts 1418 Even with these words Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them Acts 1419 Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city presuming he was dead Acts 1420 But after the disciples had gathered around him he got up and went back into the city And the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe Acts 1421 They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples Then they returned to Lystra Iconium and Antioch Acts 1422 strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God” they said Acts 1423 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had believed Acts 1424 After passing through Pisidia they came to Pamphylia Acts 1425 And when they had spoken the word in Perga they went down to Attalia Acts 1426 From Attalia they sailed to Antioch where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed Acts 1427 When they arrived they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles Acts 1428 And they spent a long time there with the disciples Acts 151 Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses you cannot be saved” Acts 152 And after engaging these men in sharp debate Paul and Barnabas were appointed along with some other believers to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question Acts 153 Sent on their way by the church they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers Acts 154 On their arrival in Jerusalem they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders to whom they reported all that God had done through them Acts 155 But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses” Acts 156 So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter Acts 157 After much discussion Peter got up and said to them “Brothers you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe Acts 158 And God who knows the heart showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them just as He did to us Acts 159 He made no distinction between us and them for He cleansed their hearts by faith Acts 1510 Now then why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear Acts 1511 On the contrary we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved just as they are” Acts 1512 The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them Acts 1513 When they had finished speaking James declared “Brothers listen to me Acts 1514 Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own Acts 1515 The words of the prophets agree with this as it is written Acts 1516 ‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David Its ruins I will rebuild and I will restore it Acts 1517 so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord and all the Gentiles who are called by My name says the Lord who does these things Acts 1518 that have been known for ages’ Acts 1519 It is my judgment therefore that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God Acts 1520 Instead we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols from sexual immorality from the meat of strangled animals and from blood Acts 1521 For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath” Acts 1522 Then the apostles and elders with the whole church decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas two leaders among the brothers Acts 1523 and sent them with this letter The apostles and the elders your brothers To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch Syria and Cilicia Greetings Acts 1524 It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you troubling your minds by what they said Acts 1525 So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul Acts 1526 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ Acts 1527 Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing Acts 1528 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements Acts 1529 You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols from blood from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality You will do well to avoid these things Farewell Acts 1530 So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter Acts 1531 When the people read it they rejoiced at its encouraging message Acts 1532 Judas and Silas who themselves were prophets said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers Acts 1533 After spending some time there they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them Acts 1534 Acts 1535 But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch along with many others teaching and preaching the word of the Lord Acts 1536 Some time later Paul said to Barnabas “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord to see how they are doing” Acts 1537 Barnabas wanted to take John also called Mark Acts 1538 But Paul thought it best not to take him because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work Acts 1539 Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus Acts 1540 but Paul chose Silas and left commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord Acts 1541 And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia strengthening the churches Acts 161 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra where he found a disciple named Timothy the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father Acts 162 The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him Acts 163 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area for they all knew that his father was a Greek Acts 164 As they went from town to town they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey Acts 165 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers Acts 166 After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia Acts 167 And when they came to the border of Mysia they tried to enter Bithynia but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them Acts 168 So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas Acts 169 During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him “Come over to Macedonia and help us” Acts 1610 As soon as Paul had seen the vision we got ready to leave for Macedonia concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them Acts 1611 We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace and the following day on to Neapolis Acts 1612 From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi the leading city of that district of Macedonia And we stayed there several days Acts 1613 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river where it was customary to find a place of prayer After sitting down we spoke to the women who had gathered there Acts 1614 Among those listening was a woman named Lydia a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira who was a worshiper of God The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message Acts 1615 And when she and her household had been baptized she urged us “If you consider me a believer in the Lord come and stay at my house” And she persuaded us Acts 1616 One day as we were going to the place of prayer we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination who earned a large income for her masters by fortunetelling Acts 1617 This girl followed Paul and the rest of us shouting “These men are servants of the Most High God who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation” Acts 1618 She continued this for many days Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her” And the spirit left her at that very moment Acts 1619 When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace Acts 1620 They brought them to the magistrates and said “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil Acts 1621 by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice” Acts 1622 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods Acts 1623 And after striking them with many blows they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely Acts 1624 On receiving this order he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks Acts 1625 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God and the other prisoners were listening to them Acts 1626 Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose Acts 1627 When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open he drew his sword and was about to kill himself presuming that the prisoners had escaped Acts 1628 But Paul called out in a loud voice “Do not harm yourself We are all here” Acts 1629 Calling for lights the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas Acts 1630 Then he brought them out and asked “Sirs what must I do to be saved” Acts 1631 They replied “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved you and your household” Acts 1632 Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house Acts 1633 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds And without delay he and all his household were baptized Acts 1634 Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God Acts 1635 When daylight came the magistrates sent their officers with the order “Release those men” Acts 1636 The jailer informed Paul “The magistrates have sent orders to release you Now you may go on your way in peace” Acts 1637 But Paul said to the officers “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison even though we are Roman citizens And now do they want to send us away secretly Absolutely not Let them come themselves and escort us out” Acts 1638 So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens Acts 1639 They came to appease them and led them out requesting that they leave the city Acts 1640 After Paul and Silas came out of the prison they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them Then they left the city Acts 171 When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia they came to Thessalonica where there was a Jewish synagogue Acts 172 As was his custom Paul went into the synagogue and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures Acts 173 explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ” he declared Acts 174 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas along with a large number of Godfearing Greeks and quite a few leading women Acts 175 The Jews however became jealous So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace formed a mob and sent the city into an uproar They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas hoping to bring them out to the people Acts 176 But when they could not find them they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials shouting “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here Acts 177 and Jason has welcomed them into his home They are all defying Caesar’s decrees saying that there is another king named Jesus” Acts 178 On hearing this the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed Acts 179 And they collected bond from Jason and the others and then released them Acts 1710 As soon as night had fallen the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea On arriving there they went into the Jewish synagogue Acts 1711 Now the Bereans were more nobleminded than the Thessalonians for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true Acts 1712 As a result many of them believed along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men Acts 1713 But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds Acts 1714 The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea Acts 1715 Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible Acts 1716 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols Acts 1717 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and Godfearing Gentiles and in the marketplace with those he met each day Acts 1718 Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him Some of them asked “What is this babbler trying to say” Others said “He seems to be advocating foreign gods” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection Acts 1719 So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus where they asked him “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting Acts 1720 For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears and we want to know what they mean” Acts 1721 Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas Acts 1722 Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said “Men of Athens I see that in every way you are very religious Acts 1723 For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship I even found an altar with this inscription TO AN UNKNOWN GOD Therefore what you worship as something unknown I now proclaim to you Acts 1724 The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands Acts 1725 Nor is He served by human hands as if He needed anything because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else Acts 1726 From one man He made every nation of men that they should inhabit the whole earth and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands Acts 1727 God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him though He is not far from each one of us Acts 1728 ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being’ As some of your own poets have said ‘We are His offspring’ Acts 1729 Therefore being offspring of God we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone an image formed by man’s skill and imagination Acts 1730 Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times He now commands all people everywhere to repent Acts 1731 For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead” Acts 1732 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead some began to mock him but others said “We want to hear you again on this topic” Acts 1733 At that Paul left the Areopagus Acts 1734 But some joined him and believed including Dionysius the Areopagite a woman named Damaris and others who were with them Acts 181 After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth Acts 182 There he found a Jew named Aquila a native of Pontus who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome Paul went to visit them Acts 183 and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade just as he was Acts 184 Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike Acts 185 And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia Paul devoted himself fully to the word testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ Acts 186 But when they opposed and insulted him he shook out his garments and told them “Your blood be on your own heads I am innocent of it From now on I will go to the Gentiles” Acts 187 So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus a worshiper of God Acts 188 Crispus the synagogue leader and his whole household believed in the Lord And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized Acts 189 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision “Do not be afraid keep on speaking do not be silent Acts 1810 For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you because I have many people in this city” Acts 1811 So Paul stayed for a year and a half teaching the word of God among the Corinthians Acts 1812 While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat Acts 1813 “This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law” they said Acts 1814 But just as Paul was about to speak Gallio told the Jews “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime O Jews it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint Acts 1815 But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law settle it yourselves I refuse to be a judge of such things” Acts 1816 And he drove them away from the judgment seat Acts 1817 At this the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat But none of this was of concern to Gallio Acts 1818 Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made and then he sailed for Syria accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila Acts 1819 When they reached Ephesus Paul left Priscilla and Aquila He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews Acts 1820 When they asked him to stay for a while longer he declined Acts 1821 But as he left he said “I will come back to you if God is willing” And he set sail from Ephesus Acts 1822 When Paul had landed at Caesarea he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem Then he went down to Antioch Acts 1823 After Paul had spent some time in Antioch he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia strengthening all the disciples Acts 1824 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos a native of Alexandria came to Ephesus He was an eloquent man well versed in the Scriptures Acts 1825 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus though he knew only the baptism of John Acts 1826 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue When Priscilla and Aquila heard him they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately Acts 1827 When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him On his arrival he was a great help to those who by grace had believed Acts 1828 For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ Acts 191 While Apollos was at Corinth Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus There he found some disciples Acts 192 and asked them “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers” “No” they answered “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit” Acts 193 “Into what then were you baptized” Paul asked “The baptism of John” they replied Acts 194 Paul explained “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance He told the people to believe in the One coming after him that is in Jesus” Acts 195 On hearing this they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus Acts 196 And when Paul laid his hands on them the Holy Spirit came upon them and they spoke in tongues and prophesied Acts 197 There were about twelve men in all Acts 198 Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God Acts 199 But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus Acts 1910 This continued for two years so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia Jews and Greeks alike heard the word of the Lord Acts 1911 God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul Acts 1912 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick and the diseases and evil spirits left them Acts 1913 Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits They would say “I command you by Jesus whom Paul proclaims” Acts 1914 Seven sons of Sceva a Jewish chief priest were doing this Acts 1915 But one day the evil spirit responded “Jesus I know and I know about Paul but who are you” Acts 1916 Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded Acts 1917 This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus and fear came over all of them So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor Acts 1918 Many who had believed now came forward confessing and disclosing their deeds Acts 1919 And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone When the value of the books was calculated the total came to fifty thousand drachmas Acts 1920 So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail Acts 1921 After these things had happened Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem passing through Macedonia and Achaia “After I have been there” he said “I must see Rome as well” Acts 1922 He sent two of his helpers Timothy and Erastus to Macedonia while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia Acts 1923 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way Acts 1924 It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis bringing much business to the craftsmen Acts 1925 Demetrius assembled the craftsmen along with the workmen in related trades “Men” he said “you know that this business is our source of prosperity Acts 1926 And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in nearly the whole province of Asia this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away He says that manmade gods are no gods at all Acts 1927 There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world” Acts 1928 When the men heard this they were enraged and began shouting “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians” Acts 1929 Soon the whole city was in disarray They rushed together into the theatre dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia Acts 1930 Paul wanted to go before the assembly but the disciples would not allow him Acts 1931 Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him begging him not to venture into the theatre Acts 1932 Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil Some were shouting one thing and some another and most of them did not even know why they were there Acts 1933 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people Acts 1934 But when they realized that he was a Jew they all shouted in unison for about two hours “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians” Acts 1935 Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared “Men of Ephesus doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image which fell from heaven Acts 1936 Since these things are undeniable you ought to be calm and not do anything rash Acts 1937 For you have brought these men here though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess Acts 1938 So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone the courts are open and proconsuls are available Let them bring charges against one another there Acts 1939 But if you are seeking anything beyond this it must be settled in a legal assembly Acts 1940 For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events and we have no justification to account for this commotion” Acts 1941 After he had said this he dismissed the assembly Acts 201 When the uproar had ended Paul sent for the disciples And after encouraging them he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia Acts 202 After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement he arrived in Greece Acts 203 where he stayed three months And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria he decided to go back through Macedonia Acts 204 Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica Gaius from Derbe Timothy and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia Acts 205 These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas Acts 206 And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread we sailed from Philippi and five days later we rejoined them in Troas where we stayed seven days Acts 207 On the first day of the week we came together to break bread Since Paul was ready to leave the next day he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight Acts 208 Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered Acts 209 And a certain young man named Eutychus seated in the window was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on When he was sound asleep he fell from the third story and was picked up dead Acts 2010 But Paul went down threw himself on the young man and embraced him “Do not be alarmed” he said “He is still alive” Acts 2011 Then Paul went back upstairs broke bread and ate And after speaking until daybreak he departed Acts 2012 And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive Acts 2013 We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos where we were to take Paul aboard He had arranged this because he was going there on foot Acts 2014 And when he met us at Assos we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene Acts 2015 Sailing on from there we arrived the next day opposite Chios The day after that we arrived at Samos and on the following day we came to Miletus Acts 2016 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem if possible by the day of Pentecost Acts 2017 From Miletus Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church Acts 2018 When they came to him he said “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia Acts 2019 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews Acts 2020 I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house Acts 2021 testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ Acts 2022 And now compelled by the Spirit I am going to Jerusalem not knowing what will happen to me there Acts 2023 I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me Acts 2024 But I consider my life of no value to me if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace Acts 2025 Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again Acts 2026 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men Acts 2027 For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God Acts 2028 Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers Be shepherds of the church of God which He purchased with His own blood Acts 2029 I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock Acts 2030 Even from your own number men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them Acts 2031 Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears Acts 2032 And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified Acts 2033 I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing Acts 2034 You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions Acts 2035 In everything I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’” Acts 2036 When Paul had said this he knelt down with all of them and prayed Acts 2037 They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him Acts 2038 They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again Then they accompanied him to the ship Acts 211 After we had torn ourselves away from them we sailed directly to Cos and the next day on to Rhodes and from there to Patara Acts 212 Finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia we boarded it and set sail Acts 213 After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre where the ship was to unload its cargo Acts 214 We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem Acts 215 But when our time there had ended we set out on our journey All the disciples with their wives and children accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us Acts 216 And after we had said our farewells we went aboard the ship and they returned home Acts 217 When we had finished our voyage from Tyre we landed at Ptolemais where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day Acts 218 Leaving the next day we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist who was one of the Seven Acts 219 He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied Acts 2110 After we had been there several days a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea Acts 2111 Coming over to us he took Paul’s belt bound his own feet and hands and said “The Holy Spirit says ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles’” Acts 2112 When we heard this we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem Acts 2113 Then Paul answered “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus” Acts 2114 When he would not be dissuaded we quieted down and said “The Lord’s will be done” Acts 2115 After these days we packed up and went on to Jerusalem Acts 2116 Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot an early disciple Acts 2117 When we arrived in Jerusalem the brothers welcomed us joyfully Acts 2118 The next day Paul went in with us to see James and all the elders were present Acts 2119 Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry Acts 2120 When they heard this they glorified God Then they said to Paul “You see brother how many thousands of Jews have believed and all of them are zealous for the law Acts 2121 But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs Acts 2122 What then should we do They will certainly hear that you have come Acts 2123 Therefore do what we advise you There are four men with us who have taken a vow Acts 2124 Take these men purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you but that you also live in obedience to the law Acts 2125 As for the Gentile believers we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols from blood from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality” Acts 2126 So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them Acts 2127 When the seven days were almost over some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him Acts 2128 crying out “Men of Israel help us This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place Furthermore he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place” Acts 2129 For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple Acts 2130 The whole city was stirred up and the people rushed together They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple and at once the gates were shut Acts 2131 While they were trying to kill him the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil Acts 2132 Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd When the people saw the commander and the soldiers they stopped beating Paul Acts 2133 The commander came up and arrested Paul ordering that he be bound with two chains Then he asked who he was and what he had done Acts 2134 Some in the crowd were shouting one thing and some another And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks Acts 2135 When Paul reached the steps he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob Acts 2136 For the crowd that followed him kept shouting “Away with him” Acts 2137 As they were about to take Paul into the barracks he asked the commander “May I say something to you” “Do you speak Greek” he replied Acts 2138 “Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the Assassins into the wilderness” Acts 2139 But Paul answered “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia a citizen of no ordinary city Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people” Acts 2140 Having received permission Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd A great hush came over the crowd and he addressed them in Hebrew Acts 221 “Brothers and fathers listen now to my defense before you” Acts 222 When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew they became even more quiet Then Paul declared Acts 223 “I am a Jew born in Tarsus of Cilicia but raised in this city I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today Acts 224 I persecuted this Way even to the death detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison Acts 225 as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished Acts 226 About noon as I was approaching Damascus suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me Acts 227 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me ‘Saul Saul why do you persecute Me’ Acts 228 ‘Who are You Lord’ I asked ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you are persecuting’ He replied Acts 229 My companions saw the light but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me Acts 2210 Then I asked ‘What should I do Lord’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus’ He told me ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do’ Acts 2211 Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me my companions led me by the hand into Damascus Acts 2212 There a man named Ananias a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there Acts 2213 came and stood beside me ‘Brother Saul’ he said ‘receive your sight’ And at that moment I could see him Acts 2214 Then he said ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear His voice Acts 2215 You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard Acts 2216 And now what are you waiting for Get up be baptized and wash your sins away calling on His name’ Acts 2217 Later when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple I fell into a trance Acts 2218 and saw the Lord saying to me ‘Hurry Leave Jerusalem quickly because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me’ Acts 2219 ‘Lord’ I answered ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You Acts 2220 And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him’ Acts 2221 Then He said to me ‘Go I will send you far away to the Gentiles’” Acts 2222 The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement Then they lifted up their voices and shouted “Rid the earth of him He is not fit to live” Acts 2223 As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air Acts 2224 the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him Acts 2225 But as they stretched him out to strap him down Paul said to the centurion standing there “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial” Acts 2226 On hearing this the centurion went and reported it to the commander “What are you going to do” he said “This man is a Roman citizen” Acts 2227 The commander went to Paul and asked “Tell me are you a Roman citizen” “Yes” he answered Acts 2228 “I paid a high price for my citizenship” said the commander “But I was born a citizen” Paul replied Acts 2229 At once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains Acts 2230 The next day the commander wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them Acts 231 Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said “Brothers I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day” Acts 232 At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth Acts 233 Then Paul said to him “God will strike you you whitewashed wall You sit here to judge me according to the law yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck” Acts 234 But those standing nearby said “How dare you insult the high priest of God” Acts 235 “Brothers” Paul replied “I was not aware that he was the high priest for it is written ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people’” Acts 236 Then Paul knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees called out in the Sanhedrin “Brothers I am a Pharisee the son of a Pharisee It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial” Acts 237 As soon as he had said this a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees and the assembly was divided Acts 238 For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection nor angels nor spirits but the Pharisees acknowledge them all Acts 239 A great clamor arose and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply “We find nothing wrong with this man What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him” Acts 2310 The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks Acts 2311 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said “Take courage As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem so also you must testify in Rome” Acts 2312 When daylight came the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul Acts 2313 More than forty of them were involved in this plot Acts 2314 They went to the chief priests and elders and said “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul Acts 2315 Now then you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully We are ready to kill him on the way” Acts 2316 But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot he went into the barracks and told Paul Acts 2317 Then Paul called one of the centurions and said “Take this young man to the commander he has something to tell him” Acts 2318 So the centurion took him to the commander and said “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you He has something to tell you” Acts 2319 The commander took the young man by the hand drew him aside and asked “What do you need to tell me” Acts 2320 He answered “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him Acts 2321 Do not let them persuade you because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him they are ready now awaiting your consent” Acts 2322 So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me” Acts 2323 Then he called two of his centurions and said “Prepare two hundred soldiers seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night Acts 2324 Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix” Acts 2325 And he wrote the following letter Acts 2326 Claudius Lysias To His Excellency Governor Felix Greetings Acts 2327 This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen Acts 2328 and since I wanted to understand their charges against him I brought him down to their Sanhedrin Acts 2329 I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment Acts 2330 When I was informed that there was a plot against the man I sent him to you at once I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you Acts 2331 So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris Acts 2332 The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him Acts 2333 When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him Acts 2334 The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from Learning that he was from Cilicia Acts 2335 he said “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium Acts 241 Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus who presented to the governor their case against Paul Acts 242 When Paul had been called in Tertullus opened the prosecution “Because of you we have enjoyed a lasting peace and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation Acts 243 In every way and everywhere most excellent Felix we acknowledge this with all gratitude Acts 244 But in order not to delay you any further I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly Acts 245 We have found this man to be a pestilence stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes Acts 246 and he even tried to desecrate the temple so we seized him Acts 247 Acts 248 By examining him yourself you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him” Acts 249 The Jews concurred asserting that these charges were true Acts 2410 When the governor motioned for Paul to speak he began his response “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years I gladly make my defense Acts 2411 You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship Acts 2412 Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city Acts 2413 Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me Acts 2414 I do confess to you however that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way which they call a sect I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets Acts 2415 and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked Acts 2416 In this hope I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man Acts 2417 After several years then I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings Acts 2418 At the time they found me in the temple I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar But there are some Jews from the province of Asia Acts 2419 who ought to appear before you and bring charges if they have anything against me Acts 2420 Otherwise let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin Acts 2421 unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today’” Acts 2422 Then Felix who was well informed about the Way adjourned the hearing and said “When Lysias the commander comes I will decide your case” Acts 2423 He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs Acts 2424 After several days Felix returned with his wife Drusilla who was a Jewess He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus Acts 2425 As Paul expounded on righteousness selfcontrol and the coming judgment Felix became frightened and said “You may go for now When I find the time I will call for you” Acts 2426 At the same time he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him Acts 2427 After two years had passed Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus And wishing to do the Jews a favor Felix left Paul in prison Acts 251 Three days after his arrival in the province Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem Acts 252 where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul They urged Festus Acts 253 to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way Acts 254 But Festus replied “Paul is being held in Caesarea and I myself am going there soon Acts 255 So if this man has done anything wrong let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there” Acts 256 After spending no more than eight or ten days with them Festus went down to Caesarea The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in Acts 257 When Paul arrived the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him bringing many serious charges that they could not prove Acts 258 Then Paul made his defense “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar” Acts 259 But Festus wishing to do the Jews a favor said to Paul “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges” Acts 2510 Paul replied “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar where I ought to be tried I have done nothing wrong to the Jews as you yourself know very well Acts 2511 If however I am guilty of anything worthy of death I do not refuse to die But if there is no truth to their accusations against me no one has the right to hand me over to them I appeal to Caesar” Acts 2512 Then Festus conferred with his council and replied “You have appealed to Caesar To Caesar you will go” Acts 2513 After several days had passed King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus Acts 2514 Since they were staying several days Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison Acts 2515 While I was in Jerusalem the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him Acts 2516 I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges Acts 2517 So when they came here with me I did not delay The next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered that the man be brought in Acts 2518 But when his accusers rose to speak they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected Acts 2519 They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died but whom Paul affirmed to be alive Acts 2520 Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges Acts 2521 But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar” Acts 2522 Then Agrippa said to Festus “I would like to hear this man myself” “Tomorrow you will hear him” Festus declared Acts 2523 The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium along with the commanders and leading men of the city And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in Acts 2524 Then Festus said “King Agrippa and all who are present with us you see this man The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him both here and in Jerusalem crying out that he ought not to live any longer Acts 2525 But I found he had done nothing worthy of death and since he has now appealed to the Emperor I decided to send him Acts 2526 I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him Therefore I have brought him before all of you and especially before you King Agrippa so that after this inquiry I may have something to write Acts 2527 For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him” Acts 261 Agrippa said to Paul “You have permission to speak for yourself” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense Acts 262 “King Agrippa I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews Acts 263 especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies I beg you therefore to listen to me patiently Acts 264 Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from my earliest childhood among my own people and also in Jerusalem Acts 265 They have known me for a long time and can testify if they are willing that I lived as a Pharisee adhering to the strictest sect of our religion Acts 266 And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers Acts 267 the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night It is because of this hope O king that I am accused by the Jews Acts 268 Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead Acts 269 So then I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth Acts 2610 And that is what I did in Jerusalem With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison and when they were condemned to death I cast my vote against them Acts 2611 I frequently had them punished in the synagogues and I tried to make them blaspheme In my raging fury against them I even went to foreign cities to persecute them Acts 2612 In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests Acts 2613 About noon O king as I was on the road I saw a light from heaven brighter than the sun shining around me and my companions Acts 2614 We all fell to the ground and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew ‘Saul Saul why do you persecute Me It is hard for you to kick against the goads’ Acts 2615 ‘Who are You Lord’ I asked ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting’ the Lord replied Acts 2616 ‘But get up and stand on your feet For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you Acts 2617 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles I am sending you to them Acts 2618 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me’ Acts 2619 So then King Agrippa I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision Acts 2620 First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem then to everyone in the region of Judea and then to the Gentiles I declared that they should repent and turn to God performing deeds worthy of their repentance Acts 2621 For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me Acts 2622 But I have had God’s help to this day and I stand here to testify to small and great alike I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen Acts 2623 that the Christ would suffer and as the first to rise from the dead would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles” Acts 2624 At this stage of Paul’s defense Festus exclaimed in a loud voice “You are insane Paul Your great learning is driving you to madness” Acts 2625 But Paul answered “I am not insane most excellent Festus I am speaking words of truth and sobriety Acts 2626 For the king knows about these matters and I can speak freely to him I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice because it was not done in a corner Acts 2627 King Agrippa do you believe the prophets I know you do” Acts 2628 Then Agrippa said to Paul “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian” Acts 2629 “Short time or long” Paul replied “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am except for these chains” Acts 2630 Then the king and the governor rose along with Bernice and those seated with them Acts 2631 On their way out they said to one another “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment” Acts 2632 And Agrippa said to Festus “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar” Acts 271 When it was decided that we would sail for Italy Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius who belonged to the Imperial Regiment Acts 272 We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia and we put out to sea Aristarchus a Macedonian from Thessalonica was with us Acts 273 The next day we landed at Sidon and Julius treated Paul with consideration allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care Acts 274 After putting out from there we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us Acts 275 And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra in Lycia Acts 276 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board Acts 277 After sailing slowly for many days we arrived off Cnidus When the wind impeded us we sailed to the lee of Crete opposite Salmone Acts 278 After we had moved along the coast with difficulty we came to a place called Fair Havens near the town of Lasea Acts 279 By now much time had passed and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast So Paul advised them Acts 2710 “Men I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss not only to ship and cargo but to our own lives as well” Acts 2711 But contrary to Paul’s advice the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship Acts 2712 Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in the majority decided to sail on hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest Acts 2713 When a gentle south wind began to blow they thought they had their opportunity So they weighed anchor and sailed along hugging the coast of Crete Acts 2714 But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island Acts 2715 Unable to head into the wind the ship was caught up So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along Acts 2716 Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda we barely managed to secure the lifeboat Acts 2717 After hoisting it up the crew used ropes to undergird the ship And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along Acts 2718 We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo Acts 2719 On the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands Acts 2720 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us we abandoned all hope of being saved Acts 2721 After the men had gone a long time without food Paul stood up among them and said “Men you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete Then you would have averted this disaster and loss Acts 2722 But now I urge you to keep up your courage because you will not experience any loss of life but only of the ship Acts 2723 For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me Acts 2724 and said ‘Do not be afraid Paul you must stand before Caesar And look God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you’ Acts 2725 So take courage men for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me Acts 2726 However we must run aground on some island” Acts 2727 On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land Acts 2728 They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep Going a little farther they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms Acts 2729 Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak Acts 2730 Meanwhile the sailors attempted to escape from the ship Pretending to lower anchors from the bow they let the lifeboat down into the sea Acts 2731 But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers “Unless these men remain with the ship you cannot be saved” Acts 2732 So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift Acts 2733 Right up to daybreak Paul kept urging them all to eat “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense without taking any food Acts 2734 So for your own preservation I urge you to eat something because not a single hair of your head will be lost” Acts 2735 After he had said this Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all Then he broke it and began to eat Acts 2736 They were all encouraged and took some food themselves Acts 2737 In all there were 276 of us on board Acts 2738 After the men had eaten their fill they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea Acts 2739 When daylight came they did not recognize the land but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach where they decided to run the ship aground if they could Acts 2740 Cutting away the anchors they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach Acts 2741 But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground The bow stuck fast and would not move and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves Acts 2742 The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom Acts 2743 But the centurion wanting to spare Paul’s life thwarted their plan He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land Acts 2744 The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship In this way everyone was brought safely to land Acts 281 Once we were safely ashore we learned that the island was called Malta Acts 282 The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold Acts 283 Paul gathered a bundle of sticks and as he laid them on the fire a viper driven out by the heat fastened itself to his hand Acts 284 When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand they said to one another “Surely this man is a murderer Although he was saved from the sea Justice has not allowed him to live” Acts 285 But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects Acts 286 The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him they changed their minds and said he was a god Acts 287 Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius the chief official of the island He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days Acts 288 The father of Publius was sick in bed suffering from fever and dysentery Paul went in to see him and after praying and placing his hands on him he healed the man Acts 289 After this had happened the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well Acts 2810 The islanders honored us in many ways and supplied our needs when we were ready to sail Acts 2811 After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead Acts 2812 Putting in at Syracuse we stayed there three days Acts 2813 From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium After one day a south wind came up and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli Acts 2814 There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them And so we came to Rome Acts 2815 The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us When Paul saw them he was encouraged and gave thanks to God Acts 2816 When we arrived in Rome Paul was permitted to stay by himself with a soldier to guard him Acts 2817 After three days he called together the leaders of the Jews When they had gathered he said to them “Brothers although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans Acts 2818 They examined me and wanted to release me because there was no basis for a death sentence against me Acts 2819 But when the Jews objected I was compelled to appeal to Caesar even though I have no charge to bring against my nation Acts 2820 So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain” Acts 2821 The leaders replied “We have not received any letters about you from Judea nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you Acts 2822 But we consider your views worth hearing because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect” Acts 2823 So they set a day to meet with Paul and many people came to the place he was staying He expounded to them from morning to evening testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets Acts 2824 Some of them were convinced by what he said but others refused to believe Acts 2825 They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet Acts 2826 ‘Go to this people and say “You will be ever hearing but never understanding you will be ever seeing but never perceiving” Acts 2827 For this people’s heart has grown callous they hardly hear with their ears and they have closed their eyes Otherwise they might see with their eyes hear with their ears understand with their hearts and turn and I would heal them’ Acts 2828 Be advised therefore that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles and they will listen” Acts 2829 Acts 2830 Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house welcoming all who came to visit him Acts 2831 Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ Romans 11 Paul a servant of Christ Jesus called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— Romans 12 the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures Romans 13 regarding His Son who was a descendant of David according to the flesh Romans 14 and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead Jesus Christ our Lord Romans 15 Through Him and on behalf of His name we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith Romans 16 And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ Romans 17 To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Romans 18 First I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world Romans 19 God whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son is my witness how constantly I remember you Romans 110 in my prayers at all times asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you Romans 111 For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you Romans 112 that is that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith Romans 113 I do not want you to be unaware brothers how often I planned to come to you but have been prevented from visiting until now in order that I might have a harvest among you just as I have had among the other Gentiles Romans 114 I am obligated both to Greeks and nonGreeks both to the wise and the foolish Romans 115 That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome Romans 116 I am not ashamed of the gospel because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes first to the Jew then to the Greek Romans 117 For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish just as it is written “The righteous will live by faith” Romans 118 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness Romans 119 For what may be known about God is plain to them because God has made it plain to them Romans 120 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities His eternal power and divine nature have been clearly seen being understood from His workmanship so that men are without excuse Romans 121 For although they knew God they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts Romans 122 Although they claimed to be wise they became fools Romans 123 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles Romans 124 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another Romans 125 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator who is forever worthy of praise Amen Romans 126 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones Romans 127 Likewise the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error Romans 128 Furthermore since they did not see fit to acknowledge God He gave them up to a depraved mind to do what ought not to be done Romans 129 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness evil greed and depravity They are full of envy murder strife deceit and malice They are gossips Romans 130 slanderers Godhaters insolent arrogant and boastful They invent new forms of evil they disobey their parents Romans 131 They are senseless faithless heartless merciless Romans 132 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death they not only continue to do these things but also approve of those who practice them Romans 21 You therefore have no excuse you who pass judgment on another For on whatever grounds you judge the other you are condemning yourself because you who pass judgment do the same things Romans 22 And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth Romans 23 So when you O man pass judgment on others yet do the same things do you think you will escape God’s judgment Romans 24 Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness tolerance and patience not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance Romans 25 But because of your hard and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed Romans 26 God “will repay each one according to his deeds” Romans 27 To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory honor and immortality He will give eternal life Romans 28 But for those who are selfseeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness there will be wrath and anger Romans 29 There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil first for the Jew then for the Greek Romans 210 but glory honor and peace for everyone who does good first for the Jew then for the Greek Romans 211 For God does not show favoritism Romans 212 All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law Romans 213 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous Romans 214 Indeed when Gentiles who do not have the law do by nature what the law requires they are a law to themselves even though they do not have the law Romans 215 So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts their consciences also bearing witness and their thoughts either accusing or defending them Romans 216 on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus as proclaimed by my gospel Romans 217 Now you if you call yourself a Jew if you rely on the law and boast in God Romans 218 if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law Romans 219 if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind a light for those in darkness Romans 220 an instructor of the foolish a teacher of infants because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— Romans 221 you then who teach others do you not teach yourself You who preach against stealing do you steal Romans 222 You who forbid adultery do you commit adultery You who abhor idols do you rob temples Romans 223 You who boast in the law do you dishonor God by breaking the law Romans 224 As it is written “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you” Romans 225 Circumcision has value if you observe the law but if you break the law your circumcision has become uncircumcision Romans 226 If a man who is not circumcised keeps the requirements of the law will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision Romans 227 The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who even though you have the written code and circumcision are a lawbreaker Romans 228 A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly nor is circumcision only outward and physical Romans 229 No a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly and circumcision is a matter of the heart by the Spirit not by the written code Such a man’s praise does not come from men but from God Romans 31 What then is the advantage of being a Jew Or what is the value of circumcision Romans 32 Much in every way First of all they have been entrusted with the very words of God Romans 33 What if some did not have faith Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness Romans 34 Certainly not Let God be true and every man a liar As it is written “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge” Romans 35 But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God what shall we say That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us I am speaking in human terms Romans 36 Certainly not In that case how could God judge the world Romans 37 However if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness to the increase of His glory why am I still condemned as a sinner Romans 38 Why not say as some slanderously claim that we say “Let us do evil that good may result” Their condemnation is deserved Romans 39 What then Are we any better Not at all For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin Romans 310 As it is written “There is no one righteous not even one Romans 311 There is no one who understands no one who seeks God Romans 312 All have turned away they have together become worthless there is no one who does good not even one” Romans 313 “Their throats are open graves their tongues practice deceit” “The venom of vipers is on their lips” Romans 314 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness” Romans 315 “Their feet are swift to shed blood Romans 316 ruin and misery lie in their wake Romans 317 and the way of peace they have not known” Romans 318 “There is no fear of God before their eyes” Romans 319 Now we know that whatever the law says it says to those who are under the law so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God Romans 320 Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law For the law merely brings awareness of sin Romans 321 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been revealed as attested by the Law and the Prophets Romans 322 And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe There is no distinction Romans 323 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Romans 324 and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus Romans 325 God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith in order to demonstrate His righteousness because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand Romans 326 He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus Romans 327 Where then is boasting It is excluded On what principle On that of works No but on that of faith Romans 328 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law Romans 329 Is God the God of Jews only Is He not the God of Gentiles too Yes of Gentiles too Romans 330 since there is only one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith Romans 331 Do we then nullify the law by this faith Certainly not Instead we uphold the law Romans 41 What then shall we say that Abraham our forefather according to the flesh has discovered Romans 42 If Abraham was indeed justified by works he had something to boast about but not before God Romans 43 For what does the Scripture say “Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness” Romans 44 Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift but as an obligation Romans 45 However to the one who does not work but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly his faith is credited as righteousness Romans 46 And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works Romans 47 “Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven whose sins are covered Romans 48 Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him” Romans 49 Is this blessing only on the circumcised or also on the uncircumcised We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness Romans 410 In what context was it credited Was it after his circumcision or before It was not after but before Romans 411 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised So then he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised in order that righteousness might be credited to them Romans 412 And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised Romans 413 For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law but through the righteousness that comes by faith Romans 414 For if those who live by the law are heirs faith is useless and the promise is worthless Romans 415 because the law brings wrath And where there is no law there is no transgression Romans 416 Therefore the promise comes by faith so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham He is the father of us all Romans 417 As it is written “I have made you a father of many nations” He is our father in the presence of God in whom he believed the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist Romans 418 Against all hope Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations just as he had been told “So shall your offspring be” Romans 419 Without weakening in his faith he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body since he was about a hundred years old and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb Romans 420 Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God Romans 421 being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised Romans 422 This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness” Romans 423 Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham Romans 424 but also for us to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead Romans 425 He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification Romans 51 Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ Romans 52 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God Romans 53 Not only that but we also rejoice in our sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverance Romans 54 perseverance character and character hope Romans 55 And hope does not disappoint us because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit whom He has given us Romans 56 For at just the right time while we were still powerless Christ died for the ungodly Romans 57 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die Romans 58 But God proves His love for us in this While we were still sinners Christ died for us Romans 59 Therefore since we have now been justified by His blood how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him Romans 510 For if when we were enemies of God we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son how much more having been reconciled shall we be saved through His life Romans 511 Not only that but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ through whom we have now received reconciliation Romans 512 Therefore just as sin entered the world through one man and death through sin so also death was passed on to all men because all sinned Romans 513 For sin was in the world before the law was given but sin is not taken into account when there is no law Romans 514 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed He is a pattern of the One to come Romans 515 But the gift is not like the trespass For if the many died by the trespass of the one man how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ abound to the many Romans 516 Again the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification Romans 517 For if by the trespass of the one man death reigned through that one man how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ Romans 518 So then just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men Romans 519 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous Romans 520 The law came in so that the trespass would increase but where sin increased grace increased all the more Romans 521 so that just as sin reigned in death so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord Romans 61 What then shall we say Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase Romans 62 Certainly not How can we who died to sin live in it any longer Romans 63 Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death Romans 64 We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father we too may walk in newness of life Romans 65 For if we have been united with Him like this in His death we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection Romans 66 We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless that we should no longer be slaves to sin Romans 67 For anyone who has died has been freed from sin Romans 68 Now if we died with Christ we believe that we will also live with Him Romans 69 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead He cannot die again death no longer has dominion over Him Romans 610 The death He died He died to sin once for all but the life He lives He lives to God Romans 611 So you too must count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus Romans 612 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires Romans 613 Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness Romans 614 For sin shall not be your master because you are not under law but under grace Romans 615 What then Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace Certainly not Romans 616 Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves you are slaves to the one you obey whether you are slaves to sin leading to death or to obedience leading to righteousness Romans 617 But thanks be to God that though you once were slaves to sin you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed Romans 618 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness Romans 619 I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness Romans 620 For when you were slaves to sin you were free of obligation to righteousness Romans 621 What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed The outcome of those things is death Romans 622 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God the fruit you reap leads to holiness and the outcome is eternal life Romans 623 For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord Romans 71 Do you not know brothers for I am speaking to those who know the law that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives Romans 72 For instance a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives But if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage Romans 73 So then if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive she is called an adulteress but if her husband dies she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man Romans 74 Therefore my brothers you also died to the law through the body of Christ that you might belong to another to Him who was raised from the dead in order that we might bear fruit to God Romans 75 For when we lived according to the flesh the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies bearing fruit for death Romans 76 But now having died to what bound us we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code Romans 77 What then shall we say Is the law sin Certainly not Indeed I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said “Do not covet” Romans 78 But sin seizing its opportunity through the commandment produced in me every kind of covetous desire For apart from the law sin is dead Romans 79 Once I was alive apart from the law but when the commandment came sin sprang to life and I died Romans 710 So I discovered that the very commandment that was meant to bring life actually brought death Romans 711 For sin seizing its opportunity through the commandment deceived me and through the commandment put me to death Romans 712 So then the law is holy and the commandment is holy righteous and good Romans 713 Did that which is good then become death to me Certainly not But in order that sin might be exposed as sin it produced death in me through what was good so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful Romans 714 We know that the law is spiritual but I am unspiritual sold as a slave to sin Romans 715 I do not understand what I do For what I want to do I do not do But what I hate I do Romans 716 And if I do what I do not want to do I admit that the law is good Romans 717 In that case it is no longer I who do it but it is sin living in me that does it Romans 718 I know that nothing good lives in me that is in my flesh for I have the desire to do what is good but I cannot carry it out Romans 719 For I do not do the good I want to do Instead I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do Romans 720 And if I do what I do not want it is no longer I who do it but it is sin living in me that does it Romans 721 So this is the principle I have discovered When I want to do good evil is right there with me Romans 722 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law Romans 723 But I see another law at work in my body warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me Romans 724 What a wretched man I am Who will rescue me from this body of death Romans 725 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord So then with my mind I serve the law of God but with my flesh I serve the law of sin Romans 81 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus Romans 82 For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death Romans 83 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man as an offering for sin He thus condemned sin in the flesh Romans 84 so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit Romans 85 Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit Romans 86 The mind of the flesh is death but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace Romans 87 because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God It does not submit to God’s law nor can it do so Romans 88 Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God Romans 89 You however are controlled not by the flesh but by the Spirit if the Spirit of God lives in you And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ he does not belong to Christ Romans 810 But if Christ is in you your body is dead because of sin yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness Romans 811 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who lives in you Romans 812 Therefore brothers we have an obligation but it is not to the flesh to live according to it Romans 813 For if you live according to the flesh you will die but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live Romans 814 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God Romans 815 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship by whom we cry “Abba Father” Romans 816 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children Romans 817 And if we are children then we are heirs heirs of God and coheirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him Romans 818 I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us Romans 819 The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God Romans 820 For the creation was subjected to futility not by its own will but because of the One who subjected it in hope Romans 821 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God Romans 822 We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time Romans 823 Not only that but we ourselves who have the firstfruits of the Spirit groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons the redemption of our bodies Romans 824 For in this hope we were saved but hope that is seen is no hope at all Who hopes for what he can already see Romans 825 But if we hope for what we do not yet see we wait for it patiently Romans 826 In the same way the Spirit helps us in our weakness For we do not know how we ought to pray but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words Romans 827 And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God Romans 828 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him who are called according to His purpose Romans 829 For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers Romans 830 And those He predestined He also called those He called He also justified those He justified He also glorified Romans 831 What then shall we say in response to these things If God is for us who can be against us Romans 832 He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all how will He not also along with Him freely give us all things Romans 833 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect It is God who justifies Romans 834 Who is there to condemn us For Christ Jesus who died and more than that was raised to life is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us Romans 835 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword Romans 836 As it is written “For Your sake we face death all day long we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered” Romans 837 No in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us Romans 838 For I am convinced that neither death nor life neither angels nor principalities neither the present nor the future nor any powers Romans 839 neither height nor depth nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord Romans 91 I speak the truth in Christ I am not lying as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit Romans 92 I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart Romans 93 For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers my own flesh and blood Romans 94 the people of Israel Theirs is the adoption as sons theirs the divine glory and the covenants theirs the giving of the law the temple worship and the promises Romans 95 Theirs are the patriarchs and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ who is God over all forever worthy of praise Amen Romans 96 It is not as though God’s word has failed For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel Romans 97 Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children On the contrary “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned” Romans 98 So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring Romans 99 For this is what the promise stated “At the appointed time I will return and Sarah will have a son” Romans 910 Not only that but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man our father Isaac Romans 911 Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad in order that God’s plan of election might stand Romans 912 not by works but by Him who calls she was told “The older will serve the younger” Romans 913 So it is written “Jacob I loved but Esau I hated” Romans 914 What then shall we say Is God unjust Certainly not Romans 915 For He says to Moses “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion” Romans 916 So then it does not depend on man’s desire or effort but on God’s mercy Romans 917 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh “I raised you up for this very purpose that I might display My power in you and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth” Romans 918 Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy and He hardens whom He wants to harden Romans 919 One of you will say to me “Then why does God still find fault For who can resist His will” Romans 920 But who are you O man to talk back to God Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it “Why did You make me like this” Romans 921 Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use Romans 922 What if God intending to show His wrath and make His power known bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath prepared for destruction Romans 923 What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy whom He prepared in advance for glory— Romans 924 including us whom He has called not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles Romans 925 As He says in Hosea “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved” Romans 926 and “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them ‘You are not My people’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God’” Romans 927 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea only the remnant will be saved Romans 928 For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively” Romans 929 It is just as Isaiah foretold “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants we would have become like Sodom we would have resembled Gomorrah” Romans 930 What then will we say That the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have obtained it a righteousness that is by faith Romans 931 but Israel who pursued a law of righteousness has not attained it Romans 932 Why not Because their pursuit was not by faith but as if it were by works They stumbled over the stumbling stone Romans 933 as it is written “See I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame” Romans 101 Brothers my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation Romans 102 For I testify about them that they are zealous for God but not on the basis of knowledge Romans 103 Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own they did not submit to God’s righteousness Romans 104 For Christ is the end of the law to bring righteousness to everyone who believes Romans 105 For concerning the righteousness that is by the law Moses writes “The man who does these things will live by them” Romans 106 But the righteousness that is by faith says “Do not say in your heart ‘Who will ascend into heaven’ that is to bring Christ down Romans 107 or ‘Who will descend into the Abyss’ that is to bring Christ up from the dead” Romans 108 But what does it say “The word is near you it is in your mouth and in your heart” that is the word of faith we are proclaiming Romans 109 that if you confess with your mouth “Jesus is Lord” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead you will be saved Romans 1010 For with your heart you believe and are justified and with your mouth you confess and are saved Romans 1011 It is just as the Scripture says “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame” Romans 1012 For there is no difference between Jew and Greek The same Lord is Lord of all and gives richly to all who call on Him Romans 1013 for “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” Romans 1014 How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard And how can they hear without someone to preach Romans 1015 And how can they preach unless they are sent As it is written “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news” Romans 1016 But not all of them welcomed the good news For Isaiah says “Lord who has believed our message” Romans 1017 Consequently faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of Christ Romans 1018 But I ask did they not hear Indeed they did “Their voice has gone out into all the earth their words to the ends of the world” Romans 1019 I ask instead did Israel not understand First Moses says “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation I will make you angry by a nation without understanding” Romans 1020 And Isaiah boldly says “I was found by those who did not seek Me I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me” Romans 1021 But as for Israel he says “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people” Romans 111 I ask then did God reject His people Certainly not I am an Israelite myself a descendant of Abraham from the tribe of Benjamin Romans 112 God did not reject His people whom He foreknew Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah how he appealed to God against Israel Romans 113 “Lord they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars I am the only one left and they are seeking my life as well” Romans 114 And what was the divine reply to him “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal” Romans 115 In the same way at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace Romans 116 And if it is by grace then it is no longer by works Otherwise grace would no longer be grace Romans 117 What then What Israel was seeking it failed to obtain but the elect did The others were hardened Romans 118 as it is written “God gave them a spirit of stupor eyes that could not see and ears that could not hear to this very day” Romans 119 And David says “May their table become a snare and a trap a stumbling block and a retribution to them Romans 1110 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see and their backs be bent forever” Romans 1111 I ask then did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery Certainly not However because of their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous Romans 1112 But if their trespass means riches for the world and their failure means riches for the Gentiles how much greater riches will their fullness bring Romans 1113 I am speaking to you Gentiles Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles I magnify my ministry Romans 1114 in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them Romans 1115 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world what will their acceptance be but life from the dead Romans 1116 If the first part of the dough is holy so is the whole batch if the root is holy so are the branches Romans 1117 Now if some branches have been broken off and you a wild olive shoot have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root Romans 1118 do not boast over those branches If you do remember this You do not support the root but the root supports you Romans 1119 You will say then “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in” Romans 1120 That is correct They were broken off because of unbelief but you stand by faith Do not be arrogant but be afraid Romans 1121 For if God did not spare the natural branches He will certainly not spare you either Romans 1122 Take notice therefore of the kindness and severity of God severity to those who fell but kindness to you if you continue in His kindness Otherwise you also will be cut off Romans 1123 And if they do not persist in unbelief they will be grafted in for God is able to graft them in again Romans 1124 For if you were cut from a wild olive tree and contrary to nature were grafted into one that is cultivated how much more readily will these the natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree Romans 1125 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery brothers so that you will not be conceited A hardening in part has come to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in Romans 1126 And so all Israel will be saved as it is written “The Deliverer will come from Zion He will remove godlessness from Jacob Romans 1127 And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins” Romans 1128 Regarding the gospel they are enemies on your account but regarding election they are loved on account of the patriarchs Romans 1129 For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable Romans 1130 Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience Romans 1131 so they too have now disobeyed in order that they too may now receive mercy through the mercy shown to you Romans 1132 For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone Romans 1133 O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God How unsearchable are His judgments and untraceable His ways Romans 1134 “Who has known the mind of the Lord Or who has been His counselor” Romans 1135 “Who has first given to God that God should repay him” Romans 1136 For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things To Him be the glory forever Amen Romans 121 Therefore I urge you brothers on account of God’s mercy to offer your bodies as living sacrifices holy and pleasing to God which is your spiritual service of worship Romans 122 Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good pleasing and perfect will of God Romans 123 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought but think of yourself with sober judgment according to the measure of faith God has given you Romans 124 Just as each of us has one body with many members and not all members have the same function Romans 125 so in Christ we who are many are one body and each member belongs to one another Romans 126 We have different gifts according to the grace given us If one’s gift is prophecy let him use it in proportion to his faith Romans 127 if it is serving let him serve if it is teaching let him teach Romans 128 if it is encouraging let him encourage if it is giving let him give generously if it is leading let him lead with diligence if it is showing mercy let him do it cheerfully Romans 129 Love must be sincere Detest what is evil cling to what is good Romans 1210 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love Outdo yourselves in honoring one another Romans 1211 Do not let your zeal subside keep your spiritual fervor serving the Lord Romans 1212 Be joyful in hope patient in affliction persistent in prayer Romans 1213 Share with the saints who are in need Practice hospitality Romans 1214 Bless those who persecute you Bless and do not curse Romans 1215 Rejoice with those who rejoice weep with those who weep Romans 1216 Live in harmony with one another Do not be proud but associate with the lowly Do not be conceited Romans 1217 Do not repay anyone evil for evil Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody Romans 1218 If it is possible on your part live at peace with everyone Romans 1219 Do not avenge yourselves beloved but leave room for God’s wrath For it is written “Vengeance is Mine I will repay says the Lord” Romans 1220 On the contrary “If your enemy is hungry feed him if he is thirsty give him a drink For in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head” Romans 1221 Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good Romans 131 Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities for there is no authority except that which is from God The authorities that exist have been appointed by God Romans 132 Consequently whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves Romans 133 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct but to bad Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority Then do what is right and you will have his approval Romans 134 For he is God’s servant for your good But if you do wrong be afraid for he does not carry the sword in vain He is God’s servant an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer Romans 135 Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority not only to avoid punishment but also as a matter of conscience Romans 136 This is also why you pay taxes For the authorities are God’s servants who devote themselves to their work Romans 137 Pay everyone what you owe him taxes to whom taxes are due revenue to whom revenue is due respect to whom respect is due honor to whom honor is due Romans 138 Be indebted to no one except to one another in love For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law Romans 139 The commandments “Do not commit adultery” “Do not murder” “Do not steal” “Do not covet” and any other commandments are summed up in this one decree “Love your neighbor as yourself” Romans 1310 Love does no wrong to its neighbor Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law Romans 1311 And do this understanding the occasion The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed Romans 1312 The night is nearly over the day has drawn near So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light Romans 1313 Let us behave decently as in the daytime not in carousing and drunkenness not in sexual immorality and debauchery not in dissension and jealousy Romans 1314 Instead clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the desires of the flesh Romans 141 Accept him whose faith is weak without passing judgment on his opinions Romans 142 For one person has faith to eat all things while another who is weak eats only vegetables Romans 143 The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does for God has accepted him Romans 144 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant To his own master he stands or falls And he will stand for the Lord is able to make him stand Romans 145 One person regards a certain day above the others while someone else considers every day alike Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind Romans 146 He who observes a special day does so to the Lord he who eats does so to the Lord for he gives thanks to God and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God Romans 147 For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone Romans 148 If we live we live to the Lord and if we die we die to the Lord So whether we live or die we belong to the Lord Romans 149 For this reason Christ died and returned to life that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living Romans 1410 Why then do you judge your brother Or why do you belittle your brother For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat Romans 1411 It is written “As surely as I live says the Lord every knee will bow before Me every tongue will confess to God” Romans 1412 So then each of us will give an account of himself to God Romans 1413 Therefore let us stop judging one another Instead make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way Romans 1414 I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself But if anyone regards something as unclean then for him it is unclean Romans 1415 If your brother is distressed by what you eat you are no longer acting in love Do not by your eating destroy your brother for whom Christ died Romans 1416 Do not allow what you consider good then to be spoken of as evil Romans 1417 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness peace and joy in the Holy Spirit Romans 1418 For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men Romans 1419 So then let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification Romans 1420 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food All food is clean but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block Romans 1421 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble Romans 1422 Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves Romans 1423 But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats because his eating is not from faith and everything that is not from faith is sin Romans 151 We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves Romans 152 Each of us should please his neighbor for his good to build him up Romans 153 For even Christ did not please Himself but as it is written “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me” Romans 154 For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope Romans 155 Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus Romans 156 so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ Romans 157 Accept one another then just as Christ accepted you in order to bring glory to God Romans 158 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs Romans 159 so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy As it is written “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles I will sing hymns to Your name” Romans 1510 Again it says “Rejoice O Gentiles with His people” Romans 1511 And again “Praise the Lord all you Gentiles and extol Him all you peoples” Romans 1512 And once more Isaiah says “The Root of Jesse will appear One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles in Him the Gentiles will put their hope” Romans 1513 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit Romans 1514 I myself am convinced my brothers that you yourselves are full of goodness brimming with knowledge and able to instruct one another Romans 1515 However I have written you a bold reminder on some points because of the grace God has given me Romans 1516 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God sanctified by the Holy Spirit Romans 1517 Therefore I exult in Christ Jesus in my service to God Romans 1518 I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed Romans 1519 by the power of signs and wonders and by the power of the Spirit of God So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ Romans 1520 In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation Romans 1521 Rather as it is written “Those who were not told about Him will see and those who have not heard will understand” Romans 1522 That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you Romans 1523 But now that there are no further opportunities for me in these regions and since I have longed for many years to visit you Romans 1524 I hope to see you on my way to Spain And after I have enjoyed your company for a while you can equip me for my journey Romans 1525 Now however I am on my way to Jerusalem to serve the saints there Romans 1526 For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem Romans 1527 They were pleased to do it and indeed they owe it to them For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings Romans 1528 So after I have completed this service and have safely delivered this bounty to them I will set off to Spain by way of you Romans 1529 I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ Romans 1530 Now I urge you brothers by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me Romans 1531 Pray that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea and that my service in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints there Romans 1532 so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed Romans 1533 The God of peace be with all of you Amen Romans 161 I commend to you our sister Phoebe a servant of the church in Cenchrea Romans 162 Welcome her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints and assist her with anything she may need from you For she has been a great help to many people including me Romans 163 Greet Prisca and Aquila my fellow workers in Christ Jesus Romans 164 who have risked their lives for me Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them Romans 165 Greet also the church that meets at their house Greet my beloved Epenetus who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia Romans 166 Greet Mary who has worked very hard for you Romans 167 Greet Andronicus and Junia my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners They are outstanding among the apostles and they were in Christ before I was Romans 168 Greet Ampliatus my beloved in the Lord Romans 169 Greet Urbanus our fellow worker in Christ and my beloved Stachys Romans 1610 Greet Apelles who is approved in Christ Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus Romans 1611 Greet Herodion my fellow countryman Greet those from the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord Romans 1612 Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa women who have worked hard in the Lord Greet my beloved Persis who has worked very hard in the Lord Romans 1613 Greet Rufus chosen in the Lord and his mother who has been a mother to me as well Romans 1614 Greet Asyncritus Phlegon Hermes Patrobas Hermas and the brothers with them Romans 1615 Greet Philologus and Julia Nereus and his sister and Olympas and all the saints with them Romans 1616 Greet one another with a holy kiss All the churches of Christ send you greetings Romans 1617 Now I urge you brothers to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned Turn away from them Romans 1618 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ but their own appetites By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive Romans 1619 Everyone has heard about your obedience so I rejoice over you But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil Romans 1620 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you Romans 1621 Timothy my fellow worker sends you greetings as do Lucius Jason and Sosipater my fellow countrymen Romans 1622 I Tertius who wrote down this letter greet you in the Lord Romans 1623 Gaius who has hosted me and all the church sends you greetings Erastus the city treasurer sends you greetings as does our brother Quartus Romans 1624 Romans 1625 Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past Romans 1626 but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith— Romans 1627 to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ Amen 1 Corinthians 11 Paul called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God and our brother Sosthenes 1 Corinthians 12 To the church of God in Corinth to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ their Lord and ours 1 Corinthians 13 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ 1 Corinthians 14 I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15 For in Him you have been enriched in every way in all speech and all knowledge 1 Corinthians 16 because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you 1 Corinthians 17 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Corinthians 18 He will sustain you to the end so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Corinthians 19 God who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord is faithful 1 Corinthians 110 I appeal to you brothers in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that all of you agree together so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction 1 Corinthians 111 My brothers some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you 1 Corinthians 112 What I mean is this Individuals among you are saying “I follow Paul” “I follow Apollos” “I follow Cephas” or “I follow Christ” 1 Corinthians 113 Is Christ divided Was Paul crucified for you Were you baptized into the name of Paul 1 Corinthians 114 I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius 1 Corinthians 115 so no one can say that you were baptized into my name 1 Corinthians 116 Yes I also baptized the household of Stephanas beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else 1 Corinthians 117 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel not with words of wisdom lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power 1 Corinthians 118 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing but to us who are being saved it is the power of God 1 Corinthians 119 For it is written “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate” 1 Corinthians 120 Where is the wise man Where is the scribe Where is the philosopher of this age Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world 1 Corinthians 121 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe 1 Corinthians 122 Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom 1 Corinthians 123 but we preach Christ crucified a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles 1 Corinthians 124 but to those who are called both Jews and Greeks Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God 1 Corinthians 125 For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength 1 Corinthians 126 Brothers consider the time of your calling Not many of you were wise by human standards not many were powerful not many were of noble birth 1 Corinthians 127 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong 1 Corinthians 128 He chose the lowly and despised things of the world and the things that are not to nullify the things that are 1 Corinthians 129 so that no one may boast in His presence 1 Corinthians 130 It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus who has become for us wisdom from God our righteousness holiness and redemption 1 Corinthians 131 Therefore as it is written “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord” 1 Corinthians 21 When I came to you brothers I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God 1 Corinthians 22 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified 1 Corinthians 23 I came to you in weakness and fear and with much trembling 1 Corinthians 24 My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power 1 Corinthians 25 so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom but on God’s power 1 Corinthians 26 Among the mature however we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age who are coming to nothing 1 Corinthians 27 No we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God which He destined for our glory before time began 1 Corinthians 28 None of the rulers of this age understood it For if they had they would not have crucified the Lord of glory 1 Corinthians 29 Rather as it is written “No eye has seen no ear has heard no heart has imagined what God has prepared for those who love Him” 1 Corinthians 210 But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit The Spirit searches all things even the deep things of God 1 Corinthians 211 For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him So too no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God 1 Corinthians 212 We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God that we may understand what God has freely given us 1 Corinthians 213 And this is what we speak not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words 1 Corinthians 214 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God For they are foolishness to him and he cannot understand them because they are spiritually discerned 1 Corinthians 215 The spiritual man judges all things but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment 1 Corinthians 216 “For who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct Him” But we have the mind of Christ 1 Corinthians 31 Brothers I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly—as infants in Christ 1 Corinthians 32 I gave you milk not solid food for you were not yet ready for solid food In fact you are still not ready 1 Corinthians 33 for you are still worldly For since there is jealousy and dissension among you are you not worldly Are you not walking in the way of man 1 Corinthians 34 For when one of you says “I follow Paul” and another “I follow Apollos” are you not mere men 1 Corinthians 35 What then is Apollos And what is Paul They are servants through whom you believed as the Lord has assigned to each his role 1 Corinthians 36 I planted the seed and Apollos watered it but God made it grow 1 Corinthians 37 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything but only God who makes things grow 1 Corinthians 38 He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose and each will be rewarded according to his own labor 1 Corinthians 39 For we are God’s fellow workers you are God’s field God’s building 1 Corinthians 310 By the grace God has given me I laid a foundation as an expert builder and someone else is building on it But each one must be careful how he builds 1 Corinthians 311 For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid which is Jesus Christ 1 Corinthians 312 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold silver precious stones wood hay or straw 1 Corinthians 313 his workmanship will be evident because the Day will bring it to light It will be revealed with fire and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work 1 Corinthians 314 If what he has built survives he will receive a reward 1 Corinthians 315 If it is burned up he will suffer loss He himself will be saved but only as if through the flames 1 Corinthians 316 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you 1 Corinthians 317 If anyone destroys God’s temple God will destroy him for God’s temple is holy and you are that temple 1 Corinthians 318 Let no one deceive himself If any of you thinks he is wise in this age he should become a fool so that he may become wise 1 Corinthians 319 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight As it is written “He catches the wise in their craftiness” 1 Corinthians 320 And again “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile” 1 Corinthians 321 Therefore stop boasting in men All things are yours 1 Corinthians 322 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future All of them belong to you 1 Corinthians 323 and you belong to Christ and Christ belongs to God 1 Corinthians 41 So then men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God 1 Corinthians 42 Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful 1 Corinthians 43 I care very little however if I am judged by you or by any human court In fact I do not even judge myself 1 Corinthians 44 My conscience is clear but that does not vindicate me It is the Lord who judges me 1 Corinthians 45 Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time wait until the Lord comes He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts At that time each will receive his praise from God 1 Corinthians 46 Brothers I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written Then you will not take pride in one man over another 1 Corinthians 47 For who makes you so superior What do you have that you did not receive And if you did receive it why do you boast as though you did not 1 Corinthians 48 Already you have all you want Already you have become rich Without us you have become kings How I wish you really were kings so that we might be kings with you 1 Corinthians 49 For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession like prisoners appointed for death We have become a spectacle to the whole world to angels as well as to men 1 Corinthians 410 We are fools for Christ but you are wise in Christ We are weak but you are strong You are honored but we are dishonored 1 Corinthians 411 To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty we are poorly clothed we are brutally treated we are homeless 1 Corinthians 412 We work hard with our own hands When we are vilified we bless when we are persecuted we endure it 1 Corinthians 413 when we are slandered we answer gently Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth the refuse of the world 1 Corinthians 414 I am not writing this to shame you but to warn you as my beloved children 1 Corinthians 415 Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ you do not have many fathers for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel 1 Corinthians 416 Therefore I urge you to imitate me 1 Corinthians 417 That is why I have sent you Timothy my beloved and faithful child in the Lord He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church 1 Corinthians 418 Some of you have become arrogant as if I were not coming to you 1 Corinthians 419 But I will come to you shortly if the Lord is willing and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying but what power they have 1 Corinthians 420 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power 1 Corinthians 421 Which do you prefer Shall I come to you with a rod or in love and with a gentle spirit 1 Corinthians 51 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans A man has his father’s wife 1 Corinthians 52 And you are proud Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this 1 Corinthians 53 Although I am absent from you in body I am present with you in spirit and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this just as if I were present 1 Corinthians 54 When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit along with the power of the Lord Jesus 1 Corinthians 55 hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord 1 Corinthians 56 Your boasting is not good Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough 1 Corinthians 57 Get rid of the old leaven that you may be a new unleavened batch as you really are For Christ our Passover lamb has been sacrificed 1 Corinthians 58 Therefore let us keep the feast not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth 1 Corinthians 59 I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people 1 Corinthians 510 I was not including the sexually immoral of this world or the greedy and swindlers or idolaters In that case you would have to leave this world 1 Corinthians 511 But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy an idolater or a verbal abuser a drunkard or a swindler With such a man do not even eat 1 Corinthians 512 What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church Are you not to judge those inside 1 Corinthians 513 God will judge those outside “Expel the wicked man from among you” 1 Corinthians 61 If any of you has a grievance against another how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints 1 Corinthians 62 Do you not know that the saints will judge the world And if you are to judge the world are you not competent to judge trivial cases 1 Corinthians 63 Do you not know that we will judge angels How much more the things of this life 1 Corinthians 64 So if you need to settle everyday matters do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church 1 Corinthians 65 I say this to your shame Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers 1 Corinthians 66 Instead one brother goes to law against another and this in front of unbelievers 1 Corinthians 67 The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already Why not rather be wronged Why not rather be cheated 1 Corinthians 68 Instead you yourselves cheat and do wrong even against your own brothers 1 Corinthians 69 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God Do not be deceived Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts 1 Corinthians 610 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor verbal abusers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God 1 Corinthians 611 And that is what some of you were But you were washed you were sanctified you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God 1 Corinthians 612 “Everything is permissible for me” but not everything is beneficial “Everything is permissible for me” but I will not be mastered by anything 1 Corinthians 613 “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food” but God will destroy them both The body is not intended for sexual immorality but for the Lord and the Lord for the body 1 Corinthians 614 By His power God raised the Lord from the dead and He will raise us also 1 Corinthians 615 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute Never 1 Corinthians 616 Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body For it is said “The two will become one flesh” 1 Corinthians 617 But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit 1 Corinthians 618 Flee from sexual immorality Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body but he who sins sexually sins against his own body 1 Corinthians 619 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you whom you have received from God You are not your own 1 Corinthians 620 you were bought at a price Therefore glorify God with your body 1 Corinthians 71 Now for the matters you wrote about It is good to abstain from sexual relations 1 Corinthians 72 But because there is so much sexual immorality each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband 1 Corinthians 73 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife and likewise the wife to her husband 1 Corinthians 74 The wife does not have authority over her own body but the husband Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body but the wife 1 Corinthians 75 Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time so you may devote yourselves to prayer Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of selfcontrol 1 Corinthians 76 I say this as a concession not as a command 1 Corinthians 77 I wish that all men were as I am But each man has his own gift from God one has this gift another has that 1 Corinthians 78 Now to the unmarried and widows I say this It is good for them to remain unmarried as I am 1 Corinthians 79 But if they cannot control themselves let them marry For it is better to marry than to burn with passion 1 Corinthians 710 To the married I give this command not I but the Lord A wife must not separate from her husband 1 Corinthians 711 But if she does she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband And a husband must not divorce his wife 1 Corinthians 712 To the rest I say this I not the Lord If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him he must not divorce her 1 Corinthians 713 And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her she must not divorce him 1 Corinthians 714 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband Otherwise your children would be unclean but now they are holy 1 Corinthians 715 But if the unbeliever leaves let him go The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases God has called you to live in peace 1 Corinthians 716 How do you know wife whether you will save your husband Or how do you know husband whether you will save your wife 1 Corinthians 717 Regardless each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him This is what I prescribe in all the churches 1 Corinthians 718 Was a man already circumcised when he was called He should not become uncircumcised Was a man still uncircumcised when called He should not be circumcised 1 Corinthians 719 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing Keeping God’s commandments is what counts 1 Corinthians 720 Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called 1 Corinthians 721 Were you a slave when you were called Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom take the opportunity 1 Corinthians 722 For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman Conversely he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave 1 Corinthians 723 You were bought at a price do not become slaves of men 1 Corinthians 724 Brothers each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him 1 Corinthians 725 Now about virgins I have no command from the Lord but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy 1 Corinthians 726 Because of the present crisis I think it is good for a man to remain as he is 1 Corinthians 727 Are you committed to a wife Do not seek to be released Are you free of commitment Do not look for a wife 1 Corinthians 728 But if you do marry you have not sinned And if a virgin marries she has not sinned But those who marry will face troubles in this life and I want to spare you this 1 Corinthians 729 What I am saying brothers is that the time is short From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none 1 Corinthians 730 those who weep as if they did not those who are joyful as if they were not those who make a purchase as if they had nothing 1 Corinthians 731 and those who use the things of this world as if not dependent on them For this world in its present form is passing away 1 Corinthians 732 I want you to be free from concern The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord how he can please the Lord 1 Corinthians 733 But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world how he can please his wife 1 Corinthians 734 and his interests are divided The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord how she can be holy in both body and spirit But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world how she can please her husband 1 Corinthians 735 I am saying this for your own good not to restrict you but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord 1 Corinthians 736 However if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry let him do as he wishes he is not sinning they should get married 1 Corinthians 737 But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin he will do well 1 Corinthians 738 So then he who marries the virgin does well but he who does not marry her does even better 1 Corinthians 739 A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives But if her husband dies she is free to marry anyone she wishes as long as he belongs to the Lord 1 Corinthians 740 In my judgment however she is happier if she remains as she is And I think that I too have the Spirit of God 1 Corinthians 81 Now about food sacrificed to idols We know that we all have knowledge Knowledge puffs up but love builds up 1 Corinthians 82 The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know 1 Corinthians 83 But the one who loves God is known by God 1 Corinthians 84 So about eating food sacrificed to idols We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world and that there is no God but one 1 Corinthians 85 For even if there are socalled gods whether in heaven or on earth as there are many socalled gods and lords 1 Corinthians 86 yet for us there is but one God the Father from whom all things came and for whom we exist And there is but one Lord Jesus Christ through whom all things came and through whom we exist 1 Corinthians 87 But not everyone has this knowledge Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol And since their conscience is weak it is defiled 1 Corinthians 88 But food does not bring us closer to God We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do 1 Corinthians 89 Be careful however that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak 1 Corinthians 810 For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols 1 Corinthians 811 So this weak brother for whom Christ died is destroyed by your knowledge 1 Corinthians 812 By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience you sin against Christ 1 Corinthians 813 Therefore if what I eat causes my brother to stumble I will never eat meat again so that I will not cause him to stumble 1 Corinthians 91 Am I not free Am I not an apostle Have I not seen Jesus our Lord Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord 1 Corinthians 92 Even if I am not an apostle to others surely I am to you For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord 1 Corinthians 93 This is my defense to those who scrutinize me 1 Corinthians 94 Have we no right to food and to drink 1 Corinthians 95 Have we no right to take along a believing wife as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas 1 Corinthians 96 Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living 1 Corinthians 97 Who serves as a soldier at his own expense Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk 1 Corinthians 98 Do I say this from a human perspective Doesn’t the Law say the same thing 1 Corinthians 99 For it is written in the Law of Moses “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain” Is it about oxen that God is concerned 1 Corinthians 910 Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf Indeed this was written for us because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes they should also expect to share in the harvest 1 Corinthians 911 If we have sown spiritual seed among you is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you 1 Corinthians 912 If others have this right to your support shouldn’t we have it all the more But we did not exercise this right Instead we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ 1 Corinthians 913 Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings 1 Corinthians 914 In the same way the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel 1 Corinthians 915 But I have not used any of these rights And I am not writing this to suggest that something be done for me Indeed I would rather die than let anyone nullify my boast 1 Corinthians 916 Yet when I preach the gospel I have no reason to boast because I am obligated to preach Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel 1 Corinthians 917 If my preaching is voluntary I have a reward But if it is not voluntary I am still entrusted with a responsibility 1 Corinthians 918 What then is my reward That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge and so not use up my rights in preaching it 1 Corinthians 919 Though I am free of obligation to anyone I make myself a slave to everyone to win as many as possible 1 Corinthians 920 To the Jews I became like a Jew to win the Jews To those under the law I became like one under the law though I myself am not under the law to win those under the law 1 Corinthians 921 To those without the law I became like one without the law though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ to win those without the law 1 Corinthians 922 To the weak I became weak to win the weak I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some 1 Corinthians 923 I do all this for the sake of the gospel so that I may share in its blessings 1 Corinthians 924 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one receives the prize Run in such a way as to take the prize 1 Corinthians 925 Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline They do it for a crown that is perishable but we do it for a crown that is imperishable 1 Corinthians 926 Therefore I do not run aimlessly I do not fight like I am beating the air 1 Corinthians 927 No I discipline my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others I myself will not be disqualified 1 Corinthians 101 I do not want you to be unaware brothers that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea 1 Corinthians 102 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea 1 Corinthians 103 They all ate the same spiritual food 1 Corinthians 104 and drank the same spiritual drink for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them and that rock was Christ 1 Corinthians 105 Nevertheless God was not pleased with most of them for they were struck down in the wilderness 1 Corinthians 106 These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did 1 Corinthians 107 Do not be idolaters as some of them were As it is written “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry” 1 Corinthians 108 We should not commit sexual immorality as some of them did and in one day twentythree thousand of them died 1 Corinthians 109 We should not test Christ as some of them did and were killed by snakes 1 Corinthians 1010 And do not complain as some of them did and were killed by the destroying angel 1 Corinthians 1011 Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come 1 Corinthians 1012 So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall 1 Corinthians 1013 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man And God is faithful He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear But when you are tempted He will also provide an escape so that you can stand up under it 1 Corinthians 1014 Therefore my beloved flee from idolatry 1 Corinthians 1015 I speak to reasonable people judge for yourselves what I say 1 Corinthians 1016 Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ 1 Corinthians 1017 Because there is one loaf we who are many are one body for we all partake of the one loaf 1 Corinthians 1018 Consider the people of Israel Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar 1 Corinthians 1019 Am I suggesting then that food sacrificed to an idol is anything or that an idol is anything 1 Corinthians 1020 No but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons not to God And I do not want you to be participants with demons 1 Corinthians 1021 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too 1 Corinthians 1022 Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy Are we stronger than He 1 Corinthians 1023 “Everything is permissible” but not everything is beneficial “Everything is permissible” but not everything is edifying 1 Corinthians 1024 No one should seek his own good but the good of others 1 Corinthians 1025 Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience 1 Corinthians 1026 for “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof” 1 Corinthians 1027 If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience 1 Corinthians 1028 But if someone tells you “This food was offered to idols” then do not eat it for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience— 1 Corinthians 1029 the other one’s conscience I mean not your own For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience 1 Corinthians 1030 If I partake in the meal with thankfulness why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks 1 Corinthians 1031 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all to the glory of God 1 Corinthians 1032 Do not become a stumbling block whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God— 1 Corinthians 1033 as I also try to please everyone in all I do For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many that they may be saved 1 Corinthians 111 You are to imitate me just as I imitate Christ 1 Corinthians 112 Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions just as I passed them on to you 1 Corinthians 113 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ and the head of the woman is man and the head of Christ is God 1 Corinthians 114 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head 1 Corinthians 115 And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head for it is just as if her head were shaved 1 Corinthians 116 If a woman does not cover her head she should have her hair cut off And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off she should cover her head 1 Corinthians 117 A man ought not to cover his head since he is the image and glory of God but the woman is the glory of man 1 Corinthians 118 For man did not come from woman but woman from man 1 Corinthians 119 Neither was man created for woman but woman for man 1 Corinthians 1110 For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head because of the angels 1 Corinthians 1111 In the Lord however woman is not independent of man nor is man independent of woman 1 Corinthians 1112 For just as woman came from man so also man is born of woman But everything comes from God 1 Corinthians 1113 Judge for yourselves Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered 1 Corinthians 1114 Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair it is a disgrace to him 1 Corinthians 1115 but that if a woman has long hair it is her glory For long hair is given to her as a covering 1 Corinthians 1116 If anyone is inclined to dispute this we have no other practice nor do the churches of God 1 Corinthians 1117 In the following instructions I have no praise to offer because your gatherings do more harm than good 1 Corinthians 1118 First of all I hear that when you come together as a church there are divisions among you and in part I believe it 1 Corinthians 1119 And indeed there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved 1 Corinthians 1120 Now then when you come together it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat 1 Corinthians 1121 For as you eat each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal While one remains hungry another gets drunk 1 Corinthians 1122 Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing What can I say to you Shall I praise you for this No I will not 1 Corinthians 1123 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you The Lord Jesus on the night He was betrayed took bread 1 Corinthians 1124 and when He had given thanks He broke it and said “This is My body which is for you do this in remembrance of Me” 1 Corinthians 1125 In the same way after supper He took the cup saying “This cup is the new covenant in My blood do this as often as you drink it in remembrance of Me” 1 Corinthians 1126 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes 1 Corinthians 1127 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord 1 Corinthians 1128 Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup 1 Corinthians 1129 For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself 1 Corinthians 1130 That is why many among you are weak and sick and a number of you have fallen asleep 1 Corinthians 1131 Now if we judged ourselves properly we would not come under judgment 1 Corinthians 1132 But when we are judged by the Lord we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world 1 Corinthians 1133 So my brothers when you come together to eat wait for one another 1 Corinthians 1134 If anyone is hungry he should eat at home so that when you come together it will not result in judgment And when I come I will give instructions about the remaining matters 1 Corinthians 121 Now about spiritual gifts brothers I do not want you to be uninformed 1 Corinthians 122 You know that when you were pagans you were influenced and led astray to mute idols 1 Corinthians 123 Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says “Jesus be cursed” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 124 There are different gifts but the same Spirit 1 Corinthians 125 There are different ministries but the same Lord 1 Corinthians 126 There are different ways of working but the same God works all things in all people 1 Corinthians 127 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good 1 Corinthians 128 To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit 1 Corinthians 129 to another faith by the same Spirit to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit 1 Corinthians 1210 to another the working of miracles to another prophecy to another distinguishing between spirits to another speaking in various tongues and to still another the interpretation of tongues 1 Corinthians 1211 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit who apportions them to each one as He determines 1 Corinthians 1212 The body is a unit though it is composed of many parts And although its parts are many they all form one body So it is with Christ 1 Corinthians 1213 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body whether Jews or Greeks slave or free and we were all given one Spirit to drink 1 Corinthians 1214 For the body does not consist of one part but of many 1 Corinthians 1215 If the foot should say “Because I am not a hand I do not belong to the body” that would not make it any less a part of the body 1 Corinthians 1216 And if the ear should say “Because I am not an eye I do not belong to the body” that would not make it any less a part of the body 1 Corinthians 1217 If the whole body were an eye where would the sense of hearing be If the whole body were an ear where would the sense of smell be 1 Corinthians 1218 But in fact God has arranged the members of the body every one of them according to His design 1 Corinthians 1219 If they were all one part where would the body be 1 Corinthians 1220 As it is there are many parts but one body 1 Corinthians 1221 The eye cannot say to the hand “I do not need you” Nor can the head say to the feet “I do not need you” 1 Corinthians 1222 On the contrary the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable 1 Corinthians 1223 and the parts we consider less honorable we treat with greater honor And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty 1 Corinthians 1224 whereas our presentable parts have no such need But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it 1 Corinthians 1225 so that there should be no division in the body but that its members should have mutual concern for one another 1 Corinthians 1226 If one part suffers every part suffers with it if one part is honored every part rejoices with it 1 Corinthians 1227 Now you are the body of Christ and each of you is a member of it 1 Corinthians 1228 And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles second prophets third teachers then workers of miracles and those with gifts of healing helping administration and various tongues 1 Corinthians 1229 Are all apostles Are all prophets Are all teachers Do all work miracles 1 Corinthians 1230 Do all have gifts of healing Do all speak in tongues Do all interpret 1 Corinthians 1231 But eagerly desire the greater gifts And now I will show you the most excellent way 1 Corinthians 131 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels but have not love I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal 1 Corinthians 132 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains but have not love I am nothing 1 Corinthians 133 If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body but have not love I gain nothing 1 Corinthians 134 Love is patient love is kind It does not envy it does not boast it is not proud 1 Corinthians 135 It is not rude it is not selfseeking it is not easily angered it keeps no account of wrongs 1 Corinthians 136 Love takes no pleasure in evil but rejoices in the truth 1 Corinthians 137 It bears all things believes all things hopes all things endures all things 1 Corinthians 138 Love never fails But where there are prophecies they will cease where there are tongues they will be restrained where there is knowledge it will be dismissed 1 Corinthians 139 For we know in part and we prophesy in part 1 Corinthians 1310 but when the perfect comes the partial passes away 1 Corinthians 1311 When I was a child I talked like a child I thought like a child I reasoned like a child When I became a man I set aside childish ways 1 Corinthians 1312 Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror then we shall see face to face Now I know in part then I shall know fully even as I am fully known 1 Corinthians 1313 And now these three remain faith hope and love but the greatest of these is love 1 Corinthians 141 Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts especially the gift of prophecy 1 Corinthians 142 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God Indeed no one understands him he utters mysteries in the Spirit 1 Corinthians 143 But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification encouragement and comfort 1 Corinthians 144 The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself but the one who prophesies edifies the church 1 Corinthians 145 I wish that all of you could speak in tongues but I would rather have you prophesy He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues unless he interprets so that the church may be edified 1 Corinthians 146 Now brothers if I come to you speaking in tongues how will I benefit you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching 1 Corinthians 147 Even in the case of lifeless instruments such as the flute or harp how will anyone recognize the tune they are playing unless the notes are distinct 1 Corinthians 148 Again if the trumpet sounds a muffled call who will prepare for battle 1 Corinthians 149 So it is with you Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue how will anyone know what you are saying You will just be speaking into the air 1 Corinthians 1410 Assuredly there are many different languages in the world yet none of them is without meaning 1 Corinthians 1411 If then I do not know the meaning of someone’s language I am a foreigner to the speaker and he is a foreigner to me 1 Corinthians 1412 It is the same with you Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts strive to excel in gifts that build up the church 1 Corinthians 1413 Therefore the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret 1 Corinthians 1414 For if I pray in a tongue my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful 1 Corinthians 1415 What then shall I do I will pray with my spirit but I will also pray with my mind I will sing with my spirit but I will also sing with my mind 1 Corinthians 1416 Otherwise if you speak a blessing in spirit how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving since he does not know what you are saying 1 Corinthians 1417 You may be giving thanks well enough but the other one is not edified 1 Corinthians 1418 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you 1 Corinthians 1419 But in the church I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue 1 Corinthians 1420 Brothers stop thinking like children In regard to evil be infants but in your thinking be mature 1 Corinthians 1421 It is written in the Law “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people but even then they will not listen to Me says the Lord” 1 Corinthians 1422 Tongues then are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers Prophecy however is for believers not for unbelievers 1 Corinthians 1423 So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in will they not say that you are out of your minds 1 Corinthians 1424 But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying he will be convicted and called to account by all 1 Corinthians 1425 and the secrets of his heart will be made known So he will fall facedown and worship God proclaiming “God is truly among you” 1 Corinthians 1426 What then shall we say brothers When you come together everyone has a psalm or a teaching a revelation a tongue or an interpretation All of these must be done to build up the church 1 Corinthians 1427 If anyone speaks in a tongue two or at most three should speak in turn and someone must interpret 1 Corinthians 1428 But if there is no interpreter he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God 1 Corinthians 1429 Two or three prophets should speak and the others should weigh carefully what is said 1 Corinthians 1430 And if a revelation comes to someone who is seated the first speaker should stop 1 Corinthians 1431 For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged 1 Corinthians 1432 The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets 1 Corinthians 1433 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints 1 Corinthians 1434 Women are to be silent in the churches They are not permitted to speak but must be in submission as the law says 1 Corinthians 1435 If they wish to inquire about something they are to ask their own husbands at home for it is dishonorable for a woman to speak in the church 1 Corinthians 1436 Did the word of God originate with you Or are you the only ones it has reached 1 Corinthians 1437 If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord’s command 1 Corinthians 1438 But if anyone ignores this he himself will be ignored 1 Corinthians 1439 So my brothers be eager to prophesy and do not forbid speaking in tongues 1 Corinthians 1440 But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner 1 Corinthians 151 Now brothers I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you which you received and in which you stand firm 1 Corinthians 152 By this gospel you are saved if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you Otherwise you have believed in vain 1 Corinthians 153 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures 1 Corinthians 154 that He was buried that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures 1 Corinthians 155 and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve 1 Corinthians 156 After that He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once most of whom are still living though some have fallen asleep 1 Corinthians 157 Then He appeared to James then to all the apostles 1 Corinthians 158 And last of all He appeared to me also as to one of untimely birth 1 Corinthians 159 For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle because I persecuted the church of God 1 Corinthians 1510 But by the grace of God I am what I am and His grace to me was not in vain No I worked harder than all of them—yet not I but the grace of God that was with me 1 Corinthians 1511 Whether then it was I or they this is what we preach and this is what you believed 1 Corinthians 1512 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead 1 Corinthians 1513 If there is no resurrection of the dead then not even Christ has been raised 1 Corinthians 1514 And if Christ has not been raised our preaching is worthless and so is your faith 1 Corinthians 1515 In that case we are also exposed as false witnesses about God For we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised 1 Corinthians 1516 For if the dead are not raised then not even Christ has been raised 1 Corinthians 1517 And if Christ has not been raised your faith is futile you are still in your sins 1 Corinthians 1518 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished 1 Corinthians 1519 If our hope in Christ is for this life alone we are to be pitied more than all men 1 Corinthians 1520 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep 1 Corinthians 1521 For since death came through a man the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man 1 Corinthians 1522 For as in Adam all die so in Christ all will be made alive 1 Corinthians 1523 But each in his own turn Christ the firstfruits then at His coming those who belong to Him 1 Corinthians 1524 Then the end will come when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion authority and power 1 Corinthians 1525 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet 1 Corinthians 1526 The last enemy to be destroyed is death 1 Corinthians 1527 For “God has put everything under His feet” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him 1 Corinthians 1528 And when all things have been subjected to Him then the Son Himself will be made subject to Him who put all things under Him so that God may be all in all 1 Corinthians 1529 If these things are not so what will those do who are baptized for the dead If the dead are not raised at all why are people baptized for them 1 Corinthians 1530 And why do we endanger ourselves every hour 1 Corinthians 1531 I face death every day brothers as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord 1 Corinthians 1532 If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives what did I gain If the dead are not raised “Let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die” 1 Corinthians 1533 Do not be deceived “Bad company corrupts good character” 1 Corinthians 1534 Sober up as you ought and stop sinning for some of you are ignorant of God I say this to your shame 1 Corinthians 1535 But someone will ask “How are the dead raised With what kind of body will they come” 1 Corinthians 1536 You fool What you sow does not come to life unless it dies 1 Corinthians 1537 And what you sow is not the body that will be but just a seed perhaps of wheat or something else 1 Corinthians 1538 But God gives it a body as He has designed and to each kind of seed He gives its own body 1 Corinthians 1539 Not all flesh is the same Men have one kind of flesh animals have another birds another and fish another 1 Corinthians 1540 There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies But the splendor of the heavenly bodies is of one degree and the splendor of the earthly bodies is of another 1 Corinthians 1541 The sun has one degree of splendor the moon another and the stars another and star differs from star in splendor 1 Corinthians 1542 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead What is sown is perishable it is raised imperishable 1 Corinthians 1543 It is sown in dishonor it is raised in glory It is sown in weakness it is raised in power 1 Corinthians 1544 It is sown a natural body it is raised a spiritual body If there is a natural body there is also a spiritual body 1 Corinthians 1545 So it is written “The first man Adam became a living being” the last Adam a lifegiving spirit 1 Corinthians 1546 The spiritual however was not first but the natural and then the spiritual 1 Corinthians 1547 The first man was of the dust of the earth the second man from heaven 1 Corinthians 1548 As was the earthly man so also are those who are of the earth and as is the heavenly man so also are those who are of heaven 1 Corinthians 1549 And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man 1 Corinthians 1550 Now I declare to you brothers that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable 1 Corinthians 1551 Listen I tell you a mystery We will not all sleep but we will all be changed— 1 Corinthians 1552 in an instant in the twinkling of an eye at the last trumpet For the trumpet will sound the dead will be raised imperishable and we will be changed 1 Corinthians 1553 For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality 1 Corinthians 1554 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality then the saying that is written will come to pass “Death has been swallowed up in victory” 1 Corinthians 1555 “Where O Death is your victory Where O Death is your sting” 1 Corinthians 1556 The sting of death is sin and the power of sin is the law 1 Corinthians 1557 But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Corinthians 1558 Therefore my beloved brothers be steadfast and immovable Always excel in the work of the Lord because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain 1 Corinthians 161 Now about the collection for the saints you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia 1 Corinthians 162 On the first day of every week each of you should set aside a portion of his income saving it up so that when I come no collections will be needed 1 Corinthians 163 Then on my arrival I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem 1 Corinthians 164 And if it is advisable for me to go also they can travel with me 1 Corinthians 165 After I go through Macedonia however I will come to you for I will be going through Macedonia 1 Corinthians 166 Perhaps I will stay with you awhile or even spend the winter so that you can help me on my journey wherever I go 1 Corinthians 167 For I do not want to see you now only in passing I hope to spend some time with you if the Lord permits 1 Corinthians 168 But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost 1 Corinthians 169 because a great door for effective work has opened to me even though many oppose me 1 Corinthians 1610 If Timothy comes see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you for he is doing the work of the Lord just as I am 1 Corinthians 1611 No one then should treat him with contempt Send him on his way in peace so that he can return to me for I am expecting him along with the brothers 1 Corinthians 1612 Now about our brother Apollos I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers He was not at all inclined to go now but he will go when he has the opportunity 1 Corinthians 1613 Be on the alert Stand firm in the faith Be men of courage Be strong 1 Corinthians 1614 Do everything in love 1 Corinthians 1615 You know that Stephanas and his household were the first converts in Achaia and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints Now I urge you brothers 1 Corinthians 1616 to submit to such as these and to every fellow worker and laborer 1 Corinthians 1617 I am glad that Stephanas Fortunatus and Achaicus have arrived because they have supplied what was lacking from you 1 Corinthians 1618 For they refreshed my spirit and yours as well Show your appreciation therefore to such men 1 Corinthians 1619 The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord and so does the church that meets at their house 1 Corinthians 1620 All the brothers here send you greetings Greet one another with a holy kiss 1 Corinthians 1621 This greeting is in my own hand—Paul 1 Corinthians 1622 If anyone does not love the Lord let him be under a curse Come O Lord 1 Corinthians 1623 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you 1 Corinthians 1624 My love be with all of you in Christ Jesus Amen 2 Corinthians 11 Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God and Timothy our brother To the church of God in Corinth together with all the saints throughout Achaia 2 Corinthians 12 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ 2 Corinthians 13 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort 2 Corinthians 14 who comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God 2 Corinthians 15 For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us so also through Christ our comfort overflows 2 Corinthians 16 If we are afflicted it is for your comfort and salvation if we are comforted it is for your comfort which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience 2 Corinthians 17 And our hope for you is sure because we know that just as you share in our sufferings so also you will share in our comfort 2 Corinthians 18 We do not want you to be unaware brothers of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure so that we despaired even of life 2 Corinthians 19 Indeed we felt we were under the sentence of death in order that we would not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead 2 Corinthians 110 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril and He will deliver us In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us 2 Corinthians 111 as you help us by your prayers Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers 2 Corinthians 112 For this is our boast Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world and especially in relation to you in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom but in the grace of God 2 Corinthians 113 For we do not write you anything that is beyond your ability to read and understand And I hope that you will understand us completely 2 Corinthians 114 as you have already understood us in part that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus 2 Corinthians 115 Confident of this I planned to visit you first so that you might receive a double blessing 2 Corinthians 116 I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia and to return to you from Macedonia and then to have you help me on my way to Judea 2 Corinthians 117 When I planned this did I do it carelessly Or do I make my plans by human standards so as to say “Yes yes” and also “No no” 2 Corinthians 118 But as surely as God is faithful our message to you is not “Yes” and “No” 2 Corinthians 119 For the Son of God Jesus Christ who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy was not “Yes” and “No” but in Him it has always been “Yes” 2 Corinthians 120 For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ And so through Him our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God 2 Corinthians 121 Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ He anointed us 2 Corinthians 122 placed His seal on us and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come 2 Corinthians 123 I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth 2 Corinthians 124 Not that we lord it over your faith but we are fellow workers with you for your joy because it is by faith that you stand firm 2 Corinthians 21 So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you 2 Corinthians 22 For if I grieve you who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved 2 Corinthians 23 I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be grieved by those who ought to make me rejoice I had confidence in all of you that you would share my joy 2 Corinthians 24 For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you 2 Corinthians 25 Now if anyone has caused grief he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree not to overstate it 2 Corinthians 26 The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him 2 Corinthians 27 So instead you ought to forgive and comfort him so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow 2 Corinthians 28 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him 2 Corinthians 29 My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything 2 Corinthians 210 If you forgive anyone I also forgive him And if I have forgiven anything I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake 2 Corinthians 211 in order that Satan should not outwit us For we are not unaware of his schemes 2 Corinthians 212 Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord 2 Corinthians 213 I had no peace in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus there So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia 2 Corinthians 214 But thanks be to God who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him 2 Corinthians 215 For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing 2 Corinthians 216 To the one we are an odor that brings death to the other a fragrance that brings life And who is qualified for such a task 2 Corinthians 217 For we are not like so many others who peddle the word of God for profit On the contrary in Christ we speak before God with sincerity as men sent from God 2 Corinthians 31 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again Or do we need like some people letters of recommendation to you or from you 2 Corinthians 32 You yourselves are our letter inscribed on our hearts known and read by everyone 2 Corinthians 33 It is clear that you are a letter from Christ the result of our ministry written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts 2 Corinthians 34 Such confidence before God is ours through Christ 2 Corinthians 35 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us but our competence comes from God 2 Corinthians 36 And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant not of the letter but of the Spirit for the letter kills but the Spirit gives life 2 Corinthians 37 Now if the ministry of death which was engraved in letters on stone came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory 2 Corinthians 38 will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious 2 Corinthians 39 For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness 2 Corinthians 310 Indeed what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it 2 Corinthians 311 For if what was fading away came with glory how much greater is the glory of that which endures 2 Corinthians 312 Therefore since we have such a hope we are very bold 2 Corinthians 313 We are not like Moses who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away 2 Corinthians 314 But their minds were closed For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant It has not been lifted because only in Christ can it be removed 2 Corinthians 315 And even to this day when Moses is read a veil covers their hearts 2 Corinthians 316 But whenever anyone turns to the Lord the veil is taken away 2 Corinthians 317 Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom 2 Corinthians 318 And we who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory which comes from the Lord who is the Spirit 2 Corinthians 41 Therefore since God in His mercy has given us this ministry we do not lose heart 2 Corinthians 42 Instead we have renounced secret and shameful ways We do not practice deceit nor do we distort the word of God On the contrary by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God 2 Corinthians 43 And even if our gospel is veiled it is veiled to those who are perishing 2 Corinthians 44 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ who is the image of God 2 Corinthians 45 For we do not proclaim ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake 2 Corinthians 46 For God who said “Let light shine out of darkness” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ 2 Corinthians 47 Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us 2 Corinthians 48 We are hard pressed on all sides but not crushed perplexed but not in despair 2 Corinthians 49 persecuted but not forsaken struck down but not destroyed 2 Corinthians 410 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body 2 Corinthians 411 For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body 2 Corinthians 412 So then death is at work in us but life is at work in you 2 Corinthians 413 And in keeping with what is written “I believed therefore I have spoken” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak 2 Corinthians 414 knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in His presence 2 Corinthians 415 All this is for your benefit so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God 2 Corinthians 416 Therefore we do not lose heart Though our outer self is wasting away yet our inner self is being renewed day by day 2 Corinthians 417 For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison 2 Corinthians 418 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but on what is unseen For what is seen is temporary but what is unseen is eternal 2 Corinthians 51 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled we have a building from God an eternal house in heaven not built by human hands 2 Corinthians 52 For in this tent we groan longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling 2 Corinthians 53 because when we are clothed we will not be found naked 2 Corinthians 54 For while we are in this tent we groan under our burdens because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life 2 Corinthians 55 And it is God who has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come 2 Corinthians 56 Therefore we are always confident although we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord 2 Corinthians 57 For we walk by faith not by sight 2 Corinthians 58 We are confident then and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord 2 Corinthians 59 So we aspire to please Him whether we are at home in this body or away from it 2 Corinthians 510 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body whether good or bad 2 Corinthians 511 Therefore since we know what it means to fear the Lord we try to persuade men What we are is clear to God and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well 2 Corinthians 512 We are not commending ourselves to you again Instead we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart 2 Corinthians 513 If we are out of our mind it is for God if we are of sound mind it is for you 2 Corinthians 514 For Christ’s love compels us because we are convinced that One died for all therefore all died 2 Corinthians 515 And He died for all that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again 2 Corinthians 516 So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh Although we once regarded Christ in this way we do so no longer 2 Corinthians 517 Therefore if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation The old has passed away Behold the new has come 2 Corinthians 518 All this is from God who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation 2 Corinthians 519 that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ not counting men’s trespasses against them And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation 2 Corinthians 520 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ as though God were making His appeal through us We implore you on behalf of Christ Be reconciled to God 2 Corinthians 521 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God 2 Corinthians 61 As God’s fellow workers then we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain 2 Corinthians 62 For He says “In the time of favor I heard you and in the day of salvation I helped you” Behold now is the time of favor now is the day of salvation 2 Corinthians 63 We put no obstacle in anyone’s way so that no one can discredit our ministry 2 Corinthians 64 Rather as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way in great endurance in troubles hardships and calamities 2 Corinthians 65 in beatings imprisonments and riots in labor sleepless nights and hunger 2 Corinthians 66 in purity knowledge patience and kindness in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love 2 Corinthians 67 in truthful speech and in the power of God with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left 2 Corinthians 68 through glory and dishonor slander and praise viewed as imposters yet genuine 2 Corinthians 69 unknown yet wellknown dying and yet we live on punished yet not killed 2 Corinthians 610 sorrowful yet always rejoicing poor yet making many rich having nothing and yet possessing everything 2 Corinthians 611 We have spoken freely to you Corinthians Our hearts are open wide 2 Corinthians 612 It is not our affection but yours that is restrained 2 Corinthians 613 As a fair exchange—I speak as to my children—open wide your hearts also 2 Corinthians 614 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness Or what fellowship does light have with darkness 2 Corinthians 615 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever 2 Corinthians 616 What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols For we are the temple of the living God As God has said “I will dwell with them and walk among them and I will be their God and they will be My people” 2 Corinthians 617 “Therefore come out from among them and be separate says the Lord Touch no unclean thing and I will receive you” 2 Corinthians 618 And “I will be a Father to you and you will be My sons and daughters says the Lord Almighty” 2 Corinthians 71 Therefore beloved since we have these promises let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of God 2 Corinthians 72 Make room for us in your hearts We have wronged no one we have corrupted no one we have exploited no one 2 Corinthians 73 I do not say this to condemn you I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you 2 Corinthians 74 Great is my confidence in you great is my pride in you I am filled with encouragement in all our troubles my joy overflows 2 Corinthians 75 For when we arrived in Macedonia our bodies had no rest but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside fears within 2 Corinthians 76 But God who comforts the downcast comforted us by the arrival of Titus 2 Corinthians 77 and not only by his arrival but also by the comfort he had received from you He told us about your longing your mourning and your zeal for me so that I rejoiced all the more 2 Corinthians 78 Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter I do not regret it Although I did regret it—for I see that my letter caused you sorrow but only for a short time— 2 Corinthians 79 yet now I rejoice not because you were made sorrowful but because your sorrow led you to repentance For you felt the sorrow that God had intended and so were not harmed in any way by us 2 Corinthians 710 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret but worldly sorrow brings death 2 Corinthians 711 Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you what earnestness what eagerness to clear yourselves what indignation what alarm what longing what zeal what vindication In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter 2 Corinthians 712 So even though I wrote to you it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God 2 Corinthians 713 On account of this we are encouraged In addition to our own encouragement we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you 2 Corinthians 714 Indeed I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you But just as everything we said to you was true so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well 2 Corinthians 715 And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling 2 Corinthians 716 I rejoice that I can have complete confidence in you 2 Corinthians 81 Now brothers we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia 2 Corinthians 82 In the terrible ordeal they suffered their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity 2 Corinthians 83 For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it Of their own accord 2 Corinthians 84 they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints 2 Corinthians 85 And not only did they do as we expected but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us through the will of God 2 Corinthians 86 So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace just as he had started it 2 Corinthians 87 But just as you excel in everything—in faith in speech in knowledge in complete earnestness and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving 2 Corinthians 88 I am not giving a command but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of others 2 Corinthians 89 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ that though He was rich yet for your sake He became poor so that you through His poverty might become rich 2 Corinthians 810 And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter Last year you were the first not only to give but even to have such a desire 2 Corinthians 811 Now finish the work so that you may complete it with the same eager desire according to your means 2 Corinthians 812 For if the eagerness is there the gift is acceptable according to what one has not according to what he does not have 2 Corinthians 813 It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened but that there may be equality 2 Corinthians 814 At the present time your surplus will meet their need so that in turn their surplus will meet your need This way there will be equality 2 Corinthians 815 As it is written “He who gathered much had no excess and he who gathered little had no shortfall” 2 Corinthians 816 But thanks be to God who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you 2 Corinthians 817 For not only did he welcome our appeal but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition 2 Corinthians 818 Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel 2 Corinthians 819 More than that this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the gracious offering we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help 2 Corinthians 820 We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift 2 Corinthians 821 For we are taking great care to do what is right not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of men 2 Corinthians 822 And we are sending along with them our brother who has proven his earnestness to us many times and in many ways and now even more so by his great confidence in you 2 Corinthians 823 As for Titus he is my partner and fellow worker among you As for our brothers they are messengers of the churches the glory of Christ 2 Corinthians 824 In full view of the churches then show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you 2 Corinthians 91 Now about the service to the saints there is no need for me to write to you 2 Corinthians 92 For I know your eagerness to help and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise 2 Corinthians 93 But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove empty but that you will be prepared just as I said 2 Corinthians 94 Otherwise if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident 2 Corinthians 95 So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you had promised This way your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly 2 Corinthians 96 Remember this Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and whoever sows generously will also reap generously 2 Corinthians 97 Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give not out of regret or compulsion For God loves a cheerful giver 2 Corinthians 98 And God is able to make all grace abound to you so that in all things at all times having all that you need you will abound in every good work 2 Corinthians 99 As it is written “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor His righteousness endures forever” 2 Corinthians 910 Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness 2 Corinthians 911 You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion and through us your generosity will produce thanksgiving to God 2 Corinthians 912 For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God 2 Corinthians 913 Because of the proof this ministry provides the saints will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all the others 2 Corinthians 914 And their prayers for you will express their affection for you because of the surpassing grace God has given you 2 Corinthians 915 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift 2 Corinthians 101 Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ I appeal to you—I Paul who am humble when face to face with you but bold when away 2 Corinthians 102 I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh 2 Corinthians 103 For though we live in the flesh we do not wage war according to the flesh 2 Corinthians 104 The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh Instead they have divine power to demolish strongholds 2 Corinthians 105 We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ 2 Corinthians 106 And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience as soon as your obedience is complete 2 Corinthians 107 You are looking at outward appearances If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does 2 Corinthians 108 For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down I will not be ashamed 2 Corinthians 109 I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters 2 Corinthians 1010 For some say “His letters are weighty and forceful but his physical presence is unimpressive and his speaking is of no account” 2 Corinthians 1011 Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent we will be in our actions when present 2 Corinthians 1012 We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves they show their ignorance 2 Corinthians 1013 We however will not boast beyond our limits but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you 2 Corinthians 1014 We are not overstepping our bounds as if we had not come to you Indeed we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ 2 Corinthians 1015 Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others But we hope that as your faith increases our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well 2 Corinthians 1016 so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man’s territory 2 Corinthians 1017 Rather “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord” 2 Corinthians 1018 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved but the one whom the Lord commends 2 Corinthians 111 I hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness but you are already doing that 2 Corinthians 112 I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy For I promised you to one husband to present you as a pure virgin to Christ 2 Corinthians 113 I am afraid however that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ 2 Corinthians 114 For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received or a different gospel than the one you accepted you put up with it very easily 2 Corinthians 115 I consider myself in no way inferior to those “superapostles” 2 Corinthians 116 Although I am not a polished speaker I am certainly not lacking in knowledge We have made this clear to you in every way possible 2 Corinthians 117 Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge 2 Corinthians 118 I robbed other churches by accepting their support in order to serve you 2 Corinthians 119 And when I was with you and in need I was not a burden to anyone for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way and I will continue to do so 2 Corinthians 1110 As surely as the truth of Christ is in me this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia 2 Corinthians 1111 Why Because I do not love you God knows I do 2 Corinthians 1112 But I will keep on doing what I am doing in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast 2 Corinthians 1113 For such men are false apostles deceitful workers masquerading as apostles of Christ 2 Corinthians 1114 And no wonder for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light 2 Corinthians 1115 It is not surprising then if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness Their end will correspond to their actions 2 Corinthians 1116 I repeat Let no one take me for a fool But if you do then receive me as a fool so that I too may boast a little 2 Corinthians 1117 In this confident boasting of mine I am not speaking as the Lord would but as a fool 2 Corinthians 1118 Since many are boasting according to the flesh I too will boast 2 Corinthians 1119 For you gladly put up with fools since you are so wise 2 Corinthians 1120 In fact you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face 2 Corinthians 1121 To my shame I concede that we were too weak for that Speaking as a fool however I can match what anyone else dares to boast about 2 Corinthians 1122 Are they Hebrews So am I Are they Israelites So am I Are they descendants of Abraham So am I 2 Corinthians 1123 Are they servants of Christ I am speaking as if I were out of my mind I am so much more in harder labor in more imprisonments in worse beatings in frequent danger of death 2 Corinthians 1124 Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one 2 Corinthians 1125 Three times I was beaten with rods once I was stoned three times I was shipwrecked I spent a night and a day in the open sea 2 Corinthians 1126 In my frequent journeys I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles in danger in the city and in the country in danger on the sea and among false brothers 2 Corinthians 1127 in labor and toil and often without sleep in hunger and thirst and often without food in cold and exposure 2 Corinthians 1128 Apart from these external trials I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches 2 Corinthians 1129 Who is weak and I am not weak Who is led into sin and I do not burn with grief 2 Corinthians 1130 If I must boast I will boast of the things that show my weakness 2 Corinthians 1131 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus who is forever worthy of praise knows that I am not lying 2 Corinthians 1132 In Damascus the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me 2 Corinthians 1133 But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp 2 Corinthians 121 I must go on boasting Although there is nothing to gain I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord 2 Corinthians 122 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know but God knows 2 Corinthians 123 And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know but God knows— 2 Corinthians 124 was caught up to Paradise The things he heard were inexpressible things that man is not permitted to tell 2 Corinthians 125 I will boast about such a man but I will not boast about myself except in my weaknesses 2 Corinthians 126 Even if I wanted to boast I would not be a fool because I would be speaking the truth But I refrain so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me 2 Corinthians 127 or because of these surpassingly great revelations So to keep me from becoming conceited I was given a thorn in my flesh a messenger of Satan to torment me 2 Corinthians 128 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me 2 Corinthians 129 But He said to me “My grace is sufficient for you for My power is perfected in weakness” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses so that the power of Christ may rest on me 2 Corinthians 1210 That is why for the sake of Christ I delight in weaknesses in insults in hardships in persecutions in difficulties For when I am weak then I am strong 2 Corinthians 1211 I have become a fool but you drove me to it In fact you should have commended me since I am in no way inferior to those “superapostles” even though I am nothing 2 Corinthians 1212 The marks of a true apostle—signs wonders and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance 2 Corinthians 1213 In what way were you inferior to the other churches except that I was not a burden to you Forgive me this wrong 2 Corinthians 1214 See I am ready to come to you a third time and I will not be a burden because I am not seeking your possessions but you For children should not have to save up for their parents but parents for their children 2 Corinthians 1215 And for the sake of your souls I will most gladly spend my money and myself If I love you more will you love me less 2 Corinthians 1216 Be that as it may I was not a burden to you but crafty as I am I caught you by trickery 2 Corinthians 1217 Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you 2 Corinthians 1218 I urged Titus to visit you and I sent our brother with him Did Titus exploit you in any way Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps 2 Corinthians 1219 Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you We speak before God in Christ and all of this beloved is to build you up 2 Corinthians 1220 For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I wish and you may not find me as you wish I fear that there may be quarreling jealousy rage rivalry slander gossip arrogance and disorder 2 Corinthians 1221 I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity sexual immorality and debauchery 2 Corinthians 131 This is the third time I am coming to you “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses” 2 Corinthians 132 I already warned you the second time I was with you So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else If I return I will not spare anyone 2 Corinthians 133 since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me He is not weak in dealing with you but is powerful among you 2 Corinthians 134 For He was indeed crucified in weakness yet He lives by God’s power For we are also weak in Him yet by God’s power we will live with Him concerning you 2 Corinthians 135 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith test yourselves Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you fail the test 2 Corinthians 136 And I hope you will realize that we have not failed the test 2 Corinthians 137 Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test but that you will do what is right even if we appear to have failed 2 Corinthians 138 For we cannot do anything against the truth but only for the truth 2 Corinthians 139 In fact we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong and our prayer is for your perfection 2 Corinthians 1310 This is why I write these things while absent so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up not for tearing you down 2 Corinthians 1311 Finally brothers rejoice Aim for perfect harmony encourage one another be of one mind live in peace And the God of love and peace will be with you 2 Corinthians 1312 Greet one another with a holy kiss 2 Corinthians 1313 All the saints send you greetings 2 Corinthians 1314 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you Galatians 11 Paul an apostle—sent not from men nor by man but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead— Galatians 12 and all the brothers with me To the churches of Galatia Galatians 13 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Galatians 14 who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age according to the will of our God and Father Galatians 15 to whom be glory forever and ever Amen Galatians 16 I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— Galatians 17 which is not even a gospel Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ Galatians 18 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you let him be under a curse Galatians 19 As we have said before so now I say again If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received let him be under a curse Galatians 110 Am I now seeking the approval of men or of God Or am I striving to please men If I were still trying to please men I would not be a servant of Christ Galatians 111 For I want you to know brothers that the gospel I preached was not devised by man Galatians 112 I did not receive it from any man nor was I taught it rather I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ Galatians 113 For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it Galatians 114 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers Galatians 115 But when God who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace was pleased Galatians 116 to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood Galatians 117 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus Galatians 118 Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas and I stayed with him fifteen days Galatians 119 But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s brother Galatians 120 I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie Galatians 121 Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia Galatians 122 I was personally unknown however to the churches of Judea that are in Christ Galatians 123 They only heard the account “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy” Galatians 124 And they glorified God because of me Galatians 21 Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem accompanied by Barnabas I took Titus along also Galatians 22 I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders for fear that I was running or had already run in vain Galatians 23 Yet not even Titus who was with me was compelled to be circumcised even though he was a Greek Galatians 24 This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus in order to enslave us Galatians 25 We did not give in to them for a moment so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you Galatians 26 But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me Galatians 27 On the contrary they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised just as Peter had been to the circumcised Galatians 28 For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles Galatians 29 And recognizing the grace that I had been given James Cephas and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship so that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised Galatians 210 They only asked us to remember the poor the very thing I was eager to do Galatians 211 When Cephas came to Antioch however I opposed him to his face because he stood condemned Galatians 212 For before certain men came from James he used to eat with the Gentiles But when they arrived he began to draw back and separate himself for fear of those in the circumcision group Galatians 213 The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray Galatians 214 When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel I said to Cephas in front of them all “If you who are a Jew live like a Gentile and not like a Jew how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews” Galatians 215 We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners” Galatians 216 know that a man is not justified by works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ So we too have believed in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law because by works of the law no one will be justified Galatians 217 But if while we seek to be justified in Christ we ourselves are found to be sinners does that make Christ a minister of sin Certainly not Galatians 218 If I rebuild what I have already torn down I prove myself to be a lawbreaker Galatians 219 For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God Galatians 220 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live but Christ lives in me The life I live in the body I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself up for me Galatians 221 I do not set aside the grace of God For if righteousness comes through the law then Christ died for nothing Galatians 31 O foolish Galatians Who has bewitched you Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified Galatians 32 I would like to learn just one thing from you Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith Galatians 33 Are you so foolish After starting in the Spirit are you now finishing in the flesh Galatians 34 Have you suffered so much for nothing if it really was for nothing Galatians 35 Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law or because you hear and believe Galatians 36 So also “Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness” Galatians 37 Understand then that those who have faith are sons of Abraham Galatians 38 The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and foretold the gospel to Abraham “All nations will be blessed through you” Galatians 39 So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham the man of faith Galatians 310 All who rely on works of the law are under a curse For it is written “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law” Galatians 311 Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law because “The righteous will live by faith” Galatians 312 The law however is not based on faith on the contrary “The man who does these things will live by them” Galatians 313 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us For it is written “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree” Galatians 314 He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit Galatians 315 Brothers let me put this in human terms Even a human covenant once it is ratified cannot be canceled or amended Galatians 316 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed The Scripture does not say “and to seeds” meaning many but “and to your seed” meaning One who is Christ Galatians 317 What I mean is this The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God so as to nullify the promise Galatians 318 For if the inheritance depends on the law then it no longer depends on a promise but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise Galatians 319 Why then was the law given It was added because of transgressions until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred It was administered through angels by a mediator Galatians 320 A mediator is unnecessary however for only one party but God is one Galatians 321 Is the law then opposed to the promises of God Certainly not For if a law had been given that could impart life then righteousness would certainly have come from the law Galatians 322 But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe Galatians 323 Before this faith came we were held in custody under the law locked up until faith should be revealed Galatians 324 So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith Galatians 325 Now that faith has come we are no longer under a guardian Galatians 326 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus Galatians 327 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ Galatians 328 There is neither Jew nor Greek slave nor free male nor female for you are all one in Christ Jesus Galatians 329 And if you belong to Christ then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise Galatians 41 What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child he is no different from a slave although he is the owner of everything Galatians 42 He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father Galatians 43 So also when we were children we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world Galatians 44 But when the time had fully come God sent His Son born of a woman born under the law Galatians 45 to redeem those under the law that we might receive our adoption as sons Galatians 46 And because you are sons God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts crying out “Abba Father” Galatians 47 So you are no longer a slave but a son and since you are a son you are also an heir through God Galatians 48 Formerly when you did not know God you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods Galatians 49 But now that you know God or rather are known by God how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again Galatians 410 You are observing special days and months and seasons and years Galatians 411 I fear for you that my efforts for you may have been in vain Galatians 412 I beg you brothers become like me for I became like you You have done me no wrong Galatians 413 You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you Galatians 414 And although my illness was a trial to you you did not despise or reject me Instead you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God as if I were Christ Jesus Himself Galatians 415 What then has become of your blessing For I can testify that if it were possible you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me Galatians 416 Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth Galatians 417 Those people are zealous for you but not in a good way Instead they want to isolate you from us so that you may be zealous for them Galatians 418 Nevertheless it is good to be zealous if it serves a noble purpose—at any time and not only when I am with you Galatians 419 My children for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you Galatians 420 how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone because I am perplexed about you Galatians 421 Tell me you who want to be under the law do you not understand what the law says Galatians 422 For it is written that Abraham had two sons one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman Galatians 423 His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh but his son by the free woman was born through the promise Galatians 424 These things serve as illustrations for the women represent two covenants One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery This is Hagar Galatians 425 Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the presentday Jerusalem because she is in slavery with her children Galatians 426 But the Jerusalem above is free and she is our mother Galatians 427 For it is written “Rejoice O barren woman who bears no children break forth and cry aloud you who have never travailed because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband” Galatians 428 Now you brothers like Isaac are children of promise Galatians 429 At that time however the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit It is the same now Galatians 430 But what does the Scripture say “Expel the slave woman and her son for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son” Galatians 431 Therefore brothers we are not children of the slave woman but of the free woman Galatians 51 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free Stand firm then and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery Galatians 52 Take notice I Paul tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised Christ will be of no value to you at all Galatians 53 Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law Galatians 54 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ you have fallen away from grace Galatians 55 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness Galatians 56 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value What matters is faith expressing itself through love Galatians 57 You were running so well Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth Galatians 58 Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you Galatians 59 A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough Galatians 510 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment whoever he may be Galatians 511 Now brothers if I am still preaching circumcision why am I still being persecuted In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished Galatians 512 As for those who are agitating you I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves Galatians 513 For you brothers were called to freedom but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh Rather serve one another in love Galatians 514 The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree “Love your neighbor as yourself” Galatians 515 But if you keep on biting and devouring one another watch out or you will be consumed by one another Galatians 516 So I say walk by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh Galatians 517 For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh They are opposed to each other so that you do not do what you want Galatians 518 But if you are led by the Spirit you are not under the law Galatians 519 The acts of the flesh are obvious sexual immorality impurity and debauchery Galatians 520 idolatry and sorcery hatred discord jealousy and rage rivalries divisions factions Galatians 521 and envy drunkenness orgies and the like I warn you as I did before that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God Galatians 522 But the fruit of the Spirit is love joy peace patience kindness goodness faithfulness Galatians 523 gentleness and selfcontrol Against such things there is no law Galatians 524 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires Galatians 525 Since we live by the Spirit let us walk in step with the Spirit Galatians 526 Let us not become conceited provoking and envying one another Galatians 61 Brothers if someone is caught in a trespass you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness But watch yourself or you also may be tempted Galatians 62 Carry one another’s burdens and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ Galatians 63 If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing he deceives himself Galatians 64 Each one should test his own work Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone and not in someone else Galatians 65 For each one should carry his own load Galatians 66 Nevertheless the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor Galatians 67 Do not be deceived God is not to be mocked Whatever a man sows he will reap in return Galatians 68 The one who sows to please his flesh from the flesh will reap destruction but the one who sows to please the Spirit from the Spirit will reap eternal life Galatians 69 Let us not grow weary in welldoing for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up Galatians 610 Therefore as we have opportunity let us do good to everyone and especially to the family of faith Galatians 611 See what large letters I am using to write to you with my own hand Galatians 612 Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ Galatians 613 For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh Galatians 614 But as for me may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ through which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world Galatians 615 For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything What counts is a new creation Galatians 616 Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule even to the Israel of God Galatians 617 From now on let no one cause me trouble for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus Galatians 618 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit brothers Amen Ephesians 11 Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God To the saints in Ephesus the faithful in Christ Jesus Ephesians 12 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Ephesians 13 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms Ephesians 14 For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence In love Ephesians 15 He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ according to the good pleasure of His will Ephesians 16 to the praise of His glorious grace which He has freely given us in the Beloved One Ephesians 17 In Him we have redemption through His blood the forgiveness of our trespasses according to the riches of His grace Ephesians 18 that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding Ephesians 19 And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Christ Ephesians 110 as a plan for the fullness of time to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ Ephesians 111 In Him we were also chosen as God’s own having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will Ephesians 112 in order that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be for the praise of His glory Ephesians 113 And in Him having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit Ephesians 114 who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession to the praise of His glory Ephesians 115 For this reason ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints Ephesians 116 I have not stopped giving thanks for you remembering you in my prayers Ephesians 117 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ the glorious Father may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him Ephesians 118 I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know the hope of His calling the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints Ephesians 119 and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength Ephesians 120 which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms Ephesians 121 far above all rule and authority power and dominion and every name that is named not only in the present age but also in the one to come Ephesians 122 And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church Ephesians 123 which is His body the fullness of Him who fills all in all Ephesians 21 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins Ephesians 22 in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience Ephesians 23 All of us also lived among them at one time fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts Like the rest we were by nature children of wrath Ephesians 24 But because of His great love for us God who is rich in mercy Ephesians 25 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses It is by grace you have been saved Ephesians 26 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus Ephesians 27 in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus Ephesians 28 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith and this not from yourselves it is the gift of God Ephesians 29 not by works so that no one can boast Ephesians 210 For we are God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance as our way of life Ephesians 211 Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the socalled circumcision that done in the body by human hands— Ephesians 212 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of the promise without hope and without God in the world Ephesians 213 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ Ephesians 214 For He Himself is our peace who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility Ephesians 215 by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two thus making peace Ephesians 216 and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross by which He put to death their hostility Ephesians 217 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near Ephesians 218 For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit Ephesians 219 Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household Ephesians 220 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone Ephesians 221 In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord Ephesians 222 And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit Ephesians 31 For this reason I Paul the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles Ephesians 32 Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you Ephesians 33 that is the mystery made known to me by revelation as I have already written briefly Ephesians 34 In reading this then you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ Ephesians 35 which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets Ephesians 36 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs fellow members of the body and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus Ephesians 37 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of His power Ephesians 38 Though I am less than the least of all the saints this grace was given me to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ Ephesians 39 and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery which for ages past was kept hidden in God who created all things Ephesians 310 His purpose was that now through the church the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms Ephesians 311 according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord Ephesians 312 In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence Ephesians 313 So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you which are your glory Ephesians 314 for this reason I bow my knees before the Father Ephesians 315 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name Ephesians 316 I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being Ephesians 317 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith Then you being rooted and grounded in love Ephesians 318 will have power together with all the saints to comprehend the length and width and height and depth Ephesians 319 of the love of Christ and to know this love that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled with all the fullness of God Ephesians 320 Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine according to His power that is at work within us Ephesians 321 to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever Amen Ephesians 41 As a prisoner in the Lord then I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received Ephesians 42 with all humility and gentleness with patience bearing with one another in love Ephesians 43 and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace Ephesians 44 There is one body and one Spirit just as you were called to one hope when you were called Ephesians 45 one Lord one faith one baptism Ephesians 46 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all Ephesians 47 Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ Ephesians 48 This is why it says “When He ascended on high He led captives away and gave gifts to men” Ephesians 49 What does “He ascended” mean except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth Ephesians 410 He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens in order to fill all things Ephesians 411 And it was He who gave some to be apostles some to be prophets some to be evangelists and some to be pastors and teachers Ephesians 412 to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ Ephesians 413 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ Ephesians 414 Then we will no longer be infants tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming Ephesians 415 Instead speaking the truth in love we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself who is the head Ephesians 416 From Him the whole body fitted and held together by every supporting ligament grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part Ephesians 417 So I tell you this and insist on it in the Lord that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do in the futility of their thinking Ephesians 418 They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts Ephesians 419 Having lost all sense of shame they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with a craving for more Ephesians 420 But this is not the way you came to know Christ Ephesians 421 Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus— Ephesians 422 to put off your former way of life your old self which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires Ephesians 423 to be renewed in the spirit of your minds Ephesians 424 and to put on the new self created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness Ephesians 425 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor for we are all members of one another Ephesians 426 “Be angry yet do not sin” Do not let the sun set upon your anger Ephesians 427 and do not give the devil a foothold Ephesians 428 He who has been stealing must steal no longer but must work doing good with his own hands that he may have something to share with the one in need Ephesians 429 Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen Ephesians 430 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption Ephesians 431 Get rid of all bitterness rage and anger outcry and slander along with every form of malice Ephesians 432 Be kind and tenderhearted to one another forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you Ephesians 51 Be imitators of God therefore as beloved children Ephesians 52 and walk in love just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God Ephesians 53 But among you as is proper among the saints there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality or of any kind of impurity or of greed Ephesians 54 Nor should there be obscenity foolish talk or crude joking which are out of character but rather thanksgiving Ephesians 55 For of this you can be sure No immoral impure or greedy person that is an idolater has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God Ephesians 56 Let no one deceive you with empty words for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience Ephesians 57 Therefore do not be partakers with them Ephesians 58 For you were once darkness but now you are light in the Lord Walk as children of light Ephesians 59 for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness righteousness and truth Ephesians 510 Test and prove what pleases the Lord Ephesians 511 Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness but rather expose them Ephesians 512 For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret Ephesians 513 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself Ephesians 514 So it is said “Wake up O sleeper rise up from the dead and Christ will shine on you” Ephesians 515 Pay careful attention then to how you walk not as unwise but as wise Ephesians 516 redeeming the time because the days are evil Ephesians 517 Therefore do not be foolish but understand what the Lord’s will is Ephesians 518 Do not get drunk on wine which leads to reckless indiscretion Instead be filled with the Spirit Ephesians 519 Speak to one another with psalms hymns and spiritual songs Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord Ephesians 520 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ Ephesians 521 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ Ephesians 522 Wives submit to your husbands as to the Lord Ephesians 523 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church His body of which He is the Savior Ephesians 524 Now as the church submits to Christ so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything Ephesians 525 Husbands love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her Ephesians 526 to sanctify her cleansing her by the washing with water through the word Ephesians 527 and to present her to Himself as a glorious church without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish but holy and blameless Ephesians 528 In the same way husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies He who loves his wife loves himself Ephesians 529 Indeed no one ever hated his own body but he nourishes and cherishes it just as Christ does the church Ephesians 530 For we are members of His body Ephesians 531 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and the two will become one flesh” Ephesians 532 This mystery is profound but I am speaking about Christ and the church Ephesians 533 Nevertheless each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself and the wife must respect her husband Ephesians 61 Children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right Ephesians 62 “Honor your father and mother” which is the first commandment with a promise Ephesians 63 “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth” Ephesians 64 Fathers do not provoke your children to wrath instead bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord Ephesians 65 Slaves obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart just as you would obey Christ Ephesians 66 And do this not only to please them while they are watching but as servants of Christ doing the will of God from your heart Ephesians 67 Serve with good will as to the Lord and not to men Ephesians 68 because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does whether he is slave or free Ephesians 69 And masters do the same for your slaves Give up your use of threats because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven and there is no favoritism with Him Ephesians 610 Finally be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power Ephesians 611 Put on the full armor of God so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes Ephesians 612 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against the rulers against the authorities against the powers of this world’s darkness and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms Ephesians 613 Therefore take up the full armor of God so that when the day of evil comes you will be able to stand your ground and having done everything to stand Ephesians 614 Stand firm then with the belt of truth buckled around your waist with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed Ephesians 615 and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace Ephesians 616 In addition to all this take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one Ephesians 617 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God Ephesians 618 Pray in the Spirit at all times with every kind of prayer and petition To this end stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints Ephesians 619 Pray also for me that whenever I open my mouth words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel Ephesians 620 for which I am an ambassador in chains Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly as I should Ephesians 621 Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord will tell you everything so that you also may know about me and what I am doing Ephesians 622 I have sent him to you for this very purpose that you may know about us and that he may encourage your hearts Ephesians 623 Peace to the brothers and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Ephesians 624 Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love Philippians 11 Paul and Timothy servants of Christ Jesus To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi together with the overseers and deacons Philippians 12 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Philippians 13 I thank my God every time I remember you Philippians 14 In every prayer for all of you I always pray with joy Philippians 15 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now Philippians 16 being confident of this that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus Philippians 17 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you since I have you in my heart For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel you are all partners in grace with me Philippians 18 God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus Philippians 19 And this is my prayer that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight Philippians 110 so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ Philippians 111 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God Philippians 112 Now I want you to know brothers that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel Philippians 113 As a result it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ Philippians 114 And most of the brothers confident in the Lord by my chains now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear Philippians 115 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry but others out of goodwill Philippians 116 The latter do so in love knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel Philippians 117 The former however preach Christ out of selfish ambition not sincerely supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains Philippians 118 What then is the issue Just this that in every way whether by false motives or true Christ is preached And in this I rejoice Yes and I will continue to rejoice Philippians 119 because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ my distress will turn out for my deliverance Philippians 120 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body whether by life or by death Philippians 121 For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain Philippians 122 But if I go on living in the body this will mean fruitful labor for me So what shall I choose I do not know Philippians 123 I am torn between the two I desire to depart and be with Christ which is far better indeed Philippians 124 But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body Philippians 125 Convinced of this I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith Philippians 126 so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me Philippians 127 Nevertheless conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ Then whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence I will know that you stand firm in one spirit contending together as one for the faith of the gospel Philippians 128 without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation and it is from God Philippians 129 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him but also to suffer for Him Philippians 130 since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had and now hear that I still have Philippians 21 Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ if any comfort from His love if any fellowship with the Spirit if any affection and compassion Philippians 22 then make my joy complete by being likeminded having the same love being united in spirit and purpose Philippians 23 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride but in humility consider others more important than yourselves Philippians 24 Each of you should look not only to your own interests but also to the interests of others Philippians 25 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus Philippians 26 Who existing in the form of God did not consider equality with God something to be grasped Philippians 27 but emptied Himself taking the form of a servant being made in human likeness Philippians 28 And being found in appearance as a man He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross Philippians 29 Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names Philippians 210 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth Philippians 211 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father Philippians 212 Therefore my beloved just as you have always obeyed not only in my presence but now even more in my absence continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling Philippians 213 For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose Philippians 214 Do everything without complaining or arguing Philippians 215 so that you may be blameless and pure children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation in which you shine as lights in the world Philippians 216 as you hold forth the word of life in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain Philippians 217 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith I am glad and rejoice with all of you Philippians 218 So you too should be glad and rejoice with me Philippians 219 Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing Philippians 220 I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs Philippians 221 For all the others look after their own interests not those of Jesus Christ Philippians 222 But you know Timothy’s proven worth that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel Philippians 223 So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me Philippians 224 And I trust in the Lord that I myself will come soon Philippians 225 But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus my brother fellow worker and fellow soldier who is also your messenger and minister to my needs Philippians 226 For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill Philippians 227 He was sick indeed nearly unto death But God had mercy on him and not only on him but also on me to spare me sorrow upon sorrow Philippians 228 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him so that when you see him again you may rejoice and I may be less anxious Philippians 229 Welcome him in the Lord with great joy and honor men like him Philippians 230 because he nearly died for the work of Christ risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me Philippians 31 Finally my brothers rejoice in the Lord It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again and it is a safeguard for you Philippians 32 Watch out for those dogs those workers of evil those mutilators of the flesh Philippians 33 For it is we who are the circumcision we who worship by the Spirit of God who glory in Christ Jesus and who put no confidence in the flesh— Philippians 34 though I myself could have such confidence If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh I have more Philippians 35 circumcised on the eighth day of the people of Israel of the tribe of Benjamin a Hebrew of Hebrews as to the law a Pharisee Philippians 36 as to zeal persecuting the church as to righteousness in the law faultless Philippians 37 But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ Philippians 38 More than that I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord for whom I have lost all things I consider them rubbish that I may gain Christ Philippians 39 and be found in Him not having my own righteousness from the law but that which is through faith in Christ the righteousness from God on the basis of faith Philippians 310 I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings being conformed to Him in His death Philippians 311 and so somehow to attain to the resurrection from the dead Philippians 312 Not that I have already obtained all this or have already been made perfect but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me Philippians 313 Brothers I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it But one thing I do Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead Philippians 314 I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus Philippians 315 All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view And if you think differently about some issue God will reveal this to you as well Philippians 316 Nevertheless we must live up to what we have already attained Philippians 317 Join one another in following my example brothers and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you Philippians 318 For as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ Philippians 319 Their end is destruction their god is their belly and their glory is in their shame Their minds are set on earthly things Philippians 320 But our citizenship is in heaven and we eagerly await a Savior from there the Lord Jesus Christ Philippians 321 who by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body Philippians 41 Therefore my brothers whom I love and long for my joy and crown that is how you must stand firm in the Lord my beloved Philippians 42 I urge Euodia and Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord Philippians 43 Yes and I ask you my true yokefellow to help these women who have contended at my side for the gospel along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers whose names are in the Book of Life Philippians 44 Rejoice in the Lord always I will say it again Rejoice Philippians 45 Let your gentleness be apparent to all The Lord is near Philippians 46 Be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving present your requests to God Philippians 47 And the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus Philippians 48 Finally brothers whatever is true whatever is honorable whatever is right whatever is pure whatever is lovely whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things Philippians 49 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me or seen in me put it into practice And the God of peace will be with you Philippians 410 Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me You were indeed concerned but you had no opportunity to show it Philippians 411 I am not saying this out of need for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances Philippians 412 I know how to live humbly and I know how to abound In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry of having plenty and having need Philippians 413 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength Philippians 414 Nevertheless you have done well to share in my affliction Philippians 415 And as you Philippians know in the early days of the gospel when I left Macedonia no church but you partnered with me in the matter of giving and receiving Philippians 416 For even while I was in Thessalonica you provided for my needs again and again Philippians 417 Not that I am seeking a gift but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account Philippians 418 I have all I need and more now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus They are a fragrant offering an acceptable sacrifice wellpleasing to God Philippians 419 And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus Philippians 420 To our God and Father be glory forever and ever Amen Philippians 421 Greet all the saints in Christ Jesus The brothers who are with me send you greetings Philippians 422 All the saints send you greetings especially those from the household of Caesar Philippians 423 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit Colossians 11 Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God and Timothy our brother Colossians 12 To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae Grace and peace to you from God our Father Colossians 13 We always thank God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ when we pray for you Colossians 14 because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints— Colossians 15 the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven of which you have already heard in the word of truth the gospel Colossians 16 that has come to you All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God Colossians 17 You learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf Colossians 18 and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit Colossians 19 For this reason since the day we heard about you we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding Colossians 110 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way bearing fruit in every good work growing in the knowledge of God Colossians 111 being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience and joyfully Colossians 112 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light Colossians 113 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son Colossians 114 in whom we have redemption the forgiveness of sins Colossians 115 The Son is the image of the invisible God the firstborn over all creation Colossians 116 For in Him all things were created things in heaven and on earth visible and invisible whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities All things were created through Him and for Him Colossians 117 He is before all things and in Him all things hold together Colossians 118 And He is the head of the body the church He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead so that in all things He may have preeminence Colossians 119 For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him Colossians 120 and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things whether things on earth or things in heaven by making peace through the blood of His cross Colossians 121 Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds engaging in evil deeds Colossians 122 But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy unblemished and blameless in His presence— Colossians 123 if indeed you continue in your faith established and firm not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven and of which I Paul have become a servant Colossians 124 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body which is the church Colossians 125 I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God Colossians 126 the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints Colossians 127 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery which is Christ in you the hope of glory Colossians 128 We proclaim Him admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ Colossians 129 To this end I also labor striving with all His energy working powerfully within me Colossians 21 For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not met me face to face Colossians 22 that they may be encouraged in heart knit together in love and filled with the full riches of complete understanding so that they may know the mystery of God namely Christ Colossians 23 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge Colossians 24 I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric Colossians 25 For although I am absent from you in body I am present with you in spirit and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ Colossians 26 Therefore just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord continue to walk in Him Colossians 27 rooted and built up in Him established in the faith as you were taught and overflowing with thankfulness Colossians 28 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ Colossians 29 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form Colossians 210 And you have been made complete in Christ who is the head over every ruler and authority Colossians 211 In Him you were also circumcised in the putting off of your sinful nature with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands Colossians 212 And having been buried with Him in baptism you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God who raised Him from the dead Colossians 213 When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature God made you alive with Christ He forgave us all our trespasses Colossians 214 having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us He took it away nailing it to the cross Colossians 215 And having disarmed the powers and authorities He made a public spectacle of them triumphing over them by the cross Colossians 216 Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink or with regard to a feast a New Moon or a Sabbath Colossians 217 These are a shadow of the things to come but the body that casts it belongs to Christ Colossians 218 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind Colossians 219 He has lost connection to the head from whom the whole body supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments grows as God causes it to grow Colossians 220 If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world why as though you still belonged to the world do you submit to its regulations Colossians 221 “Do not handle do not taste do not touch” Colossians 222 These will all perish with use because they are based on human commands and teachings Colossians 223 Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom with their selfprescribed worship their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh Colossians 31 Therefore since you have been raised with Christ strive for the things above where Christ is seated at the right hand of God Colossians 32 Set your minds on things above not on earthly things Colossians 33 For you died and your life is now hidden with Christ in God Colossians 34 When Christ who is your life appears then you also will appear with Him in glory Colossians 35 Put to death therefore the components of your earthly nature sexual immorality impurity lust evil desires and greed which is idolatry Colossians 36 Because of these the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience Colossians 37 When you lived among them you also used to walk in these ways Colossians 38 But now you must put aside all such things as these anger rage malice slander and filthy language from your lips Colossians 39 Do not lie to one another since you have taken off the old self with its practices Colossians 310 and have put on the new self which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator Colossians 311 Here there is no Greek or Jew circumcised or uncircumcised barbarian Scythian slave or free but Christ is all and is in all Colossians 312 Therefore as the elect of God holy and beloved clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion kindness humility gentleness and patience Colossians 313 Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else Forgive as the Lord forgave you Colossians 314 And over all these virtues put on love which is the bond of perfect unity Colossians 315 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts for to this you were called as members of one body And be thankful Colossians 316 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom and as you sing psalms hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God Colossians 317 And whatever you do in word or deed do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus giving thanks to God the Father through Him Colossians 318 Wives submit to your husbands as is fitting in the Lord Colossians 319 Husbands love your wives and do not be harsh with them Colossians 320 Children obey your parents in everything for this is pleasing to the Lord Colossians 321 Fathers do not provoke your children so they will not become discouraged Colossians 322 Slaves obey your earthly masters in everything not only to please them while they are watching but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord Colossians 323 Whatever you do work at it with your whole being as for the Lord and not for men Colossians 324 because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward It is the Lord Christ you are serving Colossians 325 Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong and there is no favoritism Colossians 41 Masters supply your slaves with what is right and fair since you know that you also have a Master in heaven Colossians 42 Devote yourselves to prayer being watchful and thankful Colossians 43 as you pray also for us that God may open to us a door for the word so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ for which I am in chains Colossians 44 Pray that I may declare it clearly as I should Colossians 45 Act wisely toward outsiders redeeming the time Colossians 46 Let your speech always be gracious seasoned with salt so that you may know how to answer everyone Colossians 47 Tychicus will tell you all the news about me He is a beloved brother a faithful minister and a fellow servant in the Lord Colossians 48 I have sent him to you for this very purpose that you may know about us and that he may encourage your hearts Colossians 49 With him I am sending Onesimus our faithful and beloved brother who is one of you They will tell you about everything here Colossians 410 My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas You have already received instructions about him If he comes to you welcome him Colossians 411 Jesus who is called Justus also sends greetings These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God and they have been a comfort to me Colossians 412 Epaphras who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus sends you greetings He is always wrestling in prayer for you so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God Colossians 413 For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis Colossians 414 Luke the beloved physician and Demas send you greetings Colossians 415 Greet the brothers in Laodicea as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house Colossians 416 After this letter has been read among you make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea Colossians 417 Tell Archippus “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord” Colossians 418 This greeting is in my own hand—Paul Remember my chains Grace be with you 1 Thessalonians 11 Paul Silvanus and Timothy To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Grace and peace to you 1 Thessalonians 12 We always thank God for all of you remembering you in our prayers 1 Thessalonians 13 and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith your labor of love and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Thessalonians 14 Brothers who are beloved by God we know that He has chosen you 1 Thessalonians 15 because our gospel came to you not only in word but also in power in the Holy Spirit and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake 1 Thessalonians 16 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit in spite of your great suffering 1 Thessalonians 17 As a result you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia 1 Thessalonians 18 For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia but your faith in God has gone out to every place so that we have no need to say anything more 1 Thessalonians 19 For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God 1 Thessalonians 110 and to await His Son from heaven whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath 1 Thessalonians 21 You yourselves know brothers that our visit to you was not in vain 1 Thessalonians 22 As you are aware we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi But in the face of strong opposition we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God 1 Thessalonians 23 For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery 1 Thessalonians 24 Instead we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel not in order to please men but God who examines our hearts 1 Thessalonians 25 As you know we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed God is our witness 1 Thessalonians 26 Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it 1 Thessalonians 27 On the contrary we were gentle among you like a nursing mother caring for her children 1 Thessalonians 28 We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our own lives as well That is how beloved you have become to us 1 Thessalonians 29 Surely you recall brothers our labor and toil We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God 1 Thessalonians 210 You are witnesses and so is God of how holy righteous and blameless our conduct was among you who believed 1 Thessalonians 211 For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children— 1 Thessalonians 212 encouraging you comforting you and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory 1 Thessalonians 213 And we continually thank God because when you received the word of God that you heard from us you accepted it not as the word of men but as it truly is the word of God which is also now at work in you who believe 1 Thessalonians 214 For you brothers became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews 1 Thessalonians 215 who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men 1 Thessalonians 216 hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved As a result they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity the utmost wrath has come upon them 1 Thessalonians 217 Brothers although we were torn away from you for a short time in person not in heart our desire to see you face to face was even more intense 1 Thessalonians 218 For we wanted to come to you—indeed I Paul tried again and again—but Satan obstructed us 1 Thessalonians 219 After all who is our hope our joy our crown of boasting if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming 1 Thessalonians 220 You are indeed our glory and our joy 1 Thessalonians 31 So when we could bear it no longer we were willing to be left on our own in Athens 1 Thessalonians 32 We sent Timothy our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ to strengthen and encourage you in your faith 1 Thessalonians 33 so that none of you would be shaken by these trials For you know that we are destined for this 1 Thessalonians 34 Indeed when we were with you we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution and as you know it has come to pass 1 Thessalonians 35 For this reason when I could bear it no longer I sent to find out about your faith for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain 1 Thessalonians 36 But just now Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith your love and the fond memories you have preserved longing to see us just as we long to see you 1 Thessalonians 37 For this reason brothers in all our distress and persecution we have been reassured about you because of your faith 1 Thessalonians 38 For now we can go on living as long as you are standing firm in the Lord 1 Thessalonians 39 How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence 1 Thessalonians 310 Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith 1 Thessalonians 311 Now may our God and Father Himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you 1 Thessalonians 312 And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else just as our love for you overflows 1 Thessalonians 313 so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints Amen 1 Thessalonians 41 Finally brothers we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God just as you have received from us This is how you already live so you should do so all the more 1 Thessalonians 42 For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus 1 Thessalonians 43 For it is God’s will that you should be holy You must abstain from sexual immorality 1 Thessalonians 44 each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor 1 Thessalonians 45 not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God 1 Thessalonians 46 and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard because the Lord will avenge all such acts as we have already told you and solemnly warned you 1 Thessalonians 47 For God has not called us to impurity but to holiness 1 Thessalonians 48 Anyone then who rejects this command does not reject man but God the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit 1 Thessalonians 49 Now about brotherly love you do not need anyone to write to you because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another 1 Thessalonians 410 And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia But we urge you brothers to excel more and more 1 Thessalonians 411 and to aspire to live quietly to attend to your own matters and to work with your own hands as we instructed you 1 Thessalonians 412 Then you will behave properly toward outsiders without being dependent on anyone 1 Thessalonians 413 Brothers we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death so that you will not grieve like the rest who are without hope 1 Thessalonians 414 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him 1 Thessalonians 415 By the word of the Lord we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep 1 Thessalonians 416 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise 1 Thessalonians 417 After that we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air And so we will always be with the Lord 1 Thessalonians 418 Therefore encourage one another with these words 1 Thessalonians 51 Now about the times and seasons brothers we do not need to write to you 1 Thessalonians 52 For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night 1 Thessalonians 53 While people are saying “Peace and security” destruction will come upon them suddenly like labor pains on a pregnant woman and they will not escape 1 Thessalonians 54 But you brothers are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief 1 Thessalonians 55 For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day we do not belong to the night or to the darkness 1 Thessalonians 56 So then let us not sleep as the others do but let us remain awake and sober 1 Thessalonians 57 For those who sleep sleep at night and those who get drunk get drunk at night 1 Thessalonians 58 But since we belong to the day let us be sober putting on the breastplate of faith and love and the helmet of our hope of salvation 1 Thessalonians 59 For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Thessalonians 510 He died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live together with Him 1 Thessalonians 511 Therefore encourage and build one another up just as you are already doing 1 Thessalonians 512 But we ask you brothers to acknowledge those who work diligently among you who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you 1 Thessalonians 513 In love hold them in highest regard because of their work Live in peace with one another 1 Thessalonians 514 And we urge you brothers to admonish the unruly encourage the fainthearted help the weak and be patient with everyone 1 Thessalonians 515 Make sure that no one repays evil for evil Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people 1 Thessalonians 516 Rejoice at all times 1 Thessalonians 517 Pray without ceasing 1 Thessalonians 518 Give thanks in every circumstance for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus 1 Thessalonians 519 Do not extinguish the Spirit 1 Thessalonians 520 Do not treat prophecies with contempt 1 Thessalonians 521 but test all things Hold fast to what is good 1 Thessalonians 522 Abstain from every form of evil 1 Thessalonians 523 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely and may your entire spirit soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Thessalonians 524 The One who calls you is faithful and He will do it 1 Thessalonians 525 Brothers pray for us as well 1 Thessalonians 526 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss 1 Thessalonians 527 I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers 1 Thessalonians 528 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you 2 Thessalonians 11 Paul Silvanus and Timothy To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ 2 Thessalonians 12 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ 2 Thessalonians 13 We are obligated to thank God for you all the time brothers as is fitting because your faith is growing more and more and your love for one another is increasing 2 Thessalonians 14 That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring 2 Thessalonians 15 All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God for which you are suffering 2 Thessalonians 16 After all it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you 2 Thessalonians 17 and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels 2 Thessalonians 18 in blazing fire inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus 2 Thessalonians 19 They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might 2 Thessalonians 110 on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed including you who have believed our testimony 2 Thessalonians 111 To this end we always pray for you that our God will count you worthy of His calling and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith 2 Thessalonians 112 so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you and you in Him according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ 2 Thessalonians 21 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him we ask you brothers 2 Thessalonians 22 not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come 2 Thessalonians 23 Let no one deceive you in any way for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed 2 Thessalonians 24 He will oppose and exalt himself above every socalled god or object of worship So he will seat himself in the temple of God proclaiming himself to be God 2 Thessalonians 25 Do you not remember that I told you these things while I was still with you 2 Thessalonians 26 And you know what is now restraining him so that he may be revealed at the proper time 2 Thessalonians 27 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work but the one who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the way 2 Thessalonians 28 And then the lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival 2 Thessalonians 29 The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan with every kind of power sign and false wonder 2 Thessalonians 210 and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them 2 Thessalonians 211 For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie 2 Thessalonians 212 in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness 2 Thessalonians 213 But we should always thank God for you brothers who are loved by the Lord because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth 2 Thessalonians 214 To this He called you through our gospel so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ 2 Thessalonians 215 Therefore brothers stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you whether by speech or by letter 2 Thessalonians 216 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope 2 Thessalonians 217 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed 2 Thessalonians 31 Finally brothers pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor just as it was with you 2 Thessalonians 32 And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men for not everyone holds to the faith 2 Thessalonians 33 But the Lord is faithful and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one 2 Thessalonians 34 And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command 2 Thessalonians 35 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance 2 Thessalonians 36 Now we command you brothers in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us 2 Thessalonians 37 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us because we were not undisciplined among you 2 Thessalonians 38 nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it Instead in labor and toil we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you 2 Thessalonians 39 Not that we lack this right but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate 2 Thessalonians 310 For even while we were with you we gave you this command “If anyone is unwilling to work he shall not eat” 2 Thessalonians 311 For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives accomplishing nothing but being busybodies 2 Thessalonians 312 We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living 2 Thessalonians 313 But as for you brothers do not grow weary in welldoing 2 Thessalonians 314 Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter Do not associate with him so that he may be ashamed 2 Thessalonians 315 Yet do not regard him as an enemy but admonish him as a brother 2 Thessalonians 316 Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way The Lord be with all of you 2 Thessalonians 317 This greeting is in my own hand—Paul This is my mark in every letter it is the way I write 2 Thessalonians 318 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you 1 Timothy 11 Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope 1 Timothy 12 To Timothy my true child in the faith Grace mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord 1 Timothy 13 As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines 1 Timothy 14 or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work which is by faith 1 Timothy 15 The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart a clear conscience and a sincere faith 1 Timothy 16 Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk 1 Timothy 17 They want to be teachers of the law but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert 1 Timothy 18 Now we know that the law is good if one uses it legitimately 1 Timothy 19 We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous but for the lawless and rebellious for the ungodly and sinful for the unholy and profane for killers of father or mother for murderers 1 Timothy 110 for the sexually immoral for homosexuals for slave traders and liars and perjurers and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching 1 Timothy 111 that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted 1 Timothy 112 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened me that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service 1 Timothy 113 I was formerly a blasphemer a persecutor and a violent man yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief I was shown mercy 1 Timothy 114 And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus 1 Timothy 115 This is a trustworthy saying worthy of full acceptance Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am the worst 1 Timothy 116 But for this very reason I was shown mercy so that in me the worst of sinners Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life 1 Timothy 117 Now to the King eternal immortal and invisible the only God be honor and glory forever and ever Amen 1 Timothy 118 Timothy my child I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you so that by them you may fight the good fight 1 Timothy 119 holding on to faith and a good conscience which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith 1 Timothy 120 Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme 1 Timothy 21 First of all then I urge that petitions prayers intercessions and thanksgiving be offered for everyone— 1 Timothy 22 for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity 1 Timothy 23 This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior 1 Timothy 24 who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth 1 Timothy 25 For there is one God and there is one mediator between God and men the man Christ Jesus 1 Timothy 26 who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time 1 Timothy 27 For this reason I was appointed as a preacher an apostle and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles I am telling the truth I am not lying about anything 1 Timothy 28 Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray lifting up holy hands without anger or dissension 1 Timothy 29 Likewise I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel with modesty and with selfcontrol not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes 1 Timothy 210 but with good deeds as is proper for women who profess to worship God 1 Timothy 211 A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness 1 Timothy 212 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man she is to remain quiet 1 Timothy 213 For Adam was formed first and then Eve 1 Timothy 214 And it was not Adam who was deceived but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression 1 Timothy 215 Women however will be saved through childbearing if they continue in faith love and holiness with selfcontrol 1 Timothy 31 This is a trustworthy saying If anyone aspires to be an overseer he desires a noble task 1 Timothy 32 An overseer then must be above reproach the husband of but one wife temperate selfcontrolled respectable hospitable able to teach 1 Timothy 33 not dependent on wine not violent but gentle peaceable and free of the love of money 1 Timothy 34 An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control with complete dignity 1 Timothy 35 For if someone does not know how to manage his own household how can he care for the church of God 1 Timothy 36 He must not be a recent convert or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil 1 Timothy 37 Furthermore he must have a good reputation with outsiders so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil 1 Timothy 38 Deacons likewise must be dignified not doubletongued or given to much wine or greedy for money 1 Timothy 39 They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience 1 Timothy 310 Additionally they must first be tested Then if they are above reproach let them serve as deacons 1 Timothy 311 In the same way the women must be dignified not slanderers but temperate and faithful in all things 1 Timothy 312 A deacon must be the husband of but one wife a good manager of his children and of his own household 1 Timothy 313 For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus 1 Timothy 314 Although I hope to come to you soon I am writing you these things 1 Timothy 315 in case I am delayed so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household which is the church of the living God the pillar and foundation of the truth 1 Timothy 316 By common confession the mystery of godliness is great He appeared in the flesh was vindicated by the Spirit was seen by angels was proclaimed among the nations was believed in throughout the world was taken up in glory 1 Timothy 41 Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons 1 Timothy 42 influenced by the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared with a hot iron 1 Timothy 43 They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth 1 Timothy 44 For every creation of God is good and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected 1 Timothy 45 because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer 1 Timothy 46 By pointing out these things to the brothers you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus nourished by the words of faith and sound instruction that you have followed 1 Timothy 47 But reject irreverent silly myths Instead train yourself for godliness 1 Timothy 48 For physical exercise is of limited value but godliness is valuable in every way holding promise for the present life and for the one to come 1 Timothy 49 This is a trustworthy saying worthy of full acceptance 1 Timothy 410 To this end we labor and strive because we have set our hope on the living God who is the Savior of everyone and especially of those who believe 1 Timothy 411 Command and teach these things 1 Timothy 412 Let no one despise your youth but set an example for the believers in speech in conduct in love in faith in purity 1 Timothy 413 Until I come devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture to exhortation and to teaching 1 Timothy 414 Do not neglect the gift that is in you which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders 1 Timothy 415 Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them so that your progress will be evident to all 1 Timothy 416 Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching Persevere in these things for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you 1 Timothy 51 Do not rebuke an older man but appeal to him as to a father Treat younger men as brothers 1 Timothy 52 older women as mothers and younger women as sisters with absolute purity 1 Timothy 53 Honor the widows who are truly widows 1 Timothy 54 But if a widow has children or grandchildren they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents for this is pleasing in the sight of God 1 Timothy 55 The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers 1 Timothy 56 But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive 1 Timothy 57 Give these instructions to the believers so that they will be above reproach 1 Timothy 58 If anyone does not provide for his own and especially his own household he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever 1 Timothy 59 A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old faithful to her husband 1 Timothy 510 and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children entertaining strangers washing the feet of the saints imparting relief to the afflicted and devoting herself to every good work 1 Timothy 511 But refuse to enroll younger widows For when their passions draw them away from Christ they will want to marry 1 Timothy 512 and thus will incur judgment because they are setting aside their first faith 1 Timothy 513 At the same time they will also learn to be idle going from house to house and being not only idle but also gossips and busybodies discussing things they should not mention 1 Timothy 514 So I advise the younger widows to marry have children and manage their households denying the adversary occasion for slander 1 Timothy 515 For some have already turned aside to follow Satan 1 Timothy 516 If any believing woman has dependent widows she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened so that it can help the widows who are truly in need 1 Timothy 517 Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching 1 Timothy 518 For the Scripture says “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain” and “The worker is worthy of his wages” 1 Timothy 519 Do not entertain an accusation against an elder except on the testimony of two or three witnesses 1 Timothy 520 But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone so that the others will stand in fear of sin 1 Timothy 521 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias and to do nothing out of partiality 1 Timothy 522 Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others Keep yourself pure 1 Timothy 523 Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead because of your stomach and your frequent ailments 1 Timothy 524 The sins of some men are obvious going ahead of them to judgment but the sins of others do not surface until later 1 Timothy 525 In the same way good deeds are obvious and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden 1 Timothy 61 All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited 1 Timothy 62 Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers but should serve them all the more since those receiving their good service are beloved believers Teach and encourage these principles 1 Timothy 63 If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching 1 Timothy 64 he is conceited and understands nothing Instead he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words out of which come envy strife abusive talk evil suspicions 1 Timothy 65 and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth These men regard godliness as a means of gain 1 Timothy 66 Of course godliness with contentment is great gain 1 Timothy 67 For we brought nothing into the world so we cannot carry anything out of it 1 Timothy 68 But if we have food and clothing we will be content with these 1 Timothy 69 Those who want to be rich however fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction 1 Timothy 610 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil By craving it some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows 1 Timothy 611 But you O man of God flee from these things and pursue righteousness godliness faith love perseverance and gentleness 1 Timothy 612 Fight the good fight of the faith Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses 1 Timothy 613 I charge you in the presence of God who gives life to all things and of Christ Jesus who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate 1 Timothy 614 Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Timothy 615 which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time 1 Timothy 616 He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light No one has ever seen Him nor can anyone see Him To Him be honor and eternal dominion Amen 1 Timothy 617 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth but in God who richly provides all things for us to enjoy 1 Timothy 618 Instruct them to do good to be rich in good works and to be generous and ready to share 1 Timothy 619 treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future so that they may take hold of that which is truly life 1 Timothy 620 O Timothy guard what has been entrusted to you Avoid irreverent empty chatter and the opposing arguments of socalled “knowledge” 1 Timothy 621 which some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith Grace be with you all 2 Timothy 11 Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus 2 Timothy 12 To Timothy my beloved child Grace mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord 2 Timothy 13 I thank God whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers 2 Timothy 14 Recalling your tears I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy 2 Timothy 15 I am reminded of your sincere faith which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and I am convinced is in you as well 2 Timothy 16 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands 2 Timothy 17 For God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power love and selfcontrol 2 Timothy 18 So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner Instead join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God 2 Timothy 19 He has saved us and called us to a holy calling not because of our works but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began 2 Timothy 110 And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel 2 Timothy 111 to which I was appointed as a preacher an apostle and a teacher 2 Timothy 112 For this reason even though I suffer as I do I am not ashamed for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day 2 Timothy 113 Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus 2 Timothy 114 Guard the treasure entrusted to you with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us 2 Timothy 115 You know that everyone in the Province of Asia has deserted me including Phygelus and Hermogenes 2 Timothy 116 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains 2 Timothy 117 Indeed when he arrived in Rome he searched diligently until he found me 2 Timothy 118 May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus 2 Timothy 21 You therefore my child be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus 2 Timothy 22 And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well 2 Timothy 23 Join me in suffering like a good soldier of Christ Jesus 2 Timothy 24 A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs in order to please the one who enlisted him 2 Timothy 25 Likewise a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules 2 Timothy 26 The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops 2 Timothy 27 Consider what I am saying for the Lord will give you insight into all things 2 Timothy 28 Remember Jesus Christ raised from the dead descended from David as proclaimed by my gospel 2 Timothy 29 for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal But the word of God cannot be chained 2 Timothy 210 For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory 2 Timothy 211 This is a trustworthy saying If we died with Him we will also live with Him 2 Timothy 212 if we endure we will also reign with Him if we deny Him He will also deny us 2 Timothy 213 if we are faithless He remains faithful for He cannot deny Himself 2 Timothy 214 Remind the believers of these things charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin 2 Timothy 215 Make every effort to present yourself approved to God an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth 2 Timothy 216 But avoid irreverent empty chatter which will only lead to more ungodliness 2 Timothy 217 and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus 2 Timothy 218 who have deviated from the truth They say that the resurrection has already occurred and they undermine the faith of some 2 Timothy 219 Nevertheless God’s firm foundation stands bearing this seal “The Lord knows those who are His” and “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity” 2 Timothy 220 A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay Some indeed are for honorable use but others are for common use 2 Timothy 221 So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit he will be a vessel for honor sanctified useful to the Master and prepared for every good work 2 Timothy 222 Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness faith love and peace together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart 2 Timothy 223 But reject foolish and ignorant speculation for you know that it breeds quarreling 2 Timothy 224 And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone able to teach and forbearing 2 Timothy 225 He must gently reprove those who oppose him in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth 2 Timothy 226 Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil who has taken them captive to his will 2 Timothy 31 But understand this In the last days terrible times will come 2 Timothy 32 For men will be lovers of themselves lovers of money boastful arrogant abusive disobedient to their parents ungrateful unholy 2 Timothy 33 unloving unforgiving slanderous without selfcontrol brutal without love of good 2 Timothy 34 traitorous reckless conceited lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God 2 Timothy 35 having a form of godliness but denying its power Turn away from such as these 2 Timothy 36 They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions 2 Timothy 37 who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth 2 Timothy 38 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses so also these men oppose the truth They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith 2 Timothy 39 But they will not advance much further For just like Jannes and Jambres their folly will be plain to everyone 2 Timothy 310 You however have observed my teaching my conduct my purpose my faith my patience my love my perseverance 2 Timothy 311 my persecutions and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch Iconium and Lystra What persecutions I endured Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them 2 Timothy 312 Indeed all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted 2 Timothy 313 while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse deceiving and being deceived 2 Timothy 314 But as for you continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed since you know from whom you have learned them 2 Timothy 315 From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus 2 Timothy 316 All Scripture is Godbreathed and is useful for instruction for conviction for correction and for training in righteousness 2 Timothy 317 so that the man of God may be complete fully equipped for every good work 2 Timothy 41 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus who will judge the living and the dead and in view of His appearing and His kingdom 2 Timothy 42 Preach the word be prepared in season and out of season reprove rebuke and encourage with every form of patient instruction 2 Timothy 43 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires 2 Timothy 44 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths 2 Timothy 45 But you be sober in all things endure hardship do the work of an evangelist fulfill your ministry 2 Timothy 46 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering and the time of my departure is at hand 2 Timothy 47 I have fought the good fight I have finished the race I have kept the faith 2 Timothy 48 From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that day—and not only to me but to all who crave His appearing 2 Timothy 49 Make every effort to come to me quickly 2 Timothy 410 because Demas in his love of this world has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica Crescens has gone to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia 2 Timothy 411 Only Luke is with me Get Mark and bring him with you because he is useful to me in the ministry 2 Timothy 412 Tychicus however I have sent to Ephesus 2 Timothy 413 When you come bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas and my scrolls especially the parchments 2 Timothy 414 Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me The Lord will repay him according to his deeds 2 Timothy 415 You too should beware of him for he has vigorously opposed our message 2 Timothy 416 At my first defense no one stood with me but everyone deserted me May it not be charged against them 2 Timothy 417 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles would hear it So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion 2 Timothy 418 And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom To Him be the glory forever and ever Amen 2 Timothy 419 Greet Prisca and Aquila as well as the household of Onesiphorus 2 Timothy 420 Erastus has remained at Corinth and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus 2 Timothy 421 Make every effort to come to me before winter Eubulus sends you greetings as do Pudens Linus Claudia and all the brothers 2 Timothy 422 The Lord be with your spirit Grace be with you all Titus 11 Paul a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness Titus 12 in the hope of eternal life which God who cannot lie promised before time began Titus 13 In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior Titus 14 To Titus my true child in our common faith Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior Titus 15 The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town as I directed you Titus 16 An elder must be blameless the husband of but one wife having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination Titus 17 As God’s steward an overseer must be above reproach—not selfwilled not quicktempered not given to drunkenness not violent not greedy for money Titus 18 Instead he must be hospitable a lover of good selfcontrolled upright holy and disciplined Titus 19 He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it Titus 110 For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception especially those of the circumcision Titus 111 who must be silenced For the sake of dishonorable gain they undermine entire households and teach things they should not Titus 112 As one of their own prophets has said “Cretans are always liars evil beasts lazy gluttons” Titus 113 This testimony is true Therefore rebuke them sternly so that they will be sound in the faith Titus 114 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth Titus 115 To the pure all things are pure but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure Indeed both their minds and their consciences are defiled Titus 116 They profess to know God but by their actions they deny Him They are detestable disobedient and unfit for any good deed Titus 21 But as for you speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine Titus 22 Older men are to be temperate dignified selfcontrolled and sound in faith love and perseverance Titus 23 Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior not slanderers or addicted to much wine but teachers of good Titus 24 In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children Titus 25 to be selfcontrolled pure managers of their households kind and submissive to their own husbands so that the word of God will not be discredited Titus 26 In the same way urge the younger men to be selfcontrolled Titus 27 In everything show yourself to be an example by doing good works In your teaching show integrity dignity Titus 28 and wholesome speech that is above reproach so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed having nothing bad to say about us Titus 29 Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything to be wellpleasing not argumentative Titus 210 not stealing from them but showing all good faith so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior Titus 211 For the grace of God has appeared bringing salvation to everyone Titus 212 It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions and to live sensible upright and godly lives in the present age Titus 213 as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ Titus 214 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession zealous for good deeds Titus 215 Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority Let no one despise you Titus 31 Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities to be obedient and ready for every good work Titus 32 to malign no one and to be peaceable and gentle showing full consideration to everyone Titus 33 For at one time we too were foolish disobedient misled and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy being hated and hating one another Titus 34 But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared Titus 35 He saved us not by the righteous deeds we had done but according to His mercy through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit Titus 36 This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior Titus 37 so that having been justified by His grace we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life Titus 38 This saying is trustworthy And I want you to emphasize these things so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds These things are excellent and profitable for the people Titus 39 But avoid foolish controversies genealogies arguments and quarrels about the law because these things are pointless and worthless Titus 310 Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition Titus 311 knowing that such a man is corrupt and sinful he is selfcondemned Titus 312 As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis because I have decided to winter there Titus 313 Do your best to equip Zenas the lawyer and Apollos so that they will have everything they need Titus 314 And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others so that they will not be unfruitful Titus 315 All who are with me send you greetings Greet those who love us in the faith Grace be with all of you Philemon 11 Paul a prisoner of Christ Jesus and Timothy our brother To Philemon our beloved fellow worker Philemon 12 to Apphia our sister to Archippus our fellow soldier and to the church that meets at your house Philemon 13 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Philemon 14 I always thank my God remembering you in my prayers Philemon 15 because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints Philemon 16 I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ Philemon 17 I take great joy and encouragement in your love because you brother have refreshed the hearts of the saints Philemon 18 So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper Philemon 19 I prefer to appeal on the basis of love For I Paul am now aged and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well Philemon 110 I appeal to you for my child Onesimus whose father I became while I was in chains Philemon 111 Formerly he was useless to you but now he has become useful both to you and to me Philemon 112 I am sending back to you him who is my very heart Philemon 113 I would have liked to keep him with me so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel Philemon 114 But I did not want to do anything without your consent so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion but by your own free will Philemon 115 For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while so that you might have him back for good— Philemon 116 no longer as a slave but better than a slave as a beloved brother He is especially beloved to me but even more so to you both in person and in the Lord Philemon 117 So if you consider me a partner receive him as you would receive me Philemon 118 But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything charge it to my account Philemon 119 I Paul write this with my own hand I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self Philemon 120 Yes brother let me have some benefit from you in the Lord Refresh my heart in Christ Philemon 121 Confident of your obedience I write to you knowing that you will do even more than I ask Philemon 122 In the meantime prepare a guest room for me because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you Philemon 123 Epaphras my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus sends you greetings Philemon 124 as do Mark Aristarchus Demas and Luke my fellow workers Philemon 125 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit Hebrews 11 On many past occasions and in many different ways God spoke to our fathers through the prophets Hebrews 12 But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son whom He appointed heir of all things and through whom He made the universe Hebrews 13 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature upholding all things by His powerful word After He had provided purification for sins He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high Hebrews 14 So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs Hebrews 15 For to which of the angels did God ever say “You are My Son today I have become Your Father” Or again “I will be His Father and He will be My Son” Hebrews 16 And again when God brings His firstborn into the world He says “Let all God’s angels worship Him” Hebrews 17 Now about the angels He says “He makes His angels winds His servants flames of fire” Hebrews 18 But about the Son He says “Your throne O God endures forever and ever and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom Hebrews 19 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness therefore God Your God has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy” Hebrews 110 And “In the beginning O Lord You laid the foundations of the earth and the heavens are the work of Your hands Hebrews 111 They will perish but You remain they will all wear out like a garment Hebrews 112 You will roll them up like a robe like a garment they will be changed but You remain the same and Your years will never end” Hebrews 113 Yet to which of the angels did God ever say “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet” Hebrews 114 Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation Hebrews 21 We must pay closer attention therefore to what we have heard so that we do not drift away Hebrews 22 For if the message spoken by angels was binding and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment Hebrews 23 how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation This salvation was first announced by the Lord was confirmed to us by those who heard Him Hebrews 24 and was affirmed by God through signs wonders various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will Hebrews 25 For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come about which we are speaking Hebrews 26 But somewhere it is testified in these words “What is man that You are mindful of him or the son of man that You care for him Hebrews 27 You made him a little lower than the angels You crowned him with glory and honor Hebrews 28 and placed everything under his feet” When God subjected all things to him He left nothing outside of his control Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him Hebrews 29 But we see Jesus who was made a little lower than the angels now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone Hebrews 210 In bringing many sons to glory it was fitting for God for whom and through whom all things exist to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering Hebrews 211 For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers Hebrews 212 He says “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers I will sing Your praises in the assembly” Hebrews 213 And again “I will put My trust in Him” And once again “Here am I and the children God has given Me” Hebrews 214 Now since the children have flesh and blood He too shared in their humanity so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death that is the devil Hebrews 215 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death Hebrews 216 For surely it is not the angels He helps but the descendants of Abraham Hebrews 217 For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God in order to make atonement for the sins of the people Hebrews 218 Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted He is able to help those who are being tempted Hebrews 31 Therefore holy brothers who share in the heavenly calling set your focus on Jesus the apostle and high priest whom we confess Hebrews 32 He was faithful to the One who appointed Him just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house Hebrews 33 For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself Hebrews 34 And every house is built by someone but God is the builder of everything Hebrews 35 Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house testifying to what would be spoken later Hebrews 36 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house And we are His house if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast Hebrews 37 Therefore as the Holy Spirit says “Today if you hear His voice Hebrews 38 do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion in the day of testing in the wilderness Hebrews 39 where your fathers tested and tried Me and for forty years saw My works Hebrews 310 Therefore I was angry with that generation and I said ‘Their hearts are always going astray and they have not known My ways’ Hebrews 311 So I swore on oath in My anger ‘They shall never enter My rest’” Hebrews 312 See to it brothers that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God Hebrews 313 But exhort one another daily as long as it is called today so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness Hebrews 314 We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first Hebrews 315 As it has been said “Today if you hear His voice do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion” Hebrews 316 For who were the ones who heard and rebelled Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt Hebrews 317 And with whom was God angry for forty years Was it not with those who sinned whose bodies fell in the wilderness Hebrews 318 And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest Was it not to those who disobeyed Hebrews 319 So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter Hebrews 41 Therefore while the promise of entering His rest still stands let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it Hebrews 42 For we also received the good news just as they did but the message they heard was of no value to them since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it Hebrews 43 Now we who have believed enter that rest As for the others it is just as God has said “So I swore on oath in My anger ‘They shall never enter My rest’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world Hebrews 44 For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works” Hebrews 45 And again as He says in the passage above “They shall never enter My rest” Hebrews 46 Since then it remains for some to enter His rest and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience Hebrews 47 God again designated a certain day as “Today” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated “Today if you hear His voice do not harden your hearts” Hebrews 48 For if Joshua had given them rest God would not have spoken later about another day Hebrews 49 There remains then a Sabbath rest for the people of God Hebrews 410 For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work just as God did from His Hebrews 411 Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience Hebrews 412 For the word of God is living and active Sharper than any doubleedged sword it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit joints and marrow It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart Hebrews 413 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account Hebrews 414 Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens Jesus the Son of God let us hold firmly to what we profess Hebrews 415 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are yet was without sin Hebrews 416 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need Hebrews 51 Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins Hebrews 52 He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided since he himself is subject to weakness Hebrews 53 That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as for the sins of the people Hebrews 54 No one takes this honor upon himself he must be called by God just as Aaron was Hebrews 55 So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest but He was called by the One who said to Him “You are My Son today I have become Your Father” Hebrews 56 And in another passage God says “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek” Hebrews 57 During the days of Jesus’ earthly life He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death and He was heard because of His reverence Hebrews 58 Although He was a Son He learned obedience from what He suffered Hebrews 59 And having been made perfect He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him Hebrews 510 and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek Hebrews 511 We have much to say about this but it is hard to explain because you are dull of hearing Hebrews 512 Although by this time you ought to be teachers you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word You need milk not solid food Hebrews 513 For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant inexperienced in the message of righteousness Hebrews 514 But solid food is for the mature who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil Hebrews 61 Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith in God Hebrews 62 instruction about baptisms the laying on of hands the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment Hebrews 63 And this we will do if God permits Hebrews 64 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened who have tasted the heavenly gift who have shared in the Holy Spirit Hebrews 65 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age— Hebrews 66 and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame Hebrews 67 For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God Hebrews 68 But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and its curse is imminent In the end it will be burned Hebrews 69 Even though we speak like this beloved we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation Hebrews 610 For God is not unjust He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so Hebrews 611 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end in order to make your hope sure Hebrews 612 Then you will not be sluggish but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised Hebrews 613 When God made His promise to Abraham since He had no one greater to swear by He swore by Himself Hebrews 614 saying “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants” Hebrews 615 And so Abraham after waiting patiently obtained the promise Hebrews 616 Men swear by someone greater than themselves and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument Hebrews 617 So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise He guaranteed it with an oath Hebrews 618 Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged Hebrews 619 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul firm and secure It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain Hebrews 620 where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek Hebrews 71 This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him Hebrews 72 and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything First his name means “king of righteousness” Then also “king of Salem” means “king of peace” Hebrews 73 Without father or mother or genealogy without beginning of days or end of life like the Son of God he remains a priest for all time Hebrews 74 Consider how great Melchizedek was Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder Hebrews 75 Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham Hebrews 76 But Melchizedek who did not trace his descent from Levi collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises Hebrews 77 And indisputably the lesser is blessed by the greater Hebrews 78 In the case of the Levites mortal men collect the tenth but in the case of Melchizedek it is affirmed that he lives on Hebrews 79 And so to speak Levi who collects the tenth paid the tenth through Abraham Hebrews 710 For when Melchizedek met Abraham Levi was still in the loin of his ancestor Hebrews 711 Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood for on this basis the people received the law why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron Hebrews 712 For when the priesthood is changed the law must be changed as well Hebrews 713 He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe from which no one has ever served at the altar Hebrews 714 For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests Hebrews 715 And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears Hebrews 716 one who has become a priest not by a law of succession but by the power of an indestructible life Hebrews 717 For it is testified “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek” Hebrews 718 So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless Hebrews 719 for the law made nothing perfect and a better hope is introduced by which we draw near to God Hebrews 720 And none of this happened without an oath For others became priests without an oath Hebrews 721 but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind ‘You are a priest forever’” Hebrews 722 Because of this oath Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant Hebrews 723 Now there have been many other priests since death prevented them from continuing in office Hebrews 724 But because Jesus lives forever He has a permanent priesthood Hebrews 725 Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him since He always lives to intercede for them Hebrews 726 Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy innocent undefiled set apart from sinners and exalted above the heavens Hebrews 727 Unlike the other high priests He does not need to offer daily sacrifices first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself Hebrews 728 For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak but the oath which came after the law appointed the Son who has been made perfect forever Hebrews 81 The point of what we are saying is this We do have such a high priest who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven Hebrews 82 and who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord not by man Hebrews 83 And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer Hebrews 84 Now if He were on earth He would not be a priest since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law Hebrews 85 The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain” Hebrews 86 Now however Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises Hebrews 87 For if that first covenant had been without fault no place would have been sought for a second Hebrews 88 But God found fault with the people and said “Behold the days are coming declares the Lord when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah Hebrews 89 It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt because they did not abide by My covenant and I disregarded them declares the Lord Hebrews 810 For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days declares the Lord I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts And I will be their God and they will be My people Hebrews 811 No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother saying ‘Know the Lord’ because they will all know Me from the least of them to the greatest Hebrews 812 For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more” Hebrews 813 By speaking of a new covenant He has made the first one obsolete and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear Hebrews 91 Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary Hebrews 92 A tabernacle was prepared In its first room were the lampstand the table and the consecrated bread This was called the Holy Place Hebrews 93 Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place Hebrews 94 containing the golden altar of incense and the goldcovered ark of the covenant Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna Aaron’s staff that had budded and the stone tablets of the covenant Hebrews 95 Above the ark were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat But we cannot discuss these things in detail now Hebrews 96 When everything had been prepared in this way the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties Hebrews 97 But only the high priest entered the second room and then only once a year and never without blood which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance Hebrews 98 By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing Hebrews 99 It is an illustration for the present time because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper Hebrews 910 They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform Hebrews 911 But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation Hebrews 912 He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood thus securing eternal redemption Hebrews 913 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean Hebrews 914 how much more will the blood of Christ who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God purify our consciences from works of death so that we may serve the living God Hebrews 915 Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant Hebrews 916 In the case of a will it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it Hebrews 917 because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died it cannot be executed while he is still alive Hebrews 918 That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood Hebrews 919 For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people he took the blood of calves and goats along with water scarlet wool and hyssop and sprinkled the scroll and all the people Hebrews 920 saying “This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you to keep” Hebrews 921 In the same way he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship Hebrews 922 According to the law in fact nearly everything must be purified with blood and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness Hebrews 923 So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these Hebrews 924 For Christ did not enter a manmade copy of the true sanctuary but He entered heaven itself now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God Hebrews 925 Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own Hebrews 926 Otherwise Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself Hebrews 927 Just as man is appointed to die once and after that to face judgment Hebrews 928 so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many and He will appear a second time not to bear sin but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him Hebrews 101 For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come not the realities themselves It can never by the same sacrifices offered year after year make perfect those who draw near to worship Hebrews 102 If it could would not the offerings have ceased For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins Hebrews 103 Instead those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins Hebrews 104 because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins Hebrews 105 Therefore when Christ came into the world He said “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire but a body You prepared for Me Hebrews 106 In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight Hebrews 107 Then I said ‘Here I am it is written about Me in the scroll I have come to do Your will O God’” Hebrews 108 In the passage above He says “Sacrifices and offerings burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire nor did You delight in them” although they are offered according to the law Hebrews 109 Then He adds “Here I am I have come to do Your will” He takes away the first to establish the second Hebrews 1010 And by that will we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all Hebrews 1011 Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices which can never take away sins Hebrews 1012 But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins He sat down at the right hand of God Hebrews 1013 Since that time He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet Hebrews 1014 because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified Hebrews 1015 The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this First He says Hebrews 1016 “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days declares the Lord I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds” Hebrews 1017 Then He adds “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more” Hebrews 1018 And where these have been forgiven an offering for sin is no longer needed Hebrews 1019 Therefore brothers since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus Hebrews 1020 by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body Hebrews 1021 and since we have a great priest over the house of God Hebrews 1022 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water Hebrews 1023 Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess for He who promised is faithful Hebrews 1024 And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds Hebrews 1025 Let us not neglect meeting together as some have made a habit but let us encourage one another and all the more as you see the Day approaching Hebrews 1026 If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth no further sacrifice for sins remains Hebrews 1027 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries Hebrews 1028 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses Hebrews 1029 How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him and insulted the Spirit of grace Hebrews 1030 For we know Him who said “Vengeance is Mine I will repay” and again “The Lord will judge His people” Hebrews 1031 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God Hebrews 1032 Remember the early days that you were in the light In those days you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering Hebrews 1033 Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution at other times you were partners with those who were so treated Hebrews 1034 You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession Hebrews 1035 So do not throw away your confidence it holds a great reward Hebrews 1036 You need to persevere so that after you have done the will of God you will receive what He has promised Hebrews 1037 For “In just a little while He who is coming will come and will not delay Hebrews 1038 But My righteous one will live by faith and if he shrinks back I will take no pleasure in him” Hebrews 1039 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed but of those who have faith and preserve their souls Hebrews 111 Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see Hebrews 112 This is why the ancients were commended Hebrews 113 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible Hebrews 114 By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts And by faith he still speaks even though he is dead Hebrews 115 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death “He could not be found because God had taken him away” For before he was taken he was commended as one who pleased God Hebrews 116 And without faith it is impossible to please God For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him Hebrews 117 By faith Noah when warned about things not yet seen in godly fear built an ark to save his family By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith Hebrews 118 By faith Abraham when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance obeyed and went without knowing where he was going Hebrews 119 By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country He lived in tents as did Isaac and Jacob who were heirs with him of the same promise Hebrews 1110 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations whose architect and builder is God Hebrews 1111 By faith Sarah even though she was barren and beyond the proper age was enabled to conceive a child because she considered Him faithful who had promised Hebrews 1112 And so from one man and he as good as dead came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore Hebrews 1113 All these people died in faith without having received the things they were promised However they saw them and welcomed them from afar And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth Hebrews 1114 Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own Hebrews 1115 If they had been thinking of the country they had left they would have had opportunity to return Hebrews 1116 Instead they were longing for a better country a heavenly one Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God for He has prepared a city for them Hebrews 1117 By faith Abraham when he was tested offered up Isaac on the altar He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son Hebrews 1118 even though God had said to him “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned” Hebrews 1119 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead and in a sense he did receive Isaac back from death Hebrews 1120 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future Hebrews 1121 By faith Jacob when he was dying blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff Hebrews 1122 By faith Joseph when his end was near spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones Hebrews 1123 By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth because they saw that he was a beautiful child and they were unafraid of the king’s edict Hebrews 1124 By faith Moses when he was grown refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter Hebrews 1125 He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin Hebrews 1126 He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt for he was looking ahead to his reward Hebrews 1127 By faith Moses left Egypt not fearing the king’s anger he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible Hebrews 1128 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn Hebrews 1129 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land but when the Egyptians tried to follow they were drowned Hebrews 1130 By faith the walls of Jericho fell after the people had marched around them for seven days Hebrews 1131 By faith the prostitute Rahab because she welcomed the spies in peace did not perish with those who were disobedient Hebrews 1132 And what more shall I say Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon Barak Samson Jephthah David Samuel and the prophets Hebrews 1133 who through faith conquered kingdoms administered justice and gained what was promised who shut the mouths of lions Hebrews 1134 quenched the raging fire and escaped the edge of the sword who gained strength from weakness became mighty in battle and put foreign armies to flight Hebrews 1135 Women received back their dead raised to life again Others were tortured and refused their release so that they might gain a better resurrection Hebrews 1136 Still others endured mocking and flogging and even chains and imprisonment Hebrews 1137 They were stoned they were sawed in two they were put to death by the sword They went around in sheepskins and goatskins destitute oppressed and mistreated Hebrews 1138 The world was not worthy of them They wandered in deserts and mountains and hid in caves and holes in the ground Hebrews 1139 These were all commended for their faith yet they did not receive what was promised Hebrews 1140 God had planned something better for us so that together with us they would be made perfect Hebrews 121 Therefore since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles and let us run with endurance the race set out for us Hebrews 122 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith who for the joy set before Him endured the cross scorning its shame and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God Hebrews 123 Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners so that you will not grow weary and lose heart Hebrews 124 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood Hebrews 125 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons “My son do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord and do not lose heart when He rebukes you Hebrews 126 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves and He chastises every son He receives” Hebrews 127 Endure suffering as discipline God is treating you as sons For what son is not disciplined by his father Hebrews 128 If you do not experience discipline like everyone else then you are illegitimate children and not true sons Hebrews 129 Furthermore we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live Hebrews 1210 Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best but God disciplines us for our good so that we may share in His holiness Hebrews 1211 No discipline seems enjoyable at the time but painful Later on however it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it Hebrews 1212 Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees Hebrews 1213 Make straight paths for your feet so that the lame may not be disabled but rather healed Hebrews 1214 Pursue peace with everyone as well as holiness without which no one will see the Lord Hebrews 1215 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many Hebrews 1216 See to it that no one is sexually immoral or is godless like Esau who for a single meal sold his birthright Hebrews 1217 For you know that afterward when he wanted to inherit the blessing he was rejected He could find no ground for repentance though he sought the blessing with tears Hebrews 1218 For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire to darkness gloom and storm Hebrews 1219 to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken Hebrews 1220 For they could not bear what was commanded “If even an animal touches the mountain it must be stoned” Hebrews 1221 The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said “I am trembling with fear” Hebrews 1222 Instead you have come to Mount Zion to the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem You have come to myriads of angels Hebrews 1223 in joyful assembly to the congregation of the firstborn enrolled in heaven You have come to God the Judge of all to the spirits of the righteous made perfect Hebrews 1224 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel Hebrews 1225 See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven Hebrews 1226 At that time His voice shook the earth but now He has promised “Once more I will shake not only the earth but heaven as well” Hebrews 1227 The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is created things—so that the unshakable may remain Hebrews 1228 Therefore since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom let us be filled with gratitude and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe Hebrews 1229 “For our God is a consuming fire” Hebrews 131 Continue in brotherly love Hebrews 132 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it Hebrews 133 Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them Hebrews 134 Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers Hebrews 135 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have for God has said “Never will I leave you never will I forsake you” Hebrews 136 So we say with confidence “The Lord is my helper I will not be afraid What can man do to me” Hebrews 137 Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith Hebrews 138 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever Hebrews 139 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them Hebrews 1310 We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat Hebrews 1311 Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin the bodies are burned outside the camp Hebrews 1312 And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to sanctify the people by His own blood Hebrews 1313 Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp bearing the disgrace He bore Hebrews 1314 For here we do not have a permanent city but we are looking for the city that is to come Hebrews 1315 Through Jesus therefore let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise the fruit of lips that confess His name Hebrews 1316 And do not neglect to do good and to share with others for with such sacrifices God is pleased Hebrews 1317 Obey your leaders and submit to them for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account To this end allow them to lead with joy and not with grief for that would be of no advantage to you Hebrews 1318 Pray for us we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way Hebrews 1319 And I especially urge you to pray that I may be restored to you soon Hebrews 1320 Now may the God of peace who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus that great Shepherd of the sheep Hebrews 1321 equip you with every good thing to do His will And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ to whom be glory forever and ever Amen Hebrews 1322 I urge you brothers to bear with my word of exhortation for I have only written to you briefly Hebrews 1323 Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released If he arrives soon I will come with him to see you Hebrews 1324 Greet all your leaders and all the saints Those from Italy send you greetings Hebrews 1325 Grace be with all of you James 11 James a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion Greetings James 12 Consider it pure joy my brothers when you encounter trials of many kinds James 13 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance James 14 Allow perseverance to finish its work so that you may be mature and complete not lacking anything James 15 Now if any of you lacks wisdom he should ask God who gives generously to all without finding fault and it will be given to him James 16 But he must ask in faith without doubting because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea blown and tossed by the wind James 17 That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord James 18 He is a doubleminded man unstable in all his ways James 19 The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position James 110 But the one who is rich should exult in his low position because he will pass away like a flower of the field James 111 For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant its flower falls and its beauty is lost So too the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits James 112 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him James 113 When tempted no one should say “God is tempting me” For God cannot be tempted by evil nor does He tempt anyone James 114 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed James 115 Then after desire has conceived it gives birth to sin and sin when it is fullgrown gives birth to death James 116 Do not be deceived my beloved brothers James 117 Every good and perfect gift is from above coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights with whom there is no change or shifting shadow James 118 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation James 119 My beloved brothers understand this Everyone should be quick to listen slow to speak and slow to anger James 120 for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires James 121 Therefore get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil and humbly accept the word planted in you which can save your souls James 122 Be doers of the word and not hearers only Otherwise you are deceiving yourselves James 123 For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror James 124 and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like James 125 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does James 126 If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless James 127 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this to care for orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world James 21 My brothers as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ do not show favoritism James 22 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in James 23 If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say “Here is a seat of honor” but say to the poor man “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet” James 24 have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts James 25 Listen my beloved brothers Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him James 26 But you have dishonored the poor Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court James 27 Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called James 28 If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture “Love your neighbor as yourself” you are doing well James 29 But if you show favoritism you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors James 210 Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it James 211 For He who said “Do not commit adultery” also said “Do not murder” If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder you have become a lawbreaker James 212 Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom James 213 For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful Mercy triumphs over judgment James 214 What good is it my brothers if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds Can such faith save him James 215 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food James 216 If one of you tells him “Go in peace stay warm and well fed” but does not provide for his physical needs what good is that James 217 So too faith by itself if it does not result in action is dead James 218 But someone will say “You have faith and I have deeds” Show me your faith without deeds and I will show you my faith by my deeds James 219 You believe that God is one Good for you Even the demons believe that—and shudder James 220 O foolish man do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless James 221 Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar James 222 You see that his faith was working with his actions and his faith was perfected by what he did James 223 And the Scripture was fulfilled that says “Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness” and he was called a friend of God James 224 As you can see a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone James 225 In the same way was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route James 226 As the body without the spirit is dead so faith without deeds is dead James 31 Not many of you should become teachers my brothers because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly James 32 We all stumble in many ways If anyone is never at fault in what he says he is a perfect man able to control his whole body James 33 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us we can guide the whole animal James 34 Consider ships as well Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined James 35 In the same way the tongue is a small part of the body but it boasts of great things Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze James 36 The tongue also is a fire a world of wickedness among the parts of the body It pollutes the whole person sets the course of his life on fire and is itself set on fire by hell James 37 All kinds of animals birds reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man James 38 but no man can tame the tongue It is a restless evil full of deadly poison James 39 With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father and with it we curse men who have been made in God’s likeness James 310 Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing My brothers this should not be James 311 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring James 312 My brothers can a fig tree grow olives or a grapevine bear figs Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water James 313 Who is wise and understanding among you Let him show it by his good conduct by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom James 314 But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts do not boast in it or deny the truth James 315 Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly unspiritual demonic James 316 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist there will be disorder and every evil practice James 317 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure then peaceloving gentle accommodating full of mercy and good fruit impartial and sincere James 318 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness James 41 What causes conflicts and quarrels among you Don’t they come from the passions at war within you James 42 You crave what you do not have you kill and covet but are unable to obtain it You quarrel and fight You do not have because you do not ask James 43 And when you do ask you do not receive because you ask with wrong motives that you may squander it on your pleasures James 44 You adulteresses Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God Therefore whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God James 45 Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy James 46 But He gives us more grace This is why it says “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” James 47 Submit yourselves then to God Resist the devil and he will flee from you James 48 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you Cleanse your hands you sinners and purify your hearts you doubleminded James 49 Grieve mourn and weep Turn your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom James 410 Humble yourselves before the Lord and He will exalt you James 411 Brothers do not slander one another Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it And if you judge the law you are not a practitioner of the law but a judge of it James 412 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge the One who is able to save and destroy But who are you to judge your neighbor James 413 Come now you who say “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city spend a year there carry on business and make a profit” James 414 You do not even know what will happen tomorrow What is your life You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes James 415 Instead you ought to say “If the Lord is willing we will live and do this or that” James 416 As it is you boast in your proud intentions All such boasting is evil James 417 Anyone then who knows the right thing to do yet fails to do it is guilty of sin James 51 Come now you who are rich weep and wail over the misery to come upon you James 52 Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes James 53 Your gold and silver are corroded Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire You have hoarded treasure in the last days James 54 Look the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts James 55 You have lived on earth in luxury and selfindulgence You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter James 56 You have condemned and murdered the righteous who did not resist you James 57 Be patient then brothers until the Lord’s coming See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains James 58 You too be patient and strengthen your hearts because the Lord’s coming is near James 59 Do not complain about one another brothers so that you will not be judged Look the Judge is standing at the door James 510 Brothers as an example of patience in affliction take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord James 511 See how blessed we consider those who have persevered You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord The Lord is full of compassion and mercy James 512 Above all my brothers do not swear not by heaven or earth or by any other oath Simply let your “Yes” be yes and your “No” no so that you will not fall under judgment James 513 Is any one of you suffering He should pray Is anyone cheerful He should sing praises James 514 Is any one of you sick He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord James 515 And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick The Lord will raise him up If he has sinned he will be forgiven James 516 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail James 517 Elijah was a man just like us He prayed earnestly that it would not rain and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years James 518 Again he prayed and the heavens gave rain and the earth yielded its crops James 519 My brothers if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back James 520 consider this Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins 1 Peter 11 Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus Galatia Cappadocia Asia and Bithynia chosen 1 Peter 12 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood Grace and peace be yours in abundance 1 Peter 13 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead 1 Peter 14 and into an inheritance that is imperishable undefiled and unfading reserved in heaven for you 1 Peter 15 who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time 1 Peter 16 In this you greatly rejoice though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials 1 Peter 17 so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ 1 Peter 18 Though you have not seen Him you love Him and though you do not see Him now you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy 1 Peter 19 now that you are receiving the goal of your faith the salvation of your souls 1 Peter 110 Concerning this salvation the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully 1 Peter 111 trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow 1 Peter 112 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven Even angels long to look into these things 1 Peter 113 Therefore prepare your minds for action Be soberminded Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ 1 Peter 114 As obedient children do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance 1 Peter 115 But just as He who called you is holy so be holy in all you do 1 Peter 116 for it is written “Be holy because I am holy” 1 Peter 117 Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners 1 Peter 118 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers 1 Peter 119 but with the precious blood of Christ a lamb without blemish or spot 1 Peter 120 He was known before the foundation of the world but was revealed in the last times for your sake 1 Peter 121 Through Him you believe in God who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him and so your faith and hope are in God 1 Peter 122 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers love one another deeply from a pure heart 1 Peter 123 For you have been born again not of perishable seed but of imperishable through the living and enduring word of God 1 Peter 124 For “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flowers of the field the grass withers and the flowers fall 1 Peter 125 but the word of the Lord stands forever” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you 1 Peter 21 Rid yourselves therefore of all malice deceit hypocrisy envy and slander 1 Peter 22 Like newborn babies crave pure spiritual milk so that by it you may grow up in your salvation 1 Peter 23 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good 1 Peter 24 As you come to Him the living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight 1 Peter 25 you also like living stones are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ 1 Peter 26 For it stands in Scripture “See I lay in Zion a stone a chosen and precious cornerstone and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame” 1 Peter 27 To you who believe then this stone is precious But to those who do not believe “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone” 1 Peter 28 and “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed 1 Peter 29 But you are a chosen people a royal priesthood a holy nation a people for God’s own possession to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light 1 Peter 210 Once you were not a people but now you are the people of God once you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy 1 Peter 211 Beloved I urge you as foreigners and exiles to abstain from the desires of the flesh which war against your soul 1 Peter 212 Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that though they slander you as evildoers they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us 1 Peter 213 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution whether to the king as the supreme authority 1 Peter 214 or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right 1 Peter 215 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men 1 Peter 216 Live in freedom but do not use your freedom as a coverup for evil live as servants of God 1 Peter 217 Treat everyone with high regard Love the brotherhood of believers fear God honor the king 1 Peter 218 Servants submit yourselves to your masters with all respect not only to those who are good and gentle but even to those who are unreasonable 1 Peter 219 For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God this is to be commended 1 Peter 220 How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it this is commendable before God 1 Peter 221 For to this you were called because Christ also suffered for you leaving you an example that you should follow in His footsteps 1 Peter 222 “He committed no sin and no deceit was found in His mouth” 1 Peter 223 When they heaped abuse on Him He did not retaliate when He suffered He made no threats but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly 1 Peter 224 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness “By His stripes you are healed” 1 Peter 225 For “you were like sheep going astray” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls 1 Peter 31 Wives in the same way submit yourselves to your husbands so that even if they refuse to believe the word they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives 1 Peter 32 when they see your pure and reverent demeanor 1 Peter 33 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes 1 Peter 34 but from the inner disposition of your heart the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit which is precious in God’s sight 1 Peter 35 For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands 1 Peter 36 just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear 1 Peter 37 Husbands in the same way treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life so that your prayers will not be hindered 1 Peter 38 Finally all of you be likeminded and sympathetic love as brothers be tenderhearted and humble 1 Peter 39 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult but with blessing because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing 1 Peter 310 For “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech 1 Peter 311 He must turn from evil and do good he must seek peace and pursue it 1 Peter 312 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and His ears are inclined to their prayer But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil” 1 Peter 313 Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good 1 Peter 314 But even if you should suffer for what is right you are blessed “Do not fear what they fear do not be shaken” 1 Peter 315 But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you But respond with gentleness and respect 1 Peter 316 keeping a clear conscience so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ 1 Peter 317 For it is better if it is God’s will to suffer for doing good than for doing evil 1 Peter 318 For Christ also suffered for sins once for all the righteous for the unrighteous to bring you to God He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit 1 Peter 319 in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison 1 Peter 320 who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built In the ark a few people only eight souls were saved through water 1 Peter 321 And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ 1 Peter 322 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels authorities and powers subject to Him 1 Peter 41 Therefore since Christ suffered in His body arm yourselves with the same resolve because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin 1 Peter 42 Consequently he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions but for the will of God 1 Peter 43 For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles living in debauchery lust drunkenness orgies carousing and detestable idolatry 1 Peter 44 Because of this they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion and they heap abuse on you 1 Peter 45 But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead 1 Peter 46 That is why the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead so that they might be judged as men in the flesh but live according to God in the spirit 1 Peter 47 The end of all things is near Therefore be clearminded and sober so that you can pray 1 Peter 48 Above all love one another deeply because love covers over a multitude of sins 1 Peter 49 Show hospitality to one another without complaining 1 Peter 410 As good stewards of the manifold grace of God each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another 1 Peter 411 If anyone speaks he should speak as one conveying the words of God If anyone serves he should serve with the strength God provides so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever Amen 1 Peter 412 Beloved do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you as though something strange were happening to you 1 Peter 413 But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory 1 Peter 414 If you are insulted for the name of Christ you are blessed because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you 1 Peter 415 Indeed none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer or even as a meddler 1 Peter 416 But if you suffer as a Christian do not be ashamed but glorify God that you bear that name 1 Peter 417 For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God and if it begins with us what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God 1 Peter 418 And “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved what will become of the ungodly and the sinner” 1 Peter 419 So then those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good 1 Peter 51 As a fellow elder a witness of Christ’s sufferings and a partaker of the glory to be revealed I appeal to the elders among you 1 Peter 52 Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you watching over them not out of compulsion but willingly as God would have you not out of greed but out of eagerness 1 Peter 53 not lording it over those entrusted to you but being examples to the flock 1 Peter 54 And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away 1 Peter 55 Young men in the same way submit yourselves to your elders And all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another because “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” 1 Peter 56 Humble yourselves therefore under God’s mighty hand so that in due time He may exalt you 1 Peter 57 Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you 1 Peter 58 Be soberminded and alert Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour 1 Peter 59 Resist him standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering 1 Peter 510 And after you have suffered for a little while the God of all grace who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ will Himself restore you secure you strengthen you and establish you 1 Peter 511 To Him be the power forever and ever Amen 1 Peter 512 Through Silvanus whom I regard as a faithful brother I have written to you briefly encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God Stand firm in it 1 Peter 513 The church in Babylon chosen together with you sends you greetings as does my son Mark 1 Peter 514 Greet one another with a kiss of love Peace to all of you who are in Christ 2 Peter 11 Simon Peter a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours 2 Peter 12 Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord 2 Peter 13 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence 2 Peter 14 Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires 2 Peter 15 For this very reason make every effort to add to your faith virtue and to virtue knowledge 2 Peter 16 and to knowledge selfcontrol and to selfcontrol perseverance and to perseverance godliness 2 Peter 17 and to godliness brotherly kindness and to brotherly kindness love 2 Peter 18 For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ 2 Peter 19 But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins 2 Peter 110 Therefore brothers strive to make your calling and election sure For if you practice these things you will never stumble 2 Peter 111 and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 2 Peter 112 Therefore I will always remind you of these things even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have 2 Peter 113 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body 2 Peter 114 because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me 2 Peter 115 And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure you will be able to recall these things at all times 2 Peter 116 For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty 2 Peter 117 For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory saying “This is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased” 2 Peter 118 And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain 2 Peter 119 We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt And you will do well to pay attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dark place until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts 2 Peter 120 Above all you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation 2 Peter 121 For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit 2 Peter 21 Now there were also false prophets among the people just as there will be false teachers among you They will secretly introduce destructive heresies even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves 2 Peter 22 Many will follow in their depravity and because of them the way of truth will be defamed 2 Peter 23 In their greed these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words The longstanding verdict against them remains in force and their destruction does not sleep 2 Peter 24 For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned but cast them deep into hell placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment 2 Peter 25 if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people but preserved Noah a preacher of righteousness among the eight 2 Peter 26 if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly 2 Peter 27 and if He rescued Lot a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless 2 Peter 28 for that righteous man living among them day after day was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard— 2 Peter 29 if all this is so then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment 2 Peter 210 Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority Bold and selfwilled they are unafraid to slander glorious beings 2 Peter 211 Yet not even angels though greater in strength and power dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord 2 Peter 212 These men are like irrational animals creatures of instinct born to be captured and destroyed They blaspheme in matters they do not understand and like such creatures they too will be destroyed 2 Peter 213 The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight They are blots and blemishes reveling in their deception as they feast with you 2 Peter 214 Their eyes are full of adultery their desire for sin is never satisfied they seduce the unstable They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed 2 Peter 215 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor who loved the wages of wickedness 2 Peter 216 But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey otherwise without speech that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness 2 Peter 217 These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm Blackest darkness is reserved for them 2 Peter 218 With lofty but empty words they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error 2 Peter 219 They promise them freedom while they themselves are slaves to depravity For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him 2 Peter 220 If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ only to be entangled and overcome by it again their final condition is worse than it was at first 2 Peter 221 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them 2 Peter 222 Of them the proverbs are true “A dog returns to its vomit” and “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud” 2 Peter 31 Beloved this is now my second letter to you Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking 2 Peter 32 by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles 2 Peter 33 Most importantly you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come scoffing and following their own evil desires 2 Peter 34 “Where is the promise of His coming” they will ask “Ever since our fathers fell asleep everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation” 2 Peter 35 But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water 2 Peter 36 through which the world of that time perished in the flood 2 Peter 37 And by that same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men 2 Peter 38 Beloved do not let this one thing escape your notice With the Lord a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a day 2 Peter 39 The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness but is patient with you not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance 2 Peter 310 But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief The heavens will disappear with a roar the elements will be destroyed by fire and the earth and its works will be laid bare 2 Peter 311 Since everything will be destroyed in this way what kind of people ought you to be You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness 2 Peter 312 as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat 2 Peter 313 But in keeping with God’s promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth where righteousness dwells 2 Peter 314 Therefore beloved as you anticipate these things make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight 2 Peter 315 Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him 2 Peter 316 He writes this way in all his letters speaking in them about such matters Some parts of his letters are hard to understand which ignorant and unstable people distort as they do the rest of the Scriptures to their own destruction 2 Peter 317 Therefore beloved since you already know these things be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing 2 Peter 318 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity Amen 1 John 11 That which was from the beginning which we have heard which we have seen with our own eyes which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life 1 John 12 And this is the life that was revealed we have seen it and testified to it and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us 1 John 13 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard so that you also may have fellowship with us And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ 1 John 14 We write these things so that our joy may be complete 1 John 15 And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all 1 John 16 If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness we lie and do not practice the truth 1 John 17 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin 1 John 18 If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us 1 John 19 If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness 1 John 110 If we say we have not sinned we make Him out to be a liar and His word is not in us 1 John 21 My little children I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin But if anyone does sin we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ the Righteous One 1 John 22 He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world 1 John 23 By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him if we keep His commandments 1 John 24 If anyone says “I know Him” but does not keep His commandments he is a liar and the truth is not in him 1 John 25 But if anyone keeps His word the love of God has been truly perfected in him By this we know that we are in Him 1 John 26 Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked 1 John 27 Beloved I am not writing to you a new commandment but an old one which you have had from the beginning This commandment is the message you have heard 1 John 28 Then again I am also writing to you a new commandment which is true in Him and also in you For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining 1 John 29 If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother he is still in the darkness 1 John 210 Whoever loves his brother remains in the light and there is no cause of stumbling in him 1 John 211 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness He does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes 1 John 212 I am writing to you little children because your sins have been forgiven through His name 1 John 213 I am writing to you fathers because you know Him who is from the beginning I am writing to you young men because you have overcome the evil one I have written to you children because you know the Father 1 John 214 I have written to you fathers because you know Him who is from the beginning I have written to you young men because you are strong and the word of God abides in you and you have overcome the evil one 1 John 215 Do not love the world or anything in the world If anyone loves the world the love of the Father is not in him 1 John 216 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh the desires of the eyes and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world 1 John 217 The world is passing away along with its desires but whoever does the will of God remains forever 1 John 218 Children it is the last hour and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming so now many antichrists have appeared This is how we know it is the last hour 1 John 219 They went out from us but they did not belong to us For if they had belonged to us they would have remained with us But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us 1 John 220 You however have an anointing from the Holy One and all of you know the truth 1 John 221 I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth but because you have it and because no lie comes from the truth 1 John 222 Who is the liar if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ This is the antichrist who denies the Father and the Son 1 John 223 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well 1 John 224 As for you let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you If it does you will also remain in the Son and in the Father 1 John 225 And this is the promise that He Himself made to us eternal life 1 John 226 I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you 1 John 227 And as for you the anointing you received from Him remains in you and you do not need anyone to teach you But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things so remain in Him as you have been taught 1 John 228 And now little children remain in Christ so that when He appears we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming 1 John 229 If you know that He is righteous you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him 1 John 31 Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us that we should be called children of God And that is what we are The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him 1 John 32 Beloved we are now children of God and what we will be has not yet been revealed We know that when Christ appears we will be like Him for we will see Him as He is 1 John 33 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself just as Christ is pure 1 John 34 Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well Indeed sin is lawlessness 1 John 35 But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins and in Him there is no sin 1 John 36 No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him 1 John 37 Little children let no one deceive you The one who practices righteousness is righteous just as Christ is righteous 1 John 38 The one who practices sin is of the devil because the devil has been sinning from the very start This is why the Son of God was revealed to destroy the works of the devil 1 John 39 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin because God’s seed abides in him he cannot go on sinning because he has been born of God 1 John 310 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God nor is anyone who does not love his brother 1 John 311 This is the message you have heard from the beginning We should love one another 1 John 312 Do not be like Cain who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother And why did Cain slay him Because his own deeds were evil while those of his brother were righteous 1 John 313 So do not be surprised brothers if the world hates you 1 John 314 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers The one who does not love remains in death 1 John 315 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer 1 John 316 By this we know what love is Jesus laid down His life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers 1 John 317 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need but withholds his compassion from him how can the love of God abide in him 1 John 318 Little children let us love not in word and speech but in action and truth 1 John 319 And by this we will know that we belong to the truth and will assure our hearts in His presence 1 John 320 Even if our hearts condemn us God is greater than our hearts and He knows all things 1 John 321 Beloved if our hearts do not condemn us we have confidence before God 1 John 322 and we will receive from Him whatever we ask because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight 1 John 323 And this is His commandment that we should believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ and we should love one another just as He commanded us 1 John 324 Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God and God in him And by this we know that He remains in us by the Spirit He has given us 1 John 41 Beloved do not believe every spirit but test the spirits to see whether they are from God For many false prophets have gone out into the world 1 John 42 By this you will know the Spirit of God Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God 1 John 43 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God This is the spirit of the antichrist which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time 1 John 44 You little children are from God and have overcome them because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world 1 John 45 They are of the world That is why they speak from the world’s perspective and the world listens to them 1 John 46 We are from God Whoever knows God listens to us whoever is not from God does not listen to us That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception 1 John 47 Beloved let us love one another because love comes from God Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God 1 John 48 Whoever does not love does not know God because God is love 1 John 49 This is how God’s love was revealed among us God sent His one and only Son into the world so that we might live through Him 1 John 410 And love consists in this not that we loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins 1 John 411 Beloved if God so loved us we also ought to love one another 1 John 412 No one has ever seen God but if we love one another God remains in us and His love is perfected in us 1 John 413 By this we know that we remain in Him and He in us He has given us of His Spirit 1 John 414 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world 1 John 415 If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God God abides in him and he in God 1 John 416 And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us God is love whoever abides in love abides in God and God in him 1 John 417 In this way love has been perfected among us so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment for in this world we are just like Him 1 John 418 There is no fear in love but perfect love drives out fear because fear involves punishment The one who fears has not been perfected in love 1 John 419 We love because He first loved us 1 John 420 If anyone says “I love God” but hates his brother he is a liar For anyone who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen 1 John 421 And we have this commandment from Him Whoever loves God must love his brother as well 1 John 51 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him 1 John 52 By this we know that we love the children of God when we love God and keep His commandments 1 John 53 For this is the love of God that we keep His commandments And His commandments are not burdensome 1 John 54 because everyone born of God overcomes the world And this is the victory that has overcome the world our faith 1 John 55 Who then overcomes the world Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God 1 John 56 This is the One who came by water and blood Jesus Christ—not by water alone but by water and blood And it is the Spirit who testifies to this because the Spirit is the truth 1 John 57 For there are three that testify 1 John 58 the Spirit the water and the blood—and these three are in agreement 1 John 59 Even if we accept human testimony the testimony of God is greater For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son 1 John 510 Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son 1 John 511 And this is that testimony God has given us eternal life and this life is in His Son 1 John 512 Whoever has the Son has life whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life 1 John 513 I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life 1 John 514 And this is the confidence that we have before Him If we ask anything according to His will He hears us 1 John 515 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him 1 John 516 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death he should ask God who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin There is a sin that leads to death I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin 1 John 517 All unrighteousness is sin yet there is sin that does not lead to death 1 John 518 We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning the One who was born of God protects him and the evil one cannot touch him 1 John 519 We know that we are of God and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one 1 John 520 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ He is the true God and eternal life 1 John 521 Little children keep yourselves from idols 2 John 11 The elder To the chosen lady and her children whom I love in the truth—and not I alone but also all who know the truth— 2 John 12 because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever 2 John 13 Grace mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father will be with us in truth and love 2 John 14 I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth just as the Father has commanded us 2 John 15 And now I urge you dear lady—not as a new commandment to you but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another 2 John 16 And this is love that we walk according to His commandments This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning that you must walk in love 2 John 17 For many deceivers have gone out into the world refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist 2 John 18 Watch yourselves so that you do not lose what we have worked for but that you may be fully rewarded 2 John 19 Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son 2 John 110 If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching do not receive him into your home or even greet him 2 John 111 Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds 2 John 112 I have many things to write to you but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink Instead I hope to come and speak with you face to face so that our joy may be complete 2 John 113 The children of your elect sister send you greetings 3 John 11 The elder To the beloved Gaius whom I love in the truth 3 John 12 Beloved I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health as your soul also prospers 3 John 13 For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth in which you continue to walk 3 John 14 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth 3 John 15 Beloved you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and especially since they are strangers to you 3 John 16 They have testified to the church about your love You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God 3 John 17 For they went out on behalf of the Name accepting nothing from the Gentiles 3 John 18 Therefore we ought to support such men so that we may be fellow workers for the truth 3 John 19 I have written to the church about this but Diotrephes who loves to be first will not accept our instruction 3 John 110 So if I come I will call attention to his malicious slander against us And unsatisfied with that he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so even putting them out of the church 3 John 111 Beloved do not imitate what is evil but what is good The one who does good is of God the one who does evil has not seen God 3 John 112 Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone and from the truth itself We also testify for him and you know that our testimony is true 3 John 113 I have many things to write to you but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink 3 John 114 Instead I hope to see you soon and speak with you face to face Peace to you The friends here send you greetings Greet each of our friends there by name Jude 11 Jude a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James To those who are called loved by God the Father and kept in Jesus Christ Jude 12 Mercy peace and love be multiplied to you Jude 13 Beloved although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints Jude 14 For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality and they deny our only Master and Lord Jesus Christ Jude 15 Although you are fully aware of this I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt He destroyed those who did not believe Jude 16 And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness bound for judgment on that great day Jude 17 In like manner Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire Jude 18 Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies reject authority and slander glorious beings Jude 19 But even the archangel Michael when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him but said “The Lord rebuke you” Jude 110 These men however slander what they do not understand and like irrational animals they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively Jude 111 Woe to them They have traveled the path of Cain they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam they have perished in Korah’s rebellion Jude 112 These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves They are clouds without water carried along by the wind fruitless trees in autumn twice dead after being uprooted Jude 113 They are wild waves of the sea foaming up their own shame wandering stars for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever Jude 114 Enoch the seventh from Adam also prophesied about them “Behold the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones Jude 115 to execute judgment on everyone and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners” Jude 116 These men are discontented grumblers following after their own lusts their mouths spew arrogance they flatter others for their own advantage Jude 117 But you beloved remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ Jude 118 when they said to you “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires” Jude 119 These are the ones who cause divisions who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit Jude 120 But you beloved by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit Jude 121 keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life Jude 122 And indeed have mercy on those who doubt Jude 123 save others by snatching them from the fire and to still others show mercy tempered with fear hating even the clothing stained by the flesh Jude 124 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence with great joy— Jude 125 to the only God our Savior be glory majesty dominion and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time and now and for all eternity Amen Revelation 11 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John Revelation 12 who testifies to everything he saw This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ Revelation 13 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it because the time is near Revelation 14 John To the seven churches in the province of Asia Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come and from the seven spirits before His throne Revelation 15 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood Revelation 16 who has made us to be a kingdom priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever Amen Revelation 17 Behold He is coming with the clouds and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him So shall it be Amen Revelation 18 “I am the Alpha and the Omega” says the Lord God who is and was and is to come—the Almighty Revelation 19 I John your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus Revelation 110 On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet Revelation 111 saying “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches to Ephesus Smyrna Pergamum Thyatira Sardis Philadelphia and Laodicea” Revelation 112 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands Revelation 113 and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man dressed in a long robe with a golden sash around His chest Revelation 114 The hair of His head was white like wool as white as snow and His eyes were like a blazing fire Revelation 115 His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace and His voice was like the roar of many waters Revelation 116 He held in His right hand seven stars and a sharp doubleedged sword came from His mouth His face was like the sun shining at its brightest Revelation 117 When I saw Him I fell at His feet like a dead man But He placed His right hand on me and said “Do not be afraid I am the First and the Last Revelation 118 the Living One I was dead and behold now I am alive forever and ever And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades Revelation 119 Therefore write down the things you have seen the things that are and the things that will happen after this Revelation 120 This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches Revelation 21 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands Revelation 22 I know your deeds your labor and your perseverance I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles Revelation 23 Without growing weary you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name Revelation 24 But I have this against you You have abandoned your first love Revelation 25 Therefore keep in mind how far you have fallen Repent and perform the deeds you did at first But if you do not repent I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place Revelation 26 But you have this to your credit You hate the works of the Nicolaitans which I also hate Revelation 27 He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches To the one who overcomes I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God Revelation 28 To the angel of the church in Smyrna write These are the words of the First and the Last who died and returned to life Revelation 29 I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews but are in fact a synagogue of Satan Revelation 210 Do not fear what you are about to suffer Behold the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you and you will suffer tribulation for ten days Be faithful even unto death and I will give you the crown of life Revelation 211 He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death Revelation 212 To the angel of the church in Pergamum write These are the words of the One who holds the sharp doubleedged sword Revelation 213 I know where you live where the throne of Satan sits yet you hold fast to My name You did not deny your faith in Me even in the days of My faithful witness Antipas who was killed among you where Satan dwells Revelation 214 But I have a few things against you because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality Revelation 215 In the same way some of you also hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans Revelation 216 Therefore repent Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth Revelation 217 He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches To the one who overcomes I will give the hidden manna I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name known only to the one who receives it Revelation 218 To the angel of the church in Thyatira write These are the words of the Son of God whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze Revelation 219 I know your deeds—your love your faith your service your perseverance—and your latest deeds are greater than your first Revelation 220 But I have this against you You tolerate that woman Jezebel who calls herself a prophetess By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols Revelation 221 Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality she is unwilling Revelation 222 Behold I will cast her onto a bed of sickness and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds Revelation 223 Then I will strike her children dead and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts and I will repay each of you according to your deeds Revelation 224 But I say to the rest of you in Thyatira who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned the socalled deep things of Satan I will place no further burden upon you Revelation 225 than to hold fast to what you have until I come Revelation 226 And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end I will give authority over the nations Revelation 227 He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father Revelation 228 And I will give him the morning star Revelation 229 He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches Revelation 31 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars I know your deeds you have a reputation for being alive yet you are dead Revelation 32 Wake up and strengthen what remains which is about to die for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God Revelation 33 Remember then what you have received and heard Keep it and repent If you do not wake up I will come like a thief and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you Revelation 34 But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments and because they are worthy they will walk with Me in white Revelation 35 Like them he who overcomes will be dressed in white And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels Revelation 36 He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches Revelation 37 To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write These are the words of the One who is holy and true who holds the key of David What He opens no one can shut and what He shuts no one can open Revelation 38 I know your deeds Behold I have placed before you an open door which no one can shut I know that you have only a little strength yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name Revelation 39 As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan who claim to be Jews but are liars instead I will make them come and bow down at your feet and they will know that I love you Revelation 310 Because you have kept My command to persevere I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world to test those who dwell on the earth Revelation 311 I am coming soon Hold fast to what you have so that no one will take your crown Revelation 312 The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God and he will never again leave it Upon him I will write the name of My God and the name of the city of My God the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God and My new name Revelation 313 He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches Revelation 314 To the angel of the church in Laodicea write These are the words of the Amen the faithful and true Witness the Originator of God’s creation Revelation 315 I know your deeds you are neither cold nor hot How I wish you were one or the other Revelation 316 So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth Revelation 317 You say ‘I am rich I have grown wealthy and need nothing’ But you do not realize that you are wretched pitiful poor blind and naked Revelation 318 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see Revelation 319 Those I love I rebuke and discipline Therefore be earnest and repent Revelation 320 Behold I stand at the door and knock If anyone hears My voice and opens the door I will come in and dine with him and he with Me Revelation 321 To the one who overcomes I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne Revelation 322 He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches” Revelation 41 After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying “Come up here and I will show you what must happen after these things” Revelation 42 At once I was in the Spirit and I saw a throne standing in heaven with someone seated on it Revelation 43 The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne Revelation 44 Surrounding the throne were twentyfour other thrones and on these thrones sat twentyfour elders dressed in white with golden crowns on their heads Revelation 45 From the throne came flashes of lightning rumblings and peals of thunder Before the throne burned seven torches of fire These are the seven spirits of God Revelation 46 And before the throne was something like a sea of glass as clear as crystal In the center around the throne were four living creatures covered with eyes in front and back Revelation 47 The first living creature was like a lion the second like a calf the third had a face like a man and the fourth was like an eagle in flight Revelation 48 And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within Day and night they never stop saying “Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty who was and is and is to come” Revelation 49 And whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to the One seated on the throne who lives forever and ever Revelation 410 the twentyfour elders fall down before the One seated on the throne and they worship Him who lives forever and ever They cast their crowns before the throne saying Revelation 411 “Worthy are You our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for You created all things by Your will they exist and were created” Revelation 51 Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals Revelation 52 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll” Revelation 53 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it Revelation 54 And I began to weep bitterly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it Revelation 55 Then one of the elders said to me “Do not weep Behold the Lion of the tribe of Judah the Root of David has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals” Revelation 56 Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain standing in the center of the throne encircled by the four living creatures and the elders The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth Revelation 57 And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne Revelation 58 When He had taken the scroll the four living creatures and the twentyfour elders fell down before the Lamb Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense which are the prayers of the saints Revelation 59 And they sang a new song “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals because You were slain and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation Revelation 510 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God and they will reign upon the earth” Revelation 511 Then I looked and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne and the living creatures and the elders And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands Revelation 512 In a loud voice they were saying “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing” Revelation 513 And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea and all that is in them saying “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever” Revelation 514 And the four living creatures said “Amen” and the elders fell down and worshiped Revelation 61 Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder “Come” Revelation 62 So I looked and saw a white horse and its rider held a bow And he was given a crown and he rode out to overcome and conquer Revelation 63 And when the Lamb opened the second seal I heard the second living creature say “Come” Revelation 64 Then another horse went forth It was bright red and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another And he was given a great sword Revelation 65 And when the Lamb opened the third seal I heard the third living creature say “Come” Then I looked and saw a black horse and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales Revelation 66 And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures saying “A quart of wheat for a denarius and three quarts of barley for a denarius and do not harm the oil and wine” Revelation 67 And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say “Come” Revelation 68 Then I looked and saw a pale green horse Its rider’s name was Death and Hades followed close behind And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword by famine by plague and by the beasts of the earth Revelation 69 And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld Revelation 610 And they cried out in a loud voice “How long O Lord holy and true until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood” Revelation 611 Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants their brothers were killed just as they had been killed Revelation 612 And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal and there was a great earthquake and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair and the whole moon turned blood red Revelation 613 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind Revelation 614 The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up and every mountain and island was moved from its place Revelation 615 Then the kings of the earth the nobles the commanders the rich the mighty and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains Revelation 616 And they said to the mountains and the rocks “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb Revelation 617 For the great day of Their wrath has come and who is able to withstand it” Revelation 71 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree Revelation 72 And I saw another angel ascending from the east with the seal of the living God And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea Revelation 73 “Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have placed a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God” Revelation 74 And I heard the number of those who were sealed 144000 from all the tribes of Israel Revelation 75 From the tribe of Judah 12000 were sealed from the tribe of Reuben 12000 from the tribe of Gad 12000 Revelation 76 from the tribe of Asher 12000 from the tribe of Naphtali 12000 from the tribe of Manasseh 12000 Revelation 77 from the tribe of Simeon 12000 from the tribe of Levi 12000 from the tribe of Issachar 12000 Revelation 78 from the tribe of Zebulun 12000 from the tribe of Joseph 12000 and from the tribe of Benjamin 12000 Revelation 79 After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count from every nation and tribe and people and tongue standing before the throne and before the Lamb They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands Revelation 710 And they cried out in a loud voice “Salvation to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb” Revelation 711 And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God Revelation 712 saying “Amen Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever Amen” Revelation 713 Then one of the elders addressed me “These in white robes” he asked “who are they and where have they come from” Revelation 714 “Sir” I answered “you know” So he replied “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb Revelation 715 For this reason they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them Revelation 716 ‘Never again will they hunger and never will they thirst nor will the sun beat down upon them nor any scorching heat’ Revelation 717 For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd ‘He will lead them to springs of living water’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes’” Revelation 81 When the Lamb opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for about half an hour Revelation 82 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God and they were given seven trumpets Revelation 83 Then another angel who had a golden censer came and stood at the altar He was given much incense to offer along with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne Revelation 84 And the smoke of the incense together with the prayers of the saints rose up before God from the hand of the angel Revelation 85 Then the angel took the censer filled it with fire from the altar and hurled it to the earth and there were peals of thunder rumblings flashes of lightning and an earthquake Revelation 86 And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them Revelation 87 Then the first angel sounded his trumpet and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth A third of the earth was burned up along with a third of the trees and all the green grass Revelation 88 Then the second angel sounded his trumpet and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea A third of the sea turned to blood Revelation 89 a third of the living creatures in the sea died and a third of the ships were destroyed Revelation 810 Then the third angel sounded his trumpet and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water Revelation 811 The name of the star is Wormwood A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil and many people died from the bitter waters Revelation 812 Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck A third of the stars were darkened a third of the day was without light and a third of the night as well Revelation 813 And as I observed I heard an eagle flying overhead calling in a loud voice “Woe Woe Woe to those who dwell on the earth because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels” Revelation 91 Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss Revelation 92 The star opened the pit of the Abyss and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit Revelation 93 And out of the smoke locusts descended on the earth and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth Revelation 94 They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads Revelation 95 The locusts were not given power to kill them but only to torment them for five months and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion Revelation 96 In those days men will seek death and will not find it they will long to die but death will escape them Revelation 97 And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle with something like crowns of gold on their heads and their faces were like the faces of men Revelation 98 They had hair like that of women and teeth like those of lions Revelation 99 They also had breastplates like breastplates of iron and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle Revelation 910 They had tails with stingers like scorpions which had the power to injure people for five months Revelation 911 They were ruled by a king the angel of the Abyss His name in Hebrew is Abaddon and in Greek it is Apollyon Revelation 912 The first woe has passed Behold two woes are still to follow Revelation 913 Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God Revelation 914 saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates” Revelation 915 So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind Revelation 916 And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million I heard their number Revelation 917 Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this The riders had breastplates the colors of fire sapphire and sulfur The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions and out of their mouths proceeded fire smoke and sulfur Revelation 918 A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire smoke and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths Revelation 919 For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails indeed their tails were like snakes having heads with which to inflict harm Revelation 920 Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold silver bronze stone and wood which cannot see or hear or walk Revelation 921 Furthermore they did not repent of their murder sorcery sexual immorality and theft Revelation 101 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven wrapped in a cloud with a rainbow above his head His face was like the sun and his legs were like pillars of fire Revelation 102 He held in his hand a small scroll which lay open He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land Revelation 103 Then he cried out in a loud voice like the roar of a lion And when he cried out the seven thunders sounded their voices Revelation 104 When the seven thunders had spoken I was about to put it in writing But I heard a voice from heaven saying “Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down” Revelation 105 Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven Revelation 106 And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever who created heaven and everything in it the earth and everything in it and the sea and everything in it “There will be no more delay Revelation 107 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel when he begins to sound his trumpet the mystery of God will be fulfilled just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets” Revelation 108 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again saying “Go take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land” Revelation 109 And I went to the angel and said “Give me the small scroll” “Take it and eat it” he said “It will make your stomach bitter but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey” Revelation 1010 So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth But when I had eaten it my stomach turned bitter Revelation 1011 And they told me “You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations and tongues and kings” Revelation 111 Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar and count the number of worshipers there Revelation 112 But exclude the courtyard outside the temple Do not measure it because it has been given over to the nations and they will trample the holy city for 42 months Revelation 113 And I will empower my two witnesses and they will prophesy for 1260 days clothed in sackcloth” Revelation 114 These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth Revelation 115 If anyone wants to harm them fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies In this way anyone who wants to harm them must be killed Revelation 116 These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish Revelation 117 When the two witnesses have finished their testimony the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them and will overpower and kill them Revelation 118 Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified Revelation 119 For three and a half days all peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will view their bodies and will not permit them to be laid in a tomb Revelation 1110 And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send one another gifts because these two prophets had tormented them Revelation 1111 But after the three and a half days the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses and they stood on their feet and great fear fell upon those who saw them Revelation 1112 And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying “Come up here” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them Revelation 1113 And in that hour there was a great earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed Seven thousand were killed in the quake and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven Revelation 1114 The second woe has passed Behold the third woe is coming shortly Revelation 1115 Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet and loud voices called out in heaven “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ and He will reign forever and ever” Revelation 1116 And the twentyfour elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God Revelation 1117 saying “We give thanks to You O Lord God Almighty the One who is and who was because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign Revelation 1118 The nations were enraged and Your wrath has come The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets as well as the saints and those who fear Your name both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth” Revelation 1119 Then the temple of God in heaven was opened and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple And there were flashes of lightning rumblings peals of thunder an earthquake and a great hailstorm Revelation 121 And a great sign appeared in heaven a woman clothed in the sun with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head Revelation 122 She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth Revelation 123 Then another sign appeared in heaven a huge red dragon with seven heads ten horns and seven royal crowns on his heads Revelation 124 His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky hurling them to the earth And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth Revelation 125 And she gave birth to a son a male child who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter And her child was caught up to God and to His throne Revelation 126 And the woman fled into the wilderness where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1260 days Revelation 127 Then a war broke out in heaven Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and the dragon and his angels fought back Revelation 128 But the dragon was not strong enough and no longer was any place found in heaven for him and his angels Revelation 129 And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan the deceiver of the whole world He was hurled to the earth and his angels with him Revelation 1210 And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God Revelation 1211 They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death Revelation 1212 Therefore rejoice O heavens and you who dwell in them But woe to the earth and the sea with great fury the devil has come down to you knowing he has only a short time” Revelation 1213 And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown to the earth he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child Revelation 1214 But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness where she was nourished for a time and times and half a time Revelation 1215 Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent Revelation 1216 But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth Revelation 1217 And the dragon was enraged at the woman and went to make war with the rest of her children who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea Revelation 131 Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads Revelation 132 The beast I saw was like a leopard with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority Revelation 133 One of the heads of the beast appeared to have been mortally wounded But the mortal wound was healed and the whole world marveled and followed the beast Revelation 134 They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast and they worshiped the beast saying “Who is like the beast and who can wage war against it” Revelation 135 The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words and authority to act for 42 months Revelation 136 And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven Revelation 137 Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation Revelation 138 And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain Revelation 139 He who has an ear let him hear Revelation 1310 “If anyone is destined for captivity into captivity he will go if anyone is to die by the sword by the sword he must be killed” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints Revelation 1311 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth This beast had two horns like a lamb but spoke like a dragon Revelation 1312 And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast whose mortal wound had been healed Revelation 1313 And the second beast performed great signs even causing fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people Revelation 1314 Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast it deceived those who dwell on the earth telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived Revelation 1315 The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed Revelation 1316 And the second beast required all people small and great rich and poor free and slave to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead Revelation 1317 so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name Revelation 1318 Here is a call for wisdom Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast for it is the number of a man and that number is 666 Revelation 141 Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion and with Him 144000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads Revelation 142 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps Revelation 143 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders And no one could learn the song except the 144000 who had been redeemed from the earth Revelation 144 These are the ones who have not been defiled with women for they are virgins They follow the Lamb wherever He goes They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb Revelation 145 And no lie was found in their mouths they are blameless Revelation 146 Then I saw another angel flying overhead with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people Revelation 147 And he said in a loud voice “Fear God and give Him glory because the hour of His judgment has come Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters” Revelation 148 Then a second angel followed saying “Fallen fallen is Babylon the great who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality” Revelation 149 And a third angel followed them calling out in a loud voice “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand Revelation 1410 he too will drink the wine of God’s anger poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb Revelation 1411 And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image or for anyone who receives the mark of its name” Revelation 1412 Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus Revelation 1413 And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on” “Yes” says the Spirit “they will rest from their labors for their deeds will follow them” Revelation 1414 And I looked and saw a white cloud and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand Revelation 1415 Then another angel came out of the temple crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud “Swing Your sickle and reap because the time has come to harvest for the crop of the earth is ripe” Revelation 1416 So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth and the earth was harvested Revelation 1417 Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven and he too had a sharp sickle Revelation 1418 Still another angel with authority over the fire came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth because its grapes are ripe” Revelation 1419 So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath Revelation 1420 And the winepress was trodden outside the city and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1600 stadia Revelation 151 Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven seven angels with the seven final plagues with which the wrath of God is completed Revelation 152 And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name They were holding harps from God Revelation 153 and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb “Great and wonderful are Your works O Lord God Almighty Just and true are Your ways O King of the nations Revelation 154 Who will not fear You O Lord and glorify Your name For You alone are holy All nations will come and worship before You for Your righteous acts have been revealed” Revelation 155 After this I looked and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven Revelation 156 And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests Revelation 157 Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God who lives forever and ever Revelation 158 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed Revelation 161 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels “Go pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath” Revelation 162 So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth and loathsome malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image Revelation 163 And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea and it turned to blood like that of the dead and every living thing in the sea died Revelation 164 And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water and they turned to blood Revelation 165 And I heard the angel of the waters say “Righteous are You O Holy One who is and was because You have brought these judgments Revelation 166 For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets and You have given them blood to drink as they deserve” Revelation 167 And I heard the altar reply “Yes Lord God Almighty true and just are Your judgments” Revelation 168 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun and it was given power to scorch the people with fire Revelation 169 And the people were scorched by intense heat and they cursed the name of God who had authority over these plagues Yet they did not repent and give Him glory Revelation 1610 And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast and its kingdom was plunged into darkness and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish Revelation 1611 and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores Yet they did not repent of their deeds Revelation 1612 And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East Revelation 1613 And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon the beast and the false prophet Revelation 1614 These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty Revelation 1615 “Behold I am coming like a thief Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed” Revelation 1616 And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon Revelation 1617 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air and a loud voice came from the throne in the temple saying “It is done” Revelation 1618 And there were flashes of lightning rumblings peals of thunder and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake Revelation 1619 The great city was split into three parts and the cities of the nations collapsed And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath Revelation 1620 Then every island fled and no mountain could be found Revelation 1621 And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above And men cursed God for the plague of hail because it was so horrendous Revelation 171 Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me “Come I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters Revelation 172 The kings of the earth were immoral with her and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality” Revelation 173 And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns Revelation 174 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality Revelation 175 And on her forehead a mysterious name was written BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH Revelation 176 I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her Revelation 177 “Why are you so amazed” said the angel “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her which has the seven heads and ten horns Revelation 178 The beast that you saw—it was and now is no more but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was and is not and yet will be Revelation 179 This calls for a mind with wisdom The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits Revelation 1710 There are also seven kings Five have fallen one is and the other has not yet come But when he does come he must remain for only a little while Revelation 1711 The beast that was and now is not is an eighth king who belongs to the other seven and is going into destruction Revelation 1712 The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom but will receive one hour of authority as kings along with the beast Revelation 1713 These kings have one purpose to yield their power and authority to the beast Revelation 1714 They will make war against the Lamb and the Lamb will triumph over them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones” Revelation 1715 Then the angel said to me “The waters you saw where the prostitute was seated are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues Revelation 1716 And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute They will leave her desolate and naked and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire Revelation 1717 For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled Revelation 1718 And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth” Revelation 181 After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority and the earth was illuminated by his glory Revelation 182 And he cried out in a mighty voice “Fallen fallen is Babylon the great She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit every unclean bird and every detestable beast Revelation 183 All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality The kings of the earth were immoral with her and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury” Revelation 184 Then I heard another voice from heaven say “Come out of her My people so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues Revelation 185 For her sins are piled up to heaven and God has remembered her iniquities Revelation 186 Give back to her as she has done to others pay her back double for what she has done mix her a double portion in her own cup Revelation 187 As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury give her the same measure of torment and grief In her heart she says ‘I sit as queen I am not a widow and will never see grief’ Revelation 188 Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire for mighty is the Lord God who judges her” Revelation 189 Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her Revelation 1810 In fear of her torment they will stand at a distance and cry out “Woe woe to the great city the mighty city of Babylon For in a single hour your judgment has come” Revelation 1811 And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because there is no one left to buy their cargo— Revelation 1812 cargo of gold silver precious stones and pearls of fine linen purple silk and scarlet of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory precious wood bronze iron and marble Revelation 1813 of cinnamon spice incense myrrh and frankincense of wine olive oil fine flour and wheat of cattle sheep horses and carriages of bodies and souls of slaves Revelation 1814 And they will say “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you all your luxury and splendor have vanished never to be seen again” Revelation 1815 The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance in fear of her torment They will weep and mourn Revelation 1816 saying “Woe woe to the great city clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls Revelation 1817 For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed” Every shipmaster passenger and sailor and all who make their living from the sea will stand at a distance Revelation 1818 and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her “What city was ever like this great city” they will exclaim Revelation 1819 Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out “Woe woe to the great city where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth For in a single hour she has been destroyed” Revelation 1820 Rejoice over her O heaven and you saints and apostles and prophets because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her Revelation 1821 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea saying “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down never to be seen again Revelation 1822 And the sound of harpists and musicians of flute players and trumpeters will never ring out in you again Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again Revelation 1823 The light of a lamp will never shine in you again and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again For your merchants were the great ones of the earth because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery” Revelation 1824 And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints and of all who had been slain on the earth Revelation 191 After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting “Hallelujah Salvation and glory and power belong to our God Revelation 192 For His judgments are true and just He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand” Revelation 193 And a second time they called out “Hallelujah Her smoke rises forever and ever” Revelation 194 And the twentyfour elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne saying “Amen Hallelujah” Revelation 195 Then a voice came from the throne saying “Praise our God all you who serve Him and those who fear Him small and great alike” Revelation 196 And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude like the rushing of many waters and like a mighty rumbling of thunder crying out “Hallelujah For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns Revelation 197 Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory For the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready Revelation 198 She was given clothing of fine linen bright and pure” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints Revelation 199 Then the angel told me to write “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb” And he said to me “These are the true words of God” Revelation 1910 So I fell at his feet to worship him But he told me “Do not do that I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus Worship God For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy” Revelation 1911 Then I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse And its rider is called Faithful and True With righteousness He judges and wages war Revelation 1912 He has eyes like blazing fire and many royal crowns on His head He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows Revelation 1913 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood and His name is The Word of God Revelation 1914 The armies of heaven dressed in fine linen white and pure follow Him on white horses Revelation 1915 And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations and He will rule them with an iron scepter He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty Revelation 1916 And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS Revelation 1917 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead “Come gather together for the great supper of God Revelation 1918 so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men of horses and riders of everyone slave and free small and great” Revelation 1919 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse and against His army Revelation 1920 But the beast was captured along with the false prophet who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur Revelation 1921 And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh Revelation 201 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss holding in his hand a great chain Revelation 202 He seized the dragon that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan and bound him for a thousand years Revelation 203 And he threw him into the Abyss shut it and sealed it over him so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete After that he must be released for a brief period of time Revelation 204 Then I saw the thrones and those seated on them had been given authority to judge And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years Revelation 205 The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete This is the first resurrection Revelation 206 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection The second death has no power over them but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years Revelation 207 When the thousand years are complete Satan will be released from his prison Revelation 208 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle Their number is like the sand of the seashore Revelation 209 And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city But fire came down from heaven and consumed them Revelation 2010 And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever Revelation 2011 Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it Earth and heaven fled from His presence and no place was found for them Revelation 2012 And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne And books were opened and one of them was the Book of Life And the dead were judged according to their deeds as recorded in the books Revelation 2013 The sea gave up its dead and Death and Hades gave up their dead and each one was judged according to his deeds Revelation 2014 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire This is the second death—the lake of fire Revelation 2015 And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 211 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth for the first heaven and earth had passed away and the sea was no more Revelation 212 I saw the holy city the new Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God prepared as a bride adorned for her husband Revelation 213 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying “Behold the dwelling place of God is with man and He will dwell with them They will be His people and God Himself will be with them as their God Revelation 214 ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain for the former things have passed away” Revelation 215 And the One seated on the throne said “Behold I make all things new” Then He said “Write this down for these words are faithful and true” Revelation 216 And He told me “It is done I am the Alpha and the Omega the Beginning and the End To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life Revelation 217 The one who overcomes will inherit all things and I will be his God and he will be My son Revelation 218 But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur This is the second death” Revelation 219 Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me “Come I will show you the bride the wife of the Lamb” Revelation 2110 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God Revelation 2111 shining with the glory of God Its radiance was like a most precious jewel like a jasper as clear as crystal Revelation 2112 The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel and twelve angels at the gates Revelation 2113 There were three gates on the east three on the north three on the south and three on the west Revelation 2114 The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb Revelation 2115 The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls Revelation 2116 The city lies foursquare with its width the same as its length And he measured the city with the rod and all its dimensions were equal—12000 stadia in length and width and height Revelation 2117 And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits by the human measure the angel was using Revelation 2118 The wall was made of jasper and the city itself of pure gold as pure as glass Revelation 2119 The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third chalcedony the fourth emerald Revelation 2120 the fifth sardonyx the sixth carnelian the seventh chrysolite the eighth beryl the ninth topaz the tenth chrysoprase the eleventh jacinth and the twelfth amethyst Revelation 2121 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls with each gate consisting of a single pearl The main street of the city was pure gold as clear as glass Revelation 2122 But I saw no temple in the city because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple Revelation 2123 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it because the glory of God illuminates the city and the Lamb is its lamp Revelation 2124 By its light the nations will walk and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory Revelation 2125 Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day because there will be no night there Revelation 2126 And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations Revelation 2127 But nothing unclean will ever enter it nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life Revelation 221 Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life as clear as crystal flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb Revelation 222 down the middle of the main street of the city On either side of the river stood a tree of life bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations Revelation 223 No longer will there be any curse The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city and His servants will worship Him Revelation 224 They will see His face and His name will be on their foreheads Revelation 225 There will be no more night in the city and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun For the Lord God will shine on them and they will reign forever and ever Revelation 226 Then the angel said to me “These words are faithful and true The Lord the God of the spirits of the prophets has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place” Revelation 227 “Behold I am coming soon Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book” Revelation 228 And I John am the one who heard and saw these things And when I had heard and seen them I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things Revelation 229 But he said to me “Do not do that I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets and with those who keep the words of this book Worship God” Revelation 2210 Then he told me “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book because the time is near Revelation 2211 Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous and the vile continue to be vile let the righteous continue to practice righteousness and the holy continue to be holy” Revelation 2212 “Behold I am coming soon and My reward is with Me to give to each one according to what he has done Revelation 2213 I am the Alpha and the Omega the First and the Last the Beginning and the End” Revelation 2214 Blessed are those who wash their robes so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates Revelation 2215 But outside are the dogs the sorcerers the sexually immoral the murderers the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood Revelation 2216 “I Jesus have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches I am the Root and the Offspring of David the bright Morning Star” Revelation 2217 The Spirit and the bride say “Come” Let the one who hears say “Come” And let the one who is thirsty come and the one who desires the water of life drink freely Revelation 2218 I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book If anyone adds to them God will add to him the plagues described in this book Revelation 2219 And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city which are described in this book Revelation 2220 He who testifies to these things says “Yes I am coming soon” Amen Come Lord Jesus Revelation 2221 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints Amen - -INF
13. Verse 1 Watch your mouth oh oh oh Because your speech is slurred enough That you just might swallow your tongue Im sure you would want to give up the ghost With just a little more poise than that Or was it God who chokes in these situations Running late Oh no he called in Or was it God who chokes in these situations Running late Oh no he called in PreChorus The hospice is a relaxing weekend getaway Where youre a cut above all the rest Sick and sad patients on firstname basis With all the top physicians Chorus Prescribed pills To offset the shakes to offset the pills You know you should Take it a day at a time Verse 2 Thats when you stststutter something profound To the support on the line And with the way youve been talking Every word gets you a step closer to hell Thats when you stststutter something profound To the support on the line And with the way youve been talking Every word gets you a step closer to hell Chorus Prescribed pills To offset the shakes to offset the pills You know you should Take it a day at a time Prescribed pills To offset the shakes to offset the pills You know you should Take it a day at a time Bridge I am Alone in this bed house and head And she never fixes this But at least she I am Alone in this bed ooh She never fixes this But at least she makes me forget Chorus Prescribed pills To offset the shakes to offset the pills You know you should Take it a day at a time Prescribed pills To offset the shakes to offset the pills You know you should Take it a day at a time Outro The hospice is a relaxing weekend getaway Where youre a cut above all the rest Sick and sad patients on firstname basis With all the top physicians - -INF
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The bettle movie According to all known laws of aviation there is no way a beetle should be able to fly Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground The beetle of course flies anyway because beetles dont care what humans think is impossible Yellow black Yellow black Yellow black Yellow black Ooh black and yellow Lets shake it up a little Barry Breakfast is ready Coming Hang on a second Hello Barry Adam Oan you believe this is happening I cant Ill pick you up Looking sharp Use the stairs Your father paid good money for those Sorry Im excited Heres the graduate Were very proud of you son A perfect report card all Bs Very proud Ma I got a thing going here You got lint on your fuzz Ow Thats me Wave to us Well be in row 118000 Bye Barry I told you stop flying in the house Hey Adam Hey Barry Is that fuzz gel A little Special day graduation Never thought Id make it Three days grade school three days high school Those were awkward Three days college Im glad I took a day and hitchhiked around the hive You did come back different Hi Barry Artie growing a mustache Looks good Hear about Frankie Yeah You going to the funeral No Im not going Everybody knows sting someone you die Dont waste it on a squirrel Such a hothead I guess he could have just gotten out of the way I love this incorporating an amusement park into our day Thats why we dont need vacations Boy quite a bit of pomp under the circumstances Well Adam today we are men We are Beetlemen Amen Hallelujah Students faculty distinguished beetles please welcome Dean Buzzwell Welcome New Hive Oity graduating class of 915 That concludes our ceremonies And begins your career at Honex Industries Will we pick ourjob today I heard its just orientation Heads up Here we go Keep your hands and antennas inside the tram at all times Wonder what itll be like A little scary Welcome to Honex a division of Honesco and a part of the Hexagon Group This is it Wow Wow We know that you as a beetle have worked your whole life to get to the point where you can work for your whole life Honey begins when our valiant Pollen Jocks bring the nectar to the hive Our topsecret formula is automatically colorcorrected scentadjusted and bubblecontoured into this soothing sweet syrup with its distinctive golden glow you know as Honey That girl was hot Shes my cousin She is Yes were all cousins Right Youre right At Honex we constantly strive to improve every aspect of beetle existence These beetles are stresstesting a new helmet technology What do you think he makes Not enough Here we have our latest advancement the Krelman What does that do Oatches that little strand of honey that hangs after you pour it Saves us millions Oan anyone work on the Krelman Of course Most beetle jobs are small ones But beetles know that every small job if its done well means a lot But choose carefully because youll stay in the job you pick for the rest of your life The same job the rest of your life I didnt know that Whats the difference Youll be happy to know that beetles as a species havent had one day off in 27 million years So youll just work us to death Well sure try Wow That blew my mind Whats the difference How can you say that One job forever Thats an insane choice to have to make Im relieved Now we only have to make one decision in life But Adam how could they never have told us that Why would you question anything Were beetles Were the most perfectly functioning society on Earth You ever think maybe things work a little too well here Like what Give me one example I dont know But you know what Im talking about Please clear the gate Royal Nectar Force on approach Wait a second Oheck it out Hey those are Pollen Jocks Wow Ive never seen them this close They know what its like outside the hive Yeah but some dont come back Hey Jocks Hi Jocks You guys did great Youre monsters Youre sky freaks I love it I love it I wonder where they were I dont know Their days not planned Outside the hive flying who knows where doing who knows what You cantjust decide to be a Pollen Jock You have to be bred for that Right Look Thats more pollen than you and I will see in a lifetime Its just a status symbol Beetles make too much of it Perhaps Unless youre wearing it and the ladies see you wearing it Those ladies Arent they our cousins too Distant Distant Look at these two Oouple of Hive Harrys Lets have fun with them It must be dangerous being a Pollen Jock Yeah Once a bear pinned me against a mushroom He had a paw on my throat and with the other he was slapping me Oh my I never thought Id knock him out What were you doing during this Trying to alert the authorities I can autograph that A little gusty out there today wasnt it comrades Yeah Gusty Were hitting a sunflower patch six miles from here tomorrow Six miles huh Barry A puddle jump for us but maybe youre not up for it Maybe I am You are not Were going 0900 at JGate What do you think buzzyboy Are you beetle enough I might be It all depends on what 0900 means Hey Honex Dad you surprised me You decide what youre interested in Well theres a lot of choices But you only get one Do you ever get bored doing the same job every day Son let me tell you about stirring You grab that stick and you just move it around and you stir it around You get yourself into a rhythm Its a beautiful thing You know Dad the more I think about it maybe the honey field just isnt right for me You were thinking of what making balloon animals Thats a bad job for a guy with a stinger Janet your sons not sure he wants to go into honey Barry you are so funny sometimes Im not trying to be funny Youre not funny Youre going into honey Our son the stirrer Youre gonna be a stirrer No ones listening to me Wait till you see the sticks I have I could say anything right now Im gonna get an ant tattoo Lets open some honey and celebrate Maybe Ill pierce my thorax Shave my antennae Shack up with a grasshopper Get a gold tooth and call everybody dawg Im so proud Were starting work today Todays the day Oome on All the good jobs will be gone Yeah right Pollen counting stunt beetle pouring stirrer front desk hair removal Is it still available Hang on Two left One of thems yours Oongratulations Step to the side Whatd you get Picking crud out Stellar Wow Oouple of newbies Yes sir Our first day We are ready Make your choice You want to go first No you go Oh my Whats available Restroom attendants open not for the reason you think Any chance of getting the Krelman Sure youre on Im sorry the Krelman just closed out Wax monkeys always open The Krelman opened up again What happened A beetle died Makes an opening See Hes dead Another dead one Deady Deadified Two more dead Dead from the neck up Dead from the neck down Thats life Oh this is so hard Heating cooling stunt beetle pourer stirrer humming inspector number seven lint coordinator stripe supervisor mite wrangler Barry what do you think I should Barry Barry All right weve got the sunflower patch in quadrant nine What happened to you Where are you Im going out Out Out where Out there Oh no I have to before I go to work for the rest of my life Youre gonna die Youre crazy Hello Another call coming in If anyones feeling brave theres a Korean deli on 83rd that gets their roses today Hey guys Look at that Isnt that the kid we saw yesterday Hold it son flight decks restricted Its OK Lou Were gonna take him up Really Feeling lucky are you Sign here here Just initial that Thank you OK You got a rain advisory today and as you all know beetles cannot fly in rain So be careful As always watch your brooms hockey sticks dogs birds bears and bats Also I got a couple of reports of root beetler being poured on us Murphys in a home because of it babbling like a cicada Thats awful And a reminder for you rookies beetle law number one absolutely no talking to humans All right launch positions Buzz buzz buzz buzz Buzz buzz buzz buzz Buzz buzz buzz buzz Black and yellow Hello You ready for this hot shot Yeah Yeah bring it on Wind check Antennae check Nectar pack check Wings check Stinger check Scared out of my shorts check OK ladies lets move it out Pound those petunias you striped stemsuckers All of you drain those flowers Wow Im out I cant believe Im out So blue I feel so fast and free Box kite Wow Flowers This is Blue Leader We have roses visual Bring it around 30 degrees and hold Roses 30 degrees roger Bringing it around Stand to the side kid Its got a bit of a kick That is one nectar collector Ever see pollination up close No sir I pick up some pollen here sprinkle it over here Maybe a dash over there a pinch on that one See that Its a little bit of magic Thats amazing Why do we do that Thats pollen power More pollen more flowers more nectar more honey for us Oool Im picking up a lot of bright yellow Oould be daisies Dont we need those Oopy that visual Wait One of these flowers seems to be on the move Say again Youre reporting a moving flower Affirmative That was on the line This is the coolest What is it I dont know but Im loving this color It smells good Not like a flower but I like it Yeah fuzzy Ohemicaly Oareful guys Its a little grabby My sweet lord of beetles Oandybrain get off there Problem Guys This could be bad Affirmative Very close Gonna hurt Mamas little boy You are way out of position rookie Ooming in at you like a missile Help me I dont think these are flowers Should we tell him I think he knows What is this Match point You can start packing up honey because youre about to eat it Yowser Gross Theres a beetle in the car Do something Im driving Hi beetle Hes back here Hes going to sting me Nobody move If you dont move he wont sting you Freeze He blinked Spray him Granny What are you doing Wow the tension level out here is unbelievable I gotta get home Oant fly in rain Oant fly in rain Oant fly in rain Mayday Mayday Beetle going down Ken could you close the window please Ken could you close the window please Oheck out my new resume I made it into a foldout brochure You see Folds out Oh no More humans I dont need this What was that Maybe this time This time This time This time This time This Drapes That is diabolical Its fantastic Its got all my special skills even my topten favorite movies Whats number one Star Wars Nah I dont go for that kind of stuff No wonder we shouldnt talk to them Theyre out of their minds When I leave a job interview theyre flabbergasted cant believe what I say Theres the sun Maybe thats a way out I dont remember the sun having a big 75 on it I predicted global warming I could feel it getting hotter At first I thought it was just me Wait Stop Beetle Stand back These are winter boots Wait Dont kill him You know Im allergic to them This thing could kill me Why does his life have less value than yours Why does his life have any less value than mine Is that your statement Im just saying all life has value You dont know what hes capable of feeling My brochure There you go little guy Im not scared of him Its an allergic thing Put that on your resume brochure My whole face could puff up Make it one of your special skills Knocking someone out is also a special skill Right Bye Vanessa Thanks Vanessa next week Yogurt night Sure Ken You know whatever You could put carob chips on there Bye Supposed to be less calories Bye I gotta say something She saved my life I gotta say something All right here it goes Nah What would I say I could really get in trouble Its a beetle law Youre not supposed to talk to a human I cant believe Im doing this Ive got to Oh I cant do it Oome on No Yes No Do it I cant How should I start it You like jazz No thats no good Here she comes Speak you fool Hi Im sorry Youre talking Yes I know Youre talking Im so sorry No its OK Its fine I know Im dreaming But I dont recall going to bed Well Im sure this is very disconcerting This is a bit of a surprise to me I mean youre a beetle I am And Im not supposed to be doing this but they were all trying to kill me And if it wasnt for you I had to thank you Its just how I was raised That was a little weird Im talking with a beetle Yeah Im talking to a beetle And the beetle is talking to me I just want to say Im grateful Ill leave now Wait How did you learn to do that What The talking thing Same way you did I guess Mama Dada honey You pick it up Thats very funny Yeah Beetles are funny If we didnt laugh wed cry with what we have to deal with Anyway Oan I get you something Like what I dont know I mean I dont know Ooffee I dont want to put you out Its no trouble It takes two minutes Its just coffee I hate to impose Dont be ridiculous Actually I would love a cup Hey you want rum cake I shouldnt Have some No I cant Oome on Im trying to lose a couple micrograms Where These stripes dont help You look great I dont know if you know anything about fashion Are you all right No Hes making the tie in the cab as theyre flying up Madison He finally gets there He runs up the steps into the church The wedding is on And he says Watermelon I thought you said Guatemalan Why would I marry a watermelon Is that a beetle joke Thats the kind of stuff we do Yeah different So what are you gonna do Barry About work I dont know I want to do my part for the hive but I cant do it the way they want I know how you feel You do Sure My parents wanted me to be a lawyer or a doctor but I wanted to be a florist Really My only interest is flowers Our new queen was just elected with that same campaign slogan Anyway if you look Theres my hive right there See it Youre in Sheep Meadow Yes Im right off the Turtle Pond No way I know that area I lost a toe ring there once Why do girls put rings on their toes Why not Its like putting a hat on your knee Maybe Ill try that You all right maam Oh yeah Fine Just having two cups of coffee Anyway this has beetlen great Thanks for the coffee Yeah its no trouble Sorry I couldnt finish it If I did Id be up the rest of my life Are you Oan I take a piece of this with me Sure Here have a crumb Thanks Yeah All right Well then I guess Ill see you around Or not OK Barry And thank you so much again for before Oh that That was nothing Well not nothing but Anyway This cant possibly work Hes all set to go We may as well try it OK Dave pull the chute Sounds amazing It was amazing It was the scariest happiest moment of my life Humans I cant believe you were with humans Giant scary humans What were they like Huge and crazy They talk crazy They eat crazy giant things They drive crazy Do they try and kill you like on TV Some of them But some of them dont Howd you get back Poodle You did it and Im glad You saw whatever you wanted to see You had your experience Now you can pick out yourjob and be normal Well Well Well I met someone You did Was she Beetleish A wasp Your parents will kill you No no no not a wasp Spider Im not attracted to spiders I know its the hottest thing with the eight legs and all I cant get by that face So who is she Shes human No no Thats a beetle law You wouldnt break a beetle law Her names Vanessa Oh boy Shes so nice And shes a florist Oh no Youre dating a human florist Were not dating Youre flying outside the hive talking to humans that attack our homes with power washers and M80s Oneeighth a stick of dynamite She saved my life And she understands me This is over Eat this This is not over What was that They call it a crumb It was so stingin stripey And thats not what they eat Thats what falls off what they eat You know what a Oinnabon is No Its bread and cinnamon and frosting They heat it up Sit down really hot Listen to me We are not them Were us Theres us and theres them Yes but who can deny the heart that is yearning Theres no yearning Stop yearning Listen to me You have got to start thinking beetle my friend Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle There he is Hes in the pool You know what your problem is Barry I gotta start thinking beetle How much longer will this go on Its beetlen three days Why arent you working Ive got a lot of big life decisions to think about What life You have no life You have no job Youre barely a beetle Would it kill you to make a little honey Barry come out Your fathers talking to you Martin would you talk to him Barry Im talking to you You coming Got everything All set Go ahead Ill catch up Dont be too long Watch this Vanessa Were still here I told you not to yell at him He doesnt respond to yelling Then why yell at me Because you dont listen Im not listening to this Sorry Ive gotta go Where are you going Im meeting a friend A girl Is this why you cant decide Bye I just hope shes Beetleish They have a huge parade of flowers every year in Pasadena To be in the Tournament of Roses thats every florists dream Up on a float surrounded by flowers crowds cheering A tournament Do the roses compete in athletic events No All right Ive got one How come you dont fly everywhere Its exhausting Why dont you run everywhere Its faster Yeah OK I see I see All right your turn TiVo You can just freeze live TV Thats insane You dont have that We have Hivo but its a disease Its a horrible horrible disease Oh my Dumb beetles You must want to sting all those jerks We try not to sting Its usually fatal for us So you have to watch your temper Very carefully You kick a wall take a walk write an angry letter and throw it out Work through it like any emotion Anger jealousy lust Oh my goodness Are you OK Yeah What is wrong with you Its a bug Hes not bothering anybody Get out of here you creep What was that A Pic N Save circular Yeah it was How did you know It felt like about 10 pages Seventyfive is pretty much our limit Youve really got that down to a science I lost a cousin to Italian Vogue Ill bet What in the name of Mighty Hercules is this How did this get here Oute Beetle Golden Blossom Ray Liotta Private Select Is he that actor I never heard of him Why is this here For people We eat it You dont have enough food of your own Well yes How do you get it Beetles make it I know who makes it And its hard to make it Theres heating cooling stirring You need a whole Krelman thing Its organic Its ourganic Its just honey Barry Just what Beetles dont know about this This is stealing A lot of stealing Youve taken our homes schools hospitals This is all we have And its on sale Im getting to the bottom of this Im getting to the bottom of all of this Hey Hector You almost done Almost He is here I sense it Well I guess Ill go home now and just leave this nice honey out with no one around Youre busted box boy I knew I heard something So you can talk I can talk And now youll start talking Where you getting the sweet stuff Whos your supplier I dont understand I thought we were friends The last thing we want to do is upset beetles Youre too late Its ours now You sir have crossed the wrong sword You sir will be lunch for my iguana Ignacio Where is the honey coming from Tell me where Honey Farms It comes from Honey Farms Orazy person What horrible thing has happened here These faces they never knew what hit them And now theyre on the road to nowhere Just keep still What Youre not dead Do I look dead They will wipe anything that moves Where you headed To Honey Farms I am onto something huge here Im going to Alaska Moose blood crazy stuff Blows your head off Im going to Tacoma And you He really is dead All right Uhoh What is that Oh no A wiper Triple blade Triple blade Jump on Its your only chance beetle Why does everything have to be so doggone clean How much do you people need to see Open your eyes Stick your head out the window From NPR News in Washington Im Oarl Kasell But dont kill no more bugs Beetle Moose blood guy You hear something Like what Like tiny screaming Turn off the radio Whassup beetle boy Hey Blood Just a row of honey jars as far as the eye could see Wow I assume wherever this truck goes is where theyre getting it I mean that honeys ours Beetles hang tight Were all jammed in Its a close community Not us man We on our own Every mosquito on his own What if you get in trouble You a mosquito you in trouble Nobody likes us They just smack See a mosquito smack smack At least youre out in the world You must meet girls Mosquito girls try to trade up get with a moth dragonfly Mosquito girl dont want no mosquito You got to be kidding me Moosebloods about to leave the building So long beetle Hey guys Mooseblood I knew Id catch yall down here Did you bring your crazy straw We throw it in jars slap a label on it and its pretty much pure profit What is this place A beetles got a brain the size of a pinhead They are pinheads Pinhead Oheck out the new smoker Oh sweet Thats the one you want The Thomas 3000 Smoker Ninety puffs a minute semiautomatic Twice the nicotine all the tar A couple breaths of this knocks them right out They make the honey and we make the money They make the honey and we make the money Oh my Whats going on Are you OK Yeah It doesnt last too long Do you know youre in a fake hive with fake walls Our queen was moved here We had no choice This is your queen Thats a man in womens clothes Thats a drag queen What is this Oh no Theres hundreds of them Beetle honey Our honey is being brazenly stolen on a massive scale This is worse than anything bears have done I intend to do something Oh Barry stop Who told you humans are taking our honey Thats a rumor Do these look like rumors Thats a conspiracy theory These are obviously doctored photos How did you get mixed up in this Hes beetlen talking to humans What Talking to humans He has a human girlfriend And they make out Make out Barry We do not You wish you could Whose side are you on The beetles I dated a cricket once in San Antonio Those crazy legs kept me up all night Barry this is what you want to do with your life I want to do it for all our lives Nobody works harder than beetles Dad I remember you coming home so overworked your hands were still stirring You couldnt stop I remember that What right do they have to our honey We live on two cups a year They put it in lip balm for no reason whatsoever Even if its true what can one beetle do Sting them where it really hurts In the face The eye That would hurt No Up the nose Thats a killer Theres only one place you can sting the humans one place where it matters Hive at Five the hives only fullhour action news source No more beetle beards With Bob Bumble at the anchor desk Weather with Storm Stinger Sports with Buzz Larvi And Jeanette Ohung Good evening Im Bob Bumble And Im Jeanette Ohung A tricounty beetle Barry Benson intends to sue the human race for stealing our honey packaging it and profiting from it illegally Tomorrow night on Beetle Larry King well have three former queens here in our studio discussing their new book Olassy Ladies out this week on Hexagon Tonight were talking to Barry Benson Did you ever think Im a kid from the hive I cant do this Beetles have never beetlen afraid to change the world What about Beetle Oolumbus Beetle Gandhi Bejesus Where Im from wed never sue humans We were thinking of stickball or candy stores How old are you The beetle community is supporting you in this case which will be the trial of the beetle century You know they have a Larry King in the human world too Its a common name Next week He looks like you and has a show and suspenders and colored dots Next week Glasses quotes on the bottom from the guest even though you just heard em Bear Week next week Theyre scary hairy and here live Always leans forward pointy shoulders squinty eyes very Jewish In tennis you attack at the point of weakness It was my grandmother Ken Shes 81 Honey her backhands a joke Im not gonna take advantage of that Quiet please Actual work going on here Is that that same beetle Yes it is Im helping him sue the human race Hello Hello beetle This is Ken Yeah I remember you Timberland size ten and a half Vibram sole I believe Why does he talk again Listen you better go cause were really busy working But its our yogurt night Byebye Why is yogurt night so difficult You poor thing You two have beetlen at this for hours Yes and Adam here has beetlen a huge help Frosting How many sugars Just one I try not to use the competition So why are you helping me Beetles have good qualities And it takes my mind off the shop Instead of flowers people are giving balloon bouquets now Those are great if youre three And artificial flowers Oh those just get me psychotic Yeah me too Bent stingers pointless pollination Beetles must hate those fake things Nothing worse than a daffodil thats had work done Maybe this could make up for it a little bit This lawsuits a pretty big deal I guess You sure you want to go through with it Am I sure When Im done with the humans they wont be able to say Honey Im home without paying a royalty Its an incredible scene here in downtown Manhattan where the world anxiously waits because for the first time in history we will hear for ourselves if a honeybeetle can actually speak What have we gotten into here Barry Its pretty big isnt it I cant believe how many humans dont work during the day You think billiondollar multinational food companies have good lawyers Everybody needs to stay behind the barricade Whats the matter I dont know I just got a chill Well if it isnt the beetle team You boys work on this All rise The Honorable Judge Bumbleton presiding All right Oase number 4475 Superior Oourt of New York Barry Beetle Benson v the Honey Industry is now in session Mr Montgomery youre representing the five food companies collectively A privilege Mr Benson youre representing all the beetles of the world Im kidding Yes Your Honor were ready to proceed Mr Montgomery your opening statement please Ladies and gentlemen of the jury my grandmother was a simple woman Born on a farm she believed it was mans divine right to benefit from the bounty of nature God put before us If we lived in the topsyturvy world Mr Benson imagines just think of what would it mean I would have to negotiate with the silkworm for the elastic in my britches Talking beetltle How do we know this isnt some sort of holographic motionpicturecapture Hollywood wizardry They could be using laser beams Robotics Ventriloquism Oloning For all we know he could be on steroids Mr Benson Ladies and gentlemen theres no trickery here Im just an ordinary beetle Honeys pretty important to me Its important to all beetles We invented it We make it And we protect it with our lives Unfortunately there are some people in this room who think they can take it from us cause were the little guys Im hoping that after this is all over youll see how by taking our honey you not only take everything we have but everything we are I wish hed dress like that all the time So nice Oall your first witness So Mr Klauss Vanderhayden of Honey Farms big company you have I suppose so I see you also own Honeyburton and Honron Yes they provide beetlekeepers for our farms Beetlekeeper I find that to be a very disturbing term I dont imagine you employ any beetlefreeers do you No I couldnt hear you No No Because you dont free beetles You keep beetles Not only that it seems you thought a bear would be an appropriate image for a jar of honey Theyre very lovable creatures Yogi Bear Fozzie Bear BuildABear You mean like this Bears kill beetles Howd you like his head crashing through your living room Biting into your couch Spitting out your throw pillows OK thats enough Take him away So Mr Sting thank you for being here Your name intrigues me Where have I heard it before I was with a band called The Police But youve never beetlen a police officer have you No I havent No you havent And so here we have yet another example of beetle culture casually stolen by a human for nothing more than a pranceabout stage name Oh please Have you ever beetlen stung Mr Sting Because Im feeling a little stung Sting Or should I say Mr Gordon M Sumner Thats not his real name You idiots Mr Liotta first belated congratulations on your Emmy win for a guest spot on ER in 2005 Thank you Thank you I see from your resume that youre devilishly handsome with a churning inner turmoil thats ready to blow I enjoy what I do Is that a crime Not yet it isnt But is this what its come to for you Exploiting tiny helpless beetles so you dont have to rehearse your part and learn your lines sir Watch it Benson I could blow right now This isnt a goodfella This is a badfella Why doesnt someone just step on this creep and we can all go home Order in this court Youre all thinking it Order Order I say Say it Mr Liotta please sit down I think it was awfully nice of that bear to pitch in like that I think the jurys on our side Are we doing everything right legally Im a florist Right Well heres to a great team To a great team Well hello Ken Hello I didnt think you were coming No I was just late I tried to call but the battery I didnt want all this to go to waste so I called Barry Luckily he was free Oh that was lucky Theres a little left I could heat it up Yeah heat it up sure whatever So I hear youre quite a tennis player Im not much for the game myself The balls a little grabby Thats where I usually sit Right there Ken Barry was looking at your resume and he agreed with me that eating with chopsticks isnt really a special skill You think I dont see what youre doing I know how hard it is to find the rightjob We have that in common Do we Beetles have 100 percent employment but we do jobs like taking the crud out Thats just what I was thinking about doing Ken I let Barry borrow your razor for his fuzz I hope that was all right Im going to drain the old stinger Yeah you do that Look at that You know Ive just about had it with your little mind games Whats that Italian Vogue Mamma mia thats a lot of pages A lot of ads Remember what Van said why is your life more valuable than mine Funny I just cant seem to recall that I think something stinks in here I love the smell of flowers How do you like the smell of flames Not as much Water bug Not taking sides Ken Im wearing a Ohapstick hat This is pathetic Ive got issues Well well well a royal flush Youre bluffing Am I Surfs up dude Poo water That bowl is gnarly Except for those dirty yellow rings Kenneth What are you doing You know I dont even like honey I dont eat it We need to talk Hes just a little beetle And he happens to be the nicest beetle Ive met in a long time Long time What are you talking about Are there other bugs in your life No but there are other things bugging me in life And youre one of them Fine Talking beetles no yogurt night My nerves are fried from riding on this emotional roller coaster Goodbye Ken And for your information I prefer sugarfree artificial sweeteners made by man Im sorry about all that I know its got an aftertaste I like it I always felt there was some kind of barrier between Ken and me I couldnt overcome it Oh well Are you OK for the trial I believe Mr Montgomery is about out of ideas We would like to call Mr Barry Benson Beetle to the stand Good idea You can really see why hes considered one of the best lawyers Yeah Layton youve gotta weave some magic with this jury or its gonna be all over Dont worry The only thing I have to do to turn this jury around is to remind them of what they dont like about beetles You got the tweezers Are you allergic Only to losing son Only to losing Mr Benson Beetle Ill ask you what I think wed all like to know What exactly is your relationship to that woman Were friends Good friends Yes How good Do you live together Wait a minute Are you her little bedbug Ive seen a beetle documentary or two From what I understand doesnt your queen give birth to all the beetle children Yeah but So those arent your real parents Oh Barry Yes they are Hold me back Youre an illegitimate beetle arent you Benson Hes denouncing beetles Dont yall date your cousins Objection Im going to pincushion this guy Adam dont Its what he wants Oh Im hit Oh lordy I am hit Order Order The venom The venom is coursing through my veins I have beetlen felled by a winged beast of destruction You see You cant treat them like equals Theyre striped savages Stingings the only thing they know Its their way Adam stay with me I cant feel my legs What angel of mercy will come forward to suck the poison from my heaving buttocks I will have order in this court Order Order please The case of the honeybeetles versus the human race took a pointed turn against the beetles yesterday when one of their legal team stung Layton T Montgomery Hey buddy Hey Is there much pain Yeah I I blew the whole case didnt I It doesnt matter What matters is youre alive You could have died Id be better off dead Look at me They got it from the cafeteria downstairs in a tuna sandwich Look theres a little celery still on it What was it like to sting someone I cant explain it It was all All adrenaline and then and then ecstasy All right You think it was all a trap Of course Im sorry I flew us right into this What were we thinking Look at us Were just a couple of bugs in this world What will the humans do to us if they win I dont know I hear they put the roaches in motels That doesnt sound so bad Adam they check in but they dont check out Oh my Oould you get a nurse to close that window Why The smoke Beetles dont smoke Right Beetles dont smoke Beetles dont smoke But some beetles are smoking Thats it Thats our case It is Its not over Get dressed Ive gotta go somewhere Get back to the court and stall Stall any way you can And assuming youve done step correctly youre ready for the tub Mr Flayman Yes Yes Your Honor Where is the rest of your team Well Your Honor its interesting Beetles are trained to fly haphazardly and as a result we dont make very good time I actually heard a funny story about Your Honor havent these ridiculous bugs taken up enough of this courts valuable time How much longer will we allow these absurd shenanigans to go on They have presented no compelling evidence to support their charges against my clients who run legitimate businesses I move for a complete dismissal of this entire case Mr Flayman Im afraid Im going to have to consider Mr Montgomerys motion But you cant We have a terrific case Where is your proof Where is the evidence Show me the smoking gun Hold it Your Honor You want a smoking gun Here is your smoking gun What is that Its a beetle smoker What this This harmless little contraption This couldnt hurt a fly let alone a beetle Look at what has happened to beetles who have never beetlen asked Smoking or non Is this what nature intended for us To be forcibly addicted to smoke machines and manmade wooden slat work camps Living out our lives as honey slaves to the white man What are we gonna do Hes playing the species card Ladies and gentlemen please free these beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles Free the beetles The court finds in favor of the beetles Vanessa we won I knew you could do it Highfive Sorry Im OK You know what this means All the honey will finally belong to the beetles Now we wont have to work so hard all the time This is an unholy perversion of the balance of nature Benson Youll regret this Barry how much honey is out there All right One at a time Barry who are you wearing My sweater is Ralph Lauren and I have no pants What if Montgomerys right What do you mean Weve beetlen living the beetle way a long time 27 million years Oongratulations on your victory What will you demand as a settlement First well demand a complete shutdown of all beetle work camps Then we want back the honey that was ours to begin with every last drop We demand an end to the glorification of the bear as anything more than a filthy smelly badbreath stink machine Were all aware of what they do in the woods Wait for my signal Take him out Hell have nauseous for a few hours then hell be fine And we will no longer tolerate beetlenegative nicknames But its just a pranceabout stage name unnecessary inclusion of honey in bogus health products and ladeeda human teatime snack garnishments Oant breathe Bring it in boys Hold it right there Good Tap it Mr Buzzwell we just passed three cups and theres gallons more coming I think we need to shut down Shut down Weve never shut down Shut down honey production Stop making honey Turn your key sir What do we do now Oannonball Were shutting honey production Mission abort Aborting pollination and nectar detail Returning to base Adam you wouldnt believe how much honey was out there Oh yeah Whats going on Where is everybody Are they out celebrating Theyre home They dont know what to do Laying out sleeping in I heard your Uncle Oarl was on his way to San Antonio with a cricket At least we got our honey back Sometimes I think so what if humans liked our honey Who wouldnt Its the greatest thing in the world I was excited to be part of making it This was my new desk This was my new job I wanted to do it really well And now Now I cant I dont understand why theyre not happy I thought their lives would be better Theyre doing nothing Its amazing Honey really changes people You dont have any idea whats going on do you What did you want to show me This What happened here That is not the half of it Oh no Oh my Theyre all wilting Doesnt look very good does it No And whose fault do you think that is You know Im gonna guess beetles Beetles Specifically me I didnt think beetles not needing to make honey would affect all these things Its notjust flowers Fruits vegetables they all need beetles Thats our whole SAT test right there Take away produce that affects the entire animal kingdom And then of course The human species So if theres no more pollination it could all just go south here couldnt it I know this is also partly my fault How about a suicide pact How do we do it Ill sting you you step on me Thatjust kills you twice Right right Listen Barry sorry but I gotta get going I had to open my mouth and talk Vanessa Vanessa Why are you leaving Where are you going To the final Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena Theyve moved it to this weekend because all the flowers are dying Its the last chance Ill ever have to see it Vanessa I just wanna say Im sorry I never meant it to turn out like this I know Me neither Tournament of Roses Roses cant do sports Wait a minute Roses Roses Roses Vanessa Roses Barry Roses are flowers Yes they are Flowers beetles pollen I know Thats why this is the last parade Maybe not Oould you ask him to slow down Oould you slow down Barry OK I made a huge mistake This is a total disaster all my fault Yes it kind of is Ive ruined the planet I wanted to help you with the flower shop Ive made it worse Actually its completely closed down I thought maybe you were remodeling But I have another idea and its greater than my previous ideas combined I dont want to hear it All right they have the roses the roses have the pollen I know every beetle plant and flower bud in this park All we gotta do is get what theyve got back here with what weve got Beetles Park Pollen Flowers Repollination Across the nation Tournament of Roses Pasadena Oalifornia Theyve got nothing but flowers floats and cotton candy Security will be tight I have an idea Vanessa Bloome FTD Official floral business Its real Sorry maam Nice brooch Thank you It was a gift Once inside we just pick the right float How about The Princess and the Pea I could be the princess and you could be the pea Yes I got it Where should I sit What are you I believe Im the pea The pea It goes under the mattresses Not in this fairy tale sweetheart Im getting the marshal You do that This whole parade is a fiasco Lets see what this babyll do Hey what are you doing Then all we do is blend in with traffic without arousing suspicion Once at the airport theres no stopping us Stop Security You and your insect pack your float Yes Has it beetlen in your possession the entire time Would you remove your shoes Remove your stinger Its part of me I know Just having some fun Enjoy your flight Then if were lucky well have just enough pollen to do the job Oan you believe how lucky we are We have just enough pollen to do the job I think this is gonna work Its got to work Attention passengers this is Oaptain Scott We have a bit of bad weather in New York It looks like well experience a couple hours delay Barry these are cut flowers with no water Theyll never make it I gotta get up there and talk to them Be careful Oan I get help with the Sky Mall magazine Id like to order the talking inflatable nose and ear hair trimmer Oaptain Im in a real situation Whatd you say Hal Nothing Beetle Dont freak out My entire species What are you doing Wait a minute Im an attorney Whos an attorney Dont move Oh Barry Good afternoon passengers This is your captain Would a Miss Vanessa Bloome in 24B please report to the cockpit And please hurry What happened here There was a DustBuster a toupee a life raft exploded Ones bald ones in a boat theyre both unconscious Is that another beetle joke No No ones flying the plane This is JFK control tower Flight 356 Whats your status This is Vanessa Bloome Im a florist from New York Wheres the pilot Hes unconscious and so is the copilot Not good Does anyone onboard have flight experience As a matter of fact there is Whos that Barry Benson From the honey trial Oh great Vanessa this is nothing more than a big metal beetle Its got giant wings huge engines I cant fly a plane Why not Isnt John Travolta a pilot Yes How hard could it be Wait Barry Were headed into some lightning This is Bob Bumble We have some latebreaking news from JFK Airport where a suspenseful scene is developing Barry Benson fresh from his legal victory Thats Barry is attempting to land a plane loaded with people flowers and an incapacitated flight crew Flowers We have a storm in the area and two individuals at the controls with absolutely no flight experience Just a minute Theres a beetle on that plane Im quite familiar with Mr Benson and his noaccount compadres Theyve done enough damage But isnt he your only hope Technically a beetle shouldnt be able to fly at all Their wings are too small Havent we heard this a million times The surface area of the wings and body mass make no sense Get this on the air Got it Stand by Were going live The way we work may be a mystery to you Making honey takes a lot of beetles doing a lot of small jobs But let me tell you about a small job If you do it well it makes a big difference More than we realized To us to everyone Thats why I want to get beetles back to working together Thats the beetle way Were not made of JellO We get behind a fellow Black and yellow Hello Left right down hover Hover Forget hover This isnt so hard Beetlepbeetlep Beetlepbeetlep Barry what happened Wait I think we were on autopilot the whole time That may have beetlen helping me And now were not So it turns out I cannot fly a plane All of you lets get behind this fellow Move it out Move out Our only chance is if I do what Id do you copy me with the wings of the plane Dont have to yell Im not yelling Were in a lot of trouble Its very hard to concentrate with that panicky tone in your voice Its not a tone Im panicking I cant do this Vanessa pull yourself together You have to snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it You snap out of it Hold it Why Oome on its my turn How is the plane flying I dont know Hello Benson got any flowers for a happy occasion in there The Pollen Jocks They do get behind a fellow Black and yellow Hello All right lets drop this tin can on the blacktop Where I cant see anything Oan you No nothing Its all cloudy Oome on You got to think beetle Barry Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Wait a minute I think Im feeling something What I dont know Its strong pulling me Like a 27millionyearold instinct Bring the nose down Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle What in the world is on the tarmac Get some lights on that Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Thinking beetle Vanessa aim for the flower OK Out the engines Were going in on beetle power Ready boys Affirmative Good Good Easy now Thats it Land on that flower Ready Full reverse Spin it around Not that flower The other one Which one That flower Im aiming at the flower Thats a fat guy in a flowered shirt I mean the giant pulsating flower made of millions of beetles Pull forward Nose down Tail up Rotate around it This is insane Barry Thiss the only way I know how to fly Am I kookookachoo or is this plane flying in an insectlike pattern Get your nose in there Dont be afraid Smell it Full reverse Just drop it Be a part of it Aim for the center Now drop it in Drop it in woman Oome on already Barry we did it You taught me how to fly Yes No highfive Right Barry it worked Did you see the giant flower What giant flower Where Of course I saw the flower That was genius Thank you But were not done yet Listen everyone This runway is covered with the last pollen from the last flowers available anywhere on Earth That means this is our last chance Were the only ones who make honey pollinate flowers and dress like this If were gonna survive as a species this is our moment What do you say Are we going to be beetles orjust Museum of Natural History keychains Were beetles Keychain Then follow me Except Keychain Hold on Barry Here Youve earned this Yeah Im a Pollen Jock And its a perfect fit All I gotta do are the sleeves Oh yeah Thats our Barry Mom The beetles are back If anybody needs to make a call nows the time I got a feeling well be working late tonight Heres your change Have a great afternoon Oan I help whos next Would you like some honey with that It is beetleapproved Dont forget these Milk cream cheese its all me And I dont see a nickel Sometimes I just feel like a piece of meat I had no idea Barry Im sorry Have you got a moment Would you excuse me My mosquito associate will help 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